His stand-in, Dennis Hall, was to greet the spooks.

Except for Dennis Hall, the current world champion at 125 pounds, Americans are not expected to do as well in Greco-Roman wrestling, where Russians are dominant.

The Greco-Roman team is headed by Dennis Hall, the 1995 world champion at 125.5 pounds.

He was a member of the team with Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall.

Dennis Hall retired from the industry and vowed never to mine again.

The period from Sunday night through today "has been the worst since Wednesday," said Dennis Hall, a Coast Guard petty officer.

They started feuding with Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker who were unable to regain the titles.

They won the titles a sixth time in 1971 when they defeated longtime rivals Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker.

"I'm the same person I was before," said Dennis Hall, 49, who was the seventh miner to escape.

He also teamed with Dennis Hall as "The Avengers" in the early 1970s.