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FORSTER DISQUALIFIED BOESCH GETS VERDICT EACH MAN GETS A FALL POLICE ACTION NEEDED (P*>r Press Association.) DUNEDIN, ibis day. Disqualification of Frank Forster, lGst. 101 b., for punching Paul Boesch line eighth round of a match this evening brought to a sudden end the liveliest wrestling bout seen in Dunedin this season. Forster scored a fall in the fourth round with a monkey shake and body press, Boesch equalising in the W. en'.h with a body press following drop kicks.
In the eighth round, Forster, who had repeatedly been warned for punching and had repeated the tactics, was sent to his corner, the referee awarding the decision to his opponent. Not .satisfied with his success Boesch renewed hostilities after the conclusion of the bout and the police had to step in and stop what looked like being a hectic ninth round.
Forster weighed lGst. 101 b. and Boesch IGst. 41b.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 9
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