Bakersfield CA: January 2, 1952 (Wednesday)
(Strelich Stadium) ... Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) beat Carlos Guzman (2-1) ...
Referee: Joe Woods ... Lone Eagle beat Jack Terry (5:13, cor) ... Dave Levin drew Bob
Corby (1-1) ... NOTE: Lone Eagle was billed as brother to Chief Don Eagle.

Bakersfield CA: January 9, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Carlos Guzman (23:42, utc) ... Danny
Savich beat Don Arnold (2-1) ... Lone Eagle beat Leon Karilenko (18:14) ... George
Dusette beat Bud Curtis (15:45) ... Promoter: Steve Strelich

Bakersfield CA: January 16, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... (Tournament Final) Carlos Guzman beat Bob Corby (6:11) ...
(semifinal) Carlos Guzman beat Danny Savich (dec) ... (second round) Carlos Guzman
beat Ali Pasha (5:46) ... Bob Corby beat George Dusette (4:08) ... Carlos Guzman beat
Danny Savich (dec) ... (first round) Ali Pasha beat Dave Levin (7:50) ... George Dusette
beat Lee Grable (dec) ... Carlos Guzman beat Lone Eagle (dec) ... Danny Savich beat
Jesse James (dec) ... Referee: Joe Woods

Bakersfield CA: January 23, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Carlos Guzman (2-0) ... Hans Schnabel &
Pat Fraley beat Lord Blears & Roger Mackay (2-1) ... George Dusette drew Ali Pasha
(30:00)

Bakersfield CA: January 30, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Pat Fraley (2-1) ... Referee: Stanley
Pinto ... (Midgets) Prince Halassie beat Fuzzy Cupid) ... Hans Schnabel drew Ali Pasha
(20:00) ... Bob Corby beat Bill Britton ... NOTE: Baron Leone told fans about his plans for
making a motion picture short in which he will be a detective and for wrestling a lion
bare-handed.

Bakersfield CA: February 6, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Dr. Lee Grable (2-1) ... (Midgets) Little
Beaver & Prince Halassie beat Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid ... George Dusette beat Paul
Britton ... NOTE: "Promoter Steve Strelich turned away more fans than in any previous
match during his tenure as grunt-and-groan impresario." -- Bakersfield CA Californian,
Feb. 7, 1952

Bakersfield CA: February 13, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Carlos Guzman beat Mr. Moto (2-1) ... (Midgets) Irish Jackie & Fuzzy
Cupid beat Little Beaver & Prince Hallasie  ... Bob Corby beat Paul Britton (17:04) ...
Danny Savich vs George Dusette (20:29)

Bakersfield CA: February 20, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone drew Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) (60:00,
1-1) ... Carlos Guzman beat Ali Pasha (2-1, dq) ... Johnny Demchuk beat Dr. Lee Grable
(15:27) ... Danny Savich beat Ray Piret (13:53)

Bakersfield CA: February 27, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Carlos Guzman & Jesse James drew Johnny Demchuk & Ali Pasha
(45:00, 1-1) ... (Midgets, Tournament Finale) Prince Halassie beat Little Beaver (14:02,
utc) ... (Midgets, first round) Little Beaver beat Irish Jackie ... (Midgets, first round) Prince
Halassie beat Fuzzy Cupid ... Bud Curtis beat Jack Britton (13:43) ... NOTE: Referee
Stanley Pinto announced a "no decision" finish in the midgets' tournament -- which was
just so much grappling nonsense.

