WRESTLING BROADCASTS
»Sir,--Both A. |. Bailey and A, Binnie make the mistake of thinking that because wrestling is popular it is a /sport. Both these correspondents have apparently forgotten that Gladiatorial Contests, Chariot Races and the throwing ,of Christians to the Lions were very popular sports in the "good" old days. More recently public hangings were reckoned a good show.
CLEAN
SPIRIT
(Khandallah),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 420, 11 July 1947, Page 18
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62WRESTLING BROADCASTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 420, 11 July 1947, Page 18
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