WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22820, 30 August 1937, Page 14

WRESTLING

AMATEUR TOURNAMENT BOUTS FOR AUCKLAND TITLES DECISION OF THREE FINALS, The minimi Auckland amateur wrestling. championships were held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon and evening. The programme commenced shortly after 1 p.m. and did not conclude until after 11 p.m. There were, over 50 entries and the competitors, came from various parts of thej province. Only three classes wero finalised, Norton, of the Kiwi Club, winning the heavy-weiglit, C. Passmore, Akarana, the light-heavy-weight, and A. Nicofl, Awhitu, the welter-weight.®The finals in the other divisions will he decided as preliminaries at the Town Hall this evening. Jvisha Bana, holder .of the bantam-weight championship, was unable to compete owing to an attack of influenza. The following officials of the Auckland Wrestling Association were in chargo of the tourney:—Referees: Messrs. H. J. Ashby, J. F. Brown; judges, Messrs. C. Browne, G. Heald, A. W. Bunker, C. D. McCready; call stewards, Messrs. C. Hall, G. Oxspring; timekeeper, Mr. H. McCready; medical officer, Dr. J. D. Macky. The results were as follows: — HEAVY-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—H. Wright (Lynndale), 16st. won from \V. Rairiri (Thames), by default. { Second Round.—B. Isorton (Kiwi), 14st,i beat H. Wright; H. Clcghorn (Surrey), lGst.l beat L. Blowes (Dargaville), 13st 4%1b. Final. —Norton beat Cleghorh. LIGHT-HEAVY-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—C. Passmore (Akara-na), 13st -lib, bent A. D. Robertson (Waikato). 13st D. Scarrow (King Country), 13at 3Vilb. beat S. Aspin (Awhitu), 12st. . Second Round. —Passmore beat. F. JBorie (Kiwi), 13st '2lb; H. Way (Leys), 12st S%lb, beat Scarrow. , A „ r Final.—Passmore beat Way. . MIDDLE-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—F. Irving (Lynndale), 12st lib. beat O. Barr (Waikato), 3list 4/41b: J. Kopa (Y.M.C.A.), list 12%1b, beat E. Wilson (Brighton), 12st 41b; V. Aspin (Awhitu). list 01 b, beat V. Carey (Auckland), l-'st (Kiwi), list 4'/ 2 lb; J. Apps (Otahuhu). 12st •l'/ilb, beat Kopa; Aspin won by default from D. Hardy (King Country). , Semi-finals:—Apps beat Irving; Aspin won by default. WELTER-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—J. Aspin (Kiwi), list SVSIb, beat M. Walters (Lynndale), list 21b; A. Nicoll Awhitu), list 0 l / 4 lb beat R. Cole (King Country), list 3%1b; 11. Ihomas (Surrey), list 41b, won by default .from D. Marsh (Y.M.C.A.). ... , a . Semi-finals. —Nicoll beat Aspin; J. Simpson (Otahuhu), list 3VAb, beat Thomas, Final.—Nicoll won by default from Simpson, who was unable to take part owing to a strained shoulder. LIGHT-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—R. Double (Lynndale). lOst 3lb, won by default from B. Kaihe (Akarana); F. Murphy (Surrey). lOst p/ 2 lb, won by default from R. McPiko (Awhitu). Semi-finals.—Double won by default; Murphv beat N. Mosen (King Country), lOst Gib. FEATHER-WEIGHT CLASS

First Round. —G. Jones (Y.M.C.A.). Ost ■lib, beat D. McPikc (Awhitu), Ost 4V 2 lb; F. Whitcomhc (Kiwi), Ost 7lb, beat- H. Franklin (Broadway). Ost 7%1b: W. Williamson (Lynndale), Ost -l'/jlb, boat W. Wallace (Brighton), Ost -11b; M. Kraljevich (Waiuku). Ost 81b, won by default from K. Brewer (Otahuhu). Semi-finals.—Jones beat Whitcombe; Williamson beat Kraljevich. BANTAM-WEIGHT CLASS First Round.—T. Harvey (Kiwi), Bst ffj£lb. won from B. Sigley (Akarana), by default. Second Round.—Harvey beat P. Hill (Broadway). Bst 31b: J. Walsh (Brighton), fist O'/ilb. beat D. Meyer (Dargaville), Bst 31b: Cr. Robinson (King Country), Bst oy ? l_b, beat B. Hassan (Surrey), Sst 7 1 / alb; R. Pekin (Morrinsville). Sst 3'/ilb, beat N. French (Lvnndale), Bst 01b. Semi-finals.—Harvey beat Walsh; Pekin beat Robinson. FALL IN TEN SECONDS WESCOATT DROP-KICKS WADE [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] ' . NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday Opening sensationally, "Rusty" Wescoatt drop-kicked Glen Wade to pain the only fall ten seconds from the start of their wrestling bout last evening. The contest- was interesting and vigorous, and Wade was unfortunate not to draw or win. MATCH IN CHRISTCHURCH PENALTY FALL TO McCREADY [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday When the police intervened in the second round of a wrestling match Inst night between F.arl McCrendy, lGst. 121b., and Frank Judson, lGst., McCrcady was awarded a penalty fall on which ho won the bout. There had been two outbursts of jolting and throwing. When near the end of tho round the men were struggling in a corner against the ropes the referee ordered them to break nnd, as they separated, Judson struck McCready with two heavy jolts. McCrcady became aroused and wrestlers and the referee wero entangled for a moment until a police sergeant intervened and the wrestlers were separated. The penalty fall was the only one of tho match. DECISION ON POINTS WOODS DEFEATS MARSHALL [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEIVIH', Sunday Although each man secured a fall, Joe Woods was awarded a points decision against Floyd Marshall in a wrestling bout held last evening. It was a lively contest, Woods making tho best use of forearm jolts. In the fifth round Woods dumped Marshall after dropping him with a barraßo of jolts. Mashall gained tho equalising fall in the last round with a body press following a drop-kick. There was no doubt about tho, decision, as Woods was th, aggressor practically throughout. VICTORY FOR BLOMFIELD KIRILENKO THROWN FROM RING f ' ■ [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WESTPORT, Sunday What is regarded as the best wrestling bout staged in \Vestport took placo Inst evening, when "Lofty" Blomfield gained a decision over Matros Kirilenko in tho sixth round, Blomfield throwing tho Russian out of the ring, and tho latter being unablo to con{inuo within tho allotted timo. > CONTEST THIS EVENING .. McCREADY TO MEET WESCOATT A fast and exciting wrestling match is likely to bo witnessed this evening at the Town Ball, when Earl McCrcady, the British Empire champion. will meet "Rusty" Wescoatt, under the control of tho Auckland Wrestling Association. McCrcady, by his two sensational and yet well-deserved victories against "Strangier" Lewis, five times holder of tho world's championship, during the past two weeks, has proved himsolf one of "tiie most outstanding nmttnen ever to coinpoto in tho Dominion. McCrcady is a brilliant wrestler, with n wide lange of holds, which makes hjm ono of the most attractive exponents of tho pnmo. McCrcady, however, should be fully extended by Wescoatt, a rugged typo of wrestler who revels in the hard going. In spite of his defeat in Auckland by Lofty Blomfiold, Wescoatt showed himself to be a • clever and strong opponont. An outstanding featuro of his wrestling is the fact that he is'always prepared to tuko risks, and consequently tho matches in which he takes part aro invariably highly spectacular, and fully appreciated by tho spectators. With his unorthodoxy aud unexpected holds, Wescoatt may provide ono of tho surprises of tho season aud stop McCroady's fine ruu of «ucI cesses.