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| WHO'S WHO: YOUNG STRIBLING |
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| REAL NAME: William Lawrence Stribling, Jr. |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
JUNE 26, 1933 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George Kotsonaros defeated Paul Jones at 60:00 > Boxing Match: Max Baer and Pete Westort sparred for four rounds Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. Jack Dempsey was the special referee for the match between Max Baer and Pete Westort. Dempsey and George Kotsonaros staged a mock fight a day earlier for the press at the train station. They were old friends and Kotsonaros had trained with Dempsey before Dempsey’s big fights with Tommy Gibbons and the first bout with Gene Tunney. Dempsey got the biggest cheer of the night. During the Kotsonaros’ match with Paul Jones, Dempsey was in the dressing room tying Kotsonaros’ suit into knots as a joke. It was reported that Young Stribling was at ringside during the match between Baer and Westort. OCTOBER 3, 1933 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was reported that a moment of silence was held for Young Stribling, who died on October 2, 1933 in a motorcycle accident. |