A WRESTLING SURPRISE

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 42, 17 August 1935, Page 22

A WRESTLING SURPRISE

The wrestling surprise of the week was undoubtedly Ole Andresen's success in holding Earl McCready to i draw at Chnstchurch on Tuesday night. The result, however, can largely be accounted for by the fact that a carbuncle on the inside of McCready's knee not only caused him considerable discomfort but also effectively prevented-him'from making use of scissors grips. The sore'was so troublesome that it affected the whole of one side of his body and an injection had to be made m his arm m order to prevent it from spreading further. McCready's ..heart was also affected and he had to "spend two days in bed The core of the carbuncle has since been removed and the'Cahadian expects no further trouble from that source. In spite of his handicap—those who have seen McCready m action will realise what it would mean to him i ™no ble t0 bnng hi* le«s int° play—McCready managed to hold his own in a particularly fast and skilful display. There were many who considered that >he should have been given the verdict by virtue of winning four rounds to two, with' two Nevertheless, Andresen showed himself to be a wrestler deserving of respect. He is particularly supple in his joints and can use his legs almost like arms.