WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1937, Page 6

WRESTLING

MARSHALL V. BLOMFIELD

(Per Press Association— Copyright).

AUCKLAND, September 9

A spectacular wrestling contest between “Lofty” Blomfield (16st 101 b) and Floyd Marshall (16st 81b), held at Hamilton, had a disappointing finish in The sixth round, in which Blomfield, although he had the match in hand, was disqualified. The first four rounds were full of interest, both men exploiting punishing hold's. In the fifth round Blomfield converted a Japanese leg throw into an octopus clamp, and with the assistance of the ropes secured a. fall. Marshall was apparently disabled, and Blomfield could easily have secured the deciding fall when the gong sounded for the sixth roundInstead, he jumped at Marshall several times while the latter was sitting in a dazed condition on the ropes, and his repeated disobedience of the referee’s orders to keep back resulted in his disqualification.

WOODS AND CHRISTY DRAW

PALMERSTON N.. September 9

.-v professional wrestling match between Joe W oods and 'N ic Chi istj ended in a draw, each securing a fall. Woods gained his in the fourth round, when, after forearm smashes and a dump, he pinned Christy. Rarly in the seventh round Christy applied a figure-four body scissors and quickly pinned Woods.