Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
A Recap of October 1951
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October began with a card held on the 1st in Shreveport. On that card Jack Curtis defeated Rube Wright in the one fall opening match.
George Curtis took two out of three falls to win the semi-final match against Doran O’Hara.
The main event was a World Light-Heavyweight title match with champion Henry Harrell defending the title against Jack (Stinger) Steele. Steele had held that same title several years earlier and was looking to win it again. Harrell took two out of three falls to win the match and retain his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe, George Curtis and George Harben fought to a draw in the opening match.
Jack Curtis pinned Rube Wright following a body slam to win the second match of the night just before the time limit expired.
In the main event the Curtis Brothers teamed to take on Harben & Wright in a tag team match. The Curtis team won the first fall as they caught Harben & Wright in a rowboat maneuver and forced them both to submit. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers concentrated their attack on the smaller Wright. They took turns body slamming him until Jack pinned him to win the match for the brothers in two straight falls.
That same night in Baton Rouge, Farmer (Hillbilly Spunky) Brown made his debut in the area facing Johnny Harmon in the opening match. Brown, who was accompanied to the ring by his valet Daisy Mae, was a colorful character but wrestled in a clean style. He and Harmon swapped holds evenly but Brown pinned Harmon to win the single fall match.
In the main event Chief Little Fox got another chance at the Skull. Much like their match the previous week in Alexandria, the Skull pinned Little Fox in the deciding fall with the Indian’s feet over the bottom rope. Referee Blackie Harrelson failed to see this and counted Little Fox out. Just as he was about to name the masked man the winner, Commissioner Dick Cointment entered the ring and declared the match a no contest.
Also on Tuesday in Decatur, nothing is known on the card held there other than Garza Lozano was one of the featured wrestlers.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Farmer Brown and Johnny Harmon met in the opening match. Harmon used a series of flying mares and an alligator clutch on Brown and pinned him to win the first fall. Brown came back with the same exact technique and pinned Harmon to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall Brown kept Harmon trapped in a headlock until Harmon was weakened enough to be pinned, giving the fall and the match to Brown.
The main event was a return match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. The first fall saw both men using rough tactics but ended with the Skull flattening Little Fox with a rabbit punch to the back of the head and pinning him to win the fall. Little Fox won the second fall when he forced the Skull to submit to an Indian Death-lock. During the third and deciding fall both men threw what little was left of the rules and the window and spent much of the time choking and gouging each other. At one point Little Fox was on top of the Skull and choking the masked man with both hands. Referee Phil Brummett tried to break things up but an irate Little Fox floored him with a tomahawk chop. Brummett immediately disqualified Little Fox and awarded the fall and the match to the Skull.
That same night in Gulfport, the card opened with a match between two frequent partners facing each other in the forms of Rube Wright and George Harben. Harben forced Wright to submit to a step-over toehold to win the first fall in 16 minutes. Wright came back and forced Harben to submit to a Boston Crab in 5 minutes to take the second fall. The third and deciding fall also lasted 5 minutes but was won by Harben who body slammed Wright and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event was a match between Pat Newman and Pat Cronin. Cronin entered the ring with his right hand heavily taped, claiming an injury. It took referee Pat Willis and Commissioner J. U. Simmons issuing an ultimatum before Cronin removed the tape. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. The final fall was mainly a fist fight but Newman was finally able to upend Cronin and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Thursday in New Orleans, Nacho Martinez defeated Prince Omar to win the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match Chief Little Fox & Farmer Brown made a colorful pair as they teamed to take on Nick Carter & Garza Lozano. Carter, once a popular favorite, had lost all of his support of New Orleans fans with his growing reliance of foul tactics to win matches. As it was Carter & Lozano took two out of three falls to win the match over Little Fox & Brown.
In the main event Tarzan White and the Skull met in a rematch. Each man won a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Things were hot and heavy during the fall until White tossed both the Skull and referee Johnny Harmon from the ring. Harmon disqualified White and awarded the fall and the match to the Skull.
The same night in Hattiesburg, Sugy Hayamaka, Hawaiian born Japanese wrestler, made his debut in the area and faced George Harben in the opening match. Hayamaka was impressive in his debut, winning two out of three falls to defeated Harben and win the match.
The main event was a 10 round boxing match between Doran O’Hara and Pat Cronin. The two were in the middle of receiving instructions from special referee Paul Sharp when the lunged at each other and the fight was on. It was a slugfest all the way but Cronin, the former Mississippi heavyweight boxing champion, knocked out O’Hara in the third round to win the match.
On Friday night in Jackson, Sugy Hayamaka defeated Doran O’Hara to win the opening match.
The semi-final was a tag team match with Jack & George Curtis teaming to take on Pat Cronin & Jack Steele. George Curtis fell victim of Cronin’s “thing” and was knocked senseless and pinned to give the one fall match to Cronin & Steele. Following the match the ringside fans, which included Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright, called for Cronin’s banishment.
The main event featured Henry Harrell defending his World Light-Heavyweight title against the challenge of George Harben. Harben gave Harrell all he could handle but Harrell won the match in two straight falls to retain his title.
The following Monday in Shreveport, George Curtis defeated Rube Wright in the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final, Curtis teamed with big brother Jack Curtis to take on Wright & George Harben in a tag team match. The Curtis Brothers took two out of three falls to win the match.
The main event was a return World Light-Heavyweight title match between champion Henry Harrell and challenger Jack Steele. A special referee assigned to the match was Commissioner W. R. Hudson. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Steele was awarded the third fall and the match but did not win the title. Commissioner Charlie Oliver, after a discussion with Hudson, announced that he felt that Steele had won the match by illegal means and that the title would be held up pending a rematch.
On Tuesday in Monroe Jack & George Curtis teamed to take on Pat Cronin & George Harben in a tag team match main event. In the first fall George Curtis fell victim as Harben & Cronin continually stomped on his arm and applied arm locks. Curtis was forced to give up and the fall when to Harben & Cronin. Jack Curtis pinned Cronin to end the second fall and tie the match. The third and deciding fall also went to the Curtis Brothers as they used their rowboat maneuver on Harben & Cronin to force them both to submit.
The two single fall matches that preceded the main event ended in 15 minute draws. The participants were the four men involved in the tag team match, but the particulars are not known.
That same evening in Baton Rouge, Farmer Brown defeated Prince Omar by winning two straight falls in the opening match.
The main event featured yet another match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. Little Fox won the opening fall but the Skull came back to take the final two to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Decatur, Johnny Harmon and Charley Keene met in the opening match, which was a one fall match with a 30 minute time limit.
