PESEK ACCEPTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 819, 13 November 1929, Page 11

PESEK ACCEPTS

BOUT WITH WALKER CANADIAN CONFIDENT i After protracted negotiations a cable ' has been received by the New Zealand Wrestling Association stating that John Pesek will wrestle George Walker ; in Auckland next Monday evening on guarantee of £l4“. with the option !of 25 per cent. «»i the gross receipts. As the Town Hall is not available the ! l»out will bo staged in His Majesty's I Theatre. 'Phis is the match that lias been tlio I great desire «*i the association and n«* effort has been spared in the endeavi our to arrange it. Yesterday it appeared That no reply was forthcoming 1 to tin* final offer made by the association. but late in the afternoon the a« - t-epting cable was received, to the great , joy of George Walker. I am delighted to get the chance »<• avenge the victory which Pesek scored : over me by one fall in eight rounds in Melbourne.” said Walker this mom- , ing. “Pesek had me in a half-nelson 1 and arm bar in a standing position and I slammed me to the mat The refece i called it a fall, but I wasn’t down and the crowd yelled for another referee. I don’t think Pesek can beat me with l good referee and tinder the oon- [ ditions that obtain here. In fact, I j figure that I can beat him. I am in i better condition than 1 was in Melbourne. “Further. 1 would like to have him put up that £SOO which he offered in Australia to anybody who could get a fall off him in eight rounds.” Pesek will arrive by the Aorangi on Monday morning. ALLEY WINS AGAIN VANCE GETS CRUCIFIX Press Association WELLINGTON. Today In a most exciting wrestling contest , last evening, Tom Alley. 13st, defeated I Farmer Vance, 3 2st 131 b, in the fifth J round. In the second round Vance secured a crucifix hold on Alley, which resulted in his being awarded a fall. In th** fifth round Alley got in three rabbi t i punches and then spun Vance through • the air. throwing him heavily. Vance ; was carried to his corner and was i unable to proceed. the towel being * thrown in when the gong sounded for ; the sixth round. I The rabbit punch was allowed, but most of the crowd hooted Alley. The j contest was the best seen here so far.