*These shows were booked by the Manhattan Booking Office and "Toots" Mondt.

Hartford, Connecticut:  January 11, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Gene Stanlee b. Robert “Rebel” Russell (2/3) … Jackie Nichols b.
Chuck Montana (1-0) (45:00) … Roy McClarity and Roland Meeker drew (30:00) …
(promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (990 fans) … (gate:  $1,138)

Hartford, Connecticut:  January 18, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … The Masked Phantom Brothers b. Manuel Cortez and Bull Curry
(2/3) … Sandor Kovacs and Jackie Nichols drew (Nichols was unable to continue) (22:10)
… Roy McClarity and Tiger Tasker drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Leo Woronick) … (1,110 fans) … (gate:  $1,143) … (benefit for the Mile O’
Dimes)

Hartford, Connecticut:  January 25, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Gene Stanlee b. Phantom I (2-0) … Phantom II b. Sandor Kovacs
(2-0) … Henri Vermeersch b. Charro Azteca (22:25) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (955 fans) … (gate:  $1,004.75)

Hartford, Connecticut:  February 1, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry and Roy McClarity drew (60:00) (1-1) … Henri
Vermeersch b. George Harbin … Manuel Cortez b. Guy LaRose (Montreal) (2-0) … The
Hooded Phantom b. Clyde Steeves (billed as Stevens) (11:55) … (promoter:  Manny
Leibert) … (919 fans) … (gate:  $976.75)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, February 8, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Gene Stanlee b. The Hooded Phantom (2-0) (the latter’s first
loss) … Jim Henry and Roy McClarity drew (1-1) (45:00) … Billy Kerr b. Les Ruffin (DQ) …
(promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Leo Woronick) … (819 fans) … (gate:  $863.75)

New Britain, Connecticut:  Friday, February 10, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … The Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. Lord Carlton and
Rube Wright (2/3) … George Lennihan b. Red Kirkpatrick (Kirkpatrick was a substitute for
Rocco Colombo) … Al Alexander b. Red Kirkpatrick (DQ) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston)
… (1,000 fans)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, February 15, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Manuel Cortez and Roland Meeker b. Jim Henry and Tiger Joe
Tasker (2/3) … Thor Morgan b. George Harbin (18:40) … Fred Cerone b. Charlie
Diamond (17:20) (Diamond was a substitute for Billy Kerr) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert)
… (referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (471 fans) … (gate:  $421.75) … (billed as
“Manchester” night)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, February 22, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Manuel Cortez vs. Jim Henry … Fred Cerone vs. Thor Morgan …
Bernard Paniazi vs. Henri Vermeersch  – Show cancelled due to snow

New Britain, Connecticut:  Friday, February 24, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lord Carlton and John “Red” Kirkpatrick b. Mike Clancy and George
Linnehan (2/3) … Rudy Dusek b. George Babich … Al Alexander and Angelo Savoldi drew

Hartford, Connecticut:  March 1, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Manuel Cortez and Roland Meeker b. Jack Dillon and Jim Henry
(2/3) (third fall by countout) … Thor Morgan b. Fred Carone (17:40) … Jerry Conrad and
Jack Marshall drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston)

Hartford, Connecticut:  March 8, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Mike Mazurki (2/3) … Thor Morgan b. Jack Dillon (1-
0) (45:00) (Dillon was the former Hooded Phantom) … Jim Lewis and Bernard Pantazi
drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (2,363 fans) … (gate:  $2,553)

New Britain, Connecticut:  March 10, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Rocco Colombo and Angelo Savoldi b. Al Alexander and George
Becker (2/3) … Ovila Asselin b. John “Red” Kirkpatrick … Abe Coleman and George
Linnehan (drew)

Hartford, Connecticut:  March 15, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Guy LaRose and Roland Meeker b. Jack Dillon and Jim Henry
(2/3) … Bernard Pantanzi b. Les Ruffin (DQ) (24:45) … Rene Florent b. Jake Bernard (12:
40) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Ed “Strangler” Lewis) … (684 fans) …
(gate:  $638.25)