In the main event Harmon & Keene turned around and teamed up to take on Garza Lozano & Nacho Martinez in a tag team match. In this match, Keene and Lozano wore boxing gloves.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Farmer Brown defeated Prince Omar again by winning to straight falls to win the opening match.
The main event was another match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. Just like the match between the two the night before in Baton Rouge, Little Fox won the first fall while the Skull took the last two to win the match.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport, Sugy Hayamaka met Doran O’Hara in the opening match. Hayamaka won the first fall by pinning O’Hara in 16 minutes. O’Hara came back and pinned Hayamaka after a series of dropkicks to win the second fall in 12 minutes. In the third and deciding fall Hayamaka used a Japanese sleeper hold to put O’Hara in dreamland and win the fall and the match. Hayamaka’s version of the sleeper was a slight variation of the hold used by Joe Corbett.
In the main event, Pat Newman and Pat Cronin met in a rematch. This match was a 12 round boxing match, which figured to give former boxer Cronin the edge. In the fourth round Newman landed a straight right to Cronin’s nose and drew blood. Cronin was knocked down but got up at the count of 6. Cronin then floored Newman with a rabbit punch but refused the order to go to a neutral corner. The delay allowed Newman to regain his footing before a count. Cronin’s nose continued to bleed throughout the next two rounds, in which he kept Newman in clinches. In the ninth round Cronin added a little wrestling with his boxing as he used a knee lift on Newman. Newman came back with some wrestling of his own as he dropkicked Cronin twice in the tenth round and following them both with punches. The eleventh round opened with Newman dropkicking Cronin through the ropes and onto the arena floor. Cronin came back into the ring and kicked Newman in the stomach and then tried to kick him out of the ring. Newman got to his feet and dropkicked Cronin again and then kicked him out of the ring again. This time Cronin was unable to get back into the ring and was counted out. Newman was awarded the match in the eleventh round.
On Thursday in New Orleans Johnny Harmon defeated Prince Omar in the opening match of the evening.
In the second match of the night, the Skull continued his winning ways by defeating Chief Little Fox once again.
In the main event, Tarzan White and Nick Carter, longtime friends and frequent tag team partners, faced each other on opposite sides of a tag team match. White teamed with Farmer Brown and Carter had Garza Lozano as his partner. The match was even heading into the third and deciding fall. Carter & Lozano double teamed both White & Brown throughout the final fall. At one point Lozano used a blackjack that he pulled from his trunks. White managed to get his hands on the weapon and was fighting back when referee Charlie Cure caught him and called for a disqualification. The fall and the match were awarded to Carter & Lozano.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin wrestled to a draw in the opening match.
Rube Wright and George Harben also wrestled to a draw in the second match.
In the main event, Hayamaka & Wright teamed to face Cronin & Harben in a tag team match. Cronin pinned Wright to win the first fall, while Hayamaka put Harben to sleep to win the second. In the third and deciding fall Cronin & Harben roughed up referee Glenn Orr, knocking him to the mat three separate times. Orr disqualified them and awarded the fall and the match to Hayamaka & Wright.
There was no wrestling held in Jackson on Friday.
The following Monday in Shreveport Sugy Hayamaka defeated George Curtis with a sleeper hold to win the opening match.
In the semi-final match Jack & George Curtis won two out of three falls over Hayamaka & Doran O’Hara to win that match.
The main event was a return match between Henry Harrell and Jack Steele for the World Light-Heavyweight title. The title was being held up following a match between these two the previous week in Shreveport. Harrell pinned Steele with a jackknife to win the first fall. Steele pinned Harrell following a body slam to take the second fall. The third and deciding fall went back and forth several times before Harrell pinned Steele again to win the fall and the match. The held up title went back to Harrell.
On Tuesday in Monroe the main event was a tag team match with Jack & George Curtis facing Pat Cronin & George Harben. George Curtis pinned Harben following a body slam to win the first fall. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers rammed the heads of Cronin & Harben together and applied their rowboat maneuver. Both men submitted and the match went to the Curtis team in straight falls.
The two preliminary matches, featuring these same four wrestlers, ended in draws.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Johnny Harmon and Nacho Martinez faced each other in the opening match. No result for this match is none.
In the main event Garza Lozano faced the Skull. The Skull pinned Lozano to win the first fall with a shoulder slide. Lozano used a series of body slams on the masked man and pinned him to win the second fall. Following the fall Lozano attempted to unmask the Skull but was stopped by referee Bob Seeley. In the third and deciding fall both men wound up outside the ring on the arena floor. They ignored Seeley’s instructions to return to the ring and both were counted out. Seeley announced that both men were disqualified and the match was a no contest.
That same Tuesday evening in Decatur, Farmer Brown faced Prince Omar in the opening match. It was scheduled for a best two out of three falls match with a 30 minute time limit.
In the main event, also a best two out of three falls match with a 30 minute time limit, featured Tarzan White meeting Charley Keene.
Nick Carter was to referee both matches.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Johnny Harmon and Nacho Martinez battled to a draw in the opening match.
In the main event Garza Lozano and the Skull met in another match. Just like the match the night before in Baton Rouge each man won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Just like in Baton Rouge, the final fall found both men outside the ring fighting on the arena floor. Referee Phil Brummett counted both men out and declared the match a no contest.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport, Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin fought to a draw in the one fall opening match.
The second match of the evening, featuring Pat Newman and Rube Wright, also ended in a draw.
In the main event Newman & Hayamaka teamed up to take on Wright & Cronin in a tag team match. Sugy Hayamaka put Wright to sleep to win the first fall. Wright came back and pinned Hayamaka to win the second fall and even the score. In the third fall Cronin had Newman in a hammerlock and rammed him into the corner turnbuckle. Cronin continued to punish Newman’s arm until he was forced to submit, giving the fall and the match to Cronin & Wright.
On Thursday in New Orleans Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez fought to a 30 minute draw in the opening match.
In the semi-final match the Skull defeated Johnny Harmon.
The main event was a return tag team match with Tarzan White & Farmer Brown facing Nick Carter & Garza Lozano. To try and maintain control three referees, Charlie Cure, Bob Seeley and Joe Gunther, were assigned to the match. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Gunter suffered a cut over his eye during the wild action in the second fall and was forced by commission doctor, Dr. N. K. Edrington, to sit out the final fall. Carter & Lozano went on to win the final fall and the match.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, the matches moved indoor to the Community Center. Rube Wright defeated Doran O’Hara by winning two straight falls in the opening match.
