LUNDYN K.O.'S HIMSELF

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1030, 22 July 1930, Page 13

LUNDYN K.O.'S HIMSELF

RAY WINS WRESTLING BOUT POOR PRELIMINARIES Missing in an endeavour to secure a flying head scissors, Alex Lundyn crashed to the platform outside the ring, and knocked himself unconscious, the decision going to Tom Ray. This was the unsatisfactory ending to tho wrestling contest at the Town Hall last evening. Lundyn had scored a fall in the sixth round by jumping in the air and bringing Ray to the mat with the flying head scissors, and he made the mistake of trying the same manoeuvre again. The attendance was the poorest of the. season, but Ray showed them wrestling that was wrestling. However, he does not combine strength with his cleverness, and although he kept Lundyn busy escaping from a variety of holds, he had not the strength against a powerful man, like the Finn, to retain them. The rest of the programme was “children’s night.” Of the five amateur bouts staged, three were between youngsters, while the other two were short and sweet. It is quite in order to encourage the young idea, but it can be overdone, and three bouts between youths is more than generous measure! Mr. Len Wilson was the referee. RAY STARTS WELL Ray weighed in at 12st 91b. and Lundyn at 12st 131 b. Ray kept Lundyn very busy in the first round. After being tossed with a flying mare, Lundyn had to escape from a full nelson and a variety of combinations. Ray missed twice with tackles, and then tried on a reverse short-arm scissors. Coming to his feet again, Ray pretended to tie his bootlace, and then dived for Lundyn’s legs, but the Finn eluded him. Lundyn escaped from a head scissors and liammerlock to get an arm scissors, Ray lifting him and dumping him to break. The American jumped out of a headlock in the second, and then twisted out of a reverse short-arm scissors to bring Lundyn down with a -tackle. Lur\dyn escaped cleverly from a full nelson, and then had to bridge in an arm scissors and wristlock. Ray then showed a new way to break a head scissors by twisting round and round, with an utter disregard for ears and nose, until he won free. Lundyn had a difficult time in a headlock, and on escaping tried a tackle at the gong. In the third round a headlock presented no difficulties to Ray, who turned out, and a fast spell on the mat followed, with Ray doing most of the forcing. The Finn somersaulted out of a headlock, and threw his opponent with a flying mare, but Ray eluded him on, the mat. After Lundyn had broken a wristlock in the next session, Ray made him step lively to avoid three successive tackles. Ray secured a body scissors, but Lundyn scissored his toes, and the pair locked for several minutes to the gong. In the fifth round Lundyn made up some of his deficit of points, but Ray still had a long lead at the gong. The sixth term was over almost as soon as it started. Lundyn leapt to get a flying head scissors, bringing Ray to the mat, and, by adding an armbar, scored a fall. Lundyn tried the same tactics again, but as he leapt in the air Ray caught him in the crotch and lifted him over his head. Lundyn crashed to the platform, and after several minutes, during which doctors and ambulance men worked over the unconscious Lundyn, the referee crowned Ray. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES C. Jones, Bst, beat S. Brewer, Bst lib, on points. Kisha Bana, Bst, beat D. Skelton. Bst, by one fail, with a body scissors and double armlock. Babu, 9st 21b, beat C. Martin, 9st, by two falls, both with presses. J. McComish. lOst 51b, beat W. Hyatt, lOst lib, by two falls, with a reverse headlock and body press, and with a half nelson and aflm scissors. This was the only good amateur bout ~ K ’ llst 41b - beat E. W. Scott, list 81b, by two falls, with a double armlock and with a headlock.

ALLEY BEATEN BY PASHA

SURPRISING END TO BOUT Press Association WELLINGTON, Monday. A hard and gruelling wrestling contest, with frequent displays of drastic tactics, took place in the Wellington Town Hall this evening between Tom Alley, 13st, and Kala Pasha, 12st 101 b. It resulted in a win for the latter by two falls to one. In pinning Alley for the deciding fall Pasha won the match in surprising circumstances and the bout ended in uproar. Pasha got the first fall of the match, a submission fall, in the second round with an arm strangle and chin lock. In tho fourth round Alley got a submission fall with the well-known crucifix hold. Then, in the fifth round, Pasha threw Alley three times in succession, head-locking him and tossing him on his back. The third time Alley became tangled with the ropes. When he got free he was standing outside the ropes and close to the ring. Pasha rushed in and threw him in the sajne way as before. Alley landed with a thud. He 5 was then easily pinned. There was a great deal of speculation as to the validity of the fall, but the referee awarded it and Alley lost the match. It is stated that he intends to protest.

The match was Pasha’s New Zealand debut, and more than 2,000 people were turned away. The doo'rs had to be locked long before the bout started. People outside, it is stated, were offering as much as £2 and £3 to be admitted.

McDOUGALL BEATS EBERT

EASY WIN IN DUNEDIN Press Association DUNEDIN, Monday. A professional wrestling contest took place tonight between Fred Ebert (Austria), 14st 31b, and Scotty MeDougall, 14st 51b. In the fourth round Ebert secured a fall "with a short-arm scissors and bar hold. In the sixth round McDougall threw Ebert through the ropes and dazed him. He climbed back into the ring, when McDougall picked him up and slammed him on to the floor and fell on top of him. The gong then went, but Ebert was unable to continue. The bout was awarded to McDougall.

WRESTLING GOSSIP

“Strangler” Lewis will be a through passenger by the Makura, via Wellington.

Joe Stecher is expected to pass through Auckland by the Aorangi next trip.

Ebert and McDougall are to meet in Christchurch next week and both may wrestle in Palmerston North on tho way back.