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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1950s |
| October – December |
| 1950 |
| 1950s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Abdul the Turk; Al Massey; Art Nelson; Babe
Zaharias; Beverly Lehmer; Bill Steddum; Billy Sandow (02); Bob Orton; Bobby Lane; Butcher Boy Martin; Chief Little Bear; Chief Little Fox;
Cora Combs; Cowboy Murdock; Dick Trout; Don McIntyre; Dot Dotson; Eddie Gossett; Farmer Jones; Finis Hall; Frank Robinson; Fred
Ward; Ginger the Bear; Gorgeous Gilpin; the Great Togo; Irish Jackie; Jack Bloomfield; Jack Britton; Jack Dillon; Jack Hader; Jack
Kennedy; Jack Steele; Joe Kirkland; Johnny Swenski; June Byers; Karl Kowalski; Lester Welch; Lillian Bitters; Little Beaver (02); Lou
Thesz; Man Mountain Dean; Maurice Roberre; Nick Carter; Paul Jones (01); Red Dugan; Red McIntyre; Red Roberts; the Red Shadow
(02); the Skull (04); Strangler Lewis; Tarzan White; Tiny Oxford; Tom Mahoney; Tom Thumb.
October 4, 1950 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Cardinal Park (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al Massey over Karl
Kowalski > Gorgeous Gilpin over Bill Steddum
October 5, 1950 (Thursday) – Dalton, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al Massey over Abdul the Turk >
Gorgeous Gilpin over Chief Little Bear / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
October 6, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Finis Hall went to a draw > Tarzan White over Jack Hader > Cowboy Murdock over Dick Trout > Southern
Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson* over Chief Little Fox to retain the title > the Great Togo over Red McIntyre by disqualification / Notes:
Nelson had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Don McIntyre on July 7, 1950, in Atlanta.
October 9, 1950 (Monday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Womenâ
€™s Match: June Byers over Dot Dotson > Maurice Roberre over Karl Kowalski > Al Massey over Man Mountain Dean > Gorgeous Gilpin
and Abdul the Turk went to a draw
October 13, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele over Dick Trout > Red McIntyre over Finis Hall by disqualification > Nick Carter & Tarzan White over Art Nelson &
Jack Steele > the Great Togo over Don McIntyre
October 27, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter over Lester Welch > Red McIntyre & Tarzan White over Art Nelson & Jack Hader > Man versus Animal Match:
Ginger the Bear over Jack Steele > Finis Hall over Eddie Gossett
November 3, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Eddie Gossett and Tarzan White went to a draw > Nick Carter and Finis Hall went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Red McIntyre
over Jack Steele & Jack Hader > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No Disqualification): Jack Kennedy over Art Nelson* to win the title /
Notes: Nelson had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Don McIntyre on July 7, 1950, in Atlanta.
Strangler Lewis was the special referee for the Kennedy-Nelson match.
November 6, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Al Massey over Karl Kowalski > Billy Sandow (02) over Maurice Roberre > Red Dugan and Gorgeous Gilpin went to a draw
November 8, 1950 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al
Massey & Red Dugan over Karl Kowalski & the Skull (04) by disqualification > Gorgeous Gilpin over Maurice Roberre
November 9, 1950 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Jack Hader went to a draw > Art Nelson over Eddie Gossett > Red McIntyre & Tarzan White over Jack Steele
& Finis Hall > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Jack Kennedy to retain the title / Notes: Thesz had been the reigning
NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he was awarded the title on November 27, 1949.
November 13, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Gorgeous Gilpin over Butcher Boy Martin > Southern Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Karl Kowalski* over Al Massey to
retain the title / Notes: Kowalski had been billed as Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion since September 18, 1950.
November 23, 1950 (Thursday) – Gainesville, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Gorgeous Gilpin over Karl
Kowalski > Bobby Lane over Frank Robinson / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
November 24, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Red McIntyre over Red Roberts > Nick Carter and Don McIntyre went to a draw > Jack Steele and Tarzan White went to a
draw > Women’s Match: June Byers over Lillian Bitters > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Finis Hall over Jack Kennedy* to win the
title / Notes: Kennedy had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Art Nelson on November 3, 1950, in
Atlanta.
