WRESTLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1938, Page 11

WRESTLING

BLOMFIELD DEFEATS LOPEZ

[per press association.]

AUCKLAND, August 8

A professional wrestling contest between “Lofty” Blomtield, of Auckland, and Vincent Lopez, of Mexico, provided a series of sensations. The first occurred immediately after the opening gong, when Lopez secured a fall with a. body press following a succession of fore-arm jolts. There was a willing exchange of fore-arm jolting at the commencement of the fourth round, and then Blomtield smartly tripped his opponent and applied a Boston crab, to which the Mexican immediately submitted.

Lopez opened the seventh round with flying tackles, to which Blomfield replied. The referee was caught unawares between the two men and fell fo the mat face downwards. He appeared to be groggy, and took a few seconds to realise his position. In the meantime Lopez was endeavouring to pin the Aucklander’s shoulders, and was on the point of doing so when Blomfield suddenly reversed and bad the Mexican’s shoulders on the mat. The referee crawled over on his hands and knees and patted Blomfield on the back, signifying a fall. This meant that Blomfield had won the contest. The referee's action brought an outburst of disapproval among the supporters of Lopez. The latter remonstrated with a controlling’ oflicial and gesticulated wildly with his arms, his evident desire being the cont intuition of the contest. Blomtield's success was loudly acclaimed by a large following. NUMA AND DETTON DRAW WELLINGTON, August 8. Leo Numa. Hlsl Sih. made an auspicious first appearance in Wellington Town Hall to-nigbl. when lie held Ins own with Dean Delton. 15st 21b. Detton displayed till his customary aggiessweness, science and speed; but Numa v.as equal to every call made on him. Much clever wrestling was sandwiched in with plenty of roughhouse tactics. Oetlon took a fall in the fifth round with living tackles. Numa evened wil |, fall in the seventh with his speciality, the hammer throw.