WRESTLING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 97, 7 April 1934, Page 3

WRESTLING

HAWKE’S BAY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Wrestling Association was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Hastings, last night, Mr 8. J. McKee presiding over a large attendance of members and supporters. In moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, as already published in the “Tribune,” Mr. McKee said that the association bad had a fair share of the contests staged in the Dominion and that it was fortunate in having made satisfactory profits out of each bout. The election of officers lor the ensuing year resulted as follows: —President, Mr 8. J. McKee (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs A. R. Mclvor and -C. 0. Tong; executive committee, Messrs H. G. Apperly, H. W. Baillie, J. Dunn. G- Henderson, E. C. Little, H. McKay, H. B. Bunny and T. Wall; hon. auditor, Mr A. I. Rainbow; hon. solicitor, Mr S. Averill. The appointment of secretary and treasurer was left in the hands of the incoming committee. to the services of the retiring secretary and treasurer. Mr H. B. Bunny, were paid by the chairman, who expressed regret that Air Bunny was unable to carry on. The matter of limitation in the number of holds that amateur wrestlers are allowed to use at the New Zealand championships was raised by the chairman, who said that for some time past there had been a feeling that amateurs should be permitted to use more holds than thev were now allowed. The feeling was that the wrestler who had several years’ experience was capable of applying nrinv of the holds now barred, manv of these being very familiar to supporters of the game. “Really the championships were a farce,” stated Air AlcKce, “for a scientific amateur had practically no chance against ‘ bullocking ’ tactics, which were most pronounced. The removal of the restrictions would make for a belter all round display and notild a'so mean encouragin'.! the amateurs Io Improve their wrestling ” Air AlcKee moved that a remit be forwarded to the Dominion conference that amateurs be permitted to use all holds that are used by the professionals with the exception of the full-Nel-son and the Boston crab. This was seconded bv Mr C. O. Tong, who said that in the final of one class last year the contestants were actually on the mat on'v two minute® out or the .15 they were in the ring, .-~nd and Palmerston North were definitely in favour of a change, and other places, too, allowed their amateurinore scoper l*b«? resolution carried unnm tnoiihlr.