Felip Hritz didn’t look particularly imposing as he approached the table for the first time at a wrist wrestling competition held on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22, at the Mystic Islands Casino in Little Egg Harbor Township. Hritz was slightly built, weighing in, he said, between 178 and 180 pounds, spread out over a 6-foot frame, seemingly more Clark Kent than Man of Steel. Many of his opponents had waved goodbye to 250 pounds years ago.
True, Hritz could be intimidating in his own sedate way. His expression never changed when engaged in competition, not…
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