McCREADY FALLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 268, 12 November 1935, Page 19

McCREADY FALLS.

BUT WINS MATCH

BLOMFIELD BREAKS RECORD. EACH SCORES IN THRILLING WRESTLING. Amid n riot of cheering Lofty Blomfield, of Auckland, dumped Earl McCready, of Canada, for a fall in the third round of the professional wrestling contest at the Town Hall ket evening—the first fall that has been scored against McCready in 42 matches. He was himself dur.pe.l for an equalising fall in the seventh, iiowever, and though no other fall was scared the referee, Mr. C. Pollard, awarded the decision to McCready on points. It \vae a decision that was open to question and a draw would have been more satisfactory, as on the night it was very difficult to judge which was the better man. Of one thing there was no doubt, though—it was the best night's wrestling eecn at the Town Hall for a long period. From the word "go' , the two were at j it hammer and tongs and there wae little let up through eight rounds of sensations. The packed house was out of Uβ seats in excitement through a great deal of the bout and the applause was deafening. Apart from isolated instances the audience had no fault to find, though the decision was hooted by a large section. The amateurs, too, provided good wrestling and it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, on which the Auckland Wrestling Association is to be congratulated. A return bout between Blomtield and -McCready will be eagerly awaited. Variety and Strength.

MeCready ran into a heudloek at the start, but ran Blomfield into a corner to apply a partial splite until they were eeparated. Then MeCready Rave his firet exhibition of strength when he forced open a Japanese wristloek by sheer power—it was an exhibition he was to repeat on several other occasions in the match. However, MeCready 'went down in a head scissors and was bounced on his head until he came out of it with a somersault and applied a standing splits, which Blomfield broke. And a moment later Blomfield had to seek refuge under the ropes from a forcing hammcrlock. Again Blomfield was on top as he applied a head scissors, but MeCready got out of it, taking and giving a severe arm jolt as he did so, and then coming in to throw Blomfield in a headlock. There was a roar of applause as Blomticld came to the top again, applying a stopper with McCready's own leg used as a bar. i Blomfield was punished in a reverse Deadlock but crowded the. ropes at me start ox the second round and, breaking, threw MeCready with a flying headlock. He was butted off as he came again, but a moment later had a rocking chair splits on MeCready. With a further exhibition of strength the Canadian lirqke, holding a. short arm scissors punishiug-ly on Bloraheld while a cut on the Aucklander's ear spread blood o ver the two of them. Prom an exchange of head scissors Blomfield emerged, pulled MeCready down in a flying headloek and clapped on a short arm scissors, which the powerful Canadian forced open on time. Blomfield's Fall. The roar of the crowd rose to crescendo in thu third round as Blomfield took MeCready down with a log trip to apply a bar toehold. It was broken and Blomheld upended in a splits—but he cleared, and the sensation of the evening came as Iβ threw MeCready with a reverse headlock—once, twice, three times—drove in and picked up the Canadian to dump him tor a fall amid tumult from the crowd. Both were going at top in the next, and the honours were shared. Thrown at the start from a reverse headlock, MeCready caught Blomfield as ho came again and clapped on a rocking-chair splits. It was iSlomneld s turn to show strength as he applied a swivel wristloek to release, and •hen took a short-arm scissors, to which the Canadian replied with a head scissors. <Vnd the two were down again, with Blomfield releasing a body scissors for an attempt at a Boston crab, but hewg kicked off. Again sensation as Blomfield was thrown twice in (lying headlocks and MeCready got heme with a butt and flying tackle. It looked like a fall, but Blom'rield dived under a second tackle and took a flying body scissors, which he. held at the gong. The fifth was McCrrady's. Bbmfield was taken to the floor in a wristloek and hammer-lock, and broke only by going out of the vine. And a moment latsr il was repeated. Blomfield being booed by a section as he stayed out for a count" of five. Tt changed to applause as he took MeCready down in a leg trip and ag.iji: applied his variation of the stopper. Again McCready's strength triumphed, and Blomfield suffered under a series of reverse headlock throws, a butt and flying tackle before the gong gave him let-up. Thrills for the Crowd. Crowding at the start of the sixth, MeCready applied a standing splits on Blomfield, but pushed him under tiie ropes.

'J'lie Aucklander took a wristlock, out McCready jumped to secure a head feCu-oors, taking Blowfield to the mat, and there was some give and take before Blomfiold emerged with a standing splits, which, however, was kicked off. l«\>r the s-2C<.n<i time the Aucklander riekod an elbow jolt, following it in to use McCready's ears for leverage in a Japanese stomach throw. He repeated the dose, but from a headlock he was thrown across the ring. A wristlock proved equally useless against MeCready's strength, and when Blomfieid secured a hammer-lock McCready somersaulted clear, And the round ended as the referee broke a stranglehold with which Blomfieid had forced McCready across the ropes. Again sensation. Blomfieid threw McCready in a headlock, which he licirl on the mat, but McCreadjr broke with a head scissors. Blomfieid swivelled clear,- but MeCready's turn had come. Twice he threw Blomfieid with reverse headlocks, then picked him up and dumped him with a,' thud which resounded. Blomfieid had to receive attention before he returned to his corner after the fall had been given. Thrown against the ropes from a headlock, McCready used their leverage to take a flying scissors on Blomfieid in the final round, and a moment later Blomfieid was groaning as, in a splits, his left leg was pushed up past his ear. It was the hardest splits eeen for some time, but Blomheld broke it with a wristlock. A second later Blomfieid was,, in position to dump McCready, but the Canadian got in first witn a full-nelson with the legs. He tried lor his octopus hold, but missed, and the two emerged in a. flurry of elbow 3olts> in which Blomfieid, who started it, got more than he bargained for The Aucklander took McCready to the mat in a headlock, but a moment later was writhing in a rocking-chair splits, which McCready held for some minutes. Blomfieid broke with an armbar, amid a roar of encoiirageraent, but the Canadian wriggled clear just as the gong sounded, to be named the winner, on points. The Amateurs. T. Murphy (10.6) beat E. Whitehead (10.6) on points. Whitehead was a battler all the way, and neither scored a fall, but Murphy was on top most of the way. F. Whitcombe (9.6) beat A. Jones (9.5) by straight falls, a full-nelson in the first and an armbar and head scissors in the third. Tt was clean, entertaining wreetljug. H. Roberts (10.10) and E. Johiistou (10.11) wrestled a draw, one fall each. Again it was a hard battle between two good men. Roberts took a. fall from a head scissors and arm stretch in. the first, and Johnston equalised with an arm sciesors and armbar in -the second. H. Way (12.0) wrestled a draw with K. Kenneth (12.6). though Way had ratli'.r the better of the hard-fought contort. ■

WALKER BEATS MAHOMET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. In a professional wrestling match here last night George Walker beat Fezel Mahomet, the latter being disqualified in the fourth round for persisting with a strangle bold which the referee had ordered him to break. It was a poor contest and the wrestlers were counted out by the spectators. No falls were secured by either man. ANDRESEN BEATS CATALINO. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, thie day. By two falls to one Ole Andresen beat Tony Catalino in a wrestling bout here last night, the first fall against Catalino being a penalty for not breaking a strangle hold. The match lacked the sparkle of recent Wellington contests, as it was slowed up by a good deal of punching and* slapping.