WRISTLOCKED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 1 September 1936, Page 14

WRISTLOCKED.

LOFTY OUTPOINTED.

ONE FALL TO EACH. BUT— I , KRUSE EARNS DECISION. Lying flat on his back, suffering the effects of an octopus clamp applied 011 him by Lofty Bloinfield in the last round, Bob Kruse, of America, was last evening given the decision on points. He earned it 011 the night and 011 the whole it was well received. For the rest it was a series of wristlocks, hammer-locks and short-arm scissors 011 ' Blomfield, with plenty of excitement thrown in in the exchange of jolts, and of general "what-liave-you." lvruse took the first fall with a press following a series of jolts and head and arm-throws in the fifth round, and Blomlield's octopus in the final round evened the score of falls. Ihe referee, Mr. Charlie Pollard, _ who was ! making his last appearance, did the rest. I For the most part it was Blomfield who I was the "bad boy" last evening, but Kruse did his share—and his loudly-voiced objecj lions and his little habit of ducking [ outside the ropes whenever things looked nasty made him the receiving end for the bricks of the crowd. Blomfield, who has done a lot of reducing during the past few weeks and has shrunk from 17.0 to 10.0, had still the advantage of over a I stone over lvruse, at 15.0, but in the lingI work his extra weight did not appear to be of material assistance. Give And Take. From the first round Kruse took the aggressive, holding Blomfield in wrist and toeholds. When the latter was broken with a headloek Kruse opened the jolting account with two that staggered Blomfield. He replied with finger-holds that had the American in full and bitter complaint. Lofty went to the mat twice 111 a headloek, and an attempt at lace alteration 011 his part brought a further objection—so, too, did his ear-pulling and, liey, presto—Blomfield Hew to the ropes under a vigorous "lock" 011 lib! hair. He came back, breathing fire, all (I alter one taste of jolt medicine Kruse headed for the ropes, and stayed outside. Again it happened, but this time lvruse handed one out in return and applied a strangle-holu (with the addition of a few short punches) that earned him a warning. Blomheld was arm-thrown in a wristlock, but broke to take ii barred wristlock himself, and at the K ong he had Kruse in trouble with a taceKruse was held in a sustained headlock, but it was repaid with a ciadlesplits, and when that was broken, three jolts that sent the Aucklander rcc ng. Kruse followed in to take a strangle-liold that caused the referee some acrobatic feats to sight and break. But two can play that game—and so Blomheld showed, following a strangle with a jolt. A new one was tried by Kruse, who used hus head as a jack under Blomfield s chin, but it earned him a series of jolts that put , him down in his corner, to be taken up and down again in head-locks three times. And then Blomfield ran into a wristlock, that was converted in turn to a hammerlock and a short-arm scissors, and the last kept him quiet for the, remainder ot the round. That was a fair sample of the succeeding rounds. At the start of the third Lofty tried to remould Kruse s face, by pointing his nose to the ceiling and pulling his eais to a more forward position. 1-otty was head thrown in return, but a jolt changed matters and xvruse was ( , lmvl , l ln a headloek. Through the rest Lofty altei nately suffered in wristlocks and toe-holds, or sent Kruse running to safety with his jolting system. At the gong Blomfield was fighting off a press after a head-tin ow. A lace-bar 011 Kruse, with Lofty climbing the ropes for more leverage had Kru«<2 veiling at the start of the fourth, but it was repaid with interest during the round, Blomfield suffering 111 strangleholds headscissors and wristlocks. Under four jolts Kruse broke for safety, and 111 a game ot tip-and-run beat Lofty by ten seconds.

Try, Try Again. Then came the fifth. Kruse was taken to the mat in a wristlock, with Blomfield kneeling 011 and kneading his upper arm. He broke with a vigorous pull of Jljonifield's hair, and under a shower ot jolts (some of which did not connect) Blohihcld 1 was reeling; four times in succession lie hit the floor in head and arm-throws and ! his shoulders lined the mat under a press. | Fall to Kruse. ! A wristlock and a jolt opened the account for lilomlicld, but lie took two jolts himself and Kruse applied a shortiirm scissors 011 the Aueklander. J. hat was reversed, and under one or two side-kicks Kruse was announcing to the world that the game wasn't fair and that 1 never kicked a man." Lofty replied to a headlock with a rocking-chair splits 011 ivruse, but that was broken with a wristlock oil I Loftv that lasted to the gong. And the seventh arrived with a jolt for Kruse, and a hammerlock on Lofty, ".-hat lasted quite a time—with variations—but the crowd were on their feet as Blomfield was 111 position for an Indian death-lock. AA ould he? But no . . ■ he tripped, and Lofty was taken again in a short-arin-scissois. Again there was yelling when Blomfield had Kruse tied "up in his octopus claim), but without pressure app'.ied. Uin J . asked Blomfield's eyes. . . • j-es . • Eureka!" He was on his feet but ! tumbled, and Kruse was able to P»ll nmi self under the ropes. Lotty was in a ! hammer-lock at the gong. Kruse went in hard lor the start of the eighth, and Blomfield went to the mat under a jolt and a uead-throw. But a « ; "" the crowd were on their feet Homhcld had broken and again he had on his octopus, and this time he was on his feet Kruse-stood it for a time, but as the pressure was applied he surrendered 1' all to Blomfield, and they arc cqv.al But as Kruse lay Buttering on the ° 01 referee raises his arm above him, a on points. The Amateurs. C Hammond, 9.0, beat C. Fribence, 9 3 by one fill with a press in the second round. He was well ahead all through in a bout of solid wrestling. . 1 C. Fraser, 10.7, and W. Koike. 10.8, drew in a bout which was mOre full of 10 "g" ness than good wrestling. Fraser made a heavy attack on the Maori novice from the start and kept it up all through. Kaike's nose shed blood freely when on one occasion Fraser s fast got home. Ihe Maori made up sufficient points in final round to make it a draw. Kisha Bana, 7.12, the Auckland fly- 1 weight champion, was too strong for i. Hill 7-12, and won in straight falls presses in the first and third-rounds.^ F Murphy, 10.6, beat R. Double, 10.6, on points, in a hard-touglit four rounds. Murphy was ahead all the way, but the small margin o£ strength made it mteiesting. J