Bakersfield CA: March 5, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) beat Lord Blears (2-1) ... Jesse
James & John Sepeda drew Ali Pasha & Hans Schnabel (45:00, 1-1) ... Johnny Demchuk
beat Bud Curtis (22:45)

Bakersfield CA: March 12, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... (Handicap) Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) beat Vic Christy (29:40)
... Gino Garibaldi beat Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) (9:29) ... Antone Leone & Ali
Pasha beat Roger Mackay & Johnny Demchuk (2-0) ... Fred Blassie (as Freddie
McDaniels) beat Hans Schnabel (20:17)

Bakersfield CA: March 19, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) beat Gino Garibaldi (2-1) ... Ali
Pasha & Antone Leone beat Billy McDaniels & Fred Blassie (as Freddie McDaniels) (2-1)
... Carlos Guzman beat Judo Jack Terry (21:39)

Bakersfield CA: March 26, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Gorgeous George beat Vic Christy (2-1) ... Joe Pazandak (as The
Champ) beat Frank Hickey (2-0, dq) ... Ali Pasha beat Ray Piret (24:52) ... Jesse James
drew Dennis Clary (20:00)

Bakersfield CA: April 2, 1952 (Wednesday)
(Strelich Stadium) ... (Tournament Final) Billy Varga beat Ali Pasha (2:43) ... (semifinal)
Ali Pasha beat Carlos Guzman (dec) ... (second round) Billy Varga beat Johnny Demchuk
(8:21) ... Carlos Guzman beat Dave Levin (12:00) ... (first round) Billy  Varga beat Bob
Corby (10:35) ... Dave Levin beat Judo Jack Terry (dec) ... Carlos Guzman beat Roger
Mackay (dec) ... Ali Pasha beat Dennis Clary (dec) ... NOTE: "With the lights dimmed and
the crowd muted, taps, ten strokes of the timekeeper's gong, were sounded for Terry
McGinnis, who died after a practice match in Santa Monica Sunday." -- Bakersfield CA
Californian, Apr. 3, 1952

Bakersfield CA: April 9, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Billy Varga beat Lord Blears (2-1) ... Carlos Guzman beat Ali Pasha
(2-1, dq) ... Don Lee (as Ivan the Terrible) beat Vic Christy (16:36) ... Jesse James drew
Johnny Demchuk (20:00) ... Promoter: Steve Strelich

Bakersfield CA: April 16, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Brother Frank Jares & Joe Pazandak (as The Champ) beat Carlos
Guzman & Billy Varga (2-1) ... Lord Blears drew Ali Pasha (45:00, 1-1) ... Vic Christy beat
John Smith (aka Soldat Gorky) (dq)

Bakersfield CA: April 23, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero beat Brother Frank Jares (2-1) ... Wild Red Berry drew
Billy Varga (45:00, 1-1) ... Carlos Guzman beat Ali Pasha (13:14) ... John Cretoria drew
Jesse James (20:00)

Bakersfield CA: April 30, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero & Carlos Guzman beat Brother Frank Jares & Wild Red
Berry (2-1) ... Billy Varga beat Judo Jack Terry (2-0) ... Dennis Clary beat Tom Renesto
(11:02)

Bakersfield CA: May 7, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Billy Varga (2-1) ... Joe Pazandak (as
The Champ) drew Carlos Guzman (45:00, 1-1) ... Vic Christy beat Bob Corby (13:45) ...
Dennis Clary beat Ted Christy (dq)

Bakersfield CA: May 14, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Enrique Torres & Carlos Guzman (sub for Rito Romero) beat Wild
Red Berry & Frank Jares (2-1) ... (Midgets) Sonny Cassidy & Farmer Pete beat Sky Low
Low & Irish Jackie  ... Lone Eagle beat Paul Britton (11:39)

Bakersfield CA: May 21, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Enrique Torres & Carlos Guzman beat Ted Christy & Hans Schnabel
(2-1) ... (Midgets) Farmer Pete beat Irish Jackie ... John Cretoria beat Lou Britton (7:00)

Bakersfield CA: May 28, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero & Carlos Guzman beat Ted Christy & Frank Jares (2-1)
... Billy Varga drew Dennis Clary (45:00, 1-1) ... Abe Kashey beat Vic Christy (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: June 4, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Dr. Lee Grable (2-1) ... (Midgets) Farmer
Pete & Sonny Cassidy beat Sky Low Low & Irish Jackie ... Antone Leone beat Paul Britton
(2-0)

