WRESTLING ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21553, 26 July 1933, Page 15

WRESTLING ITEMS

DEFEAT OF JACK CLARK AMATEURS DISQUALIFIED Jack Clark made a brave effort on Mondav night to check the winning career "of George Walker, and with an ounce of luck he might have succeeded. The sporting public invariably loves to see a champion beaten occasionally, and for that reason Clark had a particularly large following m this latest match. Considering he had not had a match for some weeks on account ot a poisoned finger, Clark's lowing was an excellent one. He is very quick at nickine "P »"d slamming his opponent. He and Walker would fill the Town Hall again. „ f , The decision of the referee, Mr. H. o. Sidford, in disqualifying two amateurs at the Town Hall on Mondav evening led to a certain amount of criticism among the spectators: His firm action is to bo commended, however, as the permission of any talkiug on the mat in connection with holds would quickly briiu' the snort into disrepute. Tom Lurich, the Russian wrestler, wis involved in another spectacular bout at Leichardt Stadium, Sydney, Inst Saturday night, when he secured a decision over Pencheff by the only fall registered in the match. Hie usual " fireworks," which appear to be accented with great enjoyment by Sydney followers of the sport, characterised the contest. Lurich, after being warned b> the referee for punching and excessive use of a hnmmerlock, became mixed up with the official in question upon whom be clamped his well-known bodjSC Twb B teams of aboriginal footballers were among the Inrge attendance at the Bohemian Stadium, Brisbane, last Saturday night which howled alternating approval ' and disapproval at two wrestlers. Loo Demetral and Billy Meeske. The bout was marked by unorthodox artd rough tactics throughout and there were some lively scenes when wrestlers, referee and sometimes the spectators were all concentrated into one struggling mass. Both wrestlers indulged m biting and, when one was cautioned, he kicked the referee, who was not slow to retaliate. The aboriginals caused considerable amusement by the excited manner in which they reacted to the more , hectic moments of the bout. They frequently leapt from their seats and created some irritation by blocking the view of other spectators.