WRESTLING

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1932, Page 8

WRESTLING

WALKER DEFEATS DEMETRAL. A'FIERCE SIX ROUNDS. OHRISTCSURCH, October 4. the 'Sternest six rounds .of witestling feeien in Christchurch this ; season, G,eofge ,c Walker, the British Empire' champion, defeated 'Harry Demetral, the Greek, -before a crowded - hdpso at the Civic Theatre last evening. ■ It was a very fierce bout. Demetrai was the heal wrestler,, but Walker, tremendously powerful, wore his opponent down towards the end, find in the last two rounds threw him about > the- mat time and again,) slamming him down with <T~succe&sion of throws from wristlocks, side headlocks, and forward ■ , bhancoriies, which • soon had the Greek ; helpless on the mat. Demetral scored ■ an'early fall with a .crutch throw arid ! \ body-press. but Walker .delayed hig ; effort until th e fifth and sixth rounds. In the fifth lm bad his man-completely , at his mercy after two minutes, and i .flinging him several .times with. side. headlocks,. -.soon secured a -|all.- Deme- : tral returned undaunted after his gruelling for the final round, but the Cana- 1 diari threw him without compunction to the mat,, repeating the performance with fierce side -headlock throws which so 'battered the helpless Greek that ’after he had been eent flying across > from an aeroplane throw, the . referee stopped % bout,, awarding a; submission fall t-6 WiT.ker. Demetral wasi all hut unconscious on his- feet. I, His { game after such a severe handling earned him a well-deserved cheer. 'X"-y y ■- I i" i

: j THE WRESTLING. . Demetral was announced as weighing list 10lb arid Walker H3st 12lb. .Fipst Round—W r alker first hit the mat/ Demetral bringing him down with a reverse wristlock The two settled down to stem, work very early, DometraV- being i the He hadWalter dawn again with a re/verse armhav. hut the Canadian was easily out.: after -lying in a side, .headlock agaip. Dement tried a headlock and pres*.' bufc.:Walker spun away,'and in fa second had Demetral writhing in . a telling " headrSoissorß.. A kick in >tU®. face ■] enraged. • Walker. And 1 -the two danced about -in a wild untili Demetral hit the ropes. But De-' inetrftl soon had Walker in difficulties, holding him for a long time in , a double- toechold, - - but, once out, .Walker rattled the -Greek with - some rieck,twisting side-play. Demetral again -retaliated with , skilful wrestling, his mat up with a Avaist,-hold,. a sitting, splits, and, .then: a .reverse toe-hold, but the 'Canadian was ready. for everything. He was pinned until the end of the. round in a telling side-headlock, hut yrnggled-out as .the. gong; sounded..'. {second Round—Walker twice failed With; a- wristlock,- Demetral jumping hight to clear . himself. Each tried .a neacl-scissors,/ -but Demetral. won . the duel Once- out of ' it, Walker went aften his maii, and Demetral hit the mat . with two hard head-throws. Then tame a - (surprising revere. Walker. slammed his man again, twice, but Demetral turned t-h© tables completely, sihroyAng Walker with a - crutch-throw, and,i following up quickly with a t bodypress, secured -the first fall. A Third Round—A -straight a r mfbar threvy Demetral early in the next round, • out ithe Greek came out best in a tense struggle on the mat. Demetral then! had his man in real difficulty with i, side headlock, throwing .him and'then holding him, 'Walker escaped with difficulty. In a second h 6 was-throw-ing Demetral about , like a baH, but .the Greek had his opponent’s measure, anu raised a laugh with his quick recovery, i’he (wrestlers were soOn in a knot on the mat-, Demetral with a -toe-hoid which qia-de Walker wriggle quickly to the ropes. Onoe again- on his feet, Walker madg the p*c*, hut DemeUa]‘was easilynis equal in defence. A strong reverse wristlock gave'-the -Canadian the aoimntpge .until Greek broke .the and the round ended. Fourth Round— ualker sprang like a ’tiger into the ring, and did his best, literally, to jump on the Greek. Demetral took advantage . of-his rushmg tacties and had him pinned on the ropes until -the referee ,had to break the hold. Walker changed, a keylock nmtself to an arm-strangle iu his own favour, but the Greek swung the grip to a v crutch-hold', and Walker had to use all his stiength to get clear. A i’e'"er‘e • "l'ist-ock had Demetral in a ruthLes hold, and all the Greeks skill is, useless, until he got out of jt with a terrific , thrust, and in a trice iitt'.J AValker in a strong leg-scissors. Walker got clear, but Demetral tripped in, and rushing in to follow up an apparent advantage, received the full force, of Walker’s legs in his stomach, and was heavily throwi). Both wrestlers were indulging in plenty of i'orcigle -by-play and surreptitious in-fight-i ing. . Fifth Round—Walker wrestled fiercely ( and four times in success threw the Greek with flying wriatlocks <>r trip Ui-w- which had .Demetral helpless in two minutes, after the round had stai't- • ed. .Walker 'followed the advantage up and in three minutes had his man on his back for the second fall, with ' a living headlock. Sikth Round—Walker again rushed wildly at a greatly revived Demetrai, but the Greek countered with a face arm-bar which bled Walker's mouth and broke his toe-hold. The referee brokd the pair under the ropes. Dej { metral threw Walker out of the .ring : I twice with side head-throws; again he I did it, and .the Canadian crept hack | into the ring, apparently .shaken. But | Demetral was fooled, and in a s'd i was out of the ring and absolutely - hc'pless from • terrific r,id 0 headlock throws which, followed by r.r, acr.v t