BRISK WRESTLING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 31, 31 October 1932, Page 14

BRISK WRESTLING

Whitman and McLauchlan Draw at Show Stadium SATURDAY’S CONTEST About 350 people attended the Winter Show Stadium on Saturday evening for the professional wrestling contest between the two visiting Australians, Hugbie Whitman (list. 61b.) and Jock McLauchlan (list. 10lb.). The match appeared to be strenuously contested and it ended iu a draw, fall each. McLauehlan won the first fall in the third round, with a drastic short-arm scissors, and Whitman evened the score in the seventh with a halch-lock, or double arm-hold. The last round was full of vigorous work, but neither man could gain a deciding fall. In the opening round McLauchlan’s easy movements were apparent from the first: minute or two, and it was impossible to avoid the impression that to some extent he was playing with his opponent. As minute followed minute this seemed McLauchlan’s imperturbable air, and Whitman’s earnest, hardworking style. At the gong Whitman was caught’ in a severe barred toehold. Round two saw much the same thing until the men became warmer and Whitman had some success with an arm strangle, and later with his own brand of reverse splits, but it was'hard to see whether McLauchlan was putting in all his strength. In the third round be applied a series of short-arm scissors, of the sitting-on-top variety, which troubled Whitman a good deal. One of them was particularly severe, and Whitman was pinned with it at 2min. Ssec. After a brisk fourth round, the fifth opened with a succession of rushes by both men. Whitman was eventually brought to the mat aud held there. Some fast work followed, but McLauchlan never seemed to be In danger, although he looked a little warm. The remainder of the round and most of the next was spent in strenuous work, with Whitman showing np to much more purpose. - In the seventh round he opened out properly and took the war into McLauchlan’s camp. A minute or two after the round opened he seized a halch-lock tn the middle of a rough-and-tumble and heaved McLauchlan overhead to the mat, where he lay on top of him .for n surprise fall, which was awarded at 2min. 50sec. With a fall each to their credit the men opened the last round with a will and continued so. Neither gave any quarter, but neither could he pinned. ■Whitman took the aggressive a little more, perhaps, than McLauchlan, and worked very hard for the fall that never came. The gong brought hostilities to a close with the score still even,; and the referee. Mr. L. Rathbone, awarded the match a draw. Amateur Frellmllnaries. The aimateur preliminaries, which were refereed by Mr. Taffy Bydder, resulted as follow: — K. Drury (9.13) defeated L. Sinclair (10.0) by straight falls. P. Hazes (H. 3 and R. Allan (t 1.4 drew, no falls, in a strenuous .bout. S. Freedman (9.10) was awarded a fall in the last, round of his match with 8. Drury (9.9), and’ gained the decision. His work was marred, however, by a foolish habit of slapping. Carl I’a.io (11.5) defeated Jack Leith (12.0) by a single fall obtained in the last round. WIN FOR WALKER Mamos Knocked Out By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Oct. 30. A professional wrestling contest on Saturday evening between George Walker and Harry Mamos. ended in the seventh round iu favour of Walker, who threw his opponent with, a backloop slam. Mamos was knocked out and was! unable to continue. Prior to this Mamos gained a simple fall in the fifth round with a body press, following a gentle twirling of bis opponent by the legs. ELLIOT AND DETTON Draw at Wanganui By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, Oct. 30. King Elliot, making his first appearance in New Zealand after his return from Australia, met Dean Detton, of America, in a professional wrestling match here on Saturday night, which was a draw, each competitor gaining a fall in a series of eight rounds, Detton followed a flying tackle in the fourth round with a body press, and was awarded the honours, and Elliot evened matters in the seventh <th a cleverly applied crucifix. The watch opened tamely and satirical comments from the crowd probably assisted to liven it into a spectacular finish. Elliot was a vastly improved wrestler since his experience in Australia.