WRESTLING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 166, 31 July 1937, Page 7

WRESTLING

Floyd Marshall and "Lofty" Blomfield The interest created in the meeting of Floyd Marsliall, the ex-Arizona sheriff," and f "Lofty" Blomfield, New Zealand^champion, is evidenced by tbe applications for seats even before the box plan is opened. There is justification ^>r this enthusiasm, as it is ro-, cognised by the .wrestling publio /and they are shrewd judges) that no hetter niatch is obtainable in New Zealand at tlio present timo. Unheralded and unsung, Floyd Marshall ai'rived in the Dominion praetically utiknown as far as this part of ■the world is concerned, but, after one j)r two matches, siich is his ■ wrestling ability, associations all -ovex- the country are clamouring i'or his appearance. Twenty-nine years of age, 6ft. 2|ins. in heiglit and weighing 17 stone, this husky Arizonian is cousidered by competent critics to be one of the fastest, most aggressive and most spectacular wrestlers ever to visit New Zealand. Beautit'ully tanned and proportioned, (Marshall works from start to fiuish of a buiit with amaziug speed. And, above all, is 110b a one-hold speeialist. Drop-kieks, Uyhig taekles, flying scissors, elbow jolts and straighfc Wrestling() Marshall shows you all these and gives the reason for his instanfaneous popularity. With "Lofty" Blomfield as his opponent the Hawke's Bay Wrestling Association confidently asserts that this is one of the best coiitests it has ever stagecL Iti lieu'of the usual ainateur preliminaries only ono will he staged, and Herb. Brinson, of Hastings, and Frank Sykos, of New I'lymouth, will rneet iu a six ten-minuto round proiossional hout. The box plan is uuw opou at U alP s houkshop, and patrons shoukl note, that it is essential to reserve I'or this hig. attx'actiou.