WRESTLING.
MATCH FOB CHAMPION BELT AND £100. [PEE PEE3S ASSOCIATION.] The wrestling match between George Robertson, the present Champion of the Border stylo, and Joseph Strong, took place for £100 and the Society's Championship Belt. Strong stripped a little over 14 stone ; Robertson, the halt-caste, nearly turned the scale at 17 stono. After some cautious play, Robertson crossbutted Strong in tho second bout, which gave Robertson another score, he therefore, won. A great deal of amusement was created by Captain Jackson Barry, who, at the close of tho match, stripped, and tried a fall with the gigantic champion. The latter literally sat down after v fictitious struggle, and allowed the captain to score a victory.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 4460, 1 October 1883, Page 2
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115WRESTLING. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 4460, 1 October 1883, Page 2
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