Wrestling

NZ Truth, Issue 976, 9 August 1924, Page 11

Wrestling

NEWS AND NOTES.

The display given by the Hawkes Bay Association at the Municipal Theatre, Hastings, m conjunction with the V.M.C.A., has already borne fruit, as a large number of the youth of Hastings have taken to the game. The YfM.C.A. has succeeded irt obtaining 1 the services of the N.Z. champion, Ike Robin, to dispense the science of the cult. Ike is. a great favorite m .Hastings and a number of the sports are clamoring to have one or Ike's matches held there, ,and for the sake of the game no doubt the association will oblige. .'■■■, . Another, big match thai! has been m abeyance for the last few months will eventuate at an early date, viz., the Hawkes Bay professional heavyweight championship between Kara (holder) and Fletcher (challenger). This match promises, to be a very good contest, and wilL be held at Waipawa.; It will thus be noted that the association is doing its utmost to cultivate the sport throughout the province. -The Hawkes Bay Association has applied to the parent body for permission to stage an open compeytion for the lightweight amateur championship of New Zealand. (10 stone and under). At time of writing no reply has been received, although the association is hopeful that its request will be granted. They wish to notify all aspirants to get into form as the competition will be brought off m conjunction with the Dickson — Robin tournament on August 30. The Hawkes Bay Association will donate a trophy worthy of the honor. ' Ike Robin has a challenge m this issue to wrestle any one m New Zea-, land, mixed styles, for a side stake. "Inquirer" asks: Who is the best or greatest New Zealand-born wrestler of the last 25 years? (As "Truth" has opened a wrestling column just lately, it might be judicious to leave this query to debate and we will be pleased to hear from claimants with their reC °Alex Anderson, of Palmerston North, has applied to the Manawatu Association for reinstatement as an amateur, and he will probably be seen competintr at the Hawkes Bay tournament I against one of the Napier cracks on Al lke St Robin has commenced systematic training m view of his match Snst Dickson, of Southland. Ike knows he is up against a first-class nfnn but hopes to be returned the winner notwithstanding the fact that tj ekson has a win over him. At the iame time, how often has a victorious wrestler (and boxer, too) repeated his vl Ta 0 c r k 0 Dcvlno writes "Truth" that he whiild like to have another fly at Tommy Walker for the lightweight catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship nf New Zealand. a catch-as-catch-can 1 contest for pfiO aside has been arranged to take nWee at Petone on August 19 between wnrrv Sandow and Jack Clark, exchampion of Australia. There will be preliminaries for amateur wrestlers und some weight-lifting events.