WRESTLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 244, 12 September 1935, Page 12

WRESTLING

VIGOROUS BOUT DRAWN. SAVEDE’S AMAZING LEG-AVORK. Amazing leg action was shown by the Swedish grappler, Ole Andresen, 15.8, when, in a lively 10-round professional wrestling bout, he drew with Glenn Wade, at the Opera House last evening. He showed wonderful skill in using nis powerful whirling legs, and the stocky AVade had a strenuous session in dealing with liis opponent’s unorthodox methods of attack, but again confirmed liis reputation lor exceptionally clean work. Staged by the Palmerston North AVrestling Association before a large crowd, the contest was one of the fastest, most solid and most scientific yet seen at this centre, the principals being just as vigorously at grips at the finish as in the opening round. AVade secured the first fall, early in the fourth round, with headlocks and a body press, the Swede equalising in the sixth with a Swedish clamp, an innovation locally so far as holds are concerned. It consisted of Andresen squatting with his legs crossed behind his opponent’s neck and exerting pressure after tho style of a full Nelson. Bouncing and somersaulting about, the long-limbed Andresen straddled AVade with some spectacular leaps, but was unable to use the flying scissors with full effect, though swift and pantlierlike in his movements. AVade was solid, aggressive and orthodox, but was baffled for a long time in dealing with the double Japanese leg lock which the Swede exploited with severely punishing effect three times in one round.

FLYING SCISSORS TRIED. AVade shook Andresen against the ropes with ail opening lieadlock and tried a slam, but Andresen put him on the mat in the approved manner. AVade broke, but Andresen hooked his leg over liis shoulder to fell him with a scissors hold, and tumbling ensued until the Swede somersaulted backwards through the ropes. AVade applied tlie short arm scissors and slammed Andresen about the mat as the latter stood up to jerk out. He broke and kept AVade off with a little vigorous leg play, but was pitched through the ropes again. AVitli a reverse wristlock, the Swede put AA r ade oil the mat, hut the latter got out. Andresen made a wild charge, but was frustrated by the referee, and this ended a vigorous opening session. \A r ith a heavy face-bar, Andresen brought AVade to the mat when they resumed, and then applied a punishing body scissors to rock him about witli powerful leg leverage. AVade got out after some strenuous work, and then tied up the Swede’s long legs to drop him, but Andresen used Ins limbs like a professional juggler, and worried AVade out of it. The Swede was rolled across the ring, pranced back, and then came at AA’ado with a flying scissors. AVade got on a full Nelson to try the pile-driver as the round ended.

Three times the Swede flung AVade over his shoulders when they came to grips again, but AVade landed on his feet and came back to catch Andresen with a flying tackle before giving him a dose of his own slamming methods. AVade was soon stretched, however, in a sitting splits, but got out, to march the Swede round the ring in a hammerlock, following it up with a reverse wristlock. Andresen whirled clear and leapt, hut found the ropes instead of AVade with his indiarubber bounce. However, .Andresen applied a figure four scissors with great severity, and AVade was still firmly held when the round ended. He limped to his corner.

THE FIRST FALL. Leaping on to AVado’s back, Andresen tried the figure four again when they resumed in the fourth round, but the session had only been in progress a few seconds before AVade turned sharply to bowl the Swede round in a series of hcadlocks, hurl him to the mat with great force, pick him up and slam him hard on his back, then pouncing on him to take a fall with a body press. After rolling AA’ade twice with hcadlocks in the fifth round, the Swede brought him down with a living scissors and then got on a barred toehold, afterwards exploiting a body scissors. AVade stood up to thunderbolt Andresen, who retaliated with a short arm. scissors. Some smart tumbling antics ensued. Andresen got the figure four on again and then used His foot as a lever against AVade’s chin before I calling clean over AVade as the latter ducked in anticipation. Fast work opened the sixth round, the Swede getting AA'ade on the mat to pound his chest with his feet, ultimately stretching him full length in the double Japanese leg-lock, but the Swede’s kicking tactics were unpopular with the crowd as he used his long limbs like a Hail in an attempt to beat AA'ade into submission. The latter was haying a very had experience and each time he broke the Swede came back. Finally, getting his legs crossed behind AVade’s head, Andresen forced it forward in a yoke until AA’ade, doubled up, submitted to the fearsome Swedish clamp.

FIGURE FOUR HOLDS. The seventh session hail only been in progress a few seconds before AVade applied a head scissors. Andresen got out and just failed to got AVade’s head in his vice-like clamp again. AA'ade slammed him and then sent him reeling to the ropes with headloeks. The Swede, however ; pounced on AA’ade’s back to lock him in the figure four scissors. AVade stood up, hut Andresen stuck to him. AVade got out to secure a full Nelson, but the Swede climbed the ropes in the corner as if they were a ladder. Coming back, he got AVade in the double Japanese leg-lock again, but AA'ade adopted similar tactics and they were see-saw-ing on the mat when the round ended.

Andresen slipped into a cradle when they came to grips for the final round, but the ropes intervened. Headloeks were exchanged and AA’ade tried to lift the Swede over the ropes. He then hoisted him on to his shoulders, but missed the slam and applied a body scissors. Andresen got on a figure four, but AVade caught him in a nasty bar toehold until the Swede broke it with a kick. AVade threw Andresen back with a series of reverse headlooks which had him momentarily dazed, but the Swede was standing on the ropes in the corner when the gong went. The bout was thus drawn. AMATEUR, CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Finals of the Manawatu , amateur wrestling chafpionships were staged as preliminaries, titles being decided as follow: — AVeltenveight.— It de Cleene fDownes’s Gym.) 9.12, v. E. Edgar (Milson), 10.6 J : —The first round was very even, though Edgar rolled De Cleene over with a reverse headlock to have him in difficulties momentarily There was very little between them ail" the way, Edgar’s strength being a match for De CTeene’s versatility, but the former was in trouble at the end of the third session, and De Cleene secured a points decision. Lightweight.—J. Eckersley (Apollo), 9.5, v. A. Mercer (Downes’s Gym.), 9.8; —Mercer was too strong for his opponent,- and repeatedly turned him

over with a lieadlock and armbar, but Eckersley managed to wriggle out just in time. However, tlie latte? was unable to survive tlie second round, Meicer taking a fall with a body preso. Eckersley again fought a losing struggle in the final round.

Liglit-heavyweiglit.— It. Newth (Downes’s Gym.), 11.10, v. W. Boss (A,owburv>, Xl.3. —Newtli. luiu nil the better of the opening exchanges and made Ross’s ear tingle with a headlock. Newth rolled Ross over in the second session to take a fall easily with a body press. Boss tried rush tactics in the last round, but Newth soon sobered him with a little scientific work and finisned the bout with a head scissor© and armbar, leaving Ross prostrate with his legs in the ropes.

Middleweight.—B. De Clecne (Downes’s (Feilding), 11.4:—The first round was marked by a stimulating exchange of headlocks, with Pinker endeavouring to bustle the wily veteran, who used face bars in the second round to keep off his aggressive opponent. There was brisk action in the third round, but there was po decision, and the bout was extended to a fourth session, when Pinker secured the decision through liis forcing tactics, narrowly shading De Cleene on points. Tlie Police Shield for the most improved wrestler, this year, was awarded to Pinker on the decision of the judges, Senior-Sergeant Moriarty making the presentation. Officials controlling tho fixture were as follow:—Stage manager, Mr James Purves; referee, Mr IV. Nicholls; announcer, Mr C. N. Raboqo; timekeepers, Messrs Weston J. Smith and J. Coley.