WRESTLING
A GREAT CONTEST.
FUEL OF THRILLS
WELLINGTON, October 5,
Not for 'a long time has wrestling aroused, such intense excitement in the Town Hall as occurred during the last round of .the match last evening between ‘AI. Karasick (13st. 21b.) and Den© Del ton (13st. olb.) Karasick had won a fall in the round before, and Detton managed early 'in jthe last round to get him groggy. The excitement was terrific as Detton tried to gain the equalising fall. For the last seven or eight minutes almost the entire audience seemed to b© on its feet or standing on chairs, spurring the men on, . particularly Detton. But Klara sick escaped being pinned, and when the last gong went was declared the winner. In round one Karasick showed his enormous strength almost at once by throwing Detton from two headlocks, one in the usual position and another a chancery, with single heaves of his immense body and neck. Detton was brought to the mat -sharply with a wristlock. and held in a head scissors until he escaped with tactics that made Karasick enorhiously upset. A great deal of exciting work followed. Detton attacked Karasick in a corner, but Karasick clung to the t ropes and was a moment later standing outside them, hooted by the crowd.' Detton looked surprised onoe or twice ns he met ‘ the full effects of Karasiek’s strength and science. This was .. so particularly when Karasick was caught in a head-look, and suddenly straightened end Heaved, sending Detton dying through the ropes. He landed miraculously in a sitting position on a front row clvair. ,TWO STRIKING MOMENTS.
In round w two things continued to run a. riotious course. Detton caught Karasick in a Boston crab hold, but .Karasick paddled his way out of the ring on his hands. A. spectacular montent occurred when . Karasick was held with a lialeh lock in t)ip underneath position. He suddenly bridged, lifted Detton into tho air, gave a twist, ►nd fell,. ivith ~ Detton himi ' It was a remafkable feat ofstrength.: Another' esftra!ordin|u'y pccurffed when - Karasick wag caught , from' the front. He twisted su|#uly m'Dean’s grip, reached for DieStori’s head), and flung him' bverthe Wfit.' HQUjtd five .opened in fine style with Det|(m;Whing, on whirlwind series pf "'heiidiocks' ,and; flying tackles. The last -tackle,,, however, missed fire, and only iho ropes saved Detton : from a dangerous fall iqto the ringside seats. Kalf’afick began work • immediately. And 1 di meant something. - At. the eqd of the round Detton undid a severe scissors, and Kanafiipk lay back—badly squeezed.—on .the mat. But .lie found his way to his corner- ■. . '
NtJARDY A FREE-FOR-ALL. Found six showed instant signs developing into ia> dffee-for-ajl. The men traded blows (of a kind), and rabhit-punches (of a kind),: but Detton came . through strongly, and bailed up Karasick in a corner, Back in the centre Karasick applied a devastating series of forward headlocks, and Detton,' after being- thrown, lay quietly at a- corner for some moments, rose unsteadily to his feet, and clung to the ropes right in the corner. Karasick stood off and smiled. It was his only smile during the match. He beckoned to Detton to come to midting, and Deaton slowly came out again and resumed. In the seventh round Karasick applied a series of paralysing headlocks. Every ounce of muscle in bis immense shoulders came into action, and before long Detton felt the effects of the tremendous pressure. Karasick followed them, instantly with a run of severe halches, and Detton was easily flattened and pinned at lmin. 4€sec.
In the next round Karasick attempted some more headlocks, but Detton cut them short unexpectedly with a flying tackle. This was the prelude to other flying tackles, and Karasick lost a good deal of his grip. Detton then turned on everything he knew, and gave Karasick a strenuous time. At this stage the crowd rose to its feet, and the spectacular last round, mentioned above, began. Ti-ne aud again Karasick was tangled in the ropes, out of the ring, or caught perilously on the mat. The crowd was wildly excited, but Karasick s long experience and remarkable ringcraft enabled him to stave off disaster right to the gong.
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