WRESTLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1929, Page 2

WRESTLING.

TITLE MATCH AT MELBOURNE, ; ; .4 (Australian Presa Association) MELBOURNE, August 3. "Wrestling-at Melbourne for the World championship for light-heavy-weights, of ten rounds, Clarence Ecklund, the title, holder, by scoring one fall against Count Zaranoff, retained the title, MATCH ENDS IN DISORDER. f-' ' * (Received this day at 8 a.m.) , | SYDNEY, August 5. At the Sidney Stadium' to-night In a fierce of wrestling, John Pesex ji(warld champion) again , defeated Joe Zigmund, securing a fall in the sixth round, after dumping Zigmund over his head. Both wrestlers were hurtled out of the ring on a couple of occasions to fall bmong the I; distinguished visitors, striking Win. Hughes and a Supreme Court Judge. The contest came to blows and the police stopped it.

AUCKLAND TOURNEY. . 'AUCKLAND, Aug. 5. Two professional wrestling matches were decided in the Town Hall tonight. Tom Alley (Canada) defeated Walter Johansson (Finland) in four rounds by two falls to one. • A large crowd took strong exception to the fall awarded to Johansson in the first round, and “counted out’.’ the referee. " fr : A three-round contest between Marawjan Singh' ,'and, Pollard (Auckland) wag won'(easily by the Indian, who secured a' fall in the first round, and was awarded a fall in the third round, because Pollard kept climbing through the ropes to escape holds, i