A WRESTLING MATCH.

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8526, 5 November 1888, Page 3

A WRESTLING MATCH.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Gretmouth, November 4.

A wrestling match last night between Dunn and Tiffen for £SO a-side, five styles, was commenced at the Public Hall before a largo attendance, aud lasted from shortly after seven until 12 o’clock, both men being in rare good fettle, especially Tiffen, who showed no signs of distress all the evening until about midnight, when he was not quite so ready to respond to the call of “ time,” as Dunn, though he wrestled strongly up to the last. Tiffen, who won the toss, selected the Cumberland style for the first bout. His friends and backers looked on that fs)l as a moral. .After a good deal of difficulty in taking hold, a keen tussle followed, and resulted in favour of Dunn, who managed to buttock Tiffen. The second fall resulted in favour of Tiffen, who threw Dunn very cleverly by buttooking, A good deal of excitement was on the third event. After some verysklilful play on both sides, Tiffen got his hip under Dunn, and was just on the point of slinging him over his head, when Dunn took an inside lock on Tiffen’s outer leg, and he broke, his hold apparently to'save" his lace, and fell on his breast with Dunn on top. The fall was quite a new one, and Surprised a good many. - Tiffen considered'he broke :his hold by accident. >Dufln then selected the collar and elbow as the next fall, saying, “ John, I’ll give thee a chance.'’ After an hour and » quarter Tiffen was awarded a fall, though there had been previous falls not allowable. Then followed the American, side-hold, and .wrestling in ibis was parried on nntil 12 o’clock without a fall on either side, though several irregular throws occurred. ■’ Dunn offered /to give Tiffen a fall of the side - hold if he would accept it, and go on to the Graeco-Roman - and catch-as-catoh-ean. But the latter declined, and then arranged to postpone the match, and finally decided to-day that the match be wrestled out at Laiog's Hall, Brnnnerton, on Saturday evening next. It was thought Tiffen, on account of his age, would not hold out the time, but he surprised everyone how he worried it out. Both showed a give-and-take spirit right through. As .regards the oollar-and-elbow and side-hold, the opinion of the best judges was that neitherman knew muoh about the nse of bis feet in tripping.