Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
A Recap of September 1950
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The first card held in September was on Friday in Montgomery. In the opening match Herb Welch was awarded the third and deciding fall over the Black Panther by disqualification to win the match.
In the main event Tarzan White, still trying to force a title match with World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele, faced Steele in a non-title match. Steele took an early lead win he pinned White to win the first fall. White came back and won the final two falls to win the match and keep his title hopes alive.
That same evening in Jackson Charlie Laye defeated the Green Ghost in the opening match.
In the semi-final Rex Mobley took on Don Keene. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. At one point Keene tossed Laye from the ring and grabbed a ringside chair. It brought the chair crashing down across Laye’s head, which opened a cut on Laye. The two got back into the ring and Keene took advantage of Laye’s near unconsciousness to tie his boot laces together. Referee Pat Willis started warning Keene about his foul tactics and was punched in the face for his efforts. Willis quickly called for the bell and disqualified Keene, giving the final fall and the match to Laye.
The main event was a World Light-Heavyweight title match between bitter rivals Jack Curtis and Bobby Segura. Curtis was the current champion and Segura was the man he had taken the title from. Both men were anxious to score a decisive victory and end the rivalry for good. Curtis scored the first fall when he pinned Segura following a series of bodyslams. Segura came back and used some very questionable tactics to wear Curtis down before pinning him to even the score. Segura and referee Claude Skidmore got his to a screaming match several times during and after the second fall. The third and deciding fall was all out warfare and after 20 minutes both men were bleeding profusely. Finally Curtis dropkicked Segura, sending him over the ropes and onto the arena floor. Segura tried to get back into the ring only to be hit with a dropkick by Curtis again.
Referee Skidmore pushed Curtis back into a corner which allowed Segura to make it back into the ring. Once he was back in the ring, Segura tore into Curtis and was working him over viciously. Skidmore tried to restore order as Curtis fought back. As both men were rolling around on the mat throwing punches, Skidmore called for the bell. He disqualified Segura and awarded the fall and the match to Curtis, who retained his title. Neither man was satisfied with the results of this match. Each demanded yet another return match. Curtis went so far as to tell promoter Billy Romanoff that he would not only put his title on the line, he would put up $500 against Segura’s $500 in a winner takes all match.
That same Friday evening, wrestling expanded back into Alabama with promoter Albert Wadley presenting matches at the Bynum Theater in Anniston, Alabama. The card opened with Charley Keene taking a victory over Chico Ortiz.
In the main event, Keene teamed with George Cologne to take on Ortiz & Cowboy Jack Purdin in a tag team match. Purdin pinned Cologne to win the first fall, while Cologne came back and pinned Ortiz to score the second. During the third and final fall, Ortiz & Purdin got into an altercation among themselves. Purdin floored Ortiz with a stinging right hand and the Filipino terror was pinned by Keene for the fall and the match.
The following Monday in Shreveport, the card opened with a one fall preliminary match between the returning Henry Harrell and Garza Lozano. Lozano was disqualified by referee Conway Baker giving the match to Harrell.
In the semi-final match Charlie Laye won two out of three falls over the Green Shadow to win the match.
The main event was scheduled to be a match for the World Light-Heavyweight title between champion Jack Curtis and challenger Don Keene. Keene arrived at the arena with his head swathed in bandages as the result of an automobile accident he was involved in outside of Birmingham. Since Keene was unable to compete he was replaced in the match by Rex Mobley, himself a former champion. Mobley took the first fall when he caught Curtis in his rolling cradle and pinned him. During the second fall a melee broke out between the two combatants. Referee Conway Baker had his shirt torn from him during the action and Mobley used part of the shirt to choke Curtis with. Curtis managed to slide from the ring and Mobley followed him out. Curtis grabbed Mobley and applied a piledriver on him, leaving hi9m lying on the arena floor as he climbed back into the ring. Mobley was counted out and the second fall was awarded to Curtis. Mobley was still unconscious when they carried him back to the dressing room between falls. The third and deciding fall began and only Curtis returned to the ring. Referee Baker announced that Mobley was unable to continue and the fall and the match were awarded to Curtis, who retained his title. Following the match Don Keene reappeared and issued a challenge to Curtis for a title match and put up a $200 guarantee that he would be there the following week.
On Tuesday in Monroe Rex Mobley pinned Bobby Segura in 8 minutes to win the opening one fall match. In the second one fall singles match, Jack Curtis and Nacho Martinez battled to a 30 minute draw. Following the match Martinez got into an altercation with referee Bill Barney but Curtis broke it up.
In the main event, an unusual turn of events took place. Jack Curtis & Rex Mobley, who had battled the previous night in Shreveport, teamed to tag on the team of Bobby Segura & Nacho Martinez. Surprisingly they worked well together despite losing the first fall when Segura pinned Mobley with a rolling leglock. Mobley returned the favor and pinned Segura with a rolling cradle to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall all men were in the ring at the same time after 6 minutes of regular tag team action. Curtis finally pinned Segura to win the fall and the match for his team.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge George O’Hara took on veteran Cowboy Jack Purdin in the opening match of the evening. O’Hara won two out of three falls to defeat Purdin and win the match.
The main event saw Jack (Stinger) Steele defending his World Jr. Heavyweight title against the man he’d beaten for it, Tarzan White. Each man had taken a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. During the third fall the two engaged in a wild ruckus in which referee Kelly Mixon was knocked to the mat. Steele then tossed White from the ring. White returned to the ring and grabbed Steele and pinned him, but the referee was still lying on the mat. Steele managed to reverse the pin just as Mixon regained his senses, pinning White to win the fall and the match. State Athletic Commissioner Dick Cointment came out to ringside and stated that he was ordering a rematch to be held the following week in Baton Rouge and that Joe Gunther would serve as the special referee.
On Wednesday in Alexandria George O’Hara defeated Cowboy Jack Purdin in the opening bout. Purdin had scored the pin in the opening fall but O’Hara came back to win the second and third falls with dropkicks to take the match.
The main was a non-title match between World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack (Stinger) Steele and former champion Tarzan White. White was out to defeat Steele and earn a chance to regain the title. White won two out of three falls over Steele to take the match. White immediately issued a challenge for a title match but Steele refused. Steele argued with promoter Jimmie Thompson who said that he would demand that the Louisiana commission force Steele to sign for the match.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport featured George Curtis meeting Nacho Martinez in the opening match. Curtis showed vast improvement in his ring style as he won the match in two straight falls. Curtis won the first fall in 12 minutes with a flying mare and body press to pin Martinez. Curtis needed just 3 minutes to wrap things up as he floored Martinez with dropkicks and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event was a rematch of sorts between Pat Newman and Bobby Segura. The two men had been scheduled to meet the previous week, but the card was rained out. Segura forced Newman to submit to a Boston Crab in 15 minutes to take the first fall. Newman came back to force Segura into submission with a surfboard hold in 11 minutes to take the second. In the third and deciding fall, Segura used a backbreaker on Newman and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card featured a double main event, both matches with two out of three falls and no time limit. In the first main event George Cologne was scheduled to meet the Black Panther.
