WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1932, Page 6

WRESTLING

SOME CLEVER BOUTS, WIN FOR WALKER. * WELLINGTON, October 1. Superiority in strength, experience, and ringoraft gave George*-" Walker- a jitjqaight forwa rd victory by two falls to on e ov«r Tommy Thompson in their wrestling match at the Winter Show. Stadium last, evening. The bout was full of interesting work, and-although Thompson showed up well*as a resourceful and wilting perfowrier, it became clear-before many minutes were gone that Walker wis the mOr e dan-; erous man. He won the 1 \ first fall in the third round, and Thompson equalised amid -high' excitement in the next.' But Walker brought the match to an end in- the fifth round with ran unusual and' well-airected- slam. The Weights of both men• were announcedat test 121 b.

Thompson opened* roundone*in- brisk fashion, swinging Walker to the mat with -a 'standing wnet’-ock and holding him for a' full minute in a severe head scissors. When 'Walker escaped, Thompson threw Him several timeT” to the mat, but Walker came hack - suddenly in ’ the game style, and in the course of the next minute or two showed Thompson with a stomach threw and a trip or two. that he was no neginuev at the. game.

' Near "the beginning of reund two, when - Thompson had done a clever jump into the air to secure a head splits, -Walker got a tight -armlock bn the’ mafj and' Thompson replied by tugging at Walker's right ear. This upset Walker aud -he sprang to his. feet considerably' annoyed. Thompson, however, ducked all over the mat and AValker was unable to" ponhee 'ori him. To- make matters worse, and Walker madder than ever, Thompson gave a well-timed heav e -with hi-s legs that took Walker in. the stomach. He stood quietly at .a corner, Walker plunged over to him. and, the crowd roared. A •moment later the men wer e on the ta v side of the ring and Walker jumped with both feet on top of Thompson WALKER’S ? IRST FALL. At the beginning of round three AValker 1 opened ’ a “olid' offensive and threw Thompson ail over the ring. Each time he fell to-the mat Thompson appeared groggier, and AValker finally stepped in, caught his* legs and ■ turned.-, -him over in a Boston crab, to which Thompson submitted at lmJ-n. llsec. • •'/ . -' ■' .. . • ■' With a fall to his credit-Walker rushed out at the gong’ for' the fourth and seemed to be about to end the match with -a repetition of his tactics im .the preceding round. Thompson was floored three times, -'but managed in the nick of time t° seize a. headlock -and take AValker himself to the. mat. * A good: deal qf .strenuous work followed and excitemeut ran high when. Thomp-on manoeuvred into a position astride of AValker and held him in a dangerous position with a 1 body scissors and a 1 mhold. As. Walker’s shoulders approached j*W. mat tke crowd became uproarious. Walker 'could not escape and '.was flattened down- by Thompson; 'for the .equalising fall) at smin, 28sec. '-. '. In the fifth round Thompson specialised in body scissors. -He developed them either on '-the mat - or, more dangerously, by jumping up on Walker when both were on -their feet. This was / big- undoing. Walker chose his moment and; fell -backward and side-' ■'ways to /the mat, s ° that Thompson, who wag sitting on his back, fell heavily underneath him, Thompson was badly jarred, and Walker had only to -get bn top to pin him for the fall and the 'match at" 3miu.■ 43sec. The -bput , was referred by Air ' JCreeke. • '