WRESTLING
STEELE BEATEN Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright NEW~YORK, May 1. (Received May 2. at 4 p.m.) London (2001 b) beat Steele (2141 b) with a reserve headlock and body scissors in lb 22min. There was an excitincr finish to the match, in which the challenger gave the champion a desperate argument throughout, losing only after he had been tossed over the top of the ropes to the floor. MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SYDNEY, May 3. The season was opened at the Sydney Stadium with an exciting and rough bout for the middle-weight title of Australia between Jack Hammon, 10.13, the defender, and Jim Deakin, 11.1, the challenger. Each man secured a fall, but Hammon won on points, though Deakin displayed marked cleverness. , LONDOS BEATS STEELE NEW YORK, May 1. Rondos (14st 41b) beat Steele (15st 41b) with a reserve headlock and body scissors in Ihr 22min. There was an exciting finish to the match, in which tbo challenger gave the champion a desperate argument throughout, losing only after he had been tossed over the top of the ropes to the floor.
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Evening Star, Issue 22783, 4 May 1931, Page 6
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178WRESTLING Evening Star, Issue 22783, 4 May 1931, Page 6
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