WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22583, 23 November 1936, Page 14

WRESTLING

BLOMFIELD AND GEORGE CONTEST TO-MORROW EVENING A bout which should provide everything the wrestling public likes will take place In tho Auckland Town Hall to-morrow night. The contestants will be "Lofty" Blomfield, tho New Zealand-born champion, and Ed Don George, who recently achieved fame by becoming the first man to defeat Earl McCready in New Zealand. These two aro big and powerful men who know wrestling thoroughly and who flo not hesitate to bring unorthodox measures into play if they think such tactics justified by the circumstances. When George met McCrcady he showed himself to be a relentless opponent, anxious to press homo every opportunity that presented itself, and, if Blomfield should find himself in difficulties, lie will know that ho will have to save himself by his own eforts. George gives no quarter in his endeavours to win Ills bouts as convincingly as possible, and, correspondingly, he expects none. Theso tactics suit Blomfield, who is anxious to have, his revenge for the defeat which (ieorge lecently indicted upon him at Wellington, and the Aucklander regards the match as his hi? chance to place the seal upon his season's performances. BOUTS AT SYDNEY ITALIAN BEATEN ON POINTS (Received November 22, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 22 In a wrestling bout at the Sydney Stadium last evening Mike McGill defeated the Italian wrestlor, Tony Eairiaro, on points. At the Leichhardt Stadium Glen Wade defeated Joe Dawson, who could not continue after having received a backslam. DAVIS DEFEATS BLOMFIELD [nv TKLKOit.M'H —I'KKSS ASSOCIATION] NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday Wee Willy Davis snatched victory from Lofty Blomfield by two falls to one last night before a packed house. The forcing tactics of Hlomfield were his undoing at the end of the bout. Davis brought his knee into Ji loin field's chin and followed up the advantage with a press to gain the decisive fall. It was good, exciting wrestling. WALKER DEFEATS BAUMAN [by TEL KG It A I'll J'RKSH ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Sunday Guile gave George Walker the deciding fall ol a wrestling match with the German, George Bauman, at the Wellington Show Stadium last night. Tho grapplers had one fall each when the sixth round started. Bauman took the offensive with prize-fighting tactics and, after receiving a particularly lusty bullet, Walker climbed out of the ring as if unwilling to continue. While the referee was counting him out, M'alker dived headfirst over the ropes, butting Bauman in the face and knocking him out.