This vintage sports film from the 1930’s displays a wrestling match in Los Angeles in 1938. This match features the notable Irish wrestler Patrick O’Callaghan against King Kong Kashey (:07). Pat was an Irish wrestler and Olympic gold medal winner. He was the first Irish athlete to take a medal under the Irish flag after gaining independence from England. Abe “King Kong” Kashey was a wrestler originally from Syria whom was also featured in the film “Don’t Go Near the Water” from 1957. Pat would take the win by “Count Out”. King Kong appears under his robes in the corner (:15). Pat stands at the right bottom corner (:17). The pair collide in the center (:37). Kong is tossed to the ground (:43). The referee begins his count (:47). It is mentioned Abe complained to the referee the Irish fighter was playing with a clenched fist (1:08). Kong is tossed over the ring (1:25) and grabs a hammer in his hand on his way up. The ref stops him (1:32). Pat pummels the Syrian fighter with right hooks to the jaw (1:42). Pat gets a Boston crab on his opponent (2:00). He traps him into a full nelson (2:38). Kong is tossed in an airplane whirl (3:00). He is tossed over the edge of the ring again (3:14). He throws hits at Pat (3:18) from the other side of the rope. The pair carry on back and forth (3:21). Kong drops into the audience and they jump into the fight (3:29). Kong snaps and wails on the man from the audience (3:32). Pat kicks Kong in the face (3:40). The ref holds Pat’s hand high (3:47). Kong has been disqualified (3:50). He turns against the man outside of the ring who held him up during the match (4:00). Two referees attempt to hold him back (4:08). Chief Little Wolf appears (4:15). Ventura Tenario; “Chief Little Wolf”, fought 1,141 matches in his career spanning from 1932 to 1958. Kong and Little Wolf continue to battle (4:20). The referees again attempt to hold up Kong (4:27). They hold him in his corner (4:36). The crowd enjoys the show (4:50) as Kong spews his disgust. He attempts to leave the ring and head for his dressing room (5:01). He jumps from the corner (5:07) landing in a brawl (5:10). The camera pans around at the chaos erupting between wrestler and crowd (5:19)

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