Wrestler wins MVP
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By GLEN JOHNSON
;a t poured off the tired
e s Round after round,
iers from all around Texas
•ted last Saturday in the Rice
yle open wrestling tourna-
. iOne man, Jack Cliff from
A&M University, lasted five
never c es, winning each one to ac-
iaid, wherl te * e I ? ost tota J P™ nts and
few mon' ie title of moSt vaIuable wres '
;rv ouslifi ® e tournament.
a did J i'ie third match of Cliff s series
' 0 We |ches, he defeated Kirby
who was second in the nation
rmer AWiar in Greco-Roman, an old
isnowthe ean style of wrestling. In his
h of the cfinatch, Cliff pinned Barry
;d A&M , a legend in Texas amateur
ppearancetog.
hamaawdlya sophomore from Canton,
in 1967. transferred to Texas A&M
^.ding Kent State where he
m thebasisj fjnant from wrestling. He
iches when;
hey go onto;
where else,
gained most of his experience at
Glenwood High School in Canton,,
and decided to join the wrestling
club at Texas A&M to get back into
the sport and to meet new friends.
While at Glenwood, Cliff qual
ified to compete in the freestyle na
tionals; however, he did not win a
place in that competition. After
coming to Texas A&M, he got off to
a rather slow start and progressed to
become a strong asset to the club.
Coach Jim Giunta said.
“While I wouldn’t say he is a team
leader. Jack is a reliable member
and you can count on him being
there and contributing his best,’’
Giunta said.
The Rice tournament was an open
tournament which means that chal
lengers may enter without being af
filiated with a university. Cliff
enters these types of competitions
whenever his pocketbook allows
him to travel, as do many other
wrestlers; but, Cliff has a particular
reason for wanting the experience.
He wants to go to the Olympics.
“I took three years off from
wrestling, and I was out of shape
when I came here,” he said. “But I
just couldn't let myself quit. There’s
something inside me that makes me
want to be No.l.”
On May 12, if he can convince his
dean to excuse him from a final,
Cliff plans to go to the World Uni
versity Games qualifying competi
tion in Chicago where university
students from all over the world
come to try out for Olympic-style
games held in Bulgaria. If he wins
there, he stands a good chance of
going on to the Olympics.
Cliff became interested in wrestl
ing because he wanted to be in a
competitive sport but was never big
enough. Weighing in at 149.5
pounds, he has found a home in
wrestling because it is divided into
weight classes.
“I also like wrestling because
there is no politics involved in the
coaching,” he said.
In wrestling, you have to beat
everyone on your team in your
weight class in order to make it to
the matches.
“It doesn’t matter if the coach
likes you or not, or whether your
dad contributes a lot of money to
the school. You compete because
you are the best.”
Cliff is enthusiastic about other
sports, especially outdoor sports. “I
go hunting and fishing whenever I
can, and I also like to canoe.”
Running, lifting weights and
wrestling with his teammates for
about three hours a day keep him in
top shape for competition.
Intramurals
3-Man Volleyball
WOMEN
B Division: FYM vs. Bumpers, 2-0; Dos-
kocil vs. Jays, 2-1.
MEN
A Division: Limps vs. Ticks, 1-2; Sheep vs.
Bombers, 0-2.
B Division: Maulers vs. Hustlers, 0-2; Boys
vs. L-l, 1-2; SQ-9 vs. Lufkin, 2-0; K-l vs.
Muckrakers, 1-2; Bumps vs. Please, 2-0; Utay
vs. Gang, 2-0; Vaqueros vs. Rebels, 0-2.
CO REC
A Division: Mud Turtles vs. J.P. & B., 2-0;
Diggers II vs. Candy A’s, 0-2; Placentomes vs.
Saints #3, 2-0; Kerrific vs. 3-M.V., 2-0.
INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL
CORPS
A Division: E-l vs. SQ-7, 11-14; SQ-10 vs.
L-2, 8-14; E-2 vs. SQ-2, 0-21; L-l vs. C-l
10-4; SQ-11 vs. K-2, 10-0; SQ-8 vs. SQ-1
10- 0; B-l vs. B Batt., 16-15.
B Division: 1-1 vs. SQ-2, 24-4.
FISH
A Division: B-2 vs. A Batt., 22-9; SQ-3 vs.
F-2,5-23; M-2 vs. A Co., 6-4; SQ-7 vs. SQ-11,
11- 0; C-l vs. SQ-15, 0-10.
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