November 25, 1950 (Saturday) – Moultrie, GA – Moultrie High School Gymnasium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Karl Kowalski versus Gorgeous Gilpin > Al Massey versus Butcher Boy Martin / Notes: It was reported that this would be the first of a
series of weekly cards at this location.
November 27, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Jack Bloomfield versus the Red Shadow (02) > Bobby Lane versus Gorgeous Gilpin
December 1, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele over Red McIntyre > Bob Orton over Jack Hader > Women’s Tag Team Match: June Byers & Beverly Lehmer
over Cora Combs & Lillian Bitters > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Finis Hall* over Jack Kennedy to retain the title / Notes: Hall had
been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Kennedy on November 24, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 8, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Orton over Jack Steele > Midget Match: Little Beaver (02) over Irish Jackie > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Tom
Mahoney & Jack Britton > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson over Finis Hall* to win the title / Notes: Hall had been the reigning
Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Jack Kennedy on November 24, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 9, 1950 (Saturday) – Moultrie, GA – Moultrie High School Gymnasium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) >
Billy Sandow (02) versus Karl Kowalski
December 15, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Orton over Jack Dillon > Midget Match: Little Beaver (02) over Tom Thumb > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Jack
Steele & Babe Zaharias > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson* over Nick Carter to retain the title / Notes: Nelson had been the
reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Finis Hall on December 8, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 22, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele and Johnny Swenski went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Jack Dillon & Jack Hader > Bob Orton
and Babe Zaharias ended in a no contest > Boxing Match: Nick Carter over Art Nelson by disqualification
December 29, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Kirkland versus Tiny Oxford ended in a no contest > Jack Steele and Red Dugan went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Nick
Carter over Art Nelson & Tom Mahoney > Babe Zaharias over Tarzan White
Zaharias; Beverly Lehmer; Bill Steddum; Billy Sandow (02); Bob Orton; Bobby Lane; Butcher Boy Martin; Chief Little Bear; Chief Little Fox;
Cora Combs; Cowboy Murdock; Dick Trout; Don McIntyre; Dot Dotson; Eddie Gossett; Farmer Jones; Finis Hall; Frank Robinson; Fred
Ward; Ginger the Bear; Gorgeous Gilpin; the Great Togo; Irish Jackie; Jack Bloomfield; Jack Britton; Jack Dillon; Jack Hader; Jack
Kennedy; Jack Steele; Joe Kirkland; Johnny Swenski; June Byers; Karl Kowalski; Lester Welch; Lillian Bitters; Little Beaver (02); Lou
Thesz; Man Mountain Dean; Maurice Roberre; Nick Carter; Paul Jones (01); Red Dugan; Red McIntyre; Red Roberts; the Red Shadow
(02); the Skull (04); Strangler Lewis; Tarzan White; Tiny Oxford; Tom Mahoney; Tom Thumb.
October 4, 1950 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Cardinal Park (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al Massey over Karl
Kowalski > Gorgeous Gilpin over Bill Steddum
October 5, 1950 (Thursday) – Dalton, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al Massey over Abdul the Turk >
Gorgeous Gilpin over Chief Little Bear / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
October 6, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Finis Hall went to a draw > Tarzan White over Jack Hader > Cowboy Murdock over Dick Trout > Southern
Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson* over Chief Little Fox to retain the title > the Great Togo over Red McIntyre by disqualification / Notes:
Nelson had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Don McIntyre on July 7, 1950, in Atlanta.
