SOLID WRESTLING
HANSEN AND FRALEY DRAW [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION"! TIMART7, Wednesday Making his final appearance in New Zealand, Billy Hansen wrestled a drawn bout with Pat Fraley tonight. The bout was characterised by solid wrestling, although tho range of holds was limited. Hansen secured a fall in the fifth round with a body press following a series of flying tackles. Fralev secured the equalising fall in tho last round with a flying toe-hold.
- BLOMFIELD BEATS MOEN TWO FALLS TO ONE [by telegraph—PßESS association] INVERCARGILL, Wednesday A professional wrestling match between Lofty Blomfield, l(3st. 51b. and Andy Moen, IGst. (31b., was won by Blomfield by two falls to one. Blomfield gained a fall with a dump and body press in the fourth round and Moen evened with a submission fall in the sixth after holding Blomfield several times with a painful leg lock. The bout ended soon after the start of tho seventh round, Blomfield applying tho octopus clamp with apparent case, and Moon submitting.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23143, 15 September 1938, Page 14
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