Helena MT: September 8, 1947 (Civic Center, att. 2,000) … Pat McGill drew Abe Yourist (60:00, 0-0) … Natie Brown beat Gene Reardon (1-1, cnc) … Frank McKenna beat Jimmy Lafkus … NOTE: The Civic Center, a superb building for boxing and wrestling shows, seated in excess of 3,000 … By the start of this season, Earl Malone appears to be the principal promoter Helena MT: September 15, 1947 (Civic Center, att. 500) … Pat McGill beat Cliff Thiede (2-1) … Abe Yourist beat Natie Brown (2-0, dq) … Frank McKenna beat Fritz Schnabel … Referee: Ray Nicholls Helena MT: September 22, 1947 (Civic Center) … Jack McDonald beat Abe Yourist (2-1) … Joe Campbell beat Pat McGill … Joe Benincasa beat King Kong Clayton Helena MT: September 29, 1947 (Civic Center) … Abe Yourist beat Joe Campbell (52:00, cnc) … Joe Benincasa beat Jack McDonald (dq) … Natie Brown drew Lee wykoff … Referee: Pat McGill Helena MT: October 6, 1947 (Civic Center) … Al Mills beat Jack McDonald (53:00, cnc, cuts) … Referee: King Kong Clayton … Abe Yourist beat Pat McGill … Natie Brown drew Joe Campbell Helena MT: December 9, 1947 (Civic Center) … Lou Newman beat Chief Thunderbird (2-1) … Referees: Bill Shires, King Kong Clayton … Jack McDonald beat Lew Laird … Rudy Strongberg beat Dave Ruhl … NOTE: Laird quit when not allowed to use a pile driver, a hold which has “been outlawed in Montana rings since 1935” Helena MT: December 16, 1947 (Civic Center) … Lou Newman vs Al Mills … Referee: Pat McGill … Earl McCready vs Lew Laird … Chief Thunderbird vs Rudy Strongberg Helena MT: December 23, 1947 (Civic Center) … (Battle Royal) featuring Jack McDonald, Pat McGill, Jack Paige, Jim Clark, Lew Laird and Earl Malone Helena MT: December 30, 1947 (Civic Center) … Pat McGill drew Jack McDonald (nc) … Jack Paige beat Jerry Meeker (sub for Lew Laird) … King Kong Clayton beat Bill Shires Research by J Michael Kenyon |
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