WRESTLING

Evening Star, Issue 22456, 29 September 1936, Page 4

WRESTLING

BLOMFIELD BEATS DAVIS [Per United Press Association.] , AUCKLAND, September 28. One of the liveliest and most spectacular wrestling bouts of the season was witnessed when “ Lofty ” Blomfield, 16.10, “ Wee Willie ” Davis, 18.6, of America, by two falls to one. The bout was marked by thrilling exchanges from start to finish, with flying tackles, dumps, and vigorous jolting as tho salient features. DRDP-KICK DUEL SAVOLDi DEFEATS PENCHEFF [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 28. Drop-kick meeting drop-kick in midair, George Pencheff landed on the back of his head and knocked himself out, thus losing his professional heavy-weight wrestling match against Joe Savoldi at the Town Hall in Wellington to-night. The< opening stages of the bout were relatively quiet and at times comic. In the fourth round, however, Pencheff created a sensation by taking a fall from Savoldi with the latter’s own speciality, a dropkick. Savoldi, who had been keeping this resource in reserve himself, unleashed a drop-kick in the sixth round, sending Pencheff to.the mat for a fall. The seventh round was a drop-kick battle, the honours being more or less even when the two met on the wing and Pencheff was counted out while the winner knelt on the mat beside him dazed and helpless. SAVOLDI V. KRUSE The next appearance of “ Jumping ” Joe Savoldi in the local ring will take place next Saturday night, when he will meet Bob Kruse iu a return engagement, their first meeting having occurred at Auckland about three weeks ago, when they proved to be well matched, and it was not until Kruso had the misfortune to be disabled that Savoldi v. as able to take the deciding fall and the decision. Both men were responsible for fast and scientific wrestling. Ever since he opened his New Zealand campaign in thii city four weeks ago local p..trons, it is said, have been anxious to see Savoldi in action again. The Italian has taken New Zealand by storm, and it is difficult to recall another wrestler who has won such instant popularity. This is largely because of bis versatility. There appea. to be no branch of the modern wrestling art that he has not thoroughly mastered, while his speed and strength cause him to stand out even among a selection of men of the calibre of those now working under the Dominion Union’s control. Savoldi, however, will find Kruse a hard man to overcome, as the latter also knows all there is to know of the wrestling game, and he is probably one of the best ring generals in the sport. Savoldi should be kept busy by bis opponent on Saturday night, and he should have no time to indulge in some of the by-play ho produced when he met Dusek here. The box plans, which are at the D.1.C., will be opened tomorrow morning.