Wrestler Meyer Wins Again
SANTEN BEATEN AT WANGANUI WANGANUI, Last Night. The American wrestlers Fred Meyer and Charlie Santcn met in six round's at Wanganui to-night, Meyer winning by two falls to one. The bout was interesting, although marked by spectacular punching and kicking. The first fall came in the third .round, when Santcn threw Meyer with a flying head scissors and applied a body press. Mover retaliated in the fifth round with a back-loop slam and a double armlock. Moyer secured his second fall' in the following round with a body press following a dump. The match marked the opening of the Wanganui wrestling season and was largely attended, the spectators being well pleased with the bout and four amateur matches.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7472, 24 May 1934, Page 6
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