In the main event Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin squared off. Hayamaka pinned Cronin to win the first fall. In the second fall Cronin suffered a bloody nose but managed to pin Hayamaka to win the fall. Hayamaka applied his sleeper hold on Cronin to put him out and take the third fall to win the match.
Wrestling returned to Jackson on Friday after a week off. Sugy Hayamaka and Rube Wright met in the opening match of the evening while George Curtis and George Harben faced each other in the second match.
No results are known for either of these matches.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Pat Cronin in a special challenge match. Cronin refused to enter the ring as long as referee Claude Skidmore was assigned the match. Curtis was so confident that he told Cronin he could pick his own referee and he chose Rube Wright. Skidmore stepped aside and took a seat at ringside. Curtis controlled much of the first fall until Cronin brought out the “thing”. He nailed Curtis with it and sent him crashing to the mat and pinned him to win the first fall. In the dressing room between falls, Wright claimed that he had searched Cronin but found nothing. Curtis came out steaming in the second fall and battered Cronin all around the ring. He tossed Cronin out of the ring and followed him out. Curtis grabbed Cronin up and applied a piledriver, driving Cronin’s head into the arena floor. Wright immediately disqualified Curtis and awarded the match to Cronin.
The following week in Shreveport, the card opened with a one fall match between Rube Wright and Pat Cronin.
The semi-final match featured George Curtis taking on Sugy Hayamaka in a return match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Jack Curtis teaming with Ruth Boatcallie to take on Jack Steele and Eva Lee.
No results are known for this card.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card opened with a women’s match between Ruth Boatcallie and Eva Lee. Boatcallie pinned Lee after applying an airplane spin on her to win the first fall. Boatcallie tried the airplane spin again in the second fall but Lee managed to shift her weight, causing Boatcallie to fall to the mat with Lee on top of her. Lee pinned the stunned Boatcallie to win the second fall. Lee pinned Boatcallie following a bodyslam to win the third fall and the match.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Rube Wright. Curtis flattened Wright with a kick to the face and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall Curtis had Wright trapped in a corner and was ramming him in the stomach with his head. When Wright got free he pushed Curtis into a corner and tried to ram his head into the stomach of Curtis. Curtis moved at the last moment and Wright rammed his head into the ringpost. Curtis then applied a piledriver on him and pinned him to win the match in two straight falls.
That same night in Baton Rouge Charley Keene met Nacho Martinez in the opening match of the evening. The match was ties at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Keene pinned Martinez in 23 minutes to win the final fall and the match.
The main event was a return match between Garza Lozano and the Skull. In this match there would be no time limit and falls would not count. The match would continue until one of the wrestlers was unable to answer the bell. Each man won three falls apiece when the Skull tossed Lozano from the ring in the seventh fall. The masked man then jumped on Lozano’s back as he lay on the arena floor. Lozano was unable to get back into the ring and was counted out, giving the fall to the Skull. Lozano was still on the arena floor and could not answer the bell at the beginning of the eighth fall and the match was awarded to the Skull.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez met in the opening match. Keene won two out of three falls to defeat Martinez and win the match.
The main event featured Garza Lozano and the Skull meeting in another no time limit match where the falls did not count. Lozano won the first two falls rather easily but the Skull fought back and won the next four falls. The seventh fall went just as it had the night before in Baton Rouge with the Skull tossing Lozano from the ring and jumping feet first onto his back as he lay on the floor. Once again Lozano was counted out to give the fall to the Skull and was unable to answer the bell at the beginning of the eighth fall. The match went to the Skull.
That same evening in Gulfport the card opened with a pair of ruffians, Rube Wright and Jack Steele, facing each other. Steele won the first fall in 11 minutes when he forced Wright to submit to a Boston Crab. The second fall had a confusing ending when Steele pinned Wright after dropping a knee across his throat. Steele didn’t wait for referee Pat Willis to raise his hand and he left the ring and went back to the dressing room. Willis determined that Steele’s use of the knee to the throat was not legal and reversed his decision on the fall. He summonsed Steele back to the ring and restarted the match. Wright was still groggy and was no match for Steele, who body slammed him and pinned him to win the fall in 3 minutes to take the match.
The semi-final was a one fall to a finish match between Pat Newman and Pat Cronin. Cronin totally dominated Newman as he worked on his arm throughout the match, finally forcing Newman to submit and cede the match to Cronin.
The main event was a women’s match as Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie faced off. Boatcallie won the first fall in 10 minutes when she used an airplane spin on Lee and pinned her. Lee came back and rolled Boatcallie into a ball when she tried the airplane spin again. Lee pinned Boatcallie and won the second fall in 11 minutes. In the third and deciding fall, Boatcallie tossed Lee from the ring and kept kicking her when she tried to get back in. Boatcallie also took a swipe at referee Pat Willis when he tried to break things up. This earned her a disqualification as Willis awarded the fall and the match to Lee.
Wrestling in Decatur was also held on Wednesday night this week and featured a 5 Man Battle Royal in the opening match. In this match the first man eliminated would serve as the referee for the final two matches of the night. The second and third men out would then return for a singles match, as would the last two men remaining. The participants in this match was Farmer Brown, Nick Carter, Tarzan White, George Harben and Johnny Harben.
No results are known for this card.
On Thursday in New Orleans Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez fought to a draw in the opening match.
In the second match of the night Garza Lozano and George Harben were both disqualified by referee Joe Gunther for foul tactics.
The semi-final match was between Farmer Brown and the Skull. Each man won a fall apiece and the match was even going into the third and deciding fall. Brown pinned the Skull to win the third fall and the match.
In the main event, former friends Tarzan White and Nick Carter faced off. Carter pinned White to win the first fall but White came back to force Carter to submit to an armlock to win the second. Carter’s arm was injured and he was unable to continue at the start of the deciding fall. The fall and the match were awarded to White on a forfeit.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, Pat Cronin took two straight falls from Rube Wright to win the opening match of the evening.
In the feature match George Curtis and Sugy Hayamaka faced one another. Hayamaka pinned Curtis to win the first fall. Curtis came back and hit Hayamaka with dropkicks and pinned him to win the second fall. Hayamaka applied his sleeper on Curtis to put him out and win the fall and the match.
On Friday in Jackson, Jack Steele barely managed to keep from being disqualified in the opening match with Rube Wright. His rough tactics weakened Wright sufficiently to allow Steele to pin him to win the match.
In the second match of the evening, George Curtis and Sugy Hayamaka fought to a draw.
