WRESTLING

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19663, 24 August 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

WRESTLING

WELTER-WEIGHT TITLE. NEWTON V. WOOLBTON. Tho King Country Wrestling Association executive are to be congratulated on the best house and perhaps the most interesting and successful programme they have so far organised, comments Hie Taumarunul Press on the meeting of Arthur Newton, of Hamilton, and 11. Woolston, ol’ Taumarunui, for the professional welterweight title of New Zealand. There was a record attendance in the Theatre Royal and the arrangements showed a decided improvement on those of previous tournaments. Tho shifting of the ring to the floor of the hall and the excellent seating lay-out gave patrons a splendid view of the events on the mat from all parts of the house. Taumarunui has now a •full-sized ring said to be one of the best in the Dominion. The staging is 24ft. square and the ring is 18ft. from rope to rope. The amateur events kept the public well entertained till 9 p.m. when, after an interval'for tightening the big event, was staged. Each contestaid. secured one fail and-the holder (Newton) retained the lillc on points.

Woolston’s Creditable Showing.

H was the challenger's first professional bout and lie certainly made a very creditable showing against a i,,on> experienced wrestler. H was a onlesl, or skill against skill in which the speed of Woolston counter-bal-anced Ihe greater physical advantages of Nrwlim. Bolli men were trained In Hie minute and forced Ihe issue rigid to the final bell. Tn Hie seventh round, contrary lo expectations, Xcwlon brnngld into play a sustained comder-allack which gained him the equalising fall. The bout was desperalely contested. both men being out fur victory, bid they wrestled with sportsmanship. After Wools!im goes in for a lillle more duralimi training it is on the cards that Mieso two contestants may meet in • Taumarunul again in the near future.