AMATEUR WRESTLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 9

AMATEUR WRESTLING

OTAGO TITLES CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY Due to the fact that many of the local amateurs are on military service overseas or in camp, only 16 entries came forward for the Otago Wrestling Association’s annual championship tourney, which was held last night in the association’s gymnasium, and as a result it was found possible to reach the finals in the various divisions. An encouraging feature of the tourney was that the majority of the competitors were comparative newcomers to the sport, but notwithstanding this, the standard of the wrestling was uniformly good, and some of the new champions showed considerable promise. , . The bouts were of one six-minute and three three-minute rounds, and were conducted under the Olympic rules, which provided that the competitor winning by a fall received no bad points, while his opponent received three bad points. In the event of a bout being decided by the judges, the winner received one bad point and the loser three. A competitor with five bad points was eliminated. The following were the results; — Bantam-weight (up to 8.11). —First round: W. Williams 8.4 beat A. M. Pastier 8.9 by one fall. R. Fraser a bye. Second round: R. Fraser 8.8 beat W. Williams by one fa»i. Third round: R. Fraser beat A. M. Fastier by one fall. R. Fraser no bad points. 1; W. Wiliams, three bad points, 2. Welter-weight (up to 11.4).—First round: H. Stevens 11.4 beat P. Canning 11.0 by one fall. G. McKay 11.4 beat J. Gillanders 11,2 by one fall. Second round: Canning beat Gillanders by a fall. McKay beat L. Simpson 11.2 on points. Third round: Stevens beat Simpson by a fall. Canning beat McKay. Stevens, no bad points, 1: Canning, three bad points. 2: McKay, four bad points, 3. Feather-weight (up to 9.B).—Final: F. Freeman 9.8 beat J. Donaldson 9.6 by one fall. Freeman, no bad points, 1; Donaldson, three, 2.

Light-weight (up to 10.5). —Final; F. Keach 10.2 beat A. Mong 10.2 by one Call. Keach, no bad points, 1; Mong, three, 2,

Light Heavy-weight (up to 13.9). —First round: E. Treweek 12.12 beat J. McLachlan 12.11 by one fall. Second round: J. McLachlan 12.11 beat J. Treweek 13.0 by one fall. Third round: E. Treweek beat J. Treweek by one fall, E. Treweek, no bad points, 1; McLachlan, three. 2. Middle-weight.—R. Tourrell, by default. Heavy-weight.—L. Goughian, by default.