WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 138, 11 May 1940, Page 4

WRESTLING

BOUT FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. The importance of Palmerston a-, a wrestling centre has been, recogniscU for some time, consequently it . sion little surprise that the local;; - has been able to book an exceptionally im portant contest for the opening son next Thursday night. '1 lie bout w dl bring together for the . ■ T,> mn j ri , season Earl McCrcady, thc BrUrsh champion, and Cowboy Dick Baines, . . tough Texan who has a grudge <g - all other wrestlers and Joses no opportunity of working it off. McCrcady comes back to New Zealand for his fourth visit vith greater popularity than oven and an cn tircly new and snappier technique, and t ■ certain that no other wrestler can so. web meet the demand of all followeis of 1 sport—whether they want, scientific ■ \ • ling or fierce exchanges along mm ™!® lines. There was a time when McC <ia<ty was content to confine himself to orthodox holds and counters, hut nowadays it nr opponent cut up rough he has no hesitation in handing out the answer in the manne most, likely to be understood by his antag onist. While ho has been away, he has been busy against strong opposition in the bcattw area, but lie also found time to go down to Los Angeles and chase away Jim Londo. who, although claiming the world title, would not risk it against McCrcady m spite of an offer of a guarantee of 10,000 dollars and a side wager of 5000 dollars. Raines has ,i» turned bigger and tougher than ever anti

■also 'with 'more “devil” in his wre>,;, Still using the dangerous back-break,l, in which lie has specialised and tvhicli he has. already taken several . . Raines also has his tornado twist and i, ...i clogging bolds in first-class working ord.