WRESTLING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18757, 13 July 1935, Page 7

WRESTLING

TO-NIGHT’S TOURNEY TWO COLORFUL MATMEN PEREIRA AND BLOMFIELD Keen, fast wrestling by two professionals who seem likely to figure largely in the determination of a championship series, if one is arranged by the New Zealand Wrestling Association during the year, should be seen by Gisborne patrons at the tournament to be staged at the Opera House this evening. The principals in the professional contest will be A 1 Pereira and “Lofty” Blomfield, the latter a product of New Zealand, and his opponent a Portuguese-American who learned the business of wrestling in the States, and has given sound performances in Gisborne on previous oc elisions. That the Gisborne association is fortunate in Securing these two mat men for the- principal contest to-night is freely conceded. A 1 Pereira was last in the ring against McCready, the South African claimant to the British Empire championship,' and an exceptionally fine exponent of the sport. This was at Hastings, and there were four rounds of fast and even tussling before Pereira put himself out of the contest by essaying a flying tackle which missed, Pereira taking a bad bump and being unable to protect himself. against McCready’s offensive when he returned to the ring. The South African secured.another fall before his opponent had shaken oil the effects of the fall, and the contest ended in the sixth round. It takes a good man to make an impression- on 'McCready, and the good showing made by the Portuguese should do his reputation m'ueh good. The Aucklander, Blomfield, started oil last season by getting at cross purposes with referees and association officials, find was the object of a good deal of unfriendly criticism. For the time being lie was looked on as the successor to “Bad Boy" Patterson, whose wild methods in the ring caused more demonstrations iu New Zealand than the tactics of any two other professionals seen for several seasons. In Gisborne Blomfield signalised bis first appearance by getting disqualified, and thug spoiled what had promised to be an excellent contest, while in Auckland he was under notice of quick disqualification if he did not mend his ways. Blomfield was suffering for the difference in wrestling control as between Australia and New Zealand, and he has,since eliminated the features of his work to which principal objection was taken in earlier seasons, lie is still full of color, however, and against Pereira should give n first-class account of himself. A GOOD BOUT McOREADY BEATS PEREIRA r (Per Press Association.) HASTINGS, last night. Wrestling of a high standard was witnessed for the opening bout of the season here, this evening, when Earl McCready defeated A 1 Pereira, the contest ending in the sixth round. The first four rounds provided good, 'hard, straight wrestling/ but in the fifth, round Pereira missed with a flying tackle, and crashed through the ropes. He returned dazed and McCready quickly gained a fall with a dump. Though Pereira came out for tho sixth round, he survived only two minutes, being unable to continue after ho had again sailed through the ropes.