The semi-final match was a women’s match between Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie. Lee pinned Boatcallie to win the match. After the match, Boatcallie complained to referee Pat Willis that he’d given her a fast count. Pat Cronin and Jack Steele came out to ringside and joined Boatcallie in her complaint but the decision stood.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Pat Cronin once again. At one point Cronin backed Curtis into the corner and was punching away at his mid-section when referee Jack Roberts stepped in to break things up. When Cronin ignored his warnings, Roberts disqualified him and awarded the fall to Curtis. In the second fall Curtis tossed Cronin out of the ring and onto the arena floor. Each time Cronin tried to climb back into the ring Curtis blocked him. While this was going on referee Roberts continued counting Cronin out. When the count reached 20, Roberts stopped the match and awarded the fall to Curtis to give him the win in straight falls. Cronin blew his top yelling at Roberts that Curtis had kept him from getting back into the ring and that since both Curtis and Roberts were from Vicksburg, the referee was protecting Curtis.
When Cronin got back to the dressing room he was met by Ruth Boatcallie and Jack Steele. The three issued a challenge to Curtis and Eva Lee and any partner they could find to face them in a mixed tag team match.
The following Monday in Shreveport, George Curtis and Jack Steele met in the opening match. Steele tossed Curtis from the ring during the match and was being cautioned by referee Conway Baker. Steele hit Baker and was disqualified, given the on fall match to Curtis.
The semi-final featured Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie meeting in a women’s match. Boatcallie used an airplane spin on Lee and pinned her to take the first fall. Lee hit Boatcallie with dropkicks to pin her in the next two falls to come back and win the match.
In the main event Jack & George Curtis teamed to take on jack Steele & Sugy Hayamaka in a tag team match. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. At one point during the final fall George Curtis and Steele bumped their heads together which knocked them both to the mat. Jack Curtis and Hayamaka both entered the ring to assist their partners but referee Conway Baker began pushing Jack Curtis from the ring. With Baker distracted with Curtis, Hayamaka pulled Steele on top of George Curtis and exited the ring. When Baker got Jack Curtis from the ring he turned around to see Steele pinning George Curtis. He counted the fall and awarded the match to Steele & Hayamaka. The Curtis Brothers protested the decision and asked for a return match.
On Tuesday in Monroe, Jack & George Curtis teamed again to take on Jack Steele & Pat Cronin. Jack Curtis and Cronin started the first fall but Cronin spent most of his time avoiding Curtis. Cronin finally tagged in Steele as Jack tagged in George Curtis. Steele choked and punched George and tagged Cronin back in. Cronin used his favorite tactic of putting a hammerlock on George and forcing him to the mat. He then stomped George’s arm until he was forced to give up, giving the first fall to Cronin & Steele. Cronin was once again on the run at the start of the second fall but this time it was George Curtis he was running from. George managed to catch Cronin and gave him a couple of well-placed punches before tagging Jack into the match. Jack applied an octopus hold on Cronin and forced him to give up, giving the second fall to the Curtis duo. Jack managed to apply the octopus hold on Steele in the final fall but referee Bill Barney had his back turned trying to keep George from the ring. Cronin retrieved the “thing” from his trunks, climbed into the ring and knocked Jack Curtis cold. Cronin jumped back out of the ring and Steele covered Jack and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
There were two one fall preliminary matches involving these same four grapplers. They both ended in time limit draws.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Farmer Brown and Nacho Martinez wrestled to a draw in the opening match.
Garza Lozano defeated the returning Al Getz in the second fall of the night.
In the main event Brown & Getz joined forces to take on Martinez & Lozano in a tag team match. Each team won a fall apiece and the match was even going into the deciding fall. Lozano pinned Getz to win the final fall and the match for his team.
Wrestling in Decatur returned to Tuesday this week and featured a 3 match card. Charley Keene and the Skull were matched in the opening bout, while the second match was between Nick Carter and Garza Lozano.
In the main event Keene & Cater took on the Skull & Lozano in a tag team match.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, it had been announced earlier in the week that Phil Brummett, who regularly refereed the matches in Alexandria, had been relieved of his duties and that a new official would be assigned to the matches this night. The new official was named Emir Badu. The name was new but the person wasn’t. He had wrestled in the area the previous year under the name Sheik Ali Khan. He explained that he had risen in rank within his Arabian tribe and had achieved the rank of Emir and was now using the family name of Badu as his own. Despite the fact that he was supposed to be a ring official, Badu wrestled in the opening match against Farmer Brown. Brummett was at ringside and available but Garza Lozano was assigned as referee instead. Badu pinned Brown to win the first fall of their match. Brown, with encouragement from his second, Daisy Mae, came back strong and won the next two falls over Badu to win the match.
In the main event Al Getz was matched with Nacho Martinez, with Lozano once again serving as the referee. Getz took two straight falls over Martinez to win the match in short order. Following the match Getz and Lozano traded words and Getz picked Lozano up and slammed him to the mat. Lozano quickly scooted from the ring and ran to the dressing room. Getz remained in the ring daring Lozano to come back out and wrestled him then and there. Lozano did come back out but claimed his back was injured. Lozano did climb into the ring but Getz grabbed him and slammed him two more times. This sent Lozano scurrying to the dressing room for good.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport George Curtis met Jack Steele in the first feature match of the night. Curtis hit Steele with a series of body blocks and pinned him to win the first fall in 21 minutes. Steele dropped a knee across Curtis’ chest and pinned him to take the second fall in 4 minutes. The third and deciding fall was a slugfest with both men punching each other around until Curtis flattened Steele and pinned him in 6 minutes to win the fall and the match.
In the main event Pat Newman and Pat Cronin met in a 10 round boxing match. Besides the boxing stipulation the match was also being held under Texas rules where anything goes with the exception of low blows. Each man scored a knockdown in the second round and Newman sent Cronin to his knees again right at the bell. The third round saw both men wrestling as much as boxing. In the fourth round Newman started using body blocks on Cronin and had him reeling. Cronin recovered enough to knock Newman down for a six count. As Newman got to his feet Cronin floored him again and then kicked him in the side. In the fifth round Newman once again knocked Cronin down and this time was the one kicking as he planted a foot in Cronin’s side. Cronin got up and the count of seven but Newman floored him again. Cronin was down for the full count and Newman was awarded the match.
This was the final card of the year in Gulfport.
October began with a card held on the 1st in Shreveport. On that card Jack Curtis defeated Rube Wright in the one fall opening match.
George Curtis took two out of three falls to win the semi-final match against Doran O’Hara.
