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Regina SK: January 17, 1949 (Monday)
(City Hall, att. 500) ... Ray Steele beat Sheik Emir Badui (2-1) ...
Larry Tillman beat Pete Schologan (of Lethbridge AB) (2-0) ...
Referee: Jack Wiebe ... (plus boxing)
Regina SK: February 21, 1949
(City Hall, att. 500) ... Sheik Emir Badui beat Jim Dobie (2-1) ...
Gene Bowman (of Chattanooga TN) beat Tiny Mills (of Camrose AB) (2-1)
... Jack Wiebe (of Regina SK) beat Baldy Ironside (of Moose Jaw SK)
Regina SK: March 14, 1949
(City Hall, att. 350) ... Larry Tillman beat Sheik Emir Badui (2-1)
... Lou Sjoberg drew Earl Malone (of Salt Lake City UT) (45:00, 1-1)
... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: March 28, 1949 (Monday)
(City Hall) ... Logger Jack McDonald (aka Sockeye McDonald, of
Portland OR) beat Lou Sjoberg (of Duluth MN) (20:00) ... King Kong
Clayton (of New Orleans LA) vs Neil Warren (of Independence MO)
(20:00) ... Promoter: Porky Jacobs ... NOTE: The 20-minute jousts were
used to decide partners for a featured Australian tag team match.
Regina SK: April 4, 1949
(City Hall) ... Jack McDonald beat Lou Sjoberg (2-1) ... Francois
Miquet beat Sheik Emir Badui (45:00, 1-0, only fall) ... Pete Popescue
beat Roy O'Hash ... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: April 11, 1949 (Monday)
(City Hall) ... Francois Miquet vs Larry Tillman ... Darna Ostapovich
(of Denver CO) vs Jack McDonald ... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
... NOTE: The Leader-Post loved calling Tillman the "Terrible Tulsan"
Regina SK: May 26, 1949 (Thursday)
(Grain Show Arena, att. 1,400) ... Earl McCready beat Al Mills (as
Lord Albert Mills) (2-1) ... Lou Sjoberg beat Frank Marconi (2-1, dq)
... Jack Wiebe beat Pete Popescul ... Referee, promoter: Porky Jacobs
... NOTE: "The guy who said the art of pantomining died when Charles
Chaplin went into sound was wrong ... George (Porky) Jacobs, the
wrestling promoter, proved it was alive when he went into the ring as
third man for the beef trust. Gesticulating George all but stole the
show as referee and because of him the card topped all previous
billings featuring the gurgling gargantuas in Regina." -- Tom
Melville, Regina SK Leader-Post, May 28, 1949
Regina SK: June 2, 1949
(Grain Show Arena, att. 300) ... Lou Sjoberg & Tony Verdi beat Leo
Wallick & Larry Tillman (2-0, dq) ... Larry Tillman beat Tony Verdi
(dq) ... Lou Sjoberg beat Leo Wallick ... Referees: Spencer Mould,
George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: June 30, 1949 (Thursday)
(Grain Show Arena) ... Leo Wallick vs Pat McGill ... Ted Tourtas vs
Don Sugai ... Referee: Spence Mould
Regina SK: August 4, 1949 (Thursday)
The Regina city council spurned a request from George (Porky) Jacobs
to use to the City Hall auditorium to stage wrestling matches this
winter ... "A report from the city engineer's department noted that
considerable damage had been done to ceilings and washrooms as a
result of the wrestling matches and recommended the application be
refused." -- Regina SK Leader-Post, Aug. 5, 1949
Regina SK: September 19, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant vs Lou Sjoberg ... NOTE: Promoter George
(Porky) Jacobs wants to pair Pat McGill with either Ted Tourtas,
LaVerne Baxter, Leo Wallick or Al (Murder) Mills in the companion
feature (Sept. 10, 1949 item in Regina SK Leader-Post)
Regina SK: November 4, 1949
The city council instructs the city license inspector to issue no more
licenses for professional wrestling cards until bylaw 1477 -- which
governs the appointment and powers of the boxing and wrestling
commission -- is overhauled
Regina SK: November 22, 1949
The local boxing and wrestling commission fails to act on the
application of George (Porky) Jacobs for permits to stage two
professional wrestling shows, noting the city council action of
November 4 ... Jacobs had wanted to run as soon as Monday, No. 21, at
the Trianon.
Regina SK: December 5, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant beat Earl McCready
Regina SK: December 12, 1949 (Monday)
(Trianon) ... Whipper Billy Watson vs Wally Dusek (as Stan Dusek, of
Omaha NE) ... Earl McCready vs Pete Managoff ... NOTE: Watson and
Managoff are to be instructors at a YMCA wrestling school at 5 p.m.
Monday afternoon ... This was Watson's Regina debut ... Stan Dusek aka
Wally Dusek aka (real name) Charles Santen was doing likewise.
Regina SK: December 19, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant beat Earl McCready (2-1, dq) ... Ben
Morgan drew Pete Managoff ... NOTE: Beginning about here, this survey
owes more than passing thanks to the phenomenal labors of Vern May
(aka Vance Nevada) who pursued old Canadian newspaper files from coast
to coast during his wrestling travels and did signal research into the
history of the country's mat game.
