WRESTLERS DEPART

Northern Advocate, 9 June 1933, Page 7

WRESTLERS DEPART

DR. HALL AND BETH, j; lAS AT IS FACTION EXPRESSED. ()EEI (.'IA I. SSi;.R PR ISE D. (.Dor Press Association.—Copyright.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Surprise was created in Wellington wrestling circles when it became known that, two American wrestlers., Dr. Leu Jlni 1 and “Big P>ill“ Beth, who recently arrived in the Dominion, hud left by the WanganeJla for Svdjiey yesterday afternoon. Their departure was not expected by the New Zealand Wrestling Union and the local association, officials of which slate that reasons given for their action an* not well-founded. Hall and Beth made something of secret of their plans, but before Hie Wanganella sailed they told friends that they had decided at o’clock' to leave New Zealand. Both stated that, they were dissatisfied with the result of negot iat ions wit h t lie union rega piling future engagements. Hall is said to have expressed disappoini inenl at not being matehed with Ceorge Walker at an early date. 11 ,, 111 he and Belli undertook to ret urn if, on arrival, they would each be matched against Walker on the winner-take-all basis. | “The position is that Hall and j Beth have, shall we say, bolted,” said ■\| r I), 1), Bennett, president of the Welling! on Wrestling I'nion and the Wellington Association, in a brief slot onio nl. “Their action comes as a surprise. In fact, I was the last to hoar about it. They have given no reason for their departure. It D known, of course, that Beth was not doing well in New Zealand. One can onlv surmise Dial he decided suddenly j to frv ot her fields.' ! Mr | ton net t said the contract un- ( ,lor which Hall and Beth were en-j o ( 1 did nol bind them 1o the ex- j 10 11 1 of preventing such a happeningi as had taken place. “If is not trnej that Hall has been, denied a meeting with Walker.’ ■’ hr Bennett added. “They would have been matched when the time was ripe.”