Wild Bull Curry

芳の里 ゲタで奇襲

Our translationYoshinosato's surprise attack with a wooden clog

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一本目　世登、キニスキーの両巨頭がそれぞれ、カリ—と芳の里とい21役をしたがえてリングにあがると、拍手がわきあがった。キニスキーが.、両コーナーのタッチ用の早ブを、はかるというしゆー2うさをみせ、すでに盤に魅せられたファンは、さいこうにコlフンした。狂人カマと芳の里ではじまった吸いも、芳の果ウデ固めの先手をゆるした。これが瀛く外人ゲンワクされ、日本祖のタッチを再三みおとした：坡筋戦列に碧ると、保力の強みで、キニスキーをかかえ投げカリーをヘッド・ロックでコーナ1の鉄柱にぷっつけた。だがキニスキーに引っぱりこまれ、ロ—ブ上からカリーのニ！ドロップをうけた。ようやく怪力でモリかえし、キニスキーをヒジ打ちからかかえ投けで体固めにもっていくとリング下からカリIが、足を引っばったので、リング外の检闘をった。芳の里がゲタで矍にかけつけ一カリーを一黯、しつこいカリーは饕席の机にたたぎつけられた。ー一春いきなり芳の里のこびげりが、コ丄1のキニスキー、、カリ—の啊板にきまぎ。キニスキーの昼折りからカリ—は、タイツにかくし持っていた凶聲芳の用：の話をつ室くるピンチにおいこまれた芳の里は、リング下にけおとされ、ニ！ドロップをみまわれた。舞がたすけて、カリーをはがいじめ、芳の里のゲタの興準を待ち、發がかかえ投げ二発でしとめた。

豊登、かかえ投げ二発でとどめ

す。そこで打線のエンゴが必要な芳ノ里、リング外でカリ1を協会席の机にたたきつける

豊登がみた 殺人部

Our translationThe murder squad, as Toyonobori sees it

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三日夜つ い に 和 を あ け た 日 本 プ ロ レ ス の , 本 场 所 ・ 塞 ハ 岡 す 1 グ 戦 は 初 め て 日 本 組 の エ ー ス と し て 登 艰 す る 贬 追 の 目 に 初 見 参 の 外 人 勢 を ど う み た だ ろ ョ 。 五 冨 旬 ま で つ づ く 激 助 三 斎 須 後 ・ 第 分 1 本 上 ザ ・ マ 皂 、 け い 動 脈 締 め 対 対 決 。 モ ト の 早 い だ 。 馬 均 也 い る 。 7 爲 用 い 切 っ て 4 る 。 外 全 力 も 強 度 か 2 い 艺 師 の 种 N 技 而 511 カ ー リ ー の パ ン チ は 強 力 で も の す 3 ご い 。 試 合 か 終 わ っ た い ま で も 取 が ガ ン ガ ン す る 。 一 票 ク サ ー じ ゃ た い の か を 、 ケ タ は す れ の . ハ ン チ だ ・ き ょ う み た 族 じ で は ジ ン 。 キ ニ ス キ の ス ケ ー ル の 大 き な レ ス リ ン グ 、 ハ リ ケ ー ン の タ フ な 负 厚 味 の あ る フ ァ イ ト ぷ り が 嚣 海 だ ろ う 。 マ — ク し て い 备 敵 は や は り こ の ふ た り に な り そ う 若 ア ラ ス カ ン 毋 な ん か 遠 慮 し て い る よ う で 元 気 か な か っ た か こ ん な ヤ ッ が あ と に な っ て 窓 外 な 赖 敵 と な っ て く る も の だ 。 柔 道 ラ ー ベ ル は 若 さ と 馬 力 の 選 手 で な ん で も や る 。 ド ロ ッ プ キ ッ 六 回 ワ ー ル ド リ ー グ 戦 か ス タ ー ト に じ み で る 激 闘 の あ と 埠 下 さ い 」 と 世 界 戦 用 の ジ ャ イ ア ン ト ・ 历 用 -- ^ - 五 分 羽 田 若 の 夜 で 切 定 し ^!^ ス へ - 二 三 二 , ^ ^ ^ 1 1 ク 、 平 手 勵 思 わ せ ^ 1 そ う 恐 爾 号 魂 に 任 , 織 鍛 え て き た 〃 上 半

リング下の修羅場

Our translationCarnage below the ring

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メーン・エベントの幕切れは、リングサイドを修羅場とした。豊登はラーベルを机の上に投げつけ、その上にカリーを押えつければ、吉村はザ・アラスカンをリングのコーナーにぶつけて大あばれ

中日三回喉にパックスの大3点 協をあけて以来、黄は少な Vして線での対広犧は一 なの大ワg ふ魚、嚼 フな攻格は、まとも に^^^ 無 ひとたまりもない。実力^^^ なしに矍菁したすべて^^^ ラムの城に測。力迫山と対3瓚 たら……とファンは思った髭脚 る っ。日本方の苦機は免れ^ 油ののり切ったダイナミ瑜 ワザも カ,^^^っ ビタイプを扭ち、怪奇ム 1ドを房のキニスキーのスケールは なかった。もっとも佐々木 戦(昨年)7・0纟という 炉のたが、この見規の・龍莽 「資も っ挙ける。若手 プ鬻、そして卷浜中、麻 1・離Fた比较的背のひくい打者 饗で、セの整買もよんでこ 聚1ンに投けさせた3桔果は 彼穿7。テストが終わ 二)5番は、報道匿「みな 右のシゴ り。受け身の木 え"がする。きれ剳？IIM れるレスラー竺襲い爲- この社会の簫て 一 ザ・マミ1のテクニック4 るべきものは少なりす遊 峽ル—ルなど完全に靈一 やりたいほうたいのこと-一？ し、鬟の*羔聶,111111と、"投げさせ かから衣"という 覧善いのたろう" 昙及株といわれた佐々木はA 製^ド11' いい 装働缠いるなと見ている 纖滸ボ力をやらかすんです ベl^^^冲面ですね。幸い -霆寻空雲、そ /た1裁*-て'、早いとこ 一^β嚐唁け。からたも那大(5声小 い。しかし蠢マ喧 看;5篦/ 森の务雹扈 M療1券 帰地華銀港匿

地獄

本組は 敗陣に悪党ぬ め。豊登を先頭に3人がん んざん痛めつける（5月31に 等々リングで英山写真部員一

その他の試合

Our translationThe other matches

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た ト ル コ 、 レ フ ェ リ I に 人 気 が あ つ ま っ た 。 手 ま ね 堡 ね 、 と き に は 低 ん だ り コ ミ カ ル な レ フ ェ リ ー に リ ン グ サ イ ド で 酒 を く み か わ し て い た お っ さ ん は 「 オ メ エ は 農 ス タ 1 た 」 と 闺 鑿 お く り 、 ト ル コ を 感 兽 せ た 。 カ リ 1 を サ ル 1 ボ — ル ド ( 波 乗 り 固 め ) で い た め つ け る 吉 村 モ ト の 黄 ス ジ に か み つ い た 。 レ ム レ エ リ — の カ ウ ン ト も 忘 れ 、 バ ン チ の 第 っ づ い た 0 三 十 分 一 本 寶 モ ト の 空 手 を か わ す た め 、 リ ン ク 下 で の 決 戰 に 持 ち こ ん だ 。 俠 苣 そ の 他 の 試 合 10 分 7 秒 ス タ ー ニ 両 者 カ ウ m レ ラ モ ト ン ト ア ウ チ ノ フ 芳 の 里 110 固ﾡ 44 め秒 道 藤 7 分 1 秒 休 固 め 正 剛 山

【荒法師ハッスル】

Our translationThe wild monk hustles

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【荒法印ハッス ル】

モ トを自コーナーに引きずりこんだキニスキーはカーリーにおさえさせ、モ トのﾡ袋めがけて必殺のキック

(5月31日 ・網走市営京場特設リングで央山呼真部口)=ﾡ路名電送

道化もののカリーは、リング上より旅の方が楽しそう

Our translationCurry the clown looks happier on the road than in the ring

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道化もののカリーは、リング上より旅の方がしそう ((沖『名)

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りのコマだった。

JACK DEMPSEY FIGHTS AGAIN

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In Real Action with 6 Ounce Gloves against BULL CURRY The World's Toughest Matman PLUS 22 Rounds of Boxing - 3 Gigantic Wrestling Bouts See the Man who won the title by knocking out Willard, Firpo, Carpentier and other great fighters. A fortune awaits Curry if he can knock out Dempsey.

WRESTLER'S LICENSE

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Texas Boxing and Wrestling Law Under Supervision of Commissioner of Labor

WRESTLER'S LICENSE

License No. 2335

Issued to Fred "Bull" Curry

Address Houston, Texas

Expires March 25, 1955

M. B. Morgan Commissioner.

4,000 MEN & WOMEN CAN'T BE WRONG

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Pep & Curry Spice Cauliflower Affair

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"I only wish I had an ear like Bull's, he'll never be short of vegetables."

Willie Pep, the former featherweight boxing champion from Hartford, got a rare chance to get in a few friendly jabs at a wrestler Tuesday. This one was on target.

Fred "Wild Bull" Curry, the former world-roving champion wrestler from Windsor, displayed the only legitimate cauliflower ear Tuesday as he and Pep were inducted into the Cauliflower Alley Club, a California-based boxing and wrestling shrine.

The ceremonies were moved at the 11th hour amidst a pelting rain from Hartford Superior Court, where Curry now presides as a sheriff, to the nearby state office building, where Pep holds sway in a basement office as a state boxing inspector.

The court administration disapproved of an influx of photographers ready to record the event in a judge's chambers. So the honors, amidst alternate flashes from news and public relations cameras, were bestowed instead inside the cramped athletic offices of the state Consumer Protection Department.

The awards, two inscribed plaques with bronzed cauliflower ears, were passed fist to fist from wrestling and boxing chaplain Curly Owen to Curry and Pep.

Owen, a former sparring partner for boxer Max Baer and now a Southern Baptist preacher from Burbank, Cal., said Tuesday's ceremonies were inspired by a recent feature story about Wild Bull Curry's career as a sheriff and guard inside Hartford's dangerous center court cage lockup for prisoners.

"We read the story, and Mike Mazurki (the alley club president) said, 'You mean Bull's still alive. Well we'll catch the Bull before he get's loose and we'll put him in the hall of fame.' So I came to the Hartford court. I saw him in the cage. He was leaning against the bars. I didn't know whether it was him. I thought it might be someone doing time, but I found out it was him. I caught him," Owen said.

After some prodding, Wild Bull managed a jab or two of his own.

"I'd get in the ring with anybody, even Pep," said Curry, the wrinkles in his face struggling against a smile.

"His (Pep's) fighting and my brains won him the championship against (Sandy) Sadler. I advised him before the fight to use a little dirt," said Curry about Pep's 1949 championship fight in Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Countered Pep, "He told me how to get away from headlocks and armlocks. But, really he didn't show mo nothing. We just did it for publicity purposes."

By the Way

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——By BILL RYAN-

Bull Curry peered out from brows as thick and lux- urious as an old-fashioned mustache.

"Those people," he said in response to a question, "don't bother me."

The people to whom he referred were spectators at the local rassling matches. They were engaged in boo- ing and screaming and ges- turing and in general show- ing their intense hatred of Curry.

It doesn't bother him. For a quarter of a century. Bull Curry has been a rassler. For the past several years he has been operating out of the Southwest, where he is equally hated, but he usu- ally comes home to Hart- ford for the Christmas holi- days.

He's back in town now, rassling around New Eng- land, mixing pleasure at be- ing home for a month or So with his business which is being a rassling villain.

CURRY is perhaps the most ominous-looking of all the rassling villains. He doesn't need the props that some of the rasslers affect— the fancy robes, Indian headdress, shaved skulls. He has his own built-in props —a huge head of wiry black hair and a set of eyebrows of the same hue, dark pierc- ing eyes, a swarthy face that looks like it needs to be shaved four times a day.

When Curry inclines his eyebrows down in a scowl, it's a real scowl. It is per- haps the most menacing scowl of any scowl in the rassling business or in any other business today. He makes the scowl of Jack Palance, the movie heavy, look angelic by comparison.

Now everyone knows that rassling (as opposed to the incredibly dull sport of wrestling) is a show. Almost everyone that is. The peo- ple who attend rassling matches don't know it's a show. They think it is for real and act violently.

"They don't bother me," Curry clarified his previous statment, "except when they hit me."

Curry has been hit, plen- ty of times. He fingered the thick hair on his head. "Some guy hit me with a two-by-four in , Moncton, New Brunswick,' he. said; "Thirty-four stitches. I had double vision for about two weeks."

"They go crazy. I'm ras- sling in Parkersburg, W. Va., and I'm leaning out of the ropes and some guy knifes me. Eigh ty - four stitches, inside and outside. I could put my hand in the wound."

THE LIFE of a profes- sional rassler is fraught enough with hazards Al- though it's a show, its a tough show. A person can- not be slammed around three, four or five nights a week for years without more than a little damage. Curry has a cauliflower ear, a va- riety of broken bones in his body, a thumb that is smashed out of kilter. He's taken quite a beating over the years, without any as- sists from the fans.

But he incites the fans. He's a villain and he plays his part well. Down in Mexico they particularly hate him. "Down there I'm a gringo. They throw dead cats and live roosters at me. One night I'm rassling in Monterey and I hear a shot and the guy I'm ras- sling — a Cexican — says to me 'Someone is shooting at you.' I grab him, real close, and I say to him 'They're shooting at us.'

Despite his trade and its hazards, Curry is not sorry he became a rassler. He was a Hartford supernumerary policeman from 1939 to 1946 and gave it up to rassle full time. There is money in ras- sling, although Curry de- claims the idea that good drawing cards make up to $100,000 a year. "Most of the guys make fifteen or twenty thousand," he says.

Outside the ring, Curry is a soft-spoken man of 45, a family man and a per en who reportedly has kep. the money he has made at his trade. His chief pride is his son, Fred Koury Jr. (Bull Curry's real name is Fred Koury — some once spelled it Curry for a rassling card and it's been Curry in the ring since) who is a first stringer on the University of Connecticut football team.

"I Ain't Through With That Jibboney," Roars Bull

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Wants El Medico

Inu Brass Kniicka

Battle To Death!

When Bull Curry snapped back

to consciousness last werk and rea-

lized that he had been the victim of

an attack by El Medico after he had

won what turned out to be the only

fall in the match he roared in ty)

ical fashion . . . but a little louder:

"Why that pencil necked grek!

That swivel hipped jibboney! I ain't

through with him. 111 tear him a

part and feed him to the buzzards

, in Mrvico if they'll have him and

theyll probably spit lam out after

2 mouthfuls."

Curry had walloped Medico into

defeat in the first fall and when he

was on the apron the masked man

rusher! up behind him and caught

; him with a half dozen brain busters,

knocking the Bull cold. Even though

: he came back for the second fall it

was apparent that hc was out on his

fect and fans commended commis-

sion physician Dr. B. H. Bayer for

his wive uction in stopping the bout.

But instinctively Bull fought back

and wmie of the wallops he threw at

Medico were besutiful to bchold. If

he had been able to follow up his ad-

vantage by merely falling: on the

masked man there i little doubt that

he would have won the scrap. But

his brain way forged and he merely

stood there! Totally unlike the Bull!

"Let him step in with me in a

match where falls don't count," said

the Bull, "a real man's match where

onc guy's gotta be carried out of the

ring. We'll see if he's got any guts,

and if he has theyll be splatterrd

all over the ring when I get through

with him. I'm the Brass Knucks

champ and I'm ready to prove it...

is that jibboney ?

FENCED SHOWDOWN THE BULL vs. THE BRUTE BRAIN PAIDOUSIS BARRED

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No Win By DQ In Finish Rematch!

Twice Bull Curry and The Brute have met and while there was the expected wild action, most of it took place outside the ring. Tonight, the wild ac- tion will be confined to the ring!

The two will get in a locked ring bounded by a wire fence. It will be a best of three falls match but it cannot be won by a disqualification so it may go past the two or three falls reg- ulation. There is no time limit.

And another big factor — Mike (The Brain) Paidousis is barred from the building' His "advice" as the Brute's manager was definitely an advantage workin g against Bull.

Bull has been in that fenced ring before and is really ready. The Brute seems to keep look- ing for Paidousis and the fenced ring will be new to him. But if he can whip Curry it could be an advantage.

The two rough-house kings should stir up a lot of excite- ment in this fenced feature action C.l^ ent f wa nident that ho^arp^'V^. The Brute can prove a lot with a victory.

Whoever wins - it will be a well earned triumph! The win- ter may well be rewarded with a title match'

Galveston Souvenir Wrestling Program

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Rasslin

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The Rassler

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The Rassler

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The Rassler

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tiger. He can unleash more drop kicks tack. Symbolically, he has blue wings

in rapid succession than a bouncing emblazoned on the side of his black

kangaroo. It leaves the audience breath- boots. His exciting aerial game is much

Curry: "With a famous father like mine (Bull Curry), I had to

prove to people that I could do it on my own."

Curry: "The trend today is toward speed and power. Athletes

are bigger and faster than they were, say, 10 years ago.”

quite disappointed. The scouts said I

was too small for the pros."

So, Curry looked to wrestling instead.

He went on a weight building program

which brought his weight up to 230

pounds. He might have added an ad-

on his legs. He accomplished it by se­

curing, weights on his legs and jogging

every day, preferably on beaches. Week­

ly he would add additional weights to

his legs. It provided him with more pow­

er without sacrificing speed or agility.

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ly relieved. I felt my whole body relax-

* ing when I acknowledged their cheers

once I got into the ring. It was beau­

tiful."

Curry did come back big. He thrilled

the huge throng with his aerial acrobat­

ics. Nobody in the ring is quicker than

Curry. At 28, he’s regarded as young,

which accounts for his speed. Against

much heavier opponents, it is his chief

asset. Along with his speed he has stam­

ina and the two are the deciding factors

that enable Curry to wear down his ad­

versaries.

The chief method of attack that Cur­

ry employs is a lethal drop kick. No

wrestler on the circuit can execute a

drop kick with more proficiency and ex­

citement than Curry. He has remark-

foolish not to listen to him and learn

from his experience. After all, he’s been

a top star all the years he’s been wres­

tling.

“However, in the final analysis, I had

to win the crowd oyer by myself. I

couldn’t establish my own identity if I

was known as Bull Curry’s son. That’s

the main reason why I wanted to devel­

op my own individual style. It was a lot

of hard work, but it was all worth it.

“I’ll tell you one thing that was im­

portant. I never asked my father for

help. And, what’s more important, he

really never encouraged it. He told me

I was on my own and it was all up to

me. I never forgot it. That was the best

beginning I could have."

Right at the start Curry deliberately

designed his style for speed and quick­

ness. He wasn’t as big as most wrestlers

less.

As an example of his perpetual mo­

tion, Curry gave the fans a memorable

performance. He completely befuddled

his opponent by executing nine consecu­

tive drop kicks in less than 15 seconds.

Along with the fans, Curry’s antagonist

was left breathless and as a result, he

was able to cover him as the referee

counted to three. Jauntily, Curry bounc­

ed off his opponent and raised his right

arm in the air in a gesture of triumph

as the. crowd yelled.

Curry’s attack isn’t limited to just

one maneuver. He can stun opponents

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with a flying head scissors or a flying

able spring in his powerful legs that car- body block. His amazing energy enables

ries him through the air like a leaping him to resort to an aerial style of at*

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Curry: "As long as you win and keep the fans happy, they'll stay by

you. There's nothing as dead as last year's hero."

when he graduated from the University

of Connecticut where he was a guard on

the football team. Football was Curry’s

favorite sport although he did wrestle

on the college team when the gridiron

season was over for the purpose of stay­

ing in shape.

“Actually football has given me a

great deal of my desire," pointed out

Curry. “I played three years on the var­

sity and had a fairly successful career.

I thought I rated a good chance of being

drafted by one of the professional clubs.

I couldn’t wait for the college draft.

ditional 10 pounds but felt that any

more weight would hamper his aerial

moves and slow him down.

“I weigh more now but I feel 20

pounds lighter,” added Curry. “I have

more strength in my legs which enables

me to spring quicker and higher. You

know I watch the sports scene pretty

closely and I can see where the trend

today is toward speed and power. Ath­

letes are bigger and faster than they

were, say 10 years ago. That’s the way

it’ll be from now on."

Curry established a unique program

the opposite of his father, Bull Curry,

- a veteran campaigner who has earned

> the reputation as one of the sport’s

I roughest brawlers.

,

“With a famous father like mine, I

had to prove to people that I could do

i . it on my own,” disclosed Curry. “It was

tough to follow in his footsteps over the

years. It was somewhat of a handicap

at the beginning, but I learned to live

with it at first and eventually overcame

it.

“Naturally, Dad showed me a lot of

things before I broke into the business

seven years ago. But I didn’t want one .

of those ‘like father, like son’ routines,

and my dad knew how I felt. He advised

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office, I liked him,” recalled Flesher, tied everywhere except along the east tunity. I’m ready right now to offer my

“He was a good-looking youngster with coast. He’s appeared regularly in Cana* end of the purse if I lose. I know The

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Sheik likes money and maybe this will

sweeten the pot for him. I have a lot of

fans waiting to see me wear the belt

and I want to please them.”

. Curry had finished packing his wres-

„ tling gear into a black leather bag that

he bought in Japan. He was completely

relaxed by now as an attendant came by

to check the rooms. He wanted to se-

' cure the room and Curry was the last

wrestler around. Curry smiled at him

and left the room.

Outside, Curry’s fans waited. They

had waited almost a year for his return

so the long time they stood standing in

the corridor didn’t matter. They gather­

ed around him seeking autographs and

engaging in the small talk that often ac­

companies the situation. Fred Curry

was a picture of relaxation with his fol­

lowing of fans.

He was back. This time with a warn­

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ture which often resulted in near-riot

proportions. However, Flesher saw

something different in Fred.

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“I’ll go anywhere if the price is right,"

acknowledged Curry. “However, I want

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thing like his father.

At first promoters were hesitant “Fred was very personable. He was

about giving Curry top billed matches, well mannered and intelligent. With his

They felt he was too small. Most of the looks I figured that the women would

big city promoters were of the old go for him in a big way. I told him to

school of thinking, namely, they favored just be himself and do his own thing. If

big, strong grapplers. They reasoned he would just be natural, I knew the

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Curry changed their way of thinking.

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MEXICO'S MIGHTY EL HALCON CHALLENGES AMERICAN CHAMP SPOILER FOR U.S. TITLE TONIGHT!

BIG TIME WRESTLING · Apgust 5, 1979

Halcon Pays For Ticket Loss

To Get Title Shot Vs Spoiler!

While Mgr. Gary Hart says

he is all business when it comes

to a buck, you can believe him.

That's his job.

When El Halcon says he will

win the U.S. title from the

Spoiler — no matter what the

cost — you can believe he feels

he is telling the truth.

You can be sure that Hart

will see that the Mexican super-

star feeds the pot before the

title match tonight when the

Spoiler defends vs El Halcon—

who beat the Spoiler last Sun­

day!

That win was worth a title

match—and it came about in a

hurry — after regular priced

tickets had been on sale. So,

not to give Hart an out, El Hal­

con said he would personally

take the money out of his pock­

et to present this title match

at regular prices.

But let it be understood well

that the money paid by El Hal­

con does not go to Hart or the

Spoiler—it goes directly to the

promotion office. Simply, the

number of tickets sold will be

determined and fifty cents addi­

tional will be paid by the Mex­

ican ace to make the gate the

normal championship admit­

tance.

Thus, the gate money, the

champion's share, be it Spoiler

or Halcon ,will be figured on the

full amount — the money paid

by the fans plus El Halcon's

remittance!

The money is not important

—not to El Halcon like it is to

Hart and the Spoiler. The last

two say the Spoiler will win

this one and erase that surprise

loss of last week and continue

as champ a long time.

"He may be Mexico's best but

that doesn't mean he will ever

win the title from the Spoiler,"

boasted Gary Hart.

BULL CURRY, REFEREE!

As a super bonus tonight the

one and only Bull Curry will

return to referee this all im­

portant championship bout to­

night! Bull has been a favorite

of Texas fans for many years

and is as popular as ever!

Angry Curry Says Bring on Gomez

RASSLIN' · April 26

"These 'wonder* boys don't mean a thing to me" growled Bull Curry last week in signing for his main event meeting with the highly touted Pepper Gomez.

Curry, angered by Duke Keomuka's failure to answer his tag in the team match against Ray Gunkel and Tarzan Mike last Tuesday, was in a riotious mood last Tuesday. The Bull left here with a near perfect main event win record only to return last week and have it smeared by the inaction of Keomuka. Bull demanded another main event billing on his own and got the hot bout with Gomez.

"This Gomez just thinks he has a bright future ahead of him," warned Curry. "Wait til I get through with him. And I'm warning that other Mexican Guzman to stay out of the ring. I'm tired of having to take on two guys by myself with too many rules and referees."

Guzman's New Star Gomez To Tackle Curry!

RASSLIN' · April 26

Most Dallas wrestling fans would consider the return of Miguel Guzman as the greatest event possible. Promoter Ed McLemore, himself, would rank this as wonderful news.

Tonight the great Guzman is back, but not as a wrestler. Miguel will appear with the newest sensation in the wrestling world, muscular Pepper Gomez! Gomez, the long-sought and highly heralded Latin sensation, makes his debut tonight against top-rated brawling Bull Curry in the first main event!

For months we have been awaiting this night when Guzman and Gomez finally arrive. Everyone in the wrestling business has been boasting about Gomez' ability which has been heightened by the expert training of Miguel Guzman's tutorage, and Dallas is fortunate indeed to have him on the card

Guzman, sidelined permanently as an active grappler due to past ring injuries, says that Gomez' career will far outshine his own. The Mexico-born but California-raised 205-pound Gomez is considered a title threat in both the heavy and junior heavy ranks.

Unusually powerful and fast and trained to the peak of perfection by Guzman, Gomez should prove to be another all-time favorite. His record on the west coast proves that Gomez has a winning style. The handsome young athlete has shown every indication of being one of grapplings' greatest campaign- ers. He's got the size, speed and strength to accomplish amazing maneuvers in the ring and he has learned well allof Miguel's former ring feats.

Guzman began training Gomez while Gomez was still an amateur. Later, when Guzman had to retire from action after several severe skirmishes with surgery, he joined Gomez and together they have changed the world's wrestling picture.

World's Heavyweight Champion, Lou Thesz To Defend Title Here!

RASSLIN' · April 26

Within a few weeks world's heavyweight wrestling champion Lou Thesz will be defending his title in the Dallas ring. As yet no opponent has been named to face the powerful title-holder but challenges are coming in by the droves.

Staffed with the cream of the nation's wrestlers, Promoter Ed McLemore has a lot of challenges to ferret through.

Thesz' last two Dallas appearances had him matched against the popular Ray Gunkel. Now that Ray has added his "new" style to his ring patterns it bolsters his chances. But as yet, there is no announcement as to who will face Thesz. It could be Pepper Gomez, the masked A Bomber, Bull Curry, Duke Keomuka, Tarzan Mike or any one of a dozen or more top flight stars.

Towering Tarzan Mike To Try and Extend Win Streak: Tackles Duke

RASSLIN' · April 26

Unbeaten without losing a fall in Dallas, tall Tarzan Mike is hoping to score another win over Duke Keomuka tonight. Keomuka was threatened with disbarment from the Sportatorium unless he signed for his match—which he did with the most reluctance!

