KILONIS WINS.
With a “Boston Crab.” CHAMPION WHESTLER HOOTED. AUCKLAND, December 10. The professional wrestling contest, under the auspices of the New Zealand Wrestling Association, between John Kilonis, champion of Greece, and Pat McCarthy, champion of Ireland and Canada, ended in the seventh round, when Kilonis got a deciding fall of three by means of his famous Boston Crab holdThe contest was marked by much ill-feeling, punching, and kicking, and in fact everything that was illegal. The referee warned Kilonis on one occasion for a straight-out punch to the jaw. and early in the contest the faces of both men bore evidence of the kicks used in freeing themselves from holds. There was a fairly large audience, which hooted loudly at intervals, and Kilonis. instead of being cheered as the winner, was hooted for several minutes. Sunni. New Zealand champion, issued a challenge to Kilonis.
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Grey River Argus, 11 December 1928, Page 5
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