SAVAGE WRESTLING
EKLUND BEATS THYE (United P..~1.—8y Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, Sunday. In a match for the light-heavy-weight wrestling championship of the world at the Sydney Stadium last evening Clarence Eldund, 12st 651 b, the title holder, defeated Thye, 123: 41b, with a hammerlock hold and a fall in the sixth round. The contest was advertised as one of 10 rounds. but so severely did Eklund wrench Thye’s arm. almost breaking it out of the socket, that the referee stopped the bout and declared Eklund the Winner. The huge audience ap—proved the decision. In a. bout at Melbourne Count Zarynoff. 12st 1111), beat Pinkie Gardner, 125?; 411). by scoring a-i‘all in the sixth round. ‘ Wm WM
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 509, 12 November 1928, Page 6
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