Rudd, of Melbourne, rode a safety with the newly-invented pneumatic tyre on Saturday, April sth, and its clumsy appearance—several compared it to a steam roller —caused some fun. Its merits, however, did not receive a fair trial, as Rudd had only gone a couple of hundred yards when he went bowling over a rider who fell in front of him.
Duncan Ross, the American, and Professor Miller wrestled on Saturday, April sth, ab Melbourne, for £2OO aside, and the Championship, Graeco-Roman style, best two falls out of three. Miller was in better form than his opponent, and won two falls, the first and third. In the third fall he won by means of the hammerlock, and dislocated Rosb’s shoulder, so that he could nob continue the struggle. The referee declared Miller the winner. Ross said ho had no excuses to make, but Miller said he had won through his knowledge of the hammerlocb, ignorance of which had caused him to lose his match with the late Clarence Whistler,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18900423.2.25
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
168Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in