WALKER’S LONE FALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1042, 5 August 1930, Page 13

WALKER’S LONE FALL

CANADIAN IN QUIET MOOD LUNDYN GOES EIGHT ROUNDS George Walker defeated Alex Lundyn by a single fall in eight rounds at the Town Hall last evening. IVALKER is famous as the Canadian ** panther, but last evening he scarcely lived up to that awe-inspir-ing sobriquet. He may have been a little stale after the strenuous campaign of the last few months or only just off form for the night, but it can bo said that he was only half as good as usual. There was no “devil” in his work at all until the sixth round. Neither did Lundyn show to the best advantage). Mr. Len Wilson was the referee, and Lundyn weiglied 13st. and Walker 13st. 51b.

Going to the mat, Walker blocked a hammerlock. After, sparring in the referee hold, Lundyn countered a reverse wristlock by leaping to secure a head scissors, which he held as they went to the mat, and which Walker had difficulty in breaking. The Finn brought Walker down with a Japanese wristlock, the Canadian replying with a head scissors and armlock before picking up Lundyn and dumping him.

Opening the second round, Walker got off-side with the crowd by going' through the ropes from a cradle hold. On coming back he tried a Boston crab, but Lundyn caught him off balance and applied a toehold from which Walker escaped to get a head scissors, tho Finn having to bridge before gaining release. After each Jiad taken a toss in round three Lundyn secured a crotch hold and tried driving Walker’s head into tho canvas, following this desire by getting a toehold, which Walker broke. After a time Lundyn applied the splits, Walker retaliating with a reverse wristlock which mhde Lundyn bridge before breaking. LUNDYN DUMPED In the next session, Walker awakened a little and dumped Lundyn to the mat, but the Finn fell lightly. The Canadian converted a short-arm scissors into a double arm scissors, which Lundyn broke after a struggle. Escaping from a headlock. Walker threw the Finn, only to be brought down himself with a headlock. Walker had a leg-strangle at the gong. After a last spell on the mat in the fifth round, Walker threw Lundyn through the ropes, and on coming back to tho centre the Finn broke a scissors to put Walker on his head with a crotch hold. Just before the gong the Canadian twice threw his opponent through the lopes.

Both took tossings in the sixth round, Walker following up three throws by dumping Lundyn to the mat and pinning him with a double wristlock and body press for the first fall After missing with a flying tackle in tho seventh. Walker tried a head scis sors and double wristlock. Lundyn breaking after a struggle to bring the Canadian down with a headlock Walker escaped to get a splits, which Lundyn broke by vigorous use of his elbow in the Canadian’s spine. The res* of the round was quiet. Walker started out fast in the last round, but they got tangled on tho mat and the effort died. Walker missed with a flying tackle, and Lurdyn jumped at him only to be tossed over the ropes. The round was then quiet until with a minute to go Walker got busy, and although Lundyn occupied the underneath berth he kept his shoulders up. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES Kish a Bana, 7st. 21b., beat A. Cartier, 7st. 41b., by two falls, with a hammerlock and press and with a body press. Babu, 9st. 21b., beat W. Williamson, 9st. 41b., on points, neither scoring a fall. K. Elliott, 13st., beat W. P. Jowetf 12st. 21b., by two falls. The first round was fast, Jowett standing up well tr his stronger opponent. In the second round Elliott scored a submission fall with a body scissors and armbar and took tho decision in the last round with a cradle hold. J. McComisli, lOst. 41b., was given a points decision over F. Munce, lOst. 101 b., although the latter earned u. draw.