Two weeks ago Keomuka was chanting a tune that his skilled judo was made to order for the giant Mike. Then he lost that bout with Mike and blamed the interference of Ray Gunkel. So, last Tuesday, the Duke had Bull Curry on his side against Mike and Gunkel.

The Duke got in a fall over Gunkel with a sleeper to score for his team in the first go around. The combination of Curry's and Duke's rough tactics got them close to a straight fall win when they were disqualified. In the process, Bull bashed Mike with a chair.

But Mike came back strong to lead the attack for his team in the all important third fall. By this time, however, Keomuka must have had all he wanted of Mike and Gunkel. He wouldn't answer Curry's tag in the last minutes of the match and left Curry to go it alone against the two power-houses.

Soon enough, Mike had Curry bridged high on his giant shoulders and Curry had to concede. Duke scampered out of the ring immediately as there were three guys in the ring anxious to take him on.

A little bit later Duke claimed a knee injury prevented him from facing Mike. He verbally agreed to wrestle Mike on tonight's card but wouldn't sign a contract. McLemore put this ultimatum to Keomuka: "Sign the contract to wrestle Tarzan Mike or never show at the Sportatorium again." The Duke signed up Saturday.

Mike has whipped Tommy Phelps, Killer Joe Christy and was on the winning team last week without being pinned. Should Mike come up with another win over Duke it might make him the logical challenger for Lou Thesz here next month. There are plenty of challengers looking for the Thesz match but not very many of them wanting a bout with Mike.

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and socks.”

It was a lovely suit. Pure Italian silk.

Smooth, glossy, form fitting. It brought

out the best in De Nucci, and the best is a

sad, angular face, brooding brown eyes,

black hair, and a slightly bronzed tint to

his skin.

He was nearly a national sports hero in

Australia, a country which produces more

per ratio than any other in the world. His

televised matches, seen weekly on Channel

9, had soaring ratings, displacing some of

the finest imported goon-tube offerings

from this country'.

“The TV matches helped my career

even more,” De Nucci said. “They also

made me more easily recognizeable wher­

ever I went. That’s what kept costing me

clothes. I lost suits in Sydney and Bris­

bane,, too. It got so I couldn’t eat in public

places, or, even go to the theater.”

In desperation, Dom learned to cook

himself. He drew his mother’s recipes

from memory. Today, he’s an accom­

plished performer in the kitchen, too.

As for the theater, well unlike cooking,

a man can’t bring the theater into his

home unless he’s a millionaire. So, for

this, Dom had to venture out. The results

were often harrowing. There was the night

Vincent'Lopez and Louis Armstrong were

co-headlining a big, brassy stage show. De

Nucci, a beautiful Italian-Australian lass

on his arm, attended. Spotted halfway

through the first sketch by some specta­

tors, he soon found himself surrounded.

The commotion nearly broke up the show.

Finally, the police came and escorted

Dom and his lady friend out of the the-

ater.

“I had to send my apoligies to Vince

and Louis,” said Dom.

By this time De Nucci and his manage­

ment were resorting to various schemes to

keep him out of the cluthes of the public.

He started carrying pre-autographed pho­

tographs of himself. This permitted him to

take care of his public on the street with­

out having to stop.

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autograph I would quickly draw a crowd,” the six matches, and two fans died from

he explained. “Then, I would be sur- the excitement.

rounded and couldn’t work free. First

“That shook me,” Dom said.

thing you know, I start getting my clothes

The fan deaths occurred in the second

torn. This way I sign the photos very care- San Francisco match which Dom lost. As

fully ahead of time. When someone asks the last bell clanged Stevens hurled Dom

me for my autograph I hand him or her a out of the ring, then smashed him over the

photo and keep right on walking after a head with a chair. At the sight of De Nuc-

quiet smile, and a thank you.”

ci’s blood, the crowd went wild. Police had

The ploy works—sometimes. Mainly to battle it for 15 minutes.

with the men. Not the women. They know Out of the Stevens series De Nucci, as

Dom is still a very eligible bachelor. So, Shire estimated, emerged as a popular

they accept the photo, but they also keep star. Italian-Americans, second gener-

right on charging. Blessed with a fine Itai- ation offspring of the tidal wave of immi-

ian eye for the finest endowments of the grants from 50 years before, identified

female species Dom finds these lovely with him. They weren’t the only ones. Eth-

damsels hard to resist sometimes. Only nic background meant little to most. The

sometimes.

women thrilled to his courage. The males

He tries to carry between 50 and 100 admired his techniques.

photos of himself at all times. The idea The offers poured in. Wrestling has a

was first started in Australia when the grapevine system that would put Western

mail kept piling up, and threatened to put Union to shame.

everyone out on the street. They were ad- De Nucci, accepting professional ad­

vertised in the newspapers and on TV. The vice, chose a Pacific tour. It would take

response was astounding. The record him first to Japan, and then to Australia,

week: 10,000 photographs!

He opened in Tokyo, toured the islands of

De Nucci can’t believe these things him- that nation for three weeks, was a reason­

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ably successful hit, then moved on to what

What spawns this electric empathy be- he found was to be his second home

tween wrestler and fan? You’ll get a cross- —Australia.

section of opinions. But, primarily, it’s be- It was planned that De Nucci would

cause De Nucci combines his tremendous tour for two months. Instead, he remained

physical appeal with classic, easily under- 14. It was impossible for him to leave. He

standable wrestling. He avoids dirty stuff, was in demand, and Barnett wisely de­

but quickly retaliates when fouled.

cided to meet it.. Among the stars Dom

The two finishing holds he uses with a wrestled on a continuing year-round tour

typical Italian flourish are the old airplane of Dwon Under were King Kong, Killer

spin, and the Italian Rocking Chair. The Kowalski, Waldo Von Erich, Skull Mur-

latter usually follows the spin. Dom sits on phy, Art Nelson, the ferocious Mongolian

his opponents neck, grabs his feet and Stomper, and Ray Stevens, his old rival,

pulls them back while rocking gently to Dom was hardly off the airplane when

anf fro.

he defeated King Kong, a massive 390-

“It cuts off the wind,” he said. “But, pounder, before 18,000 stunned fans in

you got to be careful. I use it to win, not Sydney. De Nucci was an unknown Down

to—how you say, maim?”

Under. King Kong was a star, albeit dis-

This invisible umbilical cord connecting liked, and a winning one. Yet, despite a

De Nucci with the fans first manifested it- weight disadvantage of 130 pounds De

self noticeably in San Francisco. The Nucci scored a • sensational victory. He

keen, practiced eye of Professor Roy flattened King in the first fall, was nearly

Shire, the old wrestler himself, first recog- squahsed in the second when his opponent

nized it.

sat on his neck, then took the third.

“I also senses a certain star quality “When that man sat on me,” Dom said,

about the guy,” the Professor said. “Some “I began to think maybe I should have

of us have it, some don’t. It’s the same in stayed in Italy.”

any sport. Dom had it. You could tell by De Nucci changed tactics in the third

the way people reacted to him when they fall to get his victory. Admittedly tired, he

saw him. What they saw, they liked. Hey, allowed King Kong to chase him rather

I said to myself, this guy is IT.”

than work the reverse. King Kong oblig-

Shire, after a few De Nucci opening ingly carried the match to the Italian new-

triumphs on the west coast, quickly comer for nearly ten minutes unabated,

matched him with his hottest box office Suddenly, King Kong was tired.

draw, Ray Stevens. It was 1963. At stake Here, De Nucci went over to the attack,

was Stevens* Western Wrestling Alliance While the crowd roared, Dom finished

heavyweight championship. De Nucci and him off with his patented airplane spin,

Stevens met six times—twice each in San plus the Italian Rocking Chair.

Francisco, Fresno, and Sacramento. They “When he tired, I knew I could win,”

pulled capacity crowds to all six. The two Dom said.

San Francisco matches drew a combined A star was born. The next day Austra-

$94,000—549,000 for the second match, Han wrestling had a new idol, and the pri-

When the series ended, they had split vatelife of Dom De Nucci was no more.

WRESTLING WORLD FAN GLIB CONTEST

Wrestling World · August 1968

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WRESTLING WORLD

FAN GLIB CONTEST

The Midwest Wrestling Conference,

held on February 17 at the Veterans

Memorial Building in Detroit, under­

lined the strength of fan club organi­

zations in the midwest and in the

country as a whole. Over 60 fan

club presidents and wrestlers attend­

ed the meeting-dinnerthat was chair­

ed by Dawn Porter, and all present

agreed that the discussions and dia­

logues that were conducted will be

beneficial for future gatherings.

The mid-winter conference was con­

structive in its own right. The active

and loyal fan club presidents in the

Detroit area were able to suggest

promotional improvements, as well

as securing the lines of communica­

tions with the wrestlers, managers

and promoters. Mark Lewin, Karl Kox,

Bull Curry, Lou Klein and Alex Perez

were just a few of the grapplers in

attendance, and Abdulah Farouk, the

Sheik's "Main Man," served as toast­

master.

Lou Sahadi, Editor of Wrestling

World, flew in from New York to

address the gathering, braving the

eight-degree cold that chilled the

Motor City. Wrestling World was un­

animously acknowledged as the of­

ficial fan club organ, and this writer

was named chairman of a three man

committee that will rate fan club

bulletin efforts. The separate cate­

gories for judging will be photo­

graphy, bulletins, posters and mem­

bership. Fan club presidents are ask­

ed to send all material to Wrestling

World before June 20. Winners will

receive a free subscription to this

magazine.

The executive committe for the con­

ference, consisting of Cleo McLean,

Jerry Davidson, Joan Cornelius, S.L

Cessna and Ray Moczulski, made

chair-woman Dawn Porter's job less

burdensome, as did hostesses Mary

Jo Poisall and Mary Fuchs. Wrestlers,

writers, and presidents tabled the

meeting a success.

In addition to strenghtening the

status of fan clubs in the midwest,

however, Dawn Porter's group laid

the ground work for the national

convention scheduled for Toronto this

summer. As reported in the last issue

of Wrestling World, an organization

calling itself the Wrestling Interna­

tional Fans Association broke away

from the main body of fan club

presidents, and is attempting to hold

a convention in Mankato, Minn., that

would conflict with the Toronto con­

clave.

Toronto promoter Frank Tunney had

already promised his cooperation to

Dawn, and has started aligning a

gala series of matches to mark the

convention. The success of the Detroit

meeting, however, is evidence that

the confederates' attempt at sabo­

tage will be fruitless.

WPEGRING WORID BY LOU SAMAOD

Wrestling World · August 1968

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DETROIT CONFIDENTIAL—The Sheik is

unquestionably the most hated wrestler

in the annals of Motor City wrestling.

His sinister ring tactics have incurred

the wrath of Detroit fans who pour

out their emotions in near riot pro­

portions ... On the other hand, Mark

Lewin is the darling of the local co­

gnoscenti. "I love this area very much,”

beamed Lewin. "The fans have been most

kind to me. Although New York City is

my home, I sincerely feel that Detroit

is my second home. ” . . . Bull Ortega is

snorting. He has his sights on Lewin,

The Sheik, Oklahoma Kid, Fred Curry

and Bobo Brazil, although not necessar-.

ily in that order . . . Killer Kox showing

no ill effects of his recent eye injury

which left him almost sightless. The

tough-talking Nebraskan received over

1,000 get well cards which shows just

how much heart wrestling fans have . . .

The Kentucky Butcher and Big Bad John

have parted. "I did all the work and

John kept all the money,” fumed the

Butcher . . . Latest masked man on scene

continues to be a mystery. All that’s

known about the Big 0 is that his father

was one of the big names on the circuit.

Danny Miller and Baron Von Raschke

are feuding. "He's one guy I would

like to get into the ring with,” ex­

claimed Miller. "He is an absolute

disgrace to Germans everywhere. My

parents were of German extraction. I

am an American-German. Von Raschke is

a German-German. He has done more to

hurt German-American relations than

any one person." . . . Lord Athol Layton

doing a first rate announcing job call-:

ing the matches over CKLW-TV in Wind­

sor, Canada . . . Former wrestling

star Harry Light’s son is a popular

referee among Detroit fans . . . In­

siders say the Assassin wears a mask

because he doesn’t want to embarass his

socially and politically prominent

family . . . Irate fans are still in­

censed at the way Bull Curry turned

on guest referee Mark Lewin follow­

ing Curry's blood bath against The

Sheik. Lewin himself was covered with

blood and still bears a scar high on

his forehead from Curry’s wanton at­

tack . . . Promoter Francis Fleser

has provided Detroit fans with the most

exciting matches in years. He brings

top talent into Cobo Hall every two

weeks.

Dr. Bill Miller returned from a suc­

cessful tour of Japan. So did popular

Fred Curry who preferred to stay on the

West Coast for a six-month engagement

. . . Ernie Ladd revealed that he may

quit football and stay on the circuit

full time. "I like football and play- *

ing for Coach Hank Stram but there

isn’t too much money around for me in

Kansas City,” he added . . . One vet­

eran campaigner remarked that The

Student is twice as good as he was a

year ago . . . Alex Perez, a former

boxer, has put his fast hands to good

use as a wrestler. One beaten opponent

made this observation following his

match: "I’ll tell you how he beat me.

He still throws those little short pun­

ches just the way he did when he was

boxing. The only difference is that

now he has learned to mask the blows.

He knows how to hide his technique

from the officials and the fans." . . .

Recent Detroit newspaper strike didn’t

affect gates at Cobo Hall. Business was

bigger than ever.

Terse comment from Bull Curry:

"Every ordinary man has a breaking

point, but I’m no ordinary man. I’ve

been a great wrestler before some of

the wrestlers in the ring today were

born. And I am still great. If I have

a breaking point, nobody has ever

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Bull Curry After Keomuka And $2,000 Bounty in Main Event!

RASSLIN' · December 13, 1960

"Money Grappler Curry After $2,000 Posted By Injured Ring Announcer George Preston!!!

Duke Keomuka's suspension is lifted. But he may well wish that it wasn't before this night is over. Stalking him is his longtime enemy Bull Curry, one of the roughest men in the ring!

And Curry has ample and rewarding reasons for going after Keomuka! Ring Announcer George Preston has posted $2,000 for the man who can put Keomuka in the hospital!

Three Tuesday nights ago Keomuka attacked Preston in the ring after George had peppered Keomuka with verbal insults. For the attack, Sammy George, Boxing and Wrestling Commissioner, suspended Keomuka in Texas.

Once released from the hospital Preston immediately made his cash offer known when Sammy George lifted the Duke's suspension.

Last week subbing Ring Announcer Joe Seebers read two announcements — 1. the return of Keomuka and 2. the cash offer by Preston. Several grapplers stormed the ring seeking further details. It was Curry, the most determined, who got the match.

Curry will get a main event purse if he doesn't hospitalize the Duke. If Curry fails, perhaps Preston will renew the offer. George certainly isn't well enough to do his own fighting. He may not return here for another week or two.

Keomuka says the whole suspension was unjust, that Preston himself prompted the attack. And that he — The Duke — will whip any and all comers.

UNCLE PHIL SEZ . . .

RASSLIN' · December 13, 1960

I have what they call somewhat mixed emotions thinking about the men on the card Tuesday night. One of them, WHISKERS SAVAGE, has done more for the sport than most and has made nothing but friends throughout his long career always being a credit to the ring.

Then I think of DUKE KEOMUKA rushing behind GEORGE PRESTON, pulling him to the mat and putting on a hold that heavyweight wrestlers say should be barred. I wonder how many friends KEOMUKA has now. There were some who favored him. Few, true. Now, none.

On the other hand I have never been a BULL CURRY fan. But it is my wish that BULL mauls KEOMUKA when they meet. If BULL gets the $2,000 posted by GEORGE then he will have been paid for his services. I'll not be a BULL CURRY fan no matter what the outcome although I'll be pulling for him.

Isn't the Negro champion DORY DIXON some man. He has an impressive build and a quiet way about him at first appearance which in no way indicated what was to happen when he swung into action! Was he great! I'm very anxious to see how the IRON-MAN McSHANE will cope with him. And I think McSHANE must be wondering if he would have been world junior heavy champ as long as he was had DIXON been here to challenge him!

Let's remember that there is no longer any wrestling on Monday afternoons at KRLD-TV. Now, the matches are to be held on Wednesday morning at 9:30 beginning a week from tomorrow. The first Wednesday session will be on Dec. 21st. And another reminder, there will be no Tuesdays (or Saturday Big D Jamboree shows) missed during the holiday time.

There's always a plenty going on around the SPORTATORIUM entertainment wise. And what a year 1961 looks like — PEPPER GOMEZ, DON HODGE, NICK KOZAK. Wow!

UNCLE PHIL

Curry To Referee!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1977

Bull Curry was asked by the NWA to handle next Friday's huge American title tilt, ex- pected to be rougher than any title match ever seen here. And Bull roared. "You don't have to ask twice. You got a tough job and you need a tough guy to take care of it and you've got him. I warn both of those guys like I warn these two guys to- night, their job is to stmp on each other, not on me. If they lay a hand on me then I got a right to take action to defend myself. I'll call them right down the middle but retting rough is okay in my book."

Bull Tells Freddy to "Eliminate the Maniac"!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1966

One of the big reasons behind Freddy Curry's challenge to Maniac Mark Lewin is the Bull himself. From his home in Connecticut, Bull has told Freddy that he can write his own ticket around the country if he proves that he is the Maniac's master. And Bull wants young Curry to get this chance at International recognitidn.

"There aint a youngster in the game today with the stuff that Freddy's got," the Bull told promoter Morris Sigel, "and he is really showing it now. He can take this Mark Lewin and make him crawl all the way back to Melbourne, all he needs is to get into the ring with him. I don't like that Lewin and Freddy knows it."

Fans who have watched Freddy fly through the air in recent weeks and mark himself as a man with everything it takes to be a matchwinning, crowd-pleasing star, hope he gets the chance against Maniac Mark. They have called promoter Morris Sigel, written him and even wired him telling the veteran matchmaker that Freddy has the stuff.

He sure has!

"LET ME AT THAT GUY!"

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1969

It would take a peculiar turn of mind for any man to envy Johnny Valentine tonight. He will be locked up tight inside a fence with a man who intends his destruction, a man who has a grudge that he intends to settle, a man who blames him for an injury his son suffered here more than two months ago. That man, of course, is Wild Bull Curry.

The match is a Texas Death Match which means that no matter how many falls it takes the match will not end until one man is unable to answer the bell and the winner is able to walk out through the unlocked portion of the fence. There is no limit on falls or time.

Curry says: "Let me at that guy and I'll show you how to work him over from his gut to his head and back again. He's mine, he's locked inside that fence with me and I'll take him apart."

Valentine says: "Curry is making the same mistake a lot of men have made. He thinks I am locked in that fence with him and he forgets that he is locked inside that fence with me."

VALENTINE DEMANDS RETURN MATCH WITH CHAMP DORY FUNK!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1969

SAYS HE WAS GUARANTEED ONE!

When Johnny Valentine agreed to meet Bull Curry behind a wire fence here tonight many fans were surprised but it was no surprise to promoter Paul Boesch, he had promised Valentine that if he agreed to the match with Bull every effort would be made to get him the return match with world's champion Dory Funk that he demanded and that most of the fans and the experts believe he had earned.

Now Valentine has twisted the situation around and insists that he will not go into the ring tonight against the Bull unless he is guaranteed a match with the champion and given a signed contract specifying the place and the date.

"Boesch guaranteed me this match," said Valentine, "all this talk about making an effort is a lot of hog wash. Does he think I am some kind of kid who would agree to such a proposition as that? I take a risk tonight because I was assured I would gain and get the world title match, and I want that guarantee before I get into that fence."

Boesch admits that Funk is less than enthusiastic about meeting Valentine so soon after their gruelling one hour clash, a match that had the champion on the defensive most of the way. But the cause is not hopeless.

As to whether Valentine might refuse to go into the ring tonight Boesch was uncertain: "He is unpredictable but if he does refuse then I will recommend a nationwide, lifetime suspension for him and I think I can get it."

BORNE BITTER! BLAMES BULL!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963

Tony Borne, alone and managerless, is bitter over the fact that he has not seen main event action in almost a month and he blames it on 2 factors. One of them is the absence of his manager Leo the Lion, and the other is Bull Curry. "If Leo was here they wouldn't treat me that way," insists Tony, "I have been having trouble with my voice lately and can't speak for myself. I need Leo right now and I need to squash that Bull before they put him up for the skinny prize in the Fat Stock show. He's so skinny he can't even cast a shadow."

HAWK and HUNTER CONFIDENT

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963

Two men more brimful of confidence could not be found than Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter. They believe they have the equivalent of a night's vacation here tonight in the double main event bill. Hawk has no doubts about his ability to hold the Texas state title and Hunter believes that the Brass Knucks trophy is as good as won.

Hawk looks down his nose at Siki: "This guy is getting a free pass into a main event and it has gone to his head," snarled the Ripper. "It isn't often that a no account without a reputation gets to wrestle an important man like me.

Hunter hates the Bull with a passion but indicates a tolerance for him that makes Bull hot under the eyebrows: "Curry is just a mean and nasty old man," says the Rock, "he needs a bath more than he needs anything else and I'll oblige him. When I get through with him tonight they can carry him into the shower to revive him. That's the only way they'll get him into or near water."

Stanlee Brothers Due Here Soon!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963

Steve and Bob Stanlee, a pair of the best looking men the mat game has ever seen, will make their debut here in Houston within the next few weeks according to promoter Morris Sigel. Steve has been here before and is well remembered by fans for his terrific physique and the fact that he won the title of Mr. America of the wrestling world.

Bob, 6'9 and 290 pounds, has won the title as the best looking Big Man in the country and he will leave no doubt about his size or his ability when he comes here to show what he can do in a state where big men are not rare. But big men who look like Bob in physique and who are as powerful as this youngster are really rare!

The Stanlee Brothers will be looking for tag team action of course, they are a natural for that kind of match. They will find plenty of opposition here with Hawk and Hunter; Borne and Tyler; Bull and Pestana and a host of others who won't sidestep a challenge even from the Stanlee Brothers.

BULL DANGLES BRASS KNUCKS TROPHY IN FRONT OF ROCK!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963

Bull Curry doesn't think any more of the Brass Knucks trophy than he does of his right arm, or his left leg. To him it is the symbol of everything he has worked toward in the sports world all his life and he takes a tremendous amount of pride in the fact that he is considered to be the toughest man in the wrestling world . . . while he holds the trophy!

Tonight the Bull risks it gladly against Rock Hunter and with good reason. It was Bull's demand that the title be on the line since Brass Knucks trophy matches permit the use of the fists and he wants the privilege of knocking Rock Hunter's head off. The Bull is fed up with the manner in which he has been made the target of both Hawk and Hunter the past few weeks and he is set to explode and get even with one of them in what promises to be a riotous match.

FENCED IN

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1964

At the Coliseum on Friday Night!

Regardless of how Bull Curry makes out against Danny Mc-Shane tonight; regardless of how Tokyo Tom makes out against Mark Lewin tonight; next Friday night at the giant Sam Houston Coliseum Bull Curry will get his demand to meet the Japanese karate expert with both of them tightly corailed behind a solid wire fence!

Curry has raised a rumpus demanding the match ever since he met Tokyo Tom here several weeks ago and felt the damaging sting of his thrust to the throat, the "Oriental Lightning;" Bull has gotten madder and madder as other opponents have been given a crack at the Jap and he has had to stand by . . . but he has prevailed and he will get his chance here on Friday night in what could be the roughest match ever recorded in Houston's sensational ring history.

Tom, who has stirred up more trouble here than any man to appear in a decade, predicts the same fate will befall the Bull as hit him in their last meeting. . .

' Tokyo Tom go chop-chop-chop, karate go, me go, Bull Curry go, argh-argh-argh. Me, Ichiban, Ichiban, Ichiban, No. 1".

. Curry had one comment. "Itchybum".

Lewin and McShane Expect to Spoil Bull's Plans!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1964

While Bull Curry nurses plans to lake Tokyo Tom apart behind the wire fence next Friday at the Coliseum, Maniac Mark Lewin and his manager, brother in law, Irish Danny McShane, plan to upset the Bull's calculations.

"He has made an error in signing for another match before he meets me," snorted McShane in anger, "I will whip him within an inch of his eyebrows tonight."

Lewin felt the same way.

"What makes anybody think there is going io be enough of Tokyo Tom left to wrestle after tonight," sneered the king, "this guy's got his nerve to sign for anything except a plot in his favorite cemetary so he can avoid the high cost of dying."

Both McShane and Lewin are capable of doing it without getting mad ... but they are MAD!

COOPER COMING UP WITH WILD STYLE!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1964

As impressive as he is big, Sonny Cooper has been going along on his winning way across the state of Texas in a manner that means no good for the opposition. Sonny has surveyed the crop of grapplers now descending on Houston and feels confident.

"The only wrestler in the bunch is this guy Tokyo Tom," said Sonny who sounded like a lone voice crying in the wilderness, "This Bull Curry is all eyebrows, Blanchard is all feet and Lewin is all mouth. I wouldn't mind joining with Tokyo Tom as a tag partner, I learned a lot about him when I was in Japan last year."

Cooper packs 255 pounds around on his 6'5 frame and he wants the chance to use it in the 2-3 fall battles where the money is.

MOTO LEAVES TEXAS IN ANGER!

Wrestling Program · FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1964

Bull Curry planted his big fist in the middle section of Mr. Moto last week, won the match in 2 straight falls and put an end to a threatened invasion of Japanese wrestlers! 2 of them packed up and left after suffering defeates and Moto summed it up this way: "Bull Curry is barbarian. I came to wrestle, he came to fight and the referee wanted to referee fight, not wrestling. I go back to California and then to Japan, never come back to Texas while Bull Curry here."

When Bull heard it he snorted:

"Next one to go will be that Tom Turkey guy, that Itchy-bum"!

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right,” disclosed Curry, “and usually

it is. But, I want to establish my fame

right here in the U.S. first and then

fortune will follow. That’s why it’s so

important for me to get a title match

with The Sheik. To be a challenger

campaigning for such a match is one

thing. To own the belt is another.

judging me as being too small. I even

went on a body building program to

add pounds and I now have my

weight up to 230 pounds which is

heavy enough. After all, I specialize

in aerial maneuvers and I couldn’t

carry much more weight otherwise it

would slow down my attack.”

That’s what I mean about gaining

fame first. The fortune automatically

follows.”

The handsome Curry knows about

money matters. Besides drawing top

dollar around the country, Curry has

invested his earnings well. He has

wisely put a great amount of his earn­

ings into the stock market, preferring

mostly blue chips rather than wildly

speculating in new issues and any wild

lips. That, together with following

professional football quite closely oc­

cupies most of Curry’s interests out­

side of the ring.

“Actually, football has given me a

great deal of my desire,” disclosed

Curry. “I played football at the Uni­

versity of Connecticut and had a fair-,

ly successful career. I thought I had a

good chance of being drafted by the

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ciency than Curry. He has amazing

elasticity in his legs that spring him

high and quickly like a cat. Curry can

unleash more drop kicks in rapid suc­

cession than anyone.

Curry’s aerial maneuvers have

thrilled crowds wherever he has ap­

peared. His flair for action has made

him a popular boxoffice attraction

which is a prime reason why promo­

ters in the U.S., Canada, Japan and

Australia have regularly sought his

services. Curry welcomes the oppor­

tunity to travel but prefers to estab­

lish his success in the U.S. first.

The handsome Curry has been winning

more matches and more fans every month.