The main event was a World Jr. Heavyweight title match between champion Jack Steele and challenger Don Keene. Billy Mitchell, a special referee from Atlanta, was scheduled to officiate the title match.
No results are known for this card but Steele was still the recognized champion following the match with Keene.
Wrestling in Anniston moved to Thursday that same evening. Charley Keene and Red Byrd wrestled in the best two out of three falls opening match. Each man scored a fall apiece but the 60 minute time expired before either could score the deciding fall.
The main event Johnny Gallagher took on Jack Kelly. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. The third fall was a complete brawl with Gallagher bleeding profusely when the match was stopped after 4 minutes of the final fall. Gallagher was deemed unable to continue due to cuts so the fall and the match were awarded to Kelly.
On Friday in Montgomery, Johnny Gallagher made his first appearance in Montgomery as he took on Irish Jack Kelly once again in the opening match. In the third and deciding fall Kelly was in the corner as Gallagher attempted to ram his with his head. Kelly sidestepped the maneuver and Gallagher rammed his head into the corner post. Kelly then pinned Gallagher to win the fall and the match.
The main event was yet another match between Tarzan White and Jack (Stinger) Steele. Once again Steele’s World Jr. Heavyweight title was not on the line. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Referee Red Byrd disqualified Steele for using foul tactics and awarded the fall and the match to White.
Also on Friday in Jackson, George Curtis scored a pin on Nacho Martinez to win the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match, Rex Mobley & Charlie Laye teamed to take on Garza Lozano & the Green Ghost in a tag team match. Each team had scored a fall apiece heading into the final fall. Lozano & the Ghost wound up being disqualified by referee Claude Skidmore in the deciding fall, giving the fall and the match to Mobley & Laye. Following the match a spectator in a sailor suite punched Lozano in the back of the head as he was headed to the dressing room. The blow failed to faze Lozano and when the assailant saw the Green Ghost headed his way he ran for the exit.
The main event was another return match for the World Light-Heavyweight title between champion Jack Curtis and former champion Bobby Segura. Besides the title, each man put up $500 with the winner taking all, title and money. Segura won the opening fall when he pinned Curtis after some highly suspect tactics. Curtis was highly agitated and blamed referee Claude Skidmore over allowing Segura to foul him repeatedly during the fall. Curtis also followed Segura from the ring and grabbed him from behind. He applied a piledriver on Segura, driving his head into the arena floor. Garza Lozano ran to ringside to aid Segura while Curtis returned to his dressing room. Lozano carried Segura to the dressing room to try to revive him. At the start of the second fall, Skidmore entered the ring and stated that Segura was unable to continue and thus he was awarding the remainder of the match to Curtis on a forfeit. Not only would Curtis retain his title, he would be awarded Segura’s $500. Lozano came back to the ring and grabbed the microphone from Skidmore. He said that he would make sure nobody took Segura’s money until Segura was conscious and able to speak for himself. That is where things stood at the end of the evening.
The following week in Shreveport George Curtis defeated Nacho Martinez in the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match Charlie Laye met Bobby Segura in a best two out of three falls match. Laye pinned Segura with a flying body press to win the first fall. Segura pinned Laye following a backbreaker to take the second fall and even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Laye was hitting Segura with a series of bodyblocks when Segura sidestepped on and drove his elbow into the throat of Laye. Laye crumpled to the mat and Segura pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event featured Jack Curtis defending his World Light-Heavyweight crown against the challenge of Don Keene. Keene was still sporting the bandage covering stitches he received following a car accident the previous week. Curtis scored the first fall when he forced Keene to submit to an abdominal stretch. In the second fall Keene attempted a rolling cradle on Curtis but the champion managed to roll through and reverse it to pin Keene. Curtis took the match in two straight falls to retain his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card featured a double main event with two best two out of three falls matches. In the first match Rex Mobley faced Garza Lozano. Lozano roughed up Mobley sufficiently enough to pin him to take the first fall. In the second fall Lozano attempted to ram Mobley with his shoulder, but Mobley dodged him. Lozano sailed from the ring and onto the arena floor. Referee Bill Barney counted him out and awarded the fall to Mobley. Mobley controlled most of the third and deciding fall until Lozano caught him by surprise and slammed him to the mat. Lozano then pinned Mobley to apparently win the fall. Lozano kept kicking and stomping the prone Mobley so referee Barney reversed the decision and awarded the fall and the match to Mobley on a disqualification.
In the second main event Don Keene and Bobby Segura met in a rousing battle. Segura used his experience to take two straight falls over Keene to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Johnny Gallagher made his first appearance in the city as he took on newcomer Angelo Austeri. Austeri flattened Gallagher with a dropkick and pinned him to win the first fall. Gallagher used a series of snap mares and pinned Austeri to win the second fall and even the score. Austeri won the third and deciding fall when he used a series of bodyslams on Gallagher and pinned him to win the match.
The main event was a return match between Tarzan White and Jack Steele with Joe Gunther serving as the special referee. Despite the announcement from Commissioner Dick Cointment the previous week, Steele was refusing to put his World Jr. Heavyweight title on the line. Steele won the first fall in 13 minutes with a series of flips and a pin on White. Despite Steele spending much of the second fall trying to avoid White, the former football star managed to hit him with a flying tackle and pinned him to win the fall. White also used a flying tackle on Steele and pinned him in 16 minutes to win the third fall and the match.
The following evening in Alexandria, the card opened with a best two out of three falls match between Johnny Gallagher and Angelo Austeri. Gallagher scored the opening fall, but Austeri came back to take the next two falls to win the match.
The main event featured World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele placing his title on the line against the man he took the title from, Tarzan White. Steele got an early advantage when he used a series of flying mares and a kneedrop on White and pinned him to take the first fall. White scored a pin to take the second fall in just over a minute to even the score. White was hitting Steele with a series of football tackles in the deciding fall and appeared well on his way to winning the match and regaining the title. The wily Steele, however, sidestepped a tackle and White went flying through the ropes and onto the arena floor. Referee Phil Brummett counted White out and awarded the fall and the match to Steele, allowing him to retain his title.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport, Don Keene and Bobby Segura opened the card by battling to a 15 minute draw. Pat Newman and Garza Lozano also fought to a 15 minute stalemate in the second bout of the evening.
