WRESTLING CONTROL

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1930, Page 3

WRESTLING CONTROL

N-Z. UNION FORMED. (By Telegraph—‘Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 21. r ,With ; the aim of putting .the- control M-the sport of wrestling on a national satisfactory basis, a . new body, to be known as the Dominion of New Zealand. Wrestling Union,, took; shape at a meeting to-day, attended by delegates representing the wrestling interluckland,; Palmerston North, "Christchurch and DuneThe Union 1 intends to take immethe steps necessary to obtain •rhbb&li.ition from the authorities as the -bddj^ifK' Dominion control. ' During the discussion it was said thafV tfil present New Zealand Wresti h.agr. ...Association, headquartered in ■Auckland,- didnot seem .to function adequately as a national body. One of iHe priiicipai ' ahaJiges which will '6e -effected by 'the 'iiew Unbe the licensing of all wrest-. Hf&ho Syjsh fid-appear ( i|r latests. Union offiebrs are ; drawn from dxftef&iit' tyiWs of New- -Zealand. 1 r delegates were as fSm«lSiafil^ r H. D. Benlis, W. Shaliorass; Ghristcliureh, Mr J. Mess,rs J. CampbeHsand Rabkaids ;* PaHnersfxfn (North, Pearson and Ferguson. Mr Bennett welcomed the dele- ; .gates and expressed the hope that the 'Sport "of-wrestling .would in future be ’subject to the ' control that the sport deserved. Air Bennett said that an in-.-Yijjation had been sent to the northein be represented at the present meeting but no delegate had been sent and no answers had been given to the correspondence. Mr Campbell read several letters that his jsenf to the Auckorgan^aijorf;- ‘' T'hfey had not *^§if able^to 1 extract any replies.

A new wrestling. Jbpdy liadf Jiqen established in; | ‘Au^ldhnaV- -reported J; pne of the qj 'the jßoturhed {soldiers ,A; ■; Ration.jifpf v-iw Genefali. 1 George. '' - th S me#Hl^ ,; o.f... tjbd "formation '-Jdf; this new hody V im : Adckfand,’ and their delegate.- •; - /, )’ j . ; ; A constitution; prepared /by; ; M'i’ D. Willis, solicitor, ofWellih’gton, wnconsidered. Subject to its ratification ■ty the affiliated organisations, the Icpnstitutibn was approved. EVery wrestler, the meeting decided, should in future be licensed and pay r fpe, .to the ' Union. The' following officers Aelected: —PVesident, Air H. D. Bennett; V.-Presidents, Messrs Campbell (Dunedin). G. AVatcborn (Palmerston North), P. R. Climie (iSfrMtchurch)/i. Col.' Dawson/. (Aiick-.l9nd)--and J. Creeke (Wellington); Secretary. Mr J. Creeke; treasurer, Mr W.; ghallcross,;/Hon.- Solicitor,.Mr;J. D. Wallis,; Auditors, Messrs H. F. Allen and SonManagement' Committee, ■Messrs J. M. Connelly (Christchurch), f.hW r #.c>or,n and, Purvis (Palmerstpu oi#hfT; /R:; Richards (Auckland 1 ). STA-Id!- /Willis ' (Wellington). F. J. Campbell";; (Dunedin);; "rand ; .the r.Presfdent, i Secretary and Treasurer.

PTERRIBLB.TURK” BEATS ALLEY. WELLINGTON, July 21. Hard and gruelling, with frequent .displays of extremely drastic tactics, a professional wrestling match took place at .the Town Hall here this evening beTom :-Alley,’-of.,;Utali ';.('U.S-AJ j 13,6, antjL Kala Pasha .lii.O. ‘ ‘the .Ten’ible 5 "V; . • .V S -.tv ‘- ; y ’ Tip bout resulted ip a. win foi’ .'Kdla" Pasha by two falls to one. In pining Alley for the deciding fall, Kala Pasha won the match in tear prising, circumstances, arid the: bout elided /in an. uproar. 1 Kala Pasha' got tiie’iifUfst: fall !of -. thb match ■/a submisk; sion fall, in the second found/With itri arm strangle and chin lock. In the fourth round, Alley got a JUlb-IBissio.il ...fall with the well-known crucifix hold. Then in the fifth round, Kala Pasha Alloy three times, in. succession headlocking Ihim and tossing' IVirii on his back. The third of these throws tangled Alley with the ropes. When he got free, lie was standing outside of the ropes, close to the ring. Kala Pasha rushed in and threw him in the same way as before, 'Alley landing with a thud. He was theq easily pinned. There was a great deal of speculation: as to. the validity of ,the.‘fall, but the ‘ referee awarded it, and Alley lost the' match.-,He. is. goingto .protest against it. ■ This was Kala Pasha’s New Zealand , 'debut. More than 2000 people were turiied away, and the doors had to be> locked long before the big bout started. ■ The people outside, it is stateu, ' ivere offering as much as £2 and £ll 'tri be admitted. ■« ; RAE V. LUNDYN. THE FINN KNOCKED OUT. j AUCKLAND, July 21. A ; light-heavyweight wrestling bout took place here to-night between Tom Raef f6f the United States, and Alex Lundyri, of England. It resulted in a win for Rae in the seventh round: < Rae threw Lundvn out of the ring | as the latter attempted a flying head i scissors, with which he received the