WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 256, 26 September 1933, Page 10

WRESTLING

MANAWATU AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE ELIMINATION BOUTS. Elimination bouts for the Manawatu championships were staged bv the Palmerston North Wrestling Association before a good attendance of enthusiasts at the Opera House last evening. Some good contests were witnessed, there being some bright displays in the lightweight division. R. Do Cleene, who entered in four divisions, won every bout he contested, but M. Heke, a very promising youth who lacks only ring experience, extended him in the final of the lightheavyweight class, Results of the matches were as follow : HEAVYWEIGHT. M. Murphy (United) 12.12 v. J. Duncan (Halcombc) 13.7.—Duncan opened the proceedings by pushing Murphy round and round the ring until the latter quietly sat down through the ropes. Duncan then staged some exciting rushes and indulged in flying tackles. They finally fell prostrate at the end of the round. Murphy dumped his opponent in the next, and worked for a body press, which ho finally secured. Duncan tried a headlock in the final round, blit fell over and Murphv rolled him over to secure another fall. R. De Cleene (United) 10.7 v. J. McKenzie (Apiti) 12.4.—De Cleene took up the attack against a much heavier and younger opponent, and dumped him jieavily, but slipped into a headlock. They broke and McKenzie again took up the offensive, hut De Cleene was too fast and elusive, and was working for a body press when the round ended. Employing his ringcraft, Do Cleene held his opponent at bay and twice nearly secured a fall with a body press before he finally succeeded with a bodv scissors and face bar which had McKenzie well beaten. De Cleene was on top in the last round and jerked McKenzie over suddenly to finish him with an arm-bar and body press. LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT. E. Cox (Apollo) 11.1 v. M. Heke (Milson) 11.31. —This was a fast bout between two agile opponents. Cox threw Heke early, but the latter was too elusive and squirmed clear from a punishing headlock. The exchanges were fairly even, but in the second round Heke won a popular fall with a headlock and body press. Heke finished the bout later with a fall from a beautiful cradle hold. R. De Cleene (United) 10.7 v. J. Fairburn (Milson) 11.5. —De Cleene soon upset his rangy opponent and obtained a body press within the first minute. He secured an equally easy fall in the next with a body scissors and face and arm-bar.

Semi-final. —E. Douglas (Apiti) 11.7 v. M. Heke (Milson) 11.31. —There was plenty of action in the first few minutes when Douglas dumped Heke, but the latter was too quick. Heke took his opponent by surprise and dived on him. A fall looked likely, but the gong saved Douglas. In the second round the latter went after Heke, but the Maoris was quick to escape when serious danger threatened. Heke, in the final round, indulged in some butting, but McKenzie tripped him. Heke rose, picked up McKenzie and dumped him quickly for a winning fall. Final.—De Cleene v. Heke. —The latter dumped De Cleene and sought a cradle hold, but slipped into a body scissors and they broke on the ropes. De Cleene had to work hard against a strong opponent, and used his knowledge of the science of the sport to advantage. Heke twice saved himself from body presses. The final round was very willing, with De Cleene going after Heke. There was some feeling and Heke twice dumped De Cleene heavily. However, the latter won on points after a first-class bout in which he was fully extended. MIDDLEWEIGHT. R. De Cleene (United) 10.7 v. A. C. Taylor (Milson) 10.10.—Finding that his opponent was ticklish, De Cleene played on this weakness during an otherwise quiet opening round, but in the second won a fall with a press after Taylor had been recumbent on the mat for most of the session. De Cleene brought his scientific knowledge into play in the next and secured a sliortarm scissors, but got his head caught in a scissors. Without being severely extended, De Cleene won easily. E. Cox (Apollo) 11.1 v. G. Young (Milson) 10.12. —Opening up smartly, Young applied a wristlock which was a barred hold. Cox tried bard with headlocks, but was unable to bring down his opponent until he flung him over at the second round, but was nearly beaten in a. swift crutch hold, and Young forced the pace for the remainder of the round. They made it willing in the concluding session, when Youftg picked up Cox suddenly and gave him a terrific dump. Cox hung on gamely with Young trying hard for a press, which he finally secured. H. Benton (Milson) 10.6 v. M. Heke (Milson) 11.3£. —This bout was full of action. Heke’s strength stood him in good stead a.gainst a formidable opponent and he created a sensation in the first round by picking up Benton, whirling him round in an aeroplane spin, and dumping him on the mat. Benton, however, was too old a hand to allow his opponent to press home the advantage. Butting tactics characterised Heke’s mode of attack in the next, hut Benton put him down with a severe headlock, only to be lifted bodily and dumped. The final round was a spirited one. Heke butted Benton about, but was spun into the ropes from a headlock. Heke was tiring, but flung Benton over just at the end of the session. An extra round was called, and Benton forced the pace. Heke took up the tackles again, but Benton headlocked him and appeared to lia.ve him beaten when he released him under the mistaken impression that the referee had ordered them to break. However, Benton won a good contest on points. Semi-final. —De Cleene v. Young: De Cleene took a fall in the first round with a body press and repeated it in the next. WELTERWEIGHT.