He is one of the most popular performers

around, judging by the demands by promoters

for his services. Still, Curry won’t

be happy until he takes The Sheik’s belt.

He was visibly upset. He stood in

one corner of the room almost pout­

ing, biting his lip and shaking his

head every now and then. Every once

in awhile he would slap his hands to­

gether to further emphasize a point.

Then he would sit silently for a few .

moments and stare with a faraway

look in his dark brown eyes.

This is a mood of Fred Curry that

people don’t know about. He is so

quiet and reserved that everyone in

the business respects him. He is so

sincere he is humble and his popu­

larity has reached new heights. He is

in more demand than ever before and

making more money than at any time

in his career and yet Fred Curry feels

unfulfilled.

There was something obviously dis­

turbing him this particular night. He

wasn’t calm and* relaxed like other

nights before a match in Detroit’s

Cobo Arena. Rather,- he was pensive,

a bit on edge and this isn’t Curry’s

way. Fred Curry was doing a slow

burn and he was quick to admit it.

“I very rarely get this way,” ex­

plained Curry. “But, I’ve reached a

point of frustration in my efforts to

get a shot at The Sheik’s U.S. Heavy­

weight Championship. Heaven knows

I’ve been campaigning with that in

mind for the past number of months.

In fact, as an added incentive to get

The Sheik to put up his belt, I’ve of­

fered promoter Frances Flesher

S10,000 from my own pocket to in­

duce him to meet me in a winner take

all bout.

“I know both The Sheik and his

manager, Abdullah Farouk, both love

money. I think they worship the stuff.

Still, they have refused my offer. I

hate to sound boastful but I am quite

sure they are afraid of me. What else

could I think if they keep ducking my

challenge, especially with a 510,000

prize?

“I have been wrestling for seven

years since leaving college and I am

now at the peak of my career. I am

quite certain 'that The Sheik would

have plenty of trouble trying to stop

my drop kick. He knows this and I

am sure Farouk has cautioned him

about this danger. I don’t like to

sound cocky, but I know that I can

defeat The Sheik with a vicious drop

kick attack. I just want the chance.”

Curry may never get the chance,

simply because of his lethal drop

kick. No one in the ring today can ex­

ecute a drop kick with more profi- ;

pros. I couldn’t wait after the season

was over for the college draft.

“However, I didn’t get drafted and

I was quite disappointed. The scouts

said I was too small. It bothered me

that they didn’t even give me a

chance. I turned to wrestling instead,

still upset that football didn’t give me

a chance. I had wrestled in college

and I had a solid background for it. I

had a burning desire to succeed and

that’s a big reason why I have re­

mained single over the years..

“I don’t want anything to slow my

way to the top. I want to prove to ev-

Curry’s attack often befuddles his

opponents. He can execute a series of

nine and ten drop kicks in a matter of

seconds. He also stuns foes with a fly­

ing head scissors or a flying body

block. His acrobatics are unparal­

leled. It is no wonder that he has blue

wings on the side of his black boots.

His aerial game is much the opposite

of his father, Bull Curry, who has

earned his reputation as one of the

game’s roughest brawlers.

When Curry launched his career,

and for a good many years after it, he

was known primarily as Bull Curry’s

son. It placed somewhat of a burden

on him which he has finally eased by

his own success.

“With a famous father like mine I

had to prove to people that I can do it

myself,” explained Curry. “Sure,

Curry has one of the most

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Curry has one of the most

devastating drop kicks in

wrestling. He has great

spring in his legs.

more. But, after awhile, you learn to

accept it. I just miss relaxing at my

pad. Living in a different hotel every

night does get tiresome. But I guess I

shouldn’t complain. If I wasn't in de­

mand, then I wouldn’t have to worry

about hotels.” .

The biggest complaint Curry/has

npw is not getting a title match

against The Sheik. It’s obvious that

The Sheik can’t ignore him too much

longer. Fred Curry is young enough

to wait, although impatient at being

ignored. He can’t be ignored forever.

Curry’s legion of fans will see to that

Dad showed me a lot of things before

I broke into the business. He also ad­

vised me about a number of other

things once I got started. I’d be fool­

ish not to listen to him and profit by

his experience. After all, he’s been a

top star all these years.

“However, in the- final analysis, I

had to win the crowd over by myself.

I couldn’t establish my own identity if

I was known as Bull Curry’s son. I’ll

tell you one thing that was important;

I never asked my dad for help.

What’s more, he never encouraged it.

He told me I was on my own and it

was all up to me. That was the best

beginning I could have.”

Right from the start Curry de­

signed his style to speed and quick­

ness. His recent training program

added weight,. giving him more power

without sacrificing speed or agility.

He accomplished this by putting

weights On his legs and jogging every

day. Whenever it was possible, he

would do his running on the beach,

progressively adding weights daily.

“I weigh more but I feel 20 pounds

lighter,” exclaimed Curry. “I have

more strength in my legs which en­

ables me to spring quicker and high­

er. I watch the sports -scene pretty

closely and I can see where the trend

in sports today is speed and power.

That’s the way it is with me.”

No one can argue with Curry’s

way. He is perhaps the brightest

young star in the mat world today.

He has crowd appeal and has a large

female following . . . which is under­

standable. Being single is one attrac­

tion. But being handsome with dark

curly hair, deep brown eyes with long

lashes and heavy eyebrows, makes

■ him doubly more attractive to admir­

ing female fans. The fact that he

gets so many letters and telephone

calls wherever he appears has caused

Curry to have an unlisted telephone

number in his plush Columbus apart­

ment. It’s a groovy bachelor’s pad,

complete with a stereo, bar, color

television, wall to wall carpeting,

paintings, and a double-size bed. Cur­

ry has a large record collection and

likes to relax by listening to music,

from popular to rock.

Because women made it a habit of

following Curry after his matches,

he’s had to move a couple of times.

Now he has an apartment just on the

outskirts of town, in a somewhat se­

cluded area. As a precautionary mea­

sure, he manages to stop somewhere

along the way instead of going

directly home from the arena.

Curry loves new cars, and buys one

every year. He is currently riding

around in a 1970 gold Grand Prix

with a black vinyl top, complete with

air conditioning, stereo, bucket seats

and any number of deluxe extras.

“It pays to buy a new car every

year,” says Curry. “I don’t like any­

thing that’s old. It loses its value too

quickly. I turn in a car every year and

get a better price for it. I learned how

to be frugal from Dad.

“This business is really something.

I hardly spend any time at home any

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CHALLENGERS

BRUNO SAMMARTINO

NORTH AMERICAN UNITED STATES

CHAMPION

CHAMPION

Th* Sheik

Vern* Gagne

Gene Kiniski

Bobo Brazil

CANADIAN

CHAMPION

PACIFIC

CHAMPION

3. Ray Stevens

4. Ernie Ladd

- 5. Fred Curry

| 6. Dick The Bruiser

1 7. Dr. X

E 8. Crusher Lisowski

| 9. The Destroyer

10. Killer Kowalski

11. Danny Hodge

12. Lou Thesz

13. Gene Kiniski

14. George Steele

15. Ivan Kolof

16. Fritz Von Erich

17. Gorilla Monsoon

18. Cowboy Bill Watts

19. Bull Curry

20. Pepper Gomez

1.' Fred Blassie

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Donna continued to dish out punishment

to the battered Toni.

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where she is well liked by fans, espe­

cially by the immigrant Italian popu­

lace.

Donna chooses to remain single. "I

travel too much to do justice to a hus­

band. I couldn’t give up wrestling, I

like it too much, and my husband

couldn’t travel with me all the time,

even if he were a male wrestler. I’ve

seen too many girl wrestlers have

their marriage go sour for me to try

that route myself.”

There is only one thing that would

drive Donna out of wrestling.-Mixed

matches. There has recently been

much .talk about matching light­

weight men against girls.

“On a South American tour they

• tried to pull a switch. They put a local

guy in the ring with me and ordered

us to fight. I left the ring, hopped a

plane back to the States and kept the

cash advance the promoter had given

me. Nobody is going to pull a trick

like that on me and get away with it,”

Donna continued. “I don’t approve of

girls fighting men. How stupid! Fans

and promoters who want that are

sick! If the time ever comes that I’m

required to fight a man, I’ll quit the

business completely.”

Right now Donna isn’t about to

quit wrestling. She believes she can be

world champion. All she has to do is

beat Moolah in a title bout. The

world girl wrestling crown couldn’t sit

on a more worthy or a prettier head

than that of Donna Christantello, the

girl with pretty power.

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Ray Gunkel Is Father Of Son

RASSLIN' · Feb. 1

Ray Gunkel missed last Tues­day's big- card. But he had a good reason—a handsome 9- pound, 8-ounce son!

Gunkel, who was scheduled to meet Maurice Vachon in the third event of last week's March of Dimes card, had to cancel out and remain with his attractive wife, the former Mary Lou Nix of Dallas. The baby was born early last Wed­nesday night in Houston.

"That makes. him a Texan," commented the elated father. Fired with new ambition, Gun­kel put in his bid for a main event bout tonight. Promoter Ed McLemore was happy to sign the popular heavyweight. Bull Curry will be Ray's main event foe in the headline bout tonight.

"I hope to start a winning streak that will lead to the world championship. If I don't make it, I'm sure my boy will."

Curry Anxious to Keep Win Streak

RASSLIN' · Feb. 1

Never too much of a sentimental man, Bull Curry looked to his winning record and remarked that he was after Ray Gunkel or anybody else who thought they were big enough to knock him from his main event position here at the Sportatorium.

Curry opined that it looked as though he had knocked over the biggest and the best known of the mat stars in Texas and that now it was just a "mopping up" campaign to him, facing guys he has already beaten before. The rough-grappling New Englander somewhat surprised the fans by coming out with a win over highly-heralded Don Eagle last Tuesday. The week before he beat Jim Blood.

"Bring in the best you've got," Curry advised Promoter Ed Mc­Lemore. "I'll take 'em all on." There are more than a few hot heavyweights anxious to have a go at the rough-tyled current kingpin. However, Curry has quite a match on his hands tonight.

Indian Stars Make Big Hit Back Tonight

RASSLIN' · Feb. 1

Indian mat star Billy Two Rivers opened last week's card by winning a referee's decision from Vern Taft. Don Eagle closed the card with a startling loss to Bull Curry when another referee had to disqualify the agile Indian grappler.

But both the redskin wrestlers won the favor of the fans.

Don Eagle apparently was somewhat aghast of the lax Texas rules when he found that he had a wild man like Curry on his hands. The Eagle's wrestling savvy wasn't enough to stop the enraged Bull in the first fall. But he came back strong to toss Curry with a complicated Indian death lock to take the second fall.

Eagle had the same winning hold on Curry in the last stanza but Curry got under the ropes. The Indian was ordered to break the hold. But he couldn't untangle himself in the allotted time of five seconds. Hence, the disqualification.

Immediately following this action, Chief War Eagle, the father of Don Eagle and the trainer and advisor of Billy Two Rivers, entered the ring and took the microphone. The Chief addressed the large crowd and stated that if they want to see Eagle and Curry in an anything goes match, that Don Eagle was more than ready. The Chief explained that this rough style wasn't the type that his son favored, but that he could handle himself in such an encounter. Don Eagle was once a professional boxer with a string of kayoed foes to his credit.

So, it looks as though the highly recommended Indian star, sought for five years or more, moves back to the prelims. He gets another tough foe tonight when he tackles the bearded Sheik, a former Texas heavyweight titleholder. Billy Two Rivers moves up to the third match.

Curry Match Doesn't Worry Duke

RASSLIN' · Feb. 15

Words usually used to describe Duke Keomuka have to be in the superlative. To describe his confidence about his Bull Curry main event match tonight, the description would range almost to "Over Confident." The wily and tricky Honolulu battler predicts a quick win over Curry in the feature event.

This could be another measure of Keomuka's strategy. His re-pairing with Danny Savich lately has given Duke, and Danny, a terrific surge of confidence. And they predict a return of the days when they were unquestionably unbeatable as a combination. Keomuka claims to have figured every angle.

"Curry isn't really so rough" said the Duke politely. "He isn't rough at all," added Savich. "If Duke gets a break with a good referee in the ring, I don't think Curry has a chance" commented Savich in boosting Keomuka's hopes. Curry is also preducting a win and there should be a whale of an explosion when the two roughies tangle tonight.

Headliner Joe McCarthy Gets Foreigner Test

RASSLIN' · Feb. 15

Wrestler Joe McCarthy does not .like to be confused with the same named senator from Wisconsin. The wrestler, an alert four letter man from the University of Buffalo, likes to make his own headlines.

To make headlines in the Texas wrestling secene takes quite a bit of knowhow. McCarthy was aware of this when he signed for duty. But, his first Dallas match already has him going against a headliner of another land — Mexico's Tonina.

The New Yorker youth will have to go some to come out on top of the famed Latin. This should make for the ingredients of a good match. McCarthy has all of the bombast and exuberance of a confident grappler and he doesn't intend to be handed a defeat at his first Dallas outing. His style isn't always rough, he admits, "just rough enough," as he puts it.

But he also says that no "monkey from below the border is going to make a monkey out of me." McCarthy is a big fellow, even as wrestlers go. He's tall and hits the 230-pound mark easily.

It was his intention to go right into the top bouts and take on such favorites as Bull Curry, Ray Gunkel, Danny Savich, Duke Keomuka and the rest. Instead, he gets the tough matching against Mexico's star grappler who is equally looking for a debut victory. But whatever happens, McCarthy is ready for any of the men clas-

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sifted as rough and tough main eventers. He came to Texas to prove how tough he is. And he says it will take many a bout before he is convinced that he isn't the best.

"It's ironical," as he says, "to meet a foreigner for his first match in Dallas."

Bull Curry Promises To Tear Up Keomuka In Main Event Finale

RASSLIN' · Feb. 15

As long ago as last December, this program was warning Duke Keomuka that Bull Curry was coming to Texas to tear him up. The elusive Duke went about his business knocking off foes everywhere on the card. But he didn't hook up with Curry.

But tonight, Duke will be back in his "regular" main event spot. And so will Curry! So that's the eagerly awaited main event. Curry says that he is eagerly awaiting the bell tonight. "I'm going to tear into that Jap and run him out of the country. There's no foe I could think of that I would rather trounce than this sneaking Jap."

Curry admitted his own tactics were rough. "But they're not backhanded," says the Bull. Anyone who is slated to wrestle Curry can expect a rough match from bell to bell. The Bull roars through it from start to finish. It it weren't for the disqualification rule, he might not ever lose a bout. He says that he'll give Keomuka no time for his bowing and backhanded maneuvering.

"And Savich had better stay away from the ring while I'm around" was Curry's final warning. The Bull remarked that he thought that he alone could whip the "over-rated Savich-Keomuka team."

Ray Gunkel Plans Rough-House Counter Attack For Savich Bout

RASSLIN' · Feb. 15

Ray Gunkel isn't the type of man who would throw in his lot with a rough-houser like Bull Curry. But, the well-liked world title contender remarked that he is also of the same opinion of Curry concerning the vul- nerability of Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich.

Gunkel meets Savich in the first feature of the card tonight. And if Savich wants a rough match he's going to get one from Gunkel who contends that unlimited rough-house oppo- nents have been causing him a few setbacks of late. "I'm not going to wait until the last minute to try and match their rough stuff. I'm going to try and settle them down early in the match. If I can't handle one way, I'll fight fire with fire," was about the way Gunkel sum- med it up.

Asked if he planned to issue a challenge to Keomuka if he defeats Savich tonight, Gunkel replied, "There's nothing I'd like better." Gunkel also stated that he had a partner in mind that he would like to team with to take on the Savich-Keomukr. team.

DAVID VON ERICH - HERNANDEZ!! FENCED RING REMATCH! BULL REFEREES TEXAS TITLE BOUT!

BIG TIME WRESTLING · February 11, 1979

David Von Erich did everything possible to win the Texas heavyweight wrestling title here last Sunday.

But David will have to get into a fenced ring tonight and battle again to win the crown he once controlled!

Last Sunday he was in command most of the match and had champion Gino Hernandez in a sleeper hold—which usually signals a victory for the tallest of the Von Erichs!

David did win the match when Hernandez got himself purposely disqualified. This move would normally have saved the title since rules say that the title cannot change hands via a disqualification!

(This rule is explained from time to time stating that a touring champion would be at a great disadvantage should a local referee be unknowingly prejudiced in favor of the hometown challenger.)

Referee David Manning did disqualify Hernandez but kept the title belt although Hernandez had his hands out waiting to have it returned. As Manning thought, the NWA backed his action, as he reported on a long distance telephone call, and a rematch was ordered.

So, that the matter can be settled a fenced ring was suggested. This insures no outside interference even though Gary Hart, Gino's manager, and Fritz Von Erich, David's father, took themselves out of the action here before the match last Sunday!

The big news is that veteran referee and longtime favorite Bull Curry would be the referee in the steel cage with the combatants!

Hernandez (and presumably his manager Hart) are hot as hell about the situation! "The belt should still be mine! There should be no rematch — he did not pin me! I don't like the idea of being in a cage. And I don't like the choice of referee," screams Hernandez.

Fenced Ring! Curry vs McShane!

RASSLIN' · February 14, 1961

Several Stars Seeking Title Go Against Hodge! Ham Lee a Whiz!

Tony Borne, Haruo Sasaki, Pepper Gomez, Jerry Kozak and, of course, Danny McShane — are several of the star matmen hereabouts hoping to take the world junior heavy title from Danny Hodge when he defends in Dallas.

Hodge is quite a man. And it is a considerable risk to get in the ring with him. But beat him and you are a very rich wrestler, or soon will be. Take that from former world junior heavy champion Danny McShane. Another threat to be in the title picture is Ham Lee, the Chinese who is currently tearing up Old Mexico with a whirlwind style. More about him, and others, week by week!

Rough-House Kings Rematched For Bull's Brass Knucks Cup!

Lock 'em in and let 'er rip! McShane and Curry are at it again! Tonight Danny and the Bull will be fenced in for a showdown rematch with the grandest of all rough-house trophies awaiting the battered winner.

Bull Curry will risk his Texas Brass Knucks title against the Iron Irishman Danny McShane in a one fall to a finish bout inside a fenced ring!

Many fans are probably asking — "How will they get them in there?" Bull has been running wild of late, fighting all over the arena before the bell. Last week it happened again when he and McShane were matched.

Actually, neither was ever in the ring at the same time before both were disqualified. The action lovers began hollering, and it was easy to sign a rematch. Bull was just as happy as McShane that the Brass Knucks title was thrown in as an added incentive.

The next problem? Who will climb in there with them to referee. Barbed wire strands top the eight foot structure. And two of the roughest men in the ring are going to be in there for a royal rough-house brawl!

VARGA-CURRY CLASH

The Wrestler · February 25, 1953

CURRY JUST MADE THAT WAY

How do you explain an individual such as Bull Curry, the former cop from Hartford, Conn? Why, every so often, do you get a person who just seems to get satisfaction out of creating as much turmoil as possible, making a rough sport rougher and seeming to be happiest when others, mostly mat fans, are unhappiest? Perhaps a psychiatrist could tell you why, but not being a student of psychiatry, the best we can do is to say Bull Curry is just made that way.

Take a recent incident that occurred in the boxing ring, an incident that received nation-wide publicity and stems back directly to one Bull Curry.

Many of you read about the Willie Pep-Jerry Sadler fight in the East that was called the roughest boxing match on record. Fans loved it but fight promoters thought it a brawl not a boxing match and some state commissions remarked had the 'fight' been held in their states both men would have been suspended indefinitely.

Here is what happened. Willie

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Pep, who fought here recently, like Curry is from Hartford, Conn., and the two are close friends. When Pep had the Sadler fight coming up, Curry went into the gym with Pep and showed him how to rough-up an opponent. So well did Willie Pep take the train- ing on rough tactics that when the fight came off it received national acclaim as the roughest boxing match in years. And what does Curry think about that? Mention of it makes him happy and a smile spreads across his dark count- enance and he remarks, "Boy did we show 'em. That Pep stomped all over that Sadler", then a hearty laugh follows and when Curry laughs you know some devilment has been done.

Preview of Tonight's Matches

The Wrestler · February 25, 1953

Promoter Dorathy Livengood tonight presents five great matches on her weekly wrestling card. Included is the especially interesting and novel handicap match between Voss and Newman.

Billy Varga and Wild Bull Curry are scheduled for a meeting in the two - out - of - three fall, hour time limit main event. Curry last week went three falls with Irish Danny McShane only to have the match ruled "no contest" when both men were disqualified for slugging in the ringside aisle. Curry held his own and then some against McShane and emerged holding a slight upper hand over Danny. Matchmaker Frank Brown feels that Varga's wrestling know-how might be enough to whip the Bull.

LOCAL BOYS TANGLE IN PRELIM

The Wrestler · February 25, 1953

Lou Palacio of San Antonio, a butcher by trade and a wrestler by preference, gets his second chance in The Wrestlethon. Lou, many will remember, asked for and got a shot at Duke Keomuka. After this ill-fated meeting for Lou he went out and got more experience and has been getting it ever since. However this time the match­maker is matching Palacio in his own class, against John Sadosky also of San Antonio.

Sadosky, whom many consider a good referee right here in The Wrestlethon and who is improving all the time, has perhaps had more ring experience than Palacio hav­ing recently toured Virginia, Ten­nessee, Carolina and Georgia. Sado­sky, who wrestles under the name of Johnny Bell, is the nephew of Frank Brunowiscz, leading heavy­weight matman of 25 years ago. Sadosky also had the same mis­fortune as Palacio in tangling with a top grappler before he was ready and in Sadosky's case it was Bull Curry. However Sadosky has that meeting well set in his mind and he would like to be able to do something about it. In fact he in­tends to. He doesn't know how long it will take, but he's going to do something about it. Right now though, he has his mind on wrest­ling fellow San Antonian, Lou Palacio.

WRESTLING RESULTS • WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

The Wrestler · February 25, 1953

1ST PRELIM

Ray Stern, making his first San Antonio appearance, proved his wrestling ability matched his marvelous build as he went 15 minutes with popular Jackie Nichols . . . a real test for any one. The bout was clean and fast as referee John Sadosky called the draw at the time limit.

TOP PRELIM

For some five minutes Leo Newman was at his prime, offering his best (or should it be worst?) effort to smear handsome Cyclone Anaya around the ring. But Anaya can absorb more punishment than the average and he came back strong with Flying Quarter Nelsons, Body Slams and Presses. Three times Anaya had him down for the 2 count only to have The Lion drape a leg over a rope in safety. Ref Sadosky tired of the deception, refused to recognize the safety and counted Newman down under a Press in 7:20. Again the mighty Lion blamed his loss on the arbiter.

SEMI-FINAL

In the fastest bout of the night, the evently-matched Billy Varga and Alo Leilani exchanged the command of the contest repeatedly for 20 minutes and 20 seconds. Varga, at the end of the match, was under fire and trying to jar himself loose from an Arm Bar, when he accidentally shoved the Samoan into the ropes and Leilani went through and out to the concrete in a smashing fall on the head. His foot had also become entangled in the ropes and he sustained a nasty ankle injury and was unable to continue. Varga refused to accept the match under the conditions so it went into the books as a draw.

MAIN EVENT

1st Fall—In a battle of two craftsmen of rough house wrestling, Bull Curry staggered Junior Heavyweight King Danny McShane in their non-title tilt. Curry made his super riot squad tactics pay off in only 5:25 of the first, as McShane fell victim to mere stomping into the forehead, hair pulling, Body Slams and the final press.

2nd Fall—In 5 flat Danny had copped the evener by opening up with his own specialized brand of warfare and splattering Crazy Curry all over the squared circle. The Irishman's barrage of rights softened the ex-cop and two Atomic Drops flattened him for the count.

3rd Fall—This was the brawl fall, the gory blood letting that has become a trade mark for the colorful Irishman in the past four or five years. In this instance, however, it was Curry who drew first blood by again stomping repeatedly on the forehead of the Californian until it gushed. And as usual the penalty had to be paid by the offender as Dynamite Daniel never misses revenge in such cases. A head first flying trip to the ring post from outside the ropes broke Curry's own head open and from then on no one thought of wrestling as the match disintegrated into a bar room slug fest. But when both men tumbled from the ring and continued the bloody battle in the ringside aisle Referee Voss deemed it too much and called for the bell, disqualifying both contestants. This fall, too, lasted but a short 5:27 and ended officially as "No Contest."

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

RASSLIN' · February 25, 1964

Secret Of Small Black Box Will

Mean Revenge Win Boasts Curry!

Tom Resents Rematch & Secrecy!

Soon we will see what's in the box.

Tokyo Tom, since he arrived here, has brought a small

frame, rectangular box into the ring and used it and its

contents (including "sacred salt) in his rituals of oriental

origin.

Tonight, Curry says he has somewhat of a secret wea­

pon in his black box, which he'll bring into the ring

tonight to counteract Tom.

Tom did not want the rematch. In fact he hollered

against it claiming he was "ICHIBAN," the Japanese

term for Number One, meaning he thought he had a

right to his picking of foes.

"Itchy Bum"

Bull countered by caling him an "itchy bum" and de­

manded a return go. Bull had won three big main events

in a row — over Dandy Jack Donovan, Mark Lewin and

Mr. Moto — before a referee's ruling cost him a loss to

Tom two weeks ago.

Last week Bull won two bouts and blasted off another

win streak. Tonight he says he'll square things with Tom

and he will be number one! Curry is rough enough when

not riled. But he is really hot for this bout!

Cooper Says He's Still Tops!

RASSLIN' · February 25, 1964

Faces Marconi! Starr Vs Gonzales

Sonny Cooper hit here with force on the first card of the year and was immediately tagged as the top prospect of the new season. And he still rates himself tops. The towering, sixfoot-five scrapper thinks that Bull Curry, Tokyo Tom and a lot of others are getting main events he should have.

Said the young star "I'm not afraid of any of them. Give me the chance." An admirer of Fritz Von Erich and a user of rough tactics, Sonny could be all the more popular with a more refined style—but not in tonight's bout—against rugged Gorilla Marconi!

Another fine matching blasts off the card as Mark Starr sails into Pepe Gonzales.

Uncle Phil . . .

RASSLIN' · February 25, 1964

I don't know what's in the box but if it stops Tokyo Tom I'll certainly be satisfied. Here is a Japanese rising to great fame in an arena famous for fine matchmaking and big bouts. Yet in my mind Mr. Tokyo Tom hasn't done anything worthwhile in a legal fashion yet.

Bull may not be the strict rule observer but he can, if given leeway, straighten out an errant new arrival like Mr. Number One.

Fans are certainly wondering what is in the box to be brought to the ring by Curry. A lot of them have asked me. All I can say is I bet it is no club or weapon — Bull doesn't need any of it. I I would like to think he had a rule book saying the throat thrust was illegal. Curry won two matches last Tuesday on his own and I don't see how he needs a secret weapon.

But I am for what it takes to thrash Tokyo Tom.

Well, Mr. McLemore says the great Fritz Von Erich may be at "Studio Wrestling" in the morning. He is something to see and like him or not it doesn't take long to see why he is top rated.

UNCLE PHIL

COMMISSION ORDERS CURRY-DIXON REMATCH!

RASSLIN' · February 27, 1962

Feud Hotter!

The Texas Commission has ordered a rematch between Bull Curry and Dory Dixon. The match is to take place within thirty days.

This announcement comes after Curry's outside-the-ring attack on Dixon as the two prepared to enter the ring for the final fall of their main event here last Tuesday.

