DRAW — ONE FALL EACH

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 172, 7 August 1937, Page 3

DRAW — ONE FALL EACH

Blomfield and Chief Little Wolf BRINSON BEATS SYKES Strenuous and interesting, but not exciting, wrestling was tne oill-of-fare provided a pack«i nousc at the Municipal Theatre last nig'hrt. Honoilrs were shared by Lofty Blomfield and CMef Little Wolf in tho inuin professional bout of the evening, each securing a fall. In the other professional contost Herb Brinson, Hastings defeated Frank Sykes, New Plymouth, by two falls to one. In the main bout Blomfield and Wolf concentrated mainly on head hold© in the opening session, the Indian being warned twice for alleged strangling. Towards the end of the round each applied intricate armlocks and strangles. Blomfield set the pace in the second round with a head-scissons, which he held for a long time before working hard on the Indian 's left arm with a reverse lock and then a.hammerlock. Wolf's main piece of work was an arm-strangle, to which. he endeavoured to add a b'ody-press. A bright opening was staged by Wolf in the third round when he grabbed Blomfield 's head in a good, tight squeezing hold, raced round the ring dragging Blomfield with him, and then proceeded to give a few samples of liis "bull-dog" hold. With a yelp he aprang into the air and dropped Blomfield with a heavy thud to the mat. They followed this with sonfe leg work tn which many intricate holds were applied, Blomfield having the better of the encounter. He was angling for his octopus when the gong sounded. Blomfield Resists Deathlock. Elbow and forearm jolts t were frequent in the next session, both indulging in them. They were accompanied by plenty of dumps and tosses^ while the Indian introduced his whip throw and was heartily booed for Mcking at the prostrate Blomfield. Tho Indian followed this up with clapping on the deathlock, but his victim grimly. hung on till the bell. The next session was a quiet onf, Blomfield etalling oft' his man wMle he rested his legs. The work was mainly legholds, with hammerlocks predominating. Bound six opened with Blomfield handing out several well-directed elbow jolts, a couple of throws and three flying tackles. He secured a fall in 81 seeonds with a body-press. The Indian .exerted himself' in the next round, starting off with a hammerlock. Though he fell.into position for Blomfield to tangle his legs up into an octopus hold, the New Zealander could not stand up to complete the hold. O.ver the second half of the round Wolf worked fast with wristlocks and began to "eut up rough." He proved himself the better boxer in a liveiy exchange of fisticuffs. The end came within two minutes of the start of the last round. blomfield opened with jolts and tackles, but as the pair rolled on the mat Wolf clapped on tlie deathlock to make Blomfield submit, and t>e referee declaTed a draw. Brinson Beats Sykes A good exhibitfon of clean, straight wrestling was provided by Brinson and Sykes. Thoughi the announced weights were 13.4 and 10.3, the Hastings man appeared to be much heavier and stronger, but Sykes impresse.d as the more agile and seientific wrestler.- Brinson secured the decision with a very» clever fall in the last round, each having previously gained a fall. Sykes opened the attack with a wrisfclbck, but Brinspn countered with a head-scissors. They moved quickly about the ring, each expioiting the Japanese leg trip. Just before the bell Brinson had on a good hammerlock. Brinson began the second rouud with a head-scissors nud leg twist, and eventually, after much rolling about the ring, he secured a submissiou fall with the Australian surf-board. ' * Sykes let go two well-executed drop-. kicks upon resumption, and he proceeded to force the pace with plenty of vim and energy on leglocks. He failed to complete the deathloqk just before the gong. There was a bright ineident during the respite. Sykes moved to the wrong corner. Brinson hcadlocked him out of -it, the referee having to intervene. The pair were carly on tho mat in the fourth round, with Sykes working hard on leg and too holds, He ovcntually

compelied Brinson to submit after three and a-half minutes' punishment. Fingerhqlds and armstretches were exchanged in the fifth round, with plenty of strenuous and good wrestling between times. The final round saw Sykes start off with an arm-strangle, and both set about tossing each other round the ring. Brinson was working for a hammerlock when he neatly tricked Sykes for a jack-knife to secure the winning fall in just over five mintites. Bright Amateur Bout The programme opened with the only amateur contest of the evening, Stewart, 12.6, meeting Haftka, 1'3.6. It was an unusually brighb opening, Haftka being a good showman, while Stewart produced plenty of spectacuiar wrestling. In the first round Stewart secured a fall with a body press and he gained another with a headlock. Mr Alex Anderson, of Palmerston North, refereed all contests.