WRESTLING.
THE WAIKATO ABBOCIATION. THURSDAY NIGHT’S BOUT.' BLAKE v. PATTERSON. The 1933 season of the’ Waikato Wrestling Association will open on Thursday evening in the Theatre Royal, and the interest that has already been taken in the bout should ensure a capacity house. Thursday will be the first occasion on which Blake and Patterson have appeared before a Hamilton audience, and the reputation of the pair In the four-square ring of the United States Is such that a fine contest is assured. They are of the nuggety, aggressive type, who never fail to thoroughly entertain a thrill-expectant audience. Blake, or “ Whiskers Blake," a 3 he is best known in wrestling circles in the States, is a man of phenomenal height, and wears a full ginger beard. He uses his great height to advantage. An exponent of the “ thunderbolt" hold, Patterson is described by the critios as an extremely rough wrestler. He boasts a formidable record and has defeated Kotsonaros, Ivapian and Coleman.
An entertaining programme of amateur bouts has been arranged to precede the main bout. The amateur programme will comprise:—Cariey, 9.0 v. Haines, 9.0; Tombs, 9.4 v. Mueller, 9.5; Bulford, 10.0 v. F. Walsh, 10.5; 11. Webb, 12.4 v Hunt, 12.6. Emergencies: Stott, 9.0 v. Lee, 9.0.
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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18944, 15 May 1933, Page 11
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208WRESTLING. Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18944, 15 May 1933, Page 11
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