WRESTLING.
1 HEBERLEY, V. MUNROE. '' s ' About, 30 people attended a . wrestling tournament in the Tivoli Theatre,' Newton,, last evening. The principal contest was between 0. L. 'Heberley (Auckland) and G. Munroe fWaikato). It was billed as.for tho amateur feather-weight championship of |§§ New Zealand, but as the pair; wrestled ,at catch weights, and neither had. any .legitimate claim to the championship, it is obvious that; neither , can claim the .title. Munroe, who is heavier, stronger, and,older than his opponent, won the first fall m &m., . and the third in SOra. ; - > : r GOTOH INTENDS TO RETIRE. ; By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. - • •' London, December 3. Alexander Monroe, the British wrestler, : has ! ■ accepted the" offer of a," 5 championship f : ; match with Gotch en December 27. GoSoh ■ will afterwards retire.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14855, 5 December 1911, Page 9
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