WRESTLING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22135, 3 July 1937, Page 22

WRESTLING

M'CREADY V. SPELLMAN

Two men who have distinguished themselves on both the professional and amateur sides of wrestling will meet in the bout which is to be staged in Christchurch next Wednesday night. In one corner will be Earl McCready, British Empire amateur and professional champion, and a prominent performer at the Olympic Games at in 1928, and, in the other corner, John Spellman, who was in the finals of the American amateur heavy-weight championships for three successive years, winning the title in 1924, the year in which he was the cruiserweight Olympic champion at Paris. Both men are highly experienced wrestlers, and there is not much about any phase of the game that they have not mastered. It is generally recognised that, in spite of the hard luck which McCready had in his recent title bout with Dean Detton, the Canadian's claims to the world championship cannot be denied much longer. He has shown New Zealanders over and over again that he has the stuff that goes to the making of a champion, and his record in this country is something that would befit any champion. Spellman, the "iron man of wrestling," never seems to be at a lobs for something to suit every occasion, and his ability to get his opponents into difficulties is equalled only by his cleverness in extricating himself from trouble.

PORT OF WESTPORT

[THE PRESS Special Service.]

WESTPORT, July 2. Waimea sailed at 8 o'clock last night for Greymouth. High tide in Westport to-day, 4.46 a.m., 5.32 p.m. Kalmai completes loading to-day and sails this afternoon for Wellington. Kalingo arrived from Gisborne yesterday afternoon and is loading for Auckland, sailing early to-morrow morning. Totara is expected to sail from Wellington at 6 p.m. to-day, and is due here tomorrow night to load on Monday for New Plymouth.

Kartigi is due here about next Thursday to load for Napier.