WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1933, Page 5

WRESTLING

V AIiGA DEFEATS. WALKER

LATTER’S ,FIRSTULOSS -THIS YIiAR.

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: • CHRISTCHURCH, August 24. ? A crowd of. accord . dimensions, in l the' Winter S’Hdw ;s|a&iunj '*' this ‘ even- ..\ mg, witnessed AValkef’s first ; revqrse ;of the. preeent ,: wrestling se.‘- ■ fion, 'Jii the fifth- round of contest with Josef, Varga, wheii 1 honours- were even, with a; ■ 'fail 1 apiece, -Walker dumped the Hunga.riaii hvif^th©*-ropes.' He was warned -by the- referee, hul a . few seconds later .Wa.lker repeated the barred dump, and .was ' disqualified. The preceding -rounds":* were": evenly contested,, bpt i they ( . contained little to . remove them, from, the commonplace. Walker’s showing-was;■ disappoifituil;, and neither mam . . seemed disposed to ; force the pace. . The New 1 Zealand : champion’s wrist 'bandaged,, ( ~and :in the fourth amcf fifth rounds, a tender spot appeared to ,be. ; pausing him discomfort, ■ Both faligwere taken ■ with-surprising cafe. a ' ’ In the second round, after a series ; of chancery throws,;; Varga .pinned ;Walker with a'simple Keadlock, and a. • press. In the third ronnd, Varga submitted to a hammer lock within 25 seconds of the hell. The final sioh. met a mixed ’ I'eception, the crqwd v demonstrating .noisily -f°r some.;.inmA utes. ' I- P* : '; •.