BLOMFIELD DISQUALIFIED FOR STRIKING COX
■Press Assooiation.)
(Bf Telegraph—
AUCKLAND,^ Last Night. The disqualiiication of "Lofty" Blomfield, of" Auckland, for striking his. opponent "King Kong" Cox, of America, in the seventh round brought a sudden termination 'to the wrestling contesfc on Saturday night. Blomfield had been twice thrown through the ropes and on the second, occasion while he was standing on ths staging outside the ring he hit Cox with his closed fist. Prior to this ineident each man had obtained a fall. The l • first was won by Cox. In the fOurth: , roUnd he jolted the Aucklander several times prior to lifting hipi for a slaxn and body press. Blomfield drew level in the sixth round when a series of forearm jolta was followed by three flying tackles each of which sent Cox sprawling and Blomfield then finishedwith a body prefis.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 173, 9 August 1937, Page 15
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