SOUND WRESTLING

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 293, 6 September 1932, Page 11

SOUND WRESTLING

Interesting Match Seen at the Town Hall WIN FOR DETTON Slaking his first 'Wellington appearance at the Town Hall last evening, Dean Detton, the young American wrestler, showed up favourably as a willing and Clever workman. He had little difficulty in defeating his fellowcountryman, George Wilson, by two falls to none. Both men worked well, and except for a slow spell In the middle rounds, the bout was an interesting one. The falls were won in the sixth and seventh rounds. At 13st. 51b, Detton was 51b lighter than his opponent. It was plain almost immediately in the opening round that he was a brisk, resourceful wrestler, although Wilson was by no means out of the picture. Detton managed to secure a good figure-four body scissors on the mat, and Wilson eventually stood up with him, only to totter once or twice and spin down to the mat again. A minute later Detton developed an excellent reverse barred toehold out of a short-arm scissors. It troubled Wilson a good deal, but he escaped at last and the pair settled down to some interesting work on the mat. The crowd, which was smaller than usual, gave a big round of applause at the gong. Detton Wrestling WelL Near the beginning of rourid two Wilson made a dive at Detton, who ducked, and Wilson went flying across the ring to the ropes. In the next two or three minutes Detton conducted three or four excellent manoeuvres. The best, perhaps, was his method of countering a standing arm-hold. He leapt suddenly into the air and scissored Wilson’s head and right shoulder, bringing him to the mat with a crash. Wilson came back, however, with an arm scissors and arm-hold, which kept Detton quiet for some minutes. The remainder of the round, like that of the first, went in fast, clever wrestling. In the third round Detton was again the star. He jumped over one of Wiisbn’s tackles, stemmed another rush with cool precision, and was fully equal to most of what Wilson had to offer. But Wilson seemed to make .most of the first moves. Early in the next round Detton tied Wilson up in the sort of splits that Billy Edwards once used to affect, but when he went for a hammerlock, Wilson's strength spoilt the move. Wilson then caught him in a crucifix hold, which Detton turned into a reverse toe-hold. The pace had slackened right down by now, and the match was losing interest. Wilson rushed out of his corner, across the ring at the beginning of the' fifth round, but by the time he had reached Detton’s corner, Detton had gone for a walk round the ring. Things began to move, and Wilson uncorked a series of tackles. At the fifth both men rolled out under the ropes. When they resumed on the mat Detton caught his man in a novel double toe-hold, lying on top so that Wilson had to wriggle from side to side for quite a minute to avoid a fall. Two Quick Falls. In the sixth round Detton came straight to business, and headlocked his man twice, crashing him to the mat. He picked him up in an arm and crotch hold, did an aeroplane spin, and downed him for a pin at Imin. 2psec. from the gong. The finale followed quickly on the gong for the seventh. Detton again headlocked Wilson and took him twice to the mat, but Wilson came back the second time with more flying tackles. The first two bowled Detton over, the third was not so successful, and as Wilson rushed in for the fourth, Detton jumped, scissored his bead, and brought him to the mat unexpectedly to pin him for the deciding fall of the match. Less than two minutes of the round were gone. Amateur Preliminaries. The amateur preliminaries, which were refereed by Mr. J. H. Thompson, resulted as follows: — R. Newth, Palmerston North (11.13), defeated C. Lowe, Wellington (11.12), by two falls to none. Newth gave a good display, exploiting arm rolls, three-quarter nelsons, and wristlocks from the underneath position. He knew too much for Lowe, and pinned him in the first and third -rounds. J. Needham, Wellington (9.0), defeated J. Robinson, Palmerston North (9.6), by straight falls. L. Boe, Wellington (9.6), defeated A. Stratton. Palmerston North (10.6), by two falls to none, in a bout that was excellent to watch. S. Lack, Wellington (10.2). defeated H. Rossiter, Palmefston North (11.4), by two falls to none. MAMOS BEATS THOMPSON By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, September 5. A wrestling match between Harry Manios, a Greek, and Texas Thompson, an American, resulted in a win rot Mamos on the referees’ decision at the end of the full eight rounds. Mamos secured a fall in the fifth round, and Thompson a submission fall in tni seventh round. , , i.„„i It was an interesting and skilful bout, with Mamos superior all round.