BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN – 1952 Promoter: Rex Sheeley Compiled by George Lentz from the St. Joseph, MI Herald-Press All bouts held at the Benton Harbor Naval Armory unless otherwise noted. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 (Season Opener) – Pat O’Connor beat Rudy Kay, 2-0 (1) O’ Connor by COR (2) O’Connor in 7 minutes . . . Gypsy Joe beat Milt Olsen, 2-0 (1) Joe, pin with an armlock – 26 minutes (2) Joe in 2 minutes . . . Zack Malkov beat Mike Kilonis by DQ in 22 minutes. A-1,316 (record crowd). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 – Mighty Atlas beat Farmer Don Marlin (sub for Hans Schmidt, who overslept in his Chicago hotel room) (1) Atlas (2) Atlas refused to break hold; fans entered the ring to protect Marlin . . . Farmer Don Marlin beat Gypsy Joe, 2-0 (1) Joe was DQed (2) Marlin, mulekick . . . Zack Malkov beat Karl Gray in 17 minutes. A-SRO-1,350 with 500 turned away. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 – Farmer Don Marlin and Zack Malkov won the 2nd and 3rd falls from Al Williams and Rudy Kay . . . Jack Carter beat Jim Graham, 2-0 . . . Lou Eisenhart drew with Roy Rogers (sub for Billy Venable) – 20:00. A-800. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 – Jack Carter and Billy Hickson beat Bob Orton and Billy Venable, 2-0 (1) Orton was DQed (2) Hickson pinned Venable . . . Bob Orton beat Billy Hickson (sub for Ronnie Etchison), 2-0 (both falls with backbreakers) . . . Jack Carter beat Billy Venable, 2- 0 . . . Billy Hickson vs. Carl Meyer was one of the originally scheduled matches. A-500. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 – Pat O’Connor beat Mighty Atlas, 2-1 . . . Hans Schmidt beat Balk Estes, 2-0 (15 minutes and 3 minutes) . . . Ned Taylor beat Zack Malkov by DQ in 20 minutes. A-1,000. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt, 2-1 (1) Schmidt, backbreaker – 12 minutes (2) Gagne, sleeper (3) Gagne, body press . . . Milt Olsen beat Canadian Angel by DQ when Angel hit referee Walter Karpinsky . . . Zack Malkov beat Ned Taylor, 2-1. A- near capacity 1,200 or 1,300. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – No card. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – Sallie Halassie and Diamond Jim Corbett beat Don Gonzales and Tiger Jackson, 2-1 . . . Billy Hickson beat Zack Malkov, 2-1 (1) Hickson, body press (2) Malkov, back twist (3) Malkov DQed by referee Harvey Totzke for failing to break a hold . . . Lou Eisenhart beat Bill Marshall with a backbreaker. A-capacity. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 – Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall DQ . . . Midwest Jr. Hvwt Title: Billy Goelz © beat Billy Hickson, 2-1 (1) Goelz, body press – 22 minutes (2) Hickson – 12 minutes (3) Goelz – 12 minutes . . . Zack Malkov pinned Carl Meyer in 15 minutes. A-1.380. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 – Pat O’Connor beat Farmer Don Marlin, 2-1 . . . Johnny Balbo beat Al Szasz . . . Rudy Kay beat Roy Rogers. A-500. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 – Sonny Myers drew with Bill Melby (1-1, 60:00) . . . Rudy Kay beat Billy Goelz, 2-1 . . . Carl Meyer beat Bob DeMarce in 20 minutes. A-small. Next card: January 24, 1953. Research by |
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