WRESTLING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18759, 16 July 1935, Page 7

WRESTLING

SURPRISE ENDING WIN FOR BLOMFIE.LD ICR URIC AMP DTSQ I'ALt FT F D (Ter Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Mon da y. One of the most sensational endings to a wrestling contesl in Auckland occurred in ihe Town Hall 10-night, when a match was staged between Bloinfield, of Auckland, and Kruskainp, of America. 'The con I est ants had each gained a fall when Ihe sixth round arrived. Kruskainp Ihen took gfeal exception to the Aucklander ' throwing -him through, the ropes'. Climbing ip In the ring again, the American applied a stranglehold upon his opponent. The referee, Mr C. Pollard, tried in vain to pull IC ru ska nip away. An unusual spectacle was then witnessed. The referee, removing the belt from around his trousers and wrapping it lightly round Kruskump’.s neck, succeeded in pulling iho Amori can oil: by this method. Tht* referee broke away and declared Blomliehl the winner, his opponent having been disqualified, lip to this stage it had been a keen contest, each having gained a fall.

WADE BEATS HOPKINS LOSER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS (Per Press Association.) U'ELLTXOTON* Monday. Solidly showing sensational strength and little imagination, an English

wrestler with a 10-in neck, George Hopkins, to-night ambled through some of his -paces to impress the American, Glen Wade. The bout had a surprise ending. Hopkins secured tin easy full in the fourth round and continued, to carry his opponent, treating him gently until the sixth round, when Wade, who had fought a losing hat lie throughout, suddenly dropped Hopkins to the mat. He fell on his head and was knocked unconscious.