WRESTLING
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a Blomfield Beats Forsgren
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AUCKLAND, Last Night. The professional lieavy weight wrest•ing contest between Lofty Blomfield (Auckland) and Jack Forsgren (Canada) was won by Blomfield by two falls to one. The first fall was gained by Blomfield ,in the' second round with a bofly press following a series of flying tackles. The Canadiau drew even in the fifth round, Blomfield enHeavoured unsuccessfully to counter his opponent's fore-arm jolting with flying tackles and, maintaining this form of attack, Forsgren twice lifted his man for slams, obtaining a fall on the second occasion. The bout ended in the scventh louud, when thore was a wild exchange of flying tackles. Forsg'eu was arguing with thq rofereo "when Blomfield felled him to secure tlie dociding fall with a bod^ uress.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 138, 28 June 1937, Page 8
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