WRESTLING MATCHES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24646, 27 July 1943, Page 5

WRESTLING MATCHES

A professional wrestling contest at the Town Hall last evening between Jim Dryden, of Auckland, 17st, and Charlie Ding, of Switzerland, liist, was won by the former by two falls to one. Dryden obtained a fall in the third round with a jack knife, Ding evening in the third with a slam following an aeroplane spin. The deciding fall went to Dryden in the fifth round, with a press after a slara. In a professional preliminary, Bill Mclvor (Auckland), lost 41b, drew with Wes Crowther (United States), 14st 81b, each securing one fall. The amateur preliminaries resulted:—E. Moore, list, beat E. Ryland, 9st 61b, by one fall; V. Rawle, lOst 4lb, drew with W. Williamson, 9s t 101b, one fall each. Leading Aircraftman J. McLean was referee for the professional bouts, and Mr. F. Murphy for the amateurs. There was a fair attendance. AMATEUR BOXING The finals of the 19-13 Auckland Training College boxing championships will be held at the Leys Institute on Thursday night, as follows:—Bantam-weight, Coppell v. Clarke: feather-weight, Taylor v. Gillivei; light-! weight, Furrell v. Elliott; middle-weight-.-Wylie v. May; light-heavy-weight. Spanhake, v. Strawbridge; open, Brockliss v. Soner. Amateur supporting bouts will be selected from the following:—R. Good (Chatham), 9.10. v. J. Roreham (Facoory), 9.10; J. Howe (Chatham), 9.10, v. G. H. Barker (Fraei), 9.8; J. Murray (Chatham). 10.3, v. W. Kingiratima (Davy), 10.S; K. Brown (Chatham), 9.10, v. R. Wallace (Davy), 10.0; C. J. Honey (Butler), 12.0, or T. Kara (Butler), 12.0. v. D. McGrath (Davy), 11.9; Gregory v. R. Blank (Davy), 11.10; F. Roff (Chatham). 10.0, v. T. Gillan (Davy), 10.3; L. Lasher (Chatham), v. another. FAST MILE RUN NEW YORK, July 25; At tho Harvard Stadium, Cambridge (Massachusetts), Gunder Haegg. the Swedish champion runner ran a mile in 4m 5 3-10s. He beat Gilbert Dodds, the United States 1912 national mile champion, who was 10yds behind the visitor, with "Bill" Hulse syds further back. It was tho fastest American outdoor mile ever run. The Swede, during the race, established a 1500 metres record of 3m 47 4-ss. GALILEE SEA SWIM LONDON, July 25 A message from Jerusalem states that a woman physician aged 53 and her daughter were among the 25 men and women who ewatn across the Sea of Galileo yesterday. Twenty--three of the contestants swam tho full distance, of G X A miles. The winner, an 18-year-old youth, covered the distance in others took up to six hours. The first eeven included a New Zealand soldier. TT. ~