A LAWLESS BOUT

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 1, 26 September 1939, Page 3

A LAWLESS BOUT

Blomfield Beats Wright, Two Falls To One REFEREE KEPT BUSY ' ' Lawless matcraft kept the referee busy, when Lofty Blomfield wrestled Rube Wright, Texas, in the Wellington Town Hall last night. Blomfield won, two falls to one. Wright incurred a penalty for illicit use of bis knee in the third round, but. revenged himself immediately by jolting Blomfield groggj aud pinning him. Blomfield took the deciding fall in round seven with am octopus clamp, to which M right submitted. There was a large crowd. The referee, Mr. Alf Jenkins, was kept constantly checking infringements, mainly fisticuffs and knee-jolts, lhe bout was a simple, hearty, uproarious affair of violence rather than science, and greatly entertained spectators. Wright weighed 17st. 71b. to Blomfield’s 16st. 81b. Wright’s extra stone appeared to be distributed in padding on his barrel-like torso; apart from his greater girth, there appeared little between the two mat-mem Jolts Dispensed. Wright handed out. repealed jolts till Blomfield returned the favour. Wright then lifted a knee, smartly to connect with Blomfield’s face, and clamped on a head-scissors. As this seemed detrimental to Blomfield’s respiration, the referee ordered Wright to let go. Blomflell jolted Wright once or twice. The referee warned Wright no.t to punch. However, he had scant, opportunity of doing so for some short time, because Blomfield held him helpless in a shortarm scissors. Wright countered with, a headlock. He turned his back resolutely on the referee aud kept it turned, so that not till the official ducked through the tunnel formed by the two massive men could he see clearly just what was transpiring. He then perceived that Wright had a stranglehold on Blomfield, and made him relinquish it. Blomfield administered _ identical medicine to Wright, and again the referee had to intervene. Wright reeled about the ring, coughing, and with tongue protruding, for some seconds. Two Rounds, Two Falls. The referee was now kept busy. Ho warned 'Wright for punching. He warned him for knee-jolting. But Wright was not deterred. Fired by stopping a salvo of elbow-jolts from Blomfield, lie returned rap for rap, halched Blomfield. knocked him off his feet with swinging forearm blows, took him in a headlock, and again bowled him over with a knee to 'the nose. He picked Blomfield up by the hair, belaboured him again with forearm knocks, and finally crashed a knee among his features, sending him headlong to the mat. Blomfield rose on all fours, kneeling, dazed; Wright was about, to pounce on him when the referee thrust him back, waved him to his corner, and gave a penalty fall against him for persistent use of his knees. . Wright soon revenged himsell. He rushed at Blomfield the moment the fourth round opened, and slammed home forearm blows, lifting Blomfield off his feet time and again. Blomfield was soon staggery with taking punishment, but Wright pounded him mercilessly till he crashed, and succumbed to a protracted body-press. The winner of the fall dealt his victim a kick in the ribs as he clambered off the prostrate Blomfield. Blomfield’s Recovery. But Blomfield was sufficiently recovered to launch a determined offensive in the fifth round. He did not omit to use his elbows freely. He took \\ right by the hair ami pitched him into the ropes. He rolled him out among the ringstitern. Wright was warned tor kicking, blomfield for a stray knee-jolt, both for further fisticuffs. , , . From a toehold, Blomfield strove in vain to develop an octopus clamp. Wright, countered with a face-bar; Blomfield promptly bit him. Wright tried to pull Blomfield off by the hair, but the referee would have none of it, He finally pulled Blomfield off bodily. Blomfield. Wright and the referee became entangled on the wrong side of the ropes, and all in a ball rolled in among the ringsiders, who had a lot ot fun helping untie them. When they came back, Blomfield commenced to knock W right about with jolts. He tumbled Wright into the ropes; 'Wright rebounded in a flying tackle, which, however, flew wide. Whet Blomfield rushed to grapple him Wright butted him in (he midriff. Bion he tripped Wright smartly, but was slow to apply his octopus clamp. However, he succeeded in carrying out the ' “J' “ 11 manoeuvre necessary to entwine AV right legs, rolled over, and stood , up. Wri'ffit, on his elbows, wriggled,aero.s the ring and grasped the rope lie referee knocked his hand free; Blomfield dragged him back to mid-mat. Again Wright dragged himself toward the ropes, again the referee would not let bun make use of them, again Blomfield dragged him back. And this time he threw his full weight into the leverage, and V J ! gl , 7'" luctantly beat the mat and yielded the deciding fall. Professional Preliminary.

Welterweight: Sid Scott (11st. 31b.) and Colin Crockery (list.), drew m a professional preliminary, no falls. Dike most of these preliminaries, the bout was

bright, hard and willing. Mr. Jenkins refereed. Amateur Bouts. Welterweight: T. Mahoney (Koo], mail’s, lOst. 121 b.) beat M. Bootes (Pctonc, list.) by a pinfall iu the second round. .... , ' , Heavyweight: J. Ronald (Isoolrann s, 14st.) beat. E. Tuck (Koolman’s, lost. Jolb.), by a pinfall in the first round. Mr. J. 11. Thompson refereed the amateur bouts. McCready beats pinder By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 25. Forced to use his superior strength to offset, the speed and versatility of his opponent, the British Empire wrestling champion, Earl McCready, was fully extended in retaining his title against, a challenge from Prince Bhu Pinder. For the greater part of the contest McCready bad difficulty in eoping with tin; elusive Indian, and it was only in the seventh round when lie resorted to fore-arm jolts, Hint lie subdued Pinder sufficiently to take the only fall of the match.