LOFTY'S LUCK STILL HOLDS GOOD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 143, 18 June 1940, Page 13

LOFTY'S LUCK STILL HOLDS GOOD.

BEATS CORBETT ON POINTS.

Mr. Jack McLean lianded a surprise to wrest'ling entihueiasts at the Auckland Town Hall laet night, when he nominated Lofty Blomlield the victor on points over Joe Corbett. The said enthueiaste weve quite annoyed ailx>ut it and said so unmistakably -tor a period of about five minutes. As somebody once remarked, it all seenis so very unimportant compared with certain other events of the past 24 hours, but—for the sake of posterity—let us here record that the contestants in this bout of the century had a fall each to their credit. Joseph opened the score in the fourt'h with an attack of flying tackles, head tosses and a cradle hold, which crumpled Lotty's defences. So far ... all nicely, thank you. In the sixth, however, Lofty "crumped" in a few high angle riliots, drew the "enemy" in a new high explosive attack, with elose fighting on all fronts,-trapped him in his Magi not Line defence system and applied the finishing touch wit'h his celebrated "secret weapon"—the octopus clamp. Joe Was Annoyed. isPorbett came into the fight in the seventh with grim determination —and a nasty look in Jiis eye! big doings, my I'liuiitrynicn—jolts given with gusto by both parties, a spot of leg-pulUrig by Lofty (with Corbett's other leg tied in the ropes and the . referee intervening to prevent "a cleavage of flesh and bone), a neat right jab to the jaw by Lofty, and then a heavy artillery barrage of Jolts. All this roused vexation in the heart of the gallant Oorbett, and he went |n wltli an alt.indon of wild jolting, to be neatly leg .ripped ai:d held once more in the liminary to the o-_-topus. So far, but no 'jirther. lie toned Lofiy's attempt); to rise, una the gong came as the referee was untying the leg '.angle under the ropes. "Gentlemen, I'm darn tootin* mail" declared the look in Joseph's eye at the eighth, and he starred with toe-holds. Lofty opened with his jolt battery again, fcnd they were hard—but Joe's return was harder. Under their compulsion Lofty fell through the ropes, lie got in one cracking return from the ueacral zone, but came hack to be seized and thumped heavily In three Japanese stomach throws. It looked like the prelude to Joe's specialty, the cradle hold, but he took a uouble arm hold that lasted to the gong. And Lofty was declared the winner . . . my. ray! It certainly was a good scrap, with the honours about' even, and Lofty leading on the "warnings" scoreboard. Mclvor's Popular Win. Bill Mclvor and Fred Irvino gave the crowd all it wanted in tha way of action, Mclvor scoring a popular victory by one E. Jones (12.6) beat D. Brewer (12.4) on points. C. Crowtber (0.0) took a two straight falls victory from L. Hawkins (0.6). ! C. Hammond (O.U) beat ». Francis (0.9) by straight falls.