Dramatic Last-minute Win in Wrestling Bout
dotty blomfield turns TABLES ON OLE ANDRESEN Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. A dramatic twist to events by which Lofty Blomfield almost at his last gasp suddenly turned .the tables on Ole Andresen and left him lying unconscious on Hie mat for some minutes decided: in the fifth round to-night’s return wrestling bout between the two at the Wellington Town Hall. Blomfield although somewhat the stronger and much heavier • was lucky not to have lost with a figure-four bodyscissors. Andresen heavily punished Blomlicld in the fourth round and pinned him for a fall. Blomfield came back desperately in tho fifth and threw Andresen about the ring with hcadloeks, more arm-jolte and four flying mares,, but he himself was caught again m a figurefour body-scissors. Badly out ol breath Blomlield pulled himself to his feet by means of tho ropes and with. Andresen still clinging around him fell heavily backwards. Andresen hit the mat with his head an- Doth shoulders and tho fall was given to Blomfield, .Andresen being unable to 'OllllllllO.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 231, 1 October 1935, Page 7
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