PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 9

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

EXCITING AUCKLAND CONTEST.

DEVOID OF ILLEGAL TACTICS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association,

.Auckland, Last Night. A professional wrestling contest between Tom Alley, United States, and Farmer Vance, light-heavyweight champion of Canada, drew a large attendance at the Town Hall to-night. It was won by Alley in the seventh round. It was a good exhibition and fairly exciting, while devoid of the illegal methods which characterised the contests last year between Kilonis and McCarthy. There was a little roughness in evidence at times, but the hitting and kicking were more playful than vicious.

Vance secured a fall in the second round after a series of headlock throws. Alley made his opponent very groggy in the sixth round when he secured a fall with his crucifix hold. Vance had to be assisted to his corner, and when the bell went for the seventh rbund Alley had little difficulty in securing submission with a standing wristlock. Challenges have been issued by Walter Johannson, Finland, Marraci Garden! Italy, and Naranjan Singh, India.