Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, May 31, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Jerry Meeker b. Hal Keen (10-seconds) … Ray Eckert b. Bob Orton Sr.
(21:30) … Dennis Clary b. Emil Dusek (2-0) … The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe
Dusek) b. Ronnie Etchison and Ralph Garibaldi (2/3) … (promoter:  George D. Simpson)
… (referees:  Joe Krejci)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, June 7, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Gorgeous George b. Heart of America Heavyweight Champion Dennis
Clary by DQ when the latter punched the referee (Clary was accompanied by his
manager, Orville Brown, who protested the decision) … Ray Eckert and Ronnie Etchison
drew (45:00) (no falls) … Jerry Meeker b. Mike Paidousis (13:55) … Berney Bernard b.
Howard Cantonwine (12:32) … (promoter:  George D. Simpson) … (referee:  Joe Krejci)
… (season finale)




Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, November 15, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Buddy Rogers b. Roy Graham (2/3) … Heart of America Champion
Jimmy Coffield and Dennis Clary drew (45:00) (1-1) … Nanjo Singh b. Larry King by
submission … Joe Bennicasa b. Matt Murphy (10:38) … (promoter:  George D. Simpson)
… (referees:  Miller, Lou Spandle) … (3,200 fans)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, November 22, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Heart of America Champion Jim Coffield b. Dennis Clary (2/3) … Nanjo
Singh b. Ralph Garibaldi (2/3) … Roberto Cruz and Roy Graham drew (30:00) … Joe
Bennicasa and George Bruckman drew … (promoter:  George D. Simpson)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, November 29, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Alo Leilani b. Jim Coffield to capture the Heart of America Title (2-0) …
Dennis Clary and Roy Graham drew (1-1) … Roberto Cruz b. Joe Bennicasa (17:11) …
George Bruckman and Charlie Lutkie drew … (promoter:  George D. Simpson) …
(referees:  Miller, Lou Spandle)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, December 6, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … (promoter:  George D. Simpson)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, December 13, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz vs. Emil Dusek …
(promoter:  George D. Simpson)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, December 20, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Bob Orton Sr. b. Alo Leilani to capture the Heart of America Title (2/3)
(Leilani won the first fall in 18:10, Orton won the second in 7:45 and the third in Orton
won in 11:00) … Jim Coffield b. Dennis Clary (2/3) … The Masked Monster b. Roberto
Cruz … Jack Hader and Dick Hatcher drew … (promoter:  George D. Simpson) …
(referee:  Lou Spandle)

Kansas City, Kansas:  Thursday, December 27, 1951
(Memorial Hall) … Heart of America Champion Bob Orton Sr. b. Jim Coffield (2/3) …
Tarzan Kowalski and The Masked Monster drew (1-1) … Jack Hader b. John Suzek (14:
30) … Dick Hatcher b. Larry Hamilton (DQ) … (promoter:  George D. Simpson) …
(referees:  Miller, Lou Spandle)



Kansas City, Missouri Shows:


Kansas City, Missouri:  Thursday, September 20, 1951
(World War II Memorial Building) … Dennis Clary b. Warren Bockwinkel (2/3) … Farmer
Jones b. Jerry Meeker (2/3) … Ralph Garibaldi b. Chris Zaharias (17:54) … Fritz
Schnabel b. Jim Dobie (15:11) … (referees:  Laird, Lou Spandle) … (season opener)
Note:  Spandle was a member of the Kansas City Fire Department.

Kansas City, Missouri:  Thursady, September 27, 1951
(World War II Memorial Building) … Dennis Clary b. Emil Dusek (2/3) … Ernie Dusek b.
Matt Murphy (2/3) … Jerry Meeker b. Larry King (18:32) … Danny Plechas and Fritz
Schnabel drew … (referees:  Laird, Lou Spandle)

Kansas City, Missouri:  Thursday, October 4, 1951
(World War II Memorial Building) … The Dusek Brothers (Dick and Ernie Dusek) b.
Warren Bockwinkel and Matt Murphy (2/3) … Larry King and Tom Zaharias drew (1-1) …
Roy Graham b. Ralph Garibaldi (16:19 when the referee stopped the match) … Jack
Pesek and Fritz Schnabel drew

Kansas City, Missouri:  Thursday, October 11, 1951
(World War II Memorial Building) … The Great Togo b. Roy Graham (2/3) … Warren
Bockwinkel b. Fritz Schnabel (2-0) … Sammy Berg b. Dick Trout (abdominal stretch) …
Larry King b. Joe Millich (14:14) … (referees:  Laird, Lou Spandle)

Kansas City, Missouiri:  Tuesday, October 16, 1951
(Municipal Auditorium) … Ernie Dusek b. Warren Bockwinkel (2/3) … Donna Marie
Dickman won a special women’s battle royal, pinning Carol Cook in the finals (order of
elimination:  Jo-Ann Molenick, Ruth Boatcalle, Lois Johnson, Millie Stafford, Dot Dotson,
Carol Cook) … Dennis Clary and Roy Graham drew … Matt Murphy b. Fritz Schnabel (11:
04) … (referees:  Adelman, Sammy Feeback, Laird, Lou Spandle)

Kansas City, Missouri:  Tuesday, October 30, 1951
(Municipal Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Dennis Clary
and Matt Murphy (2/3) … The Great Togo b. Dick Trout (2-0) … Adela Antone and Ade
May b. Mars Bennett and Dot Dotson (2/3) … Warren Bockwinkel and Alo Leilani drew …
(referees:  Adelman, Laird, Lou Spandle)

Independence, Missouri:  Thursday, November 1, 1951
( ) … Dennis Clary vs. Jimmy Coffield

Kansas City, Missouri:  Thursday, November 8, 1951
(Municipal Auditorium) … Dennis Clary b. The Great Togo (2/3) … Wladislaw “Goliath”
Talun b. Joe Bennicasa and Larry King (handicap match) … Nanjo Singh b. Matt Murphy
(8:59) … Jimmy Coffield b. Dick Trout (13:57) … (referees:  Laird, Lou Spandle) …
(2,700 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
Kansas City Wrestling Results - 1951