October 9, 1950 (Monday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Womenâ
€™s Match: June Byers over Dot Dotson > Maurice Roberre over Karl Kowalski > Al Massey over Man Mountain Dean > Gorgeous Gilpin
and Abdul the Turk went to a draw
October 13, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele over Dick Trout > Red McIntyre over Finis Hall by disqualification > Nick Carter & Tarzan White over Art Nelson &
Jack Steele > the Great Togo over Don McIntyre
October 27, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter over Lester Welch > Red McIntyre & Tarzan White over Art Nelson & Jack Hader > Man versus Animal Match:
Ginger the Bear over Jack Steele > Finis Hall over Eddie Gossett
November 3, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Eddie Gossett and Tarzan White went to a draw > Nick Carter and Finis Hall went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Red McIntyre
over Jack Steele & Jack Hader > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No Disqualification): Jack Kennedy over Art Nelson* to win the title /
Notes: Nelson had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Don McIntyre on July 7, 1950, in Atlanta.
Strangler Lewis was the special referee for the Kennedy-Nelson match.
November 6, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Al Massey over Karl Kowalski > Billy Sandow (02) over Maurice Roberre > Red Dugan and Gorgeous Gilpin went to a draw
November 8, 1950 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Al
Massey & Red Dugan over Karl Kowalski & the Skull (04) by disqualification > Gorgeous Gilpin over Maurice Roberre
November 9, 1950 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Jack Hader went to a draw > Art Nelson over Eddie Gossett > Red McIntyre & Tarzan White over Jack Steele
& Finis Hall > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Jack Kennedy to retain the title / Notes: Thesz had been the reigning
NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he was awarded the title on November 27, 1949.
November 13, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Gorgeous Gilpin over Butcher Boy Martin > Southern Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Karl Kowalski* over Al Massey to
retain the title / Notes: Kowalski had been billed as Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion since September 18, 1950.
November 23, 1950 (Thursday) – Gainesville, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Gorgeous Gilpin over Karl
Kowalski > Bobby Lane over Frank Robinson / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
November 24, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Red McIntyre over Red Roberts > Nick Carter and Don McIntyre went to a draw > Jack Steele and Tarzan White went to a
draw > Women’s Match: June Byers over Lillian Bitters > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Finis Hall over Jack Kennedy* to win the
title / Notes: Kennedy had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Art Nelson on November 3, 1950, in
Atlanta.
November 25, 1950 (Saturday) – Moultrie, GA – Moultrie High School Gymnasium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Karl Kowalski versus Gorgeous Gilpin > Al Massey versus Butcher Boy Martin / Notes: It was reported that this would be the first of a
series of weekly cards at this location.
November 27, 1950 (Monday) – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward
Promotions) > Jack Bloomfield versus the Red Shadow (02) > Bobby Lane versus Gorgeous Gilpin
December 1, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele over Red McIntyre > Bob Orton over Jack Hader > Women’s Tag Team Match: June Byers & Beverly Lehmer
over Cora Combs & Lillian Bitters > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Finis Hall* over Jack Kennedy to retain the title / Notes: Hall had
been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Kennedy on November 24, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 8, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Orton over Jack Steele > Midget Match: Little Beaver (02) over Irish Jackie > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Tom
Mahoney & Jack Britton > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson over Finis Hall* to win the title / Notes: Hall had been the reigning
Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Jack Kennedy on November 24, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 9, 1950 (Saturday) – Moultrie, GA – Moultrie High School Gymnasium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) >
Billy Sandow (02) versus Karl Kowalski
December 15, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Orton over Jack Dillon > Midget Match: Little Beaver (02) over Tom Thumb > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Jack
Steele & Babe Zaharias > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Art Nelson* over Nick Carter to retain the title / Notes: Nelson had been the
reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Finis Hall on December 8, 1950, in Atlanta.
December 22, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Steele and Johnny Swenski went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Farmer Jones over Jack Dillon & Jack Hader > Bob Orton
and Babe Zaharias ended in a no contest > Boxing Match: Nick Carter over Art Nelson by disqualification
December 29, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Kirkland versus Tiny Oxford ended in a no contest > Jack Steele and Red Dugan went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Nick
Carter over Art Nelson & Tom Mahoney > Babe Zaharias over Tarzan White