WRESTLING BOUT AT CHRISTCHURCH
By Telegraph—-Press Association. Christchurch, May 20. ‘•Rebel’’ Ru.s-el (America), 15st. Sib., beat Jack Forsgren (Canada). 16st. lllb.. on points in :i professional wrestling mutch at St. James's Theatre to-niglF. The bout was disappointing. Forsgre; gained n submission fall with a Boston, crab in the third round, both wrestlers nnd most of the crowd claiming that the decision of the referee was wrong because Riiswell had not submitted. Russell evened in the sixth round, gaining a submission fall with the Indian dcathlock.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 200, 21 May 1936, Page 14
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