Hartford, Connecticut:  March 22, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Manuel Cortez b. Thor Morgan (2-0) … “Frenchy” Rene Florent
b. Les Ryan (2-0) … Jim Blood and Clyde Steeves (billed as Stevens) drew (30:00) …
(promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (516 fans) … (gate:  $513.75)

New Britain, Connecticut:  March 24, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lord Carlton b. Oliva Asselin (2/3) … Al Alexander and Mike Clancy
drew (30:00) … Angelo Savoldi b. George Harbin (16:50) … The Wolfman (Alaska) b.
Babe Sharkey (21:20) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (900 fans)

Hartford, Connecticut:  March 29, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Jim Henry (2-0) … Guy LaRose b. Rene Florent
(Florent’s shoulder was dislocated) … Jim Lewis and Roland Meeker drew (30:00) …
(promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (1,714 fans) … (gate:  $1,918.25)

New Britain, Connecticut:  March 31, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Wally Dusek) b. The Becker Brothers
(“Billy” and George Becker) (2/3) … Hans Kampfer b. Fritz Wallick … George Lennihan b.
Nick Luciente

Hartford, Connecticut:  April 5, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Chuck Montana b. Manuel Cortez (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Dan
“Red” O’Dell b. Roland Meeker … Rene Florent b. Jim Wallis … (promoter:  Manny
Leibert) … (referee:  Leo Woronick) … (706 fans) … (gate:  $655)

Hartford, Connecticut:  April 12, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Manuel Cortez b. Chuck Montana (2/3) (Cortez was billed as the
heavyweight champion of the “roughhouses”) … Dan O’Dell b. Jim Blood … Chick
Garibaldi b. Clyde Stevees (21:10) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler
Livingston) … (726 fans) … (gate:  $675)

New Britain, Connecticut:  April 14, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Walter Dusek) b. Ovila Asselin and
George Lennihan (2/3) … Tom Thumb b. Pee Wee James … Angelo Savoldi b. Jack
Britton (18:00)

Hartford, Connecticut:  April 19, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry b. Manuel Cortez (2/3) … Nanjo Singh b. Rene Florent
(2-0) … Frank James b. Jake Bernard …(promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (989 fans) …
(gate:  $1,061.50)

New Britain, Connecticut:  April 21, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lord Carlton b. Ovila Asselin (2/3) … Sammy Berg b. Jack Curry …
Mike Clancy and Gene Dubuque drew (30:00) … Dick Dusek b. George Harbin …
(referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (600 fans)

Hartford, Connecticut:  April 26, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry b. Nanjo Singh (2/3) … Chick Garibaldi and Chuck
Montana drew (45:00) (1-1) … Clyde Steeves b. Jacques Bernard (19:55) … (promoter:  
Manny Leibert)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, May 3, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry and Gorgeous George wrestled to a double
disqualification in the third fall (1-1) (George was accompanied by Jeffries) … Fred
Carone and Mike “Red” O’Brien drew (20:00) … Chuck Montana and Nanjo Singh were
both counted out (10:10) … Manuel Cortez b. Howard Cantonwine (16:25) … (promoter:  
Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (2,578 fans) … (gate:  $4,027.25)
Note:  Billed as the largest wrestling crowd in city history

New Britain, Connecticut:  Friday, May 5, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Tag Team Tournament – participants: Ovila Asselin and Mike Clancy,
Abe Coleman and Fritz Von Wallick, Jack Curry and Jumbo the Bull, Sammy Bert and Art
Kapitanopolis

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, May 10, 1950
(Harford Auditorium) … Antonino Rocca b. Manuel Cortez (Cortez was unable to continue
and carried from the ring) … Bull Curry b. Dan “Red” O’Dell … Chick Garibaldi b. Kola
Kwariani (18:15) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston) …
(promotional corporation:  Sports Events, Inc.) … (2,059 fans) … (gate:  $3,092)
Note:  Last of the local season.