The main event was a World Light-Heavyweight title match with champion Henry Harrell defending the title against Jack (Stinger) Steele. Steele had held that same title several years earlier and was looking to win it again. Harrell took two out of three falls to win the match and retain his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe, George Curtis and George Harben fought to a draw in the opening match.
Jack Curtis pinned Rube Wright following a body slam to win the second match of the night just before the time limit expired.
In the main event the Curtis Brothers teamed to take on Harben & Wright in a tag team match. The Curtis team won the first fall as they caught Harben & Wright in a rowboat maneuver and forced them both to submit. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers concentrated their attack on the smaller Wright. They took turns body slamming him until Jack pinned him to win the match for the brothers in two straight falls.
That same night in Baton Rouge, Farmer (Hillbilly Spunky) Brown made his debut in the area facing Johnny Harmon in the opening match. Brown, who was accompanied to the ring by his valet Daisy Mae, was a colorful character but wrestled in a clean style. He and Harmon swapped holds evenly but Brown pinned Harmon to win the single fall match.
In the main event Chief Little Fox got another chance at the Skull. Much like their match the previous week in Alexandria, the Skull pinned Little Fox in the deciding fall with the Indian’s feet over the bottom rope. Referee Blackie Harrelson failed to see this and counted Little Fox out. Just as he was about to name the masked man the winner, Commissioner Dick Cointment entered the ring and declared the match a no contest.
Also on Tuesday in Decatur, nothing is known on the card held there other than Garza Lozano was one of the featured wrestlers.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Farmer Brown and Johnny Harmon met in the opening match. Harmon used a series of flying mares and an alligator clutch on Brown and pinned him to win the first fall. Brown came back with the same exact technique and pinned Harmon to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall Brown kept Harmon trapped in a headlock until Harmon was weakened enough to be pinned, giving the fall and the match to Brown.
The main event was a return match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. The first fall saw both men using rough tactics but ended with the Skull flattening Little Fox with a rabbit punch to the back of the head and pinning him to win the fall. Little Fox won the second fall when he forced the Skull to submit to an Indian Death-lock. During the third and deciding fall both men threw what little was left of the rules and the window and spent much of the time choking and gouging each other. At one point Little Fox was on top of the Skull and choking the masked man with both hands. Referee Phil Brummett tried to break things up but an irate Little Fox floored him with a tomahawk chop. Brummett immediately disqualified Little Fox and awarded the fall and the match to the Skull.
That same night in Gulfport, the card opened with a match between two frequent partners facing each other in the forms of Rube Wright and George Harben. Harben forced Wright to submit to a step-over toehold to win the first fall in 16 minutes. Wright came back and forced Harben to submit to a Boston Crab in 5 minutes to take the second fall. The third and deciding fall also lasted 5 minutes but was won by Harben who body slammed Wright and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event was a match between Pat Newman and Pat Cronin. Cronin entered the ring with his right hand heavily taped, claiming an injury. It took referee Pat Willis and Commissioner J. U. Simmons issuing an ultimatum before Cronin removed the tape. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. The final fall was mainly a fist fight but Newman was finally able to upend Cronin and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Thursday in New Orleans, Nacho Martinez defeated Prince Omar to win the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match Chief Little Fox & Farmer Brown made a colorful pair as they teamed to take on Nick Carter & Garza Lozano. Carter, once a popular favorite, had lost all of his support of New Orleans fans with his growing reliance of foul tactics to win matches. As it was Carter & Lozano took two out of three falls to win the match over Little Fox & Brown.
In the main event Tarzan White and the Skull met in a rematch. Each man won a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Things were hot and heavy during the fall until White tossed both the Skull and referee Johnny Harmon from the ring. Harmon disqualified White and awarded the fall and the match to the Skull.
The same night in Hattiesburg, Sugy Hayamaka, Hawaiian born Japanese wrestler, made his debut in the area and faced George Harben in the opening match. Hayamaka was impressive in his debut, winning two out of three falls to defeated Harben and win the match.
The main event was a 10 round boxing match between Doran O’Hara and Pat Cronin. The two were in the middle of receiving instructions from special referee Paul Sharp when the lunged at each other and the fight was on. It was a slugfest all the way but Cronin, the former Mississippi heavyweight boxing champion, knocked out O’Hara in the third round to win the match.
On Friday night in Jackson, Sugy Hayamaka defeated Doran O’Hara to win the opening match.
The semi-final was a tag team match with Jack & George Curtis teaming to take on Pat Cronin & Jack Steele. George Curtis fell victim of Cronin’s “thing” and was knocked senseless and pinned to give the one fall match to Cronin & Steele. Following the match the ringside fans, which included Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright, called for Cronin’s banishment.
The main event featured Henry Harrell defending his World Light-Heavyweight title against the challenge of George Harben. Harben gave Harrell all he could handle but Harrell won the match in two straight falls to retain his title.
The following Monday in Shreveport, George Curtis defeated Rube Wright in the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final, Curtis teamed with big brother Jack Curtis to take on Wright & George Harben in a tag team match. The Curtis Brothers took two out of three falls to win the match.
The main event was a return World Light-Heavyweight title match between champion Henry Harrell and challenger Jack Steele. A special referee assigned to the match was Commissioner W. R. Hudson. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Steele was awarded the third fall and the match but did not win the title. Commissioner Charlie Oliver, after a discussion with Hudson, announced that he felt that Steele had won the match by illegal means and that the title would be held up pending a rematch.
On Tuesday in Monroe Jack & George Curtis teamed to take on Pat Cronin & George Harben in a tag team match main event. In the first fall George Curtis fell victim as Harben & Cronin continually stomped on his arm and applied arm locks. Curtis was forced to give up and the fall when to Harben & Cronin. Jack Curtis pinned Cronin to end the second fall and tie the match. The third and deciding fall also went to the Curtis Brothers as they used their rowboat maneuver on Harben & Cronin to force them both to submit.
The two single fall matches that preceded the main event ended in 15 minute draws. The participants were the four men involved in the tag team match, but the particulars are not known.
That same evening in Baton Rouge, Farmer Brown defeated Prince Omar by winning two straight falls in the opening match.
The main event featured yet another match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. Little Fox won the opening fall but the Skull came back to take the final two to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Decatur, Johnny Harmon and Charley Keene met in the opening match, which was a one fall match with a 30 minute time limit.
In the main event Harmon & Keene turned around and teamed up to take on Garza Lozano & Nacho Martinez in a tag team match. In this match, Keene and Lozano wore boxing gloves.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Farmer Brown defeated Prince Omar again by winning to straight falls to win the opening match.
