WRESTLING
' BLOMFIELD—PENOHEFF WEDNESDAY'S PRO. MATCH On Wednesday night "Lofty" Blomlield, the popular New Zealand champion, will be seen in action in Gisborne against .'.George Ponehpff, a clever and versatile wrestler who first visited New Zealand in the 1931 season! Penchefi was a wrestler past*the promising stage when lie was here previously, hut since then he has had so much experience in'Australian and American rings that he is now a highly seasoned and capable performer. , He is 20 vein's old, weighs a handy 1;U stone, and has been wrestling as a professional for eight yours, having appeared in European rings before he I went to America. Since 1031 he has I spent most of his time in Australia, I hut earlv this year he went to America, where he had over 100 mat. lies on the Pacific ('oast, without experiencing a single- defeat. Hoc Malcewic/. and | Hans Steinke were two tinted wrestI Ipvs whom lie defeated, and he also 1,,,.,,, ],anny (.)'Mah-.mey. the lormer I world champion, to a draw. | i-Lls experience against O'Mahonoy enabled him to emulate the Irishman | in the use of the " Trish whip," one ' 0 f (he most *pecfacular holds in the, ' world. Penciled' succeeded in catching' Blomlield with it .once, hut the latter will be on his guard against' it
tin 1 next tihk* they meet. I 'oneho 11 also will lmvo to ho on the look-out against the octopus clump, not to mention the Xew Zealander’s elbow jolts. Blomtiold'is anxious to wipe oil' the. defeat he experienced at Penchefi’s hands the lirst time they met.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19130, 26 September 1936, Page 7
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260WRESTLING Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19130, 26 September 1936, Page 7
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