Bakersfield CA: June 11, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Billy Varga beat Antone Leone (2-1) ... (Midgets) Cowboy Sonny
Cassidy & Farmer Pete beat Sky Low Low & Irish Jackie ... Dennis Clary beat Ted Christy
(2-1)

Bakersfield CA: June 18, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Wild Red Berry beat Dr. Lee Grable (2-1) ... Sandor Szabo beat
Dennis Clary (2-0) ... Billy Varga beat Antone Leone (2-0) ... Vic Christy beat Tom
Renesto (as Tony Rinestau) (10:24)

Bakersfield CA: June 25, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Baron Michele Leone beat Wild Red Berry (2-1) ... John Smith & Al
Smith beat Pablo Romero & Vic Christy (2-1) ... Karl Davis beat Lone Eagle (12:36) ...
Referee: Pete Mehringer

Bakersfield CA: July 2, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... (Handicap) Baron Michele Leone beat Dr. Lee Grable (41:24) ...
Baron Michele Leone FTT Wild Red Berry (18:36) ... Pablo Romero & Carlos Guzman
drew John Smith & Al Smith (45:00, 1-1) ... Karl Davis beat Matt Murphy (14:31)

Bakersfield CA: July 9, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Gorgeous George beat Vic Christy (2-1) ... Rey Urbano & Ramon
Cernades beat Antone Leone & Pat Fraley ... George Dusette beat Ted Christy (cor)

Bakersfield CA: July 16, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Wild Red Berry & Dr. Lee Grable vs Pablo Romero & Rey Urbano ...
Brother Frank Jares vs Ramon Cernades ... Johnny Demchuk vs Lee Savoldi

Bakersfield CA: July 17, 1952 (Thursday)
Promoter Steve Strelich told city police that a thief reached through the ticket window of
his V Street Stadium Wednesday evening and escaped with $44 in rolled change.

Bakersfield CA: July 23, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero & Pablo Romero beat John Smith & Al Smith (2-1, dq)
... Carlos Guzman beat Ali Bey ... Rey Urbano drew Brother Frank Jares

Bakersfield CA: July 30, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Carlos Guzman & Pablo Romero beat John Smith & Al Smith (2-1,
dq) ... Rey Urbano beat John Cretoria (2-0, dq) ... Pat Fraley beat Vic Christy (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: August 6, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero beat Wild Red Berry (2-1) ... Rey Urbano & Carlos
Guzman beat Pat Fraley & Brother Frank Jares (2-1) ... Dr. Lee Grable beat Lone Eagle
(22:39)

Bakersfield CA: August 13, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rey Urbano beat Antone Leone (2-1) ... Hombre Montana beat Pat
Fraley (2-0) ... Ali Bey beat Dr. Lee Grable (2-1) ... Tony Morelli drew Pablo Romero
(20:00)

Bakersfield CA: August 20, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rey Urbano beat Masked Marvel (unmasked as Tom Renesto) (2-1)
... Referee: Cecil Payne ... Ted Christy & Brother Frank Jares drew Carlos Guzman &
Pablo Romero (45:00, 1-1) ... Ramon Cernades beat George Dusette (20:04)

Bakersfield CA: August 27, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rey Urbano beat Wild Red Berry (2-1) ... Pablo Romero & Carlos
Guzman beat Judo Jack Terry & Lone Eagle (2-1) ... Ted Christy beat Ramon Cernades

Bakersfield CA: September 3, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Antonino Rocca beat Brother Frank Jares (2-1, dq) ... Rey Urbano &
Carlos Guzman beat Ali Bey & John Cretoria (45:00, 1-0, only fall) ... George Becker beat
Judo Jack Terry ... Promoter: Steve Strelich

Bakersfield CA: September 10, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Michele Leone drew Danny McShain (1-1, nc) ... (Midgets) Little
Beaver & Tiny Roe beat Fuzzy Cupid & Tom Thumb ... Rey Urbano beat Ted Christy ...
Carlos Guzman beat Jack Britton

