STEIN BEATS BLOMFIELD
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AUCKLAND, Last Night. A bright and spectacuiar professional wrestling contest between Lofty Blomlield, of Auckland, and fSammy Stein, of America, the Jewish champibn of the world, ended in a win for Stein by one Hall. This was obtained in the sixth round. Blomfield had his opponent in a corner with what the referee considered a, stranglehold, when the controlling oflicial (Mr J. McLean) ordered and forced a break. He was struck on the back of the nsck by Blomfield . and almost immediately Stein bounced off. the ropes with a flying tacklo which eaught the referee unawares and sent both him and Blomfield sprawling. Stein then pounded upon his opponent to win. a fall with a body press, the referee having quickly regained his feet to witness the proeedure and award a fa.lL
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 85, 27 April 1937, Page 3
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