WRESTLING

Southland Times, Issue 23025, 20 October 1936, Page 11

WRESTLING

SAVOLDI DEFEATS BLOMFIELD BY DISQUALIFICATION. (United Press Association.) Auckland, October 19. An entertaining professional wrestling match was witnessed when “Jumping Joe” Savoldi, United States, defeated “Lofty” Blomfield (Auckland) by disqualification in the sixth round. Savoldi had previously gained a fall in the third round, which was opened with a willing exchange of forearm jolting, some feeling then creeping into the contest. Savoldi rose, limping and complaining to the referee. That he was not hurt, however, he quickly demonstrated by felling the Aucklander three times in quick succession with dropkicks and then pinning him for a fall. Blomfield returned to his corner after receiving attention. Following flying tackles in the sixth round Blomfield picked up the American and slammed him. He repeated the performance and was awarded a fall for a body press. Blomfield appeared to be in doubt, however, and he again lifted the American and. slammed him. The referee immediately intervened and awarded the match to Savoldi. GEORGE DEFEATS KRUSE. (United Press Association.) Wellington, October 19. Ed Don George beat Bob Kruse by two falls to one in a wrestling bout remarkable for the entire absence of elbow jolts and rough house tactics, it being a fine display of orthodox, scientific grappling. George met stubborn opposition from Kruse, who fought cleverly throughout and lost the deciding fall through an apparent misunderstanding.