Bakersfield CA: September 17, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Rito Romero & Pablo Romero beat Brother Frank Jares & Ted
Christy (2-1) ... Referee: Stanley Pinto ... Dr. Lee Grable beat John Cretoria (2-1) ... Tom
Renesto beat Vic Christy (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: September 24, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... (Tournament Finale) Brother Frank Jares beat Jesse James (13:17)
... (second round) Brother Frank Jares beat George Becker (dec) ... Jesse James beat
Ted Christy ... (first round) Brother Frank Jares beat Jack Terry (13:11) ... George
Becker beat Tom Renesto (9:22) ... Jesse James beat Chester Harp (dec) ... Ted Christy
beat Pablo Romero ... Referee: Joe Wood

Bakersfield CA: October 1, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Sandor Szabo beat Brother Frank Jares (2-1) ... Pablo Romero &
George Becker beat Ted Christy & Tony Morelli (2-1, dq) ... Ray Gideon beat Lee
Savoldi (22:30)

Bakersfield CA: October 8, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez beat Brother Frank Jares (2-1) ... Ted Christy &
Johnny Demchuk beat Bobby Becker & Jesse James (sub for George Becker) (2-1) ...
Tom Renesto beat Ray Gideon (dq)

Bakersfield CA: October 15, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez beat Karl Davis (2-1, utc) ... Referee: Stanley Pinto ...
George Becker & Bobby Becker beat Jesse James (sub for Johnny Demchuk) & Brother
Frank Jares (2-0) ... Jesse James beat Ray Gideon (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: October 22, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Hans Schnabel & Ted Christy beat Juan Hernandez & Vincent Lopez
(2-1) ... Brother Frank Jares beat Jesse James (2-0) ... Jerry Christy beat Tom Renesto

Bakersfield CA: October 29, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez & Rito Romero beat Hans Schnabel & Ted Christy
(2-0, dq) ... Referee: Cecil Payne ... Jerry Christy beat Frank Hickey (2-0, dq) ... Pablo
Romero drew Johnny Demchuk (20:00)

Bakersfield CA: November 5, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Antonino Rocca beat Hans Schnabel (2-0) ... Juan Hernandez drew
Johnny Demchuk (45:00, 1-1) ... Joe Tangaro beat Ted Christy (dq) ... Tom Renesto
(sub for Kola Kwariani) beat Lou Newman (12:16)

Bakersfield CA: November 12, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez & Rito Romero beat Mr. Moto & Hans Schnabel (2-1)
... Pablo Romero drew Johnny Demchuk (45:00, 1-1) ... Lou Newman beat Juan
Hernandez (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: November 19, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez beat Mr. Moto (2-1) ... Ted Christy (sub for Nanjo
Singh) & Johnny Demchuk drew Pablo Romero & Cesar Sando (45:00, 1-1) ... Juan
Hernandez beat Tom Renesto (sub for Joe Tangaro) (20:11)

Bakersfield CA: November 26, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez & Bobby Managoff beat Lou Newman & George
Bollas (2-1) ... Antone Leone beat Cesar Sando (2-1) ... Dr. Barney Cosneck beat
Johnny Demchuk (2-1)

Bakersfield CA: December 3, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Vincent Lopez & Bobby Managoff beat George Bollas & Lou
Newman (2-1)  ... Antone Leone beat Matt Murphy (2-1) ... Dr. Barney Cosneck beat Lee
Savoldi (sub for Ray Piret) (2-0, dq)

Bakersfield CA: December 10, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Hombre Montana & Vincent Lopez beat Mr. Moto & Lou Newman
(2-1) ... Johnny Demchuk beat Ray Gideon (2-1) ... Woody Strode beat Ted Christy (2-1,
dq)

Bakersfield CA: December 17, 1952
(Strelich Stadium) ... Hombre Montana beat Mr. Moto w/Fugi (7:06, utc) ... Pat Fraley beat
Vincent Lopez (2-1) ... Lou Newman beat Sheik Ben Ali (17:09) ... Johnny Demchuk beat
Cesar Sando (16:11) ... NOTE: Final show of the year.


Research by J Michael Kenyon
Bakersfield Wrestling Results - 1952