WRESTLING NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20641, 13 August 1930, Page 17

WRESTLING NOTES.

UNIFORMITY OF RULES. TASK FOR DOMINION BODY. Thero are a number of practices which whilo not being illegal in modern "all-in" wrestling might be modified or controlled now that thero is a definite controlling body in New Zealand. At present.thero are no written rules governing wrestling, either professional or amateur, in tho snmo way as boxing. The New Zealand Wrestling Association has had a small notice listing certain holds that aro barred, but this is not in general circulation.

Wrestlers from abroad are the principal performers in Now Zealand and they come mainly from different parts of the United Stutcs, where difforent "allowances"- are mado. For instance, Strangler Lewis at Philadelphia, where ho met Londos recentfy, was not allowed to uso -a liammcrloek, and in New York, against Shikat, ho was barred from using a headlock. Theso are extreme cases, but in tho South recently gouging was used, al-. though it is barred in Auckland. Last year at tho amateur championships country contestants were penalised bocause they had trained under tho old rules, which barred certnin holds, whereas Auckland boys had been wrestling under tho modern rules The new Dominion body can do a great service to country bodies by laying down rules and regulations as soon as possible. In tho interests of tho amateur side 1 it is questionable whether thero should not bo somo restrictions of the "all in" rules. Tho crawling out of tho ring by a contestant should surely bo ponalised, especially when ho does not return immediately.

When a man is unable to continuo after being slammed there seems to bo no time governing the awarding of tho verdict. Rulings which would bo definite on these points would certainly help to improve wrestling. The double ropes used in the local ring aro not an improvement from tho spec tators' viewpoint and can be of little value'in keeping wrestlers on Hie staging. These extra ropes do not appear to be in use elsewhere. Tom Alley .and ;. Alex. Lundyn are scheduled to meet at Duncdin on Saturday. Another mat-man with them is Abe Coleman, who has an Australian contract He has met and beaten John Kilonis, who introduced modern wrestling to New Zealand.