WRESTLING

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 55, 28 November 1929, Page 12

WRESTLING

ALLEY DEFEATS WALKER A BRIGHT DISPLAY Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, November 27. Followers of wrestling in Palmerstoa North were treated to a bright, scientific exposition of the sport when Tom Alley )13st. 21b.) met George Walker (lost.). Each man secured a fall, and the referee gave his decision for Alley on points in the last round. Alley throughout was the aggressor, and although Walker was the stronger man Alley’s clever footwork stood him in good stead. Walker secured a fall in the third round with a key scissors, and Alley in the seventh procured a submission fall from a toe hold. The rabbit punch was. barred, and a clean, fight resulted, which was most spectacular and very much to the liking of the large audience. Farmer Vance prior to the contest issued a challenge to the winner. Mr. J. Creeke, of Wellington, refereed the chief bout, and Vance the preliminaries. Soon after the commencement Alley secured a headlock and then a Japanese reverse armlock which looked dangerous until Walker bucked elean Walker replied with a short-arm scissors, but Alley slipped-away, and soon had Walker in difficulties again with a head scissors and arm bar. He slipped away, but Alley soon had him again with a toe hold. The Canadian broke away, but Alley applied a short-arm scissors, followed by a head scissors. Walker broke away again. The early stages of th* second round saw Walker get his man on the mat. and apply a face lock, followed by an arm lock. Alley broke away, and later tried for the crucifix but missed. He was soon-back at his man again, and secured a beautiful scissors and arm bar, but lost it. Walker, however, secured a double-arm bar and head scissors, and when Alley broke away from this the latter applied a reverse face lock. The gong went just as the Canadian broke away from the splits. Walker’s FalL Alley threw his man in the third round with a wrist lock and head scissors, but Walker with great rapidity tied Alley up in a key scissors. Alley tried to buck clear, but failed. He later tried to obtain a head scissors, but still was unsuccessful. Alley struggled desperately, but his shoulders touched the mat. Alley returned to the attack immediately in the next round, and secured a leg splits which looked dangerous until Walker broke clear. A Japanese arm lock and head scissors combine ation gave the Canadian a lot of trouble. Walker later applied a toehold, but Alley countered with a reverse face lock. Walker got his man in the splits, but Alley countered with a head scissors. In the fifth round, following on an unsuccessful attempt to get a flying mare, Walker threw his man with a headlock. He tried to apply a key scissors, but Alley slipped clear. Following some spectacular wresting Alley threw his man three times with headlocks and tried some dangerous holds, out of all of which Walker slipped. Alley dropped Walker with a crutch hold in th* sixth round and applied a body scissors. He tried for the crucifix ( but failed. Alley caught Walker at his own game when, following a series of headlocks and reverse face locks, he tied him up in a key scissors. After the two had been struggling for some time, however, Alley’s hand slipped and the Canadian was away. Following an unsuccessful cradle hold Walker caused some amusement by trying a flying tackle which missed and sent him flying through the ropes on to the first row of the audience. Alley’s Fall. Matters were evened in the early stages of the seventh round when Walker secured a body hold, but Alley reached between his legs and suddenly secured a toe hold which gave him a submission fall. Both wrestlers made the pace hot in the next and deciding round, and each applied dangerous but unsuccessful holds. Alley looked as if he might secure another fall when he obtained a key scissors, but Walker broke it and replied with a body press. Alley had, however, put up the best display in this round, and the referee gave him the verdict PRELIMINARIES. Preliminaries resulted as follow —A. Stratton (lOst. 31b.) beat G. Graham (lOst. lib.) on points; R. Vard (9st.) drew with W. Young (Bst. 101 b.), on points; Alex Anderson (list. 81b.) beat R. Fitches (list. 21b.), Rangitotu, by one fall to none. W. Johansson, with a local wrestler, gave a demonstration of holds which was very popular with the audience. An Amusing Incident. A laugh was provoked in one of th* preliminaries when one of the participants had a loose pair of pants am. an errant belt to contend with, as well as an opponent, who possibly, after studying the cartoon in this mornings Dominion,” realished what a force modesty is. His opponent at the end of the second round was forced to leave the ring for repairs before continuing the conflict- ■ Found Dead.— Last night the dead body of Edward Speedily, a well-known Timaru resident, aged So, was found at his home by his grandson (states a Press Association message). Deceased had a gunshot wound in the chest and a gun was found alongside the body. National Theatre in London.— Steps towards the establishment of a national theatre in London were taken at a conference over which Sir Johnston ForbesRobertson, the well-known actor, presided. A scheme will be placed before the Prime Minister, who has promised to consider the possibility of site support. The promoters have already in hand the sum of £90,000. which has been voluntarily subscribed.—British Official Mireless. Fatal Fire.—Three cottages were destroyed in a fire at Toronto, New South Wales. Harry Lloyd, 15, trapped in his home, perished in the flames after his father had made desperate efforts to save him. The charred body was found later. The damage is estimated at £7000.— Press Assn. Saved I'Tom Hanging by Youth. —Erie Pike, aged 15, pleaded guilty at_ Sydney to the manslaughter of John Smith., and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour, with subsequent detention in a reformatory. The charge was originally one of murder. The Judge, in passing sentence, said: “Your youth saves you from tlie hanging you so well deserve.”—Press Assn.

Intoxicated Man Steals Plate.—John Lukashepski was convicted at. Hawera yesterday for stealing from the Central Hotel a'China plate which fell from beneath his coat when be was being arrested for drunkenness in the street (states a Press Association message). He was fined £2 for theft and £1 for drunkenness.