IMMACULATE TURK

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1043, 6 August 1930, Page 10

IMMACULATE TURK

KARA PASHA ARRIVES THE ART OF WRESTLING Immaculate in well-cut dark suit, with cane, gloves and overcoat. Kara Ashlan Pasha, alias “The Terrible Turk,” is far from the common coneeption of a wrestler. In fact, he is more likely to be taken for a foreign grandee visiting climes far from his native land. Coal-black curly hair, long “sideboards” and a military moustache, a swarthy face, determined jaw and massive neck, surmounting a compact and

nuggety body, the Turk is a picture of neatness and physical fitness, and although kindly brown eyes twinkle with humour, there is an occasional gleam that promises fierce work when aroused. It seems better to meet him in friendly conversation than it would be to oppose him in the ring. Pasha, who meets Tom Alley at the Town Hall on Saturday evening, is not in the wrestling game for his living alone. He likes wrestling for wrestling’s sake. “I am here today and gone tomorrow, but I like sports and I want to do as much good for the game in New Zealand a® I get out of it. If there is not a penny in the house I will wrestle just as well, and just as hard, as if the hall is packed, and I will show the people some new wrestling. “A wrestler must be in good condition and he must have a wonderful balance. As in other sports, balance is the main thing, for with balance, as in golf or boxing, to mention but two sports, you can win. Wrestling is like wire-walking—it is mainly balance.” The terrible one was born in Sivas. Turkey. 31 years ago and at the age of 16 went to the United States. He wrestled us an amateur in Turkey and in his adopted country until 12 years age when lie entered the professional ranks and in that time he has averaged 100 matches a year. Sometimes lie has wrestled as many as five matches a week. One of his most strenuous matches was with Clarence Kklund, who was here last year. After three hours and twenty-five minutes, when both were exhausted, it was declared a draw. “1 was on top most of the time, but Kklund was so clever with his legs that he kept me off balance,” said Paslia. Speaking of his match with Tom Alley, whom he defeated in Wellington in tlie greatest match ever seen there, and at which hundreds of people were turned away, the Turk said lit, had no intention of denying that be picked Alley up outside the ring. “He was nearly knocked out and was stalling, so 1 went and got him. I would do it again,” he said. “Alley is a wonderful wrestler and when he got that crucifix I could find no way to break it. The best way is not to let him get it,” concluded Pasha. .He demonstrated the arm-strangle and chin-lock with which he gained a submission fall from Alley and it is just a question of opinion whether that or the crucifix is the worst. Neither are at all good for arms or shoulders