WALKER RENEWS HIS CHALLENGE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 259, 29 July 1937, Page 15

WALKER RENEWS HIS CHALLENGE

Beats Louis Szabo in Second Round Dominion Special Service. Masterton, July 28. George Walker’s famous backloop slam put a sudden tad to his wrestling bout with Louis Szabo in the Masterton Opera House to-night, the young American being unable to come out for the third round through being rendered limp and listless with Walker’s deadly slam and body press. While it lasted, the bout was lively, find although Szabo did not have the ringcraft and cunning of the experienced Walker, he was nevertheless aggressive and keen, and gave as much as ho received. -Walker, however, was able to withstand more punishment. Speaking to the crowd, Walker said he barred no wrestler in New Zealand and hig offer to wrestle McCready still stood. “I am out to win,” said Walker, “as soon as I can—in the first round or the last.” The first of the two preliminaries was between “Hurricane” Hutchison (Masterton), 11.6, and Sid Lack, welterweight champion of Australia, ILS. Lack was the winner, taking a fall in the last round with an aeroplane spin and a dump. He would have shown up better against a more knowledgeable opponent. A remarkable ending characterised the bout between Tony Felice (Italy), 15st. 10ib., and “Tiny” Al Dane (Hawke’s Bay), 16st. Dane was hit on the back of the neck in the fourth round, and fell over the ropes, taking the count. He was assisted to his corner, and after rising from his chair to start the fifth round collapsed and fell headlong tbrqjigh the ropes. It was a disappointing encounter, marked by monotonous grunting by Felice. The crowd showed its appreciation of the bout by throwing a few pennies, an empty box of matches, and a cigarette butt into the ring. It was scheduled to go six rounds, and at the end of the third someone sighed, “One nearer the end, thank goodness.”

The entertainment was the first effort in Mastertoil under the auspices of the Dominion Wrestling and Athletic Club. The attendance was poor.

Marshall Disqualified

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, July 28. Earl McCready had his hardest wrestling match in years to-night when he fought almost eight rounds with Marshall, the latter being disqualified near the end of the last round. At stages Marshall clearly led on points, but he lost the bout through rabbit and kidney punches and other similar tactics. There was absolutely no showmanship, and the bout was the hardest and fastest seen in Christchurch for a long time.