WRESTLING CONTEST
RED INDIAN MAKES DEBUT
STEIN WINS ON POINTS
[IiY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHUKCIT. Wednesday
'Chief Little Wolf, a Navajo Indian from Colorado, made his first appearance in the New Zealand wrestling ring here to-night, losing to Sammy Stein on points after each had gained one fall. Little Wolf entered the ring draped in a brightly-coloured, striped shawl and gaudy Indian head-dress. Short and broad, he measures approximately two feet across the back, and in to-night's bout was nn easy target for Stein's flying tackles.
The first six rounds were evenly contested. In the seventh Stein struck the Indian with four living tackles in rapid succession, and pinned him to a fall with a body press. The Indian gained a submission fall from a deathloek soon after the last round opened. Stein was given the decision on points. Little Wolf left the ring protesting.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22769, 1 July 1937, Page 12
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