WRESTLER INJURED
By Telegraph—Press Association.
*. WESTCOATT'S CRASH FROM RING. MATCH AGAINST BLOMFIELD.
Palmerston N., Last Night. "Lofty" Blomfield beat "Rusty" Westcoatt in a wrestling match at Palmerston North to-night before a packed house.. Westcoatt secured a fall in the fourth round with a body press after a flying tackle and dropkick. Westcoatt attempted another flying tackle at the start of.the sixth round,' going through the ropes and partiaily dislocating his shoulder. \ The Amercian returned to the ring and wrestled in pain for two minutes, when Blomfield" trapped him into an octopus clamp, . Westcoatt immediately submitting. During the interval before the seventh round a doctor examined the American's shoulder and on his advice the contest was discontiriued, Blomfield being declared the wiriner.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1937, Page 9
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