WRESTLING.
SAVOLDI BEATS WOODS. LEVIN, Sept. 16. The first professional wrestling contest in Levin was held at the Regent Theatre to-night by the Manawatu Wrestling Association, under the auspices of the Horowhenua Wrestling Association. Joe Savoldi beat Joe (Kopach) Woods by 2 falls to one. The amateur preliminaries lesulted as follow: — , , „ _ , Lightweight.—J. Eckersley, 9.7 (Palmerston North) beat W. Brown, 9.7 (Palmerston North), with a falL in the third round. Welterweight: W. Goodall 10.7 (Palmerston North) beat C. Harrison (Levin), on points; B. Coulter 10.7 (Levin) beat W. Johnson, 10.6 (Palmerston North), on points. Light-heavyweight: R • Walker, 11.5 (Levin) drew with J. McConachie, 11.12 (Palmerston North). . The referee for both tho professional and amateur bouts was Mr W. Nicholls (Palmerston North). BLOMFIELD AND DAVIS DRAW. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Sept. 16. A wrestling contest here this evening between Lofty Blomfield, list 21l>, anti Willie Davis, 18st 61b, resulted in a draw. Davis secured a fall with a body press in the sixth round, and Blomfield evened with a fall by an octopus clamp in the final round.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 248, 17 September 1936, Page 14
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176WRESTLING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 248, 17 September 1936, Page 14
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