IN THE RING

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 152, 29 June 1935, Page 23

IN THE RING

» —. (By "Aeneas.") COMING ENGAGEMENTS. Boxing. June 29. —V. Borcovsky v. F. Wade, at Murchison. July I.—Amateur tournament at Miramar; W. Aitken v. W. McKay, J. McKay v. J. Jarvis, at Auckland. July 6.— E. Oxley v. E. Carrig, at Pahiatua. j July 11.— E. Jacobs v. R. Nicol (lightheavyweight title), at Invercargill. July 13— E. Jacobs v. J. Forde, .at Masterton. July 15.— W. Pearce v. M. O'Brien (middleweight title), at Dunedin. ' September 11, 12, and 13.—New Zealand amateur championships, at Dunedin. Wrestling:. July I.—E. McCready v. H. Kruskamp and K. Elliott, at Wellington, A. Pereira v. G. Wade, at Dunedin. July 2.—Gymnasium night at Kilbirnie. July 3.— E. McCready v. L. Blomfield, at Auckland; G. Wade v. S. Burmister, ■at Christchnrch. July 5.— G. Wade v. A. Pereira, at Ashburton. WliN T BY TWO FALLSM CCREADY AS COMPETITOR Having found that so far as securing matches was concerned there was "nothing doing" in Australia, Walter Miller and his protege, the stalwart Canadian Earl McCready, came back across the Tasman in time for McCready to step into the ring at the Town Hall on Monday night against Al Pereira. The -pair had it indicated to them when they passed through here on the qutward trip that there was^little likelihood of an Australian trip proving fruitful but Miller, an experienced campaigner both in the ring and out of it in the capacity of manager, considered it at least worth while to make personal contact with those at the head of the sport in the Commonwealth. In Sydney he ran across Tom Lurich, but the Russian did not feel disposed to add McCready to his "circus." Lurich's activities in Sydney appear to be attended with considerable success so far as he is concerned, but it has long been apparent that the competitive aspect is not strongly stressed in the matches in which he and the men under his control participate. It will readily be conceded that Lurich's reputation among his followers would not bo improved if a wrestler on, a short visit were to inflict defeat upon him. CONVINCING VICTORY. That McCready would prove a double handful tq Lurich was evident from his performance against Pereira and he left no doubts as to his superiority by clinching the match with two

straight falls. The slam which paved the way to the first had left Pereira in such bad shape that the taking of the second was more or less a formality, but too often it has be&i a formality which has not been complied with. Wrestlers have been placed in a, condition, similar to that in which Pereira/found' himself, but have been allowed to recover. The proceedings have continued the even tenor of their way until the final result has been a fall apiece or a margin of one fall. It was this aspect'of the ending of the bout which was of particular interest. As was pointed out in this column recently a win by two straight falls is regarded by wrestlers as some-1 thing of a humiliation, though it is j often apparent that brie man is superior to the other by a big margin. If McCready's performance is an indication that he is'out to win all his bouts by the clean-cut and decisive manner in which he disposed 'of Pereira, his joining the ranks of the team operating in the country will be welcomed for a reason apart altogether from that provided by his undoubted ability as a -Wrestler. If it is to be taken for granted that McCready is going to enter the ring as a competitor, and not merely as an entertainer, then the sport in this country will receive a considerable impetus.