HE "MISBEHAVED."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 104, 4 May 1936, Page 16

HE "MISBEHAVED."

THE OLD—OLD—STORY. rORSGEEN DISQUALIFIED. GOT ROUGH WITH BLOMFIELD. Once upon a time there were two little boys and they grew up to be big, bad wrestlers. One was born right here in Auckland and the other way over the sea in Canada (that is, just above the U.S.A. on the map, if you know your geography), and one day the Canadian got on a big ship and lie sailed over here with a belt covered with silver plate that said he was the champion heavy-weight wrestler of his own country, and oil Saturday night last lie met the Auckland boy in the ring at the Town Hall. The Canadian's name was Jack Forsgren, and the Aucklander was called "Lofty" Blomfield.

Lofty was big, and lie was tough, too; some people said "Boo" just as soon as they saw liim, but soon they all said "Boo" to the other wrestler because he was tougher. He pulled Lofty's ears; he put his lingers in his eyes; he tried to pull his nose off, and lie punched him and used his knee in his stomach and on his chin, and he sat on a Boston crab hold after he had won a fall. But there was another nice man in the ring, Mr. Pollard, who is called the referee, and after Forsgren had done all these things Mr. Pollard told him he was too naughty and sent him home. And everybody cheered Lofty, and Mr. Pollard said lie was the wi iner, because he was the nicer wrestler. "All-in" Wrestling.

All that means that Lofty Blomfield won the bout in the seventh round on a disqualification, after Forsgren had won a fall from a Boston crab in the sixth. It finished a fight that liad provided more excitement and more "all-in" wrestling than Auckland lias seen for a long time. Forsgren worked overtime in thinking up new ways of being thoroughly tough, and from that angle he had Blomfield outpointed all the way. Otherwise the two men had a fairly even go, and the crowd had their money's worth of everything. It started from the word "go," when Forsgren, who was announced 17st, waded in with several hefty jolts and then applied a wristlock, which he converted to an arm stretch. Lofty evened up with a cradle splits, that was broken on the ropes, and Forsgren took the role of villain with a heavy rabbit punch following two jolts. He didn't like Lofty's samples of the same medicine and got outside the ring, but the Aucklander had another dose ready. Reaching out, he pulled Forsgren back ill in a head throw over the ropes, used the Canadian's ears for a second throw, thre\sr in a couple of jolts and then used the Canadian's ears for another throw. All good fun; and tile Canadian joined in the game again by picking Blomfield up and pushing him through the ropes, using a foot in his stomach ns extra measure. Need we mention the "Boos"? They were an accompaniment all through, in rising and falling crescendo. A Little "Agony."

Forsgren put a cradle splits on Lofty at the start of the second, and when a wristlock was the answer tried the efficacy of his fingers on Blomfiekl's nose. He wag head thrown, but took a bearhug on Lofty. Lofty started it again by pulling the Canadian's ears, and in return stopped a knee in the stomach, a rabbit punch, several jolts, and then a hammerlock, and partial alligator. Blomfield again used a nerve wristlock, and Forsgren demonstrated that he was another graduate of the agony college—he almost appeared to be weeping. The third had lots of excitement. Lofty was picked up and dumped after administering a few jolts, but took a bar toehold, and tried a semi-Boston crab. He was tripped, and lay in a toehold, while Forsgren used his foot in imitation of a man rowing against a strong current. Lofty took a large handful of hair to pull clear, and Forsgren, to a choral protest, added a jolt, an arm stretch and a hammerlock. He held it until a second head-throw took both outside. And the rounded ended with Lofty holding him in a full nelson with the legs, and trying a few oddments of finger play. A strangle hold was Forsgren's next offering, and after the referee had broken that sparks flew. With a barrage of jolts Lofty opened the offensive with thi'ee head throws, was butted off. and two flying tackles. The second met a further butt, and Blomfield had to fight hard to avoid a press. He stopped a few jolts after that, too, and then a wristlock, but broke it with a . figure-four head scissors. Forsgren broke with a shortarm scissors, and protested loudlv when both crowd and referee' said "We saw you use your fist." _ So his fingers found purchase in Lofty's eyes too. Lofty emerged with a standing splits and toehold.

