LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 1956 Promoter: Tom Novak Compiled by George Lentz from the Lincoln Star and Nebraska State Journal All bouts held at the Lincoln Fairgrounds Arena unless otherwise noted. Tuesday, May 22, 1956 – Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff vs. Argentina Rocca and Bob Orton . . . Shirley Strimple vs. Lorraine Johnson . . . Howard Pierce vs. Harry Lewis. Tuesday, October 2, 1956 – First card of the season – Boris and Nicoli Volkoff beat Verne Gagne and Bill Melby (Referee: Sam Vacanti). Tuesday, October 9, 1956 – Verne Gagne and Roy McClarity “no contest” Boris and Nicoli Volkoff (1-Volkoffs won – 16:25. 2-Gagne beat Boris, claw – 8:25. 3-both teams DQed – 3: 10) . . . Woody Strode (sub for Bruce Ozanberger) beat Angelo Poffo by DQ . . . Woody Strode beat Larry Hamilton Monday, October 15, 1956 – U.S. Championship: Hans Schmidt © vs. Woody Strode . . . Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown in 4 minutes . . . Seymour Koenig vs. Howard Pierce. Tuesday, October 23, 1956 – Verne Gagne vs. Angelo Poffo . . . Paul Bunyan vs. Duke Demetri . . . Carl Engstrom vs. Bozo Brown. Tuesday, October 30, 1956 – Verne Gagne beat Paul Bunyan in 13 minutes (Referee: Jerry Adams) . . . Steve McGill beat Bozo Brown in straight falls (1-Brown was DQed. 2-cradle) . . . Duke Demetri drew with Howard Pierce. A-950. Tuesday, November 6, 1956 – U.S. Championship: Hans Schmidt © won 2/3 falls from Roy McClarity (1-Schmidt DQed for pulling hair. 2-McClarity DQed for choking. 3-McClarity was CORed) . . . World Championship: June Byers © beat Penny Banner in straight falls . . . Angelo Poffo (with help from manager Bronko Lubich) beat Sam Menacker in 17 minutes. A- 700. Tuesday, November 13, 1956 – Argentina Rocca and Jack Pesek vs. Angelo Poffo and Bronko Lubich . . . Cowboy Morgan vs. Howard Pierce . . . |
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