Long Island Star-Journal – July 5, 1960
The biggest mat show of the season is scheduled tonight at Sunnyside Garden, with three tag team matches and three individual bouts involving a total of 18 grapplers. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – July 5, 1960
The biggest mat show of the season is scheduled tonight at Sunnyside Garden, with three tag team matches and three individual bouts involving a total of 18 grapplers. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – July 13, 1960
Bruno Sammartino, giant Italian grappler, kept his undefeated wrestling record intact by defeating Antonio the Great in four minutes and 25 seconds at Sunnyside Garden last night. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – September 3, 1960
Bruno Sammartino, giant Italian strongman, will battle Pampero Firpo, bewhiskered South American, in the non-televised opening bout of next Tuesday night’s pro wrestling show at Sunnyside Garden, promoter Manny Heicklen announced today. Continue reading
Posted in 1960
Tagged Antonino Rocca, Bruno Sammartino, Chet Wallick, Miguel Perez, Pampero Firpo, Pat Kelly
Long Island Star-Journal – October 12, 1960
Bruno Sammartino defeated The Rebel, and the tag team of Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez won from Dr. Jerry Graham and Pat Kelly in co-featured wrestling bouts at Sunnyside Garden last night. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – May 14, 1960
Pampero Firpo and Eddie Graham won two of three falls from Skull Murphy and Pat Kelly in the slam-bang feature of last night’s pro wrestling card at Sunnyside Garden.
Promoter Manny Heicklen announced that his next special non-TV card, “a really sensational show,” will be held on Saturday afternoon , May 28. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – August 16, 1960
Three tag team matches highlight tonight’s pro wrestling card at Sunnyside Garden, with the non-televised opening match at 8:30 P.M., pitting Dr. Jerry Graham and Pampero Firpo against the Bavarian Boys. Continue reading
Long Island Star-Journal – May 13, 1960
Pampero Firpo (left) will team with one of the riot-provoking Graham brothers against Skull Murphy (right) and Pat Kelly, mayhem-minded Irishmen, in the best-of-three falls mat feature of Sunnyside Garden’s special non-televised card tonight.
Washington Post – October 7, 1938
The ancient physics problem of irresistible force vs. immovable object that has stymied scientific giants for generations finally caught up with the wrestling fans last night at Turner’s Arena where Ernie Dusek and Gino Garibaldi struggled 90 agonizing minutes to a draw. Continue reading
Posted in 1938
Tagged Chief Saunooke, Chris Zaharias, Ed Meske, Ed Newman, Ernie Dusek, Frank Bruce, George Wilson, Gino Garibaldi, John Katan, Pat Kelly
Washington Post – October 6, 1938
By Lewis F. Atchison
Gino Garibaldi, the close-cropped Italian who has a penchant for highly seasoned spaghetti and for tossing around the Dusek family, will try his holds on the bulging biceps of Ernie Dusek tonight at Turner’s Arena in the main event of a well balanced card. Continue reading
Posted in 1938
Tagged Chief Saunooke, Chris Zaharias, Ed Meske, Ed Newman, Ernie Dusek, Frank Bruce, George Wilson, Gino Garibaldi, John Katan, Pat Kelly