WRESTLING.
Joe Prechner, international light-weight wrestling champion, who arrived in. Auckland by the steamer Kia Ora from' London, lost week, has a lengthy record of wins, arid has truly earned international fame, defeating champions from all countries. He won the title on.January 29, 1909, at the Saddler's Wells Music Hall. London, defeating Ted' Tiller in the final. The latter was runner-up in the "Health and Strength" world championship wrestling tournament at the Agricultural Hall, London. Among tho most prominent wrestlers ' defeated by Prechner . are Geo. M'Kenzie, light-weight amateur champion of Great Britain; Henri Morice, light-weight professional . champion of Franco; Harry Burleigh, bantam-weight professional champion of the world; Frank Pini, feather-weight professional champion of Italy; Carl Zettlinger, lightweight champion of Austria; Young Beehohlon, feather-weight champion of Denmark; K. Landsmidt, feather-weight champion of Russia; Jack Moir, 9st. 61b. champion, now touring America. Among others beaten were Darkie Stein, of Now-Cfistle-on-Tyne, and Jack Smith, London Naval Volunteers (weight list. 121b.). Prechner is willing to wrestle anyone in New, Zealand under 10st., and is thus prepared to givo away a certain concession in weight. His style is cntch-as-catch-can.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 7
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184WRESTLING. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 7
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