San Antonio, TX: January 7, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (WTM) Lou Thesz* beat Cyclone Anaya (2-1) ... Mr. Moto beat Billy Varga ... Salvador (Gory) Guerrero beat Ted Christy (dq) ... Jackie Nichols drew with Wild Red Berry (20:00) ... Chief Kit Fox drew with Ike Eakins (as Eakin) (15:00) San Antonio, TX: January 14, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (non title) Gypsy Joe* drew with Gory Guerrero (60:00, 1-1) ... Billy Varga beat Mr. Moto (2-0, dq) ... Leo (The Lion) Newman beat Wild Red Berry ... Chief Kit Fox beat Ted Christy ... Alo Leilani beat Marvin Jones ... (referee-Leo Voss) San Antonio, TX: January 21, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Gypsy Joe and Leo Newman vs Alo Leilani and Billy Varga ... Cyclone Anaya vs Bull Curry ... Scotty Williams vs Jackie Nichols ... Jack O’Reilly vs Ted Christy ... (referee-Leo Voss) San Antonio, TX: January 28, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Gorgeous George beat Billy Varga (2-1, cor) ... Cyclone Anaya drew with Jackie Nichols (20:00) ... Alo Leilani beat Howard Cantonwine ... Bull Curry beat John Sadoski ... Scotty Williams beat Leo Newman ... (referee-Leo Voss) ... (Att.-2,184) ... (promoter-Dorathy Livengood and matchmaker-Frank Brown) ... NOTE: It was mentioned in the San Antonio Light that Livengood and Brown were married to each other. San Antonio, TX: February 4, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... no report in San Antonio Express San Antonio, TX: February 11, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Bull Curry beat Alo Leilani (2-1) ... (ladies) Carol Cook beat Ruth Boatcallie ... Big Humphrey beat Mr. Moto (dq) ... Cyclone Anaya beat Jackie Nichols ... Al Costello drew with Leo Newman (15:00) San Antonio, TX: February 18, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: February 25, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: March 4, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report in San Antonio Express San Antonio, TX: March 11, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: March 18, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: March 25, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: April 1, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report in San Antonio Express San Antonio, TX: April 8, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: April 15, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: April 22, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: April 27, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Elephant Boy Tony Olivas beat Nature Boy Tommy Phelps (2-1) ... Enrique Marba beat Johnny Dobbs ... (ladies) Connie O’Connor beat Kitty Fay (sub for Rosa Marie Alvarez) ... Buddy Farmer beat Al Rossi ... Tony Steele beat Sammy Baldwin ... (referee-Leo Voss) ... (Att.-3,165) ... NOTE: This was the first card promoted by Bob Kline who was called a veteran San Antonio promoter. San Antonio, TX: April 29, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: May 4, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Elephant Boy Tony Olivas beat Jack Kennedy (2-1) ... Nature Boy beat Jack O’Brien (dq) ... Benito Mata and Enrique Marba beat Buddy Farmer and Chuck Simmons ... Luis Martinez beat Buddy Farmer (sub for Great Van Dyke) ... Enrique Marba beat Buddy Farmer ... Benito Mata beat Chuck Simmons (dec.) ... (referee-Leo Voss) ... NOTE: Dizzy Davis, at the card, started a fight with O’Brien to set up next week’s show. San Antonio, TX: May 6, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report in San Antonio Express San Antonio, TX: May 11, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Dizzy Davis vs Jack O’Brien (nc) ... Luis Martinez beat Johnny Dobbs ... Tony Olivas drew with Sammy Baldwin ... Buddy Farmer beat Jack Kennedy ... Benito Mata beat Nature Boy Phelps ... (Att.