WRESTLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19900, 1 June 1936, Page 13

WRESTLING.

l MATCH A-r HAMILTON. FORSGREN AND \YOODS. \Vaikato wrestling enthusiasts will have their first opportunity on Thurs—day‘of seeing in action two 01‘ the most popular and Successful of the wrestlers appearing under the Dominion Union's control this season. Jack Forsgrl-n. heavyweight champion of Canada, and a lending contender for the British heavyweight title, will meet Joe Ko—paeh Woods, of America, a tireless and colourtul worker in the ring. Fors—gren, who has wrestled all over the United States and Canada during the past few years, won the Canadian light-heavyweight and heavyweight amateur titles as an amateur, and the professional heavyweight 'title in 1932. lie subsequently lost it to Earl McCresdy but regained it after the latter left for New Zeaisnd. Woods, after sharing his time between boxing and wrestling as an amateur. first came into prominence as a boxer. lie won the American amateur heavyweight championship in 1925 and then turned professional. Having exhausted his available oppon‘ ents in the United States he AVGHi.‘ 'abrosd in 1930 and in South Africa twice knocked out the African cham‘pion, Don McCorkindale, being the first .man to do so. it was shortly after he got back that he changed over to ‘wrestling and he rapidly progressed to a high position in the sport. Amateur Bouts. The following have been selected to wrestle in the preihninnry houts on 'i'hursdny next—G. Robinson ('i‘o Align) 8.10, v A. lim'p (li‘rnnkion) 8.13; i". Moses (Hnmilton) 11.3, \' ii. (,irnnt (’l'nuwhare) 10.“); (.1. Stem-s (ilznniiton) 12.0, v P. liiil (i’nrilw’ura‘ 11.11; D. \\'hdtu (Kuwhia) 11.7, v N. Ferris (TilliWittll'O) 11.10; (J. Gordon t't‘e Anga) 9.3, v C. Lee (Hamilton) 9.11; A. \\'ei)i) (Hamilton) 9.0, v 1". iiaines (Hamilton) 9.4. BOESOH DEFEATS BLOMFIELD. (By Telegraph—Press Assuriu'iinnj DIiNi~IiJiN, Sunday. Willi the only full of the hunt. innit iiocsnh iiufr-niwi " Lofty” iilnnitioiii in :1 professional t'liilit'Si lii‘iti List niuliil iwt'ni'o Hiit‘ ut‘ illl‘ |.li‘.:l->i l'i'l|\\‘li:‘ in. \\jitlt:.\‘:i n “rvsliin-J; lililll‘il in tilinmiin. lim‘srii's i'.i|i “:15 Al svns‘niinnnl «unv. .\.» Sliuii n.» the iirat rulinli i'uiliilii'ilt’l‘ii. he Siltli, ti'uiu his i'ni'ill'i' unit inunuiimi thi‘re li.'htnin,sr til'titi-klt'iifi, nil ui' \\]iii'ii t'tlililt'i'it'il. lii- lil|‘il iii-«night ltlumtinm m'vr \\iiii zin nrinimr unit pinnmi him with u inuiypross, all within ir'ss than half il minute. DRAW AT NEW PLYMOUTH. thy 'i‘oingmphrri‘res“ \ssuriiulnn.) .\'i~l\\' i'i.Y.\illl"i'i|, Snuiin)‘. .\ sitiit'ui :uui exciting “rustlini.r tmut iil'l\\t‘|‘ll l"l|i'.~‘li't‘ii :uni “Innis ilt‘iti inst munin: i'osulii'ii in :i tii'.i\\', mvh mun \m-nrin: will‘ fall. \\'mnl.—a shim] iill‘ tn'sil'nll in the iil'th l'tilliit‘ \\il|i .i iii-.ny ilninpl l"ivi‘:~'f—'i't'ii mom-1i \\il|i .l lioslun t’l'ilil. SPORT IN SVDNEV. ititi'i'ifi'li i’.\li’iiil-I 'i’i'l'i,i",. .‘tilkiva, ,\i.l\' It]~ .\ wrestling imut for iiit"l‘i'lii\lt Mullins vii-iiiil'vinnsliip iii‘lti 11L lllu

‘Leichnardt Stadium resulted in a win for Tom Lurich over Douglas Clarke (England) by two falls to one. Lurlcll secured u fall in thlrd round round from :1, reverse headlock and a lmdypl'esx Clarke made the falls even in the fifth round from a body—]u~v.~.<, uml Lurich took the deciding full. in the sixth round “Ith a bellypress.