WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23115, 13 August 1938, Page 24

WRESTLING

BLOMFI ELD-LOPEZ RETURN j FINE BOUT ANTICIPATED The packed house which attended the wrestling bout at the Auckland Town Hall on Monday night between Lofty Blomfield and Vincent Lopez had the opportunity to enjoy a succession of thrills from the timo Lopez took the first fall in tho first round until Blomfield secured the decision in tho seventh round by turning the tables on the Mexican as they lay 011 the mat. The opportunity to settle the controversy which arose out of the final incident of the bout will be provided to-night, when Blomfield and Lopez will be rcmatched at the Town Hall. In the excitement which was caused when the refereo was temporarily incapacitated in the seventh round many people were uncertain as to what had actually happened, but Lopez was quite definite on tho point. Ho maintained that lie had pinned Blomfield while the referee was dazed and that tho decision should have gone to him. There were many in tho hall who were prepared to support Lopez's contention, but there was also a larpe number of 810111-. field supporters who claimed that Blomfield had not 'been pinned, but had fairly taken a fall out of his opponent. Lopez issued a challenge to Blomfielu to meet hini on a "winner-takc-all" basis and the gauntlet was quickly picked up by tho New Zealand champion, with tho result that another first-class treat is in store for local enthusiasts.