PUNGAREHU TUG-OF-WAR
RESULTS OF FIRST NIGHT.
ARAWHATA BEATS HOME TEAM. The great surprise of the first night of the Pungarehu tug-of-war tournament last night was the defeat of the home side, winner of the recent New Plymouth tournament, by Arawhata. A large crowd was present and the pulls were generally very exciting. Results are as follows:— First Round. Lighthouse beat Purangi by four inches. Rahotu beat Bunkum Boys by three inches. Tipperary beat All Blacks by six inches. Kahui beat Waiteika by two inches. Arawhata beat Pungarehu by four inches. Haupoto a bye. Second Round. Haupoto beat Lighthouse by five inches. Rahotu beat Tipperary by four inches; Kahui beat Arawhata by three inches. Lazy-stick. Heavyweight. S. Clegg beat L. Newport. R. Todd beat R. Martin. Lightweight. F. Quickenden beat T. Ryan. Moses beat F. Deacon.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1934, Page 4
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