WRESTLING
* WALKER BEATS BURMISTER (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) AUCKLAND, January 28. There was an unexpected ending to a professional heavy-weight wrestling contest at the Town Hall to-night, when George Walker (holder) defeated Sam Burmister in a special challenge match for the British Empire title. Leading by one fall secured in the fourth round by means of an aeroplane spin and dump, Burmister ran into trouble in the next round, when he was looped over the ropes by Walker and fell heavily, injuring his back. When Burmister failed to return to the ring at the completion of the count of 20, the referee awarded a penalty fall to Walker. The injured wrestler was examined between the rounds by a doctor, but when the bell went for the commencement of the sixth round Burmister was still outside the ropes doubled up with pain, and the referee had no option but to award the bout to Walker. A doctor said afterwards that Burmister had strained the muscles o£ hi* back,
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21384, 29 January 1935, Page 16
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