AMATEUR WRESTLING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 60, 8 September 1937, Page 6

AMATEUR WRESTLING

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

i The combined club championship tfinals were held at the Kilbirnie Wrestling Club last night, and in many of the bouts Vhigh.standard of .wrestling was displayed. ,Prizes were distributed by Mr. H. Leah, the patron. Mrl H. Thpmpsofi; the judge of the events, selected K. Ruby as , the wrestler displaying th£ most skill, and to Kilbirnie therefore-went the Challenge Shield. T. Maddocks gave the best exhibition in the junior grade. The following were the results:— . sst Class:. I. Lang (Petone) beat-J. Joe (Kilbirnie) by two falls. sst 71b Class:, D. Morton (Kilbirnie) beat J. Henderson (Petone) on points. 9st 51b Class: J. Park (Kilbirnie) beat C. Clark (Kilbirnie) by two falls. Heavy Class:, B. Monastra (Kilbirnie) beat W. Cook (Kilbirnie) by a fall. 6st Sib .Class: T. Maddocks. (Kilbirnie) /beat "*£. Rigarlsford (Kilbirnie) on/pointsj orie. fall each. . '^ ~_ ' ' " :

lOst 101b Class.^-rSemi-firial: :.,C Teague (Kilbirnie) beat A. Young (Petone) on points. Final: J. Hill (Petone) beat C. Teague. (Kilbirnie) on points. 7st 71b Class: W. Baird (Kilbirnie) beat R. Paul (Kilbirnie) by one fall. 6st 131b Class: H. Compton (Kilbirnie) beat J. Prestney (Kilbirnie) by two <falls. ■ ■■; sst 121b Class: S. Deslands (Kilbirnie) beat J. Henderson (Petone) by two falls. ■■ :■•.■ -■■ :\ :- ...

In a special challenge match C. Clark (Kilbirnie) beat J. Carroll (Johnsonville) by two falls.. Mr. H. • Thompson and Mr. L. Boe refereed.