WRESTLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18247, 14 November 1922, Page 4

WRESTLING.

NEW ZEALAND CARNIVAL

G'OLLEIIGE DEFEATS THOMPSON; The fi:rsit wrestling carnival under fh* r auspices of the newly-formed New Zealand Wrestling Association, was held in iSr Town HaJl last evening. Then> wss a moderate attendance. Some of the conUati were strenuous- and interesting. Mr. Alet' Bain, en-world's champion, refereed mart '■ of the invents The principal event wai won by I. Colledge. ;who secured two falls to- Thompson's one. Colledge showed * superior eikill all through, though ThornDson put-up a game and stubborn resistance • The bouts were as follow:— . TV Amateur Middle-weight (catch-as-catca. can).—J. Fulton v. T. Bidmend. ■ The men were ffeirly evenly matched. Fulton did most of the attacking in the first bout, tni' after a good display secured a fall. In the second bout Bidmend took the initiative, but was out-generalled by Fulton, who turned defence into attack, and scored a clever v fall, winning, the bout. - Light-weight, Amateur.—J. Sadgrov« v.'P;'.:■■■ Lenihan. Sadgrove secured two falls after an interesting contest, doing most of the *ork in both sessions, and scoring -de? .cisively. . ','•/• &': E. M. Culpan v. W. Sadgrove.-Sadgrotf had little ' difficulty in ■ securing two ckf-V secrttive falls, his superior strength bebj j too much for Culpan, whose display wai* promising. , ' ', \ V. Professional Middle-weight.—T. Colledie (10.7), v x K. Thompson (11.3). In session, Colledge showed the greater eKt),'< while • Thompson displayed- superior:-, strength. Colledge got Thompson duiluV back three times, but Thompson's strength saved him. In the second bout Thompson:fot Colledge at tv disadvantage, from which;, e could not extricate himself, and Thon^' , son won. v In the third bcut, a strenuoM :; contest ensued. Thompson was , most ~«*: >;. gressive, and his superior strength and con-:.; dition appeared to be wearing Colledcr' down. Honours were evenly divided. Col* ledge several times got his opponent down 1 but could not complete the fail. Eventually ;■/. Colledge won- the bout- atid the match.-:. ■ Pro.essional Cumberland (catch-weights).*: J. Peine v. T. Curham. The pair wer* even'y matched. Curham secured the firri ; fall within one minute. P»ine reversed,the J; order in the second session. In .the con-; .. :<■' cludinrc trial Faine quickly secured and \{oa -■■-'• the bout. '~ ~ : ';'' Hagn v. Nob's.—Hagen's superior weight and strength enabled him to score two falls. ; winning the bout.- , v In the final Ptiine created a surprise fey throwing Hagen. By skill and agility he repeated the feat in the second bout.i and : won the contest. - i' ' In the final of thn light-weight amateur the two Sadgrove brothers provided an'interesting and clever display, at times bor-, dering unon tha acrobatic. W. Sadgrove secured the first fall cleverly, and after, V clever dinclav won the final and the contest.' 'Amat-»W Liebt-weijhts.—Fulton v. WUv . son: Tho. first tout'was evenly contostejL , and . though Wilson's strength almost -did >: the trick. Fulton escaped adroitly- . The . ..- scond bout resrlted in favour of,' Fulton.' who secured a fall in two minutes. The refereo returned Fulton the winner.- ..': v;