WRESTLING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21244, 16 August 1934, Page 15

WRESTLING

WALKER BEATS STENNING in a hard content, George Walker, Now Zealand professional heavy-weight champion, beat Carl Stonning (South Africa) in * match staged by the Ashburton Wrestling Association last evening. The attendome was tlie largest which has gathered for » wrestling contest. Both wrestlers wade tha contest willing. and mixed holds in the first two rounds, Walker, who showed considerable skill in extricating himself from duncult positions, registering the first fall with a <lll mi) early in the third round. Honours were divided in the fourth round. Stcnnmc had an opportunity in the fifth when he threw Walker to the mat, holding him i» a head scissors and foll ownd in smart!y f« an octopus hold to which Walker submit ted Tlio contest ended sharply in tho Bixrtt round wl.en Walker got in with a full nett;on (he tirst corious hold, rollcrwing op with a dump, sending Stenning heavily lllo jl™ a A. Craig (Cbristchurch) was the r»> Five amatenr preliminary bouts were bet® and resulted as follows: —Light-weight: W, Cunliffe (Tinwnld) Oat 01b drew with B, Cox (Ashluirton), lOst 51b, there being B« Welter-weight—R. Lynn (Ashburtoni,, lOst :llTj beat V. Townserid (Tinwald), 10«t by two falls in a bright contest. N. Tnrbotton (Tinwnld), lOst, beat I, Keeley (A&hburton), lOst 41b, by falls. Heavy-weight—K. I'arpens (KiftoltoriV T2»t Gib, beat. L. JohDS (Hind#), 12»t MVCT by two falls. N. Hood (Hinds), lift 41b, beat R. Burnett (Hinds), J.3»t 51b, Burnett beta# disqualified for punching in the first round*