Long Island Wrestling Association

Mepham Invitational Tournament
March 5, 1944 at Mepham
Team Scores:
1. Mepham 41
2. Valley Stream Central 21
3. Amityville 16
4. Baldwin 11
5. Freeport 8
6. Oceanside 6
7. Lynbrook 4
8. Bellport 2
9. Bay Shore 0
    East Hampton 0
    Farmingdale 0
    Garden City 0
    Long Beach 0
Championship Finals
104 - Bill Davey (VSC) pinned Charley Leftenant (Amity), 1:54
113 - Bob Gerbino (VSC) dec. Dick Helf (Mepham), 10-6, 2 OTs
121 - Pete DeLisser (Baldwin) dec. Jack Walker (Mepham), 15-11
128 - Carl Henry (Free) dec. Bill Wood (Amity), 14-9
134 - Ed Braun (Mepham) dec. Bob Wendell (Ocean), 12-7
139 - Joe Golego (Mepham) pinned Art Wink (Baldwin), 3:17
146 - Harold Earl (VSC) dec. Armando Caperna (Mepham), 10-1
155 - Pascal Perri (Mepham) dec. Ken Fitzgerald (Lyn), 6-2
166 - Henry Goady (Amity) dec. Dick VanderClute (VSC), 6-0
Hwt - Harry Blanken (Mepham) dec. Phil Genther (Ocean), 3-1
Most Outstanding Wrestler –
Most Pins, Least Time - (unofficial)

Semifinals
104 - Charley Leftenant (Amity) pinned Jim Fogarty (Baldwin), 3:21
         Bill Davey (VSC) pinned Andy Preiser (LB), 3:14
113 - Bob Gerbino (VSC) dec. Arnold Jaffe (Lynbrook), 5:16
         Dick Hell (Mepham) dec. Morgan (Amity), 6-0
121 - Pete DeLisser (Baldwin) pinned Bob DeBono (Amity), 3:11
         Jack Walker (Mepham) pinned Jack Mott (EH), 3:52
         128 - Bill Wood (Amity) pinned Bill Bauman (Ocean), 5:23
Carl Henry (Free) pinned Eric Erikson (Mepham), 3:05
         134 - Ed Braun (Mepham) dec. John Baum (VSC), 1:02
Bob Wendell (Ocean) dec. George Egbert (BS), 5-0
         139 - Joe Golego (Mepham) pinned Ted Wolfe (Free), 1:31
         Art Wink (Baldwin) dec. Warren Moore (VSC), 11-7, 2 OTS
146 - Harold Earl (VSC) pinned Ed Puntervold (BS), 1:59
         Armando Caperna (Mepham) dec. Randy Gilmore (Baldwin), 8-0
155 - Pascal Perri (Mepham) pinned Lawrence Cid (VSC), 2:26
         Kieran Fitzgerald (Lyn) dec. Lee Taub (LB), 1-0
166 - Henry Goady (Amity) dec. Art Grieshammer (Bellport), 10-2
         Dick VanderClute (VSC) dec. Bill Rise (Baldwin), 5-2, 2 OTS
Hwt - Harry Blanken (Mepham) pinned Bill Bryant (LB), 3:03
         Phil Genther (Ocean) dec. Henry Posch (Farm), 4-0