Rumberg Beats Pereira By Single Fall
GOOD BOUT AT NEW PLYMOUTH NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. ■Rumberg defeated Pereira by a fall in the seventh round in the brightest wrestling bout seen in Taranaki for some time. The men were wellmatched, Pereira probably having a lead on points when Rumberg jumped on him and crushed him to the mat. There was very little showmanship, but a great deal of good, hard wrestling. The eighth round was a desperate one in which Pereira failed in a great endeavour to retrieve a lost bout.
Patterson Injured in Bout With Mamos GEEYMOUTH, Last Night. In a -wrestling boat Mamos (.14.3) defeated Patterson (Id stone) at the Town Hall on Saturday. Patterson, whose weight was an advantage, secured a fall in the fifth with a thunderbolt and headlock. Mamos evened in the sevetnth with a spectacular back loop slam. Patterson was groggy for the eighth, when Mamos hurled ( him through the ropes several times. Finally Patterson failed to return to the ring and Mamos was declared the winner. It was found that Patterson sustained slight spinal concussion, apparently as a result of the slam. Both ■men used rough tactics, but the bout is popularly regarded as the best seen here for a long time, despite instances of showmanship.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 August 1933, Page 2
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