WRESTLING.

NZ Truth, Issue 72, 3 November 1906, Page 3

WRESTLING.

Porter Prattles Prettily.

With regard to the suggestion m last issue that the Australian wrestler. Porter, who sent a challenge to New Zealand, was not known as a champion of the Commonwealth, R. E Porter writes from Christchurch to remark that it caused him ''great merriment." It is real nice of him to say so. This paper dearly < loves to evoke great merriment ; it is so much nicer than making pebple grizzle. Porter goes on to say that Ec ' 'wrenched" championship honors from Delhi 5 Nellsoi&itiv February 'last/ after thr^s nighfe^str^ggle^ at , the Atheneum Hallj Melliburtiei •- c .•? ■.-. As regards his. rfeaSbn for 'coming to New Zealand, andihis, right to expect a match. Porter' encloses 'the following clipping from the Sydney"Retferee" of October 3 last :— ."ln February last , ■ when Dick Porter and Delhi Neilson were contending for the middleweight championsbip of Australia, Mick Powley , of New Zealand challenged the winner to a three style match for the championship of Australasia- Powley stipulated that the contest was to take place m Dun-, edin, each man to weigh under list. Failing this, Porter was ofiered a match m catch-as-catch-can style, best of three falls, for £50 or £100 a side. Porter asked for expenses for himself and. brother, .but this was not agreed, to by the New Zealander, and nothinsc came of the match. f on Wednesday last Porter called at my office with a friend for the purpose of turning up the files of the "Referee" containing Powley 's challenge. Porter and his friend talked the matter over, amd Porter decided to leave for New Zealand at once."