Byers Hangs On To Wrestling Title

The Leader-Post – January 17, 1958

Women’s wrestling made its first appearance in Regina Thursday night at the Stadium and more than 4,700 fans turned up to see champion June Byers retain her world title and diamond-studded belt by pinning Alma Mills at 16 minutes of the main event of the pro card.

Most furious action of the evening, however, took place in the special added event as Karol and Ivan Kalmikoft fought to no contest against John Paul Henning and Hombre Montana. The wrestlers undue amount of violence prompted the Regina Boxing and Wrestling Commission to dole out $75 fines to Montana and Henning and $50 fines to the Kalmikoffs. They will either pay or be suspended.

World Title Mat Bout

The Leader-Post – January 16, 1958

Champion June Byers of Houston, Tex., will defend her world women’s wrestling crown tonight at the Stadium against Alma Mills of Camrose, Alta., in the main event of the pro card that starts at 8:30. Miss Byers has held the pro title since 1954 when she defeated the long-reigning Mildred Burke.

Women To Wrestle

The Leader-Post – January 13, 1958

Women wrestlers will perform in Regina for the first time next Thursday at the Stadium. The way was cleared Friday when the Regina Boxing and Wrestling Commission granted promoter George (Porky) Jacobs permission to use them on his pro cards.

Girls Wrestling Ad

Calgary Herald – January 2, 1958

First Texas Royal Battle Set For Monday Wrestling

Edmonton Journal –  December 21, 1957

The wrestling season’s first “Texas Royal” battle will be  hold at the Sales Pavilion heroes enter the ring along  with two referees.

The giant free-for-all takes the form of an elimination series, every man for himself.

 The last one to remain in the ring takes the money bag. To  be eliminated, a man must be slung over the top ropes.

Szabo, Laditzi Head Wrestling Card

San Bernardino Sun – May 31, 1941

Sandor Szabo, Pacific coast wrest ling champion, will oppose Rowdy Rudy Laditzi, of Hungary in the feature two out of three falls match at the San Bernardino Athletic club next Tuesday night.

Szabo is a versatile grappler who is ranked as one of the strong men in the rough pastime while Laditzi, the Hollywood cosmetic manufacturer is as rough as they come in the bone bending pastime.

Szabo, Laditzi Meet Tonight In Mat Event

The San Bernardino Sun – June 3, 1941

Rough, Tumble Battle Expected At Athletic Club in Main Go of Strong Card

Sandor Szabo, who claims the Pacific coast wrestling crown, comes to San Bernardino tonight to meet Rudy Laditzi, Hollywood Hungarian, in the main event at the Athletic club.

Laditzi is a rough and tumble artist, but he is meeting a wrestler in Szabo who is well able to take care of himself.

The bout is billed for three falls.

Ruggiero Completes K-C Wrestling Card

Utica Observer – March 11, 1947

Tomorrow night’s wrestling card has been completed by Tommy Ruggiero with the signing of the semi-final contestants.

In this 30-minute limit fracas in the K-C gym Rebel Russell, who socked and kicked his way to a draw with Red Verenski last week, will collide with dapper Fred Blassie, the husky who went to a draw with villainous Lou Newman.  Russell is a veteran “roughneck” and Blassie is in for another hectic session.  However he showed against Newman that he is perfectly able to take care of himself, so Russell may be in for a surprise.

Champion Tag Team Collects Wrestling Win

Times-News – September 17, 1958

Penny Banner and Loraine Johnson came up with two straight falls Tuesday night to retain their-claim to the women’s world tag team championship. The bout was part of the VFW’s weekly wrestling card.

Whip Tames Wild Bill Before Mob Of 15,000

Globe & Mail – March 7, 1947
By Allan Nickleson

Whippah Billy Watson retained his newly won world wrestling championship before a jam-packed, roaring multitude of some 15,000 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens last night – and he accomplished the feat fairly easily against the caddish chappie he beat for the bauble.