EXCITING WRESTLING BOUT

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1930, Page 6

EXCITING WRESTLING BOUT

COLEMAN WINS.

CONTRAST IN STYLES

WELLINGTON, November 11. Up against masterly sc-i'ene at every turn, it was only his phenomenal strength- that enabled Abe Coleman (13.7), himself an extraordinary clever Wrestler, to gain the verdict in his match with Kara Paslia (12.9) at the Town Hall last evening. Coleman Won in the fifth round, the only fall registered in eight rounds of hard, fast wrestling. Coleman’s work was up to its usual high standard, and Kara Paslia was at the top of his form. The styles of the two men contrasted agreeably, and they supplied together a “full-distance” match, full of incident, which kept the packed house well entertained. Coleman and Pasha were both warmly applauded at the end and the bout went to prove that a straight fast, scientific and clean contest between two expert professionals can draw a capacity house and send everyone away well satisfied. The match was under the control of the Wellington Wreistling Association, affiliated to the Dominion Wrestling Union. Pasha drew first blood a moment after the bout had opened, bringing

clown Coleman with a standing armlock and turning it into an arm struggle on the mat. After Coleman

had kicked himself free spectacularly, Pasha’ offered him a baud. Coleman suddenly snatched at it and went to swing under, but Paslia fell backwards .ami escaped with a bright piece of leg work. Some great exchanges followed,

with Coleman as quick as lightning, especially •when a rough and tumble developed .for a few seconds. Wonderful science was displayed by Paslm a moment from on the mat when he manoeuvred from an armloek and clapped on a short-arm scissors. This slipped in to an arm struggle and Coleman jerked himself free desperately, assumed the offensive, and floored Pasha slowly with a standing arm lever. Pasha bounced his way out under the ropes LIVELY EXCHANGES. Uproar broke out early in round two after a few- innocuous kicks had been Exchanged. Things were wild for a time until Coleman at the ropes tried to liajcli his opponent. Pasha’s reply took the/form of a full Nelson, ;which Colejmjn broke, with aii effort. On-the mats i'Colenutn ..spread Pasha in a splits but Paslia cunningly turned the tables and soon had Coleman well extended in the same hold./ He got out, however, •by: rising to his feet, but he seemed to feel the effects. In the referee hold he dropped suddenly and brought down Paslia with a neat trip, tying him up in a severe barred toehold. Pasha managed to reply again with a splits, but a toehold from Coleman ended it. Soon afterwards Pasha, worked a great swivelling wristlock but Coleman, with tremendous strength, escaped, when ‘t was developed. Pasha was on 'he p< int of winning a Boston crab wnei Hie gong came between him and a certain fall. He was a trifle chagrind

.atjosing it. With a body .scissors and later a double: reverse urmscissors, Coleman set round three on his feet. Pasha worked from a toehold for a Boston crab, Gut after a few tense -seconds was heaved to the mat at the • right moment.' A spectacular exhibition of strength came when Coleman, with Paslia on top of him, rose backwards from a bridging position to his feet Later in the round Paslia again trapped his man in an extremely tough splits.

A few bright exchanges began round four, until Paslia brought Coleman to the mat with a headloek. He escaped however, and went for a flying tackle, chasing Pa,slia round the ring and jumping for a flying scissors. They were out of hounds hv this time and were recalled. Paslia brought Coleman down again, hut had the next minute to contend with three flying tackles. Sparring on the mat, Pasha eventually applied the crucifix hold, hut it was not developed as fully as Alley developed it, and Coleman broke free to an accompaniment of cheering. Coleman brought Paslia down and was holding an arm strangle at the gong.

The. half-way mark had been reached and Pasha was leading on points.

TIDE TURNS

Paslia drew first blood in the fifth round by bringing down his man with a headloek. He did this four times altogether and Coleman appeared rather groggy at the end. Paslia went once again for his headloek and throw hut Coleman sprang suddenly to life and got home with a flying tackle alter the last of which h espreadeagled Paslia for the .first fall of the match

at 2.50. It was a surprising turn of the tide.

From the beginning of the sixtli round to the end of the match Paslia. on the whole outwrestled his opponent. He kept Coleman in a splits for a while, in spite of. .some rolling about the ring, but was caught later in stand ing reverse wrtstlocks. Fie bounded out of bounds in the second ‘of these and some wild chases followed. Coleman again released himself with a heave lrom an incipient Boston crab. After developing a knee-barred armlock near the beginning of round seven Pasha kept his man in an armloek on the mat for a long time, and then in an arm strangle for another long period, Coleman nursing his arm, swung backwards suddenly to the ropes, hut as he rebounded for a tackle one or the ropes caught him in front and lie came to a sharp stop. Upset at (failure lie raced in at Paslia’ and tilings went wildly for a time until he caught Paslia in a short arm scissors.

Tlie last round had a grim opening Two dives from Coleman and lie was heaved to the mat with a headloek. Twice more lie was floored, and then Pasha pushed him over the ropes. Coleman came into action wit ha vengeance and there were three or four wild elms-, es round the ring, ending with Pasha, again putting his man outside the ring Pasha secured a double leg lock, slight lv similar to the Boston crab, hut was heaved off his balance. He took the rest of tlie round tossing Coleman to the mat frequently with head locks.