TURK DEFEATED

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 73, 23 September 1930, Page 4

TURK DEFEATED

'FHYE SECURES TWO PALLS . TO ONE

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, This Day.

Incensed because he believed he had been made the victim of unfair tactics, Kara Pasha, the Turkish wrestler, refused to shake hands with Ted Thye, f&r'mer light-heavyweight champion of the world, after the American had defeated him' by two falls to one at His Majesty's Theatre last night. It was Kara Pasha's first defeat in New Zealand. The popular-priced gallery and the stage were packed, while the main floor was rather more than twothirds filled.

Thye, who was making his firat appearance in New Zealand (under the auspices of the Ex-Servicemen's Association), was Heavier and looked a lot stronger. For the first three rounds he never appeared to be really extended. Pasha's weight was announced at I2st 9lb, and Thye's at ]3st slb.

After two minutes of quiet wrestling in the opening round Thye put his man down with an arm bar, converted it to a rcyorsß double wristloek, eecurpd .t head scissors, and easily won the first fall. Jl

was as sudden a fall as that which Narranjau Singh scored at Farmer Vance's expense last season, ami the crowd was too surprised to make much noise. The second round opened brightly, Pasha landing a good open-handed smack to his opponent's face. Another head scissors looked as if it might win Thyo the match, but the Turk escaped. There was then a spoil of spectacular tumbling, Thyo's cat-like movements being pretty to watch. A smack to the face 1-y Thye pliwsod his supporters. Pasha worked for a hammer-lock, but never had a chance of gelling it, and he was soon in the thvoes of a punishing toe hold. Near the end of the round Pasha got first a splits, which did not trouble Thye, and then a shortarm scissors, which the Turk held at the gong.

A little hair-tugging by Pasha and a loud smack to the back by Thye enlivened proceedings in round three. It was interesting wrestling for a spell, but there was no great excitement. Near the end of the round Thye used lais elbows against his opponent's face on two occasions, and was hooted.

Events moved briskly in the fourth round. Pasha early went for a toe hold, but when he got his man by,both ankles he set out to secure ""the Boston crab. As he tried to step over for the hold Thye kicked mightily, -and Pasha fell, but the Turk got up and was successful at the next attempt, Thye -quickly submitting. The house roared its approval.

Thye appeared to be very groggy at the start of round five, and Pasha made him worse with a couple of headlocks. Twice Pasha sent his opponent down with reverse hcadloeks and throws^ Thye remained on the mat for a time after the second jolt, but as soon as he got up his head was nearly jerked off his shoulders with the third throw from a reverse headlock. It looked certain that Pasha would win, but Thye suddenly rushed in, bowled his opponent over, and lay on him to take the deciding fall with a body press, Pasha complained afterwards that Thye had fouled him, and said that he intended to appeal. He said if Thye wanted to wrestle "rough" he would meet him without a referee.

The referee (Mr. C. Pollard) said that Thye had not done anything illegal, and that in his opinion Pasha had hurt himself against the ropes.