WRESTLING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12911, 13 July 1936, Page 7

WRESTLING

WEDN ESI)AY’S BOUT COWBOY'’ BUSSELL AND CHRIS Z Ail ARIAS

A "highly attractive contest Las been arranged for the next wrestling match to be staged at •Gisborne, “Cowboy"’ Bussell being drawn to meet .Chris ZahaKas, the aggressive ■and hard-working Greek from C'olaracio', (in Wednesday. Considerable interest will attach to Zahairidif’ performance as .it will be bis first appearance here and the. reports that have been received flora other centres indicate that he -jk l ight up to the standard of this season’s h'gh-cla-ss importations. ZaJmrias'combs'of a world-famous wrestling family, his father, who hails frym Athens, being an •outstanding exponent of the Graeco-Roman style, whib. Ids brother Geo:go (the “Crying Greek from Cripple Creek”) is one of the leading world-title contenders. Chris, was taught the game by his father and brothers,'but also had the advantage of work-outs with Jim Condos, the' Greek world champion, who is the .idol of the ZaJnuias family. Chris, is practically the same size as- the ‘ex-champion and; consequently wrestles’ very much alone; the same lines as Condos, his work being marked by cleverness, speed, and aggression. “Firework'.:” are expected when Russell get; into action as lie bars a reputation even in America of being something of a wrestling outlaw. He has great strength, which lie developed on the cattle ranges, and knows the wrestling game inside out. The amateur programme should be one of the best staged in Gisborne. K. Busekc. the well-known Poverty Bay welterweight, has accepted the challenge of E. Burton, of Hastings, for a special bout. Other contests will he staged between I. Buscke and K. Callahan; “Darky” Read and “Gurka” ;Wright; and R . Thompson and T. Turnbull.

NOTES AND NEWS. At Lcichlnrdt Stadium on Saturday, L-urich defeated Ha ban Singh by two falls to one alter an hour's wrestling in’ a (scheduled- two hours’ contest. Singh took the first fall after 30 minutes with an octopus hold. Lurch -equalled with a 'back loop slam, which left the Indian groggy, and, immediately on -resuming, Lurich repeated the process to win the contest, —P.A. ir * m Making clever use of his legs, Sam Leathers defeated Harry Kent by two falls to one at New Plymouth on Saturday night. Leathers took a sub-mis-s'-on Rail in the fourth with a- head scissors. Kent evened with a body press after flying tackles and. dumps, but 'submitted in the sixth, after being locked in. body scissors.—P.A.