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Grows Rapidly In Popularity1ii ‘Wrestling Makes Sportf:9-I *A ddiftman *f- Dr*7**ir. 1947, Tom Thorson, , othiete ot New*on high attended vhe Siaie U Iowa and Marquetie Uni member of the armed i■ iISince the sport’s inception 11 a complete season without suf-years ago, wrestling has be- fering defeat. As a senior Sal-come an important part of the I mon went 22 matches without over-all Newton sports pro- a loss.gram and as such has provided its share of accomplishments and honors.Newton high school fih* become a training ground for several grapplers who have made the difficult transition from high school to college ranks.During the past Jft years, the Newton wrestling program has ; been guided by Coach Earl. Chism, who has tutored three ; state champions. Dean Lufkin, I who won two state crowns, •sJerry Salmon and Bill Clem-;ents. \Lufkin, without dispute,1 ranks as one of the school’s finest mat products.Lufkin won he 123 pound itle as a jun-or in 1951 andBoth Salmon and Clements matriculated at the State University of Iowa and gained first team berths as sophomores.Only three other Newton wrestlers reached the stateSALMONCLEMENTSbut both were defeated just a step away from the coveted prize.Warren DePrenger, who was a standout' member of the 1949-50 and 1950-51 teams, developed into one of the outstanding wrestlers in Cornell college history.DePrenger won four conference titles at Cornell, was named captain of the team and in his senior vear was elected a^ the outstandingwrestler on the Cornell squad.The Cardinals have contributed one member of the pro ranks, Eugene Leatherman, who after a successful career in Navy wrestling entered the pro ranks in California.'The most successful cam-have qualified a total of 55! grapplers for state meet competition, sending eight in 1950-, 51 and a like number to the 1 state meet in 1953-54.STATE CHAMPIONSDean LufkinDean LufkinJerry Salmon Bill ClementsSTATE MEET QUALIFIERS I •44-47Richard Green .....Bill Waddell ,.T~’Bill WaddellBernard Lammers **..IMS-4#Glen Sreckenridge Bob MeyerDean Lufkin _Gerald JacobsEugene Leathern^If 5|Warren DePrenger . Dean Lufkin .Jerry Salmon .....Jack Fry ............r- - . *«-S!Frea Metz __________Ltftly Gearhart__Bin Baker•.....tournament finals. Fred Metz 1 paign for a Cardinal wrestling turned the trick in 1950-51 as a was n 1950-51 when the New- DwT Lufkin'' freshman, but lost the crown '■ ionites won nine of 13 matches, in the closing seconds. ■ tying once and losing only toMetz earned return trips to1 Waterloo West.W-|. h e following ithe stat€ the ,nextv.three ■ /ear —t.—H I seasons — the only Newton.JR— 'i/par rantnrpH ! wiijr ncwtoiiI s:he 127 ^sound i r, *° accomP|isl ‘he rown. During jffV? ”ev«r again reached' two vear ne ^ f,nal round-riod lufkrj BiU Waddell, 145 pounds, and:,won 35 straight!®e™0a^hfLa™™ers* 165 P°«nd‘matches with- ^ ’ ° gh the,r way toLUFKIN oUt a defeat state tournaiet finals in 1948In seven of the past li years the Cardinals have captured half or more of their dual matches with other schools.The Cardinals have stacked up a record of 56 victories, against 43 defeats and have wrestled four ties.Newton wrestling teamsBill Clemem*_________Jerrv Salmon ______Don Voungkin .... Wavne PoageFred Metz ...____G*rv Vamer ______Dc-an Lufkin______Jack KieriJerrv Salmon_____^ . * W2 S1Fred Metz .............CJarv Varr^r ..........Jerry Salmon ....... _Bsll Cit-menraEarl Richardson Jack KnapfenLufkin entered the Olympic; trials at Ames in 1952 and nar-:WRESTLING RECORDto Helsinki, Finland.Salmon and Clements teamed up to win titles in 1953 when the Cardinals grabbed third place in the state standings behind Waterloo East and Cresco. Heavyweight Jack Knappen captured third place that same year.Salmon was the only other Newton grappler to go through 11956-57Yr.MWLTPet.DistrictCoach State1946-47532ft.600S. B. Peavy21947-48862ft.750Earl Chism21948-499720.7773rdEarl Chism51949-5010541.5551stEarl Chism41950-5111911.9001stEarl Chism81951-52H650.5451stEari Chism51952-539441.5001stEarl Chismfi1953-54*•»9171.1251stEarl Chism81954-55115fi0.4544thEarl Chism41955-5612570.4162ndEarl Chism61956-5712*70.4161stEarl Chism5Garv Snodgras?Darrel; CaJJison Jimmy Lynn .....Fred Mf77. _____Jim Miibum .Roben BJcakr.e-^ _____Edgar Rasmussen .Tack Xnapoen_ , I •54-51Girv Sr.odgras* ..........Danvl; Call-son___Bob Bleakney Edgar RasmussenVemon Bryan ....Dave Brown .................Jim Moffitt ..______ _________Ran! Sharp.............Jim Cass KeX WardmVernon Bryan Don wheeler Sian Chism . Paul Sharp Ron RinkiB _1554-57Cordon Hzsr.iel a *r.e undefeated I 952 Nschool football team, th fij* S»e^Or»S Gen• lie- littering in b•iketp.
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Newton Daily News
Newton, Iowa, US
Sat, Aug 10, 1957
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