TURK'S SUCCESS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 20, 24 July 1934, Page 13

TURK'S SUCCESS

CHINESE SLAMMED

LAST NIGHT'S WRESTLING

AH Bey, the Turkish professional wrestler, received an opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of Wellington patrons of the sport last night when he mot the Chinese, Wong Buk Cheung, in an eight-rounds bout at'the Town Hall, and it may be said that he succeeded to .an appreciable extent. By taking the first aud third falls of the contest he ran out the winner, but it was the manner in which lie performed ratlicr than the success which came his way1 that acted as an antidote to the somewhat' unfa<vourable impression created in his previous bout here. Last night the Turk was mainly content to confine himself to wrestling instead of indulging in cheap showmanship, and he displayed a considerable amount of speed and skill, not to mention guile. Twice when Wong buffeted hini with elbow jabs AH Bey pretended to be rendered groggy, but when Wong attempted to follow up the apparent advantage ho found an opponent ready to meet.him more than half-way. All of the falls followed slams, Ali Bey pressing the shoulders of the .Chinese in the third and sixth rounds, and Wong' taking a fall in the fourth. Ali Boy always appeared to be the master, however, and the ending in his favour came as no surprise. There have been better bouts during the season, but the moderate attendance of spectators appeared :to be quite favourably impressed with the performance. Both men weighed 15 stone. The programmo included a variation in the form of an adagio dlhce by Trevor and Dawn, who earned generous applause. THE BOXJT DESCRIBED. Ali Bey was the aggressor practically throughout the first round and employed a variety of holds in quick.succession. A reverse toe hold caused him trouble, however, and_he was. at some pains to break it. Ho gave $he Chinese no rest, and towards the end of the round stubbornly held on to a hammer lock despite Wong's efforts to toss him clear. The round was lively and interesting, i • ■ Oriental, exclamations, marked the commencement of the■; second round, Ali Bey taking his opponent to the mat with a head scissors and arm bar. Wong did not relish a reverse wrist lock, but once he found freedom ho worked busily and, with an arm bar, twice sent Ali Bey to the canvas with, a thud. ■■•■_■ " Come on Wong, get out of itj" •cried a fair supporter of the. Chinese in. a ringside seat when lie-was held in a. crucifix, and he obliged by oseap-; : ing' from the ; grip> -Ho brought the same barrackor to her feet by bowling Ali Bey round the-ring, by busily plying "his . elbows, but the Turk's discomfiture was only assumed.. - He camo back and threwl Wong with forward slams, pressing his shoulders for a fall at 4min 50sec. •'.'..;...-. '\ JUMP FROM THE ROPES. Ali Boy continued with slams in the fourth round, but Wong launched some charges in reply and slowed him. up. Much activity was displayed without anything very effective ' being performed. Ali Bey then drove Wong into a corner and the Chinese climbed up the Topes as if up a ladder, eventually reaching the third rope. Ali Boy stepped back to leave Mm there, but the .Chinese hurled himself on. to his opponent, felling him, and paying the way for an equalising fall,- "wlijch he was awarded at*6mm 35sec. . ; - Wong -adopted the! squat' as a defensive measure in the fifth round, but Ali Bey brought him out of it with a head scissors and arm trap! ' : Wong angled, without success for a King IToo stopper arid then contented .himself with a body scissors, aggravated with elbow jabs. After a ;couplo 'of stomach throws ho was holding an arm stretch at the end of the round. Elbows and fists wero .freely used in the sixth round, mainly by the Chinese, but at length Ali Bey apparently camo to thb conclusion that there had been "■■ enough of this form of diversion,- and he proceeded to % see what; he .could do in tho! way of 'throwing Wong over the l'bpes. The Chinese was saved by' the referee, so AH Bey, decided to throw him into the' middle of the ring. Inj this ho was successful when Wong's hands had been loosed from, their grip of the- top rope, and a severe dump cleared the'way for the winning fall by the Turk at 3min 30sec. Mr. G. Bennett-was the referee. .1 AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES. The amateur preliminaries resulted: T. Beard (lOst) beat L. Hancock (lOst 1 61b) by one fall. S. M. Donald "(list lib) beat K. "" Archibald (list 41b) by two falls. N. Bazos (12st) beat. K. TJpchurch '. (list 101b) by two falls./ Mr. .T. H.^riiomnson was the referee.