Columbus Junction, Iowa:  Wednesday, September 3, 1952
(The Fairgrounds) … Joe Dusek vs. Ronnie Etchison … Jim Dobie vs. Bob Orton … Balk
Estes vs. Gypsy Joe

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, September 10, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Pat O’Connor b. Jim Dobie (26:47) … Gypsy Joe b. Balk Estes (17:21)
… Billy Hickson b. Milt Olsen (18:17) … Johnny Balbo b. Reggie Lisowski … (promoter:  
Pinkie George) … (referee:  Bob Foster) … (4,900 fans)

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, September 17, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Pat O’Connor b. Bob Orton … Johnny Balbo b. Billy Hickson … Jack
Carter and Gypsy Joe drew … Jim Dobie b. Art Bull … (promoter:  Pinkie George) …
(referee:  Joe Krecji)

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, September 24, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Bob Orton b. Pat O’Connor (2/3) … Johnny Balbo b. Bobby Nelson
(DQ) (18:58) … Juan Hernandez b. Karl Gray (16:31) … Jack Carter b. Carl Meyer …
(promoter:  Pinkie George)

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, October 1, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Mighty Atlas b. Hans Schmidt (DQ) … Bob Orton b. Bobby Nelson …
Alo Leilani b. Jack Carter … Pete Managoff b. Juan Hernandez … (promoter:  Pinkie
George) … (referee:  Jack Dempsey)

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, October 8, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Bob Orton b. Ronnie Etchison … Farmer Pete and Sonny Boy
Cassidy b. Irish Jackie and Sky Low Low … Alo Leilani b. Lou Britton … Irish Jackie b.
Sonny Boy Cassidy … (promoter:  Pinkie George) … (4,000 fans)

Des Moines, Iowa:  Wednesday, October 15, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Bob Orton b. Mighty Atlas … Gypsy Joe b. Jack Carter … Alo Leliani
and Pete Managoff drew … Gene Dubuque b. Billy Hickson … (promoter:  Pinkie George)
… (3,700 fans)

Des Moines, Iowa:  October 20, 1952
(KRNT Theater) … Verne Gagne b. Bob Orton (2/3) … Gene Dubuque b. Pete Managoff
… Jim Dobie b. Canadian Angel … Mike DiBiase and Joe Dusek drew … (promoter:  
Pinkie George) … (4,900 fans)


Research by Tim Hornbaker
September 10, 2010
Des Moines Wrestling Results - 1952