Successful Wrestling Season.

After a period of success that promised to make it the most successful season in New Zealand wrestling history, the 1939 wrestling season was brought to a premature close when it was learned that Jim Londos, world champion, would not be visiting New Zealand to defend the title. The final match of the year was a British Empire championship bout between Earl McCready (holder) and Lofty Blomfield (challenger). This match attracted a record attendance for the Wellington Town Hall and demonstrated that, despite petrol restrictions and the effect of the war, people were still interested in wrestling. The decision was a draw and this marked the last wrestling match that Blomfield will have for an indefinite period, the New Zealand champion having enlisted for service in the Special Military Force.