AMATEUR WRESTLING

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 111, 6 November 1935, Page 4

AMATEUR WRESTLING

WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Special to the "Evening -ost.")

MASTERTON, This Day.

The Wairarapa amateur wrestling championships were decided in the State Theatre, Carterton, last night. There was a good attendance, and some fast and keenly-contested bouts were witnessed. The wrestling throughout was of a high standard and a firstclass night's entertainment was provided. Mr. J. Fearon controlled the bouts, which resulted as follows:—

Middleweight.—First round: Chappell (Masterton) beat Benton (Featherston) by one fall to nil; Tweedie (Eketahuna) beat Murphy (Masterton) by one fall to nil; Dumbleton (Eketahuna) beat Blain (Featherston) by default. Second rounds Chappell beat Rasmussen (Masterton) by one fall to nil, Rasmussen being unable to finish the bout owing to an injury; Dumbleton beat Tweedie on points. Final: Chappell beat Dumbleton by one fall to nil.

Welterweight.—First round: Wendon (Featherston) beat Russell (Masterton) by default; Simmonds (Featherston) beat Tilyard (Featherston) by default. Second round: Wendon beat H. Tozer (Masterton) by default. Third round: Wendon beat Benton (Featherston) on points. Final: Wendon beat Simmonds on points.

Lightweight.—Lowe (Featherston) beat H. Tozer (Masterton) on points; Neilsen (Eketahuna) beat Page (Masterton) by two falls to nil. Final: Neilsen beat Lowe on points.

Light-heavyweight.—Final: Noble (Featherston) beat Sutherland (Masterton) by one fall to nil.

Heavyweight final: Sutherland (Masterton) beat Price (Featherston) by one fall to nil.

The bantamweight title had been won previously by R. Southey (Masterton).