In the main event Keene & Newman teamed to take on Segura & Lozano in a tag team match. Segura used a backbreaker on Keene and pinned him in 10 minutes to win the first fall. Segura had Keene ready to submit to a Boston Crab in the second fall when Lozano entered the ring and stomped on Keene. Referee Arthur Skidmore disqualified Segura & Lozano and awarded the fall to Keene & Newman. In the third and deciding fall, Segura once again caught Keene in a Boston Crab. This time Keene surrendered and the fall and the match went to Segura & Lozano.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card opened Charley Keene taking on Angelo Austeri in a one fall match. Austeri proved the better man as he pinned Keene to take the match.
In the second preliminary bout, also a one fall affair, the Black Panther pinned Johnny Gallagher to win the match.
In the semi-final match Jack Kelly took two out of three falls over Don Keene to win the match.
The main event was to be Tarzan White meeting World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele in a non-title match, however Steele failed to appear. He was replaced in the match by Angelo Austeri who pulled double duty for the night. White took two out of three falls from Austeri to win the match.
No wrestling was presented in Anniston on Thursday due to the Bynum Theater being closed for remodeling.
On Friday in Montgomery, the card opened with a match between veteran Red Byrd and the Black Panther. The Panther won two straight falls over Byrd to win the match.
The main event was a match for the World Jr. Heavyweight title with champion Jack Steele defending the title against the man he took it from, Tarzan White. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. During that fall both men left the ring and were fighting on the arena floor. The referee began counting both men out but Steele managed to get back into the ring before the count of 20. White was unable to beat the count and was counted out, giving the fall and the match to Steele who retained his title.
The Friday night card in Jackson featured two tag team matches in a double main event. The first match had the team of Charlie Laye & Don Keene taking on Rex Mobley & the Green Ghost.
The featured main event saw Jack & George Curtis joining forces to face the rough team of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano.
No results are known for this card.
The following Monday in Shreveport the card opened with local Shreveport grappler Fuzzy (Glamour Boy) Huff taking on the Green Shadow. Despite having a decidedly weight advantage, the Shadow was unable to put Huff down for the count. The local lad made quite a showing and held the Shadow to a draw.
In the semi-final match Billy Sandow made his first appearance in the area as he took on veteran Rex Mobley. Sandow scored an early advantage when he pinned Mobley to win the first fall. Mobley came back to win the next two falls in straight order to win the match.
In the main event Jack & George Curtis met the Mexican duo of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano once again. George Curtis fell victim to a sneak punch by Lozano in the first fall and was pinned by Segura. The second fall was an all-out brawl with all four men throwing punches. Lozano upended a surprised Jack Curtis and forced him to submit to a Boston Crab, giving the match to the Latin pair in straight falls.
On Tuesday in Monroe George Curtis took two out of three falls over the Green Ghost to win the opening match.
In the main event older brother Jack Curtis, the World Light-Heavyweight champion putting his title on the line once again against the man he defeated for the title, Bobby Segura. In order to secure the title match, Segura also put up $100. Segura won the first fall in 16 minutes when he pinned Curtis. Curtis came back in a hurry as he grabbed Segura and pinned him in 2 minutes to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Segura spent most of his time arguing with referee Bill Barney, who Segura had himself requested to referee the match. Curtis took advantage of the distraction and pinned Segura to win the third fall and the match to retain his title and take Segura’s money.
That same Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge Don Keene and Jack (Stinger) battled to a draw in the opening match.
Tarzan White beat Angelo Austeri in the second match of the evening when Austeri was disqualified by referee Kelly Mixon.
White & Keene joined forces in the main event to take on Steele & Austeri in a tag team match. White pinned Austeri after a flying tackle to win the first fall for his team. Steele used a shoulder slide to pin Keene to win the second fall and even the score. Keene used a series of kangaroo kicks on Steele and pinned him to win the third fall and the match for his team.
On Wednesday in Alexander the card opened with Don Keene and Jack Steele battling to a draw in a singles match. Tarzan White and Angelo Austeri also battled to a draw in the second preliminary match.
In the main event, White & Keene teamed to take on Steele & Austeri in a tag team match. Austeri used a series of knee drops across the chest of White and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall White had both Steele & Austeri reeling from a series of football tackles, while Keene was doing the same with a series of dropkicks. Then White & Keene tied Steele in the ropes and used Austeri as a battering ram against him. Steele was then slammed to the mat and White pinned him to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Steele & Austeri turned the tables as they tied Keene in the ropes and double teamed him mercilessly. Referee Phil Brummett called for the bell and disqualified Steele & Austeri for their tactics and awarded the fall and the match to White & Keene.
That same evening in Gulfport, Pat Newman was anxious for another shot at Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano and recruited Charlie Laye as his partner to face them in a tag team match. Laye and Lozano battled to a 15 minute draw in the opening match on the card. Newman used a surfboard hold to gain a submission win over Segura in 10 minutes of the second match.
In the main event, Segura & Lozano got off to a good start when Segura forced Laye to submit to a Boston Crab in 12 minutes to take the first fall. Laye came back and pinned Segura in 10 minutes of the second fall after a series of flying tackles. Newman & Laye had both Segura & Lozano in the ring and captured them in rowboat style leglocks and rowed away until they submitted, giving the fall and the match to Newman & Laye.
On Thursday in New Orleans Angelo Austeri defeated Johnny Gallagher in the opening match. In the second event Tarzan White defeated the Black Panther.
The semi-final match was a 10 round boxing match between Don Keene and Jack Kelly. Keene kayoed Kelly in round four to win the match.
The main event was a six-man tag team match with Tarzan White, Johnny Gallagher & Billy Sandow taking on the threesome of Angelo Austeri, the Black Panther & Jack Steele. Austeri, Steele & the Panther took two out of three falls to win the match.
That same Thursday evening in Anniston the card was scheduled to have a one fall 15 minute match between Tommy Bell and Jack Wentworth in the opener. The second event was scheduled to be a one fall 15 minute match between Charley Keene and Red Byrd.
The main event was to be a tag team match with Red Byrd & Tommy Bell taking on Charlie Keene & Jack Wentworth
No results are known for this card. This was the last card presented in Anniston under promoter Albert Wadley.
On Friday in Montgomery the card opened with a match between Jack Wentworth and Angelo Austeri. Each man won a fall apiece but neither was able to score the deciding fall before the 60 minute time limit expired. The match was declared a draw.
In the main event, Jack Kelly took two out of three falls from Don Keene to win the match.
Also on Friday in Jackson, Billy Sandow faced the Green Ghost in the opening match. The Ghost was a last minute substitute for Rex Mobley, who had been injured in a Battle Royal in Vicksburg earlier in the week. Sandow and the Ghost battled to a draw.
Charlie Laye had been scheduled to face the Green Ghost in a singles match as well, but with the Ghost filling in for the injured Mobley Laye was left without an opponent and got the night off.
