The Turk’s Toeholds

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1047, 11 August 1930, Page 7

The Turk’s Toeholds

ALLEY FORCED TO SUBMIT

Pasha Wins by Two Falls

TAKING full advantage of a leg injury to his opponent, Kara Pasha applied a variety of toeholds and won from Tom Alley by two submission falls in the Wrestling match at the Town Hall on Saturday evening. This was the first match promoted by the newly-formed Auckland Ex-Service-men’s Wrestling Union, and a large crowd lent its patronage.

Prior to the start of the main contest Sir George Richardson, president of the Auckland Union, addressed the spectators. "We are delighted to see the hall packed and we thank you for y our patronage.” he said. “This is the first of a series of contests under the Ex-servicemen’s Union, which is affiliated with the New Zealand Union. Associations have been formed in Auckland, Wellington. Christchurch, Dunedin. Palmerston North. Stratford and Wanganui which have created a Dominion-wide organisation for the control of the fine and ancient sport of wrestling. We were asked by friends to give our support and we have done so to help the men who helped you and helped me and are now down and out.'* The bout did not lack either thrills or excitement, but it was not as spectacular as the bout in Wellington. This was due to a large extent to the new mat which was too soft to permit the wrestlers to use. their speed. "It was the same as a racehorse running in the mud. It was impossible to get up speed,” said Pasha after the match, and Alley also said that the newness and consequent softness of the mat had hampered his movements. However. the crowd seemed thoroughly to enjoy the match. The feature of the contest was the Turk's toeholds. He practically confined his movements to either armbars or toeholds, and it did not take him long to discover that Alley’s knee was not in fit condition to stand up to a series of painful holds. Alley tried to fool the Turk by changing his bandage from one knee to the other, but the ruse did not work. THE TURK’S FALLS A bar toehold gave Pasha a submission fall in the fourth round and in the next it appeared that Alley was going to even the score with a crucifix. The crowd thought he had the crucifix, but the hold was not properly set and Alley could not get the leverage on arm and shoulder to make the Turk submit and he was still trying to break away when the gong released him. The end came in the sixth round when another toehold forced Alley to submit. Charlie Pollard, the Auckland professional, was the referee. Alley was first into the ring, to be followed shortly afterward by Pasha,, who wore a black robe with the Turkish crescent and star worked in scarlet, while a towel was wound round his head to form a turban. The weights were Alley 13st and Pasha 12st 101 b. The Turk’s swarthy skin formed a striking contrast to Alley’s pink skin as they went into the referee hold. \ double armlock sent Alley to the mat momentarily, but a second later ho was again thrown with a reverse headlock. In turn he brought Pasha flown with a reverse lieadlock, converting to a wrirtlock and arm scissors which forced the Turk to bridge before he released to get a wristlock. Breaking away Alley applied a splits but Pasha soon won free to give Alley some trouble with an armbar. Alley replied to a flying mare by throwing the Turk with a reverse headlock. After a short spell on the mat Pasha tried a Boston crab, but Alley upset him. Alley was working with an armbar at the gong. “AERIAL RIDE” Opening the second session. Alley stopped a flying mare by scissoring his opponent’s body. Pasha worked with a wristlock and then a toehold, but he could not hold the Mormon. Alley spun on his opponent’s body and then stood him on his head, but to no advantage. The Turk tried a reverse headlock and although he may or may n °t havo had a strangle hold, it looked suspicious when he took care to keep himself between the referee and a clear view of the hold. He threw’ Alley with a flying mare but the Mormon came back with a bucksaw headlock. Alley kicked off a toehold and when the Turk jumped at him as he lay on the mat he caught him with his feet and gave him an “aerial ride.” Tn sons clanged but Pasha rushed Alley to the ropes with a headlock oefore they were separated. In the third round Alley had to oridge a cradle hold and then kicked °iT a toehold. securing a wristlock , ich followed with a head scissors and tnen a short-arm scissors, but the »urk escaped. Pasha worked away vutn a scries of toeholds, but Alley a Pcd. Pasha looked like taking a punch at Alley, but he looked at e referee and decided otherwise. was working a toehold at the «ong. m? OUnd four saw Alley block a flvhrSJ” 81 ’!? £ y sc ’issoring his opponent’s and Pasha could do nothing with u However, he trussed up ;',* y jl } « barred toehold while he JI ed on hls chest and after a fight me Mormon submitted. CHASING TOEHOLDS was chasing the toeholds in rim* 1 round and Alley had a busy escaping from them. The Ameri.an appuefl a head-scissors followed the T..r£ Pan ?* e armlock, which gave urK a few anxious moments, but

lie twisted out and applied a double toehold from which Alley escaped with difficulty. Alley rushed the Turk to the ropes and was hooted. He fell into a toehold, but broke to get an unsuccessful short-arm scissors. In a tussle on the mat he whipped on a double-arm scissors, but he could not get any leverage with the necessary wristlock and the Turk saw out the round. Alley limped out for the sixth round and Pasha brought him down with a clever trip. On the mat Alley worked headlocks and double wrislqpks alernately at lightening speed, but Pasha escaped and applied three toeholds in succession, the third forcing Alley to submit a second fall and the match. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES F. Munce, lOst 71b, beat J. Beasley, 11st, by two falls to one. Beasley scored in the first round with a headlock. but Munce took falls in each of the two remaining rounds with armbars and presses. L. Naylor, lOst 61b, beat W. Paget, list 121 b. by one fall. Naylor introduced plenty of showmanship into the bout and had the crowd in roars of laughter. He gained a submission fall in the second round with a doublearm scissors. W. Jowitt, I2st 31b, beat W. Riddle, 11s 111 b, on a submission fall, scored in the first round with a headlock, Liddle being unable to continue. 1). Gordon, list 61b, beat D. Pearce lOst 71b, by two falls. The first was a very doubttul one with a body press and the second was also with a press.