DECISION ON FOUL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 10

DECISION ON FOUL

SAVAGE DISQUALIFIED MeCREADY GIVEN VERDICT REFEREE USES TOEHOLD (Per Press Association ) AUCKLAND, last night. A largo crowd witnessed the meeting of Furl Met'ready, claimant’ to the heavyweight wrestling championship of the British Empire, and Steve Savage, i Met.Tendy has not suffered a defeat during his stay in New'Zealand for the past two seasons. The contest ended 'iii the seventh round with the disqualification of Savage for disobeying the orders of the referee. lie had MeCready .imprisoned ou the ropes near a corner, and was indulging in forearm jolting. The referee ordered a break,’ but Savage refused to release his hold. A penalty fall was awarded against him, hm even then he persisted. The referee secured a too hold on Hie aggressor and, wilh a head pull, lie drugged Savage away, but only momentarily, as MeCrendy was once more pounced upon while Ire was still entangled with lho ropes. The referee then disqualified Savage and awarded the match to MeCroadv.

BLOMFIELD LOSES BOUT

FAILURE TO BREAK WIN FOR PAUL BO ESC 11 (Por Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. To .a mixed and excited chorus of hoots i and cheers, Lofty Blomfield (New Zealand) 'was disqualified in a wrestling bout with Paul Boosph (America) at Wellington to-night. In the seventh round Blomfield clapped on his octopus clamp when both men were near the ropes. Boesch. conceded a submission fall almost immediately, and Blomfield was disqualified by the referee for not making an effort lo break the hold. Boesch had won a fall in the third round with a press following several drop kicks, two of which were delivered with amazing speed from a standing start, and hit Blomfield on the point of the jaw and thoroughly dazed him. The bout was one of the best of the season.

SINGH DEFEATS KENT (Reed. Mnv 26. 10 a.m.) ' SYDNEY, May 25. Wrestling at the Sydney stadium tonight in an eight-round bout., the Indian, Jaget Singh, 16.4, defeated the American. Harry Kent, 15.8, in the fifth round with an Indian death-lock.