January 7, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland d. Frank James (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Don Kindred (2/3 falls)
Buzz Jones d. Wally Goetz

January 14, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Leo Wallick/Tarzan Zimba vs. George Strickland/Sugy Hayamaka
George Craig vs. Buzz Jones
Einar Olsen vs. Wally Goetz

January 15 paper is not available.

January 21, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland no contest Tarzan Zimba (1-1)
George Craig d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Einar Olsen

January 28, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland d. Tarzan Zimba (1-1, Zimba unable to continue)
George Craig drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Billy Hickson d. Einar Olsen

February 4, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sugy Hayamaka/George Craig/Billy Hickson d. (DQ) Leo Wallick/Chet Wallick/Einar Olsen
(2-1)
Chet Wallick drew George Craig
Leo Wallick drew Sugy Hayamaka
Einar Olsen drew Billy Hickson

February 11, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sailie Halassie d. Vitorio Gonzales (2-1)
Leo Wallick drew Billy Hickson (1-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Al Warshawsky

Kenny Mayne decides to move wrestling to Monday nights because of competition with
TV wrestling.

February 16, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sky Low Low/Irish Jackie d. Farmer Pete/Sonny Boy Cassidy (2-1)
Farmer Wright d. Lou Britton
Billy Hickson d. Buzz Jones
Leo Wallick d. Logger Larsen

February 25, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tournament to face Gypsy Joe
Farmer Wright d. Buddy Mayne
Paul DeGalles d. Paddy Mack
Paul DeGalles d. Farmer Wright
George Strickland drew Jack Kiser (Strickland advances on referee's decision)
George Strickland d. Paul DeGalles (2-1, finals)

March 2, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gypsy Joe (world's light heavyweight champ) d. George Strickland (1-0)
Jack Kiser d. Paul DeGalles (2-0)
Buck Lipscomb d. Billy Hickson
George Craig drew Buzz Jones

March 9, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Jack Kiser d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (2-1)
George Strickland d. Buck Lipscomb (2-0)
Cal Roberts vs. Chet Wallick

March 16, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Leo Wallick no contest George Craig (1-1)
Cal Roberts d. Henry Lenz (2-1)
Chet Wallick drew Paddy Mack

March 23, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gypsy Joe d. George Strickland (2-1)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Sugy Hayamaka (1-0,
Hayamaka unable to continue)
Billy Hickson d. (DQ) Buzz Jones

March 30, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
No card as Kenny Mayne is in California.

April 6, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tournament to wrestle Tarzan Hayes
Lionel Baillargeon d. Gino Nicolini
George Strickland d. Vern Taft
Cal Roberts d. Lionel Baillargeon
George Strickland d. Cal Roberts (finals)

Mad Mueller also in the tournament, probably facing Strickland or Taft

April 13, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland d. Pepi Pasquale (2-1)
Lionel Baillargeon d. (DQ) Paddy Mack
Gino Nicolini drew Einar Olsen

Pasquale subbed for Tarzan Hayes

April 20, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Jesse James d. Paddy Mack (2-1)
George Strickland vs. Vern Taft
Cliff Thiede vs. Gino Nicolini

No other results

April 27, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Joe Pazandak d. Cliff Thiede (2-1)
George Strickland d. Paddy Mack (2-0)
George Craig drew Al Lombardi

May 4, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Ali Pasha (2-1)
Nell Stewart d. Mary Jane Mull (2-1)
George Strickland drew Danny O'Rourke

May 11, 1953 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gregorio Irabarren d. (DQ) Danny Savich (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Treach Phillips (2-1)
Danny O'Rourke d. Ralph Alexander

Last card of the season. Mayne planned to resume wrestling in September, but there is
no evidence that he did so.


Research by Becky Taylor
Ogden Wrestling Results - 1953