WRESTLING IN TOWN HALL

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33279, 17 July 1973, Page 26

WRESTLING IN TOWN HALL

The “Austral-Asia” tag title will be at stake during professional wrestling in the Town Hall this evening. The present champions, Mark Lewin (United States) and Spiros Arion (Greece), will be challenged by Big Bad John (United States) and Waldo von Erich (Germany), in the main bout of the evening.

Lewin, Arion, and Big Bad John will be making a return to Christchurch, having fought in the city last year. Lewin and Arion won their title when they beat von Erich and the Japanese, Tojo, in Australia earlier this year to become the tag champions of Australia and New Zealand and of Asia.

In the individual bouts, the leading New Zealand wrestler, John da Silva, is matched against the British Commonwealth title-holder, R. Bruce (Scot-

Rugby.—A last-minute try’ and a conversion gave a New Zealand Police Invitation XV a 19-16 win. over Poverty gay in Gisborne on l Sunday. For the Police XV tries were scored by A. Edwards, J. Komene, and P. Orsborn; T. R Matahaere converting two and kicking a penalty goal. For Poverty Bay tries were scored by I. ' A. Kirkpatrick and M. I Waide: F. McDonald converting] one and kicking two fine; penalty goals. 1

land) and the two experienced wrestlers, Mo Sakata (Rarotonga) and Bruno Bekker (New Zealand), will fight each other. The opening bout will be between Mita Mohi, the Canterbury Rugby league representative, and Del Adams (Wellington). The bouts, in the Town Hall for the first time, mark the opening of the professional wrestling season in Christchurch.