WRESTLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23220, 18 June 1937, Page 14

WRESTLING

COX v. SPELLMAN * One of the world's really aggressive wrestlers will make his debut at the Dunedin Town Hall to-morrow night in the person of "King Kong" Cox, who will meet John Spellman in the main event.

Cox, whose early life was spent as a cowboy, started off in the ring as a boxer, but his arms were too short for the boxing game and he turned his attention to wrestling, for which, he is of ideal build. He started the right way by having a year's training

!at the hands of " Farmer" Burns, tho I famous middle-weight champion. When I he finally stepped out among the professionals about seven years ago, he was well fitted to hold his own with ! most of his opponents and he became j on increasingly formidable proposition as he began to carry more weight. i Now, at 17 stone, he is a fine physical | specimen, exceptionally powerful and capable of absorbing any amount of punishment. His record includes wins . over Hans Steinke, Dr Sarpolis, Howard | Cantonwine, Ed Don George, and many more wrestlers of the highest quality. ! Cox won his first match against Spellman by a single fall, but local patrons have sufficient reason to apprei ciate the latter's qualities and they should be well aware of the fact that Cox will have to be all that is claimed for him if he is to take the return bout also. STEIN DEFEATS SPELLMAN FAST AND ENTERTAINING BOUT (Per United Press Association) PALMERSTON N., June 17,... After a fast and entertaining bout before a capacity house, Sammy Stein, | the Jewish champion, beat John Spellman by a fall, which was obtained in the sixth round. Y "•"■•:•■" i The fall was secured with a body press following a flying tackle; which. I came unexpectedly, and which spread- : eagled Spellman, who had headlocked and jolted Stein until it appeared that he would take a fall.