BLOMFIELD DEFEATS MEAD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 101, 15 May 1937, Page 9

BLOMFIELD DEFEATS MEAD

Colourful and Interesting Contest LOSER INJURES LEG An easy win was gained by Lofty Blomfield over Tom Meads in the professtonal Wreetling contest in the Hastings Miinicipal Theatte last evehing, the refefee, 3Vfr A. Anderson, of Palmerston Nhith, intervening in the seventh romid to give the hout to Blomfield owing to his opponent heing in no shape to continue. Up to this stage the contest had been colourful and interesting, with plenty cf action in every round. Each had gained a fall, Meads getting in first with his in the fifth round when ha neatly tricked Blomfield and seeured a ieathlock, the New Zealander submitting. However, in the nest round Blomfield dodged a flying tackle and Meads hurtled through the ropes in the direefcion of the auditorium and finished up on the stage footldghts. When he ro Bntered the ring he was twice heavily dumped by Blomfield before his 3houlders were pinned. During the in' terval Meads appeaied to be troubled trom a leg injury, and though he catae out for the seventh session, it had been in progress only a few seconds before the referee called a halt. Neither xevealed anything remarkable in the way of new holds or stunts, though the crowd rather appreciated the fact that Blomfield was giiven a taste of some of his own peculiar little 1 ' etcOteras ' ' in the form of facescrubbing, hair-pulling and smarting smacks. Meads exhibited considerable clexterity with his legs, and he showed a remarkable facildty for getting out of iifficult positi.ons. This Was tfieir second meeting, the previous bout being won by Meads on a disqualification. The American, who was announced at 15.5 as agaiiist his opponent 's 16.6, sarly clapped on a nasty headlock that caused Blomfield trouble to an eye injury received earlier in the week. It was some time before Blomfield gained freedom, and after having twice to break "stranglesj" he clapped on a rocking-chadr splits, but Meads eventually converted this xnto a defithlock on the gong. Another good head squeezer kept Blomfield on the mat in the early part of the second round, and though he worked out, he had to take three tosses before he gained a Japanese. leg-lock. He proceeded to improve on the tangle of legs until they rolled into the ropes. On coming apart again the pair exchanged a prolonged and lively rally of elbow jolts. Outting-up rough in the next round, Blomfield gave Meads a drubbing until the latter called a halt with a series of flying tackles, followed by three hefty tosses. Blomfield eventually finishe.d up outside he xopes. Warming up again Blomfield clapped on a head scissors and then indulged in a little tossing, four being sufficient to make Meads retaliate with flying tackles, but Blomfield came back to get a rocking-chair splits, only to flnd himself once more in trouble with a deathlock. The round concluded with a session of leg-locking, and just who held the advange was difficult to ascertain, such was the tangle they were in. Bound five opened brdghtly with a rally of elbow jolts, then Blomfield tossed his man twice and would have continued the task only Meads let go with three hefty flying tackles, b'ut was unable to finish off the effort with a body press. On coming to their feet again Meads resorted to further tackles and again essayed a body press. He suddenly change.d his tacties, and as Blomfield tried to roll clear Meads neatly trleked hdm to clap on a perfeot deathlock, Blomfield submitting in 6mins. 35secs. Aggressively elbowing Meads about the ring, Blomfield had to cool down somCwhat when Meads tossed him three times and proceeded to follow the tosses up with flying tackles. Blomfield took the first one, but dodged the second and Meads made his excursion in the ddrection of the orchestral well. He took his time returning, the referee having counted 14 before Blomfield was able to start his dumplng exhibition and equalise the falls in 2mins, SOsecs. Meads and his second worked on a leg during the respite, and though he indicated to the referee that he would carry on, he came out limping for the seventh, but within 11 seconds the referee intervened and declared Blomfield the winner.

Preliuiinary Bouta. The amatenr bouts resulted as follows: — Allingham (12.3) defeated Drayson (11.4) on points, neither party eecuring a fall. Boyd (8,5) defeated McDonald (9.13) on points, there being no' falls recorded. Hamilton (11.0) defeated Hawks (11.0) on points, an extra round being ordered after each had gained a fall. Whittaker (9.12) defeated Webbv (10.12) on points, no falls being gained, | Mr A. Anderson, of Palmerston North, refereed all contests.