WRESTLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23326, 19 October 1937, Page 14

WRESTLING

WALKER DEFEATS WESCOATT FORMER CHAMPION’S RETURN TO FORM (Per United Press Association) ROTORUA, Oct. 18. Regaining a great deal of his old strength and ringcraft, George Walker on Saturday defeated “Rusty Wescoatt in the seventh round of a professional contest when he secured a back loop slam and incapacitated his opponent. Prior to this Wescoatt was leading by one fall, which he secured in the fifth round, following a series of flying tackles and elbow jolts. It was an excellent match, and the crowd gave- Walker a remarkable ovation at the end. Walker was conceding nearly a stone in weight to his opponent. WOODS DEFEATS FOUCHE (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Oct. 18. A professional wrestling contest tonight between Joe Woods, of America, and Francis Fouche, of France, ended in the fifth round in favour of Woods, who obtained the odd fall in three. The first fall was won by Woods. He was jolted under the heart by his opponent, but replied with a left-arm jolt, sending the Frenchman down. The latter stayed on the mat, and Woods had no difficulty in pinning his shoulders. The second fall was a penalty one awarded to Fouche, who was knocked down with a hard jolt. Not content with this. Woods rushed to the corner and lifted his knee under the Frenchman’s chin. In spite of a warning from the referee. Woods repeated this performance twice more, and a penaltyfall was promptly awarded against him. The fifth round had only commenced when Woods forearm jolted his opponent and then lifted him for a slam and a body press. NOLAND BEATS BLOMFIELD (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. Disqualified because he kicked Don Noland in the face while they were both clambering back into the ring after a tumble through the ropes “Lofty” Blomfield was the loser in to-night’s professional wrestling contest Noland secured a fall in the sixth round, when, after demonstrating several new and ingenious holds, he applied a cradlehold. Other holds used by Noland were a reverse deathlock, holding Blomfield on his back and manipulating his legs with his arm, and a novel hold in which be crossed Blomfield’s legs and pinned them so that he forced his knees violently apart in what appeared a most excruciating manner. The incident which closed the bout occurred in the eighth round, and was received by the large crowd with mixed approval, disgust, anger, and approbation.