WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22221, 23 September 1935, Page 13

WRESTLING

WALKER AND DUALA BOUT ENDS IN DRAW [BY TELEGRAI'H PRESS ASSOCIATION | WELLINGTON, Sunday Much showmanship marked the wrestling bout last night between George Walker and Tiger Duala, both of whom in the fifth round fell over the ropes and hit the floor with sufficient force to keep them out of action until the referee announced a drnw. Prior to that Walker gained a fall with a Boston crab and had submitted to one of Duala's novel toelocks. WIN FOR McCREADY [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday Earl McCrcady defeated Tony Catalino by one fall before a good attendance last night. The bout provided good entertainment, but it seemed all through that McCready was tho better man and could have gained a fall earlier. His fall was gained _in the eighth round with a flying body scissors. . TOURNEY AT WAIUKU [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WAIUKU, Sunday Evidence of tho widespread interest in wrestling was shown by tho large attendance at a wrestling tournament arranged by the Waiuku fire brigade. Tho major attraction was an exhibition bout by "Lofty" Blomfield, IGst 71b. and McLean, IGst 101b. Other bouts resulted as follows:—Green, 9Bt 6lb. defeated Vent, 9st Clb; Jones, ?st 31b, defeated Lee, Oat Gib: Curtis, 9st 6lb. defeated Kraljevich, 9st Gib; Kenneth. 13st 31b defeated Muir, list 81b: Harvey. 10st Gib, defeated Nottingham, 9st 13lb; Williamson. 9st 6lb, defeated Anderson, 9st 3lb: V Aspin, list 6lb, defeated McLean. lOst 131b: McPike, 9st 61b, defeated Thomson. 9st 9lb: Price, 13st. defeated E>. Aspin. list 121b: McDonald, list 3lb, drow with J. Aspin, list 4lb; Passmoro, 12st, drew with Kenneth. 13st 3lb; Nicoll. list Gib. drew with Marsh, list slb. EXHIBITION AT WAIKERIA [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] HAMILTON, Sunday \ novel entertainment was provided for the inmates of the Waikeria Borstal Institute, when a party of Hamilton wrestlers staged a scries of exhibitions. Ihero were four bouts, tho principal ono being between A. Newton and A. "Webb. McCREADY AND CESTOLDI The Italian-American wrestler Angelo Cestoldi will make his first appearance m New Zealand in a match with Earl McCready, which has been arranged by the Auckland Wrestling Association to take place at the Town Hall this evening. Ccbtcldi is said to bo a wrestler of tho fast und vigorous type McCready has had an outstanding run of succenses in his matches in tho Dominion and if pressed ahould give, a fine display of the art of wrestling. Tho maich is expected to be well up to the standard of previous contests staged in Auckland. ..... The following amateur preliminaries have been arranged:—B. Tupp (Leys), list 2lb, v. C. Passmoro (Grafton), list 7lb: R. Hollows (Y.M.C.A.), I2st •lib, v. H. Way (Leys), 12st; N. Sakey (Lyrindale), 9st, v. W. Boag (Brighton), Bst 9lb: P. Walding (Bayview), inst 9lb, v. R. Double (Community Sunshine), lOst Gib. Emergency: T. Harvoy (Grafton), 9st 9lb, v, B. Vendt (Bayviow), 9st 121b.