WRESTLING.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20919, 28 July 1933, Page 19

WRESTLING.

WALKER BEATS CLARK. (PSESS ASSOCIATION TZLS3&AX.) WHANGAREI, July 27. A large house witnessed a wrestling bout in the Town Hall last night between George Walker and Jack Clark. Walker was declared the winner. Early in the sixth round Clark wat backloop-slammed into unconsciousness for 10 minutes. He was a fall ahead at that time, having pinned Walker with a dump and a body-press in the third round. It was the best exposition ever staged in Whangarel and an intensive struggle from start to finish. Walker's weight was 14st Sib and Clark's 14st 61b.

HANK OSWALD V. COUNT VARGA.

The next professional wrestling match of the season will be between Hank Oswald and Count Varga at St James' Theatre next Wednesday. Oswald is one of the new arrivals in the country, and his style of wrestling is similar to that of Dean Detton and AI Pereira—fast, aggressive, and with a partiality for flying tackles. Varga is now commencing his big matches, and in his last bout he wrestled a draw with Pereira. As the house was sold out some days before the last match, patrons are advised to purchase their tickets without delay at Lange's, United Service Buildings, where all tickets, including reserves, are now available.

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. '( The draw for the Canterbury IWIW wrestling championships is ynnaniMMl. a* follows: ■ .- Bantam-weight—F. Pavielt v. JL Y.Jomm, It. J. Genet a bye. Feather-weight—A. Skidmore v, W. B. John (Ashburton), J. F. G«n«* T. a Hodd-Light-weight—J. F. Genet ▼. A. Melrose (Ashburton), T. Berland t. B. Foord, T. Barton v. i\ T. Brooks. Welter-weight—P. Kana t. B. J. Henderson (Ashburton), J. H. Savage t. B. Boric*. W. Mitchell a bye. .. . Middle-weight—F. A. Log»* t. W. XiUbaU, P. Kane v. J. F. Martin, 0. H. Jora %» F. Cory, 0. A. Voice v. T. Faher, O. C. Harris a bye. Light heavy-weight—D. J. Lloyd ▼. T. Fahey, O. Martin v. A. K. Asher, OL A. Yak* v. h. C. Gavin. Hoavy-weighl—o. Martin T. D. J. Mora. J. Fraser v. R. Burnett (Ashburton), D. 0. Simpson v. A. K. Asher. The following heats will be decided a* Ashburton next Tuesday evening:—BkMmore t. John, Melrose v. Genet, H«aderaw» v. Kane, Burnett v. Fraser, and Voice ▼. Fahey (emergency bout). The following will be decided at Ofcriatchurch on Wednesday evening next: — Paviaß v. Jones, Berland v. Foord, Savage t. Botton, Logie v. Mitchell, Martin t. Lloyd, «ad Barton v. Brooks (emergency bout).