-2,500) San Antonio, TX: May 13, 1953 (Wrestlethon Auditorium) ... No report San Antonio, TX: May 18, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Jack O’Brien and Buddy Farmer beat Dizzy Davis and Luis Martinez (2-1, dq) ... Ray Piret drew with Tony Olivas ... Dizzy Davis beat Buddy Farmer ... Sammy Baldwin beat Wally Dusek ... Benito Mata beat Frankie Murdoch (dq) ... (referee-Leo Voss) ... NOTE: Jack O’Brien vs Martinez was not held due to Luis’ injury in the tag team match. San Antonio, TX: May 20, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: May 25, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (San Pedro Park) ... Jack O’Brien vs Ray Piret ... (6 man battle royal) ... Dizzy Davis, Vic Holbrook, Sammy Baldwin, Benito Mata, Buddy Farmer and Wally Dusek ... (midgets) Sonny Boy Cassidy vs Irish Jackie ... Dizzy Davis vs Buddy Farmer ... Vic Holbrook vs Wally Dusek ... Benito Mata vs Sammy Baldwin San Antonio, TX: May 27, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report San Antonio, TX: June 1, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... (mixed tag team) Jack O’Brien and Diamond Jim beat Dizzy Davis and Farmer Pete (1-1, utc) ... Ray Piret drew with Nature Boy (Tommy Phelps) ... Benito Mata beat Buddy Farmer (dq) ... Sammy Baldwin beat Bob Gourley) ... (referees- Bob Gourley and Ray Piret) San Antonio, TX: June 3, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Ivan Kalmikoff, Chris Tolos and Jim Wright beat Miguel Guzman, Rito Romero and Aldo Bogni ... Duke Keomuka and Dory Funk beat Cyclone Anaya and Gory Guerrero ... Jim Wright beat Aldo Bogni ... Rito Romero beat Chris Tolos ... Miguel Guzman beat Ivan Kalmikoff ... Duke Keomuka beat Gory Guerrero ... Cyclone Anaya beat Dory Funk ... (Att.-2,230) ... NOTE: Keomuka’s team won 4 matches against 3 matches for the Guzman team. San Antonio, TX: June 8, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Luis Martinez (as Lou Martinez) beat Nature Boy (Tommy Phelps) (2-1) ... Dizzy Davis beat Jack O’Brien (2-1) ... (midgets) Farmer Pete beat Diamond Jim ... Bill Brookshire beat Bill Steddum (dq) ... Ellis Bashara beat Jack Adkisson (the future Fritz Von Erich) San Antonio, TX: June 10, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Miguel Guzman beat Duke Keomuka (2-1) ... Jack Claybourne beat Buddy Jackson ... Rito Romero beat Ivan Kalmikoff ... John Kostos beat Aldo Bogni ... Ricki Starr beat Marvin Jones ... (Att.-1,645) San Antonio, TX: June 15, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Luis Martinez beat Ellis Bashara (2-0) (first fall by dq) ... Zebra Kid George Bollas beat Dizzy Davis (2-1) ... Elephant Boy Tony Olivas drew with Bill Sledge (20:00) ... Nature Boy Tommy Phelps beat Chuck Simmons ... Roy Graham beat Bill Brookshire ... (referee-Leo Voss) San Antonio, TX: June 17, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... No report ... The Express is missing for June 18. The paper gave good write ups of Bob Kline’s cards with pictures. However they did not cover the Livengood shows very well. San Antonio, TX: June 22, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Luis Martinez beat Roy Graham (2-0) (first fall by dq) ... (ladies) Joyce Smith beat Belle Starr (cor) (Starr fled to the dressing room after being stripped to the waist) ... Ellis Bashara beat Farmer Jones ... Bad Boy Brown drew with Eddie Montemayor (15:00) ... Benito Mata beat Bruno Glavianni ... Jack Adkisson beat Bill Sledge ... (referee-Leo Voss) San Antonio, TX: June 24, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (WTM) Lou Thesz* beat Juan Humberto (2-0) ... Wladek Kowalski beat Bull Curry ... Duke Keomuka beat Jesus (Cyclone) Anaya ... Miguel Guzman beat Ernie (Dutch) Hefner ... John Kostas (as Tommy Costas) beat Vincent Lopez ... (Att. -2,231) San