WRESTLING
PESEK DEFEATS WALKER FINE EXHIBITION By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, November 18. Many people were unable to gain admission to His Majesty’s Theatre tonight to witness a wrestling contest between John Pesek, who claims the championship of the world, and George Walker, heavy-weight champion of Canada. The bout lasted until the sixth round. At the end of the fifth Pesek threw his opponent with a back loop slam, easily gaining the first fall. Walker came groggily from his corner at the opening of the sixth round, but Pesek very generously refrained from finishing his man straight away. After a little sparring Pesek secured a double scissors hold, which gave him his second fall and the match. Pesek did not receive the ovation he deserved at the conclusion of the match, although there was a little hand-clapping. The “Nebrasken Tiger,” as he has been named, gave a wonderful exhibition of wrestling, and freed himself from any hold Walker applied with remarkable ease. The only hold which gave him trouble was a short arm scissors, which Walker held for five minutes in the third round, but Pesek was not hurt in the slightest and went to his corner much fresher than the Canadian. Walker weighed 13st. 31b. and Pesek 13st. 81b. ■
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 47, 19 November 1929, Page 12
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