LOGAN SLAMMED

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1059, 25 August 1930, Page 7

LOGAN SLAMMED

alley wins wrestling MATCH hard-fought contest After being on the defence for practically the whole of the time, and losing a fall in the fourth round of the wrestling match staged under the auspices of the Auckland Ex - Servicemen’s Wrestling Union at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday evening, Tom Alley back-loop-slammed Walter Logan in the next round, to even the score. The latter was unable to continue, and the match was awarded to Alley. Logan did not boast of his prowess, but once in the ring he showed himself to be a tough, willing and clever wrestler, displaying a variety of new combinations interspersed with a little rough stuff in retaliation. Logan is tremendously strong. and in the third roun:l he gave the crowd the thrill of the night. Alley had secured a double-arm scissors, and was endeavouring to bring pressure to bear on Logan’s shoulder with the necessary egrmbar for the crucifix, but his injured leg prevented him from doing so. Spectators are divided in opinion as to whether Alley had the crucifix properly applied, some believing that he did. However. Logan broke the hold, amid tremendous enthusiasm, and after the match stated that he intended claiming the £IOO which Alley offered last year for the man who could break his crucifix once it was properly applied. Alley was not up t<> the form that he displayed in his first match in Auckland. He said after the match that his injured knee was troubling him. and he intended taking a rest until it was better. LOGAN GETS FIRST FALL Alley weighed in at 13st lib, and Logan was two pounds heavier. After sparring in the referee hold Logan brought Alley to the mat to get a cradle hold which Alley countered with a toehold. Logan missed with a short-arm scissors, and Alley tossed him with a reverse headlock. Going to the mat again Logan was this time successful with a short-arm scissors, and it took Alley 95 seconds to break it. They were soon at it again hammer and tongs. Logan twice tossed Alley with reverse headlocks, and the'Morjnan nearly broke his opponent’s arm with a hammerlock. In response to a query from the referee, Charlie Pollard, Logan refused to submit, and after a short fight somersaulted out. He countered a body scissors with a bar toehold with the legs. Alley kicking him off, but falling into a body scissors which Logan held until the gong. Opening the second round Alley applied a reverse headlock. but Logan countered with a similar hold, breaking the Mormon’s and forcing him to the mat, where, after a short mix-up, Logan applied a head scissors and .arm-’ stretch. Alley countering with a double toehold. But Logan countered this with a toehold, and Alley fought desperately to free, and on gaining release stalled in a corner, but Logan rushed in and brought applause by tossing the Mormon to the mat with a headlock. following with a splits. Alley twisted out £ e *** n? ’ behind his opponent, applied a sitting splits.-which gave Logan a painful few moments. Alley was bridging from a double wristlock at the gong. WAS IT CRUCIFIX? Throwing Alley to the canvas at the start of round three, Logan applied a head scissors and arm -stretch which Alley countered with a headlock Lagan jumping out only to run into a head scissors, followed by a shortarm scissors, which he held for 90 seconds before Logan gained freedom. It was then that Alley applied the wu*, whl ? h gave the crowd a thrill. Whether it was a crucifix is a matter of opinion, but Logan broke after a fight. Letting to a standing position again and going into the referee hold. Logan used a short rabbit-punch and when Alley butted in retaliation the referee said a little piece to him. On the mat Logan applied an arm scissors and armbar, Alley turning out just before the gong. After sparring in the referee hold in the fourth session both went over the ropes. On the mat Logan twisted out of a short-arm scissors and with a buck-saw headlock sent Alley backward to the ropes. He repeated the dose and followed up with alternate short rabbit-punches and headlocks to ■Si* Alle y to the mat and pin him r? a face lock an d armlock Opening round the fifth both tried w ? lake the fur fly with rabbit-punches and Logan was warned for slapping Alley on the body. Logan brought ine Mormon down with a headlock but isil into a head scissors, escaping with a toehold. Logan again worked the ucksaw headlock, Alley getting hooted uy the crowd for hanging on to the ropes. Alley feinted for the legs and as Logan gripped him round the body, clamped the latter’s arms under his own and as ho lifted him for the aek-loop-slam took a couple of steps ackward. The slam was perfectly xecuted and Logan was knocked out t l6 lay on the canvas and was carried o bis corner. He was unable to come up when the gong sounded and the eieree awarded the contest to Alley. amateur preliminaries KI J , ®f asle >'. list lib, beat F. Baker. 31b, by two straight falls, the %ith a body press and the second itn a body press and armbar. _>• Gammer, list 71b, and R. Lovellst 61b, drew in three rounds, neither scoring a fall. lof; 10st 11b. beat B. White, fir 1 ‘» by two straight falls, the with a body press and the second with an armbar. Naylor, list, beat W. Hyatt, lOst two falls - This was the best * a brightest amateur bout ever seen in uckland. Naylor introduced a lot p _ B wmanship into his work and the £row(j roared with delight. Naylor s been dubbed “Scotty,” evidently as of bis affray with McDougall _ that name and he did not lack sup--Ip* p B, Hyatt was quite content to b ave bis way, but when Naylor carted in to wrestle he was there to r , bim. Naylor scored in the first a y l ** with a head-and-arm scissors u arm-stretch. In the second the eree perspired profusely as he enor£ V ° Ured to kee P them in the ring. At j st uge Naylor grabbed the referee’s Rand endeavoured to bring him into match. Naylor took the _P ls ion in the last round with a head s °i*s and arm-stretch. deadly boston crab the TURK BEATS LUNDYN Press Association DUNEDIN, Sunday. oft Af ' er the most thrilling wrestling PaL est yet seen in Dunedin, Kara dv« a ; 101 b., defeated Alex Lunwn> i~ s t. 121 b., last evening. Lundyn r 8 *be aggressor in the first three f !J n . ds - but in the fourth the Turk sefor*” » fc be deadly Boston crab hold. Bebarii ” e . su bmitted Lundyn was so y injured that he could not conrm. e j was to have been an eight rounds contest. close Kara Pasha was subthp er *° a hostile demonstration from ®P ecta tors, but there did not apthis l ° be any le 6iUniate reason for