WRESTLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 237, 20 July 1936, Page 3

WRESTLING.

POLICE STOP BOUT. LUIIICH AWARDED DECISION OVER CLARK. (United Press Association —Copyright.) SYDNEY, July 19. At the Leichhardt Stadium last night tho wrestling contest between Lurich and thee Englishman, Douglas Clark, was stopped in the fourth round by the police. Lurich was awarded the decision, which had a mixed reception. Neither wrestler secured a fall. Lurich twice threw Clark over the ropes into the crowd in the fourth round.

KRUSE BEATS ZAHARIAS. GREYMOUTH, July 19. Bob Kruse defeated Chris Zaliarias by two submission falls, with hammerlocks, the bout ending in the fourth round of a professional contest here last night.

BLOMFIELO BEATS RUSSELL. AUCKLAND, July 19. By securing two falls to one, “Lofty” Blomfiekl, of Auckland, defeated “Cowboy” Russell, of America, in a lively wrestling contest at the Town

Hall on Saturday night. Russell gained first fall, a submission, with an Indian deathlock in the fourth round. Blomfield drew level with a submission in the seventh round by the application of his own creation, the octopus clamp. Russell, who was wearing a knee bandage, had to be assisted to his corner, and when the gong sounded lor the commencement of the eighth round he rose from his chair limping badly. Blomfield tripped him and applied a reverse toehold, with which lie gained an immediate submission and the victory.