WRESTLING.
LOFTY BLOMFIELD’S OPPONENT. Jim (“Dazzler”) Clarke is short awrestlers go, being only sft llin, but lie has 16 stone 81b of solid bone and muscle to help him along in wrestling. Only 29 years old, this American Scotsman is a veteran in the wrestling game, having been a professional grappler since 1929. During the past 10 years 1m estimates having bad 125 bouts a year and to have done a lot of travelling, including the Argentine, Brazil and Chile. “Lofty” Blomlield’s win ovei Clarke in Auckland a week or two ago was a lucky one, as the American made the pace a hot one from round one to round eight: and was well ahead on points. Blomficld will need his full repertoire of new an well as bis older and well tried tactics to stave off defeat on Thursday at the Opera House. The box plans are’ now open at Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame’s. DONOVAN DISQUALIFIED. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Ala- 21. Jack Donovan made his first appearance in Auckland on Saturday night, when he wrestled Rollend Kirchmeyer and was disqualified in the seventh round for what the referee held to be a deliberate punch. Each had secured a fall.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 9
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201WRESTLING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 9
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