Is Jacqueline A Threat To Fabulous Moolah?

Boston Globe – October 8, 1969

Right up to two days ago, all of us thought of Fabulous Moolah as the world champion lady wrestler. Miss Moolah, an unassuming North Carolina girl with brown eyes and a hug that would paralyze a brown bear, won the title a few years ago. She took over when Boston’s own Alma Mills retired to open a Clarendon st. barber shop.

There was no doubt in anybody’s mind that Miss Moolah was the best until that brief Sunday afternoon bout on West 57th st. in New York when Jacqueline Onassis may have emerged as a devastating challenger.

Norwell Wrestling Matches

South Shore Mirror – August 21, 1969

NORWELL – The Samuel Turner, Jr., American Legion post has joined with the Rockland American Legion Post in sponsoring wrestling matches at the Ball Park in back of the Rockland High School. The first match will be held this Saturday at 8:30 p. m. and will feature Alma Mills, girl’s world champion, who will defend her title against Maggie Santiago.

There will also be a fight for the United States Championship title between Gypsey Joe and Hoboe Brazil. The third match will be for the New England Championship between Bull Montana and Chris Belkas. The last match of the night will be between Buzz Orio and Jim Beaton. If you like wrestling why not support your American Legion.

Upholstering

Boston Globe, Sunday – January 26, 1969

CHAIR PADDING is cut to size by Alma Mills in upholstering class. (Bill Ryerson Photo)

Alma Mills of Boston is a big-boned girl with soft hands and a curious mind.

The soft hands she uses to cut men’s hair at her barber shop on Clarendon st. The big bones help her in her avocation she is a professional lady wrestler. And the curious mind led her to take up upholstering at the center.

“I was just curious to learn how to upholster furniture,” Alma said. “This is my first course at the center and I really get a kick out of learning how to rebuild old chairs and things.”

Frank Scarpa, Pro Wrestler, Dies At 54

Boston Sunday Globe – January 26, 1969

Frank Scarpa, 54, former World Champion wrestler died yesterday at Boston City Hospital from a heart attack.

Scarpa, who used his legal name and occasionally the fictitious name of Manuel Cortez throughout his career, began wrestling at 17 and turned pro at 18.  He wrestled in his most recent bout Friday night at North Attleboro.

Pro Wrestler Talked Out Of Tackling Plane Hijacker

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – February 11, 1969

MIAMI (UPI) – A fat, chatty gunman forced a San Juan-to-Miami Eastern Airlines jet with 119 persons aboard to fly to Havana yesterday while a nervous steward talked a wrestler named Abdullah the Butcher out of pouncing on the 300-pound hijacker.

Top Match Scheduled This Week

Florence Times—Tri-Cities Daily – February 23, 1969

An unusual type match will be held Tuesday night at the weekly wrestling matches at the National Guard Armory.

Len Rossi will team up with Cowboy Lang, a midget wrestler, to wrestle Little Bruiser, another midget, and Mack York.

Texan Funk Defeats Kiniski In Feature

St. Petersburg Times – February 12, 1969

TAMPA – Dory Funk Jr., former West Texas State tackle from Amarillo, Tex., defeated Gene Kiniski in the feature match of last night’s wrestling show at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory.

Lord Littlebrook Keeps Midget Grappling Title

The Press-Courier – October 28, 1969

Lord Littlebrook defeated Little Bruiser in two straight falls to retain the midget championship at the Ventura Wrestling Club matches Monday night.

Savage Has No Time To Squander On Dean

The Vancouver Sun – February 11, 1969

Dutch Savage didn’t waste any time in proving his wrestling mastery over Dean Higuchi Monday night before a turn-away house of 3,000 fans at Exhibition Gardens.

One-Time Wrestling Idol Going Strong

Los Angeles Times – January 27, 1969
By Dwight Chapin

There were 100,000 people in the Athens Olympic Stadium that night in 1934 when Jim Londos defended his world’s heavyweight wrestling title against the Russian champion, and another 30,000 were turned away.