Long Island Wrestling Association

Mepham Invitational Tournament (Official Section VIII Tournament)
February 1, 1947 at Mepham
Team Scores:
  1. Mepham 48
  2. Baldwin 24
  3. Bay Shore 19
  4. Amityville 9
  5. Oceanside 8
  6. Lynbrook 3
  7. Garden City 2
  8. Farmingdale 1
     Riverhead 1
10. Long Beach 0
      Valley Stream Central 0
Championship Finals
104 - Hal Mahoney (Mepham) dec. Carmen Leggio (BS), 4-0
113 - Octavius Vizzi (Baldwin) pinned Walter Van Kuren (Mepham), 7:58
121 - George Feuerbach (Mepham) dec. Geraghty (Amity), 11-2
128 - Steve Chohany (Ocean) pinned Bill Wood (Amity), 3:30
134 - Bob Bury (Mepham) dec. Richard Cavagnaro (BS), 4-0
139 - Walter Sheffield (Mepham) dec. Bill Knapp (BS), 13-5
146 - Robert Mahoney (Mepham) dec. Gilmore (Baldwin), 4-0
155 - Joseph Lemyre (Mepham) dec. Muphy (Baldwin), 7-2
166 - Jim (Mo) Dowling (BS) pinned Vito Perri (Mepham), 1:24
Hwt - Don Berndt (Baldwin) dec. Bob Erdody (Mepham), 10-2
Most Outstanding Wrestler –
Most Pins, Least Time - (unofficial)
Semifinals
104 - Hal Mahoney (Mepham) dec. pinned Kelleher (Baldwin), 1:36
         Carmen Leggio (BS) dec. Bill Wright (Farm), 2-2, referee’s decision
113 - Octavius Vizzi (Baldwin) pinned Myer (Farm), 5:20
         Walter Van Kuren (Mepham) dec. Breitenbach (River), 4-0
121 - George Feuerbach (Mepham) dec. Gresalfi (Baldwin), 7-0
         Geraghty (Amity) dec. George Wright (Farm), 10-3
128 - Bill Wood (Amity) dec. Eric Svenson (Mepham), 6-3
         Steve Chohany (Ocean) dec. Barnes (BS), 6-0
134 - Bob Bury (Mepham) dec. pinned O’Mara (GCity), 2:47
         Richard Cavagnaro (BS) dec. Dick Drier (Baldwin), 10-7
139 - Walter Sheffield (Mepham) dec. Rod Longman (Baldwin), 4-0
         Bill Knapp (BS) pinned Harned (GCity), 4:55
146 - Robert Mahoney (Mepham) dec. Sawyer (Lyn), 4-0
         Gilmore (Baldwin) dec. Graveson (Amity), 6-1
155 - Joseph Lemyre (Mepham) pinned Charlie Grampp (BS), 4:57
         Muphy (Baldwin) dec. ?
166 - Jim (Mo) Dowling (BS) pinned Joseph (Farm), 6-0
         Vito Perri (Mepham) pinned McGrath (Baldwin), 3:12
Hwt - Don Berndt (Baldwin) pinned Busch (Amity), 1:19
         Bob Erdody (Mepham) dec. Scully (Ocean), 2-1