Because it forbids such professional monkeyshines as sadistic holds and Promethean agonies, intercollegiate wrestling is generally considered about as dull as sport can get. Not so in the little town of Bethlehem, Pa., home of wrestling conscious Lehigh, where the great grunt-&-groan is taken as seriously as football. Last week 800 Bethlehemites—town & gown alike—trekked 120 miles to New Haven, Conn, to see Lehigh's wrestlers compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Championships.
The trip had its rewards. Taking two firsts, two seconds and a third, Lehigh won the title from Navy, winner for four years straight. The Engineers' heroes were Pilgrim McRaven, an...
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