WRESTLING

Evening Star, Issue 22458, 1 October 1936, Page 4

WRESTLING

BLOMFIELD BEATS PENCHEFF [Pie United Press Association.] GlSßOßNE,.'September 30. Loftv Blomfield (16.6) beat George Pencheff (15.5) by two straight falls. Blomfield scored the first fall in the fifth round with an octopus clamp, and in the sixth round Pencheff was dumped over the top rope and was unable to resume on the count of 20. SAVOLDI DEFEATS WOODS [Per United Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, September 30. Cleverer and faster, Joe Savoldi defeated Joe Woods on points when wrestling at Hawera to-night. Each man gained a fall. Woods gained the first fall in the fourth round with elbow jolts and a crutch hold. Savoldi secured the equalising fall in the seventh round with a drop-kick that dazed Woods and left him an easy victim. SAVOLDI V. KRUSE Local wrestling enthusiasts will have an opportunity to see Bob Kruse and Joe Savoldi, two of the cleverest wrestlers ever brought to this country, in a match at the Town Hall next Saturday evening. In his matches in New Zealand Savoldi has shown that he is one of the quickest, the most versatile, as well as one of the most powerful matmen yet seen in the Dominion, and his contests have always aroused enthusiasm. In his match against Earl M'Cready at Auckland, which ended in a draw, many good judges considered that he shaded the British Empire champion, both in the application of his holds and also in his countering and defence. He also kept the crowd entertained even when the wrestling was not particularly spectacular. Savoldi put the seal on his performance on this occasion by the manner in which he up the score with a sensational drop-kick when it appeared that he was in such dire straits that it was only a matter of the Canadian picking him up for a dump and the second straight fall. In Kruse, Skvoldi will be meeting one of the men who is as likely to cause him as much trouble as any opponent he is likely to encounter on his present tour, and it must be remembered that Kruse wrestled M'Cready to a draw in this town, and on that occasion some of the very best of the local judges considered no injustice would have been done to M'Cready had Kruse been given a straight-out points decision. At all events Savoldi will need to exercise all his skill and strategy if he is to catch Kruse with his dreaded dropkjck, for the Portland_ farmer is a wily ring general, and his equipment of wristlocks, headlocks, and scissors holds is sure to cause the ex-world champion a deal of trouble. The box plans are at the D.I.C. FINE BATSMAN C. Si DEMPSTER IN FORM

Brilliant driving by C. S. Dempster, Leicester’s cricket captain, saved his side from being defeated by Nottinghamshire, and forced a draw (says the London correspondent of the Auckland ‘Herald ’). Notts batted first for 223, to which Leicester replied with 175, Dempster being out to a fine catch when he was only 7. In its second innings Notts scored 171 for seven wickets and declared, leaving Leicester 3h 20min in which to get 220 runs. It secured 149 for seven wickets.

Leicester did not attempt to go for the runs ana soon lost three wioikets tor 46. Then Dempster arrived. Driving brilliantly he compiled a faultless 50 in 80 minutes, and continued to score 63 not out, after being at the wickets for two hours and 10 minutes. Larwood was not playing for Nottingham, but

Yoce gave the Leicester men a taste of his bowling. He was not conspicuously successful, and during Leicester’s first innings secured one wicket only for 58 runs in 18 overs. Bowling for a similar period in the second innings he took three wickets for 63. Hardstaff (Notts) was dismissed for two “ ducks.” For the last match of the season at Old Trafford, Dempster provided the chief feature of the cricket by.giving a splendid display of free and active hitting and scoring 137, his fifth century of the season. Throughout his innings Dempster maintained mastery of the bowling without seeming to be in any trouble. Completing his 50 in 80 minutes while the total rose by 89, Dempster went on, timing his strokes perfectly, and he got the ball away with delightful ease, particularly with off drives He completed his century in 2h 35min. He was eighth out after scoring 137 in 3h 50min. He made most of his runs by pulls, 13 of his powerful strokes reaching the boundary. OTAGO CRICKETERS IN TARANAKI The first club cricket practices in New Plymouth were held last week, and two former Otago representative players who are in the same club are Dr W. Hawksworth and Dr W. A. Priest. They play for Western Park, and, while they do not take it very seriously, but just enjoy a game, Priest must stdl be showing form, for be captained Taranaki against the M.C.C last season.