WRESTLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 28

WRESTLING.

BLOMFIELD V. STEELE.

AT TOWN HALL, SATURDAY

Matched at the Town Hall on Monday night with Abe Ray Steele, regarded as one of the "ace" wrestlers 01 the world, showed himself one of the cleverest men who has yet been seen here. Through four rounds he allowed Yourist to wear himself out in vigorous attack, contenting himself with an exhibition of an ease with which he could counter any hold; then he stepped himself out and in a *ew seconds provided enough excitcm_nt to bring the thrilled crowd out of their seats. On Saturday in the Town Hall Steele will appear again, and this time his opponent will be Lofty Blomfield, the big aggressive Xew Zcalander, who, like Steele, forced a draw with Xagurski. Blomfield, with his bulk, his. aggression, his variety of holds, and his wide experience in tlie ring, should make the ideal opponent for this new invader of the Xew Zealand territory. He will keep Steele working ;it his hardest. Blomfleld's octopus clamp will oiler a problem that has not yet been solved. It should be one of the most exciting battles seen here and it will offer to Blomfield a chance to prove himself still the most dangerous wrestler in the Dominion.

K. Kenneth is matched with M. Maieh in the professional preliminary. Following are the amateur preliminary bouts , — J. Apps. 12.2 (Otahuhu). v. D. Hardy. 12.6 (Surrey); K. MeLeod, 9.7 (Lynndak), v. W. McWilliams, 9.7 (Brighton)-* R Hobbs, 9.6 (Leys), v. M. Sewell 9 7 (Kiwi).