Blake Beaten by American, Hal Rumberg

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7211, 18 July 1933, Page 7

Blake Beaten by American, Hal Rumberg

Ter Press Association

AUCKLAND, Last Night.

Hal Rumberg, the American wrestler, made a successful debut in New Zealand when ho defeated “Whiskers Blake to-night. The contest ended in the fifth Tound when Rumberg felled his opponent with a flying scissors and obtained a fall with a body press. Ho had previously gained a fall iu the third round with a press following a spin round bjr tho legs. It was evident from tho start that Rumberg was too good for his opponent.

WALKER’S STRENGTH TELLS

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DUNEDIN, Last Night,

The biggest crowd which has over been in tho Town Hall saw George Walker (14.5) defeat A 1 Pereira (15.4) by one submission fall gained in tho seventh round by means of a reverse toe-hold. Throughout Pereira did the attacking and Walker was content to keep out of serious trouble. The witinor did not show any new holds and was never spectacular, but he gave some marvellous exhibitions of strength, at times completely bursting Pereira's holds by sheer force. With defeat staring him in the face, Pereira sprang out of his corner and staged a desperate last -round. He clamped on a body scissors time after time, but Walker always managed to twist himself free, and at tho final gong was probably tho fresher of tho two.

BACK-LOOP SLAM GOT THE BETTER OF HANK Per Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. A back-loop slam in tho sixth round terminated with unexpected suddennoss the New Zealand debut of tho newly-imported wrestler, Hank Oswald (14.10) when ho met Count Yarga (14.8) in tho Town Hall. Tiie American, who was billed as a wrestling detective, took the fall in the fourth round with an aeroplane spin and dump after a series of spectacular flying tackles. He was the pacemaker of the contest and proved himself a lively and attractive matman, but Varga’s slam lacked nothing in completeness and the newcomer was badly dazed and unable to continue.