WRESTLING.
t , MlillT WEKiHT CHAMPIONSHIP. £* By Tplsgraph.—Preßj -Association. I ' Stratford, Friday, i (L A wrestling matcli held here last even, j ' ing S. Robertson, late L-'-of Scotland, and W. T. Colledge, 6t P Auckland, for the light-weight ehamI pionship of New Zealand and stake of <Lr? **> a-side, resulted in favor of Robertit, «%; with a most even and exciting W COnJet't. The conditions were eateh-as-T tatelwan style—first two pintails. The „ Brat fall was gained l>v Colledge in 21 p minutes, the second hv Robertson in o'/i mhffltes, and the third by Robertson K , after 45 minutes' wrestling. The winner B »«»led lOst 71b, Colledge stripping 10st. LjKx2Pl*«Btly there was little to chow gfcSMteßgliout hetween the men in point of fflßgHfnt, aad the contest was an exeeptionHBWlliy ™>e exhibition of wrestling.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 166, 7 August 1909, Page 5
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129WRESTLING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 166, 7 August 1909, Page 5
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