Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-15
Rough Tactics
Barred
In Wrestling

In view of the coming wrestling
match between Hans Froelecher and
Frank Kanae, which is set to take
place at the Orpheum, in this city, 1t
is well to know something of the
different dangerous holds. An ex-
change notes that all matches are
now made straight catch-as-catch-
can, with strange hold barred. This
is in line with the arrangements
made for all matches during the past
few years, and Is another evidence
that a genuine attempt is being made
to eliminate a cause of unnecessary
danger formerly associated with the
sport. There can be no question COLI
corning the brutality of the strangle
holds. On many occasions in the
past when Stranger Lewis and 9TH
ers made frequent use of them, they
caused Inconsistencies, and once or
, twice death resulted. They have long
| since been barred by the Amateur
Athletic Union.
The holds are of several kinds, and
perhaps because of the many ways in
which they can be applied, adapted
and modified the general public, and
even some regular patrons of wrest-
ling exhibitions. have more or less
vague ideas as to just what consti-
tutos a strange hold. Speaking gen.
orally, the hold may be described as
an attempt to apply pressure in one
form or another to an opponents
throat, depriving him Of breath and
temporarily chOping him. Generally
an attempt is made at the same time
to apply corresponding pressure TO
the back of the head. so as to accel-
crate the effects of this treatment
and more quickly render the subject
helpless.
The opening most frequently
sought in the old days of profession
al wrestling was usually obtained b!
executing a feint that caused the Op.
lponent to lower his hands for a mo-
mcnt, whereupon his forearm was
quickly pressed against his Adams
apple, and a grip secured high up or
the neck. SO that his head wal
drought. forward simultaneously. Tn;
effect was Visible almost immediate
ly, for II, the sufferer did not breal
the hold by eXerting extraordinary
strength on the elbow of the arm
Drawn across his throat, fall fol
lowed in short order.
The strangle from the rear, I.
Properly secured, was even more ter
rible. Not only did the left arm z,
around the throat, while the RICH
pressed the head forward, but thu
fact that this right could be re-en
forced by added pressure from tn,
holders forehead and strong necl
muscles made 1t more quickly effect
i've, while the very position of tn,
victim made 1t more difficult L
break.
If a wrestler came to the floor oil
all fours, and his opponent succeeded
In obtaining a strangle, 1t was tn
part of discretion to assist in tn
turnover that would bring the shout
ders to the mat and end the bout. Ii
cases such as this the left arm en-
cirCled the throat, the hand graspin
the right shoulder of the unfortI
knGte, and in this way obtaining ad
ditional leverage, while the RICH
hand bore down on the back of tn
!. head. Half suffocated at the out
!, set, the under man had neared tn
stranguation point in about one sec
| ond If he did not show his desire t
.. quit.
Rough tactics on the mat are no
what the spectators of a wrestlin
match care to see, and they are yer
prompt to hiss and boot at an offend
, er who resorts to unfair method
/ when his scientific efforts prove un
4 available.
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