Wrestling, Squash Teams to Compete Here

Home for the first time in four matches, the varsity wrestling team is not favored over Princeton at 2 p.m., despite a better won-lost record.

The Tigers have lost three, against a single win, while the Crimson will be seeking its fifth win, having tied one and lost one. "They have a better team, but play a tougher schedule," Coach Bob Picket said yesterday.

The Crimson's chief hope for victory lies in Ed Keating (123), undefeated Phil Burnaman (137), sophomore Bob Gilmor (167), and unbeaten Captain Ken Culbert (177). "Those are the strong points," Pickett said, "and wins there could give us the match."

Less certain will be Bob Wynne's unlimited match against Jim Macaleer. Wynne beat Pete Morrison in a challenge match Wednesday. Macaleer took Morrison 6 to 3 last year.

An injury will keep Jim Dale out of the line-up, but Lennie Miller (157) will replace him against Tom Waxter, who has not wrestled for two years because of a knee injury.

Sophomore Mike Murray will also replace Frank Baker at 147. Murray will wrestle Princeton captain Jim Seabrook, who defeated Baker last year, and Phil Andrews (130) will face the highly rated Mundy Peale.

The freshmen travel to Andover this afternoon for a match with a weak Blue team.

Both Jack Barnaby and Lief Nordlie, coaches of the varsity and Army squash teams, expect a close match when their teams meet at 2 p.m. today at Hemenway.

Having identical 5-2 records, the Crimson and the Cadets have both easily beaten Dartmouth and Pennsylvania. Army has lost only to Yale (6-3) and Williams (7-2), while the varsity has bowed to Navy (7-2) and Princeton (7-2).

Barnaby considers the Cadets a perennial squash power, probably not as good as either Navy or Princeton, but "very definitely a tough team. This should be by far the closest match we have played," he said yesterday.

Fast, deceptive Ben Heckscher, the varsity's number one player, will face Roland nordlie, the coach's son, who has moved up from number two. Captain Bill Wister, with a fine all-around game, opposes Leon McKinney at two. Because of recent sickness. Joe Grubbs, formerly number one man, will play number three against the Crimson's Guy Paschal.

With good strokes and a steady game, Bob Brown faces the Cadet's Chuck Roades, a winner in four games against Yale in the number four match. At five, the varsity's Cal Place will play a former Harvard freshman, Tony Ellison. Following Place will be "Bats" Wheeler, Pete Milton, Roger Cortesi, and Mike Levinson.

Two of the Army victories have been 9-0 shutouts, registered over Amherst and Fordham. The Cadets also routed Pittsburgh, 4 to 1.