WRESTLING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22136, 5 July 1937, Page 10

WRESTLING

BLOMFIELD DRAWS WITH SPELLMAN

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GISBORNE, July 4. A bout between "Lofty" Blomfield and John Spellman drew a big.crowdl oh Saturday evening. It was «"« of fte Wt contests seen here. ««d resulted in ■ draw, each gaining one fall. Blomfield secured his fall in the sixth round after a series of flying tackles, and Spellman tqutilsed in the* eighth with an Indian deathlock.

MCCREADY'S RETURN TO DOMINION

KIRILINKO BEATEN AT DUNEDIN

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DUNEDIN. JUly 4. Making his first Zealand this season, Earl ."tfCreaay Mined the only fall of the match in the gSa? round Va contest against Malxos Kirilinko. It was one of the fastest, cleanest and most scientific displays of professional wrestling ever seen here McCready was much faster than when he was last here. Although he was hfhter and not so strong. Kirilinko gaye the Canadian a great battle. McCready took the fall in the eighth round with a body press following a flying body scissors.

LITTLE WOLF BEATS STEIN ON POINTS

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NEW PLYMOUTH, July 3. Chief Little Wolf gained the decision from Sammy Stein on points in « wrestling bout. Each had secured a fall in a willing contest.

SAVAGE WINS ONE-SIDED CONTEST

(FSEBS ASSOCIATION TNLNOEAH.) WELLINGTON, July 4. Saturday night's wrestling bout between Steve Savage and the Hungarian, LoU Szabo. was a short affair. Savage took an easy fall with a body press in the third round, and in the fourth Saabo. a strapping but apparently inexperienced Hungarian, threw himself right out of the ring in an erratic torpedo tackle and knocked himself unconscious. The bout, which lasted less than half an hour, was wholly one-sided.

FELICE UNABLE TO CONTINUE

(PEXSB ASSOCUTIOH TXLSOaiK.) AUCKLAND, July 4. Unable to continue after being slammed in the sixth round, Tony Felice lost the decision to George Walker in a professional wrestling contest on Saturday night. Felice had previously secured a submission fall in the third round when he trapped Walker with a figure four scissors on the arm and a wristlock. The bout attracted a fairly big attendance.

M'CREADY-SPELLMAN BOUT

Next Wednesday McCready will be making his one hundred and fifth appearance in New Zealand. He is matched with the fast and scientific wrestler, Spellman, who has already proved himself in Christchurch. The bookings for this match are a record for the season.