(City Hall, att. 500) ... Ray Steele beat Sheik Emir Badui (2-1) ...
Larry Tillman beat Pete Schologan (of Lethbridge AB) (2-0) ...
Referee: Jack Wiebe ... (plus boxing)
Regina SK: February 21, 1949
(City Hall, att. 500) ... Sheik Emir Badui beat Jim Dobie (2-1) ...
Gene Bowman (of Chattanooga TN) beat Tiny Mills (of Camrose AB) (2-1)
... Jack Wiebe (of Regina SK) beat Baldy Ironside (of Moose Jaw SK)
Regina SK: March 14, 1949
(City Hall, att. 350) ... Larry Tillman beat Sheik Emir Badui (2-1)
... Lou Sjoberg drew Earl Malone (of Salt Lake City UT) (45:00, 1-1)
... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: March 28, 1949 (Monday)
(City Hall) ... Logger Jack McDonald (aka Sockeye McDonald, of
Portland OR) beat Lou Sjoberg (of Duluth MN) (20:00) ... King Kong
Clayton (of New Orleans LA) vs Neil Warren (of Independence MO)
(20:00) ... Promoter: Porky Jacobs ... NOTE: The 20-minute jousts were
used to decide partners for a featured Australian tag team match.
Regina SK: April 4, 1949
(City Hall) ... Jack McDonald beat Lou Sjoberg (2-1) ... Francois
Miquet beat Sheik Emir Badui (45:00, 1-0, only fall) ... Pete Popescue
beat Roy O'Hash ... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: April 11, 1949 (Monday)
(City Hall) ... Francois Miquet vs Larry Tillman ... Darna Ostapovich
(of Denver CO) vs Jack McDonald ... Promoter: George (Porky) Jacobs
... NOTE: The Leader-Post loved calling Tillman the "Terrible Tulsan"
Regina SK: May 26, 1949 (Thursday)
(Grain Show Arena, att. 1,400) ... Earl McCready beat Al Mills (as
Lord Albert Mills) (2-1) ... Lou Sjoberg beat Frank Marconi (2-1, dq)
... Jack Wiebe beat Pete Popescul ... Referee, promoter: Porky Jacobs
... NOTE: "The guy who said the art of pantomining died when Charles
Chaplin went into sound was wrong ... George (Porky) Jacobs, the
wrestling promoter, proved it was alive when he went into the ring as
third man for the beef trust. Gesticulating George all but stole the
show as referee and because of him the card topped all previous
billings featuring the gurgling gargantuas in Regina." -- Tom
Melville, Regina SK Leader-Post, May 28, 1949
Regina SK: June 2, 1949
(Grain Show Arena, att. 300) ... Lou Sjoberg & Tony Verdi beat Leo
Wallick & Larry Tillman (2-0, dq) ... Larry Tillman beat Tony Verdi
(dq) ... Lou Sjoberg beat Leo Wallick ... Referees: Spencer Mould,
George (Porky) Jacobs
Regina SK: June 30, 1949 (Thursday)
(Grain Show Arena) ... Leo Wallick vs Pat McGill ... Ted Tourtas vs
Don Sugai ... Referee: Spence Mould
Regina SK: August 4, 1949 (Thursday)
The Regina city council spurned a request from George (Porky) Jacobs
to use to the City Hall auditorium to stage wrestling matches this
winter ... "A report from the city engineer's department noted that
considerable damage had been done to ceilings and washrooms as a
result of the wrestling matches and recommended the application be
refused." -- Regina SK Leader-Post, Aug. 5, 1949
Regina SK: September 19, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant vs Lou Sjoberg ... NOTE: Promoter George
(Porky) Jacobs wants to pair Pat McGill with either Ted Tourtas,
LaVerne Baxter, Leo Wallick or Al (Murder) Mills in the companion
feature (Sept. 10, 1949 item in Regina SK Leader-Post)
Regina SK: November 4, 1949
The city council instructs the city license inspector to issue no more
licenses for professional wrestling cards until bylaw 1477 -- which
governs the appointment and powers of the boxing and wrestling
commission -- is overhauled
Regina SK: November 22, 1949
The local boxing and wrestling commission fails to act on the
application of George (Porky) Jacobs for permits to stage two
professional wrestling shows, noting the city council action of
November 4 ... Jacobs had wanted to run as soon as Monday, No. 21, at
the Trianon.
Regina SK: December 5, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant beat Earl McCready
Regina SK: December 12, 1949 (Monday)
(Trianon) ... Whipper Billy Watson vs Wally Dusek (as Stan Dusek, of
Omaha NE) ... Earl McCready vs Pete Managoff ... NOTE: Watson and
Managoff are to be instructors at a YMCA wrestling school at 5 p.m.
Monday afternoon ... This was Watson's Regina debut ... Stan Dusek aka
Wally Dusek aka (real name) Charles Santen was doing likewise.
Regina SK: December 19, 1949
(Trianon) ... Cardiff Giant beat Earl McCready (2-1, dq) ... Ben
Morgan drew Pete Managoff ... NOTE: Beginning about here, this survey
owes more than passing thanks to the phenomenal labors of Vern May
(aka Vance Nevada) who pursued old Canadian newspaper files from coast
to coast during his wrestling travels and did signal research into the
history of the country's mat game.