WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1932, Page 3

WRESTLING

DEI’TON DEFEATS MONTANA. ENTERTAINING AND LIVELY BOUT , . •,i r ■ CHRISTCHURCH;- September ; 20'. Entertaining and lively:,- wrestling amused big -A crOwd-' «t ! " 'the-vCivic Theatre last evening, when ’ IR<W Detton (America) defeated Bulk Bldhtana (Italy) by. two [falls'- toy;cOne) aßer ..a six-round bout. The ; ' evbnly-matclied mein exhibited plenty of ‘ the 'ariiusing showmanship, and: assumed' -'ferocitywhich is part ' of their ’’game;' but w.reetled -etein’.y at times, atfd Hlad e itbne ' -of : r the -most - enter,taiiiih'g A-Sd jntel'ee.ting 'thatches of the - There whs unrestrained laughter 1 whfen Detton -trapsed his opponent' body belt in the 'middle df ‘the ring, l ; " apd Montana ' had to’ be ""rescued'’by the referee, Mr A. Craig. ' ; f? ‘' ■Miontana secured the first I 'fall, using a body-sciaaors followed "'by h Cradlebold , in fhe third. TOuifiT "but' Detton settled down later in the' bout and puniisted his «ian tepeated’y With flying tackles and telling'' head-hdlds; which weakened the- Itahan. Detton -secured his falls in the fdhrth round'( with , a flying scissors) arid- -In tne ? 'iS«th (wdh a bead- scissors) ■"' ' ' ;'

There were several •‘'amateur bouts which- created interest; frirtichlaTly a middle-weight contest •■between. 'S: Lloyd" (Christchurch) and R. Waltdli 1 (Tima-rii). which some fihe Wrestling. Mr. J; Shaw refereed these bouts.

Be-fbVe-'the big .bout it Was announced that; '.&£ riPrice (Australia) had ■ chaltenged“'J:‘''>Mu 1 -'son (Christchurch) for -the profe.v'fonal middle-weight titlO of New .Zealand. • . ■ *THE WRESTLING/"AT:.'

Detton weighed in : at- 13sT-.-’slb and Montana.. at 13st 'llbv’- v ; W‘ bout was' ( 0 f 4 right'- t n V-mirut.e rounds.

11 ’ hi.!:, man with a hedd-fock’l eatly .in the -w> -but Petty# hfdtcF it" easTy. He 'had : 'Detton .dpwh dgffin and was trying "for a liammer-lbpk 'Vhen 'lUetton dps in. wriggled clear, had annoyed him \yith 'a ' fe;w x'hi.nit'ckle-s in, back'.', -The', American ap- . phu-ded' for a' 'clever' spin out of r ty/e’v'dooking ham.me')-lty:k.' A he-'-l----scissors had, Detton . .thinking, but he rattled the Italian vvifh'A little knee ipress’ure on his ears and' finally got away. The crowd roared when Montana -writhed 'as D.efctyji .’several times tickled his .

form should haye. -been..-in, the Tests against- South Africa,. He has lost' a -hit of ; dash - in 'tlnT fityd, 'though capable of filling' Aiiy position thereon, and doing himself find his side justice. It may be that the Selectors were -looking to the future, an) excellent thing in itself, thoiigh sutely a- man should be chosen on‘ merit) irrespective of age. ’ . • f '• “It is a safe assumption that if by any chance Wood-full ..was indisposed and incapable of' talking tile field (though, perish the thought)., Richardson ’.wriiud. be calledupon •tyyact as bis. deputy. It appears to . me, that, however, the' mein- at our Ooniminp ina'y he shufßled,. the chosen ill-balariced and weiaik- in; vitn-l.bplaceri rt will '.certainly not be anythipg like an ideal ;tea,m-,- ; .tyafld. retain - the a,sh.es .somethingsoeciai r ViH. .have te be. providied by our iciliiamnions,,. , in wbom wo placeimplicit,tyeflificlppce.