WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1932, Page 3

WRESTLING

MAMOS BEATS THOMPSON. 1 SCIENTIFIC 1 PROFESSIONAL \ CONTEST. • CHRISTCHURCH, September 6, A crowded hous© at the Civic Theatre last ‘iei’etting ’iaW 4 the 'Grefek' - wrestler, Harry Mam to,’ defeat Tekas Thompson, * thft/ Americto/' after a ‘fall'.' eight-round iboVv’’eh points;’- During- an 5 interesting •'content,/ lull of ! -good,' scientific :vWrestling,>• the Greek'gained a fail : in the and Thompson a''Submission •fail in the seventh, 1 with‘a - partial Boston Crab. Mamos secured the reiftreeN 'decision-’.after’ -displaying ai!'■rotmd ’ Superiority. His head holds •constantly troubled the American/ There was little of the spectacular showifiianship * -Which characterises' Some \\ re-stling, • but" the big crowd' enjoyed the spirited, /interesting' bout from gong’to gong. - ‘'

'Severalamateur; bouts” provided ’ fast, exciting--wrestling. These- were controlm’tymv J.“-Shaiw;”and'?thtf Rig 'bout* by . Mr A.; P/ Craiig. ■

•>, THE-’WRESTLING

Mamos* Ndas v aMriouneed/as weighing 13st 'slb, and Thompson as 14st. ?

First Round—Thompson wasrO-span round in the first minute of the bout ahd ‘seeme'd>' siighbly'da’zed.-He had 1 a good advantage' in height,/ biit 1 ih the' first sparring ‘ 'worried ’ Memos/’’ with nothing more serious * - 'than 1 -a" hearty slap on the back'.'” Mamos tried ■ h’add for'a hammerlock, but • Thompson fohs<ed hiittr with : a gouge; in-th’e' f4ce'*with hi.s eV»ow, Mamos protesting to -thy/referee/i';ln the -aiext • clos© wrestling both' indulged <in/exchanges of arm 'blow®, the “scrapping”- ending when Thompson jumped -tip tor a, top bodyfecissors.. The-; two then mixed, it freely, the crowd’s'-' famnsepieat; ’drawing - an angry gesture from Mamos. Th© Greek tried- a double-hammeu’ock, but dould not -finish the -hold, and Thompson ( broke clear.^‘-MarnCis""again failed' with a head-chance-ry and arm-l>ar. Th e toun'd; ended without A faiU.’ ‘ : ! ' Second Round—Thompson very nearly succeeded in - the opening of the second 1 round with ' a but ( IMtonog; 'isei’amb’ted clpar;’ In . the ring again, ■’'he;-pinned Thompson With a armibar'sOiesous,' Thompfron reply- ( ing with a; and fsice-bar'; lie-" reduced'. the -hold ' to' a' leg head-, •scissors *nd then’ •to vj figuire-four scisters;''but--the ’Greek wriggled clear, ©asily, "a«d tietaliated • ’ with ’av boldy-j scissors./ 'Manios 'then' turned Thompson, to-'theciflbor- -with‘" : a reverse dbuble- ( wrist l .ode,"''but . Thompson" foiled -over, and in a flash had hit'opponent-'in' a painfuj sitting Splits’; which wracked /the ■Green /tahiil, with 'ai.f great/effort,'; . he rol’ed over and released -himself. Up to this stage had held . the advantage, but th© Greek• was -hard ;to •hold- /and;.-quite the bigger man’s , equal in .istrength. The ~gong sounded, with Thompeon' in a stiff head-scissors.

V Third Round—Thompson was the aggressor.; hut ■ a shorty hrm-tscissors sufedded'i.hirn, and- the pair rol'ed about the mst m .that-'grip until -Thompson used his knee on the Greek's law? and jumped clear.- I’Mamos - again .-protested;, v Thompson ■. then-' threw 'hi* rti-in with - a po.wejrful TeveriO'. wristdock ; he* ’fol’-Ow- ‘ hdht-he-- attack ' up '■>; -with short-arm scissors, 'which held until the referee ;-broke them. i. and- M»n»' thontriecTthb wristlock', ->the -pair ' -roTing fthf mat. and th»' : Grwki*roßiwg' cleWo when Thompson tried;- - to turn-ithe t-ab’es. A inverse double ih'e-holdi Worried Matnos for a while- • but- Thompson -oowild not hold the grip against' the; Greek’s rtron" legs. IP *the ’to si* 1 4 feW; -fcfefeotfdF'-‘M&mos ran to the rones: and was on the' dt~ hntil the sonK^souhded.' 11 ( ' ] Fourth Round—Both kept the strenuous . 'pae^*'’ hp f > ? iflHthes $ fourth round - Thompson tried the* -'ch&heeryj-knuckling intqSthe Greeks tti&e until he wriggleu like an eel; The hoH'-WM-al gOod 'Otte' but i' finaf.y '-‘Mam!Os ; -threwi Thompson' -to .the*; ropes-. •':inow-:«wrestlinj -■flerdeljr,'{jiMkhreß-.-ihOihiing u\) - ’the; -'u-ppe'r- , hand with a -Japanese • Thompson' bumped him -away with his knees j 1* Thompson > -then’’ - -b#ame ’■; thoroughly roused, and -gave the Greek auch a- rough'' bartdlnig with his handy fa-eb-bar -that Marhos’-was glad 'td l 4eek rgf!uge‘' , |ot;)the< :i i'opfesi.' '’.’Thompson ‘"W-as Soom on .top again-'Wf-th-; a~'h6ad-sc itimSfs / hWtNtwas held r hy> thd t"'.a-rW-. - M-aibOfc squirmed' 'clear And of * aidet chanceries sent v. Thompson' .sprkwiling about- until) tii^-hgong-' 1 sounded. 5 ’•> •'

4 'Fifth ’Round—Tour.'-rounds"'had 'then 'been ’ wrestled; hut-the’ going was stih event and-’interesting. '-'Mamog tried ; 'his aide-chanceries baigaSh? flinging Thompson ktowh with five succe-sive throws, then*upick# his e-shak&n' . 1 dpponhnt up, iflung 'h.im'fotflr hifi shoulder, “afcd : ‘ dashed him down with an aeroplane ep*n which ‘loft Thompson ilitrtp. A fall was ■jitsy,) thy-"round lending’ alter -only - Imin 55seb' of wrestling. ? >* . , Sixth -Round— Thompson started 1 "th e round aggressively with a figure-four c h ;’held' the GWk Well for few minutes. He chaised*Matffos again' and ’flung ■ hiib with 'a 'head-lock. Again-; ft® -'dashed him- to 1 the - ’ m’atv'aUd the' Greek' SeferAeld' badly - dazed.'■ He nought - ttfvSftMufev'i* T-horflplson 'With"*'' 4 hard biit the American juihp--6d 6lear, and 1 ’.’• while Mamas tried td> shield himself with his I’-egs ami feet-’, jumped 1 in for a -standing splits, which <v.a ; fl -nhlii'l.f buccWsfulV The- round ehd- ; ed'; wlth''the ; ‘Greek' trying fdr '-a Arm' scissors.'"''' ;i ' : ’ 4 ' t * Seventh Round—The rbfiiid opened j H ,; a-''Hve ,I ’V pace. Thompson flinging his i ( Min hard to' tb e mat. In a f«w mo- ! 1 -nets- he h-id triejd 1 the- -Bwton-crab. I j'-Hh-fail# with the hold'once, stopping ' /v-er it'; but in' a second he bad the I Greek’s legs and obthinefl a submission j fall with a partial Boston, to the great Vlelight-of tho crowd. '• h ir’ v •;: ... ?