WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 195, 19 July 1937, Page 10

WRESTLING

MARSHALL v. BLOMFIELD. Bor Press Association. DUNEDIN, July 18. The professional wrestler, Floyd Marshall, made his first appearance in New Zealand when he met Bloinfield on Saturday night, and created an excellent impression. AA’eigliing 17st., he provided spectacular wrestling in abundance, and with Blomtield quite willing to mix it, the eight rounds were full of fast action. 'I he result was a draw. Alarshall taking a fall with a body press ill the fourth round, and Blonifield gaining a submission fall with his octopus clamp in the sixth. SAVAGE BEATS WALKER. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July IS. At no stage ot the professional wrestling contest between George Walker and Steve Savage, staged at the Town Hall on Saturday night, was the large attendance of spectators given cause tor real enthusiasm, as the limit was one of the most disappointing of the season. Although both contestants are noted more for their solid methods than for spectacular displays they even failed to give a convincing exhibition of rugged wrestling, and both men were counted out on several occasions by the crowd. The decision went to Savage by one fall, which he gained in the seventh round when AA’alker submitted to a complicated forward toehold. CUN BEATS SPELL ALAN. Per Press Association. NEW PLVAIOUTH. July 18. “King Kong” Cox defeated John Spellman by one lull in the seventh round in an uninteresting bout be-

fore a largo ho* :so. fjox thru v/ Spoilman out of the t»lbo*.v->:•/.and dumped him for a tall. Sj*'-:' Tr'-ti' shewed the greater science, i.

THURSDAY’S MATCH. MARSHALL’S BIG REPUTATION. One of the few men to have beaten nil four of the Dusek brothers, members of wrestling’s famed “Riot Squad,” 17-stone Floyd Marshall, newest addition to the Dominion Wrestling Union’s 1937 all-stai contingent of mntmen, will make his initial North Island appearance against the colourful Red Indian, Chief Littjc Wolf, in Palmerston North next Thursday night, at the Opera House. Marshall, the leanest, hardest 17-stone wrestler ever seen in New Zealand, is being set a .stiff proposition when he faces futile Wolf, who combines in highly effective fashion the unusual twin attributes of amazing agility and great strength. Internationally known as the originator of the dreaded Indian deal block. Little Wolf is one of the ‘ outstanding box office attractions in wrestling to-dav. His bout with Irishman Dan no O’Mahony for the world title* drew 70.000 p ople to the Yankee Stadium. New York. Three years ago, when a title tournament was staged in Los Angeles, hundreds of wrestlers from all countries competing. Little Wolf, defeating all comers, entered the final against the great Vincent Lopez (who recently drew with Dean Detton). who scored a narrow victory over him. I lie* Navalio Indian s bouts during that tournament attracted attendances of more than 200 000. llis opponent, the 29-year-old Marshall, is regarded in the States as being a leading contender for the world championship. Last year be won the South American open tournament in which 52 wrestlers from all parts of the world competed, lie gave former title-holders Jim Drowning and Jim Londos keen contests for their crowns, losing to the first by a single fall in one hour 20 minutes: while it , took Londos an additional eight minutes to subdue him. Marshall also has to his Credit a vi< lory over the former champion Ali Baba, and a draw with the Irish whip expert O’Maliony, who narrowly de-

featcrl Little Wolf. With two. such worldprominent exponents in the ringon ' h "', day night, the Palmerston .North Wrestling Association is maintaining its reputation for getting .the man of the hour to appear in our city, the liox pmh-s 1 ‘J be seen at the hooking oflieo at Messrs Collinson and Cuiniinghanie s.