BLOMFIELD WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 134, 8 June 1936, Page 15

BLOMFIELD WINS.

A POINTS RESULT.

XIVEI.Y ENTERTAINMENT. I WRESTLING AT TOWN HALL. In one of the most spectacular and interesting wrestling contests seen at the Town Hall for some time, Lofty Blomfield, of Auckland, secured a verdict on points over "Bombshell'' Paul Boesch on Saturday night. Boesch took a fall from Blomfield in the fifth round, following a series of drop kicks, but he was repaid in the seventh, when the Aucklander exploited his new hold, the octopus clamp, to force Boesch to .submit.

A capacity house wag again experienced and those who obtained seats were provided with thrilling entertainment. There was some dispute anion"; the audience over the decision, but on the night's offering it was a fair one. The first, round was slightly in Boesch's favour and the second and sixth were definitely his. The third round saw honours even, but the fourth and the last were so clearly Blomfield's that his points tally was considerably greater than that of the American. Thus Blomfield gained his first win in three matches against the spectacular "Bombshell." Jolts or Kicks t Boesch made a fine impression in his first Auckland match. In style and type he is reminiscent of Dean Detton, although he does not impress as being a wrestler of the same calibre. There was, as usual, food for reflection in the attitude of the audience. Blomfield's elbow jolts earned him again the disapproval of a section of the crowd—but, as wrestling is regarded to-day, which is preferable—an elbow jolt from Lofty or a kick iu the face from Boesch? The writer knows which he would prefer if he were unfortunate enough to be at the receiving end ot cither. Yet no one seemed to object when Bocsch let fly in one of his drop kicks. Blomfield had the advantage in weight, claiming 16.7 to Boesch's 15.10, and it was noticeable that for his size the American had comparatively small arms. There was plenty of action in the opening round, with little separating the men. Blomfield dodged the first drop kick, but was held in a head scissors that had him in trouble. "Look out!" Boesch advised the referee, but Blomfield kieked out of it, was held again but again kicked clear. Following up an elbow jolt Blomfield obtained a hammerlock. but was tossed in a halch which Boesch still held at the gong. The Becond round opened with a little innoccnt car-holding by Blomfield and the American was taken to the mat in a hammerlock. He broke clear and Blomfield, coming off the ropes in a flying tackle, missed, fell into a short arm scissors and was whirled round and round the ring. Boesch missed in an attempt to pin, and again took Lofty for a ride around the mat. Finally Blomfield converted the hold into a leg bar. Once again Boesch turned the tables with a short arm scissors and again the Aucklander went for a Cook's tour. At last Blomfield obtained the standing splits he had been trying for tnrough all this, was tripped, but emerged neatly with an Indiaft death lock. It looked a winner, but he was shot off his balance. The round ended in a scramble. " Fun " for the Boys. Now came some " fun." Two of Lofty's arm jolts annoyed Boesch, so he launched one of his drop kicks, missed it, and in a moment the two were at it hammer and tongs, with fists flying in all directions—a minor Donnybrook, and a few warning words from the referee. And then 6ome 'more wrestling, with Blomfield again in trouble from an arm bar and wrist lock, but he broke it with a body scissors. He was in turn held in a head, scissors, broke it with a leg bar toe hold, but Boesch secured a similar hold and they called it quits on the referee's direction. At the gong Blomfield was in a figure four scissors.

