WRESTLING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 267, 24 August 1936, Page 2

WRESTLING.

KRUSE DRAWS WITH BOESCH. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 23. Kruse and Boesch drew before the biggest wrestling house this season on Saturday night. The match was full of fire, both men trying hard for the win. There was comparatively little showmanship, hut heavy jolts, biting, and punching characterised the later rounds. There was a sensation in the seventh round when the referee awarded the equalising submission fall against Boesch. Kruse had; held a deadly liammerlock for six minutes in the sixth round, completely paralysing his opponent’s arm which required manipulation hack into the normal position by the second at the end of the round. Kruse applied the same hold at the opening of the seventh round, and Boesch was in considerable pain. The referee called, “Are you all right P” Boesch called “No,” and a submission fall was awarded. Boesch expressed surprise, arguing violently with the referee. He went to the press table and denied having submitted. He threw his chair into the ring and again argued with the referee. He later explained that he thought the referee had made the proper inquiry: “Do you give in,” and he had replied “No.” In spite of a violent eighth round there

were no further falls. Boeseh knocked out his opponent in thei fifth round with jolts to the head and took a fall with a body press. The spectators demonstrated wildly against the verdict. BLOMFIELD DEFEATS DUSEK. AUCKLAND, August 23. Securing the only fall of the match about. 20 seconds after the beginning of the first round, Lofty Blomfield, 16st 81b, beat Danny Dusek, 16st 31b, in a lively professional wrestling contest. Catching Dusek off guard, Blomfield felled him several times with powerful forearm jolts to the head and body, and followed up his advantage to take a fall with a body press. LURICH BEATS LUNDYN. (United Press Association—Copyrights SYDNEY, August 23. Although he withstood tigerish attacks on his newly-grown beard in every round, Alex Lundyn succumbed to Tom Lurich at the Leichhardt Stadium when he was unable to continue after having been back-slammed' in the fifth round. Lundynh had secured a submission fall in the third round with a straight arm-bar.