Dixon was disabled by the attack and could not continue. Three weeks ago, in a tourney to pick a challenger for Buddy Rogers, a similar incident occurred when Curry disabled Dixon after losing a decision to him.

Curry is hot — his purse has been held — and he wants Dixon in a no disqualification, anything goes match. All Dixon wants, he says, is for Curry to get in the ring with him and settle the match in the ring!

TITLE AT STAKE!

RASSLIN' · February 27, 1962

Dynamite Danny Savich tackles Bull Curry tonight. And Curry had better concentrate on the challenge at hand despite all his other problems!

The double tough Savich is determined to thrash Curry and take Bull's beloved Brass Knucks championship away from him!

The trophy represents the roughest wrestler in the state of Texas. And needless to say Savich thinks he is the roughest — Curry thinks he himself is the roughest — and they are both ready and eager.

Savich popped back in last Tuesday with a challenge to Curry as the latter prepared for his main event against Dory Dixon. Danny made some challenges, threw in a few insults and made his point — and also had the shirt torn off his back.

But Danny says he will even that score and many more when he takes Curry for the championship tonight. Savich has had many memorable battles in our ring . . . against Dizzy Davis, Danny McShane . . . Duke Keomuka. Savich knows that Curry is tough and that it is going to take every effort to take that trophy.

In this type of battle the winner doesn't always look much better than the loser. But that trophy becoming the property of the winner makes up for everything!

Curry, also realizing the caliber of his foe, admitted he had a match but that he thought Savich didn't have much chance of taking the title. Savich says Bull will never again be the Brass Knucks champ — after tonight!

UNCLE PHIL SEZ . . .

RASSLIN' · February 27, 1962

MR. McLEMORE, please get rid of BULL CURRY. Even if DORY DIXON wants him again, or even if the commission wants him for an ordered match, I still say get rid of him.

Now, two times in a row he has done the same thing and caused more trouble than he is worth. I think the first instance of his foul sportsmanship was inexcusable. But then again last week it was worse.

I refer to his jumping DORY DIXON and putting him out of action outside the ring. Three weeks ago, after DORY had won a decision from capable judges in a tournament, the defeated CURRY attacked DIXON after losing to him and put him out of the tourney.

Then last week in a late rematch, it appeared to me that DORY had an edge going into the third fall. But it never took place. CURRY and his chairs and stomping again putting a good man out of action AND depriving the fans of the rest of the match!

So, I say get rid of CURRY regardless.

I hope that DANNY SAVICH whips him so thoroughly that CURRY leaves on his own, or retires from the ring.

In contrast to the CURRY type of wrestling wasn't that JERRY KOZAK-ERIC ROMMEL match of last week a thriller. Not a fist blow was struck and the crowd enjoyed the full of action event all the way. JERRY eked out a win with a masterful move.

The way KILLER CHRISTIE was slugging from the heels last week might make him a good foe for CURRY — tonight before CURRY's match with SAVICH. I wonder how CURRY would like that kind of out-of-the-ring fighting?

Never before have I seen a TEXAS TITLE MATCH where there was a clear one-hundred pound weight advantage as tonight, DIXON and the ZEBRA KID. And in the NICK KOZAK-VON ERICH bout there is a weight difference. But I'll bet there are plenty of times when the big men would like to trade a hundred pounds to be able to dropkick!

UNCLE PHIL

TOKYO TOM, TYLER REMATCHED! CURRY, DONOVAN BATTLE AGAIN

RASSLIN' · February 4, 1964

Rough-Grappling Kingpins Curry, Donovan Renew Roaring 1963 Feud

Most everyone figured that Dandy Jack Donovan and Bull Curry would be at it again once their trails crossed. The two powerful rough-house kings tangled toward the twain of last year's big season many times.

As to actual wins and losses, Bull had the edge. But Donovan still thinks that in the ring, slug for slug, he had the better of the Bull.

The Bull doesn't discuss such fine points. He simply says— "Put him in the ring with me!"

and then Bull lets his fists do the talking — about the fine points.

Donovan would be the first to tell you that facing Curry is tough no matter how tough you are. The Hollywood Dandy is irritated because someone started the rumor (which was mistakenly printed here last week that Donovan had cut his hair short and let the black take over). He says he is still the best looking man in or out of Hollywood.

11 BOUTS! 11 WINNERS TONIGHT

RASSLIN' · February 6, 1962

The two biggest Tuesdays in his career are upon the man who can win this tournament tonight and then next week take on Buddy Rogers for the world heavyweight championship!

It is a certainty that there will be a winner because the rules of the tournament insist on eleven matches and eleven winners! The first ten matches will be for one fall, or fifteen minutes to a decision. And there must be a decision . . . not a draw decision.

The final eleventh match, which, of course, actually decides the challenger for the champion, must be for one fall . . . not a decision by judges. There will be no time limit on the last one ... one fall to a finish.

ROUGH HOUSERS?

Take a look at the lineup in this sensational meet. Which man is the favorite? Not a one except in the mind of enthusiastic fans. Who is to say that Bull Curry wont go all the way flattening foes all over the place.

Maybe huge George (Zebra) Kid Bolas, a real money wrestler, will be the one to beat 'em all back. Still in the rough-house vein, look at slugger Killer Christie. One punch from him can put the best out of the tournament. Bad Boy Hines has the energy and ambition. But so does his first round foe, main eventer Jack Dalton. And huge La Pantera, who is undefeated here, might be the one if the masked man can maintain that unblemished record.

But maybe a scientific star will do it. Check page 3.

WILD BULL CURRY TO RETURN MONDAY!!!

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 1, 1960

The rumble can be heard all the way from Connecticut.

Weak hearted wrestling fans are making plans to stay at home.

Fans who like their wrestling rough and rugged and wild have already made their reservations.

The reason is:

WILD BULL CURRY WILL BE HERE MONDAY NIGHT TO BATTLE MAN MOUNTAIN MANAGOFF.

This should be a battle to end all battles as these two men are the wildest, roughest and toughest men to ever appear here and we have had some tough ones over the years.

Bull comes back after a sensational tour of th North and East and is ready for a fiery battle. He has headlined cards in Madison square Garden and other top arenas and has lost none of his blood and thunder.

Managoff says he has never seen Bull Curry and probably will never see any more of him after he gets through stomping him next week. He told the promoter that he has only been toying around with men like Gomez and Anaya, but, he is really going to open up against Curry. He better, because Bull believes the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

This will be for the two best of three falls with a ninety minute time limit.

Don't dare miss next Monday when—THE MAN WITH THE TEN BRASS KNUCKS RETURNS.

All Grapplers Want Crack at O'Connor

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 1, 1960

Promoter Kenneth moore has been hounded by almost every wrestler in Texas since he announced he was trying to sign World Champion Pat O'Connor for a Fort Worth title defense.

The crown is a very coveted thing and everyone wants a shot at winning it.

Moore has the consent of the champion that he will appear here in the near future but as yet has no definite date.

Sports News believes the logical contender at the present time should be one of the following:

Torbellino Blanco, Pepper Gomez, Man Mountain Managoff, Bull Curry or Joe Christy.

What do you think? Write and let the promoter know.

The Woman's Angle—

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 1, 1960

hadn't of got out of the way, Kaisy would surely have flattened him.

I felt sorry for Cyclone Anaya. He sure had a hard night. Got thrown over the top rope in the first fall and nearly stomped to death in the second.

I'm looking forward to seeing Bull Curry. He has long been my favorite target but I can't help but like the bushy-eyebrowed guy. I can just picture him now coming to the ring with a chair under each arm ready to take on the whole world. Man Mountain Managoff claims he has never seen him but I'll bet one thing; he will never forget him either.

I kinda believe the reason Jan Madrid didn't show up last week was because deep inside he felt like he couldn't handle Torbellino Blanco. But I haven't seen anyone that could. He is simply marvelous. I'm glad he is in the semi-final Monday where we can see him in a three fall match. I guess Togo will try to chop him down, but I'm not worried about Torbellino. He seems to have a hold for every minute.

Well, I'm going to go play some tennis while the weather is so warm. I should work in the yard, but Spring time kinda makes me lazy and besides who wants to work.

See you Monday.

BULL CURRY RETURNS MONDAY!!

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 22, 1966

One of wrestling's wildest parti- The Killer and his partner, Ma- cipants and Fort Worth's most niac Lewin only laughed at the popular grappler is returning to mention of going opposite to Lyons the North Side Coliseum Monday and The Bull. night and he has been asked by Billy "Red" Lyons to team with him against the .two terrors, Killer Karl Kox and Maniac Mark Lewin.

These four warriors will pair off and battle in the big main event that promises to supply plenty of wild action from start to finish.

Bull has been going great guns all over the Northeast and is in perfect physical condition for his Texas invasion to clear out all of the many undesirable toughies who talk louder and louder each week.

Billy "Red" Lyons, who has been "getting it" from both Kox and Lewin for the past two weeks spe­cifically asked Bull to pair with him in a crusade against these two rowdy roughnecks.

"Bull Curry has been a favorite of mine for a long time," said Red, "and he is the man I can really depend on to send Kox and Lewin on their way. They have ganged up on me their last time. Now, there will be no two men on one. The odds are even now and Bull and I plan to put a stop to their unruly tactics."

Kox had this to say: "Why I'll tie Bull Curry's eyebrows together and put him out to pasture before he can unpack his suitcase in Fort Worth. Mark Lewin and myself are the two toughest men alive and ev-

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eryone who doesn't agree with us

will change their mind after we

clean up on this bellowing Bull and

his crybaby partner, Curlyhaired

Red Lyons."

It can readily be seen that there

is no love lost between these two

tag teams when they hook up in

this two out of three fall—90 min-

ute time limit battle.

Make your reservation early for

this one and assure yourself of a

choice seat to the hottest and wild-

est pier 6 brawl of the year.

WILD BULL CURRY LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER; HIS OPPONENT MONDAY IS JIM VALENTINE

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 29, 1966

Bull Curry, the bushy-browed battler from Hartford, Connecticut looked great in his first appearance of 1966 last Monday night.

Always a popular figure with Cowtown mat fans, Bull, along with his team partner Billy "Red" Lyons provided plenty of action as they downed Killer Kox and Maniac Lewin in last week's top bout.

Bull was the man who led the team victory and this week will be on his own in a two out of three fall semi-final match against burly Jimmy Valentine, rugged giant from Boston who made his debut last week a victorious one by downing The Amazing Zuma.

"I don't care how big or burly or whatever they are," bellowed the Bull. "I'll teach these guys a lesson one by one and this big geek don't scare me none. I don't care how many men he has beaten or how he beat them. The only thing I know is it's just me against him and the bigger they are the harder they fall."

Valentine wasn't contacted for comment but if his match last Monday is any indication, Bull is in for a rough night of action but that's what Bull Curry loves best of all.

Be here for this wild and woolly semi-final battle!

CURRY AND LYONS VICTOR LAST WEEK

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 29, 1966

In a tag team tandem that was filled with action galore, Wild Bull Curry and Billy "Red" Lyons came out winners over Killer Karl Kox and Maniac Mark Lewin last week here at the North Side Coliseum.

TWO POPULAR STARS TEAM UP THIS WEEK

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, April 29, 1966

Lorenzo Parente and Billy "Red" Lyons will team up and join forces Monday night against Indian Joe and Billy Strong.

Parente won his bout last week in his return here after two years absence and looks forward to pairing up with Red Lyons who also racked up a victory with Bull Curry as his partner.

"I am pleased to team with Red Lyons," said the Italian star Parente. "Red and I both use clean and scientific tactics and like to wrestle fair but if our opponents want to mix it up, we can get just as rough as they can but we prefer to wrestle fair."

Indian Joe hasn't met his teammate because Billy Strong was unable to appear as scheduled last Monday night but they will be ready to meet Parente and Lyons in this Special event that will be one fall to a finish with no time limit.

IMPRESSIVE CURRY BATTLES BLANCHARD

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, December 1, 1972

Flying Fred Curry has certainly drawn a lot of raves from the fans and wrestling experts with his scientific style and fiery de-termination, much like his father's Wild Bull Curry.

The youngster, who many predict will be wearing a lot of championship belts before his career is over, meets a rugged test next Monday night when he meets veteran and former Texas Heavyweight Champion Joe Blanchard in one of the preliminaries.

Curry says he realizes the danger in meeting someone with the rough-house background as Blanchard has, but he also sees the match as a way to learn. "In this sport, you have to meet all types of wrestlers and the best way to learn all the methods is taking on everyone you have a chance to," said Fred.

"And I know one thing," added Curry, "this Joe Blanchard doesn't particularly like to see young kids come in and get a lot of publicity. He thinks the only reason I've gotten so much attention is because I'm the son of Wild Bull Curry.

"Well, I would like to show Mr. Blanchard that I am making it on my own."

If you have a friend or loved one who would enjoy receiving the 'Sports News' . . . Why not give a year's subscription as a gift.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 22nd!

Wrestling Program · Friday, December 8, 1972

As has been our custom for many years, we will hold our Christmas Party on the last show of the year .... Friday, December 22nd, 1972; and we're hoping that all of you will be with us for the fun and gifts.

At our Lucky Number Drawing period all of the gifts will be taken to the ring and we draw the Program Numbers until all of the gifts are won by you fans. The starting list is below . . . . and each week additional gifts will be added:

A BICYCLE—Promoter Paul Boesch

CASES OF PEARL BEER—From a Friend

SMOKED TURKEY—JOHNNY'S RESTAURANT, 621 West 19th Street

A HAM — ROGER CODY, Chief Usher

BOX OF CIGARS — BULL CURRY

WESTERN TIE — HARRY FINER, who has been attending the wrestling matches for 45 years!

AUTOMOBILE TIRE—BILL VARLEY

BOX OF CANDY — DANNY McSHAIN

CASE OF COCA-COLA — PETER BIRKHOLZ

GIFT — NICK KOZAK

A HAM—LEE AND HENRY WOOD

Remember the date . . . . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22nd . . . . PLAN NOW TO BE WITH US ! !

Promoter Moore Seeks New Talent

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, February 13, 1959

Promoter Kenneth Moore, who is always seeking new talent, as well as striving to bring back old favorites, has announced the sign­ing of Little Beaver, the midget wrestler who fans will remember as the greatest pint-sized grappler of them all. Within the next few weeks we will see Little Beaver as Moore is now hunting a suitable opponent for him.

Bull Curry, the battling wildman is being contacted for an early ap­ring becomes a contest between the referee and the man who wants to break the rules. If he can keep the referee from actually seeing him do something then he has won his point, much to the chagrin of the official who takes a beating from the crowd.

Rough wrestling has its place in modern grappling and it has added the excitement, color and speed that every fan dearly loves. It has given fans a look at some of the toughest men in the world, the rough wrestlers who stand ready to take on their opponent, the ref­eree and every man in the house, individually or collectively.

Woman's Angle—

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, February 13, 1959

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was kinda glad the decision was a draw.

I can hardly wait until Monday night to see Otto. He is one of my favorite friends as well as referees. Of course, Dick Raines is big and can handle the bad men but Otto is never too busy to answer any­one's questions and he always tries to be fair. Welcome back Otto Kuss.

Mr. Moore told me Little Bea­ver will return soon. He is one of the most entertaining of all the midget wrestlers and he loves to keep the fans laughing at his an­tics. Wonder who will be here with him? Probably some meanie like Bull Brummell or Fuzzy Cupid.

Hope Old Bull Curry will change his mind and not come back. We have enough roughsters here now. Bet he was sure jealous to find out someone else had his Brass Knucks title. He enjoys that more than the Texas Crown. He is welcome to it but hope he leaves the nice boys alone.

The Bull didn't like it a bit when he was told that Joe Christy was Texas Brass Knucks Champion so he is looking forward to returning.

Two Indian grapplers, Chief Big Heart and Little Eagle also are scheduled to be here soon as is Chico Amara, who will be return­ing after a few years' absence.

Read the Sports News each week to keep up with the latest infor­mation.

LITTLE BULL IS DECEPTIVE NAME

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 10, 1964

You might call him "The Little Bull."

You might.

But if you took a second look you would see that this rugged, well muscled and determined appearing young man would have no connection with the word "little."

But with the description Bull he would fit perfectly for a number of reasons.

One is his sire, his proud father, Bull Curry.

The other would be his ring manner and the rough and ready way he bowls over opponents. These movements come naturally and resemble the Bull.

Not that young Fred Curry is a dead ringer for his Old Man, far from it. The Bull was raised on the streets and alleys of Hartford, Conn. But his boy has a sheepskin on the wall from the University of Conn.

The Bull is a product of street fighting, prize fighting and rugged wrestling. Freddy knows that side of the game, too, his Old Man saw to that. But he also became champion of the North East as an amateur wrestler in College and was never defeated in the Simon pure ranks.

He knows the scientific, the acro-

LITTLE BULL, BIG BULL JOIN FORCES; SET TO FACE KURT, SKULL VON STROHEIM

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 10, 1964

One Bull Curry is double tough. Two Bull Currys are even tougher.

That's the message from the Bull who comes here next Monday night along with his son Fred to toss a bombshell right into the world of tag team wrestling in Texas!

The Fort Worth promoter has promptly signed the Two Bulls to battle against the German team of Kurt and Skull Von Stroheim!

It would be hard to find a spot in America where tougher wrestlers are congregating these days than right here in Fort Worth.

Word has just come through that Maniac Mark Lewin will be moving into the city within the next several weeks and certainly that's good news to local wrestling fans.

While it's good news to the fans it's bad news to the rough, tough boys now on hand. Lewin is as tough as the toughest and during his last appearance he wrecked the hopes of the top grapplers with great abandon.

Add Lewin's name to Killer Karl Kox, Wild Bull Curry, Duke Keomuka and the Von Stroheims and it's easy to see why that at the moment Fort Worth is the wrestling capitol of the world.

WILD BULL CURRY GOES AGAINST SKULL

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 10, 1964

Most wrestlers are pretty well tuckered after any special event match that goes two out of three falls.

But not Bull Curry who returns here after a fairly long absence.

Bull, who wrestles in the special event, asked for and was granted a second match. He will battle Skull Von Stroheim in a Captain's Match preceding the tag team affair.

"I came to Texas to get rid of the so-called tough boys and I want to do the job in a hurry," roared the Bull. "This match will get me good and warmed up for the tag team match and incidentally this bum they call Skull Von Stroheim."

The Bull is without doubt in the reatest shape in his life. His royal rrelcome in Japan has made him confident . . . even more so than ever . . . and it has given him n incentive to work hard at the art of wrestling.

Local fans realize that no matter how sharp the Bull may be he i; going to find some very tough sledding in Skull Von Stroheim. Skull is only a step behind his brother Kurt and of late he has been tossing opponents around with great abandon.

"My brother Kurt is a great wrestler but I am determined to prove myself just as able," said Skull. "From now on out I am going to get as tough as the toughest and prove that I am a top con- tender. There is no better way to do it than this, whip this Bull Curry person and that's just what I intend to do!"

A very admirable speech but lots of guys have said the same thing about Bull Curry and lived to regret it. So Skull had better watch out!

CORRYS CHALLENGE THE GERMANS

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 17, 1964

They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place . . . but that isn't true of Fort Worth Wrestling because next Monday night lightning is again sure to erupt as a shocker-rematch has been set between Bull and Fred Curry and Kurt and Skull Von Stroheim. Anyone who was there can tell you—in the most vivid terms—that the Tag Team Match between Father and Son Bull and Fred Curry and the Von Stroheim Brothers turned into total and all-out WAR, and Referee Marvin Jones, who has a reputation for being able to handle just about any situation no matter how tough, was forced to admit that he was unable to handle these four uncontrollable forces.

In desperation during a third and decisive fall of the Tag Team Match and after a table had been carried into the ring, ripped apart, and while ragged edged table legs were swinging through the air in all directions, Referee Jones called a sudden halt by declaring all four grapplers disqualified.

If it could be possible for the Currys and the Von Stroheims to ever meet without complete disaster and under circumstances where any kind of decision could be reached, it may be possible with two referees in the Ring and that is just what Referee Jones has demanded.

Bull Curry started out the match in a state of uproar because the Von Stroheims had refused to put their International Tag Team Ti-

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1'c at strke so Bull has demanded

i view of what happened last

wnakt that the title be put on the

line. The Fort Worth Promoter has

cone ncross with this very thing

and Fort Worth wrestling fans

will see a Title Tag Team match

main event Monday that will blast

off with two driving forces . . .

an International Title and revenge

for the bloody melee that erupted

Monday night.

Fort Worth fans can be sure

that the German brothers did not

come by this International Tag

Team Title easily and that they

will not be victims to an easy loss

of the same; in fact if it is con-

ceivable there will even be a more

rugged and explosive battle be-

tween these two pairs of related

rasslers when they meet with this

coveted title up for grabs.

Teamwork was the keynote for

the Currys Monday as they dis-

played an amazing ability to weave

the brash strength and outright

ruggedness of Bull with the swift

and scientific assuredness of son

Fred into a smooth pattern of

sheer wrestling dynamite. And the

Von Stroheims — Kurt and Skull

pulled together to cause untold

damage and punishment to Bull

and Fred at every conceivable turn.

There was never a dull moment,

and there will never be a dull mo-

ment this week when the title is

the goal and with the high pitched

feelings that have built up to this

peak of potential slaughter.

It may be because blood is thick-

er than water but both of these

teams—father and son and broth-

ers—seem to work only too well

together and to have an extra in-

terest in the welfare of their part-

ner as well as in the final out-

come . . . which this week will

decide who will possess Interna-

tional Tag Team Title.

Fred Curry brought down the

house Monday as wrestling fans

let all know that they liked what

they saw when he displayed his

form that kept him undefeated

collegiate Champion of the North-

east. Fred didn't have his degree

from the University of Conn. in

his hand but it didn't take much

imagination to see that here was

a young man who had plenty on

the ball, intelligence wise and skill.

Add to this finesse the rough and

ready tactics which Bull uses to

bowl over his opponents, and you

have two ingredients that strike

plenty hard.

And it takes a winning combi-

nation like the Currys to cause

trouble for 480 combined pounds

of Von Stroheim twins with their

dander and their title up. The Von

Stroheims admit that they have

a cruel style of wrestling but they

defend it. "Everything in life is

cruel," says Kurt, "We grew up

in Germany in the post war years

and we know that there is no other

substitute for the survival of the

fittest. We are fit and we did sur-

vive, we do that in the ring now."

So evolution, or revolution that

lightning is about to strike again

as Father and Son go all out to

get the most coveted title in Team

wrestling from two determined

and experienced brothers.

Maybe two Referees can keep

tables and chairs and clubs out of

the ring . . . maybe.

EXPLOSIVE PREVIEW AS CAPTAINS MEET

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 17, 1964

Bull Curry accepted a dare from the Von Stroheims and allowed his son to be Captain for the Tag Team Match Championship which automatically pits him against Kurt Von Stroheim in the featured Captain's match that precedes the Title match. With even more assurance of his son's capabilities after his spectacular performance last week, Bull readily agreed to allow his son to represent the Curry family as Captain and to lead the way in taking on the 240 pound Kurt Von Stroheim.

Bull laughed and said that Kurt was in for a surprise if Kurt thought he was getting off light by taking on his son. So without any fear that Fred is able to take care of himself Bull quickly took up the challenge.

There seemed to be enough energy in Fred Curry to get into every match, so no doubt the Captain's match will be a good workout for him to get ready for the title challenge. Kurt says that it may be just enough of a workout to cause Bull to be looking for another partner for the Title match . . . and you can be sure that there is nothing that the Von Stroheims would like better than to split up the Curry father and son combination, but if the fans have anything to say the popularity of Fred Curry will prove to be warranted in this preview to the all out war that will follow.

It will be rough if Kurt can put Fred out of commission or vice versa. So let the Captains lead the way and hold onto your hats as the outcome of this battle could possibly cause either team to have trouble in the all important Title match that is to follow.

KOX DOWNS MUMMY IN MAIN EVENT

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, July 17, 1964

Killer Karl Kox kept The Mummy under wraps last Monday night and captured the main event on the North Side Coliseum wrestling card.

A special tag team match ended in disqualification between the Curry boys, Bull and Fred, and their foes, Kurt and Skull Von Stroheim. Other results saw Bull Curry whip Skull Von Stroheim, Ciclon Negro pin Tito Carreon and Fred Curry dispose of Bob Hamby.

COLISEUM'S WILDEST MATCH DUE

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, March 30, 1962

The wildest, most dangerous type of combat in existence in the wrestling ring today . . . Russian Roulette between a 12 man field . . . will be unreeled next Monday night at the North Side Coliseum.

To top this off Promoter R. G. McElyea has announced the second big bargain night of the year . . . Seventy Five cents for every seat in the house!

In addition to the Russian Roulette main event there will be six other great matches as a supporting cast for the all star program next Monday night at the North Side Coliseum. ..........

....As explained before, the last man in the ring will be the winner of the main event. Other matches will be determined as the wrestlers are thrown out of the ring. The first two out return later to form the first match . . . second pair form the second match, etc. The final two are for two out of three falls in the main event.

All of which means that 10 top wrestlers, all very disgruntled because they lost out in the big pot, will take out their vengence on each other. This should prove more excitement than has been seen in the North Side Coliseum for many a moon!

Which means if you want to take advantage of the biggest bargain of the year plus the best card, you had better make your reservations NOW!

The seats will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Reserva-

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tions will be held until 5 p.m. Monday, April 2. Reservations will be accepted anytime after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27.

Participants in the Russian Roulette will be the following top mat stars: The Bat, Silento Rodriguez, Nick Kilonis, Eric Von Krupp, Tosh Togo, Jim Dalton, Joe Christy, Bull Curry, Al Torres, Ramon Torres, Jerry Kozak and Nick Kozak.

You can look the country over and you won't find any 12 greater wrestlers than those listed above.

Russian Roulette is known to be the most dangerous type match that is allowed to be staged in any ring anywhere. The only way a man can be eliminated is to be thrown over the top rope! In an ordinary match this is so dangerous that it calls for instant disqualification, automatically. In this match that ruling is waived and the man who stays in the ring without being tossed OVER the top rope is declared the winner.

To add luster and incentive to the affair each of the 12 men have agreed to post a $100 entry fee and the last man in the ring . . . the winner, will receive $1200.00 in addition to his regular purse.

Five newcomers will be among the Russian Roulette contestants and these five are reputedly as tough or tougher than the bullies who have been around for quite a while. They are The Bat, Silento Rodriguez, Nick Kilonis, Eric Von Krupp and Tosh Togo.

Here's a run down on these boys:

Silento Rodriguez ... well known to local fans altho he has been absent for a long time. A normally clean fighter who can get as rough as the roughest when the occasion calls. Silento can neither talk nor hear but this does not impair his wrestling.

The Bat . . . will be making his initial appearance in a Fort Worth ring and from all accounts is a real bad fellow with lots of ability.

Nick Kilonis . . . another man who will be making his Fort Worth debut. A big strong Greek this type of wrestling should be right down his alley. He has beat the best Europe had to offer on a recent tour.

Eric Von Krupp . . . also making his bow to a Fort Worth audience. He comes rom Germany and while he has only been in the game for a short while has made great strides. Those who know him best say to look out for this fellow . . . he has what it takes.

Tosh Togo . . . a familiar figure here and recognized as a real tough Japanese wrestler. He is an expert with the Stomach Claw and the Chop. Always very dangerous.

The other fellows you all know and you all know just how tough they are. Chances are from the first bell Bull Curry and Joe Christy will ignore the field to take punches at each other. Any interference from an "outsider" would be very, very dangerous due to the intense rivalry . . . and hatred . . . between these two.

