WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23002, 1 April 1938, Page 14

WRESTLING

"NEXT MATCH IN AUCKLAND MOEN TO OPPOSE YOURIST The Auckland Town Hall ring will be the arena o't another wrestling match on Monday night when the contestants in the professional bout will be: Andy Moen and Abe W „Youri?t. The tall HT-stone Moen made a Rood fepinpreak'ion with tho crowd on his first appcarance find, in meeting Yonrist, he will be up t:- ' agalna! another bi? and powerful opponenb. Moen was well pleased with his opening sj| success but, in viow of the approaching return of the local favourite, Lofty Blorpficld, • " he Is anxious to establish himself still further. The fact that he has drawn with the world • champion. Bronko Na'gurski, makes bim s v natural rival of the New Zealander. Moen, however, will have to face a strong challenge from Yourist as the Jewish wrestler is recognised as one of the outstanding members of this year's importations. Yourist was formerly a professional- footballer and a >/ team-mate of Nagurski in the Chicago Bears

when tL'at team won the "world" championship in 1932. Since* Yourist took up wrest-' %X', ling' a« a profession ho has mado his mark ■: in no uncertain fashion and some of the best-known wrestlers in the United States aro ■m r included in his victims. Standing Oft 2in in socks, and weighing 10 stone, he is W* splendidly equipped physically and his wrestling, is marked by versatility, strength and i«;.- Bpeed. ' jgSS Following are th<i amateur bonts selected ■nsii. to precede the professional match: —J. Mc--Swj Leod (Lynndale), lOst 41b, v. R. Jones (Ota>"'>huhu), lOst; B. Frefike (Lynndale), lOst 41b, SvJ v. A. Gunn (Kiwi), lOst; B. Williamson (Lynndale), 9st 81b, v. F. Whitcombe (Kiwi), 9st 71b; N. Sakey (Lynndale), 9st 21b, v. T. ££ Harvey (Kiwi), 9st; W. Norton (Kiwi), 13st 81b, v. C. Passmore (Lynndale), 13st 3lb.

Sjg. WAIKATO ASSOCIATION [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday With a number of new overseas wrestlers already in New Zealand, prospects for tho coming, season were very bright, stated the presented at the annual meeting of i"" the Waikato V,'resiling Association. Tho pre- | sident, Mr. K. M. Wright, presided. The balance-sheet" revealed a very strong financial i position. It wasi stated that it was hoped to * commence tho season shortly after Easter. « Officers were elected as follows:—Patron, » ?• Reid: president, Mr. K. M. Wright; vice-prcsideats, Messrs. W. Gordon, * P. Kelly, R. Reese, W. 11. Prickett, A. O. % •"*s?' Hall-Jones and D. A. Young: committee, Messrs, Ms.thieson, Davey, Kemp, Hall, Wood. Sorenson, Mclndoo, Turner, Brown and; Poole; secretary, Mr. B. Hind--4 man; assistant-secretary, Mr. L. Stubbs; * auditors, Mossrs. Reynolds and Allen; modi- ' cal officers, Dm. A. Joseph, T. A. Milroy, E. .J C. Brewis, M. M. Hockin and E. D'Arcy.