WRESTLING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 7

WRESTLING.

2'PROLONGED MATCH. . By Telegraph—tresa Association—Copyright.

. '_'~' ; , London,'.: Septembor 11. . i Gama, the .. Indian wrestler, audi Zbysco, the Galician, had a match at the Stadium; The encouutor was a ter-; rible !one. The meii wrestled for two h'ours: and forty, minutes, at the end. of which time,' as neither ' had secured a fall, the match was temporarily stopped. If will bo resumed on September 17.

Mr. Aubrey Sara, light-weight wrestling champion of New Zealand, is '• seriously ill and confined-to,his bed; It is improbable that he will: be. able to wrestle again this year (says the Napier "Daily Telegraph 1 '). :•. ■'■ .,-,. '■■'/' '.;; '/■'';'

"London,'" writes "Ivandoe" in "The Referee;" : "is infested, jtist; now .'with a host of tall Indian gentlemen/the chief i of whom appears to be Gama, who is challenging • the\ world for anything from *6100 to',£looo a-eide, winner' to take all. This sounds genuine enough, but wo. know, nothing about their performances; and Zbysco,- Bberle. Seyfried,: Hackenschmidt, Koch, Gotch, Lemni; 'Chepillod, O'Kelly, and Apollon have no time, for these un-ceitain-iast; men. -The best'of the.(lndians we have yet seen is Buttan Singh, the' 49-year-old . man; who was in /Aus- ■ tralia 'a year ago. .-Button recently put 'paid' to Bob Berry,' the English middleweight .champion; and; he. is indeed a marvel at his age.".: Zbysco was'recently defeated' in America by -the .champion Gotch, who also'defeated Hackensch'midt. Since ' Gotoh'a • retirement, .the ...question of the championship has. been .in disputeand Zbysco has beett one, :of the claimants 'to the title. ' Taking; a, line •through: Zbysco', the Indian■ Gania must. ,be a.Wy'tough proposition.;...:;;.-.."./,. •;-■ ■::■•■■ '-. CYCLING.; .?: :'-;-y;-;.;■ .:: : Al ; nasty ;f : all.. ■•, /" ■ 'By Tsio|jr»pi»— Press /■}.y}:!^\ -".".Sydrppy, September 12.: '.Percy.Mutton and George Horden, ■ two of the fastest' cyclists : 'in v New ; South Wales, fell while training. : Both were taken.to" the' hospital,-suffering from injuries; to; head and body.,.: They will be confined; to 1 .their. beds for;several days. RACE.;.;■-: ' • ; ;.(ReCv September 13,; OiMa.m.) ... [-V. ;;• '.•■•' Sydney, September. 12.. ' -The additional.New'Zealand.competitor in tkeGoulburn-Sydney road race will'be W. Arnst, who'gets a time allowanco pi B.minutes.: '•:• /;'. ;',,. % rCRICKET.;;;;;> J;y.: . /;/- PAHAUTANUI ■>' CLUB. " ,■'. ';/;' The. annual; meeting of, the Pahautanui Cricket Club was held in the Pahautanui : Hall on-Saturday night; -about '24.members -beiiig 'present..;.i Mr. D. Greig; was voted;' to -. the - chair.; <; The - : balance-sheet. showed 5 ,£2{in';b&rid.with;which to begiii the! season. : .-The• following 'officers .were elected Mr..W. H; Field,. M.P..; -Mr. : W: "'-''Galloway.;'■ vicepresidents, Messrs..J; Pearoe,\J.-Millen, E...Gardner, A.'lggulden,:E. Bradey,. -M.' ; Mdyanhan;., secretary, -Mr.'.W. Boulton (re-elected); treasurer, ;.Mr..:G.-..lggulden (re-elected).'; 1 W; Boulton,: G.:• .Harris,- j'siidrAy,,, Pcarcs; Management:-:' Cqmmittee, ,-.-;slessrs. .;•,A. . Harris, ;D,:-Greig,:W,; Boulton. ■■: A/hearty vote ■of .thanks - was accorded. to, ;Messrs. A; Harris,. W. Boulton, and ;G v ,lgguldcn for '•- ; their /-'services rendered during the. past' season. Vlt ■ was ; decided. to.' open the 9easonvwith a match;' Married v. Single; 'on ./Pahautanui Domain,; .on.. -Saturday, Obiober-i'l.'"..:'■'V.'.' /:/./:/,-■ >:,...'■ '<•••'.