Antonio, TX: June 29, 1953 (Monday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Ray Piret beat Roy Graham (2-1) ... Luis Martinez beat Chuck Simmons (2-0) ... (ladies) Belle Starr beat Joyce Smith ... Benito Mata beat Sammy Baldwin ... Jack Adkisson beat Jack O’Brien (dq) ... Bad Boy Brown drew with Eddie Montemayor San Antonio, TX: July 1, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Wladek Kowalski beat Duke Keomuka (2-1) ... Abdullah Bey beat Bull Curry (dq) ... Emil Dusek drew with Miguel Guzman ... Ernie Dusek beat Johnny Kostas ... Rito Romero beat Vincent Lopez ... (referee-Otto Kuss) ... (Att.-1,828) ... (promoter-Dorathy Livengood, matchmaker-Frank Brown) San Antonio, TX: July 8, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Ernie Dusek and Emil Dusek beat Miguel Guzman and Otto Kuss (2-1) ... Cyclone Anaya beat Ernie (Bull) Hefner ... Bull Curry beat John Kostas ... Al Galento drew with Rito Romero (15:00) ... (Att.-1,803) San Antonio, TX: July 10, 1953 (Friday) (promoter-Bob Kline) (Municipal Auditorium) ... (LWTM) Slave Girl Moolah* beat Daisy Mae (2-1) ... Mr. America beat Demon Jack O’Brien (2-1) ... Luis Martinez beat Sammy Baldwin ... David Cantu beat Bad Boy Brown (a pair of San Antonio bad men) ... Roy Graham drew with Nature Boy (sub for Farmer Jones) San Antonio, TX: July 15, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (LWTM) Mildred Burke* beat Ella Waldek (2-1) ... Ernie Dusek beat Cyclone Anaya (2-1) ... Juan Humberto beat John Kostas (sub for Emil Dusek) ... Leo Wallick beat Dick Raines (dq) ... (referee-Otto Kuss) San Antonio, TX: July 22, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Miguel Guzman beat Ernie Dusek (2-1) ... Dick Raines beat Jimmy James ... Juan Humberto beat Jack Carter ... Roger Mackay drew with Rito Romero (20: 00) ... (referee-Otto Kuss) ... (Att.-1,265) San Antonio Light: July 25, 1953 Willard Brown, former boxing star and well known referee and instructor, late Friday signed as matchmaker of a new wrestling promotion to open next Friday at the municipal auditorium. Ed McLemore will supply the talent as he did for Bob Kline, who was given $2000 to cease operations here for at least three years. Bill Lawlor, San Antonio liquor dealer, will be the promoter with Brown making the matches. They plan to operate each Friday. Willard Brown was no relation to Frank Brown, matchmaker of the Wednesday night Wrestlethon cards. San Antonio, TX: July 29, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Jimmy James beat Dick Raines (2-1) ... (8 man battle royal) (final) Duke Keomuka beat Miguel Guzman ... (eliminated in following order) Ernie Dusek, Roger Mackay, Ray Gunkel, Aldo Bogni, Gory Guerrero and Juan Humberto ... Gory Guerrero beat Juan Humberto (dq) ... Ray Gunkel beat Aldo Bogni ... Ernie Dusek drew with Roger Mackay San Antonio, TX: July 31, 1953 (Friday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Darling Dagmar and Daisy Mae beat Slave Girl Moolah and Mars Bennett (2-1, dq) ... Amazing Argentina Zuma beat Nature Boy (2-0) ... Luis Martinez drew with El Diablo (Mask Terror) (30:00) ... (Att.-978) San Antonio, TX: August 5, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (non title) Duke Keomuka beat Danny McShain* (1-1, utc) ... Rito Romero drew with Jimmy James (30:00) ... Miguel (Black) Guzman drew with Roger Mackay (20:00) ... Dick Raines drew with Ramon Cernados (15:00) San Antonio, TX: August 7, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (WTM) Argentina Zuma* beat El Diablo (2-0) (unmasked as Bozo Brown) ... (LWTM) Slave Girl Moolah* beat Princess Maritza (2-1) ... Daisy Mae and Darling Dagmar beat Mars Bennett and Slave Girl Moolah ... Princess Maritza beat Mars Bennett (dq) ... Jack O’Brien drew with Johnny Shaw ... (Att.