ALLEY WINS AGAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 13

ALLEY WINS AGAIN

ECKLUND LOSES TWO FALLS TO ONE WRESTLING AT WELLINGTON Tom Alley, of America, retained his unbeaten New Zealand record when he defeated Clarence Eeklund. light-heavy-weight champion of the world, by two falls to one at the Wellington Town Hall last evening. The championship was not at stake, tho contest being at catch-weights. Eeklund secured the first fall, but Alley took the next two and the match. The hall was packed to the doors and the huge crowd was thrilled time and again by rousing rallies, both m. n being applauded for clever work in applying and escaping holds. Wrestling is proving pop.ulai Ln "Wellington and further matches will bo looked forward to. Eeklund weighed in at 13.2 and Aliev was a pound lighter. The bout opened with a round of preliminary sparring before tho men went to the mat for a spell. Alley got a head lock, but Ecklund escaped and secured a toe-ho!d. Alley heaving hihiself out. only to fall into a body scissors. He escaped, but Eeklund secured a wristlock. Alley countering with a hammerlock. Later. Alley had to bridge to escape a fall, but he won free. Eeklund had Alley in difficulties, but tho latter somersaulted out and reversed the position, Eeklund escaping after a struggle. EDUCATED FEET In the second round Eeklund took Alley to the ropes and on returning to mid-ring Eeklund straddled his opponent and then secured a head scissors and arm bar, but failed to get Alley's shoulders to the mat. Alley secured a head scissors, but Eeklund used his famous educated feet and kicked Alley off. Alley slipped a headlock and applied a body hold. Eeklund escaped without difficulty and secured a hammerlock. which he had when tho gong sounded. After a spell of sparring at the opening of the third round. Eeklund tried the hammerlock, but Alley escaped and then broke a headlock. Eeklund applied a hammerlock with bar and Alley was forced to yield a submission fall. The fourth round opened quietly. Alley then secured a headlock. but Eeklund lifted him and threw him to the mat. Eeklund applied an armscissors, Alley retaliating with a toehold. Alley secured a head scissors and amid tremendous cheering Eeklund escaped just as Alley was applying his famous crucifix. Eeklund secured a double arm scissors, Alley bridging to save. Eeklund had the splits at the, gong. Eeklund took Alley to the mat in the fifth session, but Alley secured top position and endeavoured to pull Ecklund’s head back, the champion countering with an arm lock, which Alley escaped to apply a headlock, and later a body scissors. Alley released and then secured his crucifix, Eeklund giving a submission fall after momentarily resisting. The going was fast in the sixth round. Eeklund got the hammerlock and nearly secured a fall before Alley escaped. Alley secured a crutch hold

and dumped Eeklund hard to the m t ; and then pinned him to gain his second fall and the match. The above description was writt. a from the broadcast by Station -VA. Wei.JOHANSSEN’S TASK | CAN HE BEAT NARANJAN? Walter Johansson. the Finnish wrestler, is faced with a hard task tomorrow evening when he faces Naranjan Singh, the Indian wrestler, who has so far defeated all his opponents. N unknown quantity, but lie has done i so well that in addition to making considerable money, ho has become one of tho best draw-cards the New Zealand Wrestling Association has. lb was given a tw-out with Charlie Tolj lard, and easily defeated the local man. Considering X&i in n's iatef performances. it i> no wonder that Bollard t. 11 ian easy victim. The Indian then d» - ; rented Garden i. and crowned his performances to date by defeating Vance. Johansson has no easy task to- | morrow, but ho will have more in his | favour than the other men who have fallen victims to tho Indian. The Finn will bo practically the same weight, j and Naranjan will not have theadvanI tag© he has had on past occasions, j Johanssen is tall and rangy, and a different stamp of wrestler to those who have so far opposed the Indian. Ho was defeated on his first appear - i anco in Auckland by Tom Alley, and j since then has been defeated by the ; same man at Wellington. However, lon both occasions he made an ex- ; tremely good showing, especially in I the match at Wellington, which Alley ■ won on points after each had scored j a fall. Johanssen is of the opinion } that he was entitled to at least a draw in the latter match. In addition to the. main bout, an j attractive programme C*f amateur' j bouts has been arranged. These will j bo refereed by “Farmer” Vance. WALKER V. ECKLUND MATCH ON OCTOBER 7 The match committee of the New Zealand Wrestling Association, at a meeting last evening, decided that tbnext bout following those * between Johanssen and Naranjan Singh tomorrow evening, and Vance and Eeklund on October 1, would be between George Walker, who arrived yesterday, and Eeklund, on October 7. Jack Sorensen, who stated his dissatisfaction in yesterday’s Sun at not receiving a match, was offered a match at Palmerston North, but ho refused, stating that he wanted to wrestle in Auckland on October 1. Th« Association refused to cancel its arrangements and the question of givinu Sorensen a match was dropped. Sorensen sailed for America by the Aorangi to»l. * y