SOLID WRESTLING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 210, 18 August 1934, Page 3

SOLID WRESTLING

WALKER DEFEATS BEY PACKED HOUSE WITNESSES CONTEST. Before a packed house in the Hastings Municipal Theatre last evening, George Walker defeated Ali Bey by the only fall gained in the sixth round with a body press. It was a solid bout from start to finish. Lively exchanges frequently interspersed the work on tho mat, and at times the house became wildly excited Several lively encounters took place outside the ropes, and in one of these the referee joined in, it being some time before he could separate the struggling pair and get them back again into the ring. Bey quickly commenced hostilities with a wristlock, Walker replying with an arm strangle. Walker kept jabbing at Bey’s head until the Turk soundly slapped him across the face and warned him to desist. Bey was working with a great variety of holds, taking the opportunity to massage Walker’s face with his knuckles. From an exchange of kicks Walker was hurled against the ropes as the gong sounded. Taking Bey to the mat with a Cumberland heel, Walker took a haud in some face massage. The contest at this stage became very lively with Bey hurling Walker through the ropes to snap on a head scissors as the round ended. The referee had to drag Boy off and send him to his corner. “LEAVE MY HAIR ALONE!” From a head-lock Bey applied a painful leg hold, during which he put on the pressure. “Leave my hair alone,” said the Turk when Walker caught a handful. Walker angled for a headlock, and when ducking his head to charge in he received a solid slap. “Don’t play with him, Ali, he’s too rough,” called a voice, amid laughter. Walker then had Bey groaning with a severe arm strangle, but tho Turk was quickly on the attack for the referee’s attention to be drawn to his fist screwing Walker’s face. “What is the matter with this?” was his query to the referee. Once on their feet there wore swings and face jolting galore for Bey to snap on a wristlock to make Walker writhe as the round ended. Walker sprang out from his corner like a tiger to have his progress stopped with a solid slap to his face. After they settled down from a most exciting battery, Walker secured a severe hammerlock, but was soon sent hurling over tho Turk’s head. Cleverly applying a lying splits Walker calmly worked on a few of the Turk’s nerve ceutres. The latter hastily retaliated by mixing a few rabbit punches with head-locks. Walker threw Bey cleanly over his head, but. the latter was working hard on top at the gong. REFUSED TO SUBMIT. Bey fell into an easy hammerloek, but, refused to submit. Swinging his free arm, he broke the hold and each took a turn at further face massage. Both rolled over the second rope outside the ring with the referee following through. Walker’s face was now covered in blood which flowed freely. After weathering a session of headlocks Bey tossed Walker on top of the ropes in the corner. The next round opened with a further session of headlocks, in which Walker was looking for an opportunity to slam his opponent;. Bey picked Walker up by his both legs, but latter, kicking out, rolled on top to gain a fall with a body press. Bey protested that he was not pinned as he was constantly moving. Bey made the going torrid in the hope of equalising, to give Walker a most gruelling time wi h a series of severe headlocks, after which he stood him on his head. Again on the mat Bey tried hard to pin Walker, but the latter took care to keep one shoulder clear of the mat. Opening the final round Bey dived for Walker’s foot without success. In his next effort be lifted Walker and threw him heavily. In a further lift Bey tossed him over the ropes, Walker appeared dazed, but was foxing. Bey worked at great speed, and following a savage encounter Bey threw Walker heavily as the contest ended, being unable to secure a fall . Mr G. Bennett, of Wellington, refereed. THE AMATEURS. The results of the amateur bouts were as follow :— BENNETT (12.1) v. McIVOR (12.2). Bennett was aggressive from the opening, and, keeping his opponent on the mat, gained an early fall with a body press. Mclvor worked Bennett into a full nelson with his legs, but failed to make use of thei. hold. Being taken to tho floor. Mclvor turned the tables on Bennett to equalise with a body press. Both men struggled hard to secure a winning fall without result, and the decision of a draw was popular. BRINSEN (13.5) v. SMALL (13.9) During the first two rounds there was plenty of action, in which Small was principally the aggressor, but no falls were registered. Brinsen opened the third by taking Small to the mat to pin him with a body press. MORLEY (11.1) v. CAWSTON (11.5) Both men worked hard on headlocks and during the first round were rarely off their feet. Working out of a punishing head lock Morley took Cawston to tho mat to gain a fall with a body press. Morley continued with strenuous work to find his stronger opponent a tough proposition. With a fall up, he was awarded the decision. HAYWARD (10.0) v. BROCK (10.0). This bout opened in lively fashion, and the house yelled with delight as the pair hoxed and wrestled. Hayward got busy with wristlocks and a shortarm scissors. While cn the mat some hectic exchanges took place. Hayward opened the second with a well- applied stopper, hut the referee had to break them. Falling into a crucifix he connected his leg to Brock’s head to raise his ire. Amid a whirlwind attack Hayward secured a fall with a cradle hold, and so tenacious did he hold on that the referee had to poll him off. After a bristling exchange of fisticuffs

the pair took turns at flying tackles for Brock to neatly apply Wong Buck Cheung’s favourite King Foo stopper. The referee awarded a draw, and the house enthusiastically cheered the pair. WEBBY (9.0) v. WALKER (8.8). This was another well-contested bout in which both lads mode good use of plenty of action. They were evenly matched, neither gaining a fall. A draw was awarded.