N.Z. WRESTLING CHAMPION
RETIREMENT OF LOFTY BLOMFIELD (New Zealand Press Association.) u AUCKLAND. June 18. J he avy-weight champion of S’!L Z “ ) la " d s ’, nce IS28 ’ and originator 2£j h JL octopus J c J am P- Lofty Blomfield today announced his retirement. He has acWhangarei hotel.'° beC ° me licensee ° f a at present is suffering from a again ed and does not intend to wrestle had thousands of bouts,” he said His greatest, he thought, was asainS NaenSki N t ?UrSki Vancouver in 1938 timl t^ as . w ? rld ,ehampion at that fali e each the bout ended in a dra w, one Blomfield will be 43 soon. ♦h? ’* st war Bl omfield went to ? ast as a Physical training instructor but was sent home because he had varicose veins. Blomfield s retirement came as a comFlm^n SU ’rh riSe i to the P omini °n Wrestling worc L the union had had sinc e his last bout against th?/”? 00 u !P .P uned in 10 days ago, 5 been injured and deaired a fortnight s rest.
MCCREADY AND LEVY IN DRAWN BOUT
(New Zealand Press Association.) a » i AUCKLAND, June 19. mA wtestling match at the Town Hall on Saturday evening between <l7at ,® b ). and Earl McCready (list 61b) resulted in a draw. No falls were gained.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25834, 20 June 1949, Page 8
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