WRESTLING IN HASTINGS
A Battle of Giants One thijig that has emerged from the wrestling bouts that have taken place in the Dominion this season is the fact that McGready has this year found the going much harder thao the two previous seasons. This is not the result of "the Canadian "slipping"; ae a matter of fact he is wrestling better than ever, but is, accounted for by sterner oppositiou. Whereas prior to this season he has had comfortable wlust this year the Canadian has bad to be content with draws, and on one or two oecasions has been deemed lucky to have obtained the decision. ' The man who has disputed McCready's supremacy rcore than any other is the Empire champion's opponent to-morrow night. Floyd Marshall, ihe ' husky Arizonian. In their first meeting Marshall ran foul of the referee, when falls were even, when lio llirew MeCready at the spectators. However, Mr. Alex. Andersou, himself mn old wrestler, Can be relied on to be not too hard on any playfulness such as that, and in consequence a hectic night 's wrestling is expected. MeCready has never given a poor display, and Marshall has'pleased wherever lie has wrestled. Fo-jr good nmateur botits precede the big contest to-morrow jught, ' • " ,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 194, 2 September 1937, Page 6
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