Hansell, Iowa: Monday, August 17, 1953 (Hansell School Gymnasium) … Ladies Independent Middleweight Champion Gerry Hunter vs. Hola Bittner … “Rowdy” Bill Cox vs. Jack Miller … Hillbilly Kate in the main event … (sponsored by the Hansell Softball Club) Notes: Hunter “recently defeated Juanita Coffman in Denver, Colorado for the ladies’ independent middleweight wrestling championship and who works as a lumberjack in the Pacific Northwest when she isn’t wrestling.” Cox was from Detroit and Miller from Seattle. Kate was “billed as the world’s unique girl wrestler.” Des Moines, Iowa: Wednesday, October 14, 1953 (KRNT Theater) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) vs. Chest Bernard and The Mighty Atlas … Billy Darnell vs. Sonny Myers … Johnny “The Great” Balbo vs. Bill McDaniel … Jan Gotch vs. Mr. X … (promoter: Paul “Pinkie” George) … (matchmaker: Jerry Meeker) … (announcer: Bill Riley) … (secretary: Lillian Steele) … (publicity director: Bill Clark) … (corporation: Pinkie George Sports Enterprises) Research by Tim Hornbaker September 10, 2010 |
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