Final. —D© Cleene v. Benton: There wa.s little in the first round, but Benton spent most of the next in the head scissors. De Cleene clamped them on repeatedly and, after several times being ordered to break, ho pinned Benton. The hitter threw De Cleene in the next, but the veteran was two swift and clamped on the body scissors so hard that Benton was winded, a.nd had to he revived. De Cleene was an easy winner. LIGHTWEIGHT. R. Milverton (United) 9.13 v. E. Rickerby (Apollo) 9.6. —Milverton tried a headlock, but Rickerby was too strong and was soon on top when they went to the mat. He applied two successive cradle holds anil took a fall with the second one half-way through the first round. Milverton put on a double wristlock in the next and applied a head scissors. He was very definitely the aggressor in this session and had the better of the exchanges. In the final round Milverton very nearly slipped underneath to a body press and was damped in a firm body scissors when the round ended with Rickerby the winner. N. Adamson (Milson) 10.0 v. A. Fin-

layson (United) 9.13. —The bout was a short one. Finlayson was on top of his man immediately, and within a minute turned him over with a sharp headlock for a sudden body press. He took the deciding fall in similar fashion immediately they cam© to grips in th© second round. J. Eckersley (Apollo) 9.4 v. A. Duncan (Halcombe) 9.13. —The first round was very even, but in the next Eckersley brought his opponent down with a head-lock and nearly pinned him. There was nothing eventful in the filial round and Eckersley won easily on points. Semi-final.—Finlayson v. Eckersley: Finlayson opened by putting his opponent heavilv on the mat and continued to carry tho attack to him in the first round. Eckersley was in trouble through nearly the whole of the next, and when the gong went he was stretched in a tight hold. He went under to a body press in the third round after a brief struggle. FEATHERWEIGHT. M. Hart (Apollo) 8.11 v. J. Clark (United) 8.13. —Both opened at a torrid pace and lost no time in going to the mat, there being a-ction in the first seconds. Hart escaped nicely from a head scissors and they fought out an even first round. Clark headlocked his opponent heavily in the next, hut was unable to turn him until eventually Hart nearly succumbed to a body press. Hart strove hard for a cradle hold in tho third session, but failed narrowly to press the advantage home. Clark secured a punishing headlock, but Ha.rt worked free. The final minutes decided the bout in Clark’s favour op points. L. Farrell (Longburn) 8.8 v. E. Anthony (United) 8.13.-—Two fit bovs contested this bout. Anthony swung his opponent over cleverly and clapped .on a head scissors, carrying on to dump Earrell heavily. Anthony scored the points in the first round, but in the next Farrell startled him with the flying scissors. However, the Longburn boy was frequently in trouble, but wriggled clear cleverly until finally lie went under to a body press. Shortly after they came to grips again, Anthony slammed Farrell and finished him with a simple body press. The referee was Mr A. Anderson. RUMBERG AND MAMOS DRAW. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 25. Wrestling of a calibre equal to, if not superior to anything seen this season, was witnessed in the Wellington Town Hall this evening, when Rumberg drew with Mamos. A big house enjoyed eight rounds of hard, brisk and purposeful wrestling quite devoid of showmanship or rough tactics. Rumberg appeared as substitute for George Walker, who by reason of a swollen knee was unable to fulfil his engagement. The American took a fall in the fifth round with a flying body scissors, secured when he rebounded from the ropes with cat-like speed. He submitted iji the seventh round to a Greek cross. RUMBERG-PATTERSON TO-NIGHT. The excellent form shown by some of the amateurs at the Opera House, last night, augurs well for the first part of the big wrestling programme to bo staged this evening. Four of the best of tho finals have been kept back to serve as curtain-raisers, and to create the right atmosphere, for the eight ton-minutes round professional bout between the two most colourful wrestlers to-day in New Zealand. Patterson is perhaps better known than any other wrestler appearing this season, and tho occasions are most rare where he has not failed to give tho public a good run for their money. On his three visits to Palmerston North, firstly against Pereira, secondly against Walker, and thirdly against Count Varga, lie provided great entertainment, but the piece de resistance should bo to-night’s performance, because in big Hal Rumberg he is meeting a man of his own weight, with as much skill, and who can Bo relied upon to give as much as ho receives in hard tactics. Rumberg has yet to be defeated in the Dominion, and there are many good judges of wrestling who think that Patterson is the man to do it, but, no matter what the result, patrons can be sure of thrilling entertainment. Referee Anderson is quite confitdent he can keep the wrestlers in bounds and considers this should be the best match Pahnerstonians have had this season. The box- plans will be open till five o’clock this evening at the Central Booking Office.