WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22183, 9 August 1935, Page 9

WRESTLING

WADE TO MEET BLOMFIELD Past and scientific wrestling should be witnessed at the Town Hall on Monday evening, when "Lofty" Blomfield and Glen Wade will meet in a bout arranged by the Auckland. Wrestling Association. Two of tho outstanding exponents in the Dominion, Blomfield and Wado have been matched several times in the past.'and on each occasion hava provided a thrilling exhibition, On the Inst occasion they met at the Town Hall, both wrestlers rolled off the staging on to tho floor and knocked themselves out.' Wado holds a decision over Blomfield, who is anxious to even the score, so that Monday's bout should be well contested. The amateur preliminaries are as follows:—R. Douglas (Leys), 12st 7lb, v. H. Price (Broadway), 13st; C. Wilson (Bayview), 9st, v. C. Jones (Y.M.C.A.), Dst 2lb; T. Pcarce (Leys), 13st, v. M. Maich (Bayview), 23st 101b; J. Walsh (Brighton), 9st 31b, v. C. Sleath (Otahuhu). 9st. Emergency: W. McLean (Grafton), list 21b, v. F. Murphy (Community Sunshine), lOst. SCHOOL COMPETITIONS FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI. Thursday The Whangarei district rural schools' competitions in football and basketball were completed yesterday in Whangarei in fine though windy weather. Representatives of 40 schools took part in the district competitions this season, and of these, 20 schools were represented in the finals yesterday. A special holiday was granted by the Auckland Education Board to allow of the competitions being finished. The final in the football competition, which was seven-a-side, was won by Waiotira, who defeated Glcnbervie by three points to nil. In the bnsketbnll senior competition, which wss six-a-side, Ruapekapeka defeated Portland, 9—2. In the final of the bantam class Glcnbervie defeated Portland, I—o. In tho goal-throwing competition. Ruapekapeka wns the winner. )=,