WRESTLING SEASON OPENS ON MONDAY
I he 1941 witmtliiij* s<?as(>n will bp opened' at tlio Auckland Town Ha'l 011 M uiday i next when Ken Kenneth. the Aucktajid 1 heavy-weight, who recently returned after a ■successful se;i.-»on in .Australia, will face the "Boston Wildcat." .Joe Corbett. in the main bout. Kenneth has developed grently since last sea.-»on and now scales 1G.4. Australian critics described him as one of the smartest wrestlers tbey had seen in action for a long time, am] tile stadium crowds made iuni a piime favourite. It should l>e [ interesting: to see liiin in action against : such a trood performer a? -Toe Corbett.l Others, who are arriving to take part in I the PQ.v]y. matches of this year are Patj Meehan, Jaget Singh and Fred Atkins, j Amateur bouts for Mondav nisht li n <"e been arranged as follow?:. —G. L.iu-. 11.1", v. <}. White. 12.0: D. Hardily. 10.8. v. (i. j Howlson, 10.0: C. ILumnoud, 9.4.. v. McWilliams, 0.9. ' I
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 171, 22 July 1941, Page 10
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