9th Annual

Rochester Interscholastic League Championships

Varsity Wrestling Tournament
@ Benjamin Franklin High School (Rochester, NY)
Preliminaries & Quarters - Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Semis - Thursday, April 16, 1931
Finals - Monday, April 20, 1931
 

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Team Champions - Technical Shopmen

Championship Final

105 - Milton Dibble (Monroe) d. Hall (West), time advantage 4:17
112 - Harold Taylor (Tech) d. DiBenedetto (Tech), t.a. 2:11
118 - Sam Polis (Tech) threw Joe Caccamise (East), 7:27
126 - John DeFrancisco (Monroe) d. Mike Bulavinetz (Tech), t.a. 3:37
135 - Ernest Houle (Tech) threw Thomas Polis (Tech), 8:26
147 - Francis Spronza (Tech) d. Vollo (East), t.a. 3:01
160 - Frank Reddy (Tech) threw Lawrence (East), 9:28
175 - Gerard (Jerry) DePrez (Tech) d. Yaw (East), t.a. 5:45
UNL - Eugene DePrez (West) d. Schroeder (Tech), t.a. 2:11

Semi-Finals

105 - Milton Dibble (Monroe) d. Manuele (East), t.a. 1:25
      Hall (West) d. Madalena (Tech), t.a. 2:24
112 - Harold Taylor (Tech) threw Leone (Franklin), 5:20
      DiBenedetto (Tech) threw Edward Aratari (East), 4:22
118 - Joe Caccamise (East) d. Rice (Tech), t.a. 4:27
      Sam Polis (Tech) by dflt. over Salerno (Franklin)
126 - John DeFrancisco (Monroe) d. Bob Ruppenthal (Franklin), t.a. 2:01 OT
      Mike Bulavinetz (Tech) d. Cocuzzi (West), t.a. 3:30
135 - Ernest Houle (Tech) dec. Jimmy Gala (West), t.a. 1:18 OT
      Thomas Polis (Tech) dec. Chuck Geyer (Franklin), 1:08
147 - Vollo (East) d. Wright (Charlotte), t.a. 1:41
      Francis Spronza (Tech) d. Dawson (Monroe), t.a. 3:37
160 - Frank Reddy (Tech) d. Jenner (West), t.a. 1:15
      Lawrence (East) threw Claude Wright (East), 1:28
175 - Gerard (Jerry) DePrez (Tech) d. Romer (Tech), t.a. 1:43
      Yaw (East), BYE
UNL - Schroeder (Tech) d. Pete Johnson (Franklin), t.a. 3:14 OT
      Eugene DePrez (West) threw Sayer (Charlotte), 5:48

Quarter-Finals

105 - Hall (West) threw Competore (Tech), 4:25
      Dibble (Monroe) d. DiSessa (West), t.a. :55 2OT
      Madalena (Tech), BYE
      Manuele (East), BYE
112 - Taylor (Tech) threw Hayes (West), 5:38
      Leone (Franklin) dec. Cerami (East), t.a. 4:57
      DiBenedetto (Tech) d. Caputo (West), t.a. 1:27
      Aratari (East) dec. Long (Monroe), 3:02
118 - Caccamise (East) d. Jardina (Franklin), t.a. 1:46
      S. Polis (Tech), BYE
      Salerno (Franklin), BYE
      Rice (Tech), BYE
126 - DeFrancisco (Monroe) d. Smith (Monroe), t.a. 4:59
      Ruppenthal (Franklin) d. Hook (Monroe), t.a. 1:58
      Bulavinetz (Tech) d. Bott (Tech), t.a. 2:44
      Cocuzzi (West) d. Domm (East), t.a. 1:21
135 - Geyer (Franklin) d. Sigel (Franklin), t.a. 2:45
      T. Polis (Tech), BYE
      Houle (Tech), BYE
      Gala (West), BYE
147 - Spronza (Tech) d. Dominez (East), t.a. 3:42
      Wright (Charlotte) by dflt. over Cirilla (Franklin)
      Vollo (East) d. Bickerstaff (Monroe), t.a. 1:32
      Dawson (Monroe) threw Christoff (Tech), 8:12
160 - Reddy (Tech) d. Denney (West), t.a. 3:12
      Wright (East) threw Veneroni (Tech), 5:48
      Jenner (West), BYE
      Lawrence (East), BYE

Preliminaries

112 - Taylor (Tech) d. Ritz (Monroe), t.a. 3:40
      Caputo (West) threw Hotchkiss (Tech), 2:02
126 - DeFrancisco (Monroe) d. Sam Russo (Franklin), t.a. 5:47
      Bulavinetz (Tech) d. Friedman (Tech), t.a. 1:57
147 - Spronza (Tech) threw Ferrari (West), 5:00
      Vollo (East) d. Brooks (West), t.a. 2:00

Referees:
Fred Weismiller
John Rasch

Timers:
Edwin Claudius
Howard Johnson
Walter Dow
Cosmo Polito

Time of matches - 6 min
Extra periods - 4 min