ONE FALL EACH

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1078, 16 September 1930, Page 13

ONE FALL EACH

McDOUGALLAND STECHER DRAW; ENTERTAINING WRESTLING Except for occasional flashes, the wrestling bout between "Scotty” McDougail and Tony Stecher, at the Town Hall last evening, was quiet, and the result—a draw with one fail each—was perhaps the best decision possible. There was a good crowd present to see the bout, which was staged under the auspices of the Ex-Servicemen’s Wrestling Union, but a section did not approve of AlcDougall’s stalling tactics. In fact, there was too much pseudo-viciousness, a,nd that can be laid to AlcDougall’s account. While ho was blinking and staggering, Stecher seemed very much in earnest, but on the whole, the contest was interesting enough.

There were plenty of spectacular throws, and at times it seemed as though they were wrestling as much

out of the ring as in it. Charlie Pollard, tho referee, put in a hard evening’s work separating them and inducing them to contest the issue in the ring and not outside of it. Stecher did not use his legs as much as was expected, and it is doubtful if there has been a bout in Auckland in which there were less scissor holds. However, lie showed himself to be extremely agile, and AlcDougail found him to be an elusive opponent. AlcDougail had a big advantage in weight, weighing in at 14st 21b against Stecher’s I2st 71b. After preliminary sparring in the referee hold, AlcDougail tried a headlock, but Stecher brought his opponent down with a reverse wristlock, and had AlcDougail fighting hard to break free. In a wild flurry tho pair finished up outside the ring, with the crowd yelling excitedly. An armlock brought Stecher to the mat.

but lie evaded AlcDougall’s attempt at a body-scissors, and with reverse headlocks twice sent McDougail reeling backward. McDougail cleverly tripped Stecher, who secured a head scissors, the former countering with a similar hold. Just before the gong McDougail converted a reverse wristlock into a reverse short-arm scissors. /

BotJi tried reverse headlocks in the second session, and as Stecher tried to lift him McDougail twined one of his legs round the top rope, and the referee failed to make him let go. AlcDougail broke a wristlock by slapping Stecher’s face, but the latter brought him down with another, and on the mat McDougail employed a bucksaw headlock, attempting to follow u() with a Hying mare. Stecher laughed at his efforts and AlcDougail grimaced horribly. The pair tangled in toeholds l'qr a while, Stecher improving the time by rubbing Alac’s face with his free hand. AlcDougail threw Stecher with a flying mare, and then skipped tho American’s face. Stecher had a toehold when corners rang.

Round three had not been in progress many moments when Stecher got to work with reverse headlocks, and the crowd yelled encouragement to Stecher and advice to McDougail to "cut out the stalling,” when Mac suddenly came to life and secured a fierce headlock with which he tossed Stecher through the ropes, and then tried to throw the referee after him. AlcDougail again threw his opponent with a headlock and then stamped and glared at him. Again AlcDougail went "groggy” and again he came to life to dump Stecher on the broad of his back, but the American secured a figure-four scissors on the arm and rubbed Alac’s face with his leg, following with a double-arm scissors. AlcDougail kicked free to get a crotch hold. Steelier kicking him off. A headlock sent Stecher sprawling in round four, but Stecher returned to treat AlcDougail in a similar way, sending him through the ropes. As Alae hesitated to return, the crowd yelled resentment at his stalling. After he had been tossed with a headlock, McDougail secured a short-arm scissors which he held for lm 40s before Stecher twisted free. AlcDougail applied a headlock, but Stecher picked him up and both went over tho ropes.

The fifth term was soon over. Alter tossing Stecher with a series of headlocks McDougail picked him up and dumped him for the first fall.

Stecher came up fresh for the next round, and after the pair had worked quietly for a spell he applied a figurefour scissors on the arm, and it took McDougail nearly two minutes to break. By way of increasing interest in tho match, Alac brovight his elbow into play, Stecher retaliating likewise until the referee issued a warning to AlcDougail, as the originator of the scheme. A little later he was again warned for elbow work and butting with the head, as Stecher stood in a corner. Stecher sent Alac back to the ropes with a couple of headlocks as the gong clanged. As the seventh round opened Stecher went straight to business, and after rocking AlcDougail with a couple of reverse headlocks he climbed on AlcDougall’s back, to secure a figurefour scissors on the body, at the same time trying to pull AlcDougall’s head from his body. They fell to the mat, whero Stecher added an arm-stretch, AlcDougail submitting and making the score even, a fall each. Stecher was aggressive in the final round, but it was McDougail who secured a short-arm scissors which Stecher broke by getting both feet to his opponent’s chin. A headlock sent Stecher to the mat, but he came back to toss Mac with a flying mare, the latter retaliating in kind. A reverse wristlock brought Alac down, and lie tried to score with two .flying butts. Each took tosses from headlocks before the final gong, went, and the referee raised a. hand of both to declare a draw. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES L. Pickering, 9st 1351 b, beat L. Ball, 9st 71b, by two straight falls, the first with a body press and the second with a bodv scissors and arm-stretch. F. Baker, lOst 91b, beat B. White, lOst 61b, by a submission fall from a hammer lock. F. Atunce, lOst 101 b, beat W. Hyatt, lOst 121 b, by a single fall scored with a body press. J. Simpson, ITst 91b, beat W. Jowett, 12fet 21b, by two straight falls, scored with a cradle-hold and with a combined winglock and reverse headlock.

KARA PASHA BEATS ALLEY

Press Association WELLINGTON, Alonday. Thrilling wrestling created great excitement at the Town Hall this evening, when Kara Pasha, 12st 101 b, defeated Tom Alley, 13st, by two falls to one. He gained the last fall under unusflal circumstances. In the third round the Turk caught Alley in a Boston crab after a minute spent in angling for it. Alley’s submission came like lightning. Two rounds later Alley secured a fall. The offensive was initiated vigorously bj’ the American. The second impact was a drastic one, and Kara stood by the ropes with his hands in front of his body. Alost of the spectators thought Alley was on the point of winning a fall, but an amazing and unexpected turn of events brought the opposite result. Alley rushed in for a third tackle. The Turk, however, who was in trouble, stooped down slights, either from pain or by design, and Alley’s head struck the Turk’s head with a crack. Alley staggered back clutching his head, and the Turk, although dazed, had his wits about him enough to bowl over his man and win the match with a P4i that could have been applied by a child. Alley was in a bad way for a few minutes, and lay on the mat with the referee and his seconds doing what they could. He was examined by a doctor, but there is no permanent injury. He met with a similar accident in a bout in. Auckland last year.