WILD WRESTLING.
SCENES AT BRISBANE,
ATTACK ON REFEREE,
Received November 30, 10.40 a.m. BRISBANE, Nov. 30. The wildest spectacle ever associated with wrestling in Brisbane marked the contest between Lurich and Pencheff. Both were disqualified in the third round after which they flew at each other.. A fierce encounter took place outside the ropes when the blood-be-spattered wrestlers were completely out of control.
After the police stopped the bout among the spectators .Lurich returned to the ring and floored the referee. The latter was rising when he was struck on the head by a chair thrown by a spectator. The referee dropped to the floor, blood gushing ( from a bad scalp wound. The police then escorted the wrestlers from the stadium.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 312, 30 November 1933, Page 7
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121WILD WRESTLING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 312, 30 November 1933, Page 7
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