WRESTLING.
Koioff Defeats Michot. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 21. By straight falls Dan Koioff (16st) tasily defeated Rene Michot (last 21b) n a wrestling match this evening, voloff gained his first fall in the fourth mind with an unexpected dump which eft Michot still groggy at the beginilng of tin? next round. KolofT at once licked him tip again, dumped him, and, ifter a moment’s resistance, had his ihoulders on the mat. The fifth round asted twenty seconds. Until the first all the match was characterised bjr :olid wrestling, with Michot mostly takng the initiative and Koioff defending •aslly. Wong Cheung Disabled. AUCKLAND. May 21. A professional wrestling contest be- | ween Fred Meyer, an American, and j Vong Buck Cheung, a Chinese, ended j ifter the sixth round. MeyYr winnihg , >n account of his opponent being unable : o continue after a slam following an ,
aeroplane spin. Cheung had previously gained a fall by meshs of his own specialty, ” the King Foo stopper hold.*’ A large attendance gave George Walker a vociferous reception as he stepped into the ring prior to the contest to challenge the winner.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20311, 22 May 1934, Page 11
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187WRESTLING. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20311, 22 May 1934, Page 11
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