BIG WRESTLING

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19913, 16 June 1936, Page 8

BIG WRESTLING

_'_—... HAMILTON? COMING BOUT. RUSSELL A COLOURFUL MATMAN, _— A FORMER AMERICAN SHERIFF. One of the most picturesque char—acters among the professional wrestlers who have been imported to New Zealanri this. svasun. cowboy Bob (“ Rebel " Russell. will be tn‘nctton at Hamilton next. Thursday night against Earl Mctll‘eady. the Canadian who holds the British Empire title and has an unbeaten record in Nev Zealand. Russell laid the foundations of hit wrestling while "butldogsins" steer: in Wyoming. Even among the cowboys he was an outstanding rider an: won the buckiumping championsht; one year at Cheyenne. He he'd an exciting term as sheriir or his home town, .\mes Highway. lowa, while he was till in his ‘teeus, bringing several notorious gangsters to book. He always had a liking for wrestling, however. and, learning the rudiments from a past-master in the person or John l’csek, he quickly achieved distinction on the amni’eur side. Up to the time he turned professional in 1932 he had won tho highest State and National honours that would possihty he gained. In the mush ranks he has done Pracitoally mr'rythinr that has been asknl of him. his \ictlma inviuding Dr. Fred« div Moyt‘l' anut ,\hir~ Holmium. tvw mm “In. .u‘r “on known in _\'v\\- Znaland~ His Mu‘t'iitlt‘y is thy "sliplvx" hold. a \urintinn at thw bank loan slam. “Noll ‘11» Hips with (loudly rffort. Russo" is .1 fast and spm‘tavular wrt’nmtr‘r anti toxrolivnt \'Ppnl‘ts hm» iwen rm‘ohed ‘0? MR nthl‘r lnah‘ht‘s In Nt‘“ [Miami ‘ He ran he l'f‘llt‘d upon to Ntvnd .\trwreaths to the utnmst and is Just the Lman to score a. surpriae win.