WRESTLING

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 225, 20 June 1944, Page 3

WRESTLING

Local Professionals In Action The experiment tried by the Wellington Wrestling Association of giving local pro fp<sßionals a chance to show their paces worked a weS lastUht. when.a fair-S med attendance at the Town Hall was well pleased with the three bouts staged. The wrestlers were not Earl McCreadys Dean Dettons, but each of the halt dozen showed that he had a wide range of holds, and could tackle, jolt, and drop-kick with the best of imported matmen. The first to appear were Gunner Cook (Army) 12.3, and Jack Prestney (Navy), 11.9, and the pair infused such life' their work that they spent a good deal of their time outside the ring. The lighting fit; and was quite prepared to ewop jolts. In the fifth round Cook drove the Navy man back with a series of jolts, but Preetney came off the ropes at amazin** Dace, and secured a. fall with a ny Inc scissors. Cook tried' hard to even matters in the last round, but Jhe sailor wea’ thered the storm, and took the bout by < ’ n To f m ll Wright (Wellington). 11.9. and Bert Monastra (Lower Hutt). 11.1. °P at hurricane page. Wright, as soon as the gong went, sailed straight.into his man, oud landed such a heavy elbow jolt that he was able to secure a fall with » press ■within a few seconds of the opening or hostilities. The pair moved at pace, and kept excitement high with willing exchanges. Monastra launched a fierce at tack with drop-kicks in the fourth round, and evened the falls after a series of heavy dumps* Monastra took the again in the fifth round, but Wright met him more than half-way. and took th bout by two falls to one by pinning his man with a dump and press. Some clever wrestling was .^ e , l },J& bout between Frank Mo«es <WeUinrton), 12.6. and Glen Shannon, 11.10. The latter, who -is better known as the hooker for the Marist Brothers’ Old Boys senior Rugby team, proved that Rugby is not the only game he can P l ’ l i y,JL el1 ’ T h ? I ’??p S made the exchanges willing, and Moses xeenred the first fall in the second round with an aeroplane spin. Shannon evened in the second spell by taking a fall after « series of flying tackles and a drop-kick. In the sixth round. Shannon launched a succession of flying tackles b nt during his last charge Moses sent him flying over the ropes,'and won the bout by two fans to one by pinning Shannon when he returned to the ring in a dazed state. ■Mr. Ray Alien made a most efficient referee. Amateur Preliminaries. In a welterweight 'bout M- Churchward (Kilbirnie) beat R. Carr (Kilbirnie) by a fall in the second round; J., Patterson (Koolmans). 12.0. was too fast and clever for M. McPhee (Petone). 12.2, taking the bout in two straight falls: N. Legross (Kilbirnie). 7.9, beat T. Clements (Koolmans). 7.5. by a fall In the first round.