Muscle Men At Play

A large and responsive crowd were treated to an exciting afternoon's entertainment when 925 pounds of muscle and bone tangled in the ring at Waikanae Beach recently.

The occasion was the beach carnival's tag wrestling in which teams representing New Zealand and Poland were competing.

N.Z. heavyweight tag wrestling champ, Allan Hobman, captured the crowd as he continued to deal justice to his villainous opposites, who it appeared, were out to win at all costs. The match however resulted in a draw.

"Hero Hobman" getting the treatment from "Tokyo Joe" and "Villain Sokalski"

"Tokyo Joe" appears to be in extreme pain as New Zealand's Johnny Coleman attempts to twist off his leg

Wrestlers had enthusiastic support from the audience.

Two of the mat-men wrestling while their partners wait to be tagged

Allan Hobman sails gracefully through the air to land with a soft thud on Tokyo Joe's stomach who is held helpless by Johnny Coleman.

Tokyo Joe grimaces toughly as he watches the other three wrestlers fall through the air in a tangle of arms and legs.

It would appear that the situation has got out of hand as the wrestlers take to each other...and the referee

Hobman deals final blow to Sokalski when he tries to jam a bucket of water over his head.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 91 : January 25, 1962

Muscle Men At Play