WRESTLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20231, 28 June 1937, Page 11

WRESTLING.

blomfield beats forsgren. (Special to Times.) AUCKLAND. Monday. In a. professional heavy-weight wrestling contest at the Town Hall on 'Saturday evening Lofty Blomfield do- [ feated Jack Forsgren, of Canada, by ■ two falls to one. The first fall was I gained by Blomfield in the -second | round with a body press, following a scries of Hying tackles. The Canadian drew even in I lie. fifth ! round. Blomfield endeavoured 1111i successfully to counter his opponent’s ! forearm jolting with living tackles and, [after maintaining this form of altack, I Forsgren twice lifted his man l'm- } -slams, obtaining a fall mi Ihe second occasion. The bout ended in the Seventh rftunrl, when there w is | exchange of flying tackles. Forsgren

was arguing with the referee when Blomfield felled him to secure the deciding fall with a body press. RUMBERG DEFEATS COX. DUNEDIN, Sunday. 1 There was plentv of incident in a 1 wrestling match at the Town Hall last, night, when llal numbers gained a points decision over King Kong Cox after each had -secured .. fall. Ruin berg gained a fall in I lie sixth round with a Hying body scissors. Cox equalised in the last with a body press following four dumps, but it was lUim--1 berg’s better work in applying holds

and countering that gave him the ver« diet. SPELLMAN AND KIRILINKO. WESTPORT, Sunday. A professional wrestling bout in the Theatre Royal last evening between John Spellman and Mutros Kirilinko ended in a draw, r-pellman gained a fall in the sixth round with a body press following flying tackles and headlocks. and Kirilinko equalised in Ihe eighth round with a body press after elbow jolts.