-2,280) San Antonio, TX: August 12, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (WJTM) Danny McShain* beat Duke Keomuka (2-1) ... Ricki Starr drew with Al Galento ... Miguel Guzman and Ramon Cernados beat Dick Raines and Jim Wright ... Jimmy James beat Juan Humberto San Antonio, TX: August 14, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (WTM) Argentina Zuma* beat Nature Boy (2-0) ... (LWTM) Slave Girl Moolah* beat Red Tigress (2-1, dq) ... (ladies) Princess Maritza beat Mars Bennett (cor) ... El Diablo (minus his mask) drew with Johnny Shaw (20:00) ... (Att.-1,540) San Antonio, TX: August 19, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Danny Savich beat Miguel (Black) Guzman (2-1) ... Duke Keomuka beat Paul Boesch (1-1, utc) ... Rito Romero drew with Jimmy James ... Ray Gunkel beat Abdullah Bey San Antonio, TX: August 21, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (WTM) Argentina Zuma* beat Jack O’Brien (2-0, dq) ... (ladies handicap tag team match) Darling Dagmar, Daisy Mae and Princess Maritza beat Slave Girl Moolah and Mars Bennett ... (ladies) Mars Bennett beat Darling Dagmar ... Slave Girl Moolah beat Princess Maritza ... Pedro Martinez beat Johnny Shaw ... (Att.-2,210) San Antonio, TX: August 26, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Andre Drapp beat Jesse James (as Jimmy James) (2-0) ... Rito Romero beat Juan Humberto ... Danny Savich drew with Roger Mackay (20:00) ... Ricki Starr beat Bull Curry (dq) ... (referee-Otto Kuss) San Antonio, TX: August 27, 1953 (Thursday) (Bill Lawlor) (San Pedro Park) ... (WTM) Argentina Zuma* beat Pedro Martinez (2-1, cor) ... (ladies) Slave Girl Moolah beat Daisy Mae ... (ladies handicap tag team match) Slave Girl Moolah and Mars Bennett beat Daisy Mae, Red Tigress and Princess Maritza ... (ladies) Mars Bennett drew with Princess Maritza (15:00) ... Baron George Grant drew with Nature Boy (15:00) ... (Att.-637) San Antonio, TX: September 2, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Rito Romero drew with Andre Drapp (60:00, 1-1) ... Duke Keomuka vs Chief Kit Fox (nc) ... Bull Curry vs Kay Bell (nc) ...Roger Mackay drew with Kurt Von Poppenheim San Antonio, TX: September 4, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... Argentina Zuma and Pedro Martinez beat Jack O’Brien and Nature Boy (2-1) ... Argentina Zuma beat Leopard Boy (2-1) ... Nature Boy beat Bill Powell ... Baron George Grant drew with Jack O’Brien (15:00) ... Pedro Martinez beat Goliath (dq) ... (Att.-1,750) San Antonio, TX: September 9, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Bull Curry and Duke Keomuka vs Kay Bell and Kit Fox ... Bull Curry vs Kay Bell ... Duke Keomuka vs Kit Fox ... (ladies) Gloria Barattini vs Mae Young ... Rito Romero vs Kurt Von Poppenheim ... Andre Drapp vs Roger Mackay San Antonio, TX: September 11, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... Argentina Zuma and Pedro Martinez beat Leopard Boy and Black Snake (2-1) ... (ladies title claimant) Slave Girl Moolah* beat Dagmar (2-1) ... Black Snake drew with Giant Goliath (20:00) ... Pedro Martinez beat Leopard Boy (dq) ... Argentina Zuma beat Baron George Grant San Antonio, TX: September 16, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Bull Curry vs Duke Keomuka (1-1, nc) ... Stu Gibson beat Chief Kit Fox ... Roger Mackay beat Abdullah Bey (dq) ... Rito Romero vs Kurt Von Poppenheim (nc) ... Ace Freeman vs Andre Drapp ... (referee-Otto Kuss) San Antonio, TX: September 17, 1953 (Thursday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Amazing Argentina Zuma beat Leopard Boy (2-1, dq) ... Pedro Martinez beat Nature Boy (2-1) ... (ladies) Lady Angel beat Darling Dagmar ... Baron George Grant drew with Blue Eagle (30:00) San Antonio, TX: September 23, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Rito Romero and Pablo Romero beat Kurt Von Poppenheim and Dory Funk (sub for