DRAWN WRESTLING BOUT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 89, 1 May 1937, Page 9

DRAWN WRESTLING BOUT

Mclntyre and Rumberg Stage Strenuous Contest COLOUR LACKING Plying. tackles, dumps and elbow Jolts figured very prominently in last night's wrestling contest between Don Mclntyre (16.6) and Hal Rumberg .(16.6), both American tmportations, but for all these tacticfl the contest was far from being spectacular, though it was undoubtedly a strenuous ona Each gained a fall and the dedsion was a draw, which was not at all eatisrying to the unusually small crowd. The pair started off with sorne strenuous work,. Mtelntyre beingi the principal aggressor and he plied hard with headlocks, full nelsons and arm strangles. The best his opponent could do was a couple of bunny hugs and a few elbow jolts. The .latter repeated in generous doses in the second session until Mclntyre retaliated in like manner, and it was not until fists were coming into operation that a halt was called. The respite .afforded Mclntyre an opportunity to clap on » Japanese leg trip and hang on till othe gong * went. . The third session opened with more elbow jolting, and in this duel Mclntyre came out an easy wiuner. He also made Rumberg] "look silly ' by gripping the ropes ao Rumberg sought to dasb, him too and fro on the ropesA hammierlock by Mclntyre caused Rumberg trouble, hufe °n breatfing the latter cinpped on a fine iiying body scissors just before the bell. Mclntyre came out the ftggressor .again and fossed his man twiwe before Rumbergi cleveriy clapped on a body scissors that held his man for some time. On eeparating Rumberg let go a couple of nasty jolts and stung Mclntyre int»o retaliating with three thrilling flying tackles, each of which lifted Rumberg off his feet and on to the broad of his back. Following up the third tackle Mclntyre gained his fall in &nins. lOsecs. The crocodile clutch, Mclntyre' s specialty, was exploited immediately after resumption, and the crowd, and incidently Rumberg too, were able to study it at eome lengtfeh for it was several minutes before it was broken and Rumberg emerged free to secure a crucifix to whfch he added a generous dose of face massage. The round ended with an exchange of leglocks. In the sixth round Mclntyre secured a good headlock, and this prompted Rumberg to comence dumping, but without auccess. Rumberg secured a cradle splits, but Mclntyre came out of tbe struggie with a deathlock, but this too, faiied to secure a submission. An exchange of headlocks was a prelude to Miclntyre launching two more flying tackles just before the end of the rouncf. Up to this stage Mclntyre was not only leading on fahs, but was leading by a big margin on points. However, ltumberg evened up the first matter in the next round, the. penuitimate, by resorting to a series of elbow jolts and a couple of dumps followed by a body press and a fall in 52 seconds. The crowd faiied to appreciate the feat and a big section counted out the principam and 6omeone showered the ring with paper sweets, Rumberg came out the aggressor for the final session, handed out some mere jolts, tossed his man twice with headlocks, dumped him three times but Mclntyre suryived it all and clapped nn a J apanese leg trip. There was a lull in the prooeedings for a time, durmg which the crowd commenced to anticipate the verdict and yelled, '-'A draw." "It's sure to be a draw." "Come on, make it a draw" being some of the exhortations- Just before the gong went Rumberg took his man for a giant swing, but the "m erry-go-round" faiied to be effective and the pair were tangled up in leglocks as the bput ended, The decision, a draw, by the referee, Mr G. T. Deakin, met with a very mixed reception, dnd as tlie crowd dispersed there was much comment upon the fact of what appeared to he a reluctauce upon referees in general to give a decision one way or the other on points where the falls are eveu.