WRESTLING
mccready beats elliot By Telegraph—Press Association MARTON, July 8. A large attendance last evening saw Earl McCready (16.12) defeat King Elliot (15.8) by two falls, a solid bout ending in the seventh round. AN UNINTERESTING BOUT By Telegraph—Press Association WHANGAREI, July 8. Kent beat Russell by two falls to one in an uninteresting wrestling bout last night. VICTORY FOR BLOMFIELD By Telegraph—Press Association WANGANUI, July 8. Lofty Blomfield beat Harry Kent in the sixth round. Kent obtained a fall in the fifth round with a body press after a complete spin of his opponent in a full nelson. Blomfield came out in the next round and 50 seconds after the gong had Kent submitting to an octopus death clamp. Kent refused to continue in the seventh round. The bout was noted for its action, both contestants roughing it rather well.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20465, 9 July 1936, Page 7
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141WRESTLING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20465, 9 July 1936, Page 7
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