Bull Curry) (2-1) ... Duke Keomuka beat Ace Freeman ... Stu Gibson drew with Andre Drapp ... Roger Mackay drew with Dory Funk ... NOTE: Curry was said have been hurt in a dressing room fight with Keomuka. San Antonio, TX: September 25, 1953 (Friday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... (LWTM) Slave Girl Moolah* vs Lady Angel ... Mr. America vs Jack O’Brien ... Pedro Martinez vs Leopard Boy ... Chief Blue Eagle vs Giant Goliath (7 foot string bean) San Antonio, TX: September 30, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (netting around ring) Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry (2-1, cor) ... Rito Romero drew with Ace Freeman (20:00) ... Pablo Romero beat Jimmy James ... Chico Casalo drew with Kurt Von Poppenheim (20:00) ... Ricki Starr beat Dory Funk San Antonio, TX: October 2, 1953 (Friday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... (WTM) Nature Boy* vs Pedro Martinez (nc) ... Lady Angel beat Evelyn Monroe ... Mr. America beat Black Snake (2-1) ... Chief Blue Eagle drew with Giant Goliath (30:00) ... NOTE: Nature Boy (Tommy Phelps) claims the world title after defeating Amazing Zuma in Dallas last week. San Antonio, TX: October 3, 1953 (Saturday) (Livengood and Brown) (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Gorgeous George drew with Rito Romero (60:00, 1-1) ... Andre Drapp vs Abdullah Bey... Roger Mackay vs Bob Corby ... Chico Casalo vs Kurt Von Poppenheim ... Ricki Starr vs Bob ?? San Antonio, TX: October 7, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (WTM) Lou Thesz* beat Duke Keomuka (2-1) ... Rito Romero, Pablo Romero and Chico Casasola beat Leo Newman, Kurt Von Poppenheim and Bob Corby ... Pablo Romero beat Kurt Von Poppenheim ... Rito Romero beat Bob Corby (dq) (reversed decision) ... Chico Casasola drew with Leo Newman (15:00) ... Ace Freeman drew with Roger Mackay (15:00) San Antonio, TX: October 9, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (ladies) Slave Girl Moolah vs Lady Angel ... Pedro Martinez vs Nature Boy ... Blue Eagle vs Leopard Boy ... Jack O’Brien vs Mr. America San Antonio, TX: October 14, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Bull Curry beat Roger Mackay (1-1, utc) ... (mixed styles) Duke Keomuka beat Andre Drapp (2-1) ... Rito Romero and Raul Casasola beat Karl Davis and Bob Corby ... Leo Newman drew with Ace Freeman ... (referee-Otto Kuss) San Antonio, TX: October 16, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... No Wrestling San Antonio, TX: October 21, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Bull Curry (2-1) ... Rito Romero beat Leo Newman ... Duke Keomuka beat Pablo Romero ... Andre Drapp drew with Roger McCune (20:00) ... Ricki Starr vs Ace Freeman (15:00) San Antonio, TX: October 23, 1953 (Friday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Pedro Martinez beat Nature Boy (2-1) ... (ladies) Senorita Lolita Lopez beat Slave Girl Moolah (2-1) (dq in first fall) ... Mexican Joe beat Leopard Boy ... Jack O’Brien beat Roger McCune San Antonio, TC: October 28, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Miguel Guzman (2-1) ... Rito Romero drew with Duke Keomuka (20:00) ... Bull Curry beat Ace Freeman ... Cowboy Carlson beat Leo Newman (dq) ... Ricki Starr drew with Raul Casasola ... San Antonio, TX: October 29, 1953 (Thursday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Slave Girl Moolah beat Senorita Lolita Lopez (2-1) ... Pedro Martinez beat Gorgeous George Baron (2-1, dq) ... Mexican Joe beat Demon Jack O’ Brien (2-1) ... Blue Eagle beat Johnny Shaw (as Dick Shaw) (sub for Mr. America) San Antonio, TX: November 4, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero (2-1) ... (ladies) Nell Stewart beat Ida Mae Martinez (cor) ... Karl Davis beat Roger MacKay ... Miguel Guzman beat Bob Corby ... Yamato beat Ricki Starr