Following the opening match ring announcer Bob Neblett introduced lady wrestler Lilly Bitter to the audience, who received her warmly. Bitter said that she was in training with Jack Curtis for her upcoming series of matches.
The main event featured another tag team match with Jack & George Curtis taking on Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. That fall was a wild melee as all four men spent much of the fall in the ring at the same time, punching and clawing away. Suddenly both Segura & Lozano were knocked to the mat. The Curtis Brothers then pounced on their opponents and locked them both in a hold they called the “Mississippi Mud Crab”. Lozano & Segura both screamed in pain and submitted, giving the fall and the match to the Curtis pair.
The next week began on Monday in Shreveport. That card opened with Billy Sandow and Charlie Laye battling to a draw.
The semi-final match featured the return of the lady wrestlers as Lilly Bitter took on Millie Stafford. Stafford won the opening fall when she used a series of bodyslams on Bitter and pinned her. Bitter used a series of dropkicks and a pin on Stafford to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Stafford caught Bitter in an airplane spin then slammed her to the mat and pinned her to win the fall and the match.
The main event was yet another tag team match between the Curtis Bothers and the team of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano. George Curtis flattened Lozano with dropkicks and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers tied Lozano in the ropes and grabbed up Segura. They used Segura as a battering ram, slamming his head into the ample belly of Lozano. They then slammed Segura to the mat and George Curtis pinned him to take the second fall, giving the match to the Curtis Brothers in two straight falls.
On Tuesday in Monroe Jack Curtis continued his domination of Bobby Segura as he defeated him in 15 minutes in a one fall opening match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Jack Curtis teaming with Lilly Bitter to take on the team of Bobby Segura & Millie Stafford. Segura & Stafford won the first fall in 6 minutes, but Curtis & Bitter came back to take the second fall in 14 minutes. Curtis & Bitter scored the third and deciding fall in 12 minutes to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Jack Wentworth faced Angelo Austeri in the opening match of the evening. Austeri pinned Wentworth with a shoulder slide to win the first fall. Wentworth used a series of snap mares on Austeri and pinned him to win the second fall. Austeri was disqualified by referee Kelly Mixon in the third fall and the match was awarded to Wentworth.
In the main event Tarzan White took on the Black Phantom. During the first fall White tossed the masked man from the ring. When the Phantom climbed back in White nailed him with a vicious flying tackle. The Phantom was knocked from the ring and counted out to give the first fall to White. The Phantom was helped to the dressing room where it was discovered that he had suffered two broken ribs. He was unable to continue and the match was awarded to White on a forfeit.
The next evening in Alexandria a double main event started with Angelo Austeri facing the Black Phantom, his broken ribs heavily taped, in the first event. The Phantom pinned Austeri after applying a piledriver to win the first fall.
Austeri came back and pinned the Phantom to take the second fall and even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Austeri had the Phantom draped over the top rope and was trying to remove his mask. The Phantom was actually outside on the ring apron so referee Phil Brummett counted him out, awarding the fall and the match to Austeri. It had been agreed on prior to the match that if the Phantom lost the match he would unmask. But after arguing briefly with Brummett the Phantom leapt from the ring and raced to the dressing room. Despite the demands of Austeri, Brummett, the fans and promoter Jimmie Thompson that the Phantom return to the ring and remove his mask, he refused to leave the dressing room.
Finally Commissioner Emile Delcomyn came out to ringside and demanded that he return to the ring and take off the mask. Still, the Phantom refused to leave his sanctuary. Delcomyn then announced that due to his refusal, the Phantom would be suspended in the city of Alexandria and he would recommend that the state commission suspend him from the entire state of Louisiana.
The main event in Alexandria featured a match between Tarzan White and Jack Wentworth. White entered the ring wearing the World Jr. Heavyweight title belt and it was announced that he had defeated Jack Steele for the title two nights earlier in Birmingham. The match with Wentworth would be a non-title match. The match was tied at a fall going into the third and deciding fall. After a wild brawl with each man throwing punches, Wentworth caught White in an alligator clutch and pinned him to take the fall and the match.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport Charlie Laye met Billy Sandow in the opening match. Sandow used a series of dropkicks on Laye and pinned him to win the first fall in 20 minutes. Laye came back and pinned Sandow after a series of monkey flips to win the second fall in 9 minutes. Laye used a Boston Crab to force Sandow to submit after 3 minutes to win the third fall and the match.
The main event was a women’s match between Lilly Bitter and Millie Stafford. Stafford won the first fall in 9 minutes when she wore Bitter down with forearm blows and pinned her. Bitter came back with a series of flips and pinned Stafford to win the second fall in 8 minutes. Stafford complained bitterly to Pat Newman, who was serving as the referee. She finally grabbed Newman by the hair and hit him with a forearm. Stafford kept up her aggressive behavior in the third and deciding fall. She tossed Bitter from pillar to post and pinned her to take the deciding fall in 5 minutes.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card featured three matches. In the opener Jack Wentworth defeated Charley Keene, who was a substitute for Angelo Austeri who was unable to compete.
In the second match of the evening Don Keene took on Jack Steele. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Keene used a flying tackle and a bodyslam on Steele and pinned him to win the third fall and the match.
In the final event, World Jr. Heavyweight champion Tarzan White took on the Black Panther in a non-title match. White scored two out of three falls to win the match.
The final cards held in September were held on Friday. In Montgomery, Pat Malone defeated Charley Keene in the opening match by winning the first and third falls.
Jack Kelly also won the first and third falls to take the win over Don Keene in the main event.
In Jackson the same evening, the card opened with a one fall match between George Curtis and Billy Sandow. It was a fast, clean and scientific match that ended in a draw.
The second match of the evening was also a one fall match between Charlie Laye and Garza Lozano. Laye won the match when Lozano was disqualified for his illegal tactics.
The semi-final was yet another match between World Light-Heavyweight champion Jack Curtis and former champion Bobby Segura. Although the title was not on the line in this match they went at it hammer and tongs. Curtis scored two out of three falls to win the bout.
The main event was a women’s match with Lilly Bitter facing Millie Stafford. Jack Curtis, who had been serving as the 19 year old Bitter’s trainer, accompanied her to ringside. Stafford was to be seconded by Segura & Lozano, but neither felt up to accompanying her to the ring. Stafford won the first fall when Bitter tripped herself up when bouncing from the ropes and was pinned. Bitter came back and scored the next two falls to win the match. Afterwards Stafford complained that referee Arthur Skidmore had shown extreme bias, but the decision stood. Stafford also told ring announcer Bob Neblett that she had a training partner coming in and she would challenge Bitter and a partner of her choice to a tag team match.
The first card held in September was on Friday in Montgomery. In the opening match Herb Welch was awarded the third and deciding fall over the Black Panther by disqualification to win the match.