Meriden, Connecticut:  May 18, 1950
(City Hall Auditorium) … Lord Carlton b. Mike Clancy (20:12) … Rocco Colombo and
George Lennihan b. Al Alexander and George Harbin (2-0) … Abe Coleman and Art
Kapitanopolis drew … (promoter:  Vic Callahan) … (sponsored by:  Silver City Athletic
Club) … (500 fans)

Merdien, Connecticut:  Thursday, June 22, 1950
(City Hall Auditorium) … Mike Clancy vs. Lord Carlton … (promoter:  Vic Callahan) …
(sponsored by:  Silver City Athletic Club)

Hartford, Connecticut:  June 28, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Bull Curry (Curry was counted out in the third fall)
… The Golden Superman and Frank Sexton drew (30:00) … The Great Togo b. Jim Lewis
(8:55) … Miguel Torres b. Robert Trout (17:45) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (3,302 fans) … (gate:  $5,753.30) … (benefit for the Camp
Courant and Times Farm Funds)
Note:  Jim Lewis reportedly traveled with Don Eagle.

Hartford, Connecticut:  August 9, 1950
(Harford Auditorium) … Chief Don Eagle and Frank Sexton drew (1-1) (Eagle won the first
fall in 32 minutes, but Sexton took the second in 12) … Guy LaRose and Jim Lewis b.
Chuck Montana and Tiger Tasker (DQ) … Bull Curry b. The Golden Superman …
(referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (3,040 fans) … (gate:  $5,390.65) … (benefit show)

Old Saybrook, Connecticut:  Saturday, August 12, 1950
(Grounds of the Castle Inn) … Magnificent Jim vs. Tom Thumb … The Great Fritz vs.
George Lennihan … Jumbo the Bull vs. Terrible Greek … (promoter:  Bill Clancy) … (Inn
manager:  Mike Valkonis) … (sponsored by:  Saybrook Beach Association)

Meriden, Connecticut:  September 21, 1950
(City Hall Auditorium) … Lord Carlton b. Arnold Skaaland (2/3) … Abe Coleman and Dick
Dusek drew … Rocco Colombo and Angelo Savoldi b. Colonel George Harbin and Slim
Zimbleman (2/3) … (600 fans) … (benefit for Gold Star Eternal Light Fund)

Hartford, Connecticut:  September 27, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Lone Eagle b. Chuck Montana (2/3) … Angelo Cistoldi b. Guy
LaRose (2/3) … Jim Lewis b. Miguel Torres (DQ) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Smiler Livingston)

Hartford, Connecticut:  October 4, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Robert “Rebel” Russell (2-0) … Angelo Cistoldi b.
Clyde Steeves (2-0) … Ted Bell and Jim Lewis drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert)
… (referee:  Smiler Livingston) … (826 fans) … (gate:  $1,425.25)

Hartford, Connecticut:  October 11, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Angelo Cistoldi (2-0) … Polo Cordova and Guy
LaRose b. Chuck Montana and Tiger Joe Tasker (2/3) … Jim Lewis and “Rebel” Robert
Russell drew (30:00) (Russell was a sub for Ted Bell) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Leo Woronick) … (991 fans) … (gate:  $1,577.50)

New Britain, Connecticut:  October 13, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lord Carlton b. Arnold Skaaland (DQ) … Ovila Asselin and George
Lennihan b. Herbert Freeman and George Harbin (2/3) … Slim Zimbleman b. Fritz
Fiegfried (20:40) … (referee:  Leo Woronick) … (600 fans)

Hartford, Connecticut:  October 18, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry and Chuck Montana b. Polo Cordova and Guy LaRose
(2/3) … Robert “Bibber” McCoy b. Jerry Conrad (12:25) (Conrad was a substitute for Bob
Adessy) … Charles Belkos b. Tony Enos (24:20) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) …
(referee:  Leo Woronick) … (824 fans) … (gate:  $884.24)

