WRESTLING.
WESTCOATT DEFEATED. 1 (Special to Times). AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Making ids tlrst appearance in Auek- . land. "Rusty” Westcoalt (17st.),' champion «*f Honolulu, was defeated, by j "Lofty” Blomflcld (ifist. 101 b.). of | Auckland, in a professional wrestling contest in the Town Hall last evening. After missing an attempted flying tackle in the seventh round Westcoatt hurtled over the ropes and lay apparently knocked out, Blomflcld being declared the winner. Westcoatt had obtained a full in the fifth round. COX AND WADE DRAW. <H v Tele»• r '•"* , **«-..«« *«*«.nation.> WELLINGTON. Monday. After eight unruly rounds to-night’s wrestling bout between "King Kong" : Wide at the Wellington Town llall ended in a draw. There , was little orthodox wrestling. Twice j the re fei ee bid t > appeal to the con - • testants to abandon elbow Jolting and | wrestle. Biting, gouging and punch- ! lng, Cox mauled Wade with rough tactics, and in the fifth round was penalised for punching, in the seventh ! round Cox evened ttie score by dumping Wade and pinning him.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20274, 17 August 1937, Page 2
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