In the main event Tarzan White, still trying to force a title match with World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele, faced Steele in a non-title match. Steele took an early lead win he pinned White to win the first fall. White came back and won the final two falls to win the match and keep his title hopes alive.
That same evening in Jackson Charlie Laye defeated the Green Ghost in the opening match.
In the semi-final Rex Mobley took on Don Keene. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. At one point Keene tossed Laye from the ring and grabbed a ringside chair. It brought the chair crashing down across Laye’s head, which opened a cut on Laye. The two got back into the ring and Keene took advantage of Laye’s near unconsciousness to tie his boot laces together. Referee Pat Willis started warning Keene about his foul tactics and was punched in the face for his efforts. Willis quickly called for the bell and disqualified Keene, giving the final fall and the match to Laye.
The main event was a World Light-Heavyweight title match between bitter rivals Jack Curtis and Bobby Segura. Curtis was the current champion and Segura was the man he had taken the title from. Both men were anxious to score a decisive victory and end the rivalry for good. Curtis scored the first fall when he pinned Segura following a series of bodyslams. Segura came back and used some very questionable tactics to wear Curtis down before pinning him to even the score. Segura and referee Claude Skidmore got his to a screaming match several times during and after the second fall. The third and deciding fall was all out warfare and after 20 minutes both men were bleeding profusely. Finally Curtis dropkicked Segura, sending him over the ropes and onto the arena floor. Segura tried to get back into the ring only to be hit with a dropkick by Curtis again.
Referee Skidmore pushed Curtis back into a corner which allowed Segura to make it back into the ring. Once he was back in the ring, Segura tore into Curtis and was working him over viciously. Skidmore tried to restore order as Curtis fought back. As both men were rolling around on the mat throwing punches, Skidmore called for the bell. He disqualified Segura and awarded the fall and the match to Curtis, who retained his title. Neither man was satisfied with the results of this match. Each demanded yet another return match. Curtis went so far as to tell promoter Billy Romanoff that he would not only put his title on the line, he would put up $500 against Segura’s $500 in a winner takes all match.
That same Friday evening, wrestling expanded back into Alabama with promoter Albert Wadley presenting matches at the Bynum Theater in Anniston, Alabama. The card opened with Charley Keene taking a victory over Chico Ortiz.
In the main event, Keene teamed with George Cologne to take on Ortiz & Cowboy Jack Purdin in a tag team match. Purdin pinned Cologne to win the first fall, while Cologne came back and pinned Ortiz to score the second. During the third and final fall, Ortiz & Purdin got into an altercation among themselves. Purdin floored Ortiz with a stinging right hand and the Filipino terror was pinned by Keene for the fall and the match.
The following Monday in Shreveport, the card opened with a one fall preliminary match between the returning Henry Harrell and Garza Lozano. Lozano was disqualified by referee Conway Baker giving the match to Harrell.
In the semi-final match Charlie Laye won two out of three falls over the Green Shadow to win the match.
The main event was scheduled to be a match for the World Light-Heavyweight title between champion Jack Curtis and challenger Don Keene. Keene arrived at the arena with his head swathed in bandages as the result of an automobile accident he was involved in outside of Birmingham. Since Keene was unable to compete he was replaced in the match by Rex Mobley, himself a former champion. Mobley took the first fall when he caught Curtis in his rolling cradle and pinned him. During the second fall a melee broke out between the two combatants. Referee Conway Baker had his shirt torn from him during the action and Mobley used part of the shirt to choke Curtis with. Curtis managed to slide from the ring and Mobley followed him out. Curtis grabbed Mobley and applied a piledriver on him, leaving hi9m lying on the arena floor as he climbed back into the ring. Mobley was counted out and the second fall was awarded to Curtis. Mobley was still unconscious when they carried him back to the dressing room between falls. The third and deciding fall began and only Curtis returned to the ring. Referee Baker announced that Mobley was unable to continue and the fall and the match were awarded to Curtis, who retained his title. Following the match Don Keene reappeared and issued a challenge to Curtis for a title match and put up a $200 guarantee that he would be there the following week.
On Tuesday in Monroe Rex Mobley pinned Bobby Segura in 8 minutes to win the opening one fall match. In the second one fall singles match, Jack Curtis and Nacho Martinez battled to a 30 minute draw. Following the match Martinez got into an altercation with referee Bill Barney but Curtis broke it up.
In the main event, an unusual turn of events took place. Jack Curtis & Rex Mobley, who had battled the previous night in Shreveport, teamed to tag on the team of Bobby Segura & Nacho Martinez. Surprisingly they worked well together despite losing the first fall when Segura pinned Mobley with a rolling leglock. Mobley returned the favor and pinned Segura with a rolling cradle to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall all men were in the ring at the same time after 6 minutes of regular tag team action. Curtis finally pinned Segura to win the fall and the match for his team.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge George O’Hara took on veteran Cowboy Jack Purdin in the opening match of the evening. O’Hara won two out of three falls to defeat Purdin and win the match.
The main event saw Jack (Stinger) Steele defending his World Jr. Heavyweight title against the man he’d beaten for it, Tarzan White. Each man had taken a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. During the third fall the two engaged in a wild ruckus in which referee Kelly Mixon was knocked to the mat. Steele then tossed White from the ring. White returned to the ring and grabbed Steele and pinned him, but the referee was still lying on the mat. Steele managed to reverse the pin just as Mixon regained his senses, pinning White to win the fall and the match. State Athletic Commissioner Dick Cointment came out to ringside and stated that he was ordering a rematch to be held the following week in Baton Rouge and that Joe Gunther would serve as the special referee.
On Wednesday in Alexandria George O’Hara defeated Cowboy Jack Purdin in the opening bout. Purdin had scored the pin in the opening fall but O’Hara came back to win the second and third falls with dropkicks to take the match.
The main was a non-title match between World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack (Stinger) Steele and former champion Tarzan White. White was out to defeat Steele and earn a chance to regain the title. White won two out of three falls over Steele to take the match. White immediately issued a challenge for a title match but Steele refused. Steele argued with promoter Jimmie Thompson who said that he would demand that the Louisiana commission force Steele to sign for the match.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport featured George Curtis meeting Nacho Martinez in the opening match. Curtis showed vast improvement in his ring style as he won the match in two straight falls. Curtis won the first fall in 12 minutes with a flying mare and body press to pin Martinez. Curtis needed just 3 minutes to wrap things up as he floored Martinez with dropkicks and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event was a rematch of sorts between Pat Newman and Bobby Segura. The two men had been scheduled to meet the previous week, but the card was rained out. Segura forced Newman to submit to a Boston Crab in 15 minutes to take the first fall. Newman came back to force Segura into submission with a surfboard hold in 11 minutes to take the second. In the third and deciding fall, Segura used a backbreaker on Newman and pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card featured a double main event, both matches with two out of three falls and no time limit. In the first main event George Cologne was scheduled to meet the Black Panther.
