WRESTLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1931, Page 3

WRESTLING.

SURPRISE ENDING. PINTO DEFEATS PASHA. BRIGHT WRESTLING. WELLINGTON, September 8. Early, in the fifth, round of a wrestling match at the Town •Rail last evening illluck robbed Kara Pasha of the decision be seemed to be on the point of winning over Stanley Pinto. Both men had a fall to their credit, Pasha’s fail having come in the preceding round by the use of tactics which he was repeating in the fifth round with every prospect of success. For some reason he lost his balance and fell heavily to the mat. Pinto, who was on top, had no difficulty in I pinning him for the deciding fall. The programme was one of three bouts, consisting of the main professional match, another professional match which went four rounds of the scheduled five, and a first-class amateur bout. It was a bill for which the Wrestling Association deserve congratulation and which could bear repetition. Tn the main bout Pinto weighed in at >l4st 21b, with Pasha 12st 91 h. Tilings soon became lively in round. ope after Pasha had brought his man down with a standing armlock, to which Pinto had replied eventually with a head scissors. Pinto’s action in bringing an elbow to Pasha’s face roused the Turkish ire. He supplied a rabbit-killer.knock a moment or two later which felled Pinto to the mat. After a few desultory cracks* at each other Pasha twice brought Pinto down heavily with hatches. From now on the pair settled down to some fast, wrestling. *- At the beginning of round two, and after Pasha had tried to extend a standing arm lever, Pinto "upset it and began a series of butts, each of which knockerl Pasha down and made him an easy prey for the next. He was buffeted first to the ropes and then to mid-ring, where a further tackle laid him on his back, pinned at "2.38. ‘

BRISK EXCHANGES. In the next round Pasha came out I crouching and suddenly brought Pinto down in a standing reverse armlock. Pinto finally applied a head" scissors and added to it with a few ’ well-placed slaps on Pasha’s stomach muscLs. The Turk replied by pushing him under the chili with his boot. Pinto seemed dazed when he, got up. The two exchanged some Weilaimed cracks on their feet, but Pasha suddenly stepped in and slammed his man to the mat, where he held a headlock. His next move was to catch Pinto in an awkward splits. The Turk, who was going well at this stage, supplied some novel holds, including one in which he laid hold of Pinto by the head, pushing his own head up under Pinto’s filin'. When he got out he struck*Pinto 1, a-‘.slight blow on the back of' the neck, and Pinto replied with a left swing, after which he retreated 'to a corner and raised a leg to ward off any possible attack. Early .in the next round there was another of the small displays of ill-feeling which were,to a slight extent marring the . match. Pasha then came to light with an excellentUvpianned coup. He applied several chancery holds to Pinto, trenching his head up each time with a .jerk. P.into was at the ropes. Pasha manoevured him with the same tactics to another part of the ropes and whjle Pinto leant back against them apparently dazed, he reached down for a crotch hold and lifted Pinto on to his shoulders. He staggered into mid-ring and dumped Pinto heavily on his back, pinning him at 1.50. SURPRISE 'ENDING. -

Having now evened the score Pasha came out full of business when tbe gong went for the next round. He strode over to Pinto’s corner and went for a headlock, Pinto was disinclined to enter (he battle and clung to the ropes until . the referee finally, cleared him away. Pasha started another attack with chancery holds precisely similar to the one in the previous round, and gra dually worked Pinto along the ropes to an adjacent corner. Here the referee intervened slightly. Pasha, however, was busy and successful imlifting Pinto once more to his shoulders preparatory to a slam. •

As he. staggered from the corner wi’h Pinto’s'large frame aloft he was either thrown slightly off his balance by the referee’s actions or else his foot caught slightly in the mat. At all events he stumbled backward and fell with Pinto on ’top. It was a severe tumble, and Pinto had no difficulty in lying on top of him for the deciding fall. All th s happened .in 40 seconds. The crowd cave Pinto a good reception in spite of ’the fact that his win was a lucky one.

KOOILMAN’S FULL NELSONS. In the opening bout of the evening ,Anton lvooiman (list Rib) drew first blood and kept on top until Bill. Bayne ’(l2st 81b) oaught a headlock and whacked him to the ; mat. Both men began to wrestle a strenuous match, rising only rarely to their feet. Early ,in the third round Bayne let himself be caught in a full-nelson which Koolmaii suddenly developed into a devastating hold, sitting on his opponent s back and bending him back m a crab position. Bayne stuck to it for some moments, but submitted at 1.10, and slumped to the mat. His second came out and lifted him to his corner, where they worked on him until the gong went for the next round. Koolman stood off generously as Bayne, with plenty of spirit, walked in and suddenly clapped on a headlock. Without much difficulty Koolman slipped out and took his man to the mat, where he got first a half-nelson and then another dangerous full-nelson. Bayne’s chin was pressed hard on to his chest and he rolled over once find then face up. The strain on his neck must have been terrific, and’ in another moment he gasped, “Oh, my back.” The referee, Mr J. Lack, intervened promptly and awarded the match to Koolman. Fifteen seconds of the round had gone. Both wrestlers . were well' applauded on leaving the ring.