WRESTLING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22271, 9 December 1937, Page 8

WRESTLING

♦ TROPHIES PRESENTED TO AMATEURS SOCIAL AT WINTER GARDEN Trophies won by provincial amateur wrestlers were presented last evening at a social gathering given in their honour by the Canterbury Wrestling Association at the Winter Garden. Mr P. R. Climie, president, congratulated the successful competitors and extended the association's best wishes to j F. Genet, a member of the New Zealand team for the Empire Games, and to Mr A. P. Craig, trainer of the wrestling t6 Mrs Craig presented the trophies as follows: — , , . _ „„„ Canterbury Championship Cups—Bantam. Sam Todd: feather, J. F. Genet; lieht J. A. Mclnnes; welter. H. Wilson, middle, Gordon Harris; light-heavy, Tim Pahev New Zealand Championship Guns—-Feather, J. F. Genet. Runners-up: Bantam, Sam Todd; light, J. A. Mclnnes: welter, H, Wilson. Most • Improved Amateurs —Lyttelton Club: Winner. W, Thomas; runner-up. R. Sutton. Kaiapoi Club: Winner, J. Capili; runner-up. J. Coup. Papanm Club. Winner. R. L. Moffat; runner-up. A. McAlpine. Most consistent performer: Winner. Harry Wilson; runner-up. Sam Todd. Best all-round performer, Tim Fahey. Ellen Deighton challenge cup for most improved first-year amateur, P. J. Long; miniature to be presented to 1936 holdei, J A. Mclnnes; Walter J. Watson memorial cup for most improved amateur. C. J Pullan; miniature to be presented to 1936 holder, H. S. Batchelor. Brushes presented by the Canterbury Wrestling Association in appreciation of services rendered voluntarily in the interests of amateur wrestling: H. Wilson J W. Dukes, Sam Todd, Stan Fagan, and L V. McEwen. P. R. Climie challenge shield for inter-club competition. Woolston Amateur Wrestling Club and Papanui Amateur Wrestling Club (equal).