WRESTLING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17407, 4 November 1930, Page 7

WRESTLING

A SENSATIONAL BOUT ALLEY BEATS COLEMAN (For Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. There was a, sensational ending to a wrestling match at the Town Hall to-night, wlimi Tom Alley won a decision from Abe Coleman in the sixth round, .Alley secured, a. .submission fall in the third round with a crucifix and in (lie fifth round Hie referee disqualified Coleman, after repeatedly warning him for using a leg strangle.

Pandemonium broke loose and, after consultation among the ollleials the bout proceeded. Alley having meantime addressed the crowd, saying he did not wish to win in that manner. A scries of (lying tackles made Alley groggy and lie was easily pinned when round live was continued. A police inspector then spoke to Hie referee, asking him to bar tho Hying tackle. Coleman persisted with it, however, in round six and was disqualified, much to his surprise and disgust, us Hu' flying tackle is permitted in other countries.

PASHA AND EBERT (Pur Pross Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. With another display of hard, fast and scientific wrestling for which he is already well-known. Kara Pasha (12.9) defeated Fred Ebert (1f!.9), by two falls to one in a match at the Town Hall this evening. Ebert won the first fall of the match in. the third round with an adroit hack slam, but Pasha evened up the score in the fifth round with a Boston crab and followed in the next by pinning Ebert’s shoulders to the mat after the Australian had been unsuccessful with a, spin and a. slam. It was a. comparatively short match, but both men were responsible for a strenuous and clean display while it lasted. Ebert had not appeared in a Wellington ring since early in the season and lie proved again a dangerous opponent. Both were popular with the crowd.