WRESTLER DISQUALIFIED
FOLKE INTERVENE (Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI, May 12. After conceding a penalty fall to Jack Kennedy in the sixth round, Leo Jensen was disqualified by the referee (Mr Alexander Anderson) -a few minutes before the gong in the final round in a professional wrestling contest this evening before a medium house. The bout-Was entertaining, but was npV.productive of good and during the! last rounds ‘it yas marked by much Jensen being the worse offender. • ; . The police had to intervene in the last round when the wrestlers tried to fight outside the ring. Shortlv afterwards Jensen kicked ms opponent in the stomach when getting into the ring, and was disqualified. . Kennedy did not ; want this verdict, and sought to continue the bout, the crowd backing him up. After the referee had experienced trouble in sepa rating the men the police stepped in.
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Evening Star, Issue 22956, 13 May 1938, Page 2
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144WRESTLER DISQUALIFIED Evening Star, Issue 22956, 13 May 1938, Page 2
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