WRESTLING CONTEST.
I MacDOUGALL AND ALLEY. MATCH ENDS IN DRAW. fUX TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Hurled seven, tinies to the mat by f'Scotty" MacDougall (14st. 21b.), Tom [Alley (13st. lib.) brought the eighth and last round to a conclusion under surprising circumstances in a professional wrestling match at the Town Hall last evening MacDougall heaved Alley through the air several times in quick succession, taking his task more casually each time. Finally, at the eighth attempt, Alley who should have been unaware by this time of \Vhat was going on rpund him, took advantage of a careless hold and dropped McDougall on his back, falling on top of him and , pinning him easily. Alley thus /equalised with a fall what MacDougall had gained in the fifth round find turned the match into a draw. The tout was watched by a packed house.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20642, 14 August 1930, Page 17
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