Manhattan, New York:  Monday, January 14, 1952
(Madison Square Garden) ... Primo Carnera and Antonino Rocca drew at the curfew
(21:00) ... Gene Stanlee b. Don Jarque (27:15) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion
Lou Thesz b. Bobby Managoff (24:54) ... Ilio DiPaolo b. Adrian Baillargeon (9:24) ... Dick
Steinborn b. Mike Clancy (12:57) ... Don Leo Jonathan b. Kola Kwariani (4:43) ... Ace
Freeman and Arnold Skaaland drew ... (promoter:  Charles Johnston) ... (referee:  
Johnny Garan Jr.) ... (9,000 fans) ... (gate:  $26,901.82)
Notes:  Benefit for the Italian Flood Victims sponsored by Fortune Pope.  No television or
radio of the matches.  Johnston's offices was at 1476 Broadway, room 809.  A crowd of
15,000 paying $50,000 was expected.  The New York Times stated that wrestling had
been out of the Garden for "a year." Mayor Impellitteri was in attendance.




































Research by Tim Hornbaker
New York City Wrestling Results - 1952