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Mud Wrestling 'down Under' 1939
Description
Australia.
Full titles read: "MUD WRESTLING DOWN UNDER"
M/S's of the wrestler Billy Meeske and Pat Gallagher in a wrestling arena. Various shots of the the pair wrestling in thick mud. At one point they both gang up on the ref and dunk him in the mud too. M/S's of a fan attacking one...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 19386
- Sort Number:
- 39/003
- Time in/Out:
- 01:03:22:00 / 01:04:24:00
- Canister:
- 39/3
- Film ID:
- 995.04
- Issue Date:
- 09/01/1939
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The location for the bout was the Sydney Sports Ground.
The referee seen here is Dick Cameron, himself a professional wrestler.
Note that although the clip is dated 1939 the bout featured here took place in mid-December 1938, as confirmed by this original news story of the era.......
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19381216&id=UJJVAA
AAIBAJ&sjid=ypYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=31
87,3113434