WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22878, 5 November 1937, Page 17

WRESTLING

BRITISH EMPIRE TITLE BLOMFIELD AND McCREADY Evidence of the keen interest being taken in the British Empire wrestling title match between the champion, Earl McCready, and the challenger, " Lofty " Blomfield, has been afforded by the numbers of people who have witnessed the men's gymnasium training preparations during the past few days. The work of both men has been highly impressive and indications are for a great struggle when they meet in the ring at C'arlaw Park on the evening of to-morrow week. Blomfield has shifted the scene of his operations to the Auckland gymnasium, High Street, and usually works out about It o'clock each morning v.ith a number of specially selected training companions. The public is cordially invited to witness these sessions. The early hours of each morning find McCready doing road-work, usually in the Auckland Domain. In the late afternoon he trains at a city gymnasium and he declares himself willing to work out with any man, whether lie be amateur or professional. His British Empire title match with McCready will be Blonifield's last appearance in New Zealand for some time, since he leaves a few days later for the United States, where he will meet Bronko Nagurski in Los Angeles in January for the championship of the world. However, lie declines to sacrifice his early ambition to win tho Empire crown to his opportunity of capturing tho world title. Logically be declares that he cannot become champion of the world without bccom- j ing champion of tho British Empire, and ; that, therefore, it is incumbent upon him to I prove his superiority over McCready before' he meets Bronko Nagurski; j McCready returned from Australia especi- j ally for the match, but lie will find Blomfield j an improved wrestler. The New Zealander has; a brilliant succession of recent victories to I bis credit, and is a powerful opponent for any ' man. Last year he was ranked among the world's first ten wrestlers and this season he j has proved himself entitled to an even higher rating. He will make McCready give of his best, to keep his British Empire title—and j even the Canadian's best may not bo good > enough.