BLOMFIELD TO FACE KING KONG'S ATTACK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 164, 14 July 1939, Page 13

BLOMFIELD TO FACE KING KONG'S ATTACK.

Xo more promising bout has been presented by the Auckland . Wrestling Association than that which will be staged to-morrow night the meeting of "King Kong' Cox and Ix>fty Blomfiekl. champion of Xcw Zealand. Cox has just returned to Xew Zealand after an absence of a season, and in that period he has achieved a great reputation in the Xew York territory as a "giant killer. - ' Cox went through the notable list of wrestlers in that area like an avenging sword, ail.l his rugged methods as well as hie strength and skill packed tlie stadiums for eacii match. He established himself as a formidable challenger for the world title by his defeat of Bronko Xaguiski, immediate ex-champion and one of the strongest men in the game, and he issued challenge after challenge to Jim Londos, the present title-holder. They were not accepted. In New Zealand Cox is well known. He came here with a reputation as a "wild man," and of all the wrestlers who have been here he proved Mlmself most deserving of that title. Every match he had was packed with excitement and he toppled many of the notable men who were here in that season. He was not, however, able to secure a decisive victory over Blomfield, whose capacity for punishment and ability to match the methods of any wrestler have kept him at the top of* the Xew Zealand tree through three seasons. Blomfield is now stronger than ever and there is no doubt that, whatever the result. to-moiTow's match will be packed with thrills.

BOESCH BEATEN BY FORSTER,

In a professional wrestling contest at Hamilton last night Frank Forster, 17.1, defeated Paul Boesch, 16.4. by one fall to nil. Boesch was" acting as a substitute for Karl McCready. The bout ended in the sixth round, an exchange of dropkieks terminating in Fofster's favour. Forster was lepeatedly warned for hair-pulling and rabbit punching.

Amateur preliminaries:—R. Pekin fMorrinsville), 11.0, beat L. Lye (Hamilton), 10.2. by one fall; C. Kelly (XgaruawahiaI boat J. Fitzpatrick (Tamvhare) by two falls; .T. Pekin (Morrinsville). 9.4. beat R. Lye (Hamilton), 9.8. by one fall: T. Rowe (Taranaki). 9.< i. beat C. Lee (Hamilton), 9.12, by one fall.