WRESTLER INJURED.
FALL CAUSES CONCUSSION,
Slight concussion of the brain was suffered by an amateur wrestler, Roy Pilkington, as the result of being heavily thrown during a wrestling bout at the Town Hall last evening. Pilkington, who lives at 26, Mauawa Road, Remuera, ifl one of the most prominent amateur wrestlers in Auckland and last evening's mishap put an end to what promised to be an excellent contest. Early in the second round Pilkington's opponent lifted him off his feet and threw him to the mat. Pilkington received a severe blow on the side of the head and became unconscious. He was carrie'd from the ring and later was taken to the hospital, where he regained consciousness at midnight. It was reported early this afternoon that Pilkington's condition was not serious, but that he would not be able to leave the hospital for a couple of days. Recently Pilkington was injured in a motor accident and last evening was probably not completely recovered.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19290723.2.130
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 9
Word Count
163WRESTLER INJURED. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in