U.S. Tour By Wrestlers
(New Zealand Press Association)
AUCKLAND.
Eighteen young New Zealand wrestlers, all of whom comply with the international junior under-19 age restriction, will leave for Oregon, in the United States, on December-31,' for a seven-week tour.
The New Zealanders will be mainly in the State of Oregon, touring colleges in which most of the Olympicstyle amateur wrestling in the States is practised. In the letter received by the secretary of the Auckland Amateur Wrestling Union (Mr R. C. Walker) ■ ifrom Mr D. Newlands, secre-| I tary of the Oregon Cultural; Exchange Committee, Mr! INewlands asks that members; of the team should have cul-
tural interests, such as music, as well as being wrestlers. The members of the team will be: D. Asplln 'Auckland), R. Blue (Central Districts); S. Erickson (Bay of Plenty), R. Fenton (Central Districts), K. McLaughlin (Canterbury), B. McMahon (Auckland), P. Molloy (Wellington), A. Murray (Otagoi, J. Mor-, Irell (Waikato), M. Pickering (Canterbury), P. Ragg (Canterbury), P. Smith (Auckland), K. Russell (Auckland), M. Williams (Canterbury), K. Willis (Central Districts), C. Vickers, J. ’ Vickers, S. Ututinga (all Bay of • Plenty).
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31840, 19 November 1968, Page 19
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184U.S. Tour By Wrestlers Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31840, 19 November 1968, Page 19
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