WRESTLING BRAWL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21359, 7 December 1932, Page 10

WRESTLING BRAWL

STRUGGLE OUTSIDE RING POLICE AID NECESSARY [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday In the third round of a professional middle-weight wrestling contest this evening Jim Musson, New Zealand middleweight champion, lifted his opponent. Harold Price, Australia, over the ropes and then dashed out after bim. A general brawl resulted over the ruins of a smashed press table. Officials and wrestlers joined in tho scuffle, and police aid was sought. A ser geant and constable ordered Musson to let go a headlock which he had applied on the official announcer. Musson was disqualified.

REFEREE THROWN OVER ROPES KING ELLIOT AT "WELLINGTON [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Tuesday In the fifth round of a wrestling match King Elliot (13.4) lifted his opponent, Anton Koolinan (11-5) over the ropes and dropped him sprawling into the front row of the ringside seats. The referee, Mr, Rathbone, stepped up to Elliot to keep him away from Koolinan, but to the amazement of the crowd Elliot lifted the referee over the ropes and dropped him into the auditorium also. There was uproar immediately. The referee," when ho returned to the ring, disqualified Elliot and awarded the match to Koolman. When Koolman and the referee had been put out of the ring Koolman's second approached Elliot and nearly went the samo way as the others. Elliot struggled with him, but Koolman reappeared and began to drag Elliot off.