JUDSON UNLUCKY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 17

JUDSON UNLUCKY

LOSS TO BLOMFIELD

WINNER'S USE OF ROPES

After giving an exceptionally good performance all the way, Frank Judson, the . Massachusetts wrestler who has recently joined the Dominion, Wrestling: Union, was decidedly unlucky to lose his bout with "Lofty" Blomfleld at the Town Hall last night. Judson. shaded his opponent in practically every department, and his downfall was brought about in a manner which drew a hostile demonstration from the crowd.

The American opened the scoring in t..e fourth round, but two rounds later Blomfleld worked one of his favourite tricks, catching Judson with a leg trip as he fell under one of Judsoh's jolts. From this the octopus clamp was' developed as per schedule, and Judson appeared to ' submit immediately, though his taps on the mat were not Observed by the referee Later in the round.the manoeuvre was repeated, but this tune the men were jammed in a corner. Blomfleld had no sooner secured the grip than he began to clamber up the ropes, throwing his weight into the hold as he did so. The referee noted Judson's submission and then proceeded to see that he was released from the hold as quickly as possible. While this was being accomplished many of the spectators were uncertain whether Blomfleld was being disqualified for using the ropes, or for failing to release his victim quickly (as he was against Paul Boesch last year), or whether he had been awarded a fall. When it was seen that the last assumption was correct the demonstration commenced. Judson was In bad shape by the time he had been released, and the bout ended there and then. Blomfleld's weight was 16dt 101b and Judson's 16st 21b. A moderate attendance derived considerable enjoyment from the bout. •'ALL BLACK" IN WHITE. Blomfleld, whose change to white shorts was responsible for a murmur of amusement when ha stripped, was shaken by an elbow jolt as soon as the iirst round got under way. Judson's brown skin contrasted strongly with Blomfield's white skin. Judson started well with some wrist locks, and ar> arm twist also troubled his opponent, but Blomfield replied with a forearm smash to the face, which drove Judson against the ropes. Blomfleld swung on the ropes to secure a body scissors, from which the referee had to disentangle them. The round. ended on a lively note with Judson concentrating on Blomfleld's left leg. ' Judson opened the second round with a throw from a wrist lock, from which he worked into a short-arm scissors,. When Blomfleld broke the latter grip he moved In fast for another hold, but was caught in a head scissors, from which he had difficulty in extricating himself. He finally .forced Blomfleld's legs apart, and butted him In the stomach.. .Judson stood Blomfleld on his head for a while, and, after some manoeuvring with their legs, they Bet upon each other with Jolts until Blomfield brought his man down with a leg trip, A Gordian knot developed from this, and the referee met with a refusal from both men at first when he asked them to let' go. They had just ■, rolled' -apart when- the bell sounded. •• " • '' Judson was thrown by a head Jock in the third round, and when he stood up ha proceeded to-get his own back with jolts. Judson stopped a few and then toppled Blomfield over with- a body scissors. While Judson was doing his best to drive the base of Blomfield's spine through the canvas, Blomfield kept his wits about him sufficiently to ask the referee to watch Judson's shoulders as the latter swung himself back. Some of Blomfield's jolts stung Judson,to retaliation, and Blomfield crashed heavily to the mat several times under the barrage. After an exchange of scissors grips they were hammering each other with their arms at the bell, FALL TO JUDSON. Application of knuckle* to the back was a favourite means of breaking holds, and Judson used it in the fourth round before picking up Blomfield by the legs. Circumvented in that direction he let loose with an attack of jolts, followed by a coupl« of dumps, and took a fall at 4min 7sec, ' Judson sought to follow up his advantage in the fifth round, but there was no weakening in Blomfield's resistance, and he endeavoured to tic up Judson's head in the ropes. Judson ..came back with some jolts, but Blomfield survived' and eventually found breathing space in a short>arm scissors. A tangle of legs and then a full-length splits applied by. Judson occupied the next few minutes,' Finally Blomfield arose proudly with his feet planted on Judson's left arm, only to be sent flying by an unceremonious kick in the seat of his pants. '

Judson was forcing the pace as usual in the sixth round when he fell into a Blomfield trap, being caught by a leg trip—-the preliminary of an octopus clamp—when he sent Blomfield down under, a forearm smash. The clamp was duly applied, and Judson went through all the motions of submitting. The referee, however, was on the blind side at the time, and, by the time'he had run round tp see how Judson was getting on, Blomfield had over-balanced and the bold had been broken. A little later the procedure wag repeated, sand Blomfield was awarded a submission fall even though he climbed on to the ropes to throw extra pressure into the hold. The Ml was given at 4min 50sec, and Judson was unable to carr£ on, Mr. Alf Jenkins was the referee. AMATEUR PREUMIVAHIES. Results of the amateur preliminaries were: P. Mahoney <10st 101b) beat W. Cook (lOst 71b) by one fall. H. R, Godfrey (12st) beat J. McCarthy (12st 121b) by two falls. G, Wales (6st Ulb) beat T. Maddocks (6st 41b) by one fall, J. Park (Bst Blb> beat D. Hunter (Bst) on points. There were no falls.

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