January 5, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Don Kindred/Frank James d. (DQ) Buzz Jones/Cliff Thiede (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Wally Goetz

January 12, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Leo Wallick d. George Strickland
George Craig drew Einar Olsen (1-1)
Cliff Thiede d. (DQ) Tarzan Zimba

January 19, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tarzan Zimba d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Einar Olsen (1-1)
George Craig d. Bill Fletcher

Fletcher subbed for Wally Goetz

January 26, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Billy Hickson d. George Craig
Billy Hickson d. Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Billy Hickson vs. Leo Wallick (no result in paper, the match was to be the winner of
Hickson/Zimba vs. Wallick)
Dave Reynolds drew Bill Fletcher (1-1)

Hickson subbed for George Strickland against Zimba

February 2, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Billy Hickson no contest Leo Wallick (1-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. George Craig (2-1)
Chet Wallick d. (DQ) Einar Olsen

February 9, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka/Chet Wallick d. Buzz Jones/Einar Olsen (2-1)
Leo Wallick d. Billy Hickson (2-1)

February 18, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (1-2, decision reversed after Wallick kicked Larsen
after he pinned him)
Cliff Thiede d. Elmer Wright (Wright unable to continue)
Billy Hickson d. Einar Olsen

Thiede subbed for George Craig

February 23, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jack Kiser/Billy Hickson d. Paddy Mack/Paul DeGalles (2-1; Mack and DeGalles turn on
each other post-match)
George Craig d. Elmer Wright (2-0)  
Ben Lott drew Darrel Tyler (probably a "match" between two kids)

March 4, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory) 750
Jack Kiser/Billy Hickson d. Gypsy Joe/Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Buck Lipscomb d. (DQ) Cliff Thiede (2-1)

Thiede subbed for George Craig

March 11, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tournament for world lightweight title shot
Leo Wallick d. Jack Kiser
Leo Wallick had a bye in semis
Jack Kiser d. Paddy Mack (semis)
Leo Wallick d. Billy Sandow (1st round)
Paddy Mack d. Chet Wallick (1st round)
Jack Kiser d. Buzz Jones (1st round)

March 18, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tournament for shot at world lightweight title
Leo Wallick d. Henry Lenz (wins a shot at world lightweight champion Gypsy Joe)  
Henry Lenz d. George Craig
Leo Wallick d. Cliff Thiede
George Craig d. Paddy Mack  
Leo Wallick had a bye

Thiede subbed for Cal Roberts

March 25, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Gypsy Joe (world light heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (2-1)
Paddy Mack/Buzz Jones d. Cal Roberts/Billy Hickson (2-1)

April 1, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Einar Olsen d. George Craig (2-0)
Lionel Baillargeon d. Paddy Mack (2-0)
Cal Roberts d. Joe Campbell (2-1)

April 8, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
6-man battle royal
Einar Olsen d. Buzz Jones
Gino Nicolini drew Paddy Mack
Lionel Baillargeon d. Cal Roberts

April 15, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Pepi Pasquale d. Lionel Baillargeon (2-1)
Gino Nicolini d. Einar Olsen
Paddy Mack drew Al Lombardi

April 22, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jesse James d. Gino Nicolini (2-1)
Al Lombardi d. (DQ) Paddy Mack (1-2, decision was reversed)
Einar Olsen d. Phil Olofsson

April 29, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Joe Pazandak d. Guy Brunetti (2-1)
Joe Campbell d. Paddy Mack (2-0)
Einar Olsen d. Tony Baillargeon

May 6, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
One night elimination tournament to determine opponent for Gypsy Joe, featuring: Joe
Campbell, George Craig, Gregorio Irabarren, Al Lombardi, Danny O'Rourke, & Ali Pasha

No results found.

May 13, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Gypsy Joe (world lightweight champ) d. Danny O'Rourke (2-1)
Danny Savich drew Ralph Alexander
Gregorio Irabarren d. Einar Olsen (2-1)

May 20, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (National Guard Armory)
7-man battle royal
Cliff Thiede drew Gregorio Irabarren (1-1)  
Treach Phillips d. Buzz Jones
Einar Olsen d. Ralph Alexander

Seventh man was Danny O’Rourke

May 27, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Gregorio Irabarren/Cliff Thiede d. Sugy Hayamaka/Mr. Sakata (2-1)
Treach Phillips d. Einar Olsen
Buzz Jones d. Dean Anderson (wrestler v. boxer)

June 3, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory) 515
Danny McShain (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Gregorio Irabarren
Cliff Thiede drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Mr. Sakata d. Doug Donnan

Last card of the season

July 7, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Lou Thesz (world champ) d. Warren Bockwinkel (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Sugy Hayamaka (2-1)
Treach Phillips d. (DQ) Buzz Jones
Cliff Thiede drew George Craig

September 18, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Gorgeous George d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Cliff Thiede drew Mr. Sakata (1-1)
Treach Phillips d. Bill Fletcher

Opening card of season

September 23, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Frank James (2-1)  
Mr. Sakata d. Duke Demetri (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Einar Olsen

September 30, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James d. Logger Larsen (2/3 falls, no time limit)
George Dusette (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Duke Demetri (2-1)
Mr. Sakata d. Eli Matich

October 7, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James d. Mr. Sakata (2-1)
Danny O'Rourke d. Buzz Jones (1-0)
Chet Wallick d. Duke Demetri

October 14, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Chet Wallick d. George Strickland (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Danny O'Rourke (no time limit)
Jack Martinez drew Herb Parks

October 21, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James/Herb Parks d. Chet Wallick/George Strickland (2-1)
Treach Phillips drew Einar Olsen (1-1)

October 28, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Herb Parks d. Chet Wallick (2-1)
Victorio Ochoa d. Dave Reynolds
George Strickland drew Gregorio Irabarren (1-1)

November 4, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank Stojack (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Frank James (2-1)
Chief Lone Eagle drew Herb Parks (1-1)
George Strickland d. Chet Wallick

November 11, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
7-man battle royal
Chief Lone Eagle d. Gregorio Irabarren  
Einar Olsen d. Victorio Ochoa
George Strickland d. Jack Martinez

Seventh man was Herb Parks

November 18, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Herb Parks d. George Strickland (45:00)
Chief Lone Eagle drew Herb Parks (15:00; Parks must defeat both in an hour - the
Strickland match was first)
Einar Olsen drew Victorio Ochoa
Jack McDonald d. Duke Demetri

November 26, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Herb Parks d. Chief Lone Eagle (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Warren Bockwinkel (2-1; Thiede asked for the bout to be declared no
contest when Bockwinkel was unable to continue, but Bockwinkel grabbed the
microphone and admitted defeat)
Jack Martinez drew Duke Demetri

December 2, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Herb Parks d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Chief Lone Eagle d. Victorio Ochoa (2-1)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Elmer Wright

December 9, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James d. Al Szasz (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Chet Wallick
George Strickland d. Tommy Martindale

December 16, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James d. Al Szasz (2-1; two referees)
George Strickland/Gregorio Irabarren Buzz Jones/Treach Phillips/Einar Olsen (handicap,
2-1)

December 23, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
George Strickland/Bill Sledge/Nino Martini d. Buzz Jones/Tarzan Zimba/Treach Phillips
(elimination; in order: Martini, Phillips, Jones, Zimba)

December 30, 1953 Idaho Falls, ID
No mention of a card found.


Research by Becky Taylor
Idaho Falls Wrestling Results - 1953