BOXING AND WRESTLING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 181, 24 March 1932, Page 6

BOXING AND WRESTLING

EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMME FOR EASTER CARNIVAL "CHAMPIONS OF MAT AND RING Residents of Rotorua and visitors to the town vill have an excelle t opportunity to witness some first^class wrestling and boxing during the Easter wrestling and boxing carnival which commences this evening at the new Sylvana Stadium opposite the Borough Motor Camp. This stadium is right up to date, but owing to its shape, only a limited number of ringside seats are available. The majority of the seats are arranged grandstand fashion around the ring, and great care has been taken, so that an excellent view of the ring may be had from every seat in the stadium. The rings'de seats are available at a cost of 7/6, while the grandstand seats are at 3/6. There is also a sp.ecial reserved enclosure for ladies and their escorts. Seats can be booked at Kelly's orange drink shop, Tutanekai Street, no extra charge being - made for booking. The chief event this evening will be a wrestling contest between George Walker, the world-renowned wrestler, and Kereopa, the Maori champion, who is hailed as the coming world champion. No one should lose this opportunity to see these champions of the mat in a contest which is sure to be packed with thrills. A full programme of preliminary bouts has been arranged, and such men as Newton, welterweight champion of Auckland; Kelley, holder of the lightweight championship and Pilkington, champion of South Auckland in the lightweight class, will be seen in action.

Boxing on Saturday. On Saturday evening, some excellent boxing codtests between New Zealand's leading amateurs will take place. W. Hogg, who had the distinction of obtaining a decisive victory over R. Purdy, champion of New Zealand, will take part, and. other wellknown boxers such as I. Hogg, run-ner-up to Williams in the Bantamweight championship, Bruna, ex-fly-weight champion of New Zealand, and R. Thompson, known as the K.O. specialist, will also be present. The carnival will be concluded on Monday evening, when in addition to the finals of Saturday's tournament, an epic ten-round professional contest will be staged between Jim Broadfoot, light-heavyweight champion of New Zealand and Tommy McInnes, ex-light-heavyweight champion of Scotland. Never Takeu the Count Broadfoot has had experience of both amateur and profess'onal boxing, and has never yet been knocked out. At different times, he has met such men as Eddie Parker, Lackie McDonald, Allan Campbell and Ray Nicol. He has held both the middleweight and the light-heavyweight championships. Tommy Mclnnes has only recently decided to return to the ring and has been training seriously under the1 able guidance of Vern Hogg. He is reported to be pUnching with his characteristic vigour. Being only 25, his fighting days should not yet be any means over. In addition to meeting Jim Broadfoot, he is anxious to try conclusions w;th Fred Parker, Jack Cossil and others. In spite of his youth he has had wide experience against leading boxers in England, Scotland and Australia, and during his career has defeated such men as Walter McLean, George Cairney, Tommy Connell (welterweight champion of Ireland), and Joe Woodruffe. He took part in a number of stirrmg bouts in Auckland a few seasons ago, including several matches with Lackie McDonald^