WIN FOR McCREADY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 256, 26 July 1937, Page 2

WIN FOR McCREADY

Little Wolf Beaten After Strenuous Wrestling By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, July 25. In a (trenuous and attractive exhibition of wrestlr . Earl McCready, 10.1-, Willi a points decision over Chief Little Wolf, 16.0, after each man had secured a fall. The men were evenly matched. There was little showmanship, both contestants being content for the greater part to rely on solid methods. The first fall went ■ to Chief Little Wolf in the sixth round. McCready being forced to submit when caught in an indian deathiock. When the Indian attempted to follow up his ad-, vantage in the seventh round, McCready came off the ropes suddenly, dropped Little Wolf with a solid jolt to the jaw and took an equalising fall with a press. MeCready forced the paee during the final round and, in spite of vigorous opposition by his opponent, managed to build up a telling lead on points. COX GAINS DECISION OVER BLOMFIELD By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, July 24. After eight rounds of spectacular wrestling “King Kong” Cox gained a points decision over Lofty Bloinfield last evening. A packed house witnessed a bout which opened sensationally by Bloinfield taking a fall half a minute after the commencement with a body-press following jolts. Co.x scored in the seventh round with a dump, and had all the best of matters in the last. Up to the seventh round points were fairly even. . . k ’— SPELLMAN WINS BY PENALTY FALL By Telegrapti—Press Association. Westport, July 25. A professional wrestling bout last night between John Spellman (U.S.A.), 15.3, and Floyd Marshall (Canada), 17.2, was won by Spellman, who was awarded a penalty fall in the sixth round. This was the only fall of the match, which was highly colourful, and marked by a lot of showmanship, varied with vigorous wrestling. Marshall repeatedly resorted to illegal tactics, persisting after being warned, and Spellman was given a penalty fall in the sixth round, after which vigorous wrestling was resumed with no further falls, although Marshall tried hard to make up the leeway. BRONOWICZ AND WALKER ON THURSDAY The New Zealand Wrestling and Athletic Club, Wellington, announces thar Frank Bronowicz is to appear at the Town Hall, Wellington, next Thursday, his opponent being the redoubtable George Walker. Bronowicz has defeated Jim Londos, Ray Steele, McMillan, Steinborn, and many others. In keeping with the policy of the Dominion Athletic Club, under whose auspices the bouts are being staged, all three are to be professional contests. First on the programme will be George Bauman and Snowy Bartlett, and in addition to the main bout Louis Szabo is to wrestle Tony Felice. Booking at Claridge’s, Manners Street.