Giants at Work

Grunts and groans in plenty, arguments with the referee, an occasional exhibition of the manly art of wrestling, and plenty of showmanship were the ingredients of an exciting bout of professional wrestling in the Opera House recently between Al Costello and "Lucky" Suminovich. The bout ended when Costello refused to behave like a good boy and got himself disqualified.

Surviving an arm-stretch and a body-scissors in the first two pictures, Al gets his hair prettied up before resuming the fray.

"Lucky" making a move towards the splits.

Now "Lucky"' has a headlock on the redoubtable Al.

After his disqualification Costello manhandles referee H. Duckworth and argues against decision. Ref. had the last word. He strode out of ring and left them to it.

Less showmanship and better wrestling was seen in amateur bouts which preceded professional contest.

Ray Middlemiss has a quarter Nelson on H. Matete in the middleweight bout.

Bernie Thomson applying a reverse arm–bar to G. McDonald in middleweight bout.

Thomson has short–arm scissors on McDonald in this shot.

Looking down the Poverty Bay flats from the hill above Grey's Bush the camera records a panorama of plains, hills and sea. Gisborne is on extreme left, with Young Nick's Head at centre, and the Waipaoa River and the Wharerata Hills on the right.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 12 : June 30, 1955

Giants at Work