PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

Hawera Star, Volume L, 27 August 1930, Page 3

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

CONTEST AT STRATFORD TO-MORROW’S BI'G BOUT The indication's are that the iStratford Town Hall will be filled' to capacity to-morrow evening on the occasion of the professional wrestling contest between Ebert and Lundyn. Last night Fred Ebert gave demou’strations of the various’ holds used by present day wrestlers. The deadly Boston Crab was demonstrated and it was easy to realise- how difficult it would be for a iwrestler caught in its toils' to extricate himself. Ebert has l wrestled his way round the world. (He has wrestled in Germany, Austria. Hungary. Yugo Slavia, Belgium. France, Turkey, England. United States, South America, India. Japan, Australia and New Zealand. 'He has taken.’ part in over 600 contests. He has won over 400 and drawn 70. He first distinguished himself in, the world of sport as a student of the famous old University of Heidelberg. He had the high honour of representing his native country, Austria, at the 'Olympic Games and winning the light-heavy championship of the world. {Lundyn’s record is also one of sue: cesses and he should provide Ebert with perhaps the grea test tussle of It is career. 'The following amateurs have been matched as preliminaries to the professional contest:— 11. Bailey ('llawera) v. If. Tito (Okaiaiwm). E. Allenden (Lowgarth) v. H. Harris (Stratford). It. C'laridgc (Toko) v. J. Martin (Toko). G. Andersen (Toko) v. P. Jones (Toko).