WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23083, 7 July 1938, Page 6

WRESTLING

j CONTEST ON MONDAY NEXT MEXICAN TO OPPOSE FRALEY Vincent Lopez, the Mexican wrestler who , is to havo his first Auckland bout at the | Town Ilall on Monday night against Put I Fralcy, is one of tho really outstanding j figures among tho men who arc being im- ; ported this season by the Dominion Union. 1 A few years ago tho possibility of a visit by a performer of Lopez's standing would not have been considered possible, but so far i has tho sport progressed, that this fumous j wrestler is now in the country. ! When Lopez arrived it, was obvious that | the man he bad to meet to prove that ho lis as good as his reputation suggests was l-raloy. who boat Lofty Blomfield twico in succession and held him to a draw in tho third match. Lopez so far has been following I a match-winning course, hut it may bo a i different story after he has exchanged holds i with the formidable Fruley. in physique I Lopez is as fine an advertisement for (ho mat sport as could lie found anywhere. Stand- , ing lift 2in in height, he is perfectly pro- ! portioned and weighs just over I<;C. stone. I Being 28 years of age Lopez Is in tho j prime of his career and there have been no | more exhilarating displays than those which ; lie has given since he opened his tour. He j drew a record crowd at Christcliurch and I there was excitement tho whole time, and t tho same was reported of his matches at New Plymouth and Wellington. Following are tlie atnaleur preliminary bouts: —W. Williamson (Lynndale), Ost 71b, v. M. Sewell (Auckland), Ost 71b; P. Buchanan (Leys). Ost (lib. v. T. Harvey (Auckland). Ost ; B. Wafono (Surrey), list -lib, v. 11. While ((Xahuliii), I Isi 2II>.