ON THE MAT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1933, Page 8

ON THE MAT.

Count Varga Beats “Whiskers” Blake DUNEDIN, Last Night. A crowded house to-night saw Count Varga (14.8) defeat “Whiskers’ ' Blake (15.0) in the fifth round. The bout was not so spectacular as was antic! pated. Varga secured a fall in the third round after a series of headlocks. In the next round it appeared as if the same thing was going to happen, but Blake wrapped his legs round Varga and, using the figure-four scissors, obtained a submission fall. About half-way through the fifth round Blake sent Varga to the mat with a coupie of reverse headlocks, but Varga slipped in as Blake was coming for the third, and retaliated with three headlocks of an unusual type, holding to the last one to secure a fall. A 1 Pereira Gives Spectacular Display AUCKLAND, Last Night. With one fall to his credit and a wide margin of points in his favour, A 1 Pereira, heavyweight wrestling champion of Portugal (who wrestles in Palmerston North on Friday) lost his match with Harry Mamos when he hurtled head first through the ropes in the sixth round landing first on the staging and then on the floor in front of the stalls, partially knocking himself , out and being * unable to climb back into the ring. Pereida made his first appearance and his flying tackles excited the crowd. They paved the way for the fall he secured in the fourth round by means of a flying body scissors and press.