WRESTLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 86, 11 April 1922, Page 3

WRESTLING.

THE AUSTRALASIAN TITLF WOK BY T. GUDDIXG. The wrestling championships at tb*» large and appreciative audience, and some -- ost entertaining sport was provided. Chief terest centred in the contest for the cbaninnsliip of Australasia and a purse <>r m ustralia and South Africa, and udding, champiou of New Zealand. The., atcb was limited to ten fi-minute rounds. ■ Ie stake and title to go to the man who , Hained two out of three falls. During the lrly stages Clarke appeared to have the _ easure of his opponent, who was much iorter. though stockily built. Clarke itaiued a fall in the third round, but from ien on linriding showed to better lvantage. and. gradually wearing down <s opponent, trained the verdict with falls i the seventh and ninth rounds. In the (iv Zealand featherweight championship oss Facoory beat Joe Williams, and in the .idclleweight contest L. Wilson defeated R. olikamp. who retired owing to an injury i one of his ribs. The lightweight tonruaierit resulted in some keenly contested DUtS. GT'PDING V. CLARKE. Both contestants for the Australasian tlo. Uudding (New Zealand* and Clarke lustralia) were in splendid condition, udding scaled 12.2 and Clarke is.c. Each as particularly expert, ami during th* rst half of the initial bout there was little ) choose between them, both attacking ir. irn. Clarke then began to use his weight, nt lie failed to force Guddinfts shoulders t.. lie mat before the gong went. Clarke lowed to more a-L on resuming, and >r a long time Guddiug failed to get hi = pponent underneath. Eventually a half kelson shifted him, but the competitors got ft' the mat us a result. Clarke quickly lrned the position in his favour whpn they turned in the centre of the ring. Guddim tuck to him plucklly. and was attackini,hen the bell sounded. The third round ad only been in progress a couple of linutes when Clarke got the •■scissors" old on to his opponent and obtained the eclsion. The fourth round saw Giidding c had much the better of the bout. He owever. just failed to put the fiuishins ouches to his strenuous efforts. Clarke ttacked in the early part of the fifth round, ut Guddiug later gained the advantage, and xcitement ran high as he nearly succeeded 1 equalising matters just before time was ailed. Gudding was now more than holdie his own. and honours in the sixth round •ere with him. The contest liad barely een resumed in the seventh round wbeu iudding got a half Nelson -on to his oppoeut and obtained a fall. With matters veu thr contest livened up considerably, 'larke showing a groat deal more aggresiveness than in the preceding three ounds. He promptly dumped his opponent, iit the latter was too quick for him. and .'as soon on his knees. Clarke nearly had Im a little later, but the bold he obtained esulted in both of them rolling off the mat. bidding asserted himself, and was on top vhen the gong went. Shortly after tbr linth round commenced Gudding sot n ml forced the letter's shoulders down, thns :aining the verdict. WILSON" V. LOHKAMP. This was a middleweight contest. At the ommencement Lohkamp had the advantage md during the first five minutes he appeared o hold the upper hand. Suddenly, with a mick turn, Wilson had Lohkamp on his nick, and gained the first decision. The second round had only been in progress two ninutes when Lohkamp retired with nn njury to one of his ribs, and Wilson was leclared the winner. FACOORY V. JOE WILLIAMS. The match between Boss Facoory and Joe Williams was for a purse of £25 a-side. and :he featherweight championship of New Zealand. Facoorv was on top at the end of the first minute, but a little later Williams jegan to show to better advantage. However, his effort was short lived, for at the jnd of three minutes Facoory twisted him o the mat and took first fall. The second bout> only lasted a little over a minute, for Facoory got a three-quarter Nelson on to his opponent, and put the issue beyond doubt. A DRAW. There ■was a special heavyweight contest " between A. Hill and M. Boyle. The latter was giving away years, though he had the • advantage in weight. It was a most strenu- ' ous contest, and Hill gained the first fall after 4}mlns. In the second round Boyle got a head and arm hold on to his opponent. . and forced him on to his back, obtaining the decision. The competitors struggled for twelve mimiteas in the third round without obtaining a fall, and it was decided to .T declare the match a draw. THE LIGHTWEIGHTS. Sadgrove beat Cooper in the lightweight tournament, and won the final against B. Naylor.