THURSDAY’S WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 193, 17 July 1939, Page 10

THURSDAY’S WRESTLING

COX V. JONES. The wrestling match set down for decision at Palmerston North next Thursday night ranks with the biggest attractions that have been staged in this city and there is no doubt that the Opera House will again bo packed to the doors. In one corner will be “King Kong” Cox, whose sensational displays have made him one of the most celebrated figures in the sport, and in the other there will be Paul Jones, tlio Texas hook scissors expert, who has invariably boon included in the world’s best wrestlers for the past denude. Cox, by virtue of bis performances in 1937, when he made his first visit to this country, is wellknown by reputation and even those who have not seen him in action have heard so much about him that they are not likely to let this opportunity slip, lie lias done so well in America during the past year that he is now regarded in mntiy quarters as the world champion and (he only thing that will satisfy him will be to got a match with Jim Londos as soon as possible so that the mutter cun he settled. J ones has been wrestling as a professional for 15 years and before that ho was a State amateur champion. In the course of his wide experience against all kinds ot opposition in the. United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and other countries he has become extremely versatile and even a tricky problem like Cox, who is capable of troubling the beat of wrestlers, is unlikely to worry him unduly. He is recognised as the world’s best exponent of the book scissors and his mastery of tliis deadly hold is shown by the fact Hint none ol the victims to whom it has been applied has yet been able to brook it. Jones went very close to winning the world title in the early stages of his career when he bout John Pesek ufter the latter had beaten Joe Steelier, bis success being nullified by the fact that Pesek’s win was ruled out on a technicality. Since then he has met every holder of the world title and has beaten almost all of them.

BLOMFIELD DISQUALIFIED. ■ Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 16. A wrestling contest on Saturday night between “Lofty” Bloinfield, Auckland, 16.8, and “King Kong” Cox’, America, 17.0, ended in a win for tile latter, Iliomfield being disqualified

in tlte seventh round for punching. Each man ltad obtained a fall. FORSTER INCAPAGITATED. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 16. Wild exchanges and showmanship marked a wrestling bout on Saturday night before Rollend Kirchmeycr incapacitated Frank Forster itt the sixth round. Forster had gained a fall in the fourth round. BOESCH AND JONES DRAW. Per Press Association. GRKYMOUTH, July 16. The wrestlers Boesch and Jones drew on Saturday night. Jones got a fall with a hook figure-four body scissors in the fifth round .and Boesch equalised in the eighth round with a double leg hold.