January 3, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sesue Oyama d. (DQ) Mike Nazarian (2-1)
Rey Urbano d. Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Bill Melby drew Cal Roberts
Ray Wilson d. Bob Hull

January 10, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sesue Oyama d. Mike Nazarian (2-1; mixed judo/American rules)
Frenchy Roy drew Cal Roberts (1-1)
Paddy Mack d. Bill Fletcher
Bob Hull d. (DQ) Treach Phillips

January 17, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bob Cummings (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Paddy Mack (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Cal Roberts (2-1)
Treach Phillips d. Bill Anderson
Sesue Oyama d. Ray Wilson

January 31, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Gypsy Joe d. Tugger Larsen
Buzz Jones d. Treach Phillips
Logger Larsen d. Jerry Hollis
Frenchy Roy d. (COR) Cal Roberts (2-1)

February 7, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Tugger Larsen/Logger Larsen d. Paddy Mack/Buzz Jones (2-1)
Frenchy Roy drew Benny Trudell (1-1)
Treach Phillips vs. Cal Roberts

Phillips-Roberts result not in Tribune

February 14, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) 2,000+
Gorgeous George d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Tugger Larsen d. Benny Trudell (2/3 falls)
Mike Nazarian vs. Paddy Mack
Jack Carter vs. Howard Cantonwine

Only two results in Tribune

February 21, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
7-man battle royal
Cliff Thiede d. Jerry Hollis
Bob Cummings drew Danno McDonald
Gypsy Joe d. Sesue Oyama (2-1)

Seventh man was Buck Davidson

February 28, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Ben Sherman d. (DQ) Jack Carter
Golden Champ d. Steve Nenoff (2-1)
Danno McDonald drew Bob Cummings (0-0)

Nenoff subbed for Gypsy Joe

March 6, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Gypsy Joe/Jack Carter d. Ben Sherman/Golden Champ (2-1)
Danno McDonald d. Prince Omar (2-1)
Steve Nenoff d. Jerry Hollis

March 13, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Great Togo d. Swedish Angel (2-1)
George Strickland drew Leon Kirilenko
Jack Carter d. Steve Nenoff
Ben Sherman d. Prince Omar

March 20, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
George Strickland d. Leon Kirilenko (2-0)
Buzz Jones/Jack Carter drew Tugger Larsen/Logger Larsen (1-1)
Frankie Clemons d. Steve Nenoff

Clemons called Collins in results.

March 27, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Little Beaver d. Fuzzy Cupid (2-1)
George Strickland d. Tugger Larsen (2-1)
Frank Clemons d. Jack Britton
Prince Halasie d. Irish Jackie

April 3, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Jack Kiser d. (DQ) Gypsy Joe (2-1)
George Strickland drew Ben Sherman (1-1)
Frank Clemons d. Jerry Hollis

Headline states that the match was a draw, but the description seems to indicate Kiser by
DQ.

April 10, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Gypsy Joe d. (DQ) Jack Kiser (2-1)
Frank Clemons d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
George Strickland drew Cliff Thiede
Bill Anderson d. Bob Hull

April 17, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Jack Carter d. Ben Sherman (2-1)
Gypsy Joe drew George Strickland (0-0)
Jack Carter d. Frank Clemons (2-1)

April 24, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
7-man battle royal
Jack Kiser drew Mel Peters
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Mike Nazarian (2-1)
Tarzan Zimba d. George Strickland (2-1)

Seventh man was Buzz Jones. No mention of Jack Dempsey, who was refereeing other area
cards.

May 1, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Tournament to face intermountain tag champs
Great Zimba/Buzz Jones d. Hal Kanner/Gil Kanner (semis)
Mel Peters/Logger Larsen d. Mike Nazarian/Dave Reynolds (semis)
Great Zimba/Buzz Jones d. Mel Peters/Logger Larsen (2-1, finals)

May 8, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Tarzan Zimba/Buzz Jones d. Mel Peters/Logger Larsen (1-0)
Mike Nazarian d. Gil Kanner (2-0)
Dave Reynolds d. Hal Kanner

May 15, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Logger Larsen d. Mike Nazarian (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Bill Fletcher (2-1)
Mel Peters d. Jerry Marcus (2-0)

May 22, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bob Cummings (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Great Zimba (2-1)
Dr. Gallagher d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Buzz Jones drew Mike Nazarian
Mel Peters d. Don Sugal

May 29, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Baron Michele Leone d. Dr. Gallagher (1-0, Gallagher unable to continue)
Mike Nazarian d. Mel Peters (2-0)
Great Zimba drew Dave Reynolds
Buzz Jones d. Bill Fletcher

