WRESTLING
Forsgren Disqualified By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, May 3 A professional heavy-weight wrestling contest between Jack Forsgren, of America, and “Lotty” Blomfleld, of Auckland, eame to an end in tho seventh round when Forsgren was disqualified for disobeying the orders of the referee. He had obtained a submission fall in tho sixth round by means of a Boston crab hold. At the commencement of tho seventh round he rushed at Blomfleld and was cautioned for illegally using his knee, an offence for which ho had previously been spoken to. Ho persisted, however, and tho referee awarded Blomfleld a penalty fall. Forsgren continued his attack upon Blomfleld and was disqualified. LURICH BEATS OSWALD — SYDNEY, May 3. Wrestling at Leichhardt Stadium, Tom Lurieh defeated Hank Oswald, who was disqualified for punching, after each had obtained a fall.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 119, 4 May 1936, Page 2
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