January 7, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bill Savage d. Thor Hagen (1-0)
George Drake drew Jack O’Reilly
Cal Roberts d. (DQ) Bull Montana
Henry Lenz drew Danny O’Rourke

January 14, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Kurt Von Poppenheim DDQ Bill Savage (1-1)
Jack O’Reilly d. Thor Hagen (1-0)
George Drake d. Henry Lenz (2-1)

January 21, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
John Paul Henning won a 7-man battle royal for $350
John Paul Henning d. (DQ) Bill Savage
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. Reggie Siki
Haru Sasaki drew Scotty Williams

Seventh man was Thor Hagen

January 28, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. (DQ) Bill Savage (2-1)
Pedro Godoy d. George Drake (1-0)
Danny O’Rourke d. (DQ) Haru Sasaki (2-1)

February 4, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bill Savage/Buck Weaver d. (DQ) Jack O’Reilly/Kurt Von Poppenheim (2-1)
Frenchy Cartier d. (DQ) Haru Sasaki
John Paul Henning drew Danny O’Rourke

February 11, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene d. Haru Sasaki (2-0)
Jack O’Reilly drew Bill Savage (1-1)
Cal Roberts drew John Paul Henning
Danny O’Rourke d. Frenchy Cartier

February 18, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene d. (DQ) Bill Savage (2-1) (reversed decision)
Bull Montana d. John Paul Henning
Rito Romero d. (DQ) Pedro Godoy
Haru Sasaki d. Bill Fletcher

February 25, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene d. Bill Savage (2-1)
Jack O’Reilly d. Frenchy Cartier (2-1)
Cal Roberts drew Danny O’Rourke
Bill Fletcher d. George Drake

March 3, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Jack O’Reilly d. Larry Chene (2-1)
Ricki Waldo d. George Drake (1-0)
Haru Sasaki d. Frenchy Cartier

March 10, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene (Pacific Coast light heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Jack O’Reilly (2-0)
Ricki Waldo d. Pedro Godoy
Bill Fletcher d. George Drake
Haru Sasaki drew Danny O’Rourke

March 17, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene d. Jack O’Reilly (anything goes)
Bull Montana d. Scotty Williams (1-0, Williams unable to continue)
Danny O’Rourke drew Haru Sasaki
Cal Roberts d. Frenchy Cartier

March 24, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene d. Jack O’Reilly (Texas Death, O’Reilly won 8 falls and Chene won one)
Cal Roberts d. (DQ) Bull Montana (2-1)
Jack Kiser d. Karl Gray

March 31, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
6-man battle royal
Dale Kiser d. Haru Sasaki (2-1)
Bull Montana d. Bill Fletcher
Ed Hussman drew Cal Roberts

April 7, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene no contest Bull Montana (1-1)
Herb Freeman d. Maurice LaChappelle (1-0)
Bill Fletcher d. Haru Sasaki

April 14, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Ricki Waldo d. (DQ) Bull Montana (2-1)
Tommy Phelps drew Bill Fletcher (1-1)
Ed Husmann d. (DQ) Maurice LaChappelle

Waldo subbed for Larry Chene

April 21, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Pedro Godoy won a 6-man battle royal
Ricki Waldo d. Pedro Godoy (2-0)
Bill Fletcher drew Ed Husmann
Kurt Von Poppenheim drew Larry Chene

Also in the battle royal were Ricki Waldo, Bill Fletcher, Ed Husmann, Kurt Von
Poppenheim, and Cal Roberts

April 28, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Doug Donovan/Red Donovan vs. Larry Chene/Bill Fletcher
Otto Bowman/Ivan the Terrible vs. Pee Wee James/Tiny Roe
Tommy Phelps vs. Jack O’Reilly

Full April 30 paper not available

May 5, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Doug Donovan/Red Donovan d. Larry Chene/Bill Fletcher (2-1)
Henry Lenz d. Jack O’Reilly
Ricki Waldo drew Tommy Phelps

May 12, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Larry Chene (Pacific Coast junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Kurt Von Poppenheim (2-
1)
Henry Lenz d. Buck Davidson (1-0)
Dale Kiser drew Tommy Phelps (0-0)

May 19, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Doug Donovan d. Larry Chene (2-1)
Henry Lenz d. Alvera Velasco
Red Donovan drew Dale Kiser

May 26, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. (DQ) Bull Montana (2-0)
Henry Lenz d. Bill Fletcher
Dale Kiser drew Tommy Phelps

Fletcher subbed for Herb Freeman

June 2, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Herb Freeman d. Bull Montana (2-1)
Henry Lenz d. Tommy Phelps
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. Danny O’Rourke

June 9, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Herb Freeman d. (COR) Henry Lenz (2-1)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Reggie Parks
Dale Kiser d. Red Donovan

June 16, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk d. (DQ) Henry Lenz (2-1)
Alvera Velasco d. Tommy Phelps
Dale Kiser drew Tony Borne
500-lb. bear drew Tony Borne

Bear not mentioned by name

June 23, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Herb Freeman vs. Doug Donovan
Black Hawk vs. Red Donovan
Dale Kiser vs. Maurice LaChappelle

No results printed

June 30, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Doug Donovan d. Pepper Gomez (2-1)
Alvera Velasco d. Red Donovan
Dale Kiser d. Larry Presnall

Presnall is a Portland policeman

July 7, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Henry Lenz d. Maurice LaChappelle
Pepper Gomez d. Red Donovan
Pepper Gomez/Alvera Valeczo d. Doug Donovan/Henry Lenz (2-1)

Lenz subbed for Red Donovan in the tag. Small riot after the tag match when Doug
Donovan claimed that he was not the legal man when he was pinned.

