WRESTLING IN HASTINGS
First Meeting 'of Vic Christy and Floyd Marshall Tbe contest to be staged at Hastings to-morrow nigbt, bas several foatures wbicb make it of more tban ordinary interest-. First. tbis will be the first time tbat these two girapplers bave evei met, eitber in tbe States or New Zealand. Secoudly, both have tbe rare distinction of having beaton tlie tour Dusek brotbers, known in the States as tbe "riot squad." i'hey are both approxiinately (be same weigbt, lUst. 71bs, the sanie beigbt, (5ft. 3ins. aud butli paek very befty ellibw jolts. Again, bolb these men are experts in tbe cxploitation of tbe various scissors holds. Marshall. when be wrestled McCready in Hastings recently, proved himself an adept at tbese holds, as McCready found out during the botit. and Christy gained tbe equalising fall against the Kmpire champion on Sntnigbt witb a flying scissors. All these factors go to make tbis contest as even as any tbat bave been staged tbis season. Pentilled reserves not claim by S o'clock will be sold. Tbe following are tbe amateur preliminaries: — L. Lewis v. K. Hopefield;' Jack Stewart v. Alf Skuddcr; M. McDonald v. W. Brougibton ; McCormick y W- Wbittaker; emergency. J. Patterson v. 1. Kelt.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 204, 14 September 1937, Page 6
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