WALKER WINS AGAIN
(Press Assn.-
DEFEATS PATTERSON IN ROUGH BOUT AT THAMES
-By Telegraph— Copyrlght).
Thames, Wednesday. George Walker to-night defeated Jack Patterson in the fifth ronnd of a professional wrestling contest before a large crowd. The bout was characterised by rough tactics and showmanship. Patterson offended most by the illegal use of the elbow and strangle hold. Patterson secured a fall in the second round with a flying body scissors and a body press but W^ alker evened in the fourth round with a dump and a body press. The bout ended in the next round, Walker throwing Patterson with a series of headlocks and securing a fall by a reverse toehold. Patterson was very groggy when the bout ended.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 636, 14 September 1933, Page 5
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