WRESTLING.
CORBETT BEATS RAINES. CHRISTCHURCH, July 24. Raines failed to get. his revenge against Corbett in a. professional wrestling match to-night. Corbett delighted the spectators by outdoing Raines at his own rough tactics, winning by two falls to one. The bout was marked by unusual holds. Corbett escaped from an Indian deathlock in the third round and in the fourth took a. fali from Raines with five flying tackles and a press. Raines took a fall with a Boston crab in the sixth and Corbett got the deciding fall in tho seventh with a back loop slam.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 246, 25 July 1940, Page 2
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