WRESTLING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 72, 24 February 1932, Page 8

WRESTLING.

MEETING OF DOMINION UNION. WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. Various domestic subjects affecting policy, and, to a small extent, constitution, were dealt with yesterday by delegates to the annual meeting of the Dominion of New Zealand Wrestling Union. Among these, the principal one, perhaps, was the question of managing wrestling from a satisfactory match-making viewpoint* both for the main centres and the many provincial districts where affiliated associations exist. The difficulties which had been met with in recent seasons in this respect were fully considered, and although the problem is a difficult one, it seems possible that as a result of yesterday’s discussion the union and its affiliated associations will work more satisfactorily both for themselves and for he public during the coming season than hitherto. ' Among the delegates present was Mr G. Watchorn (Palmerston North). In moving the adoption of the annual report and statement of accounts* the president, Mr H. D. Bennett, referred to the progress that had been made in connection with the visit of wrestlers to New Zealand for the coming season. From cables and letters which had passed between the union and the promoters on both thqr west; and east sides of America, he said,’ the union’s arrangements provided for the promoters not only to send men of good character, but also to see that the men had a safe return to their own country. In making those stipulations, the union in turn had agreed to carry out the system of percentages as arranged between the promoters and the wrestlers. From the West Coast, the latest news was that Billy Edwards, A 1 Karasick, Harry Mamos, Mike Yokel Sam Clapham, and possibly Bob Kruse, would like to make the tour. Ted Thye was also very anxious to come to New Zealand. From Boston, on the other side of the States, a cable had been received saying that some of the best East-side wrestlers were available for the season, and the publicity for these men was being forwarded. “With those men from the States, and with the few we are getting from Australia, we ought to have a team of really first-class men,” Mr Bennett said. , He referred next to the police regulations ffor wrestling contests, gazetted last October. He did not think it likely that the police would in any way add to the difficulties which were liable to arise in the control of wrestling, and expressed the opinion that so long as there were a responsible body controlling the sport the police were hardly likely to grant permits in another quarter.