THE TURK WINS AGAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 2 September 1930, Page 13

THE TURK WINS AGAIN

LOGAN SUBMITS TO BOSTON CRAB TWO FALLS TO ONE Amid tremendous enthusiam, Walter Logan scored the equalising fall in the seventh round of the wrestling contest at the Town Hall last evening, Kara Pasha having registered one in the fifth session, but in the final round the American fell into a trap and the Turk took the deciding fall. The contest, which was staged by the Auckland Ex-Servicemen's Wrestling Union, was a hard struggle from start to finish, and Logan gave Pasha a torrid time. There was a very large house present, and the sympathies seemed to be all with Logan, for. as ho got out of difficulties Lime and time again, lie was cheered to the echo. Pasha, too, was given applause for his clever work, but it was nothing compared to that given his opponent. Logan did the forcing throughout tho bout. The Turk worked on the defensive, and his long experience stood him in good stead. He usually carne out of a hold into a better position than ho was formerly. His long suit is defence, and he used it again and again to trap Logan into false moves. While the two men were being announced just before the start of the bout, George Walker climbed into the ling to be given a tremendous reception, which was renewed a moment later when “Scotty” McDougall followed him. The announcer, Mr. W. E. JJervan, said that Walker challenged the Turk to meet him as soon as the union would sign them up. "George Walker challenges the winner, Kara Pasha,” said Mr. Dervan, for once filling the place of prophet as well as announcer. McDougall also challenged Tho winner. The Turk spoke to Mr. Dervan. J “Kara Pasha says he lias never refused to wrestle George Walker or any- { body else, provided they make his weight, 12st. 71b.,” said Mr. Dervan. a remark that was greeted with what is known in certain circles as “the bird.” | Charlie Pollard was the referee. QUIET FIRST ROUND Logan weighed in at 13st., and Pasha at 12st. 81b. Nothing of a sensational character marked tiie first round. Logan threw Pasha with a reverse headlock, the Turk countering with an armbar followed by a hammerlock. Logan forced his way free and sent the Turk to the ropes with a bucksaw headlock, following up by lifting him with a waisthold and dumping him to the mat to apply a splits, which Pasha countered with a toehold. The latter then secured a cradle hold. Logan releasing to get a headlock. from which Pasha escaped by a headspin. Logan applied a hammerlock, but Pasha had no difficulty in escaping. The pair wasted no time as the gong for the second round sounded. Logan worked a bucksaw headlock in a kneeling position on the mat, and when they got to standing grips again brought the Turk down cleverly, for the pair to get into a queer combination, with Pasha getting the worst of it. However he picked Lip one of Logan’s feet which was straying about the mat and made good play with a toehold until the American rubbed knuckles vigorously up and down his spine, when he let go suddenly and ran out of the ring. When he again climbed into the ring. Logan tossed him. but fell into a hammerlock, and had quite a light before he spun out. Pasha then tried for a splits, but a foot to the body lifted him clear into the air, Logan jumping on him to apply a hainmerlock. Pasha held a toehold at the Logan opened round three by throwing his opponent with a flying mare, and then barred a toehold over Pasha’s own foot. The Turk retaliated with a sitting splits, but then had to kick free from a toehold. Pasha secured a short-arm scissors, but Logan once more applied his knuckles to the spine and the Turk could not let go quick enough. Pasha broke an arm-scissors and arm lock only to fall into a double toehold, which he countered after a time with a similar hold. Logan secured a Japanese armlock, but a kick in the seat of the tights made him release. Pasha was in another arm-scis-sors and armlock at the gong. LOGAN IN DIFFICULTIES ' After being in difficulties at the beginning of the fourth session, Logan compelled Pasha to bridge from a double armlock, but a Japanese armlock, followed by a toehold, gave the American some trouble. Three times Logan was thrown with headlocks, the fourth time beating the Turk to the move. It was only momentarily, for be was sent down with a reverse headlock, and then a living mare. Knuckles applied to the spine again won freedom for Logan, and the Turk shaped up to him, the American letting go a punch in retaliation. Logan tried his favourite headlocks, and sent Pasha to the mat, where the Turk secured a leg Nelson, Logan freeing with a toehold. Tho fifth round was over in a flash. After sending Logan down with a flying mare and then a headlock, Pasha lorced him to his knees with an arm-, lock, stepped over and had secured his* arm-strangle, Logan submitting.. Logan was nursing bis left arm as he came out for the sixth round. Pasha missed in another attempt for an armstrangle, and Logan sent him to the ropes with a bucksaw headlock. After a skirmish on the mat, Logan worked the headlock again, and then missed with an attempted Boston crab. The seventh round was over in a few seconds. Alter using the bucksaw headlock again. Logan tossed the Turk four times with flying mares, to fall and pin him for the equalising fall. Throughout the interval the crowd continued cheering. As the gong for the last round clanged, Logan rushed in and tossed the Turk with a flying mare, and then worked the bucksaw headlock. But in a flash, Pasha turned and whipped on a Boston crab, to which Logan submitted, the Turk thus taking the deciding fall. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES C. Anderson. Bst. 121 b., drew with K. Brewer, Bst. 7ilb., neither securing a fall. W. Williamson, 9st. 51b., beat C. Kelly, 9st. 101 b., scoring a fall with a headlock and body press, and a submission fall with a body scissors and hammerlock. J. Beasley, list, lib., beat L. Naylor, list. 11b., on points. Naylor had the crowd roaring with laughter from the start, and Beasley at times found it difficult to wrestle for laughing. It. Allen, list. 71b., was presented with a decision over R. Lovegrove, list. 41b. Lovegrove had one shoulder up, but tlie referee gave a fall.