WRESTLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1932, Page 8

WRESTLING.

Win for walker. FAST EXCITING BOUT. WELLINGTON, July 6. ffn his tussle with George Walker at the Town Hall -iast evening, George !(“ Wildcat”) W'ilron, a -wrestler new to Wellington, opened Uke -a hurricane and finished as spent aephy-r. Walker won the bout by two falls to one, gaining th e last deciding fall under mildly- -sensational circumstances. Wison's large capacity for breathing fire and looking ferocious, coupled with Walker’s astonishingly entertaining mixture of sound solidity and pure buncombe made th e match a highly popular on e with the large crowd that attended it.Wilson -waited for nothing at' the opening gong and sailed in with a rush of tackling that laid Walker on the mat in quick time Two bead scissors' followed before Urie crowd—/ possibly Walker —got their breath. W-il_ sdn’s whole attitude as he -slid round the ring suggested the crafty panther. It marked contrast with the cioa.k of dazed; perplexity assumed by Walker. One high spot in the- round occurred when Wilson left his opponent neatly poised in a spread-eagle -position between the Topes at -a corner. He was like a fish caught in a net. But even before the round ended it was plain that Wilson 1 was making the mistake of under-estimating his foe. WALKER’S FIRST FALL/ ' W r hen he escaped in round two from a short-arm scissors near one of the corners a fast and furious -session bt c gan. He and the referee, Antra man,'-were shouting at each other, the house was in an uproar, and the combatants were hopelevly mixed up. Ivoobn.-m stuck to his guns and finally separated them.' Walker -stepped in and threw- Wilson ail over the- r’-ng with dazing him considerably. Pouncing down on his man, Walker applied -a single reverse toehold to which Wilson -submitted at 7min. lOsec. It was a torrid sequence, and Wilson’s face blamed sullenly during the interval. He came out for the third like a- battering ram and sm-rsh-od his opponent first into a corner and then into mid-ring, where Walker lay with his head between his hands, sham_. ming disadvantage arid .alarm.- Two headlocks were exchanged for two flying tackles before the. round ended.

. Two more headlocking throws f "'”i Waiker at the beginning of round four were countered by Wilson with r

cession of. flying tackles. Then Walker began to • emulate -an old Roman catapult. Wilson’s, i sturdy frame flew through the air.; in all directions. B-t he was crafty this t-ime, -and -suddenly checked Walker by unleashing a further series hf flying tackles. Walker's power lebbedjlat "last and he was bow-l-ed over in); mid-ring and pinned at 4min. '43aec. The crowd made a noisy and prolonged demonstration. WALKER’S DECIDING FALL. ' l. - .'.I 'IU -i i . With a fall each at the- beginning of round five the tempo dropped momentarily to funeral march pace. But it soon came up to presto -again-when Walker began some -more headlocking and Wil-son some’ more flying tackles. The apparently groggy Walker moved like a flash i-n the middle;of the series -and Wilson flew past him through the ropeis and clean out of the ring, stvik • ing his head on the first row of ringside -seats.- After - some .seconds he claitfbered unsteadily back through the lower ropes to • the- tune, of a great deni of, applause. But the jar had told on him and he hod lost his grip. Walker had no--difficulty -in upending him once .and then purling" him into the ring to be pinned at smin. lOsec.

When he had recovered and went to leave the ring, Wil-son was well received. He had walked into popularity in -a single bout. But much- of the success of the show was due to his ivise and a«tut e opponent. Walker, at 14st., w-as three pounds heavier than Wilson. '