June 5, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Jack Carter/Gypsy Joe no contest Great Zimba/Buzz Jones (1-1)
Dale Haddock d. Bill Fletcher
Dr. Gallagher drew Billy Sandow

June 11, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) Wed
Buzz Jones/Great Zimba d. Jack Carter/Gypsy Joe (2-1)
Dr. Gallagher drew Dale Haddock (1-1)
Bill Fletcher d. Billy Sandow

June 19, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Masa Kimura/Shibuya Yamaguchi d. Gypsy Joe/Jack Carter (2-0)
Dale Haddock d. Billy Sandow
Mike Nazarian drew Dr. Gallagher

June 26, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Mike Nazarian/Dale Haddock (intermountain tag champs) d. Buzz Jones/Great Zimba (2-1)
Jack Carter drew Dr. Gallagher (1-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Ray Wilson/Billy Sandow (handicap)

July 3, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Great Togo d. Gypsy Joe (2-1)
Dr. Gallagher d. Cliff Thiede (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Ray Wilson

July 10, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
6-man battle royal
Dave Reynolds drew Joe Green
Ray Wilson d. Mike Nazarian (2-1)
Bill Melby d. (COR) Dr. Gallagher (2-1)

July 17, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Mildred Burke d. Theresa Theis (2-0)
Bill Melby/Ray Wilson d. Mike Nazarian/Dr. Gallagher (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. (DQ) Joe Green

Theis subbed for June Byers

July 24, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
No card.

July 31, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) 1,500
Swedish Angel drew Carlos Guzman (1-1)
Bill Melby d. Mike Nazarian (1-0)
Dave Reynolds d. Joe Green
Cliff Thiede drew Ray Wilson

Swedish Angel subbed for Red Berry. Angel won the final fall but refused to accept. The
match was declared a draw.

August 7, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Lone Eagle d. John Smith (2-1)
Bill Melby d. Cliff Thiede/Joe Green (handicap elimination)
Buzz Jones d. Ray Wilson (2-1)

August 14, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Gorgeous George vs. Lone Eagle (2/3 falls)
Bill Melby/Ray Wilson vs. Mike Nazarian/Buzz Jones (2/3 falls)
Howard Cantonwine vs. Cliff Thiede

August 15 Tribune not available

September 16, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Grandstand) Tues
Paul DeGalles d. Carlos Guzman (2-1)
Rey Urbano d. Bronko Lubich (2-1)
Wally Tsutsumi drew Ted Ballantine

Outdoor card

September 25, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Paul DeGalles/Great Zimba d. Rey Urbano/Wally Tsutsumi (2-1)
Steve Nenoff d. Ted Ballantine (2-1)
Bronko Lubich d. (DQ) Buzz Jones

October 2, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
7-man battle royal
Buzz Jones d. (DQ) Paul DeGalles
Great Zimba d. Ted Ballantine
Vern Taft d. Frank James

Seventh man was either Rey Urbano or Bronko Lubich

October 9, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Frank James d. Great Zimba (2-1)
Tiger Joe Marsh d. Bronko Lubich (2-1)
Paul DeGalles d. Cliff Thiede
Floyd Hansen drew Rey Urbano

October 16, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Frank James d. Tiger Joe Marsh (2-1)
Paul DeGalles drew Rey Urbano (0-0)
Floyd Hansen d. Great Zimba
Cliff Thiede d. Bronko Lubich

This was promoter Phil Olofsson’s birthday. Several fans brought gifts.

October 23, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Tournament to face world lightheavyweight champion Verne Gagne
Farmer Wright d. Tiger Joe Marsh (2-1)
Frank James d. Rey Urbano (semis)
Paul DeGalles d. Salvadore Flores (semis)
Frank James d. Paul DeGalles (finals)

Wright-Marsh is not part of tournament.

October 30, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Verne Gagne (world light heavyweight champ) d. Frank James (2-1)
Ace Abbott drew Salvadore Flores (1-1)
Farmer Wright d. (DQ) Mike Nazarian (2-1)

December 4, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Ted Evans d. Art Kapitan (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Farmer Wright d. Red Berry

December 11, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Jack Kiser drew Art Kapitan (1-1)
Sugy Hayamaka vs. Logger Larsen
Farmer Wright vs. Ted Evans

Only one result in Deseret

December 18, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Frank James/Don Kindred d. Ace Abbott/Sugy Hayamaka (2-1)
Ted Evans d. Buzz Jones

December 17 Deseret not available

December 24, 1952 - Dave Reynolds takes over Salt Lake City promoting from Phil
Olofsson. Olofsson’s last card will be December 26.

December 26, 1952 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby/Ben Sherman d. Ted Evans/Roger Mackay (2-1)
Logger Larsen drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)

No full listing found in Deseret


Research by Becky Taylor
Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1952