WRESTLING.
KIRILINKO AND SPELLMAN. WHANG ARE I, Friday. The Town Hall was filled to-night for the professional wrestling contest between Matros Kirilingo, 15st 81b, and John Spellman, 15st 111 b, which resulted in a draw. Kirilinko seoured a fall in the fifth round with a body press following elbow jolts and a series of headlooks. Spellman equalised in the last round with a body press after several flying tackles. The bout was mainly showmianship, with little solid wrestling.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 12
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78WRESTLING. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 12
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