"Lying Doggo." It looked as though Blomfield might give a fall in the fifth, when, following his application of a figure-four leg scissors and stopper, lie was jolted, dumped and then pulled pp twice to be shouldered down again. But lie was lying "doggo," and when Forsgren cnmo in it was to be picked up and dumped. He got out of that, and, in receipt of two jolts decided to have a ringside seat for a bit. A further jolting match, and the use of Forsgren's knee hard to Blomficld's head, looked like developing into a "donnybrook," but the referee stopped that, and administered a few more warnings for Forsgren's further use of fists and fingers. We near the end. As Lofty came up for the sixth he stopped a jolt, repaid it with interest, and everyone got excited. But—one, two,' three, came Forsgren's answer. Blomfield gripped the top ropes in Forsgren's corner, but his ankles were taken. Down he came, was turned, and in a trice*a hard Boston crab was on. Amid booing from the crowd, Forsgren held on until forcibly pulled away by the referee, who had given him the fall. Something was brewing as Lofty lay on the mat under the attentions of his seconds. Forsgren was arguing excitedly with the referee, who was explaining something. And the gong broke the finishing touch. The booing and counting of the crowd came to a roar as the Canadian rushed from his corner at Blomfield, still on his knees, and belaboured him with first and knee. The referee separated them amid a scene of disorder, and awarded the decision to Blomfield.

ONEHUNGA TOURNEY. Five bouts of interesting wrestling will be provided at a tournament to be held in the Foresters' Hall, Oneliunga, tomorrow evening. The draw is announced as follows:—J. McLean (Grafton) v., l'\ Pearce (Leys); E. Johnston (Grafton) v. J. Rutherford (Brighton); G. Wail (Grafton) v. E. Young (Brighton); C. Sylvester (Grafton) v. W. McLean (Swaneon); W. Williamson (Y.M.C.A.) v. J. Walsh' (Brighton). Mr. Bill Hindman will referee. A bus leaves Symonds Street at 7.15 p.m.

McCREADV BEATS KENT.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Sunday. Before a packed house last evening Earl McCready, 17st lib, defeated Harry Kent, 16st 71b, in a professional wrestling bout which went the whole distance. The contest was hard and dour, McCready securing a submission fall in the sixth round with an octopus hold. BOUTS AT TAUMARUMUI. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) TAUMARUNUI, this day. A professional wrestling bout here on Saturday evening between Glen Wade and Joe Woods, both of America, ended in a draw.

In another professional bout between H. Woolston (11.5, Ongarue) and W. Phillips (11.4, Ohakune) the former was disqualified for rabbit punching, but prior to this happening he was winning on points An amateur bout between Frank Webb (10.7) and Bob Osborne (10.8) ended in a draw, both contestants getting a fall each.

AMATEURS GO AGAIN. EXPERIMENT DROPPED. The experiment of la6t week when some of the amateurs wrestling under the aegis of the Auckland Wrestling Association were matched only a few minutes before they went into tlie ring, and fought under the instruction that only winners would be matched again, has apparently been dropped. On Saturday night the amateur bouts were fought under the usual relaxed rules, with their provision of more entertainment—if less actual wrestling. There are arguments both ways, but the crowd's wishes were varied by the cry of one barricker to the first pair, "Let's see some 'wrestling' to-night—keep off the mat." The plea was answered. F. Murphy (10.7) beat F. Crowhurst (10.2) by a body-press in the second round of a not very notable bout, in which Murphy had the upper hand all through. Miniature "Cowboy. H. Green had a try for the mantle of Cowboy Reb. Russell as far as his B.G would allow him, against N. Sakey, 9.0, and provided plenty of amusement for the crowd, if nothing else. N. Sakey was a close second for "liooey," but provided little more in the wrestling line. He provided the choice moment when he vaulted onto the floor of the hall, following Green, and followed by the referee, 'Mr. C. Pollard. Falls, to Sakey from a press in the first, and to Green from an aeroplane spin and dump in the second, made it a draw, anyway. R. Double (10.3) and S. Hobbs (10.0) gave an exciting exhibition of wrestling to make it a draw with a fall each. Double took his with an ann-octopus in the hist and S Hobbs, one in the final round with a well-applied Boston crab in the third. It was the best of the amateur bouts. R. Douglas (12.7) beat K. Kenneth (1° 7) on ipoints, in a four-round bout which was full of incident. Kenneth applied leg holds well, but could not hold them.

LURICH WINS AT SYDNEY,

SYDNEY, May 3. In a wrestling bout at the Leichhardt Stadium last evening Lunch defeated Hank Oswald, who was disqualified for striking his opponent, after each had obtained a fall.