STADIUM SENSATION
LATE EDITION
WILD WRESTLING BOUT REFEREE KICKED UNCONSCIOUS CROWD IN PANDEMONIUM. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright). Received 12.30 p.m. to-day. % SYDNEY, Aug. 5. Unprecedented * scenes occurred at the Stadium when the wrestlers Ted Thyo and Billy Edwards fought madly after the referee (Mr Tom Banner) (had been hicked unconscious. Finally recovering somewhat-, the referee crawled alongside the men on the mat and crowned Thy© winner. He then left the ring. Actually it was Thye’s foot that caused the trouble. While pandemonium reigned, Thyo also left the ring. and Edwards, in tears, appealed to the crowd. Scenes of the wildest disorder followed, until after ten minutes Thyo returned and the match was continued with another wrestler (Tom Enrich) as referee. The contest eventually ended m a draw -on a fall to each.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19300805.2.68
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 August 1930, Page 9
Word Count
135STADIUM SENSATION Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 August 1930, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in