WRESTLING
LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The final bouts in the Wellington junior and novice wrestling championships were held in the Rex Hall, Kilbirnie, last night, under the auspices of the Wellington Wrestling Association. A satisfactory crowd attended and the wrestling for the most part was of a high standard.
Following are the results, clubs being shown as follows:—Kilbirnie (X), Hutt (H.), Petone (P.), Koolman's gymnasium (Kool.):—
Junior Finals:—7Blb class: J. Henderson (P.), 781b, beat D. Morton (K.), 741b, by one fall. 851b class: R. Carr (K.), 841b, beat M. Churchward (X.>, 851b, by one fall. 931b class: D. Rigarlsford (K.), 911b, beat W. Peterson (K.), 901b, by one fall. 1021b class: T. Maddock (K.), 1001b, beat C. Maskill (K.), 981b, by one fall. 1121b class: J. Prestney (K.), 1121b, beat R. Barber (P.), 1121b, by one fall. 1231b class: J. Walls (P.), 1231b, beat A. Craig (P.), 1231b, by one fall.
Novice Finals:— ll2lb class: B. Simpson (H.) won unopposed. 1231b class: H. Compton (K.), 1201b, beat L. Ims (Kool.), 1181b, by one fall. In a match to decide the runner-up, L, Ims (Kool.), 1181b. beat P. Simpson (H.), 1181b, by one fall. 1341b class: H. Wood (Kool,), 1341b, beat P. Adams (Kool.), 1321b, by one fall. 1451b class: J. Johnson (Kool.), 1451b, beat E. Twohill (K.), 1401b, by one fall. 1581b class: M. Bell (Kool.), 1581b, beat M. Chevin (P.), 1501b, by one fall. 1741b class: W. M. Burroughs (Kool.), 1731b, beat J. McCarthy (Kool.), 1731b, by one fall. 1911b class: C. Molloy won unopposed.
Heavyweight:— E. Tuck (Kool.), 14st, beat S. Williams (Kool.), 16st 91b, by one fall.
Two Kilbirnie ladder matches for the C. McDonald Cups resulted as follows:—
6st 51b class: W. Peterson (Bst 51b) beat D. Morton (sst 41b). 7st class: C. Maskill (7st) beat J. Phillips (6st 61b).
W. Peterson was awarded a silver medal, presented by Miss Margaret Oates, for the most scientific junior. Mr. J. R. Thompson refereed the bouts.
A fracture of the right thigh was suffered by Mrs. R. Bowman, 18 Brunswick Street, Lower Hutt, when she fell off a chair at her home yesterday afternoon. She was taken to hospital by the free Ambulance,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1938, Page 24
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