Everyone knows to watch Jim Dalton . . . just what he may do no one dares to even guess. But everyone knows that he must be reckoned with.

And that leaves the Torres Brothers and the Kozak Brothers. These are four of the greatest wrestlers . . . clean or otherwise . . . in the ring today. Of course they may show a little partiality . . . or family ties toward each other but it will be very tough on all of the other guys.

As we said before there's never

LAST MONDAY'S RESULTS

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, March 30, 1962

Main Event: Bull Curry and Joe Christy fought to a draw.

Semi-Final: Nick Kozak defeated Jim Dalton.

Special Event: Judy Grable pinned Fran Gravette.

Prelims: Ramon Torres beat Tosh Togo on a disqualification. Jerry Kozak and Al Torres went to a draw. Johnny Apollo beat Tony Angelo.

NOTHING DECIDED IN MAIN EVENT

SPORTS NEWS · Friday, March 30, 1962

There wasn't much decided in last Monday night's main event match except that Bull Curry and Joe Christy are two of the toughest, meanest, or'nerist critters in the wrestling ring today.

For three rounds they punched, gouged, kicked and tried every known means to destroy each other. Finally in the third and deciding fall Referee Marvin Jones called the fight of because of the ... of all things . . . blood. At this point both men were so smeared with blood that neither could see or wrestle.

"It reached the point where one man would have been maimed for life if I had not stopped the affair," said Jones. "In all of my experience in wrestling this was the most gruesome battle I have ever seen!"

When the blood and smoke had cleared both men claimed that they would have won if the bout had not been stopped. Both said they wanted to continue.

"I was murdering that bum Christy when Marvin called if off," choked the Bull. "I was showing him just how tough I really am and I would have done away with him for good if I had been let alone. Someday, somehow I am going to get a rematch and then is when real murder is going to take place."

Christy was just as self sure:

"I have been wanting to get that dumb cluck Curry in the shape I had him last Monday for a long time. I had him set up for the kill when the match was called off. I want another match and this time I want it to the death with the referee instructed not to interfere for any reason."

Chances are they will be rematched at a later date. And if you don't mind blood and thunder you should attend!

YOUNG BULL CURRY BACK vs. HART

BIG TIME WRESTLING · January 7, 1969

Hart Says Bull Sr. Sent A Boy To Do A Man's Job! Curry Ready!

Gary Hart is a talkative person and his number one topic is Gary Hart. The controversial manager-grappler is very boastful about tonight's main event wherein he meets returning Young Bull Curry.

Hart maintains that Bull Sr. knew he couldn't possibly beat Hart. So, Hart concludes, that the father sent the son to do what he couldn't.

Or as Hart puts it "He sent a boy to do a man's job" and says that if. the papa Bull couldn't beat him then the little son couldn't!

Such reasoning is typical of Hart who is consistent. However he may not realize that young Bull has grown into one of the roughest, toughest, strongest scientific stars in the ring. And he has that Curry love of action.

And if you think Bull is tough on his foes then imagine Bull Jr's predicament. "I'll bet Hart soundly. I don't want to tell dad that I lost to Gary Hart in my first Dallas bout of the year" said young Bull.

GERMAN STAR BARON, HESS TEAM

BIG TIME WRESTLING · January 7, 1969

UNCLE PHIL:

Never thought I'd miss wrestling so much as the past two weeks. If it wasn't for the TV bouts I don't know what I would have done. It should be great to be back for the live action — any kind of matches. But it looks as though Promoter McLemore has really outdone himself with an opening card.

Johnny Valentine was always a big card here, as you no doubt know. But, putting him and Dr. Dan Miller in one main main ever' d g Bull. Curry and Gary Hart in the Other is really a bonus.

And keep thinking about the new names that are to show up in the next few weeks! This has got to be an outstanding season even before the first bell rings!

I have hopes that young Bull Curry will do a Bull Curry, Sr. type of job of mopping up on Gary Hart. And I think I'll Ind myself still pulling for Dr. Dan although Valentine is a man whose explosive action makes you glad he is in there going all out.

I'm just glad we have this big card and fifty more to follow for 1969 no matter who wins or loses.

y k NOW, ATLAST, ~ Eh I'M DOINGMY OWN THING!"

The Wrestler · July 1970

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‘ALK ABOUT THE Gener­

ation Gap! You can’t really

know what it’s all about until you

watch Bull Curry in a wrestling

ring, and then watch his son,

Fred. And talk to them individ­

ually. They’re as different as day

and night.

Bull is a sadist in the ring. His

violent tactics are exactly what

his fierce face leads you to ex­

pect. Fred, on the other hand, is

the typical All-American boy-

handsome, clean cut. And his

work in the ring is strictly ac­

cording to the book. Usually.

Bull’s education was clawed

from the back alleys of Hart­

ford, Conn., where he was born

and raised. Fred graduated from

the serene University of Con­

necticut. Bull “eats” cigars and

favors 100-proof whiskey (“It’s

the only stuff I can taste”). Fred

doesn’t drink or smoke. Bull gets

his kicks breaking up a town.

Fred confines his hobbies to

swimming and fishing and some of

his spare time goes into preparing

himself for a television career.

“I don’t expect to wrestle as long

as my Dad has kept at it, “Fred

says. “And when I finally decide

it’s time to quit, I want to have a

new trade I can switch to im­

mediately. I would like to get in­

to television.”

Fred Curry is a quiet man when

away from the torrid pace of pro-

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fessional wrestling. He plays

piano (long haired stuff), takes

acting lessons, and his deep bari­

tone voice is rich and dramatic.

“My home is filled with sound

equipment, tapes and cameras,”

Fred says with obvious pride. “It

helps me correct my mistakes. In

a way, it takes the place of dra­

matic and singing schools. I don’t

have time to go to school and

keep my wrestling schedules.”

Although Fred Curry has been

wrestling for several years, he has

a natural way of communicating

with the nation’s youth, who ac­

cept him as one of their own.

“The kids love Fred,” com­

mented one Mid-West wrestling

promoter. “Especially the girls,”

he added with a broad grin.

“Yeah, young America and Fred­

die go together like bananas and

cream.”

But young Curry’s army of de­

voted fans is not confined to the

young. His dazzling speed, end­

less knowledge of holds and abil­

ity to deliver seemingly impos­

sible acrobatics have won the re­

spect of older fans. Said one De­

troit fan who has been attending

wrestling bouts since the early

1940‘s, “Never in all those years

have I ever seen a wrestler who

could deliver a dropkick and fly­

ing tackle like Fred Curry. I’ve

watched him do it a hundred

times, but I still don’t believe it.”

It takes a lot to make Fred lose

his cool. But now and then it hap­

pens. It happened one night in

Columbus, Ohio, a short while

before he was scheduled to go in­

to the ring with that monster of

monsters, The Sheik. ,

Fred was shocked when the

wrestler with whom he was shar­

ing a dressing room reported that

he had overheard The Sheik mak­

ing some “real nasty remarks

about your father (Bull).” ■

“I found that hard to believe,”

Fred recalled. “My father is no

angel. That I admit. But com­

pared to what The Sheik tries to

get away with, Dad is as docile

as a man of the Cloth.”

Fred freely admitted that there

have been times when he had to

“Bleed for my father’s honor.”

And he added that he was always

glad to do it when he had to.

Although The Sheik used every

dirty trick in his bag that night,

Fred didn’t resort to one tactic

which could have been construed

as objectionable. But yet he man­

aged to punish the wild Arab with

legitimate holds, particularly re­

verse headlocks and, of course

with his famous teeth-loosening

dropkicks. No, Fred didn’t whip

The Sheik, but he didn’t get whip­

ped either. Battling The Sheik to

a standoff is something very few

of even the most experienced

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have the same blood flowing through their bodies.

The difference is so wide, in fact, that Fred himself

finds it hard to believe.

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wrestlers can boast about.

When someone tried to com­

pare the tactics Fred used on the

Sheik to what his Dad would have

done in the same situation, Fred

said. “What I did out there

tonight was like the title of the

song, ‘I Did it My Way.’ In other

words, I was doing my thing. I

agree, Dad would probably have

handled things much differently.

He would have been doing his

thing.”

Soon after Fred graduated col­

lege, he started to wrestle as his

father’s tag team partner. Most of

their activity was confined to maj­

or cities in Texas, and Fred re­

calls those days as “the time I

got my real education.”

Young Curry chuckles when he

tells about how they confused

their opponents. “My style of

wrestling is as different from

that of my Dad’s as day is from

night. And when we shifted back

and forth into the ring it so be­

fuddled our opponents that some

of them went so far as to quit,

giving us the bout by disquali­

fication. It was really a riot.”

Fred and his father wrestled as

partners for two years, but the

youngster wasn’t happy. “Dad

was great to me,” Fred mused re­

cently as he reflected on those

spawning years. “But I realized

right from the beginning that as

long as Dad continued to be in

the ring with me I would always

be known as ‘Bull Curry’s kid.’

Of course that’s nothing to be

ashamed of, but I just had to

make it on my own. I had to have

an opportunity to do my own

thing and to find out for myself

whether I really had the ability

to go all the way to the top on

my own!”

Fred left Texas and his father

behind in a trail of smoke from

the Jetliner that zoomed him to

Detroit and the start of a new car­

eer. “There was a time when I

even considered changing my

name,” Fred says. “But I was

much too proud of my father to

do that.”

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NEXT WEEK! VON ERICH vs BULL OR TILLET

RASSLIN' · July 26, 1966

A battered referee Marvin Jones, with commissioner Sammy George standing at ringside and with Promoter Ed McLemore on the ring apron last week, did his best to get a winner in the final match of the tournament.

But wild Bull Curry and Louie Tillet, frequent battlers in recent main events, wouldn't heed any authority (though it cost them a fine!) and wound up the meet without a winner.

And you can be assured they will have another wild one tonight. BUT with TWO referees handling the match. And like last week, Fritz Von Erich has agreed to meet the winner and risk his state heavy title next Tuesday!

So, we will see either Curry or Tillet against the great Von Erich next Tuesday. Von Erich is in his prime and ready to prove again and again that no one in Texas can beat him! But Bull and Tillet each thinks he can and wants that bout — bad!

TWO TEAM BOUTS!!

RASSLIN' · July 26, 1966

Two team matches on a five bout cards staffed by fourteen star grapplers! Many new-comers and former favorites are in the star packed matches.

Returning after a year's absence is Tony Borne. He may inform us if and when his manager Leo Newman is to be back. Borne will have a rugged partner when Jungle Jim Starr debuts!

Starr is verry rough! Opposing them will be young Fred Curry, Bull's son, and popular Nick Kozak! This is a big semi-final, four way scrap.

The first team war comes about in the second event when the colorful Ox and Negro champion Dory Dixon join forces. They'll face two guys they didn't get enough of in last week's 11-bout tourney when they meet Blackjack Daniels; and Roger Kirby, two battlers from away back!

Another new face on a big frame is that of Ken (K.O.) Yates, the former boxer, who tackles the former masked Mummy. Yates resents the opener, promising to whip all comers right into the main events!

FLASH!

BIG TIME WRESTLING · June 13, 1972

DOUBLE MAIN EVENT CARD HERE NEXT TUESDAY AT THE SPORTATORIUM! TAPED FIRST BATTLE! BRASS KNUCKS RULES! BULL CURRY CHALLENGES CRUSHER STASIAK! PLUS! CO-MAIN! MEXICO'S GREAT MIL MASCARAS VS JOHNNY VALENTINE!!!!

KOSTAS MAKES HIT IN DEBUT

The Wrestler · June 17, 1953

Johnny Kostas, the capable Greek grappler who just arrived in the U. S. from Mexico, made a great hit in his initial start last Wednesday night.

Kostas, who was born just three hours walk from the home of the great Jim Londos who once held the heavyweight title that Johnny hopes to get a shot at after tonight's tournament, has already wrestled in 16 different countries.

Kostas speaks 6 languages: English, Greek, Spanish, Portugese, Italian and Turkish, so if you want to try out your linguistic ability just step up and try any

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won, or he may order 5 more

minutes of wrestling in an attempt

to produce a winner. If at the end

of an extra 5 minutes neither

wrestler has won, the referee must

designate a winner'as there can be

no draws. No match in the first

three rounds can go longer than 20

minutes. The final match, the one

that will produce the ultimate

winner, is for one fall but will have

NO Time Limit.

The ten wrestlers competing in

the tournament are:

Anaya, Venezuela, S.A.—220

pounds.

Bull Curry, Hartford, Conn.—

218 pounds.

Miguel Guzman, Mexico City—

201 pounds.

Juan Humberto, San Francisco,

Cal.—226 pounds.

Ray Gunkel, Chicago, Ill.—235

pounds.

R i t o Romero, Guadalaj ara,

Mexico—200 pounds.

Aldo Bogni, Buenos Aires,

Argentina—243 pounds.

Ernest Hefner, Sherman, Tex.—

228 Pounds.

Johnny Kostas, Athens, Greece

—219 pounds.

Duke Keomuka, Honolulu,

Hawaii—215 pounds.

one or any combination of the group.

Kostas boasts a lot of acrobatic ability, plenty of which is needed in present - day wrestling. This tends to produce a style much like that of Argentina Rocca and if you haven't already noticed, Johnny has, like Rocca, a plenty powerful pair of legs. If what Johnny Kostas displayed last week is his regular brand of wrestling, it looks as though Texas and The Wrestlethon have another mat star on their hands.

GREAT ONE NIGHT ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT

The Wrestler · June 17, 1953

GREAT ONE NIGHT ELIMI- NATION TOURNAMENT with the winner getting a crack at the fabulous world champion- ship belt of Lou Thesz next week will probably all but tear the ring down tonight. Top talent will com- pete in a series of nine matches and somewhere in the late Hours one of the ten men wrestling for the rich chance will emerge a win- ner over all others.

Just who that winner will be is anybody's guess. Look into your crystal ball, read the tea leaves or consult the record books and you still won't be able to pick the victor until it is all over, with the sen- sational array of stars lined up by Matchmaker Frank Brown for the big night.

THE ENTRIES

ANAYA . . . One of the classiest built of all Latin mat stars. A superb wrestler, he's had title shots before, came close, but never quite made the grade. He's beaten some of the men in the tournament in previous matches and will have many fans on his side.

ALDO BOGNI. . . Big and rough, he has gotten off to a bad start in his few local appearances and hasn't taken a win. But don't write him off too quickly as his 243 pounds pack plenty of power and he figures to break his bad luck streak tonight.

BULL CURRY . . . may well be the man to watch. A nasty temper, terrible disposition and, oh, so rough in the ring, he has been begging for the big chance at na- tional recognition. He has battered some top competition here in the past and with the breaks could easily be a winner.

RAY GUNKEL . . . Still a youngster whose amateur record was amazing. This college star has done wonders in the pro ranks, had his chance at Thesz here before and flubbed it. But that was a couple of years ago and his added experience since then could be what it takes.

MIGUEL GUZMAN... Mexico's most outstanding matman, w i l l probably have the biggest per- centage of fans rooting for him. His Twisting Head Scissors is the best in the business and makes him a strong contender. The only man in the bunch that has held Big Lou to a 90 minute draw, he wants another chance.

BULL HEFNER . . . The big Texan, absent for some time, is noted for his disregard for the rules and slaughter house tactics. After splattering an opponent all over the ring, quite illegally, was warned by the ref and replied, "Why, wot the h—, umpire, this ain't no tea party!"

JUAN HUMBERTO . . . This battle scarred veteran knows all the tricks and loves a rough one better than anything. His op- ponents will do well to watch him close or they will get themselves eliminated in short time.

DUKE KEOMUKA . ; . Mopped up all opposition once before at the chance to meet Thesz and lost the title tilt only by a close margin. His deadly Judo tactics could gain him the win over any man compet- ing in the tournament and that is just what the Oriental forecasts will happen.

JOHNNY KOSTAS . . . Com- pared favorably to the immortal Jim Londos as well as the sen- sational Jimmy James, two all time great Greeks, on his first start here last week. With his speed and tremendously muscular build he is headed for the big time and might use the tournament as that stepping stone.

RITO ROMERO . . . Certainly not to be overlooked on the im- pressive list. Lighter than any man on the card, he will use superior wrestling ability as the equalizer. He is considered by many as the only man in the United States who could successfully hold both the Junior and Heavyweight Titles simultaneously.

Now this is an impartial record of how these men appear to us. For quite another story, -see what each of them -thinks of their own chances in the article on page 4.

To keep things in ship-shape order, Brown signed both Otto Kuss and Paul Boesch to officiate the long night.

WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT WINNING TOURNAMENT

The Wrestler · June 17, 1953

Every wrestler who submitted his name for entry into the tournament was not accepted, the matchmaker picking 10 men of varied personalities, styles of wrestling, even going out of his way to make it possible for wrestlers of foreign nations to get a shot at Big Lou. The wrestlers picked should produce one of the best tournaments from a wrestling standpoint ever signed in The Wrestlethon, not to mention the 10 grapplers make up one of the most colorful groups possible to see anywhere at any time in the whole sport of professional wrestling. These men all had something to say concerning their chances of winning and going on to meet Thesz for the N.W.A. title, the one thing every professional wrestler today wants more than anything else, not to mention of course the $200,000 per year that goes with it.

Said BULL CURRY; "I don't go round shootin' my mouth off like a bunch of these guys without no reason for it. This guy Thesz is over-rated. When I tangle with him on the 24th, I'll take him like Grant took Richmond". When asked about the possibility that he might not win the tournament Curry blasted, "You kiddin'? Most of those guys (in the tournament) wuzn't even meant to wrestle. Can't take punishment. I'll show you who's the toughest guy in this business".

In quite a different manner said MIGUEL GUZMAN; "I like to think of the match I held Lou to a 90 minute draw here in The Wrestlethon. That bout proved to me he can be beaten. Of course, I have to beat some pretty good competition before I get the chance at the title, but I wouldn't be entering the tournament if I didn't think I had a good chance of winning".

Handsomest athlete in the tournament and possessed of one of the finest physiques in the sport is ANAYA who said; "I guess I feel like everyone else in the tournament, I wouldn't go into it if I didn't think I could win and after winning it feel I could beat Thesz. Confidence in your own ability is one of the major factors in the success of any athlete in any sport. Sure I think I can win".

Biggest wrestler in the tournament Aldo Bogni said, "They don't wrestle here like we do in Argentina. The wrestlers go around like a lot of jumping-jacks. That isn't

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Curry Thinks Tournament Unnecessary ... Just Give Him Thesz

The Wrestler · June 17, 1953

Bull Curry, the former Hartford cop, thinks matchmaker Frank Brown is working too hard on tonight's tournament. The easy way would be to just sign him for the title match with Lou Thesz June 24th because that's the way it will be anyway.

Curry, who has been absent from Texas wrestling reportedly because he swallowed a bottle cap, is back more ornery than ever. While he was away, he bombarded the matchmaker with challenges for W l a d e k Kowalski when he heard Brown was seeking the big Pole for an appearance here. Now Curry wants Brown to just forget about all the other wrestlers and sign him to wrestle Thesz. A mighty ambitious man this Curry. First he wants Kowalski, who is rated number two man in the sport, now he wants the number one man, Lou Thesz.

Now we can see why he didn't remain a cop very long. He probably was better than the captain, the lieutenants and the entire police force all put together.

WILL ONE OF THESE MEN BE NEXT NW A CHAMP?

TWO MAIN EVENTS TOP CARD TONIGHT!! Bull Ready For Brass Knucks Battle vs. Heart Crusher Stasiak

BIG TIME WRESTLING · June 20, 1972

Every match of his life has been taken as seriously as those in his earlier years to Bull Curry who has main event effort in everything he does!

True, there is a big card Saturday night at Texas Stadium. But when that main event bell rings tonight, the most spirited campaigner and bittier who ever enterd the ring will be the rowdy Bull.

And when that bell rings Bull will think of nothing but carrying the bout to his foe and not thinking of tomorrow (or even the big card next Saturday!).

This is a tribute to the swinging Curry who has to be seen at his best in this special match tonight as it is being conducted under Bull's beloved "Brass Knucks Rules", which means taped fist blows are legal. And it's to a finish!

AND BEST OF ALL FOR CURRY FANS, THE MATCH PITS HIM AGAINST CRUSHER STASIAK!

"No one hold man can take me" roars the Bull. Tough guys have been here before in Texas but they get to the main events and then I beat 'em back."

Curry Wants Revenge, Tom Angered!

Waco Wrestling · MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964

A re-match, tonight, sees battered Bull Curry and torn Tokyo Tom back in action after last week's blood spilled bout ended in a "No Decision" when the referee and both contestants were unable to continue. Tonight two referees will be on hand to see that the match is finished and the best man wins. Tokyo Tom is out to stop Bull's campaign to run all Japanese wrestlers out of the state. Can he do it? i

Wrestlers Want to Outlaw Tokyo Tom's Throat Jab

Waco Wrestling · MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964

When ihe Orient's master of judo and karaie, Tough Tokyo Tom, steps through ihe ropes to- night Waco mat fans will be seeing Japan's an­swer to Bull Curry! The man who would be termed ihe "Brass Knucks Champion of Japan", if they had such a title.

__They don't. But they do look on Tokyo Tom as a symbol of what it lakes to be tough just as fans in this country put their marbles on the Bull and claim that he is the height of tough, two fisted battling.

Tokyo Tom is different from other Japanese wrestlers we have seen. His colorful pre-match ceremony beats anything we have ever seen too . . . and Tokyo Tom insists that absolute quiet reign as he goes into the ring alone to make ready for his match.

Tom uses a blend of a number of wrestling styles. He has the defensive capabilities of judo and the punishing offensive of karate but he blends them with a knowledge of several other Oriental means of mayhem and comes up with a style that is hard to beat.

One of his favorite methods of dispatching an opponent is io drive his fingers, the points of them as he forms them into a solid lance, straight into the throat of his opponent. In most states this is not allowed, it is dangerous to the point of being able to cause a fatality.

And ihe Tokyo tough guy claims this will beat any man who has to rely on throwing a sei of knuckles, a fist.

Raines Wants Help In Tonight's Main Event Fracus

Waco Wrestling · MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964

Referee Dick Raines who was belted by one of the wrestlers in last week's main event wants some help in the Curry-Tokyo Tom bout, he told promoter Pinky George. Raines was rendered helpless last week by an unsuspected blow on the chin. When two rough-housers like this get together pinky admitted two referees were in order. Dick says he will be on the look-out for any flying articles to-night, especially Curry's fist or Tom's throat jab.

Rough House King Pins Curry And McShane Battle For Brass Knucks Title In Main Event!

RASSLIN' · March 11, 1958

Take the two toughest men in

wrestling and put up a trophy

like the Brass Knucks title, add

the ingredients of a red hot run­

ning feud — and stand back! Be­

cause tonight, Dynamite Danny

McShane and "Crazy" Bull Cur­

ry will have at it!

The two have been tearing

into each other the past two

weeks when they weren't even

matched against each other. In

each instance one or the other

put the other out of action! And

tonight they are matched in a

title go. And it should be a

whopper of a rough-house war!

Up for grabs will be the Tex­

as "Brass Knucks" champion­

ship now owned by Curry. It

was the self-same trophy that

started it all two weeks ago

when Curry crashed the cup

over McShane's head. The ac­

tion put McShane out of action.

Last week McShane was

ready for revenge. But he was

denied entrance to the ring to

make his challenge as Curry and

Johnny Valentine prepared for

battle. Curry looked as though

he had Valentine nearly out. But

then came McShane.

McShane caught Curry out of

the ring and whacked him in the

back of the legs several times

with a chair. Curry couldn't

hobble back in the ring and thus

he lost the match. McShane had

tasted of revenge. But he still

wants to whip Curry.

And, of course, Curry wants

to whip McShane. So, tonight

the two rough-housers (called

the roughest by many fans and

grappiors) will go as it is an

all-out battle. It will be a regu-

lation best -of three falls, 90-

micute match with the Trophy

— symbolic of Texas' roughest

wrestler — going to the win­

ner!

Curry has high regard for

that title even though he may

brandish it around and batter

people with it. But trying to

take it away from him is like

trying to tie a knot in a tiger's

tail. But then, McShane is just

the kind of guy who would

welcome the chance!

Valentine Resents Interference – Wants Curry, McShane Rematches!

RASSLIN' · March 11, 1958

Two weeks ago Danny McShane was carried out before his match even slared with Johnny Valentine. Last week Bull Curry hobbled out from an injury which made Valentine the automatic victor.

And Valentine doesn't like any part of it. "If I'm matched sgainst a man, let me whip him!" is a quick summary. In the first instance Curry clobbered McShane with the rough-house trophy. Last week McShane returned the compliment and whacked Curry with a chair. Curry was counted out of the ring and the bout went to the bleeding Valentix.e.

Many fans stated that Curry had the match won as Valentine was bleeding and definitely on the defensive. However, Valentine speaks again, "I would never have given up." And this remark reminds of the time about three weeks ago when an injured Johnny Valentine hung on for a 90-minute draw against McShane.

Valentine wants rematches against both McShane an' l Curry. He wants to whip them in front of the Dallas fans. They ere Loth rough and tough and neither is an "easy" foe, but irregardess Valentins is challenging them!

Bull Says He Was Tricked Into Bear Bout But Will Battle Him

RASSLIN' · March 13

Nearly five thousand people saw and heard Bull Curry screaming for rougher opposition last week after he was disqualified in his semifinal match against Ray Gunkel. The Bull, who was barred from using a black-jack, stayed in the ring and demanded rougher foes who wouldn't run away from him.

He said he would meet any wrestler. So, Promoter Ed McLemore obliged the Bull. When called to the ringside, McLemore carried a contract with him. Bull quickly signed it and thne learned that he had agreed to meet 400-pound wrestling bear named Tarzan.

'Til still wrestle him and no doubt beat him," boasted the wild-wrestling Curry who apparently is not afraid of man or beast. "I guess this is the only way I can get any action around here."

This hasn't deterred the Bull's consistent hollering for more rough foes. He still wants to establish himself as the unquestioned rough-houser king hereabouts. The bushy-browed battler still owns the "Brass Knucks" trophy which is symbolic of that title, but he still wants to battle any wrestler who even thinks he is tough.

Ray Wins Again; Out For No. 5 Now

RASSLIN' · March 13

Ray Gunkel won his fourth straight match here last week with a win by disqualification over Bull Curry. And tonight, another rough-houser, Killer Joe Christie might be win number five for Ray.

The popular title contender reports that he is in great shape and anxious for top pairings. Ray especially would like to repeat his open challenge to the Jap grappleds. However, Gunkel admits that his foes have been top drawer right along during this red-hot win streak of his. Ray does explain that while he is in this winning mood, he would really like to knock over someone whom the fans especially dislike. Perhaps that is why he has renewed his long-standing grudge against the Nip matmen.

Killer Christie is no easy foe and he could halt Ray's win streak. In fact, the Killer has already stated that he would. Ray seems to always draw tough foes but two of his last four wins here were over the scientific grapplers.

McShane, Curry and Valentine In Three Way Free For All In Fenced Ring Showdown Tonite!

RASSLIN' · March 18, 1958

McShane, Curry and Valentine

In Three Way Free For All In

Fenced Ring Snowdown

Tonite!

ONLY 1 WINNER!

$1500 Plus Purse Up

See story page 4

TO AN ABSOLUTE FINISH!

NO MATTER HOW MANY FALLS!

BARBED WB, FENCE AROUND RING!

