ALL-IN WRESTLING

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1935, Page 5

ALL-IN WRESTLING

NEW ZEALANDER V. DUTCHMAN. LONDON. January 12. Bodmin, in Cornwall, had its first: experience of “all-in" wrestling re j cently when Ern Mack, of New Zca-i land, met Joanfessen, a Dutchman.; The reporter for the Cornish Guar-; dian thus describes the match: — j The first round opened with some j painful arm locks. The Dutchman’s| arm movements before securing a j hold resembled those of a swimmer, j and he was very speedy. Mack evad-i ed him and got on top of his opponent j and pounded him with his body, ob-j viously causing him much discern- j fort. There was some severe foot i twisting by both men. and each ap-1 plied powerful leg scissors, but the 1 other worked free. There was little! to choose on the first round display.; Both men wrestled with caution at tho commencement of the second" round. Tho Dutchman got Mack in difficulties but ho cleverly got out of them, whilst Joanfessen showed equal

skill in extricating himself from a legscissors. tyul after a good deal of fighting on the mat be got Mack in a similar hold. The Now Zealander was an adept, at turning defence into attack, and In* brought Joanfessen over heavily, and snbsoqm-nily both men applied" neck holds. Mack pinned I the Dutchman’s arm. and the latter I had. much difficulty in releasing it, I but ho got. the New Zealander’s logs j up painfully. \\jth a great effort, i however. Mack violently threw his opponent off, but Joanfessen forced his j opponent's head back and got it in j a. leg scissors, but the New Zealander | wriggled free. There was a good deal I of stand-up fighting, ending in Mack being heavily thrown ami taking a I count of nine. 'Die New Zealander, i although shaken, returned to the fray I with great vigour, and got the Dutch- ' man’s leg in a vice-like grip, giving j him a lot of trouble, but the gong i caused them to break the hitch. ! Early in the 'hird round tho Dutch- ' man got hold of Mack by the hair. but was made to relinquish his grin by the referee. Mrw“ hit the Dutchman on the face and c-in.-ed him c<m- : siderable discomfort by pounding him

’with his body, subsequently putting a i severe scissors on him. Joanfessen I forced his opponent’s logs back, but | he fell through the ropes and was rail i\,r a count of seven. On his re--1 turn. Mack brought him over very I heavily, and kept his shoulders down to secure a fall aft. r atl minutes 20 seconds of wrestling. At the opening of tho fourth round tho Dutchman goi Muck round the I neck, causing him much discomfort. 1 Mack, however, was cool, and cleverliy got the Dutchman in a scissors, but , Joanfessen retaliated strongly, cansling the New Zealander much discomt fort. He got Mack’s head in a scisI sors and brought him over fur an • equalising fall after !’,S minutes of I wrestling. The contest was full of ' incident, and much spirit was shown • by both men. • The Dutchman was warned by the referee for unfair tactics nt th 1 * comi mencement of tho fifth round. There ’were cries of “Hit him,’’ ::nd Mack ' indulged in. a few blows. .Joanfessen was warned by tho referee for applying the Strang?'-hold. bu‘ inru.- <;■■■• iv •■fo-rv.-ertfi- ,-d ■•■• ■ ••milur am’ was th-->. -lipov disquali-

fied. Mack being declared the winner. Joanfessen. addressing the audience, protested against the decision. Ho declared that he was only having a bit of his own back'. He had re-cr-ivorf, he alleged, two direct punches on tin' jaw with clenched list, and only had Mack by the jaw bones. “I wasn’t strangling him. 1 will wrestle :n in the American way or anybody you have down this way. Nothing "barred—that is my way." he deckir ed.