San Antonio, TX: November 5, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (ladies) Lolita Lopez beat Slave Girl Moolah (2-1, cor) ... Mexican Joe beat Jack O’Brien (2-1) (sub for Gorgeous George Baron) ... Pedro Martinez beat Jack Kennedy (2-1) ... Nature Boy drew with Roger McCune (20:00) San Antonio, TX: November 11, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Duke Keomuka (dq) ... Bull Curry drew with Rito Romero (20:00) ... Yamato beat Pablo Romero ... Cowboy Carlson beat Ike Eakins (dq) ... Ray Stevens drew with Leo Newman San Antonio, TX: November 12, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... Pedro Martinez and Mexican Joe beat Nature Boy and Demon Jack O’Brien (2-1) ... Nature Boy beat Mexican Joe (utc) ... Pedro Martinez drew with Jack O’Brien (15:00) ... Roger McCune (of Dublin, Ireland) beat Johnny Shaw ... Leopard Boy beat Bob O’Brien ... (next card December 3) San Antonio, TX: November 18, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (WJTM) Baron Michele Leone* beat Andre Drapp (2-1) ... Duke Keomuka drew with Danny McShain ... Rito Romero beat Bull Curry (cor) ... Yamato beat Ace Freeman ... Cowboy Carlson drew with Pablo Romero ... NOTE: Profits from the show were turned over to the Leader Dog of the Blind school in Rochester, MN. San Antonio, TX: November 25, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Danny McShain and Rito Romero drew with Duke Keomuka and Yamato (1-1) ... Andre Drapp beat Karl Davis (dq) ... Bull Hefner drew with Pablo Romero ... Ace Freeman beat Ray Stevens San Antonio, TX: December 2, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (loser leaves town) Danny McShain beat Yamato (2-1) ... Otto Kuss drew with Karl Davis (20:00) ... Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka (dq) ... Andre Drapp beat Pablo Romero ... Raul Casasola drew with Ace Freeman (15:00) ... (referee- Ernie (Bull) Hefner) San Antonio, TX: December 3, 1953 (Thursday) (Municipal Auditorium) ... Ellis Bashara beat Mexican Joe (1-0, utc) ... Pedro Martinez beat Nature Boy (2-1) ... Terry Foster drew with Frank (Strangler) Marlowe (20:00) ... Farmer Andrews beat Roger McCune ... Bad Boy Brown drew with Eddie Montemayor (promoter-Bill Lawlor) ... (matchmaker-Willard Brown) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis) San Antonio, TX: December 9, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... (loser leaves town) Duke Keomuka vs Danny McShain (1-1, ddq) ... Ernie (Bull) Hefner beat Cowboy Carlson ... Rito Romero beat Andre Drapp ... Lou Plummer beat Karl Davis (dq) ... Pablo Romero beat Leo Newman ... (referee-Otto Kuss) San Antonio, TX: December 9, 1953 (Municipal Auditorium) ... (IMTM) Ralph Cavanaugh* (Aussie middleweight) beat Chico Rodriquez (1-0, utc) ... Pedro Martinez beat Ellis Bashara (2-1) ... Hugh McKenzie beat Leopard Boy ... Farmer Andrews beat Frank Marlowe (dq) ... Eddie Montemayor beat Bad Boy Brown ... (referee-Joe Perelli) ... NOTE: Cavanaugh, 25 year old, 165 pounder, was said to have won his International title in 1949, in an elimination tournament at Johannesburg, South Africa. San Antonio, TX: December 16, 1953 (Wrestlethon Arena) ... Otto Kuss beat Karl Davis (2-1) ... Dick Raines drew with Danny McShain (20:00) ... Rito Romero beat Ace Freeman ... Duke Keomuka beat Leo Newman ... Lou Plummer beat Andre Drapp ... Raul Casasola beat Ray Stevens ... (last card of the year) NOTE: The San Antonio Light gave far better coverage of wrestling. January, July and August 1953 are the only months that NewspaperArchive has. The Express is the only paper were the full year is available. Possibly the Express was paid to cover the cards promoter by Bob Kline and Bill Lawlor. Lawlor's matchmaker was Willard Brown in August 1953. Research by Don Luce |
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