"GOOD OLD BOB!"

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 96, 20 October 1936, Page 17

"GOOD OLD BOB!"

HONOURS TO KRUSE

DON GEORGE'S DEBUT

QUESTIONABLE DECISION

111-what was pvpbably as fines display of straight wrestling as lias ever been seen in ttiQ local rins Ert DP« George (Michigan) and Bob Kruse met in the professional bout at the Town Hall last night and, though the decision went against him at the finisl), Kriigc {qoH the honours all tfiq way against a former holder of the world title. Usually Kruse has only to enter the ring to be greeted by 9 chorus of boos which continue so long as lie is in action, tast night his reception was ag expected but he had not been in action more than a few minutes before the crowd was made t$ realise what has always been apparent tg any close follower of the sport—that )n wregfcling ski)], applied strength, and speed he has few equals and fewer superiors. Almost from the outset Kruse took charge of the match and, when the spectators woke up to what wag happening. the cry of "Gpod old Bob.!'' was freely heard en alj sides, Thpugh George introduced some powerful hplds which any wrestler would find extremely hard to break, these, were the exceptions to the advances made by Kruse. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION. Thi? first fall went ta Kruse in the third round, He togsed Qeprge around the ring with a succession of wrist lock throws that left the ex-champion shaken and badly bewildered and finally pinned him- In th,e fifth round George showed signs of justifying his reputation, by equalising with a fall from a dump and then, early in the sixth round came a climax which was responsible for one of the most nearly unanimous demonstrations of disapproval with a referee's ruling ever given at the Town Hall or anywhere else. George Came frprn his corner as if he intended to apply the closure as quickly as possible byt, as in the preceding rounds, he quickly struck trouble from Kruse's wrist locks. Securely locking^ an arm and lying across George's chest, Kruse put h.is opponent's well and truly on the mat." .■,' For some reason the referee (Mr; Alf Jenkins) did not immediately tap oft" the seconds and George desperately edged his way towards the ropes. ' He had his legs through but his shoulders were still well inside when the referee ordered Kruse to break, and. the, latter did sp, apparently thinking that he had. the match won. To the surprise of nearly everyone Kruse's arm was not raised and, 8P ha turned, his baqK foi* a moment, George flew at him, tipped ■ him up, and pressed his shoulders I for a fall which was awarded at lmin 50sec, by which time pande- ! monium bad broj?en loose. ! Both George and Kruse were arguing with the referee but what they were saying could not be heard above the uproar, although 'Kruse' showed what hp was.thinking by shafting his fist under the official's nose, There seemed to. be every good, reason fov his disgust, KRUSE SIMPMf TOO GOOD, Thpugh- George, -maintained an unbeaten record his debut was an ex: tremely disappointing one—unless, oij course, cognizance-is -taken of the, known ability of his opponent, lan ability which has not by any means been reflected in the results of his. matches in New Zealand. .Georgo stripped put splendidly. Distributed, over a wonderfully proportioned body he had a weight of Jflst 61b, compared with Kruse's 15st 41b, and he. wqs as handsome as had been claimed for him. Unfortunately for him, however, he found Kruse giving his whole at» tention to the job in hand. No argu» ments with the referee, no unnecessary flourishes, no elbow jolts—just hard and fast wrestling which George^os the night—simply could not master. GRUELLING WORK. George opened the proceedings with a double face bar, taking Kruse to the mat. only to lose, it to" a wrist Jock, He forced his way put pf another wrist lock, but a hammer lock caused him some trouble. Kruse Was wrestling all he knew and hold and counter fol* low'fid in quick succession in % gruel' ling period. George threw a lot of weight into a, hammer which was difr ficult to shift until a wrist lock did the trick. It wag business fir?t all the way, with complete silence in the ring except for George's sibilant breathing, Hearty applause closed a round in Kruse's favour. A head lock and a spreadeagle brought George into favour in the second round, but; the result so far as he was concerned was to be caught in a painful toe hold from which Kruse almost secured the" Indian death lock. The newcomer punished Kruge with a short-arm scissors near the end of the round. It was Kruse's turn to use the double face bar in the third round, and George was glad to get out of it, His relief was only brief, fpp Kruse set upon him with a series of, wrisWoek throws which ended in a popular fall when the round had been in progress three minutes. GEORGE CAUTIOUS. George came put warily in the fourth round, and took care to keep his left arm out of.danger. He.tried, a body scissors and an arm stretch, but whenever he sought to use wrist locks he found the Portland jnan more than his master. Gruelling wrestling all the way kept the crowd intensely interested, and there was applause for Kruso at frequent intervals, The fifth round opened with George on top, but he was soon groaning distressfully whep. Kruse laid him low with a double face bar. He broke once, and, when he was caught again, ended it by picking Kru?e up and dumping him. Some more chancery throws and dumps enabled hjm to score the equalising fall at 4min 44sec. The final developments were as related above. Mr. Alt. Jenkins was the referee. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES. Results of the amateur.preliminartes were:— F. Perry (JolmsonviJle), 7st 131b, beat L. Dayman (Kilbirnie), 7st 101b, by a fall in the third round. L. Hancock (Kilbirnie), 10st51b, beat J. Hill (Petone), 9st 101b, on points. C. Kroskery (Kilbirnie), -fist, was disqualified against B, W. Hutcheson (Koolroan's), 9st, tor usjng.tha ropes. S. Bradley (Koolman's), Bst 91b, be^t A, Mautiner (Koolman's), 9st, who was disqualified in the third round. Brad T ley secured a fall in the second round. fit was announced as a special challenge 1 bout. - ' ■ 1 Miv-cT.lf.Thomnson>:!Bm94h©'9:ef6reß.