WRESTLING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22612, 2 July 1935, Page 10

WRESTLING

WADE DEFEATS PEREIRA A FAST, CLEVER CONTEST After a display of as hard, fast, and clean wrestling as lias yet been seen in Dunedin, Glenn Wade, with a fall in the third round and another in the fifth, defeated At Pereira in the professional wrestling contest held in the Town Hall last evening. About 1000 spectators witnessed the bout, which was full of interest throughout, and which, incidentally, gave Wade, pitted as he was against an opponent who was always willing to go in and mix it with him, the opportunity of showing what he really could do. Beautifully balanced, fast, and ever alert to find the slightest loophole in Pereira’s defence, he showed himself to be an adpet at turning seemingly impossible situations to his own advantage, and it is doubtful whether neater or smoother work than his has ever been witnessed here. Pereira was carrying a good deal more weight than when he appeared in Dunedin two years ago, and this, to a certain extent, told against him. His favourite holds last night were the body scissors and tile short-arm scissors, both of which he applied smartly and well, but curiously enough each time he -was pinned it .was the clamping on of his flying body scissors that led to his downfall. _ Pereira made the pace in the early stages of the round, soon had Wade in trouble with a head scissors. Wade lunged clear after taking a good deal of punishment, but Pereira was on him again, and bringing him down with a flying body scissors, attempted to mush the business with a chin press. Wade s counter with a reverse wristlock proved ineffective, but ne managed to twist in the scissors, only to be brought over again with an anil bar. Working very fast, Pereira converted his hold into a double-arm scissors. With a tremendous effort Wade rose, but Pereira rolled him again, and still had him clamped when the gong sounded. On coming out ior the second round, Wade sho ° k ,, with a forearm head twist —a hold which is a specialty of his own-but Pereira managed to work free, and again came in with a body scissors, which sent Wade to the mat! With a reverse arm bar. Wade won clear, only to find himself securely clamped with a short-arm scissors. ll He tried to work round into a cradle hold, but this proved of no avail, and eventual'y he managed to get a good lying splits. Unfortunately, lack of inches prevented his putting in the necessary pressure, but he rectified this by converting bis hold into a standing splits, in which he nearly succeeded in pushing Pereira’s knee under his chin. He then went down into a lying splits again, but Pereira, seizing his opportunity smartly countered with a double toe told almost a stopper—and it was only the gong that saved Wade from being pinned. -No sooner did they come together again than Pereira sailed in with a flying body scissors, but Wade shrewdly went with him, and before Pereira knew what had happened he was neatly pinned with a Wade his man with a flying chancery as soon as the fourth round opened, and followed up with a flying tackle. Pereira shot him off with a shoulder bump, and, improving the shining moment, followed up and clamped on a headlock. A moment later, he had Wade in a body scissors and face bar. Wade attempted to roll out, but as he did so, Pereira whipped on a crucifix, which, however, did not do quite what he wanted, as Wade managed to turn the tables and get his opponent into a lying splits. They were up again and Wade, after twice sending Pereira flying with a headlock, was on him like a flash, and picked him up for a dump, f ortunately for Pereira he stumbled into Uie ropes and the gong sounded just in time to save a fall. The end came in the next round. Pereira started off in whirlwind fashion, and sent Wade to the mat three times in succession with Swiss headthrows. following up with a solid chin flip. His next effort was a flying forward body scissors, and this proved his undoing. for no sooner had he clamped his hold than Wade lunged forward with mm and pinned him with a jackknife hold for the deciding fall. THE PRELIMINARIES. A. Guides 9.7 beat E. Cockburn 10.5. Both boys exploited a good variety of holds. Oakps took a fall in the second round with a side chancery and arm bar, and clinched his victory in the third by pinning his opponent with an arm scissors and arm bar. A. M'Millan 12.0 beat J. Burt 11.11. This pair staged easily the best of the preliminary bouts. Burt, who is a fast, clever worker, kept his more experienced opponent wrestling all the time. He brought off a beautiful dump in the first round and completed the fall with a body press and arm bar, M'Millan scoring the equalising fall in the next round with an aeroplane spin and body press. M'Mil lan did most of the work in the final round and gained the decision. F. Reach 10.3 beat W. Williams 10.0 Reach was the more experienced of the pair, and secured a fall in the third round with a body scissors and arm bar. L. Goughian 12.0 beat A. Rae 11.6. This was a hard and willing contest between two tight wrestlers, Goughian pinning his man in the last round with a well-clamped body scissors. P. Hancock 11.7 drew with J. Henry 11.0 Both lads were evenly matched and gave a display that proved very much to the liking of the spectators. Mr M. Goughian was referee for the main bout and Mr W. Goughian for the preliminaries. TWO BOUTS IN ONE NIGHT M'CREADY WINS EACH. (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 1. In two successive wrestling bouts tonight Earl M'Cready beat Elliott with a body press in the fourth and final round, and gained a points decision over Kruskamp. His lighter opponents both made a strong showing, but M'Cready, despite being at times severely finished the second bout as phlegmatically unconcerned as when he began the first.