WRESTLING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12866, 21 May 1936, Page 6

WRESTLING

TO-NIGHT’S MATCH BLOMFTELD v. WOODS The Gisborne Wrestling Association anticipate a full house! this overling for the second tournament of tho season when the American -Too Woods will meet the Aucklander, Lofty Blomfiold, who are replacing Savage! and Oswald, the latter having been incapacitated in meeting bavage last Saturday. Wood hast shown in a number of matches recently that his lost. 51b. is all hone ami muscle, and that his speed rivals that of any other professional! - wrestler so far seen in the Dominion. He will ho conceding weight to the formidable Blomfiold. hut he is not concerned' on that point, and is confident of fully justifying his -selection as! the opponent of the Aucklander. „ 0:1 the capabilities' of Blomfiold. tho public knows sufficient to realise that if Woods/ can extend him. the match will bo of outstanding interest. 131 omfield was to have wrestled in Gisborne early this month, but was weatherbound in the South Island, and his place was filled, by Glen Wade, who met Mohr offer in ’ a faily interesting bout. To-night s match should show a deeded improvement, on the Wade-Mohrmger engagement in regard to spectacular features. Good amateur bouts will ho provided as preliminaries to the professional contest.

RUSSELL BEATS FORSHEEN. iPress Association). CHRISTCHURCH, May 20. ‘‘Rebel” Bus,sell (America) lost. Sib beat. Jack fi’orsgren (Canada) Hist II lb on points in a professional match to-night. The boui. was disappointing Forsgren gained a submission tall with a. Boston oral) in the third round. Both wrestlers and most, of lhe crowd claiming that the dee .a ion of the referee was wrong, because Russell l-.ad not, submitted. Russell evened in the sixth round, gaining a submission fall will) an Indian deathlock.