WRESTLING
LEO JENSEN DISQUALIFIED POLICE INTERVENE AT FINISH (Per United Press Association) WANGANUI, May 12. After conceding a penalty fall to Jack Kennedy in the sixth round, Leo Jensen was disqualified by the referee (Mr Alexander Anderson) a few minutes before the gong in the final round in a professional wrestling contest, this evening before a medium house. The bout was entertaining, but was not productive of good wrestling, and during the last two rounds it was marked by much showmanship. Jensen being the worse offender. The police had to intervene in the last round when the wrestlers tried to fight outside the ring. Shortly afterwards Jensen kicked his opponent in the stomach when getting into the ring, and was disqualified. t Kennedy did not want this verdict, and sought to continue the bout, the ci'owd backing him up. After the referee had experienced trouble in separating the men tins notice stepped in.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23499, 13 May 1938, Page 11
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