CARRIED FROM RING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 187, 9 August 1932, Page 12

CARRIED FROM RING.

DEMETRAL DUMPED HARD.

ANOTHER WIN TO WALKER.

FAST AND WILLING WRESTLING,

Dumped into unconsciousness and carried from the ring by his seconds, a doctor and an ambulance attendant —that was the fate of Harry Demetral, Greek-American heavy-weight wrestler, who met George Walker in the Town Hall last evening. There was a large attendance, and the crowd enjoyed fast and willing wrestling until the fifth round, when Walker took the first fall. Demetral was unable to come up for round six, and Walker was

declared the winner. When the pair met a week ago Demetral was unlucky in mistaking a signal by the referee and being caught off his guard; last night the Greek-American was squarely beaten. The dump that made him unconscious was one of the hardest seen at the Town Hall, ajid Demetral lost all interest in the proceedings. He was dragged to his corner but was too groggy to sit on his chair. His seconds worked over him feverishly, but when the gong went for the commencement of the sixth round he was lying fiat on his back. Not until he had been carried to his room did he learn that it was all over. Strioter Control. Although the match was fast and interesting, it was hardly as exciting as the first'contest between the pair. A new referee, Mr. Tom Cox, had charge of the match, the police having refused to allow Mr. Charlie Pollard, the association's regular referee, to act as third man. The reason given by the police for refusing Mr. Pollard authority was that he allowed the wrestlers too much liberty, and it was noticeable last evening that Mr. Cox was much stricter in his rulings. The tighter control exercised by Mr. Cox did not find favour with a section of the crowd, but it was obvious that he was merely carrying out instructions. At times Demetral appeared at a loss to understand the new referee's instructions, and he protested when warned about the use of the stranglehold. From the hoots that mingled, with the cheers at the end of the contest it was obvious that there is a large section of the wrestling public who want to see Walker beaten. Walker (13.10) was more on the aggressive than usual in the opening round, but Demetral (13.12) was lively, aud the first round was even. Both men were hooted, Walker for banging his opponent s head on the boards and Demetral for tugging at the Canadian's ears. The wrestlers threw each other about a lot in the second without doing any great harm, Walker trying unsuccessfully to pick his man up for a dump. In the third Walker converted a double arm scissors into an arm stretch, using a foot against his opponents head for leverage, but Demetral applied a key lock which gave the Canadian some trouble. It was noticeable that Walker broke away fairly easily from many of the holds that Demetral applied. In the fourth Walker again tried for a dump, but Demetral landed on his side and was not hurt, and near the end of the spell, after being warned for stamping on his opponent outside the ropes, threw the Canadian about with a series of reverse headlocks.

Thrown Against Ropes. Lively wrestling was seen at the start of the fifth round. Demetral appeared to be giving as much as he was taking until midway through the term when Walker threw him hard against the ropes. Quick to follow up an advantage, Walker rushed in and picked the Greek-American up for a dump. Demetral was groggy, and made only a half-hearted attempt to save himself by grabbing the ropes. Once heJ™d his man where he wanted him Walker carried him away from the ropes and spun him round before dumping him hard, it was then child's play for him to get on top of Demetral to take the first and only fall of the match with a body press. The Amateur Bouts. J. Dobbin, 9.6, beat E. Thompson, 0.2, by two falls to one. Dobbin won with body scissors, but lost a fall in the second round to a head scissors. -p .. J. Crowliurst, 10.0, drew with H. Fatton, 9.10. No falls were registered, but burst made the better showing. J. Holehouse beat B. Tupp (10.6) in straight falls. This pair were not well matched, Holehouse being much the ii,3, beat B. Hunt, 11.0, with falls gained in the second and third rounds.

KOOLMAN DEFEATS NAYLOR.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day,

A wrestling match last night between Koolman and Naylor ended in a win for Koolman in the sixth round, when Naylor was disqualified for rabbit punching. Each had registered a fall.