The fourth round went in a swirl of excitement; Lofty's arm jolt 6 started it and, when two of Booech's drop kicks connected, it looked like the end of it. But Lofty cleared the third to safety and took Boeech to the mat in a hammer lock. "What about it?" queried Blomfield. in not quite those words, but Boeech said "No" very definitely, just when it looked " like "exit." He dived through Blomfield's legs and got clear. A key lock applied by Blomfield was broken by the referee under the ropes, but the Aucklander sent Boeseh out of the ring for a three-quarter count with a perfectly delivered arm jolt. A little rest—perhaps—for in a moment Blomfield was down under the impact of three drop kicks and with a body scissors and arm lock applied. He twisted, was in a position for a Boston crab, but was tipped into the ropes ju6t at the gong. Fall to Each. There was a little by-play as Blomfield called and had a word with Mr, G. Henning, president of the association. Boeseh went to see what it was all about, but the gong sounded, so he quelled hi 6 curiosity with a figure four head scissors. Three arm -jolts had their usual "riling" effect and Blomfield suffered a drop kick to the shoulder, a second to the head and a third to the body, and Boeech dived on the prostrate Blomfield to take a fall amid wild excitement. Blomfield came up for the sixth, but it looked like the end. of the bout when after an exchange of holds he was held l in a full nelson with the legs' cleverly' applied by Boescll. He was able, though, to slip round on the hold and take a bar" toe hold, which he. converted into a keylock. Twice he threw Boeseh heavily, but,; Boeseh was ready for the third attempt)' and Blomfield was struggling on the matin a double arm hold. .A little more cleverness freed Boeseh from a rocking chair splits, but lie was taken in a hammerlock and with Blomfield working on his wrist yelled in apparent agony. Within a second Blomfield had converted it into his patent hold, the octopus clamp. Boeseh attempted to resist the hold, but finally submitted. . He was lame as he came up for the eighth and there -were boos from the crowd because he resisted their demands' that he ehould.go in and wrestle. During this round Blomfield got full retaliation for the earlier drop kicks in the way he worked on those legs. The round ended in a flurry of arm jolts and drop kicks, but Boeseh finished himself when he injured his knee in a missed drop kick. He was in a key lock as the round ended and Blomfield was awarded the decision on points.

The Amateurs. Light-heavy-weight.—T. Boric (12.4), beat J. Vitas (12.0) on points. This bout was one of the brightest amateur matches for some time. Both men started by using head locks, wristloeks and arm-stretches, and each of the three rounds was full of action. Boric caused much amusement by his poor attempts at dropkicking. Welter-weight.—The bout between A. Nicoll (11.2) and V. Rawle (10.7) started off really well, but both men slowed up considerably, and the match was a rather tame affair. It ended in a draw, no falls being registered. Light-weight.—H. Franklin (9.6) won from A. Leslie (9.6) by two falls. Half-way through the first round Franklin pinned his opponent, and the second round had only being in progress half a minute when he secured the second and deciding fall. Special Challenge Match, light-heavy-weight (four five-minute rounds). —R. Douglas (12.6) beat J. McDonald (12.6). This special contest was packed with action and thrills, both men showing a good knowledge of the game. Douglas started I>T throwing McDonald with a series of headlocks. McDonald then picked Douglas up, and was about to dump him hard, but the latter wrigglod free at the right moment. The second round, and also the third, was really exciting," McDonald attacking Douglas with a. number of flying tackles and finishing up with a standing splits applied well. However, Douglas escaped by crawlipg through the ropes. Just at the gong in the second round both men were elbovi'-jabbing each other all round the ring. In the third round Douglas got a good cradle hold on McDonald, and rolled him round the ring. By this time the crowd was worked up to a high pitch of excitement. Douglas, once free, butted McDonald five times, picked him up and dumped him hard, and secured a fall with a body press. In the last round McDonald came out from his corner and immediately drop-kicked Douglas, but was unable to get a fall to equalise matters. The crowd roared its appreciation when the final gong sounded. WOODS AND ELLIOTT DRAW, l In an eight-rounds wrestling bout at Rotorua on Saturday night Joe Woods (U.S.A.) and King Elliott (N.£.) drew after taking a fall apiece. McCREADY BEATS FORSGREN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Sunday. Before the largest house which has ever witnessed a wrestling contest in Dunedin, Earl McCready (17.1) defeated Jack Forsgren (16.10) last evening by two falls to one and retained his British Empire title. LURICH IN TROUBLE AGAIN. SYDNEY, June ,7. At the Lechhardt Stadium last evening a wrestling bout between Lurich and Wong Buck Cheong ended in the fifth round, when Lurich was disqualified for striking his opponent. Each wrestler had secured a fall.