ONE FALL EACH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 129, 3 June 1930, Page 12

ONE FALL EACH.

EBERT AND McDOUGAL.

EVEN WRESTLING CONTEST.

CANADIAN'S STRONG FINISH.

Two hands were raised at the conclusion of the professional wrestling match between Scotty McDougal (Canada) and Fred Ebert (Austria), in the Town Hall last evening, the referee being unable to eeparate the pair. Each man scored one fall.

Over the early etages it was Ebert who made the pace, although it was not until his opponent became aggressive in the fourth round that the Austrian tricked the Scottish Canadian and took the first fall. -In the succeeding rounds McDougal was more prominent and in the seventh he evened the score. The last round was all in favour of the Scottish Canadian, but 1- was unable to get a deciding fall and Wie referee (Mr. Len Wilson) apparently decided that Ebert's superior work earlier in the "piece entitled him to a draw. It is claimed by some followers of the sport that when the falls are evened all previous points are automatically wiped off the elate and that only the work that follows should be taken into account in the matter of a points decision. On this reckoning McDougal should have been a winnerj biit Mr. Wilson evidently did not forget the better work done by Ebert in the early rounds and his decision of a draw was very well received. It was a strenuous match although la "king the thrills that have characterised' some of the other encounters.

Ebert, who came in at 14.3, claimed that he was in much better shape than when he met Alex Lundyn a couple of weeks back, but the fact that he faded badly indicates that he is j Jt to be seen at his absolute best. To many he gave the impression that if trained down still further he would be as hard to beat as any of the contingent. McDougal, 14.5, appeared to be in perfect condition, and his strength was of great help to him on numerous occasions. Against Walker at Wellington last week McDougal put up a fine showing until his fellow Canadian threw him out of the ring and the meeting between the pair on Monday next should provide plenty of thrills.

Ebert Starts Well. In the first round Ebert early showed speed in clapping on a short arm scissors, and he amused the crowd by using the hold to make McDougal's head rap sharply on the boards whenever the latter made an effort to raise himself up. McDougal eventually rolled out of the grip and upended his man with a crotch hold. Thereupon Ebert crawled between the Canadian's legs and got free, lu the second McDougal dumped his man without hurting him and then both got a scissoi'3 on the head. When they broke up again McDougal showed cleverness in tripping his man and securing a toe hold. Ebert showed by hie facial expressions that he had no love of toe holds and when he again held the advantage with a body scissors he cheerfully rubbed the back of his hand over the Scot's face. A short arm scissors had Ebert troubled for a time, but he threw his man heavily with a reverse headlock at the gong. There was nothing greatly exciting in the third, each trying head and double arm scissors. McDougal had his man struggling violently when he got astride him for a press, Ijiit Ebert was holding to a reverse wrfetlock at the gong. McDougal made it willing at the start of the fourth and twice threw Ebert to the canvas. Flying mares crashed the Austrian down twicfe, but when

the Scot essayed a third' mare Ebcrt beat him to the move, jerked free, and pulled McDougal down hard on to the flat of his back. McDougal's head hit the boards .with a crash and Ebert at once got on top of him to take the first fall.

McDougal Attempts a Crab. McDougal was helped to his corner and was apparently badly dazed ,at the start of the fifth. Ebert, however, believed he was bluffing- and satisfied himself on the point by feinting a charge which caused the Canadian to look considerably more dangerous. McDougal then became lively and gave rather more than he took. Eberfc made more points early in the sixth, but had to move lively to kick free when' McDougal attempted a Boston crab. Once McDougal threw his man with a reverse head lock and on another occasion rushed in to bear him to the mat with a Cumberland hold. The seventh ' round had hardly started before the Scot had evened the score. He came quickly from his corner and before Ebert realised it he was well trussed up in a combination of several holds, and his shoulders were forced to the mat. In the eighth McDongal was on the aggressive all through and made the more points, but he was unable to get the fall which would have meant victory. The amateur bouts resulted. —J. McComish, 10.U, beat G. Cammer, 10.10; C. Anderson, 8.10, beat A. McCovvatt, 0.2; S. Brewer, 7.10, beat A. Cartier, 7.2; W. Hyatt, 10.12J, beat R. Lovegrovc, 11.0.