N.Z. TITLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 16

N.Z. TITLES.

WRESTLING BOUTS.

UNDER OLYMPIC RULES. ASPIN AND NORTON IN FINALS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLIXGTOX, thk day. A good standard was maintained at the Xew Zealand amateur wrestling championships yesterday, considering that thii> is the first year in which they have been conducted under Olympic Games rules. Results: — Bantam-weight.—L. Xolan (Wellington) beat T. Harvey (Auckland) by one fall, S. Todd (Canterbury) beat O. Farnhani (Wauganui) by one fall, Xolan beat Todd by one fall. Harvey beat Farnhani. Xolaa retained his title and Todd beat Harvey in a bout to decide the runner-up. Feather-weight.— J. Head (Wanganui) beat R. W. Hutcheson (Wellington) on points, J. F. Genet (Canterbury) beat X. Thomson (Otago) on points, Huteheeon beat Thomson by one fall. Genet beat Head by one fall. Final: Genet beat Huteheeon. Genet retained his title. Light-weight.—L. Vare (Wanganui) beat It, Minnis (Wellington) by one fall, V. Keach (Otago) beat L. J. Genet (Canterbury) by one fall, Minnis beat L. Ball (Auckland) on points. Keach beat Vare by one fall. Vare beat Ball by one fall, Minnie beat Genet by one fall. Keach took the title, Vare beine runner-up.

Middle-weight.— J. Aspin (Auckland) beat D. Cudby (Wellington) by one fall. A. McGregor (Southland) beat G. Terry (Otufe'o) by one fall, H. R. Godfrey (Wanganui) beat A. K. Asher (Canterbury) by one fall, Aepin beat McGiegor by one fall. Aslier beat Terry by one fall, Godfrey beat Cudby by one fall, Asher beat Aspin -on points. Final: Godfrey beat Aepin.

Welter-weight.—V. Thomas (Wellington) beat J. Podjureky (Wanganui) by one fall, J. Howard (Christehureh) beat R. Sutton (Southland) by one fall; A. Idour (Otago) beat H. Duckworth (Gisliorne). the latter retiring hurt; Thoniae beat A. Xicol (Auckland) by one fall, Howard beat Podjursky. the latter retiring hurt; Idour beat Sutton by one fall. Thomas beat Howard by one fall. Idour beat Xicol by one fall. Final: Thomas beat Idour. In a bout to decide the runner-up, Idour outpointed Howard.

Light Heavy-weight.—T. Anderson (Wellington) beat T. Fahey (Canterbury) )>y one fall, Fahey beat S. Kemp (Auckland) by one fall. Final: Anderson beat Kemp.

Heavy-weight.— J. H. Dryden (Wellington-) beat W. Xorton (Auckland) on points. Dryden beat (\ J. Pullar (Canterbury) by one fall. Dryden retained the title and Xorton was runner-up.

TACKLE GETS REFEREE.

XO DECISION* IX WRESTLIXG BOUT

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLIXGTON, Monday

Struck by a flying tackle which Dean Detton launched at his opponent, Lofty Blonifield. Mr. A. T. Jenkins, referee of a wrestling match in the Town Hall to-night wae thrown into the lap of a epeetator in the second row of seats. He was badly winded.

The wrestlers continued the bout, but, as according to the rules, a contest cannot be carried on without a referee, there was no course to pursue but to declare no decision. At the time of this incident in the last round the wrestlers had each taken a fall.

Mr. Jenkins, a physical culture expert, soon recovered from his unhappy experience.

FRALEY UNABLE TO CONTINUE.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) XEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. With one fall each a wrestling bout between Blomh'eld, 16.5, and Fraley, 16.0, terminated suddenly on Saturday, when traley, attempting a dropkick, landed on Blomfield's hip and fell with his wrist doubled beneath him. He climbed from the ring pain, making it obvious that the referee s count was unnecessary to decide his inability to continue. Blomfield gained the first fall in the third round with a complicated jack-knife hold and rraley equalised in the fifth with a submission fall with a flying toehold after shoulder butts.