LOCAL WRESTLERS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 237, 4 July 1944, Page 3

LOCAL WRESTLERS

Bright Wellington Programme The Wellington Wrestling Association’s policy of encouraging local professionals seems to bo meeting with the approval of patrons, as there ivas another fair-sized attendance at the Town Hall last night to see the three professional contests over six iivc-minute rounds. The two popular Wellington men, Frank Moses, 12.6, and Tom Wright, ll.ill, created the right atmosphere by infusing plenty of life into the exchanges. So spirited was their display that in the third round they went hurtling over the ropes oil .to the Press stand, sending a sub-infi’pcctor of police and a reporter sprawling. Moses was tlie faster of the pair, and secured Hie first fall in the fourth round with an Indian crab. Wright evened in the eighth round with an octopus clamp, and the contest fittingly ended in a draw. The bout between Bert Mnnastra (Lower Hutt). 11.1, and Glen •Shannon, 11.10, opened in sensational fashion, Monastra obtaining a fall with a drop-kick immediately ihe opening gong sounded. The pair moved fast, and showed a wide variety of holds. .Monastra was ‘twice warned for punching with the list, and was disqualified for repeating this offence in the fifth round. • After his disqualification, Monast.ra went bensork, and it took Hie referee, Mr. Ray Allen, and one of the ring attendants all tlieir time to cairn him down. Jack I’restnev (Navy), 11.0, and Gunner Cook (Army). 12.3, have established themselves as warm favourites will) Wellington wrestling followers, and the pair were in their liveliest vein last night. Elbow jolts. drop-kick»s, and flying tackles were interspersed between periods of clover wrestling. Tlie pair were well matched, ami there was not a dull moment in Hie bout. It was not. till the sixth round that Cook took the decision by securing a fall with a Boston crab, following a series of dumps. . Amateur preliminaries: 11. Miller (City Minion). 9.0, boat IL Bevan (KHhirnie), 9.2, on points in an even contest; K. Lawson (KilbirnlM, ld.lo, outpointed U. Spiers (ppt.ono). 12.0. in a bout in which little time was spent on Hie mat: a brisk bout between twn lads from Hie Kilbiruie gym. K. Patterson and V. 11. Iloverd. resulted in a draw, each securing a fall. L. \V. Woods was the referee '