The main event was another match between Chief Little Fox and the Skull. Just like the match between the two the night before in Baton Rouge, Little Fox won the first fall while the Skull took the last two to win the match.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport, Sugy Hayamaka met Doran O’Hara in the opening match. Hayamaka won the first fall by pinning O’Hara in 16 minutes. O’Hara came back and pinned Hayamaka after a series of dropkicks to win the second fall in 12 minutes. In the third and deciding fall Hayamaka used a Japanese sleeper hold to put O’Hara in dreamland and win the fall and the match. Hayamaka’s version of the sleeper was a slight variation of the hold used by Joe Corbett.
In the main event, Pat Newman and Pat Cronin met in a rematch. This match was a 12 round boxing match, which figured to give former boxer Cronin the edge. In the fourth round Newman landed a straight right to Cronin’s nose and drew blood. Cronin was knocked down but got up at the count of 6. Cronin then floored Newman with a rabbit punch but refused the order to go to a neutral corner. The delay allowed Newman to regain his footing before a count. Cronin’s nose continued to bleed throughout the next two rounds, in which he kept Newman in clinches. In the ninth round Cronin added a little wrestling with his boxing as he used a knee lift on Newman. Newman came back with some wrestling of his own as he dropkicked Cronin twice in the tenth round and following them both with punches. The eleventh round opened with Newman dropkicking Cronin through the ropes and onto the arena floor. Cronin came back into the ring and kicked Newman in the stomach and then tried to kick him out of the ring. Newman got to his feet and dropkicked Cronin again and then kicked him out of the ring again. This time Cronin was unable to get back into the ring and was counted out. Newman was awarded the match in the eleventh round.
On Thursday in New Orleans Johnny Harmon defeated Prince Omar in the opening match of the evening.
In the second match of the night, the Skull continued his winning ways by defeating Chief Little Fox once again.
In the main event, Tarzan White and Nick Carter, longtime friends and frequent tag team partners, faced each other on opposite sides of a tag team match. White teamed with Farmer Brown and Carter had Garza Lozano as his partner. The match was even heading into the third and deciding fall. Carter & Lozano double teamed both White & Brown throughout the final fall. At one point Lozano used a blackjack that he pulled from his trunks. White managed to get his hands on the weapon and was fighting back when referee Charlie Cure caught him and called for a disqualification. The fall and the match were awarded to Carter & Lozano.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin wrestled to a draw in the opening match.
Rube Wright and George Harben also wrestled to a draw in the second match.
In the main event, Hayamaka & Wright teamed to face Cronin & Harben in a tag team match. Cronin pinned Wright to win the first fall, while Hayamaka put Harben to sleep to win the second. In the third and deciding fall Cronin & Harben roughed up referee Glenn Orr, knocking him to the mat three separate times. Orr disqualified them and awarded the fall and the match to Hayamaka & Wright.
There was no wrestling held in Jackson on Friday.
The following Monday in Shreveport Sugy Hayamaka defeated George Curtis with a sleeper hold to win the opening match.
In the semi-final match Jack & George Curtis won two out of three falls over Hayamaka & Doran O’Hara to win that match.
The main event was a return match between Henry Harrell and Jack Steele for the World Light-Heavyweight title. The title was being held up following a match between these two the previous week in Shreveport. Harrell pinned Steele with a jackknife to win the first fall. Steele pinned Harrell following a body slam to take the second fall. The third and deciding fall went back and forth several times before Harrell pinned Steele again to win the fall and the match. The held up title went back to Harrell.
On Tuesday in Monroe the main event was a tag team match with Jack & George Curtis facing Pat Cronin & George Harben. George Curtis pinned Harben following a body slam to win the first fall. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers rammed the heads of Cronin & Harben together and applied their rowboat maneuver. Both men submitted and the match went to the Curtis team in straight falls.
The two preliminary matches, featuring these same four wrestlers, ended in draws.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Johnny Harmon and Nacho Martinez faced each other in the opening match. No result for this match is none.
In the main event Garza Lozano faced the Skull. The Skull pinned Lozano to win the first fall with a shoulder slide. Lozano used a series of body slams on the masked man and pinned him to win the second fall. Following the fall Lozano attempted to unmask the Skull but was stopped by referee Bob Seeley. In the third and deciding fall both men wound up outside the ring on the arena floor. They ignored Seeley’s instructions to return to the ring and both were counted out. Seeley announced that both men were disqualified and the match was a no contest.
That same Tuesday evening in Decatur, Farmer Brown faced Prince Omar in the opening match. It was scheduled for a best two out of three falls match with a 30 minute time limit.
In the main event, also a best two out of three falls match with a 30 minute time limit, featured Tarzan White meeting Charley Keene.
Nick Carter was to referee both matches.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, Johnny Harmon and Nacho Martinez battled to a draw in the opening match.
In the main event Garza Lozano and the Skull met in another match. Just like the match the night before in Baton Rouge each man won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Just like in Baton Rouge, the final fall found both men outside the ring fighting on the arena floor. Referee Phil Brummett counted both men out and declared the match a no contest.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport, Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin fought to a draw in the one fall opening match.
The second match of the evening, featuring Pat Newman and Rube Wright, also ended in a draw.
In the main event Newman & Hayamaka teamed up to take on Wright & Cronin in a tag team match. Sugy Hayamaka put Wright to sleep to win the first fall. Wright came back and pinned Hayamaka to win the second fall and even the score. In the third fall Cronin had Newman in a hammerlock and rammed him into the corner turnbuckle. Cronin continued to punish Newman’s arm until he was forced to submit, giving the fall and the match to Cronin & Wright.
On Thursday in New Orleans Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez fought to a 30 minute draw in the opening match.
In the semi-final match the Skull defeated Johnny Harmon.
The main event was a return tag team match with Tarzan White & Farmer Brown facing Nick Carter & Garza Lozano. To try and maintain control three referees, Charlie Cure, Bob Seeley and Joe Gunther, were assigned to the match. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Gunter suffered a cut over his eye during the wild action in the second fall and was forced by commission doctor, Dr. N. K. Edrington, to sit out the final fall. Carter & Lozano went on to win the final fall and the match.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, the matches moved indoor to the Community Center. Rube Wright defeated Doran O’Hara by winning two straight falls in the opening match.
In the main event Sugy Hayamaka and Pat Cronin squared off. Hayamaka pinned Cronin to win the first fall. In the second fall Cronin suffered a bloody nose but managed to pin Hayamaka to win the fall. Hayamaka applied his sleeper hold on Cronin to put him out and take the third fall to win the match.