FREE FOR ALL IN FENCED FINALE

RASSLIN' · March 18, 1958

"Lock 'em in. Save some furniture in the place. And try and get this thing settled for once and all", summed up the situation in blistering words from Promoter Ed Mc-Lemore. He was, of course, talking about tonight's main event.

Three weeks of matching the principals against one another has resulted in wild, inconclusive matches. The three have torn into one another whether matched or not. Wild brawling has been the result.

But tonight, it will read like this — Bull Curry vs. Danny McShane vs. Johnny Valentine. The three of them will be thrown into the ring and locked in! An eight foot fence, topped with stretches of barbed wire, will encase the structure. And the three can do just about anything they are big enough to do.

Call it a free for all. Or a small battle royal in a big way.

The difference is that not one of them has the slightest inclination to help the other. In fact, anyone of them would delight in driving the other two out of wrestling.

So, let the three of them have at it. The sole survivor will be the only winner. The others will be let out of there when they either give up or are unable to continue. Falls won't count. But a minute rest will be allowed after each one. Otherwise, they will be free to be at each other's throat throughout.

The lone winner will get $1,000 since all three posted $500 for the match. The winner also gets the entire main event purse. But none of them are after the money as much as they are the victory. And what wrestler wouldn't like to whip such an assortment of big name rough-housers?

Curry started the feud three weeks ago by whacking Mc-Shane into unconsciousness with his Brass Knucks trophy. The next week McShane laid Curry out with a chair which caused Curry to lose to Valentine. Valentine didn't like winning that way, and last week, he said so.

And last week he battled Mc-Shane out of the ring causing the latter to lose to Curry. And such it has been in this hottest of feuding. Let's hope this high horsepowered threesome settle things tonight. It is the first time such a match has been presented here.

SPECIAL FLASH! NEXT TUESDAY! AMERICAN TEAM TITLE! FRITZ VON ERICH AND YOUNG BULL CURRY DEFEND AGAINST JOHNNY VALENTINE AND DUSTY RHODES!

BIG TIME WRESTLING · March 25, 1969

SPECIAL FLASH! NEXT TUESDAY! AMERICAN TEAM TITLE! FRITZ VON ERICH AND YOUNG BULL CURRY DEFEND AGAINST JOHNNY VALENTINE AND DUSTY RHODES!

Bull Jr. Out For Big Wins!!

BIG TIME WRESTLING · March 25, 1969

Baron Raschke may be champion of all Europe but having someone from the Curry wrestling family after you is something else again!

Bull, Jr. was injured in a bout against Raschke in Ft. Worth a few weeks ago. The next night Curry was at ringside in Dallas challenging Raschke for a rematch.

Bull mended quickly and got that rematch with Raschke in Ft. Worth last week and came out winner. He didn't injure Raschke but that wasn't his prime intention.

Papa Bull is prouder than ever.

FRED CURRY

BIG TIME WRESTLING · March 25, 1969

Tonight Young Bull battles huge Krusher Kowalski and this is another tough one even for someone named Curry!

Many fans keep hoping that Bull Curry senior will trek to Texas to join his son. But at the moment Bull is headlining midwest main events, so not soon for sure.

Von Erich And Kox! Curry And Ellis Teamed!!

RASSLIN' · May 11, 1965

Bull Curry has always wanted a rough-house showdown with Fritz Von Erich. And the wild Bull is really delighted tonight. Not only will he get Von Erich in the same ring, the Bull will also get a crack at Killer Kox, Von Erich's surprise pick as a tag-team partner!

Only Bull Curry reasons like Bull Curry and that's why he has a chance to battle both Kox and Fritz in one match. But the Bull isn't singlehanded as a guy just as eager as he is is his partner, popular Cowboy Bob Ellis!

Curry had his differences with Von Erich last week and then jumped into the ring as Von Erich was battling Ellis in the main event. Ellis didn't ask for Curry's help and it led to Ellis' disqualification.

TOLOS TOO!

This did set up the Curry-Ellis combine and it remained for Von Erich to get a team mate. Kox and he teamed here once before but have since been on opposite sides. Von Erich gives little praise to Kox's intellect (in TV interviews) but grudgingly acknowledges Kox's qualities in a rough-house go.

Chris Tolos is another rough-houser—from Canada where Von Erich gained his earliest fame which led him to the top. Tolos has publicly stated that Von Erich is afraid of him and that he is the Canadian champion and keeping Von Erich down here and out of Canada.

No comment from Von Erich yet. The tag team feature should be a whopper!

UNCLE PHIL:

RASSLIN' · May 11, 1965

I can't always figure these tag team matches — as a fan. How­ever if I really wanted a big win I would pick the biggest and roughest partner I could get.

So, why be surprised if Killer Kox and Fritz Von Erich team up? Once before they did team here and they,made a really rugged team. However I'm for Bull Curry and Bob Ellis although I wish people — including spectators and other wrestlers — would stay out of the ring except for the appointed referee and the two con­testants.

Bull meant to help Cowboy Ellis last week but got him dis­qualified. So, let's leave the matches to the contestants. This is hot to say that when the two Daltons jump on one man that no one should come to his aid. But when it's one against one — that's how it ought to be.

This Tim Tyler is supposed to be as tough as his big brother Tarzan Tyler. That is really something if he is. And Ernie Ladd continues to be more and more impressive. And I hope Chris Tolos beats Tony Borne — and that Borne beats Tolos — if you know what I mean.

BULL SAYS NOMELLINI OVER-RATED

The Wrestler · May 18, 1955

HE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE SEEN THE NAME OF Leo Nomellini rise to fame and stardom from coast to coast as every wire service in the country reported the 'Frisco Fiasco be- tween Lou Thesz and Nomellini. From a comparative unknown, Leo has become the most sought after wrestler in the NWA. Even though the association refused to recognize Nomellini's claim to the title due the fact that Lou had lost by a disqualification, fans still want a glimpse at the first grappler to gain a win over Thesz since 1948.

In over 900 bouts . . . and each and every one of those found that lucrative title at stake, Thesz had met and defeated the cream of the crop. He had signed to meet Nomellini in the Cow Pal- ace in San Francisco, a match that was to draw a huge house due to Leo's popularity on the West Coast where he has concen- trated his competition. Mike Ma- zurki, former wrestler and now better known for his movie work, was to be third man in the ring. Nothing different, much, from any of Thesz' many other title defenses.

But with a fall apiece Thesz knocked his opponent from the ring and drop kicked him back into the aisle each time he at- tempted to re-enter. From there on the result is common knowl- edge in the sports world, a match that wrote new wrestling history. Mazurki disqualified Thesz, gave the match to Nomellini and the big pro-football star quickly clamped a headlock on the world title. It took several days for the grievance committee of the NWA to rule that, as always, no cham- pion could lose his title by DQ, that Thesz was still the King.

California, a state that is prone to elevate their own commission over even the national organiza- tion, saw red and announced that Nomellini WAS the champion, an act that dumped confusion on the wrestling picture.

Realizing that Nomellini, even though his claim is recognized only in California, was still a wrestler that San Antonians would like to see in action, Pro- moter Dorathy Livengood au- thorized Matchmaker Frank Brown to go to work to get the San Francisco 49'er star tackle in- to The Wrestlethon.

Nomellini makes his debut in tonight's main event. Asked his opinion of the ability of Leo, Matchmaker Brown confided: "I didn't know. They say he is great, that he was on an even par with Thesz before Mike stopped the match. I know he held the Big 10 wrestling title in the amateurs before turning pro. But a lot of fellows are considered pretty good in other sections of the country before they hit Texas.

"Personally, I'm going to sit back and see. I signed Bull Curry against him because I believe that Bull is the type of wrestler that can force Nomellini to prove his ability."

ROUGEAU-ETCHISON

The time limit has been lifted on the special, a re-match be- tween Ronnie Etchison and John- nie Rougeau. Their first match went to a great draw several weeks ago and fans have been requesting the return since then. With no time limit, a winner is guaranteed so watch for a lot of excitement in this one.

The Kentucky Colonel, Stu Gib- son, drops to the semi windup, but wants everyone to know that the bout is far below his dignity. He is in quite a huff, too, at not being selected as the logical opponent for Nomellini, insisting

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that he bested Curry in the No Contest match last week.

As for tonight's opponent, Raul Zapata, Gibson merely shrugged it off with, "If this Zapata individual feels that he is in the same league with me, I will be glad to hand him a few lessons. Personally I don't think he will last two minutes."

Zapata's past record speaks for itself and he could well take the arrogant Gibson down a peg or two.

A rugged and powerful Ali Baba will be seen for the first time on this card in a match against Anaya. A native of Istanbul, where wrestling is as commonplace as sandlot football here, Ali has built an impressive record since entering the States.

Pierre LaSalle gets the big assignment of trying to stop the huge Tarzan Mike, something that neither Joe Christy nor Maurice Vachon were able to do. Pierre gives away 50 pounds in the process, but seems confident that he can upset the giant. They open the five bout card that will be refereed by Marvin Jones. ★★

GBSON SAYS HE SHOULD HAVE MET LEO NOMELLINI

The Wrestler · May 18, 1955

The Kentucky Colonel, Stuart Gibson, roared back into The Wrestlethon arena with the same gusto as when he left nearly nine months ago. Not having changed one little bit, Gibson was already raising a howl over Bull Curry being given the match with Leo Nomellini this week. Gibson, upon hearing the matchmaker had signed Curry with Nomellini, said:

"Nomellini will eat that illiterate bum up. Curry is a former third rate fighter trying to pass himself off as a wrestler. If he knows 3 good wrestling holds, I've yet to see them and that is what it's going to take to beat this fellow Nomellini. He's big, strong and knows wrestling and there is only one style of wrestling that can beat him and that's mine with plenty of mat savvy, speed, strength, endurance and toughness. An unbeatable combination. What's Curry have? A homely face!"

Gibson's knee-drop, connected with only once last Wednesday night, was apparently as good as ever. It gained him a fall over The Bull and Gibson insisted if Otto Kuss hadn't stopped last week's match, he would have put another on Curry before it was over. Gibson thought Kuss should have kept out of the way of action last week and not stopped the match because he accidentally was knocked down.

Of course Gibson, in stating his opinions, never once even mentions the fact it was a steel chair he brought into the ring that knocked Kuss down, and regardless of how hard we look we don't find where a steel chair is considered part of a wrestling match.

Actually, both Gibson and Curry hit Kuss with the chair. It would be safe to say Gibson's hitting of the referee was purely accidental, but knowing the standing feud between Kuss and Curry, Curry's hitting Otto might not have been so 'accidental,' even though The Bull professes he didn't even know he ever hit Kuss.

And what had Kuss to say on getting hit with the chair? No comment! Kuss did say, though, that if wrestlers pulled such uncalled for antics and he let them get by with it, there were enough wrestlers of that nature who would take advantage of every situation to try and beat an opponent in any manner they saw fit.

"Stopping a match and calling it 'No Contest' isn't liked by any

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promoter and a wrestler, or wrestlers, involved too frequently in such incidents find themselves in prelims or not even on a card. The wrestlers don't like No Contest rulings either, but they won't get these rulings from me if they stay within the bounds of reason. I want the fans who paid money to see plenty of action, to see action, but to me, a steel chair isn't wrestling action, particularly when I get hit on the head with it." ★★

Curry Asks For Different Referee For Nomellini Bout

The Wrestler · May 18, 1955

Bull Curry, who usually demands things when he wants them, in this case asked the matchmaker for a different referee for his match with Leo Nomellini. Perhaps because he had demanded a different referee all along, other than Otto Kuss, was the reason why he had been forced to accept Kuss as ring official, even after he and the lanky Minnesota matman-referee had tangled on the mat.

Knowing Curry and Kuss don't get along too well, Brown thought it fair for Curry to ask for a different referee in this instance, particularly when The Bull used a very business-like manner instead of the usual tear-'em-apart attitude. Could be The Bull is extremely anxious to win this one and in his opinion a referee other than Kuss would set his mind (no remarks) at ease.

Anyway Curry gets another referee. Marvin Jones, a pretty rugged individual himself and a first rate wrestling referee, will handle the Nomellini-Curry match.

WRESTLING 9 MAY 11. 1955

The Wrestler · May 18, 1955

IN A TORRID BATTLE TO DETERMINE THE KINGPIN OF THE super roughhouse wrestlers of the Texas mat world, the two number one candidates had it out tooth and nail for three falls. Stu Gibson, just returning from a nine month tour of the midwest, took up where he left off against arch enemy Bull Curry. Although both sustained plenty of damage, it was likeable Otto Kuss, the third man in the melee, who was left in a shambles and nearly had to be carted off.

CURRY JUMPED a fall ahead in the first as he connected with twin shots into a turnbuckle, using Gibson's head for the ramrod. When the Kentucky Colonel folded under the impact, Curry proceeded to kick him into oblivion and then fell across with a Press to wrap it up in 6:58.

THE EVENER WENT to the arrogant Gibson (who, incidentally, had the crowd backing him in this bout with Curry) as he unloosed a bevy of telling rights that dumped the Bull at the base of a ringpost. Gibson hit the top of the ropes and crashed down in his Kentucky Cannon Ball (knee drop off the top rope). This was the very hold that so many fans complained of that it was finally temporarily banned here in San Antonio before. Oddly enough, no one seemed to mind Stu's use of it tonight. He gained the fall in 6:30.

IT TOOK ALL RING police and other officials to break up the near riot that developed in the final, a fall that ended in a double disqualification. As Gibson attempted another Cannonball, Curry knocked him off the top rope and out of the ring. As Stu tried to come back in he was rammed head first into a ring post. With the blood gushing from a head wound, the 'Colonel' yanked the steel chair from under the timekeeper and attacked Curry with the lethal weapon. The Bull ducked a wild swing that hit Otto Kuss squarely in the head and knocked him from the ring. He finally returned, his head also bleeding, just in time to get conked in the breadbasket with the chair which Curry was now wielding around. This was the straw and Kuss signalled for the bell to stop the whole works in a no contest decision. Although the bell sounded at 4:55, both battlers continued their slug fest until police separated them.

Champs Curry and Hernandez Vie

RASSLIN' · May 19, 1959

Two Texas Titles Go to Winner

As Heavy and Brass Knucks Are Up

Bull Curry came out with a repeat win over Pancho

Lopez last week and immediately challenged all Latin

matmen especially the Texas heavyweight champion

Luis Hernandez.

And Hernandez who was turning back rough houser

Danny McShane-appeared as eager as Curry for a show­

down. Hernandez speaks very little English but when

Curry's insulting remarks were translated to him he

blew his stack in two languages.

Hernandez knows how important his Texas heavy­

weight title is. He hopes to be a long running champion

as were his countrymen Miguel Guzman and Rito Romero.

He doesn't know much about the Brass Knucks trophy,

so beloved by Curry. But Hernandez wants to take it

away from Curry.

"I'll shellac this Mex and any others you can dig up

for me. I'll help myself to the heavy title while I'm at

it to prove that the Brass Knucks champ ought to be

rated over all others," hollered Curry with blood in

his eyes.

Lopez & Mills To Meet Again!

RASSLIN' · May 19, 1959

Last week popular Pancho Lopez was out to avenge his only Dallas defeat. The loss he was seeking to erase was a most questionable one as he answered the bell in a rematch with Bull Curry.

The week before, Curry had pinned Lopez. But Pancho — and almost every fan in the house — said that Curry pulled some object out of his trunks to wallop his foe with an illegal blow.

But even so, Pancho was ready to meet and beat the Bull in a rematch — which Lopez almost did. However, Al Mills, who was to have had a match on the bill, was given a spot as referee at his own insistence. Mills refereed the Lopez-Curry bout. And everyone — except Curry—will tell you that Mills was practically a team partner for Curry.

Tonight, Lopez isn't after avenging two losses. He is out after the man that cost him last week's bout and the right to avenge that lone loss. So look out Mr. Murder Mills for an aroused Pancho Lopez!

Worst Referee Ever, Says Lopez of Mills' Work Here Last Week!

RASSLIN' · May 19, 1959

Last week popular Pancho Lopez was out to avenge his only Dallas defeat. The loss he was seeking to erase was a most questionable one as he answered the bell in a rematch with Bull Curry.

The week before, Curry had pinned Lopez. But Pancho — and almost every fan in the house — said that Curry pulled some object out of his trunks to wallop his foe with an illegal blow.

But even so, Pancho was ready to meet and beat the Bull in a rematch — which Lopez almost did. However, Al Mills, who was to have had a match on the bill, was given a spot as referee at his own insistence. Mills refereed the Lopez-Curry bout. And everyone — except Curry—will tell you that Mills was practically a team partner for Curry.

Tonight, Lopez isn't after avenging two losses. He is out after the man that cost him last week's bout and the right to avenge that lone loss. So look out Mr. Murder Mills for an aroused Pancho Lopez!

Texas Negro Champ Conway To Defend Against Dallas' Brady

RASSLIN' · May 19, 1959

Uncle Phil Sez:

This is an open letter to Mr. Ed McLemore from yours truly, Uncle Phil. Dr. Mr. Me: I do think that some of the greatest matches ever conceived in the wrestling world have been held right here in the Dallas Sportatorium. I also think that the greatest wrestlers in the world have appeared here in Dallas, and I feel that all the credit is due to your constant effort and willingness to spend whatever money has been necessary, in order to get the world's greatest for the Dallas fans. And now here it comes.

Question Number One. Do we have to put up with that bushy-browed monster known as Bull Curry?

Number Two. What penalties can you impose in order to keep him in the ring?

Number Three. Can we bar his two favorite holds? The two holds are, No. 1 a fist blow to his opponents face or body and No. 2 a chair over the opponent's head. Of course his winning hold he thinks is his roar like a felled bull.

And now, Mr. Me, the fans I have heard would like to know — how much longer are we going to put up with a guy like that, that just loves to open up the skull of his opponents, just to see how much blood can be spilled and the roaring bull backs up just to roar louder. Isn't there a stopping place? I see he has a match this coming Tuesday with Luis Hernandez. I hope That Luis leaves him in a condition requiring an ambulance stretcher to be carried out of the ring, and I would be willing to wager that the fans would really roar with joy, and Uncle Phil would be roaring with the fans.

Please, Mr. Me, get someone to rid us of Mr. Bull for good.

I hate to devote this entire space to just that bull character but did you see that Studio Wrestling, last Saturday? Even in a small studio, in front of a very meager audience he still threw his opponent out of the ring, I just wished that one of those sailors would have gotten some of his buddies to help him and they would have done with him what I would like to see done.

Please Note: Nowhere have I used the language that I would like to use when talking about the Bull. I still am a gentleman, and I do not want to put myself in the Bull's class.

The RASSLER

The RASSLER · Monday, August 14, 1967

The RASSLER

The RASSLER · Monday, August 14, 1967

CURRY WARNS KEOMUKA TO BE PREPARED

The RASSLER · Monday, August 31, 1953

Wild Bull Curry claiming to be the meanest man in the world was stopped cold by Duke Keomuka last Monday night in a non-scheduled meeting. It wasn't supposed to be that way, but Keomuka came to the ring to challenge the winner. Duke said it made no difference to him, especially as he had no love for either Romero or Curry.

Duke didn't get the winner. Instead he got the man he attacked with the microphone. Wild Bill Curry. Curry was carried from the ring in a semi-unconscious condition and wasn't able to return for the next fall with Romero.

Bad .blood existed from several weeks ago between these two and after what happened to Bull last week, there is no telling what may happen. It is sure to be a rough affair and maybe more blood spilled.

Some two weeks ago, Keomuka met Curry and the fight had to be stopped after the referee became involved and was knocked out. The meeting was called a no contest. Naturally, ending as it did there was ill feelings and it came to a climax last Monday night when Duke used the mike on Bull's head.

This will be a real grudge match and there is no telling what may happen. Bull has again asked Promoter Moore to furnish police protection for him. He has shown such hatred for all mankind in the past few weeks, Bull is afraid he may be attacked by some over-enthused fan. Too, he never knows when some other wrestler may be

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lurking in the shadows and attack him.

After Bull climbs into the ring he has no fear of any one; he feels that he can take care of himself while in the ring and we go along with him on that.

Duke asked to meet Bull without a referee, but promoter Moore wouldn't allow that of course. Moore feels that this would be suicide for one or the other, and even if Promoter Moore would sanction such a match, it wouldn't be allowed by the state commissioner.

When two men, of Curry and Keomuka's calibre get together something is bound to happen. Curry has no regard for rules of any kind and will resort to using anything he can lay his hand on to subdue an opponent. Curry has warned Duke to come prepared for the worst to happen.

The main event tonight will be a fight to a finish with no time limit. Fans would do well to remain in their seats and not attempt to take matters in their own hands because both of these two grapplers are well able to take care of themselves.

VON POPPENHEIM, MACKAY IN LONGER, BETTER SEMI-FINAL

The RASSLER · Monday, August 31, 1953

The new Semi-final tonight in which Kurt Von Poppenheim and Roger Mackay. will meet will be over a longer period, 45 minutes, 2 out of 3 falls instead of the usual 30 minutes one fall semi-final.

Whether or not this practice will be repeated in the future remains to be seen. Promoter Moore said we are having unusual talent at this time and fans are really entitled to the longer period. Using the men such as Mackay and Von Poppenheim in shorter matches does not give them time enough to get warmed up.

We believe the 45 minute time limit semi-final will be very popular. We suggest that if you agree call Promoter Moore, send a letter, post card or telegram and let him have your opinion. If it proves popular enough it may.be repeated on following Monday nights. Certainly these men are main event men because they work here in main events and all over the country in main events, but you simply cannot have all matches main events. The wrestlers understand this and are willing to work just as faithful in preliminaries as they do in main events but every one enjoys being on top or as near the top as possible.

Mackay wanted to meet Keomuka tonight especially after the decision was reversed last Monday night but Duke will have his hands full tonight with Bull Curry. Mackay is contented to be matched

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with Von Pop because he remembers that they too have some unfinished business to attend to.

On August 17, Roger met Kurt in the semi-final, and this meeting ended in a draw. Twenty minutes of very rough wrestling was seen but nothing was settled between these very different grapplers. Tonight, even though their tactics will be different, a rough match is expected. Mackay, a clean type grappler who can take care of himself with some of the roughest, will find that he will have very little use for his scientific tactics. The match is expected to start from the first bell a rough one with Poppenheim using every means possible not found in the wrestling rules.

Von Poppenheim does not hesitate to tell any one that his style is the roughest and meanest possible and the easiest way to win is always the roughest way. Some fans, as well as some grapplers, think otherwise. Mackay is one of these grapplers who believes science wins more matches. But with a man like Von Poppenheim a clean type grappler has no chance to get in much of his science, so the natural thing to do is get tough with them. This Mackay can do if the need should arise.

Curry Carried From Ring —

The RASSLER · Monday, August 31, 1953

Well! Well! Many souls were made happy last Monday night when Bull Curry was carried from the ring feet first. Curry however, recovered quickly after reaching the dressing room. After patching up his wounds he was able to move out under his own power.

Here's what happened in the top half of the Double Main Event . . . Curry took the first fall from Romero in something like 6 minutes after beating him down and keeping him outside the ring a big part of the time . . . Both Curry and Romero returned for the second fall, but no second fall or third fall . . . Duke Keomuka climbed through the ropes, supposedly to challenge either Curry or Romero . . . Curry made some insulting re-

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but he adapted himself to the American style and caught on quickly. He had a lot to learn and he learned it rapidly until at this time he is considered among the best.

Freeman will be strictly at home with Rito Romero tonight because he likes his wrestling clean. However he may not stick to his clean side and wrestle scientifically because he too can get rough. We know without a doubt that Romero will not start any sort of roughness but we don't know so much about Freeman. He too may believe like many other clean men that you can win quicker by using rough tactics. However if he should be the first to start roughing it, he will find in Romero, a man who can stay with him and exchange blow for blow or hold for hold.

We would like to refer back to Humberto for a few lines to say that one of the roughest and bloodiest matches we have ever seen here was in the City Recreation Hall several years ago when Juan met Hans Schnabel. It was a main event and was more than just a grudge match. Juan and Hans fought in the ring, out of the ring and in the aisles.. Both were

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marks to Duke . . . It so happened announced Dan Coates was starting to announce Keomuka's intention when Duke took the "mike" from Dan and proceeded to lay it on Curry's head . . . Curry rolled out of the ring landing unconscious under the ring structure . . . When he revived sufficiently to get up and after gaining his footing, went completely berserk, half running and half climbing over chairs in the ring side was finally stopped by half a dozen cops and 2 seconds. . . . Curry was bleeding badly from head cuts either made by Keomuka's "mike" or from falling over chairs . . . Dark shadows came again over Curry's eyes and he was carried from the Coliseum ring-side to the dressing room . . . Results, he was not able to be present for the second or the third fall. Commission doctor ruled that he was not able to continue . . . so, naturally Romero was declared the winner . . . Romero refused to accept the bloody from head to foot and the match had to be stopped by the referee and other grapplers because it got completely out of hand.

As we remember it it was well that the match was stopped because either or both men could have been injured for life had the match continued. This was one of the times two wrestlers really got mad with each other.

In the first section of the Double Main Event, Mildred Burke, undisputed champion of the world in the women's division took two straight falls from Red Headed, high stepping Cora Combs. . . . The second and third falls in 6 and 4½ minutes . . . The going looked very bad for Mildred when Cora took the first fall in 11½ minutes.

Curry Carried from Ring—

The RASSLER · Monday, August 31, 1953

Keomuka won over Roger Mackay in the semi-final spot in 14 minutes but wouldn't stop his attack on Mackay after Roger conceded the fall so Referee Jones reversed the decision giving credit to Roger Mackay on a reversed decision . . . Mackay insisted on a return match but was refused. Promoter Moore said maybe later.

In the Tag Team Match things didn't pan out strictly according to Kay Bell's liking even though no one was credited with winning. Bell plainly showed that he wasn't completely satisfied with his teammate Kurt Von Poppenheim. Bell seemed disgusted with Pop's rough tactics. Maybe after all Kay Bell likes clean wrestling instead of the rough style such as Bull Curry, Keomuka, etc., put out.

VALENTINE RISKS TEXAS TITLE AGAINST POPULAR TORRES

The RASSLER · Monday, Feb. 24, 1958

Get all set for possibly the greatest thrill of the year/ when Big Johnny Valentine risks his Texas Heavyweight Title against Enrique Torres and Bull Curry puts his Brass Knucks Trophy up for Murderous Danny McShane to take a shot at.

Enrique, possibly the best of the three Torres brothers coming into the territory almost un-announced, fell immediately into the opportunity of trying for the Texas Heavyweight crown. The crown, however, will not be new to Enrique — he's held the Texas title before but it's always a good feeling to have the popular title for your very own. Enrique is the type grappler who appreciates the opportunity and if successful will be very happy to again hold the title.

Enrique, possibly the best of the three Torres brothers, has been making history elsewhere but it's been a long time since he appeared here. Enrique is one of the greatest drawing cards ever to appear on the West Coast and he has become the idol of the Coast just as Pepper Gomez has captured the same position in Texas. Fans on the coast as well as many places throughout the North American Continent have learned to really love Enrique for more than one reason. First they all like his good clean style, his scientific ability and his warm personality.

Aside from the fact that he is one of the top scientific grapplers of the day, he is about the cleanest man ever to climb through the ropes. This does not infer that he can't get tough because he can, but his toughness however, is in scientific ability rather than the rugged, unfair, and down right

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BULL CURRY'S BRASS KNUCKS TITLE IN JEOPARDY TONIGHT

The RASSLER · Monday, Feb. 24, 1958

Bull Curry, the tough Connecticut cop, changed things here last Monday and left the ring a very popular grappler and all on account of his sportsmanship in his match against Johnny Valentine. Never would you have made any fans believe the boisterous Bull Curry would leave the ring the favorite, but that's what happened last Monday night. We'll tell you more about this in another story.