The main event was a World Jr. Heavyweight title match between champion Jack Steele and challenger Don Keene. Billy Mitchell, a special referee from Atlanta, was scheduled to officiate the title match.
No results are known for this card but Steele was still the recognized champion following the match with Keene.
Wrestling in Anniston moved to Thursday that same evening. Charley Keene and Red Byrd wrestled in the best two out of three falls opening match. Each man scored a fall apiece but the 60 minute time expired before either could score the deciding fall.
The main event Johnny Gallagher took on Jack Kelly. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. The third fall was a complete brawl with Gallagher bleeding profusely when the match was stopped after 4 minutes of the final fall. Gallagher was deemed unable to continue due to cuts so the fall and the match were awarded to Kelly.
On Friday in Montgomery, Johnny Gallagher made his first appearance in Montgomery as he took on Irish Jack Kelly once again in the opening match. In the third and deciding fall Kelly was in the corner as Gallagher attempted to ram his with his head. Kelly sidestepped the maneuver and Gallagher rammed his head into the corner post. Kelly then pinned Gallagher to win the fall and the match.
The main event was yet another match between Tarzan White and Jack (Stinger) Steele. Once again Steele’s World Jr. Heavyweight title was not on the line. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the deciding fall. Referee Red Byrd disqualified Steele for using foul tactics and awarded the fall and the match to White.
Also on Friday in Jackson, George Curtis scored a pin on Nacho Martinez to win the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match, Rex Mobley & Charlie Laye teamed to take on Garza Lozano & the Green Ghost in a tag team match. Each team had scored a fall apiece heading into the final fall. Lozano & the Ghost wound up being disqualified by referee Claude Skidmore in the deciding fall, giving the fall and the match to Mobley & Laye. Following the match a spectator in a sailor suite punched Lozano in the back of the head as he was headed to the dressing room. The blow failed to faze Lozano and when the assailant saw the Green Ghost headed his way he ran for the exit.
The main event was another return match for the World Light-Heavyweight title between champion Jack Curtis and former champion Bobby Segura. Besides the title, each man put up $500 with the winner taking all, title and money. Segura won the opening fall when he pinned Curtis after some highly suspect tactics. Curtis was highly agitated and blamed referee Claude Skidmore over allowing Segura to foul him repeatedly during the fall. Curtis also followed Segura from the ring and grabbed him from behind. He applied a piledriver on Segura, driving his head into the arena floor. Garza Lozano ran to ringside to aid Segura while Curtis returned to his dressing room. Lozano carried Segura to the dressing room to try to revive him. At the start of the second fall, Skidmore entered the ring and stated that Segura was unable to continue and thus he was awarding the remainder of the match to Curtis on a forfeit. Not only would Curtis retain his title, he would be awarded Segura’s $500. Lozano came back to the ring and grabbed the microphone from Skidmore. He said that he would make sure nobody took Segura’s money until Segura was conscious and able to speak for himself. That is where things stood at the end of the evening.
The following week in Shreveport George Curtis defeated Nacho Martinez in the one fall opening match.
In the semi-final match Charlie Laye met Bobby Segura in a best two out of three falls match. Laye pinned Segura with a flying body press to win the first fall. Segura pinned Laye following a backbreaker to take the second fall and even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Laye was hitting Segura with a series of bodyblocks when Segura sidestepped on and drove his elbow into the throat of Laye. Laye crumpled to the mat and Segura pinned him to win the fall and the match.
The main event featured Jack Curtis defending his World Light-Heavyweight crown against the challenge of Don Keene. Keene was still sporting the bandage covering stitches he received following a car accident the previous week. Curtis scored the first fall when he forced Keene to submit to an abdominal stretch. In the second fall Keene attempted a rolling cradle on Curtis but the champion managed to roll through and reverse it to pin Keene. Curtis took the match in two straight falls to retain his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card featured a double main event with two best two out of three falls matches. In the first match Rex Mobley faced Garza Lozano. Lozano roughed up Mobley sufficiently enough to pin him to take the first fall. In the second fall Lozano attempted to ram Mobley with his shoulder, but Mobley dodged him. Lozano sailed from the ring and onto the arena floor. Referee Bill Barney counted him out and awarded the fall to Mobley. Mobley controlled most of the third and deciding fall until Lozano caught him by surprise and slammed him to the mat. Lozano then pinned Mobley to apparently win the fall. Lozano kept kicking and stomping the prone Mobley so referee Barney reversed the decision and awarded the fall and the match to Mobley on a disqualification.
In the second main event Don Keene and Bobby Segura met in a rousing battle. Segura used his experience to take two straight falls over Keene to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Johnny Gallagher made his first appearance in the city as he took on newcomer Angelo Austeri. Austeri flattened Gallagher with a dropkick and pinned him to win the first fall. Gallagher used a series of snap mares and pinned Austeri to win the second fall and even the score. Austeri won the third and deciding fall when he used a series of bodyslams on Gallagher and pinned him to win the match.
The main event was a return match between Tarzan White and Jack Steele with Joe Gunther serving as the special referee. Despite the announcement from Commissioner Dick Cointment the previous week, Steele was refusing to put his World Jr. Heavyweight title on the line. Steele won the first fall in 13 minutes with a series of flips and a pin on White. Despite Steele spending much of the second fall trying to avoid White, the former football star managed to hit him with a flying tackle and pinned him to win the fall. White also used a flying tackle on Steele and pinned him in 16 minutes to win the third fall and the match.
The following evening in Alexandria, the card opened with a best two out of three falls match between Johnny Gallagher and Angelo Austeri. Gallagher scored the opening fall, but Austeri came back to take the next two falls to win the match.
The main event featured World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele placing his title on the line against the man he took the title from, Tarzan White. Steele got an early advantage when he used a series of flying mares and a kneedrop on White and pinned him to take the first fall. White scored a pin to take the second fall in just over a minute to even the score. White was hitting Steele with a series of football tackles in the deciding fall and appeared well on his way to winning the match and regaining the title. The wily Steele, however, sidestepped a tackle and White went flying through the ropes and onto the arena floor. Referee Phil Brummett counted White out and awarded the fall and the match to Steele, allowing him to retain his title.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport, Don Keene and Bobby Segura opened the card by battling to a 15 minute draw. Pat Newman and Garza Lozano also fought to a 15 minute stalemate in the second bout of the evening.
