WRESTLING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20365, 24 July 1934, Page 11

WRESTLING.

Harry Mamos to Meet Shikina. To-morrow evening’s wrestling match at St James Theatre between Harry Alamos, of Greece, and the popular Japanese, Oki Shikina, promises to be the most interesting of the season. Half the contest will be wrestled under catch-as-catch-can rules, while for the other half the wrestlers will don jackets* and continue under jiu-jitsu, falls obtained under either rules counting equally in the decision of the match. Among the four amateur preliminaries to the international match will be a heavy-weight contest between the Canterbury champion, D. G. Simpson, and D. J. Lloyd, and the light-weight champion. Joe Genet, will meet an improved opponent in Sam Todd.

All tickets, including reserves, are now' obtainable at Lange’s. United Service BuilcPings. Doors will open at 7 p.m., from which time the lan the Orchestra will entertain patrons, and a session of community singing will be led by George Titchener.

Walker and Detton Draw. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. July 23. Anticipating lively wrestling a large crowd assembled at the Town Hall to -witness a return match between George Walker and Dean Detton. After eight rounds of strenuous wrestling the referee gave his . decision as a draw. Each contestant /had gained a fall. Walker won the first fall wtih a slam and press in the fifth round. Detton was stunned, but made a good recovery. He evened falls in the seventh round with a body scissors and press, after cleverly evading another slam. Ali Bey Defeats Wong Buk. WELLINGTON, July 23. Neither Ali Bey nor Wong Buk Cheung made any noticeable impression on a comparatively small house at the Wellington Town Hall during six rounds of 'a professional wrestling contest this evening. While both men gave agonised screams at times the audience did not appear to appreciate that the bout was sufficiently strenuous and the holds sufficiently punishing to warrant them. The Turk won bv two falls to one. He took the first fall in the third round with, a crotch hold and dump. Wong equalised in the fourth with a press, following a flying body scissors. The deciding fall arrived in the sixth when the Turk dumped the Chinese and pressed him. Mamos Beaten. DUNEDIN, July 23. Alamos lost his bout with Aleyer to--night. When in the sixth round he threw the latter over the ropes. Mamos also went over on to the floor, being unable to continue. Alamos already had one fall in, having pinned Aleyer with a body press following an aeroplane spin.