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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR . . . Idaho's Veri King and Washington State's
Carl Dahlin mix It up in a hotly-cont .. ted 165 pound battle. King,
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LET ME AT HIM . . . In the 145 pound weight clua Idaho's Bud Lawson
re paru to score with a right to the face of Cougar Tommy Hardwick.
n the eight-card match the Vandala prevailed 5-3.
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PCC and NCAA Tourneys
Coach Frank Young's 1950-51 ringmen did well
for themselves by capturing the Pacific Coast
Conference tournament in Sacramento for the
third consecutive year and placing fourth in the
national meet at East Lansing, Michigan. Four
ind ividual champions were crowned at the
Pacific Coast tourney:'.Frankie Echevarria, 125;
Norm Walker, 145; Len Walker, 155; and Larry
Moyer, 175. All four represented the Pacific
Coast in the nationals with Echevarria, Len
Walker and Moyer gaining berths in the finals.
All were defeated and for the first time in many
years Idaho did not field a national champion.
In entering the finals, Len Walker was the only
Vandal returning as a national champion.
The John S . Rowe memorial trophy.
emblematic of NCAA's top boxer was
presented to Herb Carlaon In 1950.
Individual trophies garnered by the Van dal mittmen during the 1950-51 season
aa well as the Pacific Coast Conference champlonahlp trophy and Spokane
Invitational Tournament cup. Idaho won the PCC c rown for the third consecutive
year and the Spokane tournament for the second.
The John J . Walsh Championship
Award presented annually to the
national charnpion wu garnered by
Idaho and Gonzaga in 1950.
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