Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, January 3, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Primo Carnera b. Hardy Kruskamp (2-0) (Kruskamp was a substitute for Ted “King Kong” Cox, who officials would not allow to compete due to his previous injury) … Mike London b. Mr. America (London was a substitute for Superman) … Bad Boy Brown and Lefty Pacer drew (20:00) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, January 10, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. The Black Panther (2-0) (Panther was disqualified in the second fall after losing the first by pinfall) … Bad Boy Brown and Mr. America drew … Tex Bodine and Lefty Pacer drew … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, January 17, 1950 (City Auditorium) … The Black Panther vs. The Swedish Angel … Salvador Flores and Mr. America vs. Ted Cox and Lefty Pacer … Bad Boy Brown vs. Tex Bodine … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Notes: Bodine was a part-time law student at the University of Denver. Mr. America was from Salt Lake City. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, January 24, 1950 (City Auditorium) … The Swedish Angel b. The Black Panther (2-0) … Ted “King Kong” Cox and Lefty Pacer b. Salvador Flores and Manuel Muniz … Bad Boy Brown and Mr. America drew (20:00) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, February 7, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Lefty Pacer b. Manuel Muniz (2/3) (Pacer won the frist fall, Muniz won the second and then Pacer won the third by DQ) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Bad Boy Brown (2/3) … The Black Prince b. Salvador Flores … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, February 14, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Manuel Muniz b. Lefty Pacer … The Black Prince b. The Black Panther (2-0) … Salvador Flores b. Bad Boy Brown … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, February 21, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Manuel Muniz vs. The Black Prince … Farmer Zeke vs. Salvador Flores … The Black Panther vs. Lefty Pacer … (promoter: Abe Marylander) Note: A wrestling fan, William S. Stevens, 65, died during Tuesday’s wrestling show of a heart attack. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, September 13, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Billy Curtis vs. Georgie Spots (Midget match – debut locally) … Jimmy Blood vs. Danny Loos … Joe Bennicasa vs. Tugger Zeke … (season opener) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, September 27, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Loos b. Jimmy Blood (2/3) (Blood was disqualified in the third fall) … Tugger Zeke b. The Mad Russian … Joe Bennicasa and Paul Lopez drew Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, October 4, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Ann Laverne (2-0) … Joe Bennicasa and Jimmy Blood b. Raul Lopez and Tugger Zeke … Chief Lone Wolf and Lefty Hank Williams drew … (referee: Marvin Franz) Camp Carson, Colorado: Thursday, October 12, 1950 (Carson Fieldhouse) … Jimmy Blood and Tugger Zeke drew (15:00) … Joe Bennicasa and Raul Lopez drew (15:00) … Joe Bennicasa and Tugger Zeke b. Jimmy Blood and Raul Lopez … (referees: Lew Jenkins, Kenneth Richman) … (1,500 fans in attendance) Note: Around 50 years after this show, the researcher of these Colorado results attended a military sports program at the Fort Carson Fieldhouse. It likely hasn’t changed much since Jimmy Blood and Tugger Zeke were grappling there. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, October 25, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Loos vs. Raul Lopez … Joe Bennicasa and Tugger Zeke vs. Jimmy Blood and Ted “King Kong” Cox … Clark Gable vs. Paul Stafford Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, November 1, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Elvira Snodgrass b. Ann Laverne … Joe Bennicasa and Tugger Zeke b. Jimmy Blood and Ted “King Kong” Cox (2/3) … Raul Lopez and Paul Stafford drew Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, November 8, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Elvira Snodgrass b. Dot Dotson (2-0) (Snodgrass earned a match with Women’s Champion Mildred Burke) … Joe Bennicasa and Tugger Zeke b. Jimmy Blood and Paul Stafford … Orchid Clark Gable and Raul Lopez drew Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, November 15, 1950 (City Auditorium) … The Masked Mr. Boston b. Orchid Clark Gable … Paul Stafford and Tugger Zeke drew … Joe Bennicasa and Danny Loos wrestled Jimmy Blood and Raul Lopez to a draw (both teams were disqualified) (Mr. Boston ran to the ring and challenged all four competitors) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, November 22, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Jimmy Blood and Mr. Boston vs. Joe Bennicasa and Tugger Zeke … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Loos vs. Raul Lopez … Orchid Clark Gable vs. Paul Stafford Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, November 29, 1950 (City Auditoirum) … Frank James b. Tugger Zeke (2-0) … Jimmy Blood and Mr. Boston b. Al Lolotai and Raul Lopez … Orchid Clark Gable b. Chief Little Wolf … (promoter: Jack Sager) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, December 6, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Mr. Boston b. Danny Loos to capture the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title (Boston received some assistance from a woman outside of the ring) … Frank James b. Jimmy Blood (2/3) … Al Lolotai b. Tugger Zeke (2/3) … (promoter: Jack Sager) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, December 13, 1950 (City Auditoirum) … Cora Combs and Beverly Lehmer b. Lilly Bitter and Ann Stanley (2/3) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Mr. Boston b. Jimmy Blood (2/3) … Paul Stafford and Tugger Zeke drew (20:00) … Frank James b. Tugger Zeke (7:00) (James was billed as the Negro Champion) … (promoter: Jack Sager) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, December 20, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Mr. Boston b. Al Lolotai (2/3) … Nick Kapatain b. Tugger Zeke … Jimmy Blood and Frank James were both disqualified in the third fall of an even match … (promoter: Jack Sager) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, December 27, 1950 (City Auditorium) … Nick Kapatain and Danny Loos vs. Jimmy Blood and Mr. Boston … Al Lolotai vs. Tugger Zeke … Frank James vs. Orchid Clark Gable and Paul Stafford (special handicap match) … (promoter: Jack Sager) Note: Kapatain was "Mr. Physical Culture" for 1948. Research by Tim Hornbaker |
Colorado Springs Wrestling Results - 1950 |