East Davenport, Illinois: Friday, February 10, 1956 (Turners Hall) … Donna Dillenger vs. Margie Frye … Tag team match featuring Maria Bernardi … Al Grosz vs. Dale Theriac … Owen Kelly vs. Bill Sackett Notes: Frye was from Davenport and Dillenger was from Columbus. Bernardi was the “Italian Women’s Champ.” Theriac was the “Texas Kid,” and Grosz was a “garbageman from Princeton, Iowa.” Sacket was from East Moline and Kelly from Nashville. Moline, Illinois: Saturday, February 18, 1956 (Wharton Field House) … Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas b. Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro to capture the World Tag Team Title (2/3) … Red Berry b. Gorgeous George (2/3) … Richard Brown b. Bob Colbert (2/3) (Colbert was a substitute for Joe Dusek) Notes: It was said to be George’s “first Quad-City appearance in six years.” The newspaper stated that “Joe Tangaro and Guy Brunetti, world tag team champions, lost their title in a disputed match to Bulldog Plechas and Iron Mike.” Also, the former champions “immediately demanded a rematch.” Moline, Illinois: Saturday, February 25, 1956 (Wharton Field House) … World Tag Team Champions Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas b. Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro (2/3) … Lorraine Johnson b. Ada Ash (2/3) … Joe Dusek b. Mario DeSouza *Searched the Moline Daily Dispatch for October 1965 and found nothing. Research by Tim Hornbaker December 29, 2007 |
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