Wrestling returned to Jackson on Friday after a week off. Sugy Hayamaka and Rube Wright met in the opening match of the evening while George Curtis and George Harben faced each other in the second match.
No results are known for either of these matches.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Pat Cronin in a special challenge match. Cronin refused to enter the ring as long as referee Claude Skidmore was assigned the match. Curtis was so confident that he told Cronin he could pick his own referee and he chose Rube Wright. Skidmore stepped aside and took a seat at ringside. Curtis controlled much of the first fall until Cronin brought out the “thing”. He nailed Curtis with it and sent him crashing to the mat and pinned him to win the first fall. In the dressing room between falls, Wright claimed that he had searched Cronin but found nothing. Curtis came out steaming in the second fall and battered Cronin all around the ring. He tossed Cronin out of the ring and followed him out. Curtis grabbed Cronin up and applied a piledriver, driving Cronin’s head into the arena floor. Wright immediately disqualified Curtis and awarded the match to Cronin.
The following week in Shreveport, the card opened with a one fall match between Rube Wright and Pat Cronin.
The semi-final match featured George Curtis taking on Sugy Hayamaka in a return match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Jack Curtis teaming with Ruth Boatcallie to take on Jack Steele and Eva Lee.
No results are known for this card.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card opened with a women’s match between Ruth Boatcallie and Eva Lee. Boatcallie pinned Lee after applying an airplane spin on her to win the first fall. Boatcallie tried the airplane spin again in the second fall but Lee managed to shift her weight, causing Boatcallie to fall to the mat with Lee on top of her. Lee pinned the stunned Boatcallie to win the second fall. Lee pinned Boatcallie following a bodyslam to win the third fall and the match.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Rube Wright. Curtis flattened Wright with a kick to the face and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall Curtis had Wright trapped in a corner and was ramming him in the stomach with his head. When Wright got free he pushed Curtis into a corner and tried to ram his head into the stomach of Curtis. Curtis moved at the last moment and Wright rammed his head into the ringpost. Curtis then applied a piledriver on him and pinned him to win the match in two straight falls.
That same night in Baton Rouge Charley Keene met Nacho Martinez in the opening match of the evening. The match was ties at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Keene pinned Martinez in 23 minutes to win the final fall and the match.
The main event was a return match between Garza Lozano and the Skull. In this match there would be no time limit and falls would not count. The match would continue until one of the wrestlers was unable to answer the bell. Each man won three falls apiece when the Skull tossed Lozano from the ring in the seventh fall. The masked man then jumped on Lozano’s back as he lay on the arena floor. Lozano was unable to get back into the ring and was counted out, giving the fall to the Skull. Lozano was still on the arena floor and could not answer the bell at the beginning of the eighth fall and the match was awarded to the Skull.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez met in the opening match. Keene won two out of three falls to defeat Martinez and win the match.
The main event featured Garza Lozano and the Skull meeting in another no time limit match where the falls did not count. Lozano won the first two falls rather easily but the Skull fought back and won the next four falls. The seventh fall went just as it had the night before in Baton Rouge with the Skull tossing Lozano from the ring and jumping feet first onto his back as he lay on the floor. Once again Lozano was counted out to give the fall to the Skull and was unable to answer the bell at the beginning of the eighth fall. The match went to the Skull.
That same evening in Gulfport the card opened with a pair of ruffians, Rube Wright and Jack Steele, facing each other. Steele won the first fall in 11 minutes when he forced Wright to submit to a Boston Crab. The second fall had a confusing ending when Steele pinned Wright after dropping a knee across his throat. Steele didn’t wait for referee Pat Willis to raise his hand and he left the ring and went back to the dressing room. Willis determined that Steele’s use of the knee to the throat was not legal and reversed his decision on the fall. He summonsed Steele back to the ring and restarted the match. Wright was still groggy and was no match for Steele, who body slammed him and pinned him to win the fall in 3 minutes to take the match.
The semi-final was a one fall to a finish match between Pat Newman and Pat Cronin. Cronin totally dominated Newman as he worked on his arm throughout the match, finally forcing Newman to submit and cede the match to Cronin.
The main event was a women’s match as Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie faced off. Boatcallie won the first fall in 10 minutes when she used an airplane spin on Lee and pinned her. Lee came back and rolled Boatcallie into a ball when she tried the airplane spin again. Lee pinned Boatcallie and won the second fall in 11 minutes. In the third and deciding fall, Boatcallie tossed Lee from the ring and kept kicking her when she tried to get back in. Boatcallie also took a swipe at referee Pat Willis when he tried to break things up. This earned her a disqualification as Willis awarded the fall and the match to Lee.
Wrestling in Decatur was also held on Wednesday night this week and featured a 5 Man Battle Royal in the opening match. In this match the first man eliminated would serve as the referee for the final two matches of the night. The second and third men out would then return for a singles match, as would the last two men remaining. The participants in this match was Farmer Brown, Nick Carter, Tarzan White, George Harben and Johnny Harben.
No results are known for this card.
On Thursday in New Orleans Charley Keene and Nacho Martinez fought to a draw in the opening match.
In the second match of the night Garza Lozano and George Harben were both disqualified by referee Joe Gunther for foul tactics.
The semi-final match was between Farmer Brown and the Skull. Each man won a fall apiece and the match was even going into the third and deciding fall. Brown pinned the Skull to win the third fall and the match.
In the main event, former friends Tarzan White and Nick Carter faced off. Carter pinned White to win the first fall but White came back to force Carter to submit to an armlock to win the second. Carter’s arm was injured and he was unable to continue at the start of the deciding fall. The fall and the match were awarded to White on a forfeit.
Also on Thursday in Hattiesburg, Pat Cronin took two straight falls from Rube Wright to win the opening match of the evening.
In the feature match George Curtis and Sugy Hayamaka faced one another. Hayamaka pinned Curtis to win the first fall. Curtis came back and hit Hayamaka with dropkicks and pinned him to win the second fall. Hayamaka applied his sleeper on Curtis to put him out and win the fall and the match.
On Friday in Jackson, Jack Steele barely managed to keep from being disqualified in the opening match with Rube Wright. His rough tactics weakened Wright sufficiently to allow Steele to pin him to win the match.
In the second match of the evening, George Curtis and Sugy Hayamaka fought to a draw.
The semi-final match was a women’s match between Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie. Lee pinned Boatcallie to win the match. After the match, Boatcallie complained to referee Pat Willis that he’d given her a fast count. Pat Cronin and Jack Steele came out to ringside and joined Boatcallie in her complaint but the decision stood.
