BETWEEN ROUNDS

Evening Star, Issue 22464, 8 October 1936, Page 4

BETWEEN ROUNDS

A preliminary that would appeal to the public at the next professional match would be a bout between Lon Goughian and Archie M'Millan, who met in two classes at the recent Otago championships. M'Millan has shown such marked improvement this season that ho would be sure to extend Goughian all the way. Certainly no one in Dunedin could give Goughian a better match.

To,m Anderson, who won tho New Zealand amateur heavy-weight championship at Wellington last week, is a former pupil of Anderson’s Wrestling School, Dunedin. He was in tip-top form, and when he won the North Island heavy-weight title recently defeated! three opponents, two of whom were well over 15 stone in weight. After tho New Zealand championships were decided last week, the cups wore presented at a dinner at tho Grand Hotel, this being tendered by the Wellington Wrestling Association. Among those present were tho Hon. R. Semple, the Hon. P. C. Webb, managers and members of the North and South Island teams, tho professional wrestlers. Savoldi, Woods, and Penciled’. Anton Koolman (tho wellknown Wellington instructor, and several other well-known sportsmen. The South Island team was treated right royally by tho Wellington Association, whoso efforts were highly appreciated. _ The 70-mile motor trip to the Summit Tea Rooms and back through the Akatarawa Gorge and Upper Tint was delightful, and everyone will have very pleasant memories of tho championships of 1936.

“ George Penciled, who beat mo on points in Dunedin recently, having come over from the States four or live weeks ago. is a different type of wrestler from l.urich ’’ (says ‘'.Lolly’’

Blorafield, in am article in the ‘ New Zealand Observer’). “He does not care anything for the crowds, but just lives for wrestling; but on the other hand ho is a clean and classy type of wrestler, very game, and very strong, with lots of confidence in himself, and he is doing something in the ring all the time. Pencheff is a Bulgarian, and I believe he used to be a policeman before he took up wrestling. He is reported to be a cousin of the great Dan Koloff. He is one of the finest built men in the game, with the same perfect proportions as Dean Detton, but perhaps a bit solider. Pencheff was out in Australia about three years ago. and had a good record there, but I should say further experience has made him a much better wrestler now. He uses practically every grip, with no favourite method of attack. Ho is a single man, and does not drink or smoke.’’

Tho Dunedin wrestling season is drawing to a close, and a prominent official of the Otago Wrestling Association told the writer last Saturday that it was probable only one or two more matches would be staged here this season. It was hoped to give the public an opportunity of seeing in action Ed Don George, the former world’s champion. and his opponent will probably be “ Lofty ” Blomfield. It has been a great season, and much credit for this state of affairs must be attributed to the secretary of tho Otago Wrestling Association (Mr C. L. Finer), who has been a fine matchmaker and great organiser. He missed his first match in years last Saturday night through illness. and his friends throughout the Dominion will wish him a speedy recovery. His place at the “ mike ” was taken by the association’s president, Mr W.' ,1. L. Goughian, and a first-class job he made of it, too. Quite a number of hoys are still working out diligently at the Baldock Institute. George Terry has been compelled to have a spell, as lie was injured m a motor cycling accident. He lias been discharged from hospital and should be able to begin light training shortly Andrew Rae lias been training well of late, and will probably be seen in action at the Town Kail in the near future.