WRESTLING
EMPIRE CHAMPIONSHIP.
RETAINED BY McCREADY.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
WELLINGTON. This Day.
. In a lively wrestling bout. Earl McCready retained the British Empire championship by holding John Katan. the challenger, to a draw. Neither obtained a fall. The contest filled the Town Hall, Wellington, with spectators. who were in high spirits and gave the wrestlers an -enthusiastic reception. McCready gave a fine display of orthodox wrestling, returning Katan's frequent elbow-jolts with full measure.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 May 1940, Page 3
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