WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21560, 3 August 1933, Page 7

WRESTLING

WALKER AND COUNT VARGA The British Empire champion, George Walker. should have.one of his most eerious trials• this season when he meets Count Viirga. iu p. bout arranged by the Auckland Wrestling Association fof next Monday evening ,ut the Town Hall. Count Varga will lie making his fust, appearance in Auckland, but, eince his arrival, from America recently, he has • been competing in other New Zealand centres, with outstanding success and has not suffered a reverse. Ho should, .therefore, be the ideal opponent in New Zealand for the formidable Canadian who also holds an unbeaten record. Both big men, they should give a stirring exhibition and, if the newcomer is as good as he is said to be, Walker will have the hardest proposition lie has had to deal with for some time. The following amateur preliminaries have been arranged:—E. Pinches (Community Sunshine). Bst Blb. v. A. Hassan (Akarana). Sst 4lb: C. Wilson (Bayview). 9st, v. C: Jones (Grufton), 9st; F. Walding (Bayview (lOat 12lb, .v. C. Passmore (Grafton). JOst >.10lb; Nf E. Brown (Takapuna Surf Club), 9st. 121b,'v.. F. Murphy (Community Sunshine). 9st 121b, Emergency bout: F. Paton (Y.M.C.AJ. lQst. v. J. Maloney (Takapuna. Surf Club), 12st 4lb. OSWALD BEATS CLAUK " [by. TELKCJtAPH— press association] .. / A9HBURTQN, Wednesday In their fii%t match in the Dominion Hank Oswald '(l4st. Clb.) met Jack Clark (list, 6Jlb.)' evening, the contest ending abruptly in the fifth round. In the third round, Clark {obtained a full with n dump ar.d body press. In the fourth and fifth holds were mixed freely, uiVtjl Oswald countered a, headlock with a backloop slain. Clark struck the flour with his head, being unconscious for two or three " minutes, Oswald then being declared the winner.