WRESTLING BOUT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23021, 26 April 1938, Page 17

WRESTLING BOUT

NEWCOMERS APPEAR FRALEY DEFEATS JOE TONTI FALL WON IN FOURTH ROUND Two owrseas wrestlers, a Canadian cowboy:, j"'ni Fraley, niul an American, .Too appeared at tho ' Auckland lowri Ks!l for tho first time 011 Saturday 'AvWiing, and contested a bout of eiglv>> ♦vght-minuto rounds. Fraley won -by n >|>/igle fall, this being gained in tho foi'iX'f round by means of his specta<xoir specialty—a Hying toehold. £jf io speed with which this was ap-p'-y.'d amazed tho fairly largo crowd of Tonti bounced olf tho ropes r n ;/ 'n endeavour to lower his opponent ■■ :.vi';h a flying tackle. Fraley, however, sydc-stepped with remarkable speed and ".gility, at tho same timo throwing forward his feet, with which ho tripped Tonti and then wrapped tho hitter's logs tip, to quickly forco a submission. Tho contest was amusing and entertaining, in spite of the fact that tho strength of both men occasionally made lor slow action. Tlioro wore many lively interludes, and tho referee had to issue warnings to either contestant for tho use of illegal holds. Fraley, who weighed lGst. 101b. against Tonti's lost. 81b., created a very favourable impression. The latter possessed strength without the knowledge of holds displayed by the winner, who lived up to the reputation which had preceded him of being a master of 1 lie forearm jolt. Many of these were delivered with force from short range. Mr. J. McLean was referee. In a professional preliminary between two Aucklanders, F. Boric, i3st. 81b., was awarded the decision over K. Kenneth, 14st. Gib. Tho latter won a fall iu the third round by means of a Boston c-rab. but iij the fourth ho hurt his shoulder when falling, and was unablo to continue when tho gong sounded for tho fifth round. Mr. J. McLean was referee.

Amateur Preliminaries, Welterweight: B. Freako, lOst. 41b., beat B. Webb, lOst. 71b., by a fall with a body press at the end of five minutes. Ban-tam-weight: P. Hill, Sst., beat G. Shaw, Bst. 41h., on points. Mr. .T. F. Brown was referee, and Messrs. G. Hcald and C. Browne were tho judges.

DRAWN BOUT IN DUNEDIN BLOMFIELD AND MEEHAN [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Monday A packed house at the Town Hall on Saturday night witnessed eight rounds of hard and colourful wrestling by Lofty Blomfteld, 16st. 91b., and Pat Meehan (Canada), 16st. 21b. No fall was recorded, and the referee's decision was a draw.