WRESTLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 13

WRESTLING.

MONDAY'S ATTRACTION. HANSEN MEETS DETTON. An outstanding attraction has been arranged by the Auckland Wrestling Association for Monday night next, when Dean Detton, the ex-world champion, will be matched against Billy Hansen, an importation from California via Australia. Hansen came to New Zealand with a great reputation from his Australian season, and in his two matches to date in this country lie lias shown that he is the calibre of wrestler to prove most popular in New Zealand. He is active, fast and effective, his major fall-getters the flying tackle and the drop-kick. Hansen is excellently equipped and gained his training initially in the amateur field. He held several American amateur titles. He is 29 years of age, stands 6ft tall and weighs in the vicinity of 16 stone. Though still on the upward grade, Hansen has had plenty of hard experience. He has had matched with Jim Londos, Dave Levin and the world champion, Bronko Nagurski, and his list of victories numbers many famous modern day wrestlers. Against Detton, who is one of the most skilled as well as one of the fastest wrestlers in the world, Hansen will have excellent opportunity to display bis best, and the result should be a match of unusual interest, with plenty of excitement for the spectators. In his two matches in New Zealand to.da.te Hansen had drawn' with Blomfield—after' giving him a particularly hard match, m Christchurch—and beaten Meehan.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONBHIFS.

AMATEUR WRESTLING TITLES. ' The Auckland provincial amateur -wreath ling champkmahipa-.qriU lie decided tomorrow at the Auckland Gymnasium, and as it 'will l>e the first tournament since the introduction of the full Olympic rules into vlnfeal amateur wrestling it should provide interesting matches. Amateur matches at the Town Hall Under the new rules have Rained,considerably i n - attriction, and the lively ijouts resulting lias shown the wisdom of adopting them. The tourney will" 4>e • conducted • under • a different system than usual.' In eaeh grade every competitor meets every other comiPetrtpr, _and the title goes to the 'man having the least number of "bad marks"given against him. A" wrestler might thus lose more than one match and still win