WRESTLING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 177, 28 June 1937, Page 12

WRESTLING.

BLOMFIELD BEATS FORSGREN. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 27. The professional heavyweight wrestling contest between Lofty Blomfield (Auckland) and Ja&k Forsgren (Canada) was won by Blomfield by two falls to one. The first fall was gained by Blomfield in the second round a body press following a series of flying tackles. The Canadian drew even in the fifth round. Blomfield endeavoured unsuccessfully to counter his opponent’s fore-arm jolting with flying tackles and, maintaining this form of attack, Forsgren twice lifted his man for slams, obtaining a fall on the second occasion. The bout ended in the seventh round, when there was a wild exchange of flving tackles. Forsgren was arguing with the referee when Blomfield felled him to secure the deciding fall with a body press. RUMBERG BEATS COX.

Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 27. There was plenty of incident in the wrestling match in the Town Hall on Saturday night when Hal Rum berg gained a points decision over ci Kiug Ivon o’” Cox alter each had secured a fall." A DRAW AT WESTPORT. Per Press Association. WESTPORT, June 27. The professional wrestling bout between John Spellman and Metros Kirilinko ended in a draw, Spellman gaming a fall in the sixth round with a body press following flying tackles and headlocks, and Kii’ilinko equalising in the eighth with a body press after elbow jolts.