" I KNOW I'M ROUGH."
WRESTLER'S ADMISSION. I?M()TIII-;K I< IN A ITIAN'S CODI-;. "I'll admit I'm rough . . . Win . <h,g----.>11.• it. I'm iiu si—i .. . out I don't i liokr a trlhuv. Siii <■. though, if I ian pick linn l, p a 1111 ht • 111 11 i 111 .1 ov\ 11. 1 do it. This null.l item.-nt was made this in.,i i ing liv Hi ot her .1 on,it ha n. IS-stoiie Mm iiH.n wn-Mth-r. who has arrived in I \u, Is 1 a n,l pi,-pair t~l Ins lii.it t -11 with I.,,tty l.h.inli■ • 1,1 at (ailavv I'.nk on Satin-, day night, •lonathan is mulei no illusions. ' alioiit h 11use!f. auil In- statrd his code j Inietiv: "\\'i est ling is not a drug store j gain.-: i! i.-. a man's game. If you cai.'t ; tak.- it. well von can't hand it out eit het i He nit iriscl till- claims of lllomtiehl til | til,- New Zealand title, lepeating his ptrv ions st at rtiiPti t that thr A lick lander had, gained H onlv tin, High "local protection."! 11,. had follovvr,l tin- r.uerr of Blmntield and he had .Vet to see when- Hlollltield ' had lirat t 'ii any ti I-t -o hiss wrestler other! than on a ,1 is, pia litira t ion. When it was! pointed out tii.it li lorn lield could claim j a .It aw with Met M-ad.v li'-s coiuiiirnt was: | J ' \\"rl!. M, I i e.uly must have lirrii HWtiil - si. h at thr tiinr. I liavr nrvrf had a man { . 1 ..-< iu a 111 i.-. I against inr!" I lit- gi illni-iI hroadl.v w lirn it was siii^-; gr-ted tiiai pri'h.i|iH iir m-ver gave thr I i it f.-ier a c'laiirr to disipialitv other ( I ,vv. Krfrirrs in somr plares weir awful, j I lie com incut oil. tiie.v tieateil some ol the ] !w I e-t let s as though thev wrle tlll-irl 1 mi, !,-. " llloin tir h 1 has dotir a lot ot talking ! jali,ail his abilities. 1 hope he's got enough | ; in 11iin to make it a decent match on | . Sat lit daf." | I ' !
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 283, 30 November 1938, Page 24
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349" I KNOW I'M ROUGH." Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 283, 30 November 1938, Page 24
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