Benton Harbor Wrestling Results

All cards held at the Benton Harbor Naval Armory unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 – Billy Goelz and Jack Steele (subs for Don Koch) beat Jumpin’
Joe Savoldi (Savoldi pinned Steele in a little over 12 minutes, but could not beat Goelz) . . .
Jr. Hvwt. Title: Billy Goelz © beat Jack Steele . . . Rex Sheeley beat Huston Harris by DQ. A-
600.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – Joe Savoldi beat Benito Gardini, 2-1 . . . Rudy Kay beat Tarzan
White by COR . . . Huston Harris pinned Charley Murray. Referee: James Austin of
Muskegon. A-1,300.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – Jr. Hvwt. Title: Billy Goelz © beat Charley Murray (sub for Al
Williams, who cancelled in advance due to injury), 2-0 . . . 1 Fall to a Finish: Joe Savoldi
pinned Benito Gardini in 32 minutes . . . Huston Harris beat Bill Demetrious in 21 minutes . . .
Rex Sheeley beat Johnny Gilbert by DQ. Referee: Harvey Totzke. A-400 (storm).

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 – Rudy Kay beat Joe Savoldi (1-Savoldi, flying tackle, body press.
2-Savoldi was CORed.
3-Kay by default) . . . Tarzan White won the 2nd and 3rd falls from Ned Taylor . . . Huston
Harris beat Don Koch (previously announced replacement for Pete Schuh) in 8 minutes . . .
Rex Sheeley pinned Johnny Gilbert in 17 minutes.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11 – Tarzan White beat Rudy Kay, 2-0 (1st fall by DQ) . . . Huston
Harris beat Bad Boy Brown (sub for Ned Taylor), 2-1 . . . Pierre LaSalle pinned Joe Millich . . .
a bout between Rex Sheeley and Charley Murray was listed for the card, but LaSalle vs.
Millich was not). A-Small.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 – Joe Savoldi beat Rudy Kay (1-Kay DQed. 2-Savoldi, pin) . . .
Pierre LaSalle beat Huston Harris on a 3rd fall DQ; Harris refused to break a hold . . . Johnny
Gilbert (sub for Rex Sheeley) drew with Bad Boy Joseph. Referee: James Austin.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8 – The Great Moto won the 2nd and 3rd falls from Pierre LaSalle with
sleeper holds . . . Tarzan White won the 2nd and 3rd falls from Huston Harris (3rd fall by DQ)
. . . Rex Sheeley drew with Pete Bartu. Referee: “Red” Evans. A-over 700.

SATURDAY, MAY 27 – Farmer Don Marlin and Carl Engstrom vs. Ray Ryan and Houston
Harris. 2 more bouts. First Twin Cities card in 6 weeks.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 – Mighty Atlas “no contest” Walter Palmer, 1-1 . . . Buck
Weaver beat Jack Carter, 2-1
. . . Johnny Gilbert and Al Kring drew with Wildcat Duke and Red Montgomery.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 – Buddy Rogers beat Farmer Don Marlin when Marlin was injured
in the 3rd fall . . . Rex Sheeley pinned Jim Graham (sub for Great Zuma, Man from Mars, who
was injured Friday in Springfield) . . . George Bruckman beat Pete Bartu (previously
announced sub for The Great Moto). A-621.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 – NWA World Hvwt. Title: Lou Thesz © drew with Buddy Rogers
when both were CORed in the 3rd fall . . . Al Williams beat Hans Schnabel (1-Williams in 14
minutes. 2-Schnabel DQed in 8 minutes) . . . Fritz Schnabel beat Rex Sheeley. A-one of the
largest crowds in Armory history.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 – Gypsy Joe and Benito Gardini beat Al Williams and Bozo Brown
by DQ . . . Charley Murray beat Johnny Gilbert, 2-1 . . . Al Kring pinned Elmer Schroder . . .
Note: Elmer Schroder, trained by Rex Sheeley, was to meet Bill McManus, who was tutored by
Farmer Don Marlin. A-estimated 700.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 – Buddy Rogers beat Al Williams (1-Williams in 19 minutes. 2-
Rogers in 5 minutes. 3-Rogers in 8 minutes) . . . Zuma, Man from Mars beat Jim Graham (1-
Zuma, pin – 12 minutes. 2-Graham DQed in 10:19) . . . Rex Sheeley pinned Bob Hanke in 19
minutes. A-500.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1950 – Al Szasz and Buck Weaver beat Pete Bartu and Zack
Malkov with 20 seconds left in the 60-minute time limit . . . George Drake pinned Rex Sheeley
. . . Johnny Gilbert pinned Al Kring in 18 minutes.
A-Small.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1950 – Zuma beat Billy Parks (sub for Benito Gardini, who was
hospitalized in Chicago) (1-Parks in 19 minutes. 2-Zuma in 7:08. 3-Zuma in 4:11) . . . Al
Szasz (sub for Johnny Barend) beat Rudy Kay (1-Szasz in 17:12. 2-Kay DQed) . . . Zack
Malkov beat Jumping Rococo in 24 minutes. Referee: Harvey Totzke. A-500.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1950 – Zuma beat Al Szasz (1-Szasz, pin – 11:10. 2-Zuma in 9:
16. 3-Zuma in 10 minutes) . . . Buck Weaver beat Zack Malkov, 2-0 . . . Joe “Flash” Gordon
pinned Johnny Gilbert in 8 minutes. Referee: Walter Karpinski. A-Small.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1950 – Goodfellows Fund Benefit – (Cancelled due to snow
storm) – Walter Palmer vs. Bozo Brown . . . Zuma vs. Buck Weaver . . . Rex Sheeley vs. Bill
Demetrious . . . Elmer Schroeder vs. Red Montgomery. This card was rescheduled for
Wednesday, December 6.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 – Carl Engstrom (formerly Zuma. He was unmasked Tuesday
night in Sheboygan) and Charley Murray beat Mike Kilonis and Jumping Rococo . . . Rex
Sheeley beat Ned Taylor on a 3rd fall DQ . . . Johnny Gilbert drew with Ripper Hawk. A-186
(smallest crowd of past 18 months).

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 – Tarzan White beat Jumping Rococo on a 3rd fall DQ;
Rococo threw referee Harvey Totzke . . . Buck Weaver beat George Drake . . . Frankie Hart
pinned Pete Bartu in 19 minutes. A-91 paid. Smallest crowd ever.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 – Walter Palmer beat Mike Kilonis (sub for Benito Gardini), 2-0 (2nd
fall by DQ) . . . Rudy Kay and Jumping Rococo won the 2nd and 3rd falls from Al Szasz and
Jack Carter . . . Rex Sheeley pinned Bill Demetrious in 18:10.

Promoter: Ray Kruger

Research by George Lentz

Benton Harbor Wrestling Results - 1950

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