WRESTLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1931, Page 5

WRESTLING.

PASHA BEATS DEMETRAL.

(By Telegraph—Per Press A ssociation)

CHRISTCTIURCH, August 12

At the Civic Theatre, Christchurch, ou Tuesday evening, Kara Pasha, “The Terrible Turk,” defeated Harry Demetral, “The Chicago G’reek,” in the fourth round of a scheduled eight rounds contest, before a packed house, Demetral secured a submission fall in the second round, but in the fourth, Kara Pasha applied the deadly Boston Crab, his speciality, and the Greek, after conceding a submission fall, was so badly hurt, that he was unable to

continue and the Turk was declared the winner.

KARA PASHA DEFEATS DEMETRAL.

BOSTON CRAB ENDS BOUT.

CHRISTCHURCH, -August 12

Again the terrible Boston crab hold has won a professional wrestling feout for Kara Pasha, described as “The Terrible Turk.” There was a good attendance at the Civic Theatre last night for his bout with Harry . Demetral, known to followers of the sport, as “The Grappling Greek,” and those who attended got all the excitement they, were lookin for. For four rounds the wrestlers kept the onlookers on tenterhooks. Jn the second, Demetral made the Turk submit with a punishing ham j morlock. In the fourth Kara, infurh ated by a succession of rabbit punches, elbow slaps, toe holds and headlocks, back-slammed his man till Demptral was groggy and then applied the dreaded crab.

When once a wrestler is in this grip, he knows better than to try. to resist. So, the one who applies the grip generally desists from putting his full weight on the other’s back, to give him a chance to surrender before he is badly hurt. 'When Kara Pasha applied it to Pinto a month ago, he gave the American ample opportunity. Not so last night. Immediately he had his man at his mercy he seized his feet and sat back with all his weight. Demetral was obviously in agony, and took a long time to get to his corner. 'When the gong went for the fifth he heaved himself to his feet, took two steps forward, then groaned and held up his haud in token of submission. Kara Pasha weighed 12st 121 b and Demetral 13st 51b. Those who went to the Civic Theatre looking for sensation were ■ not disappointed. . There was some fine wrestling, a spice of that showmanship which patrons loudly' deride but secretly enjoy, and a great display of punching and jumping. Demetral tried everything once'(the referee, Mr A. D. Craig, controls his bouts with a firm hand), and the Turk was goaded into spectacular retaliation. „ THE BIG Demetral started in businesslike fashion with two headlocks which did Kara no good, but after a slam he missed with a big jump and found his own head in chancery. There was a good deal of h'saing and. grunting, and., a Turkish expression of satisfaction when Kara applied a figure four arm bar, His triumph was short-lived, • Demetral slipping out of that and a headlock, J and then securing a headlock of his own. Kara looked a winner when he applied a Japanese am roll and punished his man severely, , changing to a scissors j and arm bar to. continue the work. A | superhuman effort and the Greek was j free, 'then he dumped Kara, jumped on j him with both feet and missed with his attempted headlock. Demetral was an, artist with elbow punches, and had ( Kara squaring up with his fists in retaliation. “Leave his hair alone. Don’t pull it again,” said the referee to the Greek at the spell. Demetral worked well at the opening of the second session, trying grip after grip, till finally Kara slipped out of a headlock and tortured him with a toe hold and am bar. Out of that, Demetral was subjected to headlocks and slams. He crawled out of the ring to j escape one, and came back to run into | another. However, he patented a new, grip, the “moustache hold,” and before t the referee could pry him loose from j Kara’s facial adornment the Turk's hold ■ was broken. A ligmming encounter and | the Greek was kneeling over Kara with the Turk’s arm twisted high behind his back—the hammer lock. Kara had to give in. after an agonising half min-1 ute. The round had been in progress eight minutes twelve seconds. KARA WRESTLES WELL. Demetral jumped out fast for the third, but the other was now the ag- ( gressor, despite the severe twisting his ( arm had had the previous round. Demetral had to work hard to jerk out of a bad headlock, only to be caught in an equally nasty toehold. However, he succeeded in fastening on to one of the j opposition toes, and both wrestlers de- j sisted. Demetral used the kidney punch, with the side of the hand to help him out of a lying splits. He then got a toe hold, followed by a figure four.arm bar, and’an arm stretch with his foot on , Kara’s head. The crowd were yelling now, and it certainly was exciting. I Then Kara succeeded with a stopper I hold, and when he said “over,” over Demetral went. The Turk worked hard j to pin his man in every way he knew, and when the gong went he had almost succeeded in securing the crucifix, which means an almost certain submission. A HECTIC ENDING. Demetral went for his man at the beginning of the fourth, tossing him from reverse headlocks and bringing his two hands down on Kara’s neck os he rose, then repeating the process. A