In the main event Keene & Newman teamed to take on Segura & Lozano in a tag team match. Segura used a backbreaker on Keene and pinned him in 10 minutes to win the first fall. Segura had Keene ready to submit to a Boston Crab in the second fall when Lozano entered the ring and stomped on Keene. Referee Arthur Skidmore disqualified Segura & Lozano and awarded the fall to Keene & Newman. In the third and deciding fall, Segura once again caught Keene in a Boston Crab. This time Keene surrendered and the fall and the match went to Segura & Lozano.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card opened Charley Keene taking on Angelo Austeri in a one fall match. Austeri proved the better man as he pinned Keene to take the match.
In the second preliminary bout, also a one fall affair, the Black Panther pinned Johnny Gallagher to win the match.
In the semi-final match Jack Kelly took two out of three falls over Don Keene to win the match.
The main event was to be Tarzan White meeting World Jr. Heavyweight champion Jack Steele in a non-title match, however Steele failed to appear. He was replaced in the match by Angelo Austeri who pulled double duty for the night. White took two out of three falls from Austeri to win the match.
No wrestling was presented in Anniston on Thursday due to the Bynum Theater being closed for remodeling.
On Friday in Montgomery, the card opened with a match between veteran Red Byrd and the Black Panther. The Panther won two straight falls over Byrd to win the match.
The main event was a match for the World Jr. Heavyweight title with champion Jack Steele defending the title against the man he took it from, Tarzan White. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. During that fall both men left the ring and were fighting on the arena floor. The referee began counting both men out but Steele managed to get back into the ring before the count of 20. White was unable to beat the count and was counted out, giving the fall and the match to Steele who retained his title.
The Friday night card in Jackson featured two tag team matches in a double main event. The first match had the team of Charlie Laye & Don Keene taking on Rex Mobley & the Green Ghost.
The featured main event saw Jack & George Curtis joining forces to face the rough team of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano.
No results are known for this card.
The following Monday in Shreveport the card opened with local Shreveport grappler Fuzzy (Glamour Boy) Huff taking on the Green Shadow. Despite having a decidedly weight advantage, the Shadow was unable to put Huff down for the count. The local lad made quite a showing and held the Shadow to a draw.
In the semi-final match Billy Sandow made his first appearance in the area as he took on veteran Rex Mobley. Sandow scored an early advantage when he pinned Mobley to win the first fall. Mobley came back to win the next two falls in straight order to win the match.
In the main event Jack & George Curtis met the Mexican duo of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano once again. George Curtis fell victim to a sneak punch by Lozano in the first fall and was pinned by Segura. The second fall was an all-out brawl with all four men throwing punches. Lozano upended a surprised Jack Curtis and forced him to submit to a Boston Crab, giving the match to the Latin pair in straight falls.
On Tuesday in Monroe George Curtis took two out of three falls over the Green Ghost to win the opening match.
In the main event older brother Jack Curtis, the World Light-Heavyweight champion putting his title on the line once again against the man he defeated for the title, Bobby Segura. In order to secure the title match, Segura also put up $100. Segura won the first fall in 16 minutes when he pinned Curtis. Curtis came back in a hurry as he grabbed Segura and pinned him in 2 minutes to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Segura spent most of his time arguing with referee Bill Barney, who Segura had himself requested to referee the match. Curtis took advantage of the distraction and pinned Segura to win the third fall and the match to retain his title and take Segura’s money.
That same Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge Don Keene and Jack (Stinger) battled to a draw in the opening match.
Tarzan White beat Angelo Austeri in the second match of the evening when Austeri was disqualified by referee Kelly Mixon.
White & Keene joined forces in the main event to take on Steele & Austeri in a tag team match. White pinned Austeri after a flying tackle to win the first fall for his team. Steele used a shoulder slide to pin Keene to win the second fall and even the score. Keene used a series of kangaroo kicks on Steele and pinned him to win the third fall and the match for his team.
On Wednesday in Alexander the card opened with Don Keene and Jack Steele battling to a draw in a singles match. Tarzan White and Angelo Austeri also battled to a draw in the second preliminary match.
In the main event, White & Keene teamed to take on Steele & Austeri in a tag team match. Austeri used a series of knee drops across the chest of White and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall White had both Steele & Austeri reeling from a series of football tackles, while Keene was doing the same with a series of dropkicks. Then White & Keene tied Steele in the ropes and used Austeri as a battering ram against him. Steele was then slammed to the mat and White pinned him to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Steele & Austeri turned the tables as they tied Keene in the ropes and double teamed him mercilessly. Referee Phil Brummett called for the bell and disqualified Steele & Austeri for their tactics and awarded the fall and the match to White & Keene.
That same evening in Gulfport, Pat Newman was anxious for another shot at Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano and recruited Charlie Laye as his partner to face them in a tag team match. Laye and Lozano battled to a 15 minute draw in the opening match on the card. Newman used a surfboard hold to gain a submission win over Segura in 10 minutes of the second match.
In the main event, Segura & Lozano got off to a good start when Segura forced Laye to submit to a Boston Crab in 12 minutes to take the first fall. Laye came back and pinned Segura in 10 minutes of the second fall after a series of flying tackles. Newman & Laye had both Segura & Lozano in the ring and captured them in rowboat style leglocks and rowed away until they submitted, giving the fall and the match to Newman & Laye.
On Thursday in New Orleans Angelo Austeri defeated Johnny Gallagher in the opening match. In the second event Tarzan White defeated the Black Panther.
The semi-final match was a 10 round boxing match between Don Keene and Jack Kelly. Keene kayoed Kelly in round four to win the match.
The main event was a six-man tag team match with Tarzan White, Johnny Gallagher & Billy Sandow taking on the threesome of Angelo Austeri, the Black Panther & Jack Steele. Austeri, Steele & the Panther took two out of three falls to win the match.
That same Thursday evening in Anniston the card was scheduled to have a one fall 15 minute match between Tommy Bell and Jack Wentworth in the opener. The second event was scheduled to be a one fall 15 minute match between Charley Keene and Red Byrd.
The main event was to be a tag team match with Red Byrd & Tommy Bell taking on Charlie Keene & Jack Wentworth
No results are known for this card. This was the last card presented in Anniston under promoter Albert Wadley.
On Friday in Montgomery the card opened with a match between Jack Wentworth and Angelo Austeri. Each man won a fall apiece but neither was able to score the deciding fall before the 60 minute time limit expired. The match was declared a draw.
In the main event, Jack Kelly took two out of three falls from Don Keene to win the match.
Also on Friday in Jackson, Billy Sandow faced the Green Ghost in the opening match. The Ghost was a last minute substitute for Rex Mobley, who had been injured in a Battle Royal in Vicksburg earlier in the week. Sandow and the Ghost battled to a draw.
Charlie Laye had been scheduled to face the Green Ghost in a singles match as well, but with the Ghost filling in for the injured Mobley Laye was left without an opponent and got the night off.
Following the opening match ring announcer Bob Neblett introduced lady wrestler Lilly Bitter to the audience, who received her warmly. Bitter said that she was in training with Jack Curtis for her upcoming series of matches.
