WRESTLING
BLOMFIELD BEATS HOLMBOCK (New Zealand Press Association.) Lofty Blomfield » a professional wrestling contest in Auc» land last evening, when Holmbock ww unable to come out for the sixth rouno. In the previous round Blomfield haan« octopus clamp well applied on Holmbo«. who refused 'to submit, and survive the round. He was still in a lym* position in the ring when the gong mw ded for the sixth round. /■ ..k. Holmbock took a fall in the tounn round with a body press after uw* dumps.
LEVY AND MANAGOFF IN DRAWN BOUT (New Zealand Press Association.) NAPIER, May 2* The opening bout In the Napier ling season ended in a draw when Managoff (17st 101 b) and Butch Levy (l® sl lib) secured one fall each. .u. Managoff scored with a dropkick In fourth round as Levy was hurtling the ropes from a flying tackle, in sixth round Levy opened with * of dumps and a body press. ,
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25810, 23 May 1949, Page 8
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