AMATEUR WRESTLING

Evening Star, Issue 25925, 17 October 1946, Page 3

AMATEUR WRESTLING

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

SEVERAL OTAGO SUCCESSES

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 16. Considering that many associations were in recess during the war, entries were good and a fair standard was seen when the New Zealand amateur wrestling championships, the first to he held since 1939, were commenced in the Town Hall to-day. One of the most impressive performances was in the feather-weight section by D. Mudgway (Hawera), who beat J. Genet (Christchurch), the former champion and New Zealand representative at the British Empire Games in Sydney. The tournament will be continued to-mor-row, and the finals will be staged in the evening. The results, the decision being by a fall except where otherwise stated, are as follows: BANTAM-WEIGHT. First Series.—!R. Mudgway (Hawera) Bst 101 b beat B. Marks (Auckland) Bst 101 b, N. Legros (Wellington) Bst 101 b beat J. Frewin (Waikato) Bst lllb, S. Bradley (Palmerston North) Bst 101 b beat J. Donaldson (Otago) Bst 101 b, C. Thorne (Wairarapa) Bst 91b ' beat T. Kennedy (Christchurch) Bst 101 b. Second Series. —Legros beat Marks on points, Mudgway beat Frewin, Donaldson beat Kennedy, Thorn beat Bradley. FEATHER-WEIGHT. First Section.—J. Genet (Christchurch) 9st 51 b beat F. Freeman (Otago) 9st 61b, J. Armitt (Auckland) 9st 61b beat R. Mathews (Napier) 9st 71b, K. Ruby (Wellington) 9st 61b beat W. Weston (Waikato) 9st 51b on points. Second Series.—D. Mudgway (Hawera) 9st 71b beat Genet,: Aimtt beat Weston. LIGHT-WEIGHT. First Series.—J. Wright (Auckland) lOst 31b beat R. Jenkins (New ' Ply-, mouth) lOst 51b on points, W. Adams (Wellington) lOst 51b beat H. McKenzie (Wairarapa) lOst 21b, L. Lye (Waikato) lOst 31b beat C. Price (Napier) lOst 51b, !R. Smith (Christchurch) lOst 11b beat L. Tantrum (Palmerston North) lOst 51b. Second Series.—Jenkins beat M. Ruepena (Wanganui) lOst 21b, Adams beat Wright, Price beat McKenzie. WELTER-WEIGHT. First Series.—J. Monaghan (Otago) list 21b beat D. McLeod (Auckland) lOst lllb, J. Beasley (New Plymouth) list 31b beat H. Chappell (Wairarapa) list 'lllb, J. A. Melnnes (Christchurch) lOst 101 b beat M. IBatt (Napier) lOst 101 b. Second Series. —Monaghan beat K. Mahoney (Wellington) list 41b, McLeod beat Chappell, Melnnes beat Beasley. MIDDLE-WEIGHT. ' First Series.—!R. Tourell (Otago) 12st beat T. Fahey (Christchurch) 12st 21b, V. Aspin (Auckland) 12st 31b beat P. Wi Wi (Wanganui) 12st on points, H. Fenton (New Plymouth) list 71b beat B. Cooper (Napier) list 51b, J. Patterson (Wellington) 12st beat F. Lye (Waikato) 12st on points. LIGHT-WEIGHT. First Series.—J. Howard (Christchurch) list 121 b beat J. Price (Wairarapa) 13st 41b on points. HEAVY-WEIGHT. First Series.—H. Heretick (Wellington) 13st 81b beat T. (Reed (Wairarapa) 13st 31b, N. Smith (Christchurch) 15st 121 b beat A. Campbell (Gisborne) 15st 41b.