WRESTLING

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 33, 8 August 1933, Page 4

WRESTLING

OSWALD AND CLARK

A.DRAW DECLARED

A draw was the verdict of the referee at the conclusion of the wrestling match between Jack Clark- (Hst 01b) ami Hank Oswald (Mi-t. 61b) at the Town Hall last night, Kach secured a fall. The bout was a mixture of strenuous wrestling and jcrude showmanship, and during the con I test a few pennies were thrown into the 'ring. Clark was the iirst to attack and tossed Oswald to the mat. with a heudloc-k. I Oswald applied a hammerloek, aud Clark had soiiiu dilliciilty in clearing. Oswald twice tossed Clark to the mat with headhunt*, mid the latter retaliated with a short-arm scissors. Oswald heaved und bridged as Clark, applied thu pressure. At length he broke and replied with an arm scissors and wristlock. The 'wrestling was strenuous, but not spectacular. Oswald threw his man. with a double wristlock and then followed up with a head scissors, Clark countering with a similar hold just as the gong. Bounded. Oswald tried a flying-tackle at the opening of the second r6und f > but missed and became tangled in the ropes. They roughed in a comer and livened' things up with a few crude antics. Oswald patted Clark twice on the. back and. the" latter ran for dear life. First Clark aud then Oswald obtained wristlocks, and then Clark obtained a standing-splits, but could not maintain tha pressure. ' They struggled fiercely on the mat, with Oswald'doing most of the attacking. He obtained another splits, from which Clark broke clear. Oswald tried: the .billy-goat tactics again, and Clark butted back. The crowd enjoyed the" by-play/ There was a solid I set-to on the mat, the grapplers 'exchanging headjocks in the Most unkindly manner. Clark got out of ah awkward splits by pulling "his opponent's hair, and shortly afterwards secured a short-arm scissors, from ■ .which 'Oswald broke awtty 'by placing his foot' under Clark's chin. It was now Oswald's turn to obtain a shortarm scissors,, and they, heaved and tossed on the mat. A head scissors had < Oswald puffing. It was' hard going for both men. lAt the go»g Clark had the upper hand Uvith a head scissors. FALL TO CLARK. The fourth round opened briskly. There was an exchange of smacks, and then Oswald launched a scries of flying tackles. He followed up with spectacular headlocks, but over-eoniideuco led him into.a trap. In a flash Clark picked him up and dumped him, finishing the manoeuvre up with .a body press. Oswald's shoulders were'pinned one. minute after the start bf the' roimd. ' ■'. . ~.. •■■ !■'".■ There wad some sol id. wrestling on tho mat at, the start of fifth round. Oswald .almost'pinned hie man with a body scissors and arrnbar, and when they rose to their feet commenced 'the butting tactics again. He ..varied} the : attack with hcadlocks; and they.had an exciting setto which tended up outside'the ring. A punishing logbar and toehold had Clark writhing,: and he : wi\S: ; endeavouring to reply, with, a--. faceliar .when , the round ended.' :' '-." ■,'-.'.' ...- . , .-,,. '■ ■■~ : ...,■.-■; ' .Oswald, strove hard for, a crucifix at the opening of the sixth,r6und,( but could not lock .his'feet. -After, .strenuous 'efforts, Clark'' straggled free, and vainly -tried for a. body pfexsi Oswald got home with a couple of flying tackles, and then-applied a punishing headloc'k.- Once -they got free, Oswald' again tried' the: butting tactics. Clark brought hiS man down with a wristloclc, but couM not -maintain jt, and-Oswald replied .with a-double-wrist-Jock,; followed, by a 'shor,t-arm scissors. Clark'.stood, his opponent-on his head, but Oswald kept' his* shoulders, off ' the , mat until the song. ' . ~ '' SPECTACULAR ROUND. The.sevcrith-round opened with a.series1, of flying tackle* from..'Oswald." -Clark was butted-aH<'over the jriiij,'.' Ho eecmed to 'present Uirriself. as a target for Oswald's ' head, and Showed 'snail-like agility in getting ■out.,<»i the.'joad. 'Tho.; flying tackles had !tlie! desired, 'or/apparent^ clicct, and a body press won Oswald a fall. .. Thcyniixbd' a; variety' of holds' with abt a little slibwmanship at the beginning of the eighth round, and there was a tough struggle on tho mat.. They -broke clear, and Oswald staged further flying tackles. They were soon on the mat,again.; grunting, and gnorting, and' Oswald tried a variety of 'holds. Clark freed'1 Aimselt, only to be made "the Carget • for .flyinc; itackleß. Oswald missed ,ohe. rush, and 'they came together again, 6n: the mat ;There they etft.ve<l to the" end. and the Meree, Mr. G. Bennett, declared _. the bout a draw. • , •'•■' .' ; •i.'-1'-1,.:1' ■'"; ' : ; THE PRELIMINARIES. (flet'Slo) defeated L. Boe (9et 71b) on pointsv Neithet .gamed a fall -;:T; Beard (9st 131b) -defeated W. Woodjioiise (Osf 101b) by tw6 falls to: nil. The jiftiiner was the, stronger and more finished wrestler. ' "..-;'" '■ •■ ,_ \ , Ei'Rfizoa (12st lib) defeated. R.GodErcy (•list- 101b) on points..1 Foe i some unaccountable reason tho decision was booed by a section of the crowd. ; . ■. ' ■-'K. Allen (list Gib) defeated. L. Short (12ff 411)). on points.-