LIVELY WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22210, 10 September 1935, Page 12

LIVELY WRESTLING

SWEDE DISQUALIFIED

USE OF THE STRANGLEHOLD 7 I BLOMFIELD BEATS ANDRESEN The professional wrestling contest staged at His Majesty's Theatre last evening between "Lofty" Blomfield, of Auckland, and (lie Andresen, 0 f 'I Sweden, was won by the Aueklander 1 in the fifth round when Andresen was 1 disqualified by the referee, Mr. C. I Pollard, for refusing to break a stranglehold when ordered to do so. | Prior to this Blomfield had secured a t fall in the third round by means of a slam and bodypresis following a series of forearm jolts. The bout was characterised by a i good deal of feeling throughout, Andresen making himself unpopular by his employment of hair-pulling to force hi* 1 opponent to release holds. Prior to his disqualification ho was warned I about the use of a stranglehold which he applied with either arms or legs. It was Andresen's first appearance in Auckland nncLhe wrestled in hare feet. § His weight was announced at : lsst 81b., 1 while that of Blomfieid's was given at 16st. 4«b. Andresen Warned Andresen commenced proceedings with an arm-scissors and strangle, and then Blomfield failed with a standing | wristlock. Andresen was warned for tho j! use of a stranglehold and he then broke a standing wristlock with a splits. The Swede tried for wristlocks in the second round, Blomfield counter- t ing with a head scissors. Blomfield next broke a full nelson with a short-arm scissors, and then failed in an attempt 1 to apply a hammerloek. Andresen was hooted for pulling his opponent's hair j when employing forward headloek j throws. The Swede concentrated upon this 8 type of attack in the third round, but | Blomfield retaliated, and then there 1 was a fierce interchange of forearm punching. Following this Blomfield picked up flis opponent and slammed him to the mat to secure the first fall with a body press. The pair continued their rough tac- 1 tics in the next round, Andresen | kicking freely with his bare feet. He took the Aucklander to the mat with a flying body scissors and then converted to a full nelson with the legs. i Andresen still employed his legs and troubled his opponent with a head scissors. Resenting Blomfieid's forearm jolts | the Swede used his clenched fist to drop his attacker, twice in the early stages i: of the fifth round. Then a cleverly applied leg trap by Andresen was con- ; verted to a double leglock which Blom- j field was unable to sustain. The Swede worked into position for a hold with his legs, and he earned disqualification when he failed to release a strangle. Amateur Preliminaries Light-weight. —W. Williamson, 9st. 71b., drew with A„ Waugh, 9st. 71b., no falls being registered in a bout that | was not particularly interesting. Bantam-weight.—Kisha Bana, 7st. 81b., beat J. O'Connor, Bst. 61b., by one fall, obtained in the second round j by means of a full nelson, j Welter-weight.—V. Kawle, lOst. 61b., | j beat R. Harrnan, lOst. 91b., by one fall | j secured in the opening round with a body press and half-nelson. ■ Catch-weight.—C. Jones;, 9st. 61b., | beat E. Pinches, 9st., the latter | being disqualified for a foul in the | i final round.

" NOT A STRANGLEHOLD " ANDRESEN'S STATEMENT " I am strongly dissatisfied with the action of the referee in disqualifying me," said Ole- Andresen' in a statement after the bout. " 1 dp not consider the hold to which Mr. Pollard took exception an actual stranglehold—it is known as the figure-four head scissors. It is one of my favourite holds, and I have used it in every match in which I Lave appeared in the Dominion. " The style may be unorthodox, which may account for the disqualification, but 1 have never been cautioned about it in any of the 12' or 13 bouts which I have contested in this country. I use my legs and feet as other wrestlers use their hands, and I think the disqualification unfair. The referee's ruling that the hold was a stranglehold was incorrect in my opinion." Andresen said he had been warned early in last night's bout concerning an alleged stranglehold with the hands. He had always known the hold as the " unconscious hold," and his opponent had used the same method, but had not been cautioned. " It think that none of the people at the ringside could truthfully say that at any time my opponent's breath was cut short," he added. MATCH AT WELLINGTON A WIN FOR McCREADY :# [Bt TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 WELLINGTON, Monday By a body press in the last round Earl McCready beat Jaget Sinch in a ' wrestling bout to-night. The match was j lacking in variety.