KOLOFF AGAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 50, 28 August 1934, Page 13

KOLOFF AGAIN

DEFEAT OF DETTOX

LOSER PERFORMS WELL

Dan Kololf Los proved a '"Bulgarian rock'"' against which other .professional wrestlers in tbo Dominion have pitted themselves in vain, and when Dean Detton met him for the second lime at the Winter Show .Stadium last night the American had lo leave the liny with no greater satisfaction than having colled ed one fall in three. Kolotf's build (which he regards as a considerable asset),- strength,' and weight, combined with a high degree of skill, place him in a class above that which the remuneration offering in New Zealand is able to attract, and it takes a really good man even to extend him. To Detton, however, must go the credit for forcing Koloff to work hard and thereby making the bout an interesting one. In the mat work, of which there was a considerable amount, Detton was not able to manipulate Kolofi's great bulk as well as did George Walker, but his propensity for lively tactics made the" proceedings more entertaining than the Walker-Koloff contest. Detton, however, displayed considerable skill when they came to grips, bis attacking and defensive manoeuvres keeping Koloff busily occupied. A SUBMISSION FALL. In emulating Felice by gaining the distinction of securing a fall off Koloff, Detton succeeded in compelling the Bulgarian to submit to a Boston crab in the fourth round. Koloff resisted for the best part of a minute, and showed uo ill effects afterwards, further attempts by Detton to repeat the performance being unavailing. Each time Koloff crawled on his elbows until he had his shoulders under the ropes and the hold had to be .released. Koloff secured the winning falls in the sixth and seventh rounds. After a quiet opening the bout, largely threus;li Detton's enterprise, became full ot interest. Gruelling .mat work was inter- j snerscd with more open tactics, and Duttoii's efforts against superior odds Ire- ] (juently roused the crowd. The attendance was not as largo as might have been expected, but the crowd received excellent value for its money. Sympathy for the man "up against it" resulted in Detton being the popular favourite, but those who wanted to boo Koloff had to invent their reasons, as the bout was cleanly contested from start to finish and there was nothing in the way of showmanship. Kolofl weighed lGst and Detton list 101b. There was a somewhat unfortunate start of the programme in that the strain ot the extra rope required in wrestling proved too much for one of the posts.of the boxing ring and it snapped off. T. Seminoir and X Pago wrestled a bout with ropes on only two sides of the ring, and then Anton Koolmau demonstrated several ot the bestknown holds with It. llutchmson while a new post was fitted. The crowd took everything in good part, although tleie were somo signs of impatience when two further amateur contests were staged after 0 o'clock. A QUIET OPENING. Koloff did not appear to relish the touch of the referee's cold fingers when the official felt him to make sure his body was not greased. When Detton took his nan down with a head lock Koloff jerked himself free and came back with a head scissors. After twisting and turning lor some minutes Detton finally forced the imprisoning legs apart and endeavoured to utilise a cradle hold, but was unable to do anything with his massive opponent, lhey spent most of their time m gruelling holds on the mat, and the crowd was no moie than quietly interested. Someone raised a laugh towards the end of the round by imitating Koloff's labial manner of brThei n was a stir at the start of the second round when Detton lot loose with his flying tackles. He connected once and bowled the Bulgarian over, but Kolott refused to become a target ' for auothe . When Detton then moved into the referee s hold Koloff threw him heavily into a corner and he was slightly dazed. After Detton had been the aggressor with head locks for a while, Koloff retaliated with a barred toe hold. After another uncomfortable period Dan rose to his feet apparently annoyed and started to use nis forearm on Detton's neck. They went to the mat again and Detton applied a short arm scissors, but had to look to his own shoulders when Koloff stood up with the W\ perfect" back loop slam by Dottou marked the start of the third session, and the crowd applauded his eilort, which, however, was not sufficient to take a tall off Kolofl. Some hard work on the mat followed, and after Koloff had thrown Detton with a reverse wrist lock the latter came back with a flying tack c which sent Koloff under the ropes. Kolo I took his time in returning, and when he dirt Detton tried a dropkick, but missed Ins mark. Before the round ended, however, ho made Koloff grunt under a strenuously applied leg bar and toe hold. FIRST BLOOD TO DETTON. Detton again bowled Kolott' over with a living tackle at the start of the fourth, and was then caught iv a body scissors. He cleverly worked out and then swittly crabbed Koloff's legs, stepped over, and threw his weight back in a inlly-developed Boston crab. Koloff endured the pressure for about three-quarters ot a minute, thouah the strain on his logs and back must have- been terrific. Eventually, however, he submitted, a fall being awarded to Detton 3min 13sec after the round commKofoff came out eager lo square matters up in the fifth, but Detton cleverly countered whatever the Bulgarian tried and once threw the latter with a head lock. After another strenuous period on the mat Detton brought the ctwdtoiU feet with another Boston crab, but this ImeKoU crawled under the ropes. Even wrestling, which was full of inteiest, continued until the end of .the: round,, when Detton had Koloft in a splits. THE WINNING FALLS. When Koloff tossed Detton against the ropesin the sixth, Detton swung back and sent his opponent flying with a tackle. Following up, ho again secured a Boston crabbut once more Koloff escaped by makin- a rapid crawl under the ropes. When°Dettoli came with another charge Koloff clamped on a figure-four hold and pressed the American's shoulders tor an equalising fall at 3min /sec. Both men were on top hi turn m tne J£ith and Detton caused esciteracnt when he lifted Koloft tor a slam, but v. wis unable to execute ;i proper thro>\. Xot so Koloff. however, when he decided to exploit thesame means to ™ ™d: ' {£. lifted Detton shoulder high as it the .ntei mo a baby and slammed him good and iur." The "seconds were still working on niton when most of the public had let the stadium. The bout ended Omi . S*ee after the .start of the seventh round. Mr \. Jenkins was the retcrec. In the amateur preliminaries iV i«a«* (list 21b) beat L. Short (12st]I by a tall ■Uured in the second round. R. Brad cv (Sst slb) defeated J. Middleton (Sst alb) by two falls to one. 'Mr. -T. H- Thompson was the rotcree.