July 14, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Doug Donovan/Henry Lenz d. Pepper Gomez/Alvera Valezco (2-1)
Black Hawk d. Red Donovan
Alvera Valezco d. Kurt Von Poppenheim (reversed decision)

July 21, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk d. (COR) Henry Lenz (2-1)
Alvera Valezco d. (DQ) Red Donovan
Doug Donovan drew Kurt Von Poppenheim

July 28, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk d. Doug Donovan (2-1)
Doran O’Hara d. Red Donovan
Tony Borne drew Dale Kiser

Donovans hold both the Rocky Mountain and northwest tag titles

August 4, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk no contest Kurt Von Poppenheim (1-1)
Reggie Parks drew Tony Borne (1-1)
Doran O’Hara d. Alvera Velasco

August 11, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. (COR) Black Hawk (2-1)
Reggie Parks d. Doran O’Hara
Bulldog Curtis d. Alvera Velasco

August 18, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Herb Freeman d. Doran O’Hara
Reggie Parks d. (DQ) Don Kindred
Bulldog Curtis d. Jack Kiser
Herb Freeman won a $300 battle royal

August 25, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bulldog Curtis d. Herb Freeman (2-1)
Tony Borne drew Danny O’Rourke
Black Hawk d. Doran O’Hara
Reggie Parks drew Henry Lenz

September 1, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bulldog Curtis d. Herb Freeman (1-0)
Lord Littlebrook/Tiny Tim d. Irish Jackie/Tom Thumb
Reggie Parks d. Martino Angelo
Reggie Siki d. Tony Borne

September 8, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk d. (DQ) Bulldog Curtis (2-1)
Danny O’Rourke d. (DQ) Don Kindred
Henry Lenz drew Reggie Siki

September 15, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bulldog Curtis/Henry Lenz (northwest tag champs) d. Black Hawk/Reggie Parks (2-1)
Jack Kiser d. (DQ) Don Kindred
Regi Seki d. Doran O’Hara

September 22, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein d. Bulldog Curtis (2-0)
Ed Francis d. Black Hawk (1-1, Hawk unable to continue for third fall)
Gene LaBell d. Reggie Siki (judo jacket)
Andre Drapp drew Reggie Parks

September 29, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein d. Henry Lenz (2-1)
Ed Francis d. Gene LaBell
Andre Drapp d. Bulldog Curtis
Tommy Martindale drew Reggie Parks

October 6, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Black Hawk d. (DQ) Ed Francis (2-1, fans start trying to mix it up with Francis)
Andre Drapp d. Bulldog Curtis
Reggie Parks drew Red Bastein
Lee Wong drew Reggie Siki

October 13, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein/Black Hawk vs. Ed Francis/Monte Marion
Bill Fletcher vs. Reggie Siki
Reggie Parks vs. Tommy Martindale

No results printed

October 20, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein d. (COR) Ed Francis (2-1)
Tommy Martindale d. Reggie Siki
Lee Wong d. Monte Marion

October 27, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein/Andre Drapp (Pacific Northwest tag champs) d. Ed Francis/Monte Marion (2-
1)
Don Kindred d. Buck Davidson
Frenchy Robierre drew Lee Wong

November 3, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bull Montana d. Andre Drapp
Red Bastein drew Tommy Martindale
Lee Wong d. Reggie Siki

November 10, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bull Montana d. (DQ) Red Bastein (2-1)
Tommy Martindale d. Don Kindred
Lee Wong drew Monte Marion

November 17, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein d. Bull Montana (2-1)
Tommy Martindale d. Monte Marion
Danny O’Rourke drew Frenchy Robierre

November 24, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bill Fletcher and Red Bastein split $350 in a 7-man battle royal
Tommy Martindale d. Lee Wong
Bill Fletcher drew Don Kindred
Red Bastein d. Monte Marion

Seventh man was Frenchy Robierre

December 1, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Red Bastein d. Kurt Von Poppenheim (2-1)
Lee Wong d. Monte Marion
Tommy Martindale d. Frenchy Robierre

December 8, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Bill Fletcher won a 7-man battle royal for $350
Kurt Von Poppenheim d. Frenchy Robierre
Red Bastein d. (COR) Reggie Siki
Bull Montana d. Bill Fletcher

Seventh man was Don Kindred

December 15, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Don Kindred/Reggie Siki d. Red Bastein/Bill Fletcher (2-1)
Red Bastein d. Monte Marion
George Drake d. Lee Wong

Bastein subbed for Frenchy Robierre against Marion

December 22, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Roy Heffernan d. Reggie Siki
Bull Montana drew Red Bastein
George Drake d. Bill Fletcher

December 29, 1956 Eugene, OR (Armory)
Don Kindred/Reggie Siki vs. Red Bastein/Roy Heffernan
Henry Lenz vs. Frenchy Robierre
Bull Montana vs. Tommy Martindale

No results printed


Research by Becky Taylor
Eugene Wrestling Results - 1956