EMPIRE WRESTLING TITLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19029, 1 June 1936, Page 9

EMPIRE WRESTLING TITLE

VICTORY FOR LURICH ODD FALL FROM CLARKE I SYDNEY', May 30. At Lcichhardl Stadium, in a wrestling contest for the British Empire championship, Tom Lunch defeated the Englishman, Douglas Clarke, by two falls to one. Enrich secure.l a fall in the third round from a hondlock and a body preis. Clarke evened in the fifth from a body press. Lurie'h took the deciding fall in the sixth round with ■i body press, after he had punched Clarke in the face.

SENSATIONAL FALL I

BOESCH BEATS BLOMFIELD \

(Per Pmsa Association.) : DUNEDIN, last night. = With the only fall of the bout, Paul l Boesch defeated Lofty Blomfield in an i eight-round professional wrestling I contest held last night before one of | (ho largest crowds which have yet § witnessed n wrestling match here. L Boesch's fall was sensational. As j soon as the first round commenced, he = shot from his corner and launched = three lightning kicks, all of which E connected, timl'brought Blomfield over i with an arm-bar and pinned him with = a body press, all within less than half = a minute. =

SKILFUL BOUT DRAWN \

FORSGREN AND WOODS = (Por Press Association.) § NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. \ A skilful and exciting wrestling § bout between Forsgrcn and Woods \ resulted in a draw, each man securing : one fall. = Woods gained the first fall in the 1 fifth round with a flying armbar and \ a heavy dump. Porsgren evened with i | a Boston crab. I