WALKER DEFEATS CLARK
LOSER UNABLE TO CONTINUE [from our OWN correspondent] WHANGARFJ, Wednesday The Town Hall wjls crowded to-night when the AVhungarei Wrestling Association field a tournament, the principal attraction being a professional contest between George Walker, 145t.51b, and Jack Clark, list Gib. Walker won in the sixth round with a backloop slam, Clark being unable to continue. Clark had gained a fail in the third round with n body press following a slam. Walker's back slam was a particularly heavy one and it was nearly ten minutes before Clark recovered sufficiently to be able to leave the mat. Following wore the results of tho amateur preliminaries:—B. Hollows, lOst 91b. whangarei, beat J, lvzanich, Hist 7lb, Auckland, by one fall in the second round: T. Keogh, lOst 7jb, Kaikohe, beat C. Hutchison, list, Tnrua Bay, on points; G. McGeskie, 10at olb, Whangarei, beat A. Wallace, lOst. Kua•wai, by two straight falls; L. Meyers. 9st 9lb, Rimwai, beat H. Findlay, 9st 7lb, Whangarei, on points.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21554, 27 July 1933, Page 7
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