Wrestling

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 124, 27 May 1937, Page 7

Wrestling

SPELLMAN BEATS McINTYRE. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. Battering Don Mclntyre with a serie> of flying tackles John Spellman gained a fall with a press in the sixth round to win the bout at Hawera to-night. The match was characterised by solid, honest toiling rather than spectacular incidents. RUMBERG BEATS RICHARDS. WANGANUI, Last Night. In a disappointing bout to-night, Hal Rumberg beat Ray Richards in the sixth round by two falls to one. Rumberg secured tho first fall in the third round with a body press following a succession of flying tackles. Rumberg equalised with a fall in the fifth round following a flying body scissors off tho ropes, and secured the deciding fall in the next round with a body press after weakening his opponent with five Irish whips. * RUSSIAN AND JEW IN SPECTACULAR DRAW. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Matros Kirilinko (I6st. 61b.) drew with Sam Stein (16st, 41b.) in a fast, spectacular and clever bout to-night before a record attendance. Until the seventh round neither man had gained a fall, but in that round Kirilinko threw Stein with two slams from headlocks and two backloop slams and ttfok an easy fall with a body press. The last round lasted only a few seconds. Kirilinko attempted to repeat his performance, but Stein repulsed him and with four flying tackles put the Russian in a position from which an easy fa.l could be taken.