WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 198, 23 July 1931, Page 4

WRESTLING

PASHA AND DEMETRAL DRAW. OPERA HOUSE PACKED. The Opera House was packed, and hundreds .were turned away, last evening, when Kara Pasha wrestled a drawn bout with the Greek, Harry Demetral. It was the first bout of the season promoted by the Palmerston North Wrestling Association and provided excellent entertainment. The contest ended in the eighth round. Demetral secured the first fall with a body press, after throwing his opponent with a series of headlocks, in the fourth round, Pasha evening matters in the last round by securing a fall with his favourite hold, the Boston crab. The weights of both wrestlers were announced as 13st 61bs. Despite the formidable reputation of his opponent. Kara Pasha was at ease throughout the bout, and did not appear to be fully extended Demetral was slower and his methods were characterised more by violent effort than by subtle science. There was a good dealing of nunching and kicking. the referee, Air A. Anderson, issuing several warnings. Pasha gave the more scientific disnlay. though he was seen to better on his previous visit to Palmerston North. Tom Alley and George Walker, wellknown matmen, were among those present, and were introduced to the audience. A good deal of entertainment came from the first round, in which • there was little serious wrestling. The wrestlers chased each other playfully round the ring until Pasha put on a standing splits that made the Greek writhe, hut he wriggled out of it, and repaid the compliment with a toe hold. . Demetral next tried to tip the Turk into the lap of Tom Alley, who was sitting at the ringside, but the referee would not hear of it. Thereupon Demetral jumped on Pasha’s neck with both feet, following this treatment by applying Japanese arm locks, . which Pasha had no trouble in breaking. The crowd, who had l>een urging the grapplers to greater effort, murmured appreciatively when Demetral got out of an annoying arm strangle bv booting his opponent under the chin. Pasha slid gracefully out of a cradlelrold as the gong sounded. Blows were exchanged early in the second round, but both protested to the referee that they were only slaps. The Turk got to work early with a leg scissors, and arm bar that made Demetral gasp, and he adopted the expedient of tugging at the Turk’s hair to get free. Pasha then dumped the Greek with a series of side chanceries, but drew forth the resentment of the crowd when he landed a rabbit punch. The hoots changed to laughter when Demetral returned the compliment, with interest. Demetral was warned for a bit of horseplay, and amused the crowd by trying to jump on the Turk who, on all-fours, proved an elusive target. Pasha failed to get results with a toe hold in the third round. Demetral running his knuckles up and down his opponent’s spine to free himself. Demetral failed in an attempt at a forward headlock, and the Turk slipped on a forward arm bar, which he released onlv when lie received a violent kick in the back. The Greek then tried a body scissors and an arm strangle, which his opponent broke easily. Standing on his herAl to get out of a side chancery, the Turk had the honours of the round. The first fall came in the fourth session. Demetral earned the resentment of the crowd for a rabbit punch, following this treatment bv dumping the Turk with reverse headlocks and sidechanceries. He finally pinned Pasha with a body press and headlock. Strenuous and scientific wrestling was witnessed in the fifth round. After being dumped violently with a headlock, Pasha put pressure into a toe hold, and was developing tho Boston crab when Demetral worked free. Breaking a keyhold, the Turk tried another toe hold, changing it to an ankle lock and a Japanese legliold. Demetral resorted to kicking and butting to get free. but. Pasha tumbled him round the ring with reverse headlocks. The round ended when Dernetral sent Pasha sprawling after the latter had applied an arm stretch. Failing twice to apply the . crab, Pasha tried a variety of holts in the sixth round, double wristlocks and side chanceries sending the pair flying round the mat.. The Greek was equally unsuccessful with a toe hold, leg hold and lying splits. Pasha then put a form of crucifix on his opponent’s legs.

Demetral grimaced with - pain and worked at the Turk’s eyes and nose, there being a roar of laughter when Pasha administered a hard admonitory There was an exchange of hostilities at the start of the seventh round that drew forth a protest from the referee, both wrestlers again denying the soft impeachment. Pasha got out of a standing body press by digging Ins fingers into the nerve centres below his opponent’s ears. The Turk then took a turn at tumbling Demetral round the ring with forward chanceries, and tried conclusions with an arm stretch. The Greek wriggled free only to be pinned with a painful arm bend which he broke by administering a resounding smack to Pasha’s back. The end came early in the eighth round. Pasha got to work in a busi-ness-like way, and dumped the Greek with head locks and side chanceries. Demetral was shaken and the Turk slipped on the crab with ridiculous ease, to secure a submission fall. Demetral had to be assisted to his corner. THE PRELIMINARIES. A fast pace was set by R. Newth (United) 12.0 and R. Godfrey (Apollo) 11.6, who figured in the preliminary event. There was strenuous wrestling in the first round, when Newth applied headholds, but he was unable to pin his opponent. Godfrey was again in the toils in the second session, when Newth applied a series of chiropractic

headlocks, but unsuccessfullyescaped from a body prossmthe round and went for a B flying when his opponent tried 'legs scissors. Godfrey held s and both fell. The verdict aas a E. Anthony (United) 9.5 uas too good for W. Olljyer (Apollo) 9.6, ana accounted for his opponen d straight falls in the first c a /ndlialfrounds with a body press, Nelson, and a body press. ■ ~ The first round between G. ham (United) 9.9, and - , (Apollo) 10.4, provided interest ng wrestling. Graham threw h.s man with a flying tackle but was cajjgjj in a head scissors, from which he Z Tke LonT round 6 s ed a„ b bts tro f'.“Svii was indecisive and the verdict of a draw proved popular. , W. Nicholls (United) 11.0 had the better of the first round against a. Stratton (Apollo) 10.4 Str.tto" got out of an armhold bv t inprng Nicholls over the ropes. The fatter, clapped on a headlock, but the gong mtervened Nicholls applied crutch holds in the second round, but Stratton was too elusive to be caught. The third round was willing but there were no decisive holds, and a draw was the verdict.