WRESTLING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19829, 19 June 1934, Page 4

WRESTLING

TO-NIGHT’S cor ST KEEN INTEREST BEING TAKEN The professional wrestling contest (o be held this evening between Wong Buk Cheung and Harry Mamas is arousing great interest and judging by the inquiries for seating accommodation a record attendance for a wresting tourney in Timaru is expected. No doubt the appearance of Wong Buk Cheung is largely instrumental in creating such interest. Th 3 Chinese grappler is a fast and aggressive wrestler, whose style has won favour with followers of the sport. Although American bom of Chinese parentage, Wong is true to his nationality and has been heartily welcomed by the Chinese community in the various centres he has visited. At noon today the visiting athlete will be welcomed by the Chinese community of Timaru. Mamos has telegraphed he will arrive from Christchurch, by the express this morning. An excellent series of amateur bouts has been arranged. The contestants include P. Chew Lee the well-known local Chinese cyclist. The following is the draw for the amateur bouts.—G. Vietch v. W. Duncan, W. Running v. G. Finney. P. Chew Lee v. R. Brookland, R. Watt v. R. Walton. KOLOFF BEATS WALKER By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, June 18. Eight rounds of solid but dour and unspectacular wrestling between George Walker. New Zealand, and Dan Koloff, Bulgaria, was witnessed by a crowded house at the Town Hall this evening. Koloff won by the only fall, secured in the sixth round with a dump. Considering the publicity which had been given to the meeting of the matmen, a more thrilling bout was expected, and it is probable that the crowd was disappointed. A WIN FOR METER. By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN. June 18. Wong Buk Cheung had to concede two submission falls to Dr Meyer in their bout in the town hall to-night. Cheung sprang a surprise in the third round, catching Meyer with the King Foo stopper and finishing off the movement with a fall from a body press. Meyer evened in the next round with a submission fall from a devasting hammer lock. From then on he fastened on to the Chinaman’s semiparalvsed arm at every opportunity, and in the sixth round Cheung, after evading several holds, had to submit to another hammerlock. BOUT ENDS ABRUPTLY. By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND. June 18. The wrestling contest at the Town Hall between Ali Bey (Turkey) and Oki Shikina (Japan) ended abruptly in the fifth round. The pair were interlocked on the ropes and the referee was attempting to separate them when they toppled over on to the staging outside the ring. They rolled over twice and then fell to the floor in front of the occupants of the stalls. Bey was assisted back into the ring before the referee had counted 20. but Shikina lay on the floor surrounded by spectators who had rushed forward from their seats. Medical men. ambulance attendants and policemen hurried round to where the Japanese lay prostrate. He was still there w-hen the count was concluded, and Bey was declared the winner. Shikina had to be assisted to the dressing room, where he lay some time before recovering. There was plenty of life in the match with a lot of by play and light forearm jolting which roused the crowd. Some clever wrestling was witnessed with a good variety of holds.