WRESTLING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 190, 14 August 1933, Page 13

WRESTLING.

TWO PROFESSIONAL CONTESTS. FUN AT TOWN HALL. VARGA AND POLLARD WIN. For the first time this season tlie Auckland Wrestling Association staged two professional bouts in the Town Hall on Saturday night. A large crowd was present, and got their money's worth. Although the main, attraction was the match between Count Varga, the Him- : garian, and Al Pereria, the Portuguese grappier, it was really our own Charlie Pollard (making .his ilrst professional appearance) and Mike Sisarich, claiming to be the champion of Yugoslavia, who provided the piece de resistance in one of the most amusing, and at time, the most bitter sessions of bickering on the mat seen in the Town Hall this season. In the memory of those who saw it, the quarrel will linger long as something more than just a wrestling match. Whether intentional or otherwise,'-the showmanship the pair provided was decidedly mirthprovoking. True, it was an unimportant •'brawl," but it caused the crowd to rock and to roar with laughter. Especially was this so when both wrestlers and the referee "mixed it" in a corner, and again when wags in the audience called out "Mia da chip," "steak a da oyst," etc. Then Sisarich, who is said to be connected in the fish business, would let Pollard go, grin at those who made the | fishy remarks, and wax more furious than ever. Tlie bout went tlie scheduled three rounds of 10 minutes each. Pollard. in the second round, kicked his opponent in the chest with both feet, knocked him over and got the onlv fall of the match with a bodv press. Sisarich' showed his displeasure bv snatching un a perfectly good City Council chair and banging it on t'ne floor. The Big Men. Tlie Varga-Pcreira affair, while not nearly so hectic, was fast and full of incident, yet, at times it perhaps lost the qualities of a first-class wrestling match and became a querulous debate between two good wrestlers who kept reiterating their arguments and repeating themselves for six rounds. But all very interesting, nevertheless. Pereira (15.4) kept trying to stop Count Varga (14.10) with butts, while tlie Count favoured heudlocks, rapidly changing them from one arm to another with rapidity never before seen in Auckland, until in the sixth round, when Varga suddenly found an opening and shot back with a mighty back loop slam which put Pereira to sleep for fully three minutes. lie was unable to continue, and Varga's arm was raised in victory. Pereira registered the first fall, in the fourth roam!; f Rowing a series of butts and flying tackles, he got a fall against Varga with a body press. At the start of every round except one, Varga threw Pereira with headlocks five, six and eight at a time, changing rapidly from arm to arm. After going down Pereira crouched and butted \arga just as many times as Varga headlocked the Portuguese. Pererira'e. butting was no byplay. Varga looked blank, crumpled up for a moment, and then would always get out of tlie way. He could not escape Pereira in tlie fourth round, however. P.ereira, in this round, bounded from Ins chair, flexed his muscles, expanded his fine chest and looked businesslike. Varga headlocked him four times. Then, to the accompaniment of a great roar from the crowd, Pereira butted him four times. J he Count sagged to his knees, rolled over and was easily pinned witli a body press. Frequently, Pereira, when Varga dodged the stomach butts, would grab \ arga s | arm and pull him towards him for a short range butt. These hurt Varga a good deal, and at times he was decidedly groggy. But Varga always kept his head and moved quickly out of the way, letting Pereira sprawl himself across the floor when he missed his target in the Hying' tackles, up for a dump on several occasions. Varga up for a dump on several occasions, \argo made Pereira groggy at least twice alter throwing him against the ropes with headlocks. Pereira showed an inclination lor double arm scissors behind Varga s neck, 1 but these did not worry the Count. Varga. worried Pereira with body scissors. He got out of a Boston crab in.the third round and kicked Pereira off him. In the fifth session Pereira repeatedly rolled \arga over and over in an arm scissors. In the sixth both men threw each other with headlocks. Pereira started butting again, and Varga crouched to the floor. Pereira walked into the trap, and Varga ended the match by back loop slamming Pereira. The Other Bout. Main incidents in the match C. Pollard, 13.3 v. Mike Sisarich, 14.0: — In the first round Pollard brought Sisarich to the mat with a wristlock. 1< ireworks started early. The rererce attempted toseparate both men, and for 30 seconds all three men were wrestling. Later 1 ollard broke a leg scissors, and Sisarich headlocked Pollard. Pollard got a hammerlock, but Sisarich threw him with a headlpek and escaped. Pollard got painful leg stretch, and placed his foot on Sisarich s face, which greatly annoyed him. I <«"»'<} went through the ropes, and was followed by Sisarich, who wanted to continue outside the arena. Both stood up and kicked at each other. In the second round 1 ollard was slightly groggy after being thrown with headlocks. Sisarich went in close, whereupon Pollard kicked him on the chest, and as Sisarich fell Pollard rolled on him and got a fall with a body press. The third round was lively, Pollard featuring scissors holds and flying tackles, while Sisarich went for the hammerlock with such enthusiasm that he followed Pollard out of the ring as the latter wriggled through the ropes to escape. Pollard went to the mat to fend with his feet, and Sisarich made desperate efforts to break through the barrage to the great enjoyment of the spectators. There were two amateur bouts. S. Higgins (Takanuna), 11.10, beat H. Way (Levs Institute). After a good bout Way dived through the ropes and went out for the full count. Kisha Bana, 7.10, defeated L. Holland, 8.6, with a submission fall in the second round. Mr. H. C. Sidford refereed all the contests. WALKER HARD ON CLARK AGAIN. (Py Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. A wrestling contest between George Walker and Jack Clark drew a very large crowd to the Town Hall on Saturday night. The contest had a sensational ending in the sixth round. Walker got Clark on his shoulders, gave him a partial swing round, dropped him. and fell on top of him, gaining a back-loop slam. lnis left Clark, who had gained an earlier fad, unconscious and unable to continue.