WRESTLING SEASON OPENS
eocgh: bout at Sydney. AITDOLEW FJI (4HT TIT.T/It. (United Press Associ.il.ion—By Electric Telcgrnpli Copyright.) SYDNEY. At ay 2. The wrestling season opened at Sydney Siadiu.m with an exciting and rough 'bruit for the middleweight title of Australia, between .Jack H amnion. 10.13. defender, and Jim Donkin, 11.1. elraMonger. Each man secured a fail, but lTnmmnn won on points, though Deakin displayed marked, cleverness. VIGOUR AT NEW YORK. CHALLENGER TOSSED OYER! ROPES. NEW YORK, May 1. London, list lib, boat Sieele, lost 41b, with a reverse headkwk body scissors in a wrestling match which lasted an Loin* and 22 minutes. There was an exciting finish to the match in which, the challenger gave the champion a desperate argument throughout, losing only after he had been tossed over the top of the rope to the floor.
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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 4 May 1931, Page 3
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