Lopez Gets Decision Oyer Blomfield

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 174, 26 July 1938, Page 7

Lopez Gets Decision Oyer Blomfield

CLASSY BOUT ENDS WITH DISQUALIFICATION Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Modern wrestling at its best was seen by a well filled house at the Wellington Town Hall to-night when Vincent Lopez (ex-heavyweight champion of the world) defeated Lofty Blomfield (New Zealand champion.) Lopez secured a fall with a Boston crab in the third round and Blomfield evened with a flying tackle and body press in the sixth. The end came in the seventh round when following a series of powerful elbow jolts and butts Blomfield- hurled the Mexican through the ropes and struck him while he was out of the ring, for which he was promptly disqualified by the referee, A. Jenkins. "While both men freely indulged in flying tackles and elbow jolts, the bout was marked by much clever, legitimate wrestling, which greatly pleased the large audience. FRALEY OUT-MATCHED BY DETTON SUBMISSION FALL IN SECOND ROUND AUCKLAND, Last Night. Dean Detton and Pat Fraley met for the second time in New Zealand in a professional wrestling contest. As was the case in Wellington recently, Detton was again successful by a submission fall. This was obtained early in the second round when he sent his opponent sprawling with a solid fore-arm jolt. He then viciously applied a step-over toe-hold which forced Fraley to give in. Detton set a very fast pace over the earlier rounds, during which he showed his undoubted class. The speed with which he applied holds and countered them was surprising and obviously had Fraley worried. In the last two rounds, i however, Detton adopted more of a defensive role, enabling Fraley to show up to much better advantage.