A professional wrestling bout between Thompson and Detton at Nelson last evening, ended suddenly in the fifth round, when Thompson was disqualified for persisting in rabbit punching. At this stage each had one fall. Thompson successfully applied the Boston crab in the third round.' Detton gaining his fall in the fourth with a body press following an aeroplane spin.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 244, 14 September 1932, Page 8
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