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4th Annual Jewish Center of Buffalo Wrestling Tournament
March 14, 1954 @ Jewish Center of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)
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Gessford Voted Top Wrestler In JCB Tournament
 Mike Gessford, one of the stars on West Seneca Central School's wrestling team Sunday was voted the outstanding contestant in the Jewish Center of Buffalo's fourth annual invitation tournament. SOURCE: Buffalo Evening News, March 15, 1954. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission. Click for larger image.


Varsity

Teams

Alexander, Hamburg, JCC Buffalo, Orchard Park, Park (Buffalo), Unattached, University at Buffalo, West Seneca, Williamsville

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Mike Gessford (WS)

Championship Final (1st)

103  Stan Quaintance (Williamsville) > Gary Butt (Williamsville) decision
115  George Callahan (Hamburg) > John Gallagher (OP) fall
121  Frank Reuter (Hamburg) > Vern Hartloff (OP) decision
128  Ken Meissner (WS) > Bob Wilson (PB) decision
137  Gene Kempf (Hamburg) > Fran Worth (UB) decision
147  Bob Pearl (UB) > Gene Hiller (JCCB) decision
157  Mike Gessford (WS) > Burt Burger (Hamburg) decision
167  Dave Zoyhofski (OP) > Bob Moore (Unattached) fall
177  Dennis Kohler (WS) > Bob Abplanalp (OP) decision
191  Ed Erikson (Hamburg) > Dick Foster (Alexander) fall
UNL  Dick Barry (WS) > Alex Nicoloff (OP) fall

Consolation Final (3rd)

103  Don Schoch (Williamsville) > Joe Kelpy (Williamsville) decision
115  Wayne Butt (Williamsville) > Earl Reeder (Williamsville) fall
121  Don Worth (UB) > Bob Wilcox (Williamsville) decision
128  Gary Freis (Hamburg) > Ron Wetzel (Williamsville) fall
137  Denny Deubel (WS) forfeit
147  Daniel Keene (Alexander) > Moses Macklin (UB) fall
167  Earl Hino (UB) > Ron Schopf (WS) fall
177  Bill Ford (UB) > Ray Zieja (Williamsville) fall
191  Dick Ceier (UB) > Arnold Burgasser (WS) decision
UNL  Alex Nicoloff (OP) > Ronald Larocque (UB) decision


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