The main event featured another tag team match with Jack & George Curtis taking on Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. That fall was a wild melee as all four men spent much of the fall in the ring at the same time, punching and clawing away. Suddenly both Segura & Lozano were knocked to the mat. The Curtis Brothers then pounced on their opponents and locked them both in a hold they called the “Mississippi Mud Crab”. Lozano & Segura both screamed in pain and submitted, giving the fall and the match to the Curtis pair.
The next week began on Monday in Shreveport. That card opened with Billy Sandow and Charlie Laye battling to a draw.
The semi-final match featured the return of the lady wrestlers as Lilly Bitter took on Millie Stafford. Stafford won the opening fall when she used a series of bodyslams on Bitter and pinned her. Bitter used a series of dropkicks and a pin on Stafford to take the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, Stafford caught Bitter in an airplane spin then slammed her to the mat and pinned her to win the fall and the match.
The main event was yet another tag team match between the Curtis Bothers and the team of Bobby Segura & Garza Lozano. George Curtis flattened Lozano with dropkicks and pinned him to take the first fall. In the second fall the Curtis Brothers tied Lozano in the ropes and grabbed up Segura. They used Segura as a battering ram, slamming his head into the ample belly of Lozano. They then slammed Segura to the mat and George Curtis pinned him to take the second fall, giving the match to the Curtis Brothers in two straight falls.
On Tuesday in Monroe Jack Curtis continued his domination of Bobby Segura as he defeated him in 15 minutes in a one fall opening match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Jack Curtis teaming with Lilly Bitter to take on the team of Bobby Segura & Millie Stafford. Segura & Stafford won the first fall in 6 minutes, but Curtis & Bitter came back to take the second fall in 14 minutes. Curtis & Bitter scored the third and deciding fall in 12 minutes to win the match.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge Jack Wentworth faced Angelo Austeri in the opening match of the evening. Austeri pinned Wentworth with a shoulder slide to win the first fall. Wentworth used a series of snap mares on Austeri and pinned him to win the second fall. Austeri was disqualified by referee Kelly Mixon in the third fall and the match was awarded to Wentworth.
In the main event Tarzan White took on the Black Phantom. During the first fall White tossed the masked man from the ring. When the Phantom climbed back in White nailed him with a vicious flying tackle. The Phantom was knocked from the ring and counted out to give the first fall to White. The Phantom was helped to the dressing room where it was discovered that he had suffered two broken ribs. He was unable to continue and the match was awarded to White on a forfeit.
The next evening in Alexandria a double main event started with Angelo Austeri facing the Black Phantom, his broken ribs heavily taped, in the first event. The Phantom pinned Austeri after applying a piledriver to win the first fall.
Austeri came back and pinned the Phantom to take the second fall and even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Austeri had the Phantom draped over the top rope and was trying to remove his mask. The Phantom was actually outside on the ring apron so referee Phil Brummett counted him out, awarding the fall and the match to Austeri. It had been agreed on prior to the match that if the Phantom lost the match he would unmask. But after arguing briefly with Brummett the Phantom leapt from the ring and raced to the dressing room. Despite the demands of Austeri, Brummett, the fans and promoter Jimmie Thompson that the Phantom return to the ring and remove his mask, he refused to leave the dressing room.
Finally Commissioner Emile Delcomyn came out to ringside and demanded that he return to the ring and take off the mask. Still, the Phantom refused to leave his sanctuary. Delcomyn then announced that due to his refusal, the Phantom would be suspended in the city of Alexandria and he would recommend that the state commission suspend him from the entire state of Louisiana.
The main event in Alexandria featured a match between Tarzan White and Jack Wentworth. White entered the ring wearing the World Jr. Heavyweight title belt and it was announced that he had defeated Jack Steele for the title two nights earlier in Birmingham. The match with Wentworth would be a non-title match. The match was tied at a fall going into the third and deciding fall. After a wild brawl with each man throwing punches, Wentworth caught White in an alligator clutch and pinned him to take the fall and the match.
That same Wednesday evening in Gulfport Charlie Laye met Billy Sandow in the opening match. Sandow used a series of dropkicks on Laye and pinned him to win the first fall in 20 minutes. Laye came back and pinned Sandow after a series of monkey flips to win the second fall in 9 minutes. Laye used a Boston Crab to force Sandow to submit after 3 minutes to win the third fall and the match.
The main event was a women’s match between Lilly Bitter and Millie Stafford. Stafford won the first fall in 9 minutes when she wore Bitter down with forearm blows and pinned her. Bitter came back with a series of flips and pinned Stafford to win the second fall in 8 minutes. Stafford complained bitterly to Pat Newman, who was serving as the referee. She finally grabbed Newman by the hair and hit him with a forearm. Stafford kept up her aggressive behavior in the third and deciding fall. She tossed Bitter from pillar to post and pinned her to take the deciding fall in 5 minutes.
On Thursday in New Orleans the card featured three matches. In the opener Jack Wentworth defeated Charley Keene, who was a substitute for Angelo Austeri who was unable to compete.
In the second match of the evening Don Keene took on Jack Steele. Each man had won a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Keene used a flying tackle and a bodyslam on Steele and pinned him to win the third fall and the match.
In the final event, World Jr. Heavyweight champion Tarzan White took on the Black Panther in a non-title match. White scored two out of three falls to win the match.
The final cards held in September were held on Friday. In Montgomery, Pat Malone defeated Charley Keene in the opening match by winning the first and third falls.
Jack Kelly also won the first and third falls to take the win over Don Keene in the main event.
In Jackson the same evening, the card opened with a one fall match between George Curtis and Billy Sandow. It was a fast, clean and scientific match that ended in a draw.
The second match of the evening was also a one fall match between Charlie Laye and Garza Lozano. Laye won the match when Lozano was disqualified for his illegal tactics.
The semi-final was yet another match between World Light-Heavyweight champion Jack Curtis and former champion Bobby Segura. Although the title was not on the line in this match they went at it hammer and tongs. Curtis scored two out of three falls to win the bout.
The main event was a women’s match with Lilly Bitter facing Millie Stafford. Jack Curtis, who had been serving as the 19 year old Bitter’s trainer, accompanied her to ringside. Stafford was to be seconded by Segura & Lozano, but neither felt up to accompanying her to the ring. Stafford won the first fall when Bitter tripped herself up when bouncing from the ropes and was pinned. Bitter came back and scored the next two falls to win the match. Afterwards Stafford complained that referee Arthur Skidmore had shown extreme bias, but the decision stood. Stafford also told ring announcer Bob Neblett that she had a training partner coming in and she would challenge Bitter and a partner of her choice to a tag team match.
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Review of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling: A Recap of September 1950.
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