In the main event Jack Curtis took on Pat Cronin once again. At one point Cronin backed Curtis into the corner and was punching away at his mid-section when referee Jack Roberts stepped in to break things up. When Cronin ignored his warnings, Roberts disqualified him and awarded the fall to Curtis. In the second fall Curtis tossed Cronin out of the ring and onto the arena floor. Each time Cronin tried to climb back into the ring Curtis blocked him. While this was going on referee Roberts continued counting Cronin out. When the count reached 20, Roberts stopped the match and awarded the fall to Curtis to give him the win in straight falls. Cronin blew his top yelling at Roberts that Curtis had kept him from getting back into the ring and that since both Curtis and Roberts were from Vicksburg, the referee was protecting Curtis.
When Cronin got back to the dressing room he was met by Ruth Boatcallie and Jack Steele. The three issued a challenge to Curtis and Eva Lee and any partner they could find to face them in a mixed tag team match.
The following Monday in Shreveport, George Curtis and Jack Steele met in the opening match. Steele tossed Curtis from the ring during the match and was being cautioned by referee Conway Baker. Steele hit Baker and was disqualified, given the on fall match to Curtis.
The semi-final featured Eva Lee and Ruth Boatcallie meeting in a women’s match. Boatcallie used an airplane spin on Lee and pinned her to take the first fall. Lee hit Boatcallie with dropkicks to pin her in the next two falls to come back and win the match.
In the main event Jack & George Curtis teamed to take on jack Steele & Sugy Hayamaka in a tag team match. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. At one point during the final fall George Curtis and Steele bumped their heads together which knocked them both to the mat. Jack Curtis and Hayamaka both entered the ring to assist their partners but referee Conway Baker began pushing Jack Curtis from the ring. With Baker distracted with Curtis, Hayamaka pulled Steele on top of George Curtis and exited the ring. When Baker got Jack Curtis from the ring he turned around to see Steele pinning George Curtis. He counted the fall and awarded the match to Steele & Hayamaka. The Curtis Brothers protested the decision and asked for a return match.
On Tuesday in Monroe, Jack & George Curtis teamed again to take on Jack Steele & Pat Cronin. Jack Curtis and Cronin started the first fall but Cronin spent most of his time avoiding Curtis. Cronin finally tagged in Steele as Jack tagged in George Curtis. Steele choked and punched George and tagged Cronin back in. Cronin used his favorite tactic of putting a hammerlock on George and forcing him to the mat. He then stomped George’s arm until he was forced to give up, giving the first fall to Cronin & Steele. Cronin was once again on the run at the start of the second fall but this time it was George Curtis he was running from. George managed to catch Cronin and gave him a couple of well-placed punches before tagging Jack into the match. Jack applied an octopus hold on Cronin and forced him to give up, giving the second fall to the Curtis duo. Jack managed to apply the octopus hold on Steele in the final fall but referee Bill Barney had his back turned trying to keep George from the ring. Cronin retrieved the “thing” from his trunks, climbed into the ring and knocked Jack Curtis cold. Cronin jumped back out of the ring and Steele covered Jack and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
There were two one fall preliminary matches involving these same four grapplers. They both ended in time limit draws.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Farmer Brown and Nacho Martinez wrestled to a draw in the opening match.
Garza Lozano defeated the returning Al Getz in the second fall of the night.
In the main event Brown & Getz joined forces to take on Martinez & Lozano in a tag team match. Each team won a fall apiece and the match was even going into the deciding fall. Lozano pinned Getz to win the final fall and the match for his team.
Wrestling in Decatur returned to Tuesday this week and featured a 3 match card. Charley Keene and the Skull were matched in the opening bout, while the second match was between Nick Carter and Garza Lozano.
In the main event Keene & Cater took on the Skull & Lozano in a tag team match.
No results are known for this card.
On Wednesday in Alexandria, it had been announced earlier in the week that Phil Brummett, who regularly refereed the matches in Alexandria, had been relieved of his duties and that a new official would be assigned to the matches this night. The new official was named Emir Badu. The name was new but the person wasn’t. He had wrestled in the area the previous year under the name Sheik Ali Khan. He explained that he had risen in rank within his Arabian tribe and had achieved the rank of Emir and was now using the family name of Badu as his own. Despite the fact that he was supposed to be a ring official, Badu wrestled in the opening match against Farmer Brown. Brummett was at ringside and available but Garza Lozano was assigned as referee instead. Badu pinned Brown to win the first fall of their match. Brown, with encouragement from his second, Daisy Mae, came back strong and won the next two falls over Badu to win the match.
In the main event Al Getz was matched with Nacho Martinez, with Lozano once again serving as the referee. Getz took two straight falls over Martinez to win the match in short order. Following the match Getz and Lozano traded words and Getz picked Lozano up and slammed him to the mat. Lozano quickly scooted from the ring and ran to the dressing room. Getz remained in the ring daring Lozano to come back out and wrestled him then and there. Lozano did come back out but claimed his back was injured. Lozano did climb into the ring but Getz grabbed him and slammed him two more times. This sent Lozano scurrying to the dressing room for good.
Also on Wednesday in Gulfport George Curtis met Jack Steele in the first feature match of the night. Curtis hit Steele with a series of body blocks and pinned him to win the first fall in 21 minutes. Steele dropped a knee across Curtis’ chest and pinned him to take the second fall in 4 minutes. The third and deciding fall was a slugfest with both men punching each other around until Curtis flattened Steele and pinned him in 6 minutes to win the fall and the match.
In the main event Pat Newman and Pat Cronin met in a 10 round boxing match. Besides the boxing stipulation the match was also being held under Texas rules where anything goes with the exception of low blows. Each man scored a knockdown in the second round and Newman sent Cronin to his knees again right at the bell. The third round saw both men wrestling as much as boxing. In the fourth round Newman started using body blocks on Cronin and had him reeling. Cronin recovered enough to knock Newman down for a six count. As Newman got to his feet Cronin floored him again and then kicked him in the side. In the fifth round Newman once again knocked Cronin down and this time was the one kicking as he planted a foot in Cronin’s side. Cronin got up and the count of seven but Newman floored him again. Cronin was down for the full count and Newman was awarded the match.
This was the final card of the year in Gulfport.
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Review of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling: A Recap of October 1951.
Author: Michael Norris of Gulf Coast Wrestling History: 1950-1977.
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Author: Michael Norris of Gulf Coast Wrestling History: 1950-1977.
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Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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