Hartford, Connecticut:  October 25, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Frank Sexton b. Polo Cordova (2/3) … Guy LaRose and Slim
Zimbleman drew (45:00) (1-1) … Bob Odessky b. Robert “Rebel” Russell (reverse
decision) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Joe Skubas)

Willimantic, Connecticut:  October 27, 1950
( ) … Lone Eagle b. Tiger Tasker (2-0) … Guy Larsen and Bob “Rebel” Russell drew …
Tom Casey b. Johnny Bence

New Britain, Connecticut:  October 27, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lord Carlton b. Chief Thunderbird (2/3) … Jacques LaRance b. Felix
Konkuke … Arnold Skaaland b. Colonel George Harbin … Rocco Colombo b. Walt
Bookbinder … (900 fans)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, November 1, 1950
(Harford Auditorium) … Lord Carlton b. Robert “Bibber” McCoy (2/3) … Slim Zimbleman b.
Thomas Steel (2-0) … Chris Belkos and Frank James drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Manny
Leibert) … (referee:  Leo Woronick)

New Britain, Connecticut:  Friday, November 3, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … Lone Eagle b. The Green Hornet (DQ) … Dick Dusek and Arnold
Skaaland b. The LaRance Brothers (Jack and Jules LaRance) (2/3) … (referee:  Joe
Skubas)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, November 15, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Antonino Rocca b. Slim Zimbleman (2-0) (second fall by countout)
… Guy LaRose and Jack Marshall b. Tom Casey and Chuck Montana (2/3) … Kola
Kwariani b. George Reniegler (14:25) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Leo
Woronick) … (1,378 fans) … (gate:  $1,569.75)

New Britain, Connecticut:  Friday, November 17, 1950
(Stanley Arena) … George Lennihan and Arnold Skaaland vs. The Green Hornet and
Jack LaRance (2/3) … George Harbin vs. Donn Lewin … Abe Coleman vs. Ted Tourtas

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, November 22, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry and “Lord” Leslie Carlton wrestled to a no contest (1-1)
… Don Prata b. Q-Ball Rush (17:25) … Angelo Cistoldi and Tom Steel drew (30:00) …
Lone Eagle b. Tiger Joe Tasker (12:15) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Leo
Woronick) … (1,261 fans) … (gate:  $1,370.75)

Willimantic, Connecticut:  Monday, November 27, 1950
(Sports Center Arena) … Tom Casey and Bull Curry vs. Charles Belkas and Tom Steel …
Clyde Steeves (billed as Stevens) vs. Kenneth “Tiger” Joe Tasker … Q-Ball Rush vs. Don
Prata
Note:  Clyde Stevens was billed as a “former New England Light Heavyweight boxer who
fought under the name Steeves.”

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, November 29, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Antonino Rocca b. Gene Stanlee (2-0) (both falls by DQ) … Tom
Casey and Chuck Montana b. Charles Belkas and Guy LaRose (2/3) … Pat Muldoon b.
Kola Kwariani (22:15) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Smiler Livingston) …
(1,701 fans) … (gate:  $3,004)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, December 6, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Bull Curry b. Chief Lone Eagle (2/3) … Bibber McCoy and Robert
“Rebel” Russell drew (30:00) … Polo Cordova b. Pat Muldoon (21:25) … Don Prata b.
Clyde Stevens … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Leo Woronick) … (1,122 fans)
… (gate:  $1,200.25)

Hartford, Connecticut:  Wednesday, December 13, 1950
(Hartford Auditorium) … Don Eagle b. Bull Curry (2/3) (DQ in the third fall) (Curry hit the
referee) … “Tiger” Joe Tasker and Slim Zimbleman b. Polo Cordova and Jim Lewis (2/3)
… Don Prata b. Tom Casey (15:35) … (promoter:  Manny Leibert) … (referee:  Leo
Woronick) … (1,862 fans) … (gate:  $3,173.50)
Note:  Next show on January 10, 1951

Research by Tim Hornbaker
September 19, 2007
Hartford Wrestling Results - 1950