Genesee-Orleans League Championships

Varsity Wrestling Tournament
@ Oakfield-Alabama Central School
Saturday, March 21, 1953

Team Final

1. Oakfield-Alabama 51 points
2. Albion 50
3. Alden 24
4. Alexander 19
5. State School for the Blind 15
6. Kendall 5
7. Holley 4
8. Medina 2

Championship Final
(Winners advance to Class B Sectionals.)

 95 - Garry Garrison (Alden) p. LeRoy Nicholas (Kendall)
103 - Tom Wimmer (Alden) p. Roy McClurg (O-A)
112 - Richard Bauer (O-A) dec. Roger Trift Hauser (Alexander)
120 - Loren Johnson (Albion) p. James Foley (Alden)
127 - Gerald Scroger (O-A) dec. Daniel Keene (Alexander)
133 - John Klopp (Albion) dec. Don Yerger (O-A)
138 - Tillman Meney (O-A) p. Don Vagg (Albion)
145 - Leon Halat (O-A) p. Phillip Daily (Albion)
154 - Frank Babcock (Albion) dec. Chet Febbie (SS)
165 - Jerome Makowski (Albion) dec. Ken Wilson (SS)
175 - Ellis Newton (O-A) p. Vincent Martina (Albion)
UNL - Gerald Wahl (Albion) dec. Henry Murdrzynski (O-A)

Consolation Final

 95 - John Houck (SS) over Paul Ilg (Alexander)
103 - Roy Waite (Alexander) over Edwin Tower (Albion)
112 - Richard Miller (Albion) over Tony Cius (Alden)
120 - Earl Geer (Alexander) over Alvin Cain (O-A)
127 - Leland Johnson (Albion) over Lloyd Tipton (Holley)

133 - Roger Dart (Alexander) over Adelbert Draper (Holley)
138 - Carl Stockschlader (Alexander) over Donald Werner (Alexander)
145 - Norman Hefke (Holley) over Ronald Werner (Alexander)
154 - John Richardson (O-A) over Carl Knoblock (Kendall)
165 - James Baubie (O-A) over James Crafts (Medina)
175 - George Davis (SS) over Roy Baker (Medina)
UNL - none

OAKFIELD WRESTLERS CAPTURE G-O TITLE

Gypsum Villagers Nip Albion 51-50 to Win Fourth Straight Toga.
The Daily News, Batavia, NY
Monday, March 23, 1953

Full Text: Copyright © 1953 The Daily News.
Reproduced with the permission of The Daily News.

Oakfield-Alabama Central School's wrestlers came through with an 11th-hour drive to nose out Albion High, 51-50 in thrilling finals of the Genesee-Orleans League wrestling championships on the Oakfield mats Saturday night. Oakfield thus took its fourth straight G-O team championship after having gone through the regular season with a 5-3 record as compared to Albion's 8-0 slate.

After the final bout, the teams were found to be tied at 50-all, but the discovery of a one-point error in scoring put Oakfield out in front. Ed Canne, Batavia sports promoter, who sponsored the trophy for the inning school, announced that he will donate a cup to both the Oakfield and Albion teams for their outstanding efforts.

Winners of the finals bouts will represent the G-O League in the Section 5 tournament to be held in Rochester on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Mike Spierdowis, Section 5 wrestling chairman and coach of the Albion grapplers. Albion and Oakfield each have five contenders while Alden had two.

Alden in Third

Alden wound up in third place in the team competition with 24 points while Alexander had 19, State School for the Blind 15, Kendall 5, Holley 4 and Medina 2. Pins for Tillman Meney, Leon Halat and Ellis Newton in the finals gave Oakfield the extra punch to clinch the meet. Gary Garrison and Tom Wimmer of Alden and Loren Johnson of Albion scored the only other pins of the finals. In one of the fastest bouts of the evening, Albion's undefeated John Klopp squeezed a 3-1 decision over Don Yerger of Oakfield.

Bronze medals were given to the first and second place winners by George Messinger, G-O league wrestling chairman and Oakfield grapple coach.

Coaches assisting besides Messinger and Spierdowis were Walt Hay of Alden, Ray Daugherty of Alexander, Don Birecree of the State School, Donald Matties of Holley and Ralph Beaney of Kendall. Gene Davis, physical director of Warsaw High, was the referee.