STAND-UP BATTLE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 16, 12 October 1937, Page 9

STAND-UP BATTLE

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Pugilistic Wrestlers [ ' ______ WOODS BEATS MARSHALL

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WELLINGTON, Last Night. Trading willing elbow-jolts in a standup battle Joe Woods and Floyd Marshall gave a display at the Towii Hall, Wellington, to-night rather reminiscent of the prize-ring than orthodox wrestling tec'hnique. Woods won by two falls to one. Marshall in the third round took an absurdly easy fall from Woods with a flying body-sclssors. Woods reciprocated in the fifth when he saved himself from being dumped by striking Marshall a smart r'ap in the stomach after which he dumped Marshall instead. Finally in the sixth roimd after four and a-half hectic minutes of belabouring oue another with jolts the wrestlers paused for a second both half dazed. Woods then let fiy e blow that sent Marshall to the mat i where he pinned him. Marshall com- ' plained that the blow was a punch and ' the referee had to come to grips with MaTshall while the attendants restrained Woods or the bout would have been unofficially continued after the decision had been* given. j / BLOMFIELD BEATS FRENCHMAN

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ADOKLiAND, Last Nignt. Trapped in "Lofty" Blomfield's deadly octopus clamp for the greater part of the eighth round of a profegsional heavyweight wrestling contest at the Town Hall, the Frenehman Frances Fouche gave a splendid exhibition of endurance and refused to submit but when the final gong sounded the refereo award'ed the New Zealander a points victory. Prior to this each man had secured a fall in one of the finest bouts of the season, the exchanges from start to finish being replete with scientifii Wrestling and lively action.