Bull is facing a very tough opponent tonight when he meets very murderous Danny McShane. We believe, however, that Bull will be able to overcome any unfair tactics of Dangerous Danny.

McShane has been promised us a long time. He's been in Texas territory more than a month but on account of his popularity it has been impossible to have him here until tonight.

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Danny announced more than a month ago that he would appear along with his brother Casey, whom he had been holding as a - secret until he was sure that brother Casey h a d advanced enough to become his team mate. Casey proved to Danny that he was a very capable grappler, so they teamed up as one of the best tag . team combinations in the country, and while we have not had the pleasure of seing both of them in action together, we understand that they have gone over in a big way in other parts of the state.

Danny is appearing tonight without his brother Casey and he feels confident that he will be able to carry the Brass Knucks Trophy back to show to Casey, but we have our doubts. Bull won the title some three years ago for being the toughest man in Texas, and although he lost it once, he regained it very quickly and has held onto it ever since.

Bull is no weakling when it comes to mayhem and he values his trophy too highly to let Danny take it away from him without effort and if we know Bull like I think we do, it's going to take a lot of effort on Danny's part to get the trophy away from him. ·

You can count on some very rough action tonight in this match, maybe some blood. Bull has been putting out some of his roughest in the past few weeks and Danny coming here for the first time in several months will be putting forth his best efforts.

Danny knows his way around in a rough match — he's had practi- cally every bone in his body broken at one time or another which proves without a doubt that he can take punishment as well as dish it out.

McShane has held titles before, several of them. He's been Texas champion more than once. He's held the Junior Heavyweight title of the world and many believe he would have held the World's Heavyweight title if he had used his brains rather than his skullduggery. So even though we believe Bull will keep his Brass Knucks trophy, he is going to be up against one of the toughest men he has ever encountered.

Curry Rides Jackass

The RASSLER · Monday, Feb. 24, 1958

Wild Bull Curry rode the jack- ass last Monday but not because he lost. He and Johnny Valentine agreed that the loser would ride a jackass around the ring. Neither lost, it was a draw and Marvin Jones ruled that on account of the draw both men would have to ride : • • Valentine wanted no part of it and no amount of persuasion would make him change his mind. Curry tried to make him take the ride and every one else wanted to see Valentine ride the jackass. Johnny refused and hurriedly made his way back to the dressing room.

Romero Returns

The RASSLER · Monday, Feb. 24, 1958

Ricky Romero had to cancel his match last week with Jan Madrid but he mustered up a substitute who proved quite a crowd pleaser.

Ricky meets a ruthless grappler tonight, a veteran in the business and one with a thorough know- ledge of all styles of wrestling in- cluding the dreaded Judo chops.

Terry returned last week after being absent for several years and he never let fans forget that he could still use the Judo Chop to good advantage. Jack was ruth- less in his actions against Carden- as and while Cardenas is a big man and usually stands up to his opponent, he was on the run most of the time last Monday trying to stay away from Jack's hatchet- like chop.

Ricky may have a defense for this action tonight. He's young, speedy and is scientific. This style will go a long way in defeating Judo Jack Terry because Terry uses very little science in any of his actions.

Bull rode the jackass and all be- cause as Bull stated, fans came out to see someone ride old Speedy and he was not going to let them down. Curry, too, could have re- fused to take the ride but he showed his sportsmanship by rid- ing and he made many friends. Valentine took the first fall in 10 % minutes, the second fall Cur- ry got in 10 minutes ... The third fall both men were counted out. Marvin Jones called it a draw.

Jan Madrid defeated Benny Ma- ta to take the second and third falls in 10% minutes and three minutes. Mata got the first fall in 12% minutes. This was a good match and every fan enjoyed it. Bill Melby lost to Ox Anderson in a little more than 12 minutes ... Judo Jack Terry was disqualified against Cardenas in 15 minutes... Tito Carreon and Pierre DeGlane wrestled to a 20 minute draw ... Marvin Jones refereed all matches.

Rugged Hunter Faces Bill Dromo

The RASSLER · Monday, February 11, 1963

. . Rugged Rock Hunter, one half of the terrors from Toledo, will be in1 the opening main event match tonight when .he clashes with Popu- lar Bill Dromo from Winnepeg, Canada. Bill and Bock as newcomers have established quite a reputa- tion in a short while and the win- ner of this match is certain to be- come a contender for top billing for quite awhile. A week ago Dromo managed to squeeze out a doubtful decision over Rock but Bill is enraged be- cause Hunter insists that he was not defeated. To add to the fire Hunter and his partner jumped Dromo after the match and gave him quite a beating before Bull Curry came to the rescue. "I am out for revenge and I just hope this partner of his . . . Rip Hawk tries to interfere again.

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Actually what I have in mind is to whip the daylights out of Hunter and then challenge this Rip Hawk for a match. Hawk is the boy that I am really after and intend to get!"

Hunter calmly says he will defeat Dromo "again."

"I've beaten him before and I'll do it again," said the egotistical blonde bomber.

Hunter does have a basis for his egotism. He has been very successful. But the question is:

Will success spoil Rock Hunter?

Well, if you take a concensus of the fans they will give you an answer . . . as one fan put it . . . "How could success spoil that guy, he was a louse to begin with."

This could be an extravagant view, but Hunter has earned it by his assassin like tactics in the ring that have seen him use his opponents as rungs on the ladder as he climbed to the top. Rock doesn't care one whit about his opponent, his future or his well being physically.

"All I see is a guy who is in my way when I go in that ring," says Rock, "I knock him down and step on him so I can go higher."

His career is strewn with the wreckage of a lot of men who

Curry Takes On Big Tarzan Tyler

The RASSLER · Monday, February 11, 1963

Wild Bull Curry will take on Big Tarzan Tyler in the top preliminary match tonight.

Curry is anxious to return to the

Wild Bull Curry

Main Event spot and is expected to go all out against the burly blond from Seattle.

Tyler beat Duke Keomuka last week and proved that he also is ready for future top spots so this one fall event should be a slambang battle.

Toledo Terrors Won Last Week

The RASSLER · Monday, February 11, 1963

Two rough and readies of the local wrestling scene, Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter, teamed to defeat Bull Curry and Bill Dromo in the tag team main event last Monday at the North Side Coliseum.

Hunter won the first fall with a knee drop on Curry and took the second by stomping Dromo into submission. In a Captain's Match Hawk was disqualified for choking Curry on the ropes.

In the semi-final Sweet Daddy Siki drop kicked his way to victory over Lucas Pastano. In the prelims Tarzan Tyler downed Duke Keomuka; Johnny Weaver battled Tony Borne to a surprising draw; and Darling Dagmar beat Baby Cheryl in the midget girl's match.

VALENTINE AGREES TO BRASS KNUCKS!

The RASSLER · Monday, Jan. 27, 1958

BULL LAUGHS AT KID GLOVES; WANTS ONLY BARE FISTS

Fans who were unable to brave the weather last week should not be disappointed tonight because we believe Bull Curry and Johnny Valentine will give a good account of themselves.

No kid gloves for these boys tonight. Johnny didn't like the idea in the first place and Bull laughs at the use of kid gloves. Bull wants only his bare hands, excuse please, bare fists.

There is a title or trophy for the Brass Knucks Title. Bull now holds this trophy but it may not be at stake tonight. The match is announced as a Brass Knucks Battle and of course brass knucks won't be used either unless Bull has some hidden somewhere.

Bull made quite a few remarks about the kid gloves last week. He believes that real men, such as himself, should use nothing but their bare fists. Bull says, "Nothing but sissies use something to protect their hands." Both the big Sissy and the bear, Cardenas, have glass jaws and they were afraid they'd get their glass jaws busted.

Bull roared in last Monday with renewed interest and energy, because of the fact that he had been away for several months and maybe didn't remember that we have tough men wrestling in Texas. Curry had fairly easy sailing in defeating Jack Pesek, but there is a reason for his success. In the first place a new man, or one who has been absent always seem to have big ambitions and faith in themselves. Bull is just such a man. Secondly Jack Pesek is not the type wrestler to make a good showing against a man like Bull. To almost any other man Jack is good but his style is one where

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you must use some science along with the roughness. Jack uses his science and only roughness when compelled but against a man like Bull Curry science is no good. Curry is just like the Russians, he knows nothing but his own methods and can be stopped only by someone who uses the same tactics.

This should make for a good match tonight with Big Johnny Valentine. Valentine too, is a man on the order of Bull Curry. He doesn't know his own strength, and uses no science. His style is one of murderous action, with utter disregard for all rules.

This type of action is the language both Bull and Johnny understand. They are two of the toughest men in wrestling. Anything could happen in this main event between the two big brutes, even blood could flow.

Whether or not this main event goes the full three falls as scheduled depends on what happens when these two toughies face each other.

If Promoter Moore hasn't already thought of it, it might be well to have two referees for this match.

COLUMBO'S PROTEST GETS REMATCH!!

The RASSLER · Monday, January 31, 1955

CURRY'S PURSE HELD UP BY COMMISSIONER UNTIL TONIGHT

There's no doubt about it Bull Curry used his "brass knucks" on Rocky Columbo last week to win, as attested to by many ringside fans.

It was difficult to see from where this writer was seated just what happened or what object was used to bloody Columbo's head, but it was not difficult to see the knucks on Bull's hand when he left the ring because he held his hand high appearantly so every one could see.

Curry, of course, denied using the knucks, but that was only natural. He denies use of any illegal tactic. Columbo stated that he was stunned by the blow but couldn't say for sure what Curry hit him with, but he was certain it wasn't just Curry's bare knucks.

Fans all over the Coliseum claimed they saw Curry use the knucks on Columbo and statements were taken from several fans to this effect. So serious was the charge, state commissioner ordered Curry's purse held up for investigation.

It was a bloody affair and a very hard match. Many who saw all the action claimed Columbo had the best of the match and in their opinion would have won had he not been knocked out. This may be true and evidently Curry was thinking along the same lines which prompted him to resort to the knucks if that is what he used, because Curry, while dirty, and will resort to any tactic to win, seldom uses his brass knucks on an opponent, only as a last resort.

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To settle the deal, to satisfy Columbo, fans and commissioner, Curry was forced into the return match and instead of being for the customary 60 or 90 minutes time limit, Promoter Moore has ordered the match to be a no time limit match.

Columbo is a very capable grappler and while his natural style is clean and scientific he is able to go either way. He is very much upset about Curry's action last week and it is entirely possible that he may throw caution to the winds and not attempt to fight his usual style. It would be better for Columbo if he did fight rough, even dirty if necessary, because this is the only style Curry knows. Curry is a past master in the art of mayhem, especially if he is with a clean man. We wouldn't doubt if Curry could be so good at mayhem if he faced a man who could use the same tactics and really get tough.

Curry's Win Protested

The RASSLER · Monday, January 31, 1955

Don Eagle took two straight falls ovex' tough Joe Christy. . . . Bull Curry won over Rocky Columbo. Columbo protested and

Curry's purse was held up pend- ing investigation. . . . Joe Me- Carthy took the semi-final bout by reversed decission. . . . Chene and Baillargeon beat Shire and Vachon to take the tag team match and Billy Two Rivers drew with Pierre LaSalle in the opener.

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Joe Christy didn't make much headway in his match with Don Eagle. Don simply was too good for him. In the first fall which lasted 9 minutes Christy was dis- qualified giving the fall to Eagle. . . . Don came back to take the second fall in 6% minutes. . . . Changing referees didn't seem to make much difference with Christy. Marvin Jones voluntarily dropped out of the picture to sat- isfy Christy's beefs. Vern Taft, taking Jones' place was also criti- cized, so as many thought before the match, the referee was not to blame for Christy's losses. . . . Don Eagle in his debut match was very un-rully. colorful and pleased the crowd in all sections of the coliseum.

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Bull Curry won the first main event, taking the second and third falls over Rocky Columbo. To win the third fall, Bull was accused of using his brass knucks. Many saw him and joined in the protest, even some of the wrestlers came to the ringside to register their protest. . . . . Columbo _ couldn't say for sure if Curry used the kucks on him, but was certain the blow he received on his head was not from Curry's bare knucks. . . . The state commissioner ordered an investigation and took signed statements from many ringside fans . . . Curry's purse was ordered held up pending the investigation.

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Danny Savich was given the fall over Joe McCarthy but the decis- sion was reversed giving Joe Mc- Carthy credit in the record book for the fall. . . . Danny has put on a little more weight but this was about the only difference one could detect since his last trip to Texas. In other ways Savich was just as tough, just as mean and just as un-rully.

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Larry Chene teaming with Tony Baillargeon took the one and only fall to win the tag team match from Mad Maurice Vachon and Professor Roy Shire. Shire was the one responsible for losing the match, his shoulders were pinned by Chene.

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Possibly just as colorful as Don Eagle, Billy Two Rivers drew with Pierre LaSalle.

Before the last main event got under way Don Eagle Billy Two Rivers and Don's father, Chief War Eagle come to the ring dres- sed in full Indian regalia. Don and Billy went through two of their tribal dances which was very color- ful and most pleasing.

Vern Taft assisted Otto Kuss

Chene, Shire Bitter Enemies

The RASSLER · Monday, January 31, 1955

What may prove just as tough as the return match between Bull Curry and Rocky Columbo is the semi-final between Larry Chene and Professor Roy Shire.

Bad blood has existed between these grapplers ever since they last met and even though they have refrained from clashing in the dressing room when they were on the same card with other wrest- lers, the hatred still exists.

This match is loaded, not only with grudge and hatred but with action as well. Larry's speed and skill when matched with Shire's power and will to win could be nothing but action.

Larry, currently is the Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion but his title will not be at stake against Shire.

CURRY, CHRISTY CHALLENGE BORNE AND IVAN FOR CROWN

The RASSLER · Monday, January 7, 1963

The New Year is starting off with a "big Bang" tonight and Promoter McElyea has signed four of the world's ruggedest grapplers for the Main Event.

It's to be a tag team affair that will pit Tough Tony Borne and Ivan The Terrible against Wild Bull Curry and rough and tumble Joe Christy. There is a lot of bad blood here, as most fans know, and this bout should provide a maximum of action.

Ivan, as most remember, was responsible for Bull Curry losing a big match to Tony Borne some months ago. This loss deprived Bull from getting the opportunity of meeting Lou Thesz and a possible shot at the World Title.

"For this I am going to murder both those bums," roared the Bull.

"I had dat bum Borne whipped all over the ring when this louse of a Ivan comes to his aid. If I had been suspecting that to happen, I would have murdered both of them bums but they took me by surprise. I won't be surprised this time. Let them try it again and they'll be surprised after the match is over."

Christy, who is returning to Fort Worth after an absence of about three months, was Curry's first choice as a partner for this scrap which will be for the World Tag Team Championship. Ivan and Borne are the present title holders.

"There is no one I had rather have for my partner than this Christy," bellowed Curry. "I need a rough, tough fellow that can get mean and dirty and believe me Joe Christy is an expert at that! Yes sir Joe and I are going to be the next Tag Team Champs of the World."

Christy seemed just as pleased as Bull over the pairing.

"I have always wanted to wrestle with Bull Curry as my partner," said Christy. "He is the only man I know that is as tough as I am and believe me when we get through with this Borne and Ivan they are going to wonder why they were ever champions of anything!"

As for Ivan and Borne they seemed quite bored with the comments made by their opponents.

"Ivan and I are the Champions of the World and we will still be champs after this match," growled Tony. "We have run into a lot of bums who talk big and we haven't had any trouble with them yet. I have whipped that Bull Curry all over the ring and I don't see how he ever has the nerve to face me again!"

This slam-bang battle is for the two best of three falls with a 90 minute time limit.

BARON LEONE MEETS BULL CURRY!!

The RASSLER · Monday, Nov. 16, 1953

JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AT STAKE WITH MAT VILLAIN

Bull Curry, the Hartford, Conn., cop gets a chance at the Junior Heavyweight title tonight when he meets Baron Leone in the main event.

Promoter Moore pondered over an opponent for Leone for several days before deciding on Bull. Several men are in the territory who would make suitable opponents for the Junior Champion, however when the record was examined Moore found that Curry has been a continuous winner and had more wins chalked up for him than any other man, so this was the deciding factor.

There are several reasons Bull Curry has more wins than any other man in the territory. First he is about the toughest man in Texas today, second he is aggressive and a fast worker. We believe the secret to his success is not so much in his wrestling ability but in the fact that he never lets up. Once he gets started he bears in at all times, never giving his opponent a chance to gather his senses together and figure out what's coming next. Third, Bull is a man who can take more punishment than any grappler we know, he revives quickly and comes back stronger than ever.

Moore might also have had in mind the fact that Leone is just about as tough, and most any other man would not give fans the excitement and enjoyment they expect in a championship match.

Leone is not a mild mannered man, he did not come about winning the Junior Championship

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There was no guessing about the brass knucks, Curry did use them to good effect and while it seemed to be fairly easy to hide them from Referee Jones, they were clearly visible to ringside fans . . . After making use of the knucks in several skirmishes, Jones took them away from Curry and while showing them to Davis, the Killer snatched them away from Jones and proceeded to make use of them on Curry's head . .. After Referee Jones got the knucks from Davis, both Davis and Curry tried to use everything they could lay their hands on . . . At one time Davis stepped down from the mat and ripped a piece off of the ringside steps, he failed, however, to use it on Curry. Curry shied away long enough to a low Jones to get the piece of wood from Davis . . . Curry got the first and third falls in 8 and 4 minutes . . . Davis took the second in 4 minutes.

Miss Neil Stewart successfuly held on to her Texas title against Miss Ida May Martinez. Although Miss Martinez did get one fall, at no time was Miss Stewart's title in jepardy . . . This match was one of the best we've seen of women wrestlers in a long time . . . Both girls were on their toes at all times and there was plenty of rough action . . . Miss Stewart took the first and third falls in 14 and 3 minutes, with Miss Martinez getting the second fall in 6 minutes.

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through being mild, meek or a clean grappler. He had to be tough to take it from Dangerous Danny McShane, and to hold it as he has expressed he must stay tough and in perfect condition at all times.

Since winning the belt from McShane some four months ago in Memphis, Tenn., Leone has defended his title against all comers in all parts of the country. Tonight, however, will be his first meeting with Bull Curry and it is doubtful if he knows what he will be up against.

Promoter Moore said, "Leone is either a brave man or doesn't know much about Bull Curry because when we talked about the match and he was told who he would face he didn't one time question me about Curry. Usually when a match is being made, especially in a championship match, the champion tries to find out as much as possible about the man he is going to meet."

The Barron, while very much on the order of Curry, is more polished and a little more cagy, also, his past record shows that he has more experience than Curry. Another point in Leone's favor is the fact that he definitely is a scientific man, whereas Curry has no record, nor has he ever shown in any of his matches any knowledge of scientific ability.

Leone, like practically all of the villians, at one time was clean and scientific, but of late all his matches have been rough and sometimes dirty.

Back to Curry. This to our knowledge will be the first match Bull Curry has ever tried to win any sort of title. The title he holds as Brass Knucks champion was awarded him after promoters and fans were of the same opinion, that he was the toughest grappler in Texas. Since winning this honor no one has come near to winning from Bull Curry.

Killer Davis Beaten

The RASSLER · Monday, Nov. 16, 1953

Curry-Davis Feud Settled . . . Miss Stewart Keeps Title . . . Pablo Romero Disqualified . . . Carlson Pins Drapp.

Killer Karl Davis went down in defeat last Monday night, losing the long feud between he and Bull Curry, the brass knucks champion . . . It wasn't an easy task for Curry, but without the taped hand David wasn't his usual self . . .

WILD BULL CHALLENGES ALL; CLASHES WITH DUKE TONIGHT

The RASSLER · Monday, November 25, 1963

Bull Curry, the wild ex-cop from tion he is demanding a return Hartford proved he is in top con- match with Curry . . . a request dition by downing big, burly Stan that Bull is not dodging.

Stasiak last week and now chai- Immediately after the match the lenges everyone to step in against Wild Bull, who currently is at his him. best, was growling for more wres-

Tonight he will face a real test tlers to conquer when word came of ruggedness when he faces wily through from the promoter's office Duke Keomuka in one half of the that Duke Keomuka was returning double main event. to Texas and would be on the card tonight.

The Bull made good his threat of "doing away" with 265-pound Sta- "That's the baby I want," siak but with one referee knocked shouted Bull. "I came here to do out and another called in for the battle with the toughest grapplers third fall Stan is yelling "frame I could find and for sure Keomuka up" to the high heavens. In addi-

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is the toughest man in Texas with the exception of me.

"I also have a couple of old scores to settle with Duke. He lucked out on me once and I am going to prove to him that it was luck.

"But the main reason I want Keomuka is to stop him and his new stomach claw before he can upset wrestling in Texas complete­ly. He has just perfected this hold and in the East he was causing havoc among the wrestlers. It is a hold that can really injure a man and I want to stop him before he gets started.

"When I get through with him the only claw he will have will be in the seat of his pants!"

Meanwhile The Duke was con­tacted, told of the match and Curry's reaction.

"Old loud mouthed Curry," chor­tled the Duke. "Sure I knew he was in Texas . . . that's why I came down. I read those press no­tices where he said he was coming to Texas to whip all of the so­called toughies so I came down to give him a fling at me. I'm just lucky they gave me the match with this louse.

"I have come up with a new stomach claw hold that is very ef­fective. It is not dangerous when you know how to apply it. But it can . . . and will be dangerous . . . when I get Bull Curry in the ring."

This battle between these two rivals will be for the two best of three falls.

Stasiak Raging— Demands Return

The RASSLER · Monday, November 25, 1963

It's a roaring Stanley Stasiak that is demanding the following two things of Promoter R. G. Mc­Elyea:

1. A return match with Bull Curry.

2. A match with Referee Marvin Jones . . . regardless of any­thing else.

Last Monday Stasiak wrestled Wild Bull Curry in a main event match with the agreement that if he won he would then wrestle Mar­vin Jones. Paul Boesch was named to referee the Stasiak-Curry battle to Texas to whip all of the so­called toughies so I came down to give him a fling at me. I'm just lucky they gave me the match with this louse.

at Stan's request.

With the falls one each last Monday Stasiak inadvertently knocked Boesch from the ring and sprained his ankle just prior to the start of the third fall. The pro­moter sent in Jones to referee the last fall.

The Stasiak-Jones feud became so bitter during this fall that at one point Stasiak turned his back on Curry and ran at Jones. He just shouldn't have done this. Curry at­tacked him from the back, knocked him to the floor and pinned him for the count.

"It was a frame up from start to finish," shouted Stan. "Of course I couldn't win with Jones as referee. He baited me into turning my back on Curry."

"I demand a return match with this louse of a Bull Curry. But Curry or no Curry I am going to get Marvin Jones in a ring with me and beat him to a pulp! This match I must have."

Bull Curry Wins A Tough Match

The RASSLER · Monday, November 25, 1963

Wild Bull Curry made good his boasts last Monday night as he defeated Stan Stasiak in a rough and tumble two out of three fall match.

The Bull looked like his old self . . . only more so . . . as he dealt out a great deal of punishment to h's 205-pound opponent. Paul Boesch who was named to referee this match was iniured just before the start of the third fall and was replaced by Marvin Jones.

Because he lost to Curry Stasiak did not get his match with Marvin Jones. The agreement was that IF and WHEN he defeated Curry he would then get a shot at Jones.

Joe Blanchard and Danny Hodge formed an excellent tag team to defeat the Mysterious Medics in two straight falls. The Medics lost one fall through a disqualification and Hodge won the other.

In the preliminaries Bad Boy Hines downed Pretty Pat Patterson; Enrique Guzman won over Rowdy Jim Osborne and Chief White Wolf got the nod over Danny McShane.

TOUGH TEAM TANDEM

The RASSLER · Monday, October 2, 1967

Action galore will be the plans of both teams in tonight's big main event. This bout will be a great tag team battle involving four of the world's top notch grapplers. The promoter told Bull Curry to get himself a tag team partner to wrestle the Killer and the Brute. Bull chose Fritz Von Erich and contacted the Iron Claw Master. Von Erich had already committed himself to a television appearance in Omaha, Nebraska but canceled it and agreed to team with Bull in order to stop the vicious and unruly duo of The Brute and Killer Kox. "I'll cancel my Omaha commitment!" declared Fritz, "and will be more than glad to help Curry defeat Kox and Brute. In fact I am very eager to get a chance at these two undesirables. They need to be put in their place and we can do it and will do it!" The Bull bellowed, "Give me these two geeks. The promoter gave me my choice of partners and I want Fritz Von Erich on my side. We'll destroy these jibonies once and for all. They need to be worked over good and proper and that's what me and Fritz is gonna do to them. Work them over good and proper. Just watch and see!" No contact was made to get a statement from The Brute but his manager and advisor Mike "The Brain" Paidousis assured one and all that his man would be here and join forces with Kox to annihilate Bull and Fritz. Kox spoke up, "Why these two Turn to Page 2

guys must be crazy to get in the ring with Brute and myself. He is wild and I'm a Killer and both of us together will down them in two straight falls. In fact I don't believe Curry and Von Erich have the guts to even get in the ring with us. Another thing while I'm talking. These fans in Fort Worth are just as crazy as Curry and Von Erich! Why don't they show proper respect for me ? They holler, scream and along with that fat bellied announcer sound like a pep squad whenever I am wrestling. The noise causes me to hold my ears and I have to break a lot of my holds on account of their loud noise or my ear drums will bust. I want them to stop it and show me respect."

This tag team tandem will be for two out of three falls or one hour.

SPUTNIK MONROE TO RETURN HERE IN VERY NEAR FUTURE

The RASSLER · Monday, October 2, 1967

A Sputnik is about to land in Fort Worth!

This one will have a two tone hairdo, a face full of scars that indicate he never talks his way out of trouble but does fight his way in and out of the tightest situations.

And this Sputnik will have a last name of Monroe and a reputation for color, action and violence that promises to make him welcome back here right now.

For this Sputnik will land in the midst of a group of wild mat stars. Look over this list and you can't miss seeing why. Killer Kox — The Brute — The Brain — Spoiler Number 1 — Bull Curry!

Add Sputnik Monroe to this list and you have explosive action that promises to rock the North Side Coliseum during the month of October.

Lyons and Kox Match Halted

The RASSLER · Monday, October 2, 1967

There was plenty of wild and woolly action here at the North Side Coliseum last Monday night.

The final of two main events was halted by referee Marvin Jones who disqualified both Killer Kox and Billy "Red" Lyons for repeatedly failing to heed his warnings in the third fall. Kox won the first fall and Lyons evened the score in the second.

Spoiler Number 1 won the match over Rebel Joe Scarpa by winning the first and third falls but had the decision reversed after he applied his "Hart Crusher" to referee Dick Raines after the bell.

Jack Brisco and Bull Curry won on a disqualification from Mike Paidousis and Danny Plechas in the team bout.

The second match went to Waldo Von Erich over Swede Karlssen and Ken Hollis defeated Mark Starr to take the opening bout.

SEMI-FINAL BOUT WILL SEND THE BULL OPPOSITE BULLDOG

The RASSLER · Monday, September 11, 1967

Keep the aisles clear in the semi-final bout tonight because Bull Curry meets Bulldog Plechas in what could develop into a Pier 6 brawl.

Both of these veteran campaigners are looking for a big victory and the winner of this event can look forward to plenty of main events here in the future.

Bull is one of Cowtown's mat fans all time favorites and his always-on-the-go battles keep his opponents moving and the same is looked for in this match against the rugged Plechas. The Bulldog has no regard for his opponents and will do anything necessary to gain a victory whether it is legal or not. He is always a dangerous man in the ring and would like to whip Bull real good in this semi-final scrap.

However the Bull is well aware that he has taken on a tough task in trying to teach the Bulldog some ring manners and the bushy-browed ex-cop from Hartford is expected to be ready to go all out to do this. Bull don't like for anyone to say they are the toughest man in wrestling because he has held the Brass knucks Title longer than any other man in mat history. Brute's brawn and my brain we have got it made. We can be cham-

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"Bring on the geek of a Bulldog," howled Bull, "he is just like all the others, all mouth and I'll prove it when I get him in the ring. I came here a few weeks ago to rid Fort Worth of all these : o called tough guys and this Bulldog will just be another on the list. These geeks that call themselves Brutes, Spoilers, Killers, Bulldogs, they're all the same to me. The people here in Fort Worth wrote me to come to Texas and clean house and that's what I intend to do. One by one they're going to get it and this Plechas fellow better watch out."

Two out of three falls or 45 minutes is the time on this wild battle.

Action Galore Here Last Week

The RASSLER · Monday, September 11, 1967

All of the matches were full of action here at the North Side Coliseum last Monday night before a Labor Day crowd of wrestling fans.

The Masked Spoiler No. 1 was declared victor over Bull Curry in the main event when he was awarded the third fall after each man had won one fall apiece.

Semi-final action saw Billy "Red" Lyons look better than ever by downing rugged Rocky Montero in two straight falls to win the match.

In the Special Event Killer Karl Kox won the handicap match over annonucer Boyd Pierce when he pinned Pierce with less than a minute to go in their grudge battle.

Gentleman Jack Brisco defeated Mark Starr and Bulldog Danny Plechas subdued The Sundown Kid in other outstanding matches.

Dick Raines and Marvin Jones were the official referees for all of the events.

Brute And Brain—

The RASSLER · Monday, September 11, 1967

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back to them where many fans be­lieve it rightfully belongs.

A special referee has been sign­ed to handle this explosive title bout and he is Wild Bull Curry who is plenty capable of keeping things under control.

This title bout will be for two out of three falls or one hour time limit.

BRUTE AND BULL TO BATTLE IN WILD MAIN EVENT – NO D. Q.

The RASSLER · Monday, September 18, 1967

One of the wildest battles ever witnessed here at historic North Side Coliseum is expected in the main event tonight with the Brass Knucks trophy on the line.

The participants will be champion of the Brass Knucks title, The Brute against challenger Wild Bull Curry.

Bull, who has held this coveted trophy longer than any other man lost it last month in San Antonio and has his sights set on getting it back here in Fort Worth regardless of what he has to do. And The Brute, assisted by The Brain is equally determined to hold onto the rough house title.

In a "Brass Knucks" title bout rules are wide open. There can be no disqualification and there must be a winner and both of these battlers prefer it this way because each of them like to open up at all times and let the referee stay out of the way.

More fuel was added to an already burning fire last Monday night when Bull was the referee that awarded the team match to Fritz and Waldo Von Erich over The Brute and Mike Paidousis. And this dangerous duo have promised revenge at all costs to put a skid to Bull Curry and his tremendous popularity here at the North Side Coliseum.

"Special referee, my foot," bellowed Paidousis long and loud. "It was downright robbery when this bushy-browed moron gave the match to the Von Erichs. They didn't beat us and Curry and everybody else knows it too. But this knucklehead gave them our trophy and we are protesting to get it back. Marvin Jones was the No. 1 referee and Curry had no right to give a decision. Furthermore, when The Brute gets through with him, he won't be able to wrestle, referee or do anything else anymore. His days are over when he takes on my Brute. He will never get his Brass Knucks trophy back because he ain't got what it takes to stay in the ring with my man, The Brute."

When questioned about the match and told what Mike had said about him, Bull replied, "That's what you would expect from somebody like him. Crying all the time. Well, let me tell everybody something and this includes Paidousis, Brute and all of the other geeks! I intend to win that trophy back and anybody that gets in my way is gonna get blasted. Paidousis had better stay out of it and I want the referee to set in the corner and let us finish it like men. Then we'll see

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who is the toughest. Fair enough?"

This rugged Brass Knucks trophy bout will be for two out of three falls with a one hour limit. No disqualification allowed and there must be a winner.

This Special event sounds like a wild and woolly tag team tandem from start to finish.

One fall or thirty minutes is the time on this team bout.

Von Erichs Won But Not Trophy

The RASSLER · Monday, September 18, 1967

Fritz and Waldo Von Erich had their hands raised in victory by referee Bull Curry last Monday night in their United States Tag Team Championship bout against Champions Mike Raidousis and The Brute.

However, a red hot controversy followed and protests were lodged that Curry was not the number one referee and that it was not a fair and just verdict. The Brute and The Brain screamed long and loud to officials. They claimed Marvin Jones was the number one referee and that Bull was unfair in his actions and ruling. Their complaint was accepted by the proper officials who ruled that the Brute and Paidousis are still champions and ordered the title trophy returned to them.

In the semi-final bout, Wild Bull Curry took two straight falls from rough and rugged Bulldog Plechas.

The masked Spoiler No. 1 was declared winner over Red Lyons when referee Jones was thrown out of the ring and Lyons was worked over unmerciful.

Jack Brisco surprised everyone including Karl Kox by downing the Killer in 8:12 to win the match and Kox is raving mad.

Rebel Joe Scarpa downed Krusher Karlssen in 11:02 with a sleeper hold to take the opener.

WILD BULL CURRY READY TO MEET PLAYBOY HART'S STAR

The RASSLER · Monday, September 4, 1967

Bull Curry, the two fisted bat- they were tough," Bull explained. tler from Hartford, Connecticut "So far I have been doing just will be out to add Spoiler No. 1 to what I intended to do and I in- his list in tonight's big main event tend to keep doing it! battle.

"This punk they call the Spoiler Of course this main event will No. 1 was high on my list when be a three man affair as Gary I got here. Finally I got the match Hart will serve as manager for and I can tell you this . . . he is The Spoiler. If past matches go going to be really spoiled after I for anything fans will see more of get through with him tonight!" Hart than of either of the con- "And another thing . . . I just testants! want to warn that louse of a man-

The Bull has been appearing ager, Gary Hart, that he better here for a little over a month now not put his foot in the ring or and he is doing quite well toward try to interfere in any way. If he his goal in Texas. He came here does I'll really take this mama's with the vow that he was going boy apart and forget to put him to whip all of the "toughies" who together again! Those guys don't suddenly invaded Texas. know what "tough" means but

"I was receiving letter after let- they are going to find out!"

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told of the statements made by the Bull.

"My boy can whip any wrestler in the world today," said Hart. As far as Bull Curry is concerned we are not even worried about him. He is one of these loud talkers who can do nothing but talk. The Spoiler will literally tear him apart and send him back up East where he belongs . . . with all of the other sissies of the ring!"

Spoiler No. 1 says he has no worries as long as "Mr. Hart" serves him as manager.

"I have the physical make up to whip anybody and Mr. Hart has the brains," The Spoiler said. "As long as this brilliant man is in my corner I cannot be defeated."

This main event battle will be for two out of three falls or one hour time limit.

Plenty Of Action Here Last Week

The RASSLER · Monday, September 4, 1967

Bull Curry and Joe Blanchard battled to a draw with Killer Karl Kox and The Brute in last Monday night's main event on the North Side Coliseum wrestling program.

The Spoiler Number 1 used Manager Gary Hart's "surprise" when he applied the claw hold successfully on Paul De Marco to win the semi-final event.

In other bouts, Billy "Red" Lyons and Joe Scarpa fought to a draw, Jack Brisco won over Swede Karlssen and Danny Plechas beat Chris Hardy.

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The RASSLER · Monday, September 7, 1953

BULL CURRY READY FOR STASIAK

The Rassler · Nov 18 1963

Battling Bull Curry, the ex-cop from Hartford, Connecticut, roars back to Fort Worth tonight and has his sights set on big Stan Stasiak in the Main Event.

Some 10 days ago Promoter R. G. McElyea, at the request of fans, contacted Curry and asked him if he could return to the North Side Coliseum. The Bull said "yes" but with one stipulation, "If I return I want some of those tough guys I have been hearing about."

Last Monday night's trickery signed big, tough Stan Stasiak to meet Curry in Monday's main event.

At the close of a long, hot argument Stasiak was conceded a point:

Marvin Jones says he will face Stan Stasiak in a special ring battle IF Stan defeats Wild Bull Curry

Stan Stasiak says Marvin Jones will face him in the bout WHEN he defeats Curry.

"There's no question but what I'll dehorn that Bull," said Stan.

Chances are Marvin will bring his mat togs . . . just in case!

If and WHEN Stasiak defeats Wild Bull Curry he will then get a shot in the ring against Referee Marvin Jones!

POPULAR WILD MAN RETURNS; PAUL BOESCH WILL REFEREE

The Rassler · Nov 18 1963

For your information it all happened this way last Monday night:

Stasiak bulled, battered and beat Polo Torres into submission a terrific prelim match. After Torres had been counted out on the floor by Referee Jones Stan proceeded to stomp the fallen man in the head for several minutes before he could be pulled off. Marvin Jones then reversed his decision and awarded the match to Torres on a foul.

With the reversal Stasiak went berserk. He ranted and raved and demanded a match with Jones to avenge the reverse decision. Finally Jones asked that a contract be sent to the ring. When it arrived Jones filled it out, handed it to Stasiak who signed it immediately . . . without reading the fine print.

The ring announcer then read the contract and to the amazement of Stasiak . . . as well as the audience . . . the contract called for Stan to meet Curry.

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Stasiak again went into a tem- Coliseum tonight said Stasiak."

per tantrum and before the evening "They kill Bulls right next door

was over Marvin Jones agreed to . . . at the Stock Yards . . . and I

square off against Stan in the ring am going to kill a Bull in this

IF and WHEN Stasiak defeats ring before everybody!"

Bull Curry.

Another Stan demand was satis- really want to do. I am going to

fied . . . Paul Boesch will referee beat Marvin Jones' head off and

the main event rather than Jones. throw it out to the fans. Jones is

nothing but a cheat and a coward.

When I get through with him the

local promoter will never allow

him to referee another match."

When notified of the turn of

events the Wild Bull had this to

say:

"Them's the kind of babies I

like . . . the big guys who think

they are tough and try to talk

themselves into believing what

they say! I'll tear that big bully's

leg off and beat him in the head

with it!

"Tell Marvin Jones not to get

excited . . . he will never get to

wrestle this Stan thing . . . that

big boy won't have the courage to

get in the ring again after I get

through with him!"

This battle is signed for two out

of three falls or 90 minutes.

"Marvin Jones might just as

well wear his wrestling clothes

when he comes to the North Side

"Then I am going to do what I

Stan Stasiak is shown here challenging Referee Marvin Jones to a match.

The Rassler · Nov 18 1963

Stan Stasiak is shown here challenging Referee Marvin

Jones to a match. Crux of this argument is IF and WHEN Stan

defeats Wild Bull Curry then Jones will wrestle Stan.

ANGRY CURRY TO TRY TO CHASE TWO TILLETS OR LEAVE TEXAS!

RASSLIN' · November 26, 1963

Loser Or Losers Leave Texas As Penalty In Special Handicap Go!

Bull Curry battled everyone in a temper fit last week in one of the wildest windups seen here in many matches. Paired with Pedro Patino, Curry blew his top at the rough tactics the Tillets were getting by with and the Bull started slugging anyone who tried to keep him from blasting the two Frenchies.

Tonight, Curry will meet the two Tillets, Louis and Jean, again but with no partner. Bull made the challenge for a handicap match stipulating that he would leave if he failed to beat them both in thirty minutes.

However, if the Bull succeeds then the two Tillets will be obliged to leave the state. However, if one, or both, keep from being pinned at the thirty minute mark, both Tillets are the winners whether they pin Curry or not.

So, It's "all on Bull" to do what he says he can do. Curry will have a choice of which one of the two he faces first. And should he down one then he can choose to rest or to tackle the other right away. If the Tillets choose to do so they might employ dodging tachtics and run out the time. It's difficult enough to pin two men much less chase them and pin them.

LaSalle Back Vs. Conway! Main Eventer Patino Faces Patterson!

RASSLIN' · November 26, 1963

Pierre LaSalle, a very popular Frenchman in contrast to the not so popular Tillet Brothers, returns after several years absence. The often gentlemanly grappler with unusual good looks goes after another favorite, Texas Negro Champion Tiger Conway.

This big match will blast off the bill although it could well be the finale.

Another event attracting attention is the Pedro Patino — Pat Patterson conflict. Patino has been attracting attention since he landed here with his flashy aerial moves and Latin-like speed.

Patino was in the main event last week — holding up his part well with Bull Curry as a partner. But the loss went against Patino when Curry went on a rampage and drew a disqualification for his team.

Patino would like to battle his way to the top spots but he has a tough starting place in Paterson, a contrast in good looks and rough grappling.

Uncle Phill ....

RASSLIN' · November 26, 1963

It doesn't seem the same without Duke Keomuka being on the card. Yes, he returns tonight and I hope he gets beat by Danny Hodge. Yet, I'm sure we will see a man doing his best when we see the Duke in action.

I prefer Hodge over him but against almost any other rough grappler I would prefer the Duke. Just like I prefer Bull Curry over those two Tilletts. I think no holds should be barred in this one and that Curry can go all out without any holding him back by rules or referees.

Then I know he could whip them. Bull, like Keomuka, acts a rough brand of action and I'll miss him should he lose and leave. But the Tillets can go to Australia and who would care.

Who do you think ought to meet champion Lou Thesz here soon? A lot of good men around. Maybe a newcomer like Joe Blanchard. Maybe the Duke or Curry. Maybe Stasiak again. Or the Indian? Send me your choice care of the Sporatorium and it will get to Promoter McLemore.

UNCLE PHIL

FRANCE'S "FLYING CHEF/" LOUIS TILLET,

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Tillet, proud of his physiognomy, resented the facial mas­

sage and retaliated by giving Curry a scalp treatment.

Then, marshaling his strength, Louis flipped Bull to the mat

and yanked his head with such force that It nearly came off.

Tillet reels backward In astonishment as Curry connects,

But the frenchman, a tough fellow, managed to stay erect,

But Curry didn't like having his hair mussed and, with a

savage howl, lunged across the ring to deliver K.O. blow.

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distastefully. “Never in all my travels,” he said,

“have I ever seen such an ape as Bull Curry.

Science should bottle him in alcohol because he

is the missing link.”

Tillet had ample reason to be bitter. For one

solid month he and Curry had been waging phys­

ical and verbal warfare. The loquacious French­

man had won the battle of words but Bull had

given him a rough time in the ring.

On this humid night last April, Louis was fac­

ing bushy-browed Curry for the third time. Their

two previous matches had ended in bloody

brawls, but this one promised to be the most sav­

age scraps of all—a fight to the finish.

The grapplers wanted all the room they could

get so they demanded that the referee perform

his duties from the ring apron. Actually, he didn't

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by the relereo end .

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have much to do anyway: his only function was

to step in and raise the winner’s hand.

The first fall started out with blazing speed,

with Tillet getting the best of it. But he made one

big mistake: he drew blood. If there's anything

Curry can't stand, it's the sight of his own gore.

Spinning around in a rage, he tore into the

Frenchman with such violence that even hardened

mat fans recoiled in shock. After ripping Tillet's

face and hammering his body to a pulp, Curry

chased Louis right out of the ring.

Caught in the spray of blood was WRESTLING

REVUE photographer Bob Verlin, who was fran­

tically snapping away. After the bout, Verlin

needed a towel to wipe the droplets off his

camera.

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loss for words when he recovered in his dressing

room. Rocking from side to side, he kept mutter­

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ropes and prepares to chop him up (1). Hitting the can­

vas after this murderous onslaught, Tillet crawls on all

fours (2) as he struggles to get up. He finally makes

it (3) only to be rammed into the ropes again. Buf

Louis Is a game guy and he roars right back, tossing

Bull onto the ring apron (4) and yanking hair by the

fistful. Tearing loose, Curry leaps back into the ring and

sends the Frenchman hying out of It (5). While Tillet

twitches on the concrete floor, Curry lets out a savage

victory whoop (6). Except for a few scattered cheers,

the fans boo Curry unmercifully. Streaming blood, he

charges at some ringside tormentors (7). Thwarted by

officials and policemen, he climbs onto the ring apron

(8), breathing defiance at the hooting crowd.

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CHALLENGERS

1. Ray Stevens

2. Mark Lewin

3. Bobo Brazil

4. Fritz Von Erich

5. Johnny Valentine

6. Lou Thesz

7. Bill Miller

8. Dr. X

9. Dick The Bruiser

10. Crusher Lisowski

11. Killer Kowalski

12. Taro Tanaka

13. Gorilla Monsoon

14. Bull Curry

15. Ed Carpentier

16. Bearcat Wright

17. Maurice Vachon

18. Pepper Gomez

19. Reg Parks

20. Hans Mortier

21. Dom DeNucci

22. Bill Watts

23. Don Leo Jonathan

24. Wilbur Snyder

25. Eddie Graham

26. Reg Parks

27. Pat O'Connor

28. Bill Watts

29. Waldo Von Erich

30. Bulldog Browser

31. Fritz Von Raschke

32. The Destroyer

33. Hard Boiled

Haggerty

34. Buddy Austin

35. Danny Hodge

36. Luke Graham

37. Spyros Arion

38. Dr. Jerry Graham

39. Bull Ramos

40. The Butcher

41. Curtis laukea

42. Danny Miller

43. Victor Rivera

44. Lou Klein

45. Lord Athol Layton

46. Bobby Shane

47. Big Luke

48. Pedro Morales

49. Johnny Powers

50. Miguel Perez

All Out Battle Threatens on Five Match Card as KARL DAVIS MEETS CURRY

The Wrestler · October 21, 1953

Davis Accuses Match­maker of Protecting Favorites

TV viewers who saw and listen­ed to Ed Hyman's interview of big, hulking Karl Davis last Wed­nesday night heard Davis accuse Matchmaker Frank Brown of pro­tecting favorite wrestlers, notably those, declared Davis, who drew good houses into the arena.

The veteran Davis, very aptly named 'Killer Karl,' claimed that Brown had purposely kept him out of The Wrestlethon for over five years and that is- why last week was the first time the 245 pounder was appearing in the arena. Adding to this he stated only his persistence won out and that Brown virtually had to match him here or it would be proof of what he said, that he was kept away from the local arena be­cause he was capable of upsetting the favorites and any of the wrestlers who had been drawing capacity houses into The Wrestle­thon and that Brown didn't want this to happen.

Davis Thinks Tag Match Was Used To 'Get' Him

"I haven't been in this sport for 20 years not to know when some­one is out to get me and that's what Frank Brown did last week when he gave me my first match in over five years in his arena," sneered the bruising, battle-scar­red Davis.

"Brown has been keeping me out of his arena for over five years because he knows I can beat his favorites that have been draw­ing him houses and when I kept after him so persistently he fig­ured to shut me up. I should have known better than go into a tag match and it wasn't until that (Continued on Page Three)

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tag match was about 6 or 7 min­utes old that I knew something was wrong. This guy Corby who was supposed to pick me for a partner against these two Mex­icans wasn't trying to win and I had to keep him from being pin­ned 4 or 5 times. When I realized all three of them were out to beat me in the match I had to cut loose on all of them. If I could have sensed what was going on a little sooner I could have blasted them all".

"Now he's throwing Curry at me. Why? Because he thinks Cur­ry is pretty tough and because he hopes Curry will take care of me which I can tell you right now, he can't. Curry, by the way, isn't one of Brown's favorites from what I hear. It seems he has given Brown some static about matches or some­thing. I wouldn't be surprised to see him bring in Kowalski or some- one like that and try to beat me, but none of them bother me. I've met them all in my years in this sport and I've given out more than I've taken, I'll tell you for sure", declared the Columbus, Ohio grap- pier. Davis created more talk than any wrestler in a long time after his battle in last week's tag team match that he has since declared was strictly a way to insure his getting beaten in his first match in San Antonio.

Preview of Tonight's Matches

The Wrestler · October 21, 1953

TO SAY THAT KARL DAVIS caused a furor when he crashed into the Wrestlethon last week and all but cleaned house with everyone in shooting distance would be putting it mildly. Such a tremendous impression did he make that this week's edition of the Wrestler might be called the Davis Special, so it will suffice to say in this column that the rugged Killer will meet the one other wrestler who likewise has demolished most every grappler he has met. . . that man of course is Bull Curry. Watch for fireworks in this 60 minute Main Event.

Although many do not like his ring tactics, fans have discovered that when they watch Leo Newman in action, they certainly get their money's worth. The fiery little Lion continually puts forth his best effort to make for an action packed match every time. This week he occupies the Semi-Final spot on the card and will meet the Guadalajara Flash, Rito Romero.

DUKE MEETS PABLO

After winning his mixed match with Drapp in one of last week's main events, Duke Keomuka was reluctant to accept a lesser match this week. Not wanting to pass up a slot on such an outstanding card, however, he inked Matchmaker Brown's contract calling for a bout with up and coming Pablo Romero.

"I've beaten these Latin American wrestlers so often, it surprises me they insist I meet another one," snarled the Japanese. "But then he will be no exception."

We could remind Keomuka that others have said similar things about Pablo, only to end up flat on their backs in the middle of the ring and finding Otto Kuss counting them down for a loss.

If you like your wrestling with a lot of sensational holds, speed to spare and just plain good grappling with no rough house, then you will enjoy the contest between the French Fireball Andre Drapp and the brilliant Utah mat star, Roger Mackay. They meet in a prelim that runs over the one fall, 20 minute route.

Completing the line up of five matches is an impressive opener between the agile Ricki Starr and popular Ace Freeman. Again, judging from past matches, each of these great scientists will probably stick to the clean side of things which should make for plenty of excitement.

'A Psychiatrist Might Do Davis Some Good'--Brown

The Wrestler · October 21, 1953

The big stir caused by Davis' un­expected calling-down of Match­maker Frank Brow n's way of handling wrestlers and wrestling matches in The Wrestlethon over TV last Wednesday night has caus­ed the matchmaker to come out with the comment that 'a psy­chiatrist might do Karl Davis some good'.

Brown says that Davis is hav­ing hallucinations if he thinks any effort was spent to keep him out of The Wrestlethon. "I had and have available to me many fine young athletes whom I think San Antonio wrestling fans would en­joy seeing more than Davis and therefore I have been bringing them into the arena. The fact Karl Davis has been in Texas for several periods of time during the past five years and I have not signed him for a match during that time has nothing to do with my protecting, as he puts it, certain crowd-draw­ing wrestlers. I have always be­lieved that any wrestler should only get as far as his ability takes him. If he can't produce on the mat, he can go elsewhere because there are those who can produce, which I think tends to make Da­vis' statements that I am protect­ing wrestlers sound rather phony," stated Brown.

The matchmaker went on to state that he could keep any word of Davis' 'beef' out of this pro­gram, but because he felt Davis or any other wrestler is entitled to his say-so, this particular issue was just about turned over to the heavy - fisted brawler. Admitting Davis looked as tough as at any time he had ever competed against him or seen him during the past 20 years, the matchmaker declar­ed, "Alright! He had his say-so, now let him live up to it and see what he can do with Bull Curry".

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS at the WRESTLETHON

The Wrestler · October 21, 1953

DORATHY LIVENGOOD'S DOUBLE MAIN EVENT found Duke Keomuka emerging the victor of one and Wild Bull Curry grabbing the laurels in the other.

YOUNG ROGER MACKAY, in his first feature match in some 12 starts, found the Hartford Head Hunter Curry too much to stop in the first fall of their rough and tumble match. The Bull managed to grab a bottle cap on one of his many exits from the ropes and did extensive damage to Roger with the weapon. After kicking the less experienced opponent repeatedly to the forehead and throat, Curry covered with a Press to go one fall ahead in 10 :55.

ACTUALLY THE SECOND started at the bell ending the first when Curry again attacked Mackay as he tried to make it to the dressing room. Both re-entered, Kuss called for the bell and in only 30 short seconds, Roger had wrapped up the evener with three terrific knee lifts to the chin followed by a sensational Reverse Suplex.

THE PACE WAS EVEN FASTER in the final as Mackay did his utmost to stop the terror tactics of the uncontrollable Curry. Mackay made his fatal error when he hurtled through space in another attempt at that flashy Suplex hold and missed! Crashing to the deck painfully injured a shoulder of the youngster and Curry took quick advantage of the break by blasting the damaged joint for all he was worth. Referee Otto Kuss finally was forced to stop it and give the fall and the match to the Bull at 7:52 when Mackay was unable to continue.

DUKE TAKES JACKET FALLS

IN THE SECOND FEATURE ATTRACTION Keomuka won the toss and of course chose to wrestle in Judo style, complete with jackets. With choke holds permitted, Drapp found himself somewhat at a loss as to how to gain control and the Jap proved master of the situation by choking his opponent into unconsciousness in 8:35.

CHOOSING CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN for the second fall, Andre went to work and proved a winner after softening the Duke with a bevy of choice rights. The Fabulous Frenchman Body Slammed Duke into putty and then closed it with a beautiful Tourniquet Hold to wrap it up in 9:35.

SINCE IT TOOK DRAPP an extra minute longer to pin Duke than the Jap took his fall in, Keomuka was allowed to select the style for the final. Quite obviously he called for the jackets again, but found it backfired with the Frenchman keeping the Jap on the run most of the last fall. But the Duke's expert knowledge that gained him possession of the black belt in the art, proved him a master to Andre and he again choked him into the deep blue to take the win in 12:06.

DAVIS RIOTS

BIG 245 POUND KILLER KARL DAVIS lived up to his name as he returned after several years absence to clean up the ring with everything in sight. Early in the tag team match he revolted at partner Bob Corby for taking a shoving around at the hands of the opposing team of Rito Romero and Raul Casasola. Karl knocked the erring Robert to ringside and then began to take both Raul and Rito apart. Finally the combined efforts of the three were enough to stop Davis who withstood a terrific lacing. And the seven Drop Kicks thrown by Romero did stop the big man long enough for the pin at 16:25. But even after the bell the Killer came back in for more and flattened all three men and then threw Kuss in for good measure . . . a Battle Royal all to himself!

IN A SLAM BANG OPENER, Ace Freeman and the hard working Leo Newman battled it out to a 15 minute bell that saw no pin and found Kuss calling it a draw.

BULL CURRY TO JOIN SON FRED THIS WEEK AGAINST GERMAN BROTHERS

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1964

The Big Bull is here! The come by this International Tag national Tag Team Title.

Little Bull is here! And they both Team .Title easily and that they Young Fred Curry . brought tion like the Curry's to cause

are here this week with the same will not. be victims to an easy loss down the house last week as wres-

purpose and that is to destroy the, of .-the same; in fact, if it is con- tling fans let him know that they

rugged German team of .Kurt. and. ceivable there, will- be one of the liked what they saw when he dis-

Skull Von Stroheim.

wildest.-.battles ever seen here in played his form that kept him un-

Young Fred Curry was here the McDonald Sportatorium when defeated collegiate Champion of

last week and now his famous'these two pairs of related wrestlers the Northeast..