WRESTLERS ARRIVE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 65, 18 March 1938, Page 9

WRESTLERS ARRIVE.

SIX FOR DOMINION. heavy-weight division. A team of eight wrestlers from the I lilted States arrived at Auckland -his morning by the Monterey and six „■ them are to fulfil engagements in the Dominion, llie other two are o*i to Australia. The team comprises Andy Moeu. 7.1-t 101b; Abe Yourist. 1 list: Pat McKav. 16st 111b: Joe Tonti. lost 21b: \l. Baffert. lost; Leo Jensen, lost '!i; Pat Osehoker. 17st 21b; and Leo Xuma. lOst 11 lb. Osehoker and Xuma are ■ 1-e men who are travelling to Austral Mr. W. Miller, who lias char-re of t lie team, said that all the men ranked high j in the athletic world. Otlier wre -tiers i of note who would shortly be on the way to Xew Zealand were Cov. - boy Pat Fravling. who mi--",i (he boat at Los Angeles owing to Moods, ami Pa* Meehan. who won the British Empire heavy-weight champion -hip when tinBritish Einpiie (James were held in Canada. Mr. Miller said that wrestling was meeting with splendid -upport in b< th the United States and C'iu.adi. "Loftv" Blomfield had proved a wonderful .lia'.v. and had as many engagements as l e could fill. "I saw him w;--tl» seveial times." added Mr. Miller, "and he w::.i every match. He was wrestling fe.ntimes a week, and improving all t',e time."' Referring to several wrestlers well known in Xew Zealand. Mr. Miller d that Earl McCready was now in London Strangler Lewis had retired and keeping a restaurant in Los Angeie-.. and Savokli was in Paris. I Two of the team which arrived to-dav. j Moen and Osehoker. have met Xnuur ki ' the world's champion, and in I• .tis i instances there was no decision. Tin \ I said that Xagurski \ia- a remark<nil\ j fine wrestler. He had -plendid |«li \ -i.ii;-* and weighed over 17-t. !