Edmonton Wrestling Results

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, March 1, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Stu Hart b. “Texas” Babe Sharkey (2/3) … Jerry Meeker b. Frank
McKenna (2-0) … Sheik Emir Badui and Francois Miquet drew (30:00) … Larry Jacobson
b. Ted Wilkins (DQ) (13:00) … (promoter: Al Oeming) … (referee: “Butcher Boy” Higgins)
Note: Next show was moved to Monday night because of the Edmonton-Calgary game on
Tuesday.

Edmonton, Alberta: Monday, March 7, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) …Stu Hart and Frank Murdoch b. Jack MacDonald and Jerry Meeker (2/3)
… Frank Marconi and Dave Ruhle drew … Tex Wilkins b. Larry Jacobson (11:00) …
(promoter: Al Oeming) … (nearly 2,000 fans)
Note: Jack Page was announced to the fans from the ring. Page was a “former
welterweight wrestling contender who has had considerable experience in U.S. circles.”

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, March 15, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Lord Al Mills b. Stu Hart (2/3) (Hart was unable to continue during the
third fall) … Rube Wright b. Dave Ruhle (2-0) … Jerry Meeker b. Frank Marconi (Marconi
was unable to continue) … Dallard Ouellette b. Johnny Bartolevitch … (promoter: Al
Oeming) … (referee: Higgins)
Note: Next show on March 29 due to the livestock show at the pavilion next week.

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, March 29, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Lord Al Mills b. Rube Wright (2/3) … Stu Hart b. Jerry Meeker … Bob
Lortie and Frank Murdoch drew (30:00) … Tiger Goldstick b. Tex Wilkins (DQ) …
(promoter: Al Oeming) … (referees: “Butcher Boy” Higgins, Jack Jackson) … (in
attendance: Edmonton Eskimo football coach Annis Stukus, who was announced from the
ring)
Notes: The Edmonton Journal stated that Jim Wright was a “former world’s champion.” He
was unable to appear due to a missed plane connection. Amateur wrestling awards were
given to Hughie Conn of Calder and Allan Shelton of Norwood.

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, April 5, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Frank Murdoch b. Guy Ross (26:00) (sleeperhold) … Stu Hart vs. Bob
Lortie (no finish provided by newspaper) (1-1) … Lord Al Mills b. Chief Thunderbird (2/3)
… Dallard Oullette b. Lloyd Yakamowich … (promoter: Al Oeming) … (referee: Higgins)
Notes: Guy Ross was a 6’4” product of Halifax. He was an “outstanding performer in
Canadian Army matches.” He “has been wrestling professional 10 years. He is said to hold
draws with such stars as Yvon Robert, Billy Watson and Al Korman. His tactics are rugged,
rather than scientific.” Promoter Oeming also brought in another newcomer named Lloyd
Yakimowich. He was a “third year engineering student at the U. of A. He has been
intercollegiate titlist in his weight class of 175 pounds.”

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, April 12, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Lord Al Mills b. Chief Thunderbird (Thunderbird suffered a dislocated
jaw) … Tex Wilkins b. Dallard Ouelette (Wilkins refused to wrestle if Goldstick was the
official, and the latter was replaced by Jackson) … Jerry Meeker b. Sheik Smir Badui (2/3)
… Darna Ostepavich b. Dave Ruhle … (promoter: Al Oeming) … (referees: Jack Jackson,
Tiger Goldstick) … (physician: Dr. J.H. Conroy)
Notes: Oeming announced that he was bringing in women wrestlers, particularlly Nell
Stewart and Pat Olsen, and wanted to move his program to the Arena.

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, April 19, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Earl McCready b. Jerry Meeker (2/3) … Stu Hart b. Bob Lortie (2-0) …
Jack MacDonald and Francois Miquet drew (30:00) (ten minutes of extra wrestling all
produced no finish) … Tiny Mills b. Butch Higgins (Mills was a substitute for Tex Wilkins) …
(promoter: Al Oeming) … (referee: Bill Root)
Notes: The Edmonton Journal reported on April 20 that “last night,” Oeming received
unanimous approval from the Edmonton Boxing and Wrestling Commission to allow women
wrestlers on his next show. Edmonton Mayor Ainlay also backed the idea.

Edmonton, Alberta: Tuesday, April 26, 1949
(Sales Pavilion) … Earl McCready and Lord Al Mills drew (1-1) … Laverne Baxter and
Frank Murdoch drew (30:00) … Tiger Goldstick b. Tex Wilkins … Stu Hart b. Jack
MacDonald (2-0) … (promoter: Al Oeming) … (sellout crowd)
Note: The newspaper stated that the show was “likely the best that Oeming has yet
presented.”

Research by Tim Hornbaker
August 28, 2010

Edmonton Wrestling Results - 1949