WRESTLING IN SOUTH
Press A ssocia tio n CHRISTCHURCH, Today, i By winning five rounds out of eight, ! Clarence Eklund, light-heavy-weight j wrestling champion of the world, de- | feated Walter Johansson, light-heavy - j weight champion of Finland, on points, jin a wrestling contest at Christchurch i last evening. The contest was a clean displav of clever wrestling. Eklund, while not so strong as the big Finn, was much more crafty, but the Finn was nevertheless a stout opponent, who demanded all Eklund’s skill. Eklund secured a submission fall in the sixth round, and Johansson a fall in the eighth.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 13
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99WRESTLING IN SOUTH Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 13
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