WRESTLING.
BOUTS AT AUCKLAND. v ßv Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Jan. 14. Two professional wrestling contests drew a very large house at the Town Hall to-night. John Kilonis (Greece) defeated Sunni (New Zealand champion) by falls in the third and sixth rounds. The winner again was very unpopular with the crowd, and was hooted at frequent’ -intervals. There was a difference of nearly two stone in the weights. In a three-round bout between Pat McCarthy (Canada) and Jim Heslin (the Australian heavyweight), the referee awarded a draw.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1929, Page 6
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86WRESTLING. Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1929, Page 6
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