WRESTLING SCIENCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1035, 28 July 1930, Page 7

WRESTLING SCIENCE

WALKER BEATS RAY TWO FALLS TO ONE In the most scientific wrestling ?iS n ?i est s ° far this season, George Walker defeated Tom Ray by two falls to one, at the Town Hail on Saturday evening. Ray is the most skilful wrestler ever seen in the Auckland ring, not exceptV?.?. th ® wonderfully clever Clarence iMvlnncl. The American’s leg-work is in.u \ ellous. and at times he appears to possess four arms, so well does he use nis legs, and he indeed justifies his nickname—“the man with a thousand holds.

\alker tound Ray a difficult opponent. who. in keeping with his statomell ls during the week preceding the match, refused to bo tossed and dumped like a sack of oats. Whenever W inker lifted the American those long thin, but skilful legs, just -wrapped themselves round head or body and the movement failed.

The Canadian gave a sterling display of wrestling, and although he could not be accounted as clever as uny his .great strength evened the match. And Walker is also a clever mat man, and in winning the last fall and the match he used a nameless, but deadly, hold which -was new to Auckland and which he says himself he has not been able to use for two years. Tt bad Ray tied in a knot. Walker gave a clean exhibition, an example which Kay did not follow until after he had tailed to ruffle the Canadian’s temper with butts and rabbit-punches, which brought hoots from the crowd. The first fall went to Walker in the laird round. Ray evening' in the next with a submission fall. Walker taking the final fall and decision in the fifth.

The largest crowd of the season saw the match, many country visitors taking the opportunity of seeing a sport ol which they have heard much. Mi*. Len Wilson was the referee. FLYING TACKLE

The weights were: Walker, 13st 010, and Ray 12st 111 b. After Walker had missed with a flying tackle, Ray brought him down by retaliating in kind. The American forced Walker to bridge, the pair going through the ropes. The Canadian tried a wristlock, Ray replying with a lieadlock followed ray short-arm figure-four scissors. Walker going into the ropes, where the referee separated them. The Canadian cleverly escaped from a double wrist lock, and got a head scissors. Ray spinning free. Ray applied a leg nelson and double wristlock and A\ alker picked bis opponent up but failed to dump him. Ray tried a rab-bit-punch and was warned. Opening the sticond round Ray introduced some butting, but Walker escaped cleverly and left him butting the ropes. After Ray had spun out of an armlock Walker applied a headlock, followed by a short-arm scissors from which Ray somersaulted out. The American twice threw Walker with' headlocks followed by a rabbit-punch and a bucksaw headlock, and then butted with his head. A figure-four scissors on the body stopped Walker from dumping his opponent, but the Canadian brought Ray down with a headlock. Walker was too shrewd to be caught with a Boston crab, and Rav got excited and carried on with a headlock after the gong. Going to the mat in round three Ray again secured his special short-arm figure-four scissors, but Walker turned after a hard struggle, and with the hold still on picked Tta.y up and threw him. following up with a cradle with the legs and an arm-stretch to score the first fall. In the fourth session Ray worked a leg nelson and armlock, followed by a scissors on the head. Walker getting to Ills feet and spinning him, but failing to dump him. Ray countered a potential flying-mare by applying a figure-four on the body, and Walker showed his tremendous strength in breaking a liammerlock. On the mat Raj’ secured a toe-hold and added a I headlock, locking the holds together to get a submission fall and equal the score. Ray tried the manoeuvre again in the fifth session, but Walker beat him to it, securing both of Ray’s wrists, dre*v them between the American’s Tegs, and turned him over, at the same time sitting down to double up Ray’s body’ and press his shoulders to the mat for the final fall. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES Kisha Bana. 7st 41b. beat S. Brewer by one fall, with a body press. W. Hyatt, 1 Ost 101 b, drew with F. Munee, lOst 111 b, each scoring a fall, Hyatt with a body press and Munee with a headlock. J. Simpson, list 51b, beat D. Gordon, list Gib, by two falls, with an armlock and press, and with a cradle hold. G. Camer, list 41b, beat R. Lovegrove. list 41b, by one fall, scored with an arm-scissors. McDOUGALL BEATS EBERT WRESTLING IN DUNEDIN Press Association DUNEDIN, Sunday. In a wrestling contest in ITis Majesty’s Theatre last evening, Scotty’ McDougall defeated Fred Ebert by two falls to one, the deciding fall being gained in the sixth round. It was a surprise ending, as Ebert’s tactics appeared to have exhausted McDougall.