SOUTHERN WRESTLING.
"KING KONG" COX WINS
AGAINST HAL RUMBERG. TWO FALLS TO ONE. [By Telegraph.—Press Association] CHRISTCHUIiCH, June 17. In a wrestling contest last night, "King Kong" Cox beat Hal Ruiaberg by two falls to one. Cox had the first fall recorded against him in New Zealand. The third round opened with rough tactics, Cox following with two dumps and elbow jolts for a fall with a press. Rumberg evened in the fifth after a flying scissors off the ropes. He repeated it in the seventh round, but lost his balance, Cox gaining a decision with a press.
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Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 17 June 1937, Page 2
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98SOUTHERN WRESTLING. Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 17 June 1937, Page 2
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