BLOMFIELD BEATS SMALL
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AUCKLAND, Oct. 28. In the final professional wrestiing bout of the season staged in the Town Hall, Lofty Blomfield 16st 81bs beat Babe Small 16st 41bs by two falls. Blomfield 's first fall was gained within seconds of the opening gong, when he pinned Small with a body press after connecting vyith two heavy elbow jolts to the jaw. The second fall was secured in the sixth round, Small submiitting to Blomfield 's oetopus clamp following a lively period in w'hich both men exchanged elbow jolts. Small was making his first appearance in' Auckland and earned the displeasure of spectators by frequently refusing to obey the referee's orders.
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 October 1946, Page 6
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