ROUGH WRESTLER
KILONIS'S SHOWMANSHIP (By Telegraph.—Press Association.l AUCKLAND, 17th December. A return wrestling match between Jolm Kilouis (Greece) and Pat M'Carthy (Canada) to-night resulted in a win for Kilonis by two falls to one. The Town Hall was crowded. Kilonis again made himself very unpopular by adopting rough and illegal tactics, frequently necessitating the intervention of tlie referee. There was an angry demonstration in tho sixth round when Kilonis thumped M'Carthy's head several times heavily on the boards outside the ropes. Tho referee ordered Kilonis back into tho rin<- Kilonis replied by catching the referee, Mr. L. Wilson, by the shirtfront and ripping it right down the front. The crowd surged round the ring, and when M'Carthy re-entered the referee held up M'Carthy's hand and the crowd cheered wildly, thinking Kilonis had been disqualified. However, the referee merely awarded a penalty fall to M'Carthy. Kilonis had previously obtained a Boston crab hold in the fifth round and secured the deciding fall in the eighth round with an arm-lock. There Was a. prolonged outburst of hooting at. the close when Kilonis was declared the-winner,, and M Larthy was cheered to the echo.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 18 December 1928, Page 15
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191ROUGH WRESTLER Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 18 December 1928, Page 15
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