WRESTLING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16871, 28 October 1925, Page 3

WRESTLING.

MILLER BEATEN BY ROBIN. The American wrestler, Walter Miller, middleweight champion of the world, whs again defeated by Ikb Robin, when they met at Nelson Park; Hastings, last week. The disparity in weights was great chough to excuse the defeat, and to render the beaten man a hero in the eyes bf those who witnessed the struggle, for,Robm weighed just over 17 stone, hud his advantage was just 5 stone. The Maori handled his antagonist at timeft as obe would an eel. arid,, with the same ‘chnneb of holding him in bhc position. The American showed ft general superiority in ring knowledge and far greater speed, though the bigger man’s performance indicated that he had lenrnd'd it thing Or .hVo While on his Australian, trip. , The New Zealander, forced the paeo throughout, but thohfili oh many occasions he seemed to, have. Miller within an ace of a fall, lie could never succeed in finalising any of these efforts. Miller made many attempts to execute bpoii ROlMh Ins famous figure-four lock, but sheer strength prevailed, and- the American would find his hold broken, and himself in a perilous position. There, wtere deafening applause when the verdict, after six StrCmVous fbuiidS, went to Robin on points. Ike Robin thus gained the “heavy-weight-. championship of Australia and jfew Zealand,” and the side wager of £SOO put up by Miller for the match. “The,, match,” said the referee, Mr. ,T. D. Thompson, after the bout, 4 ‘is.the cleanest t have ever witnessed. Robin undoubtedly won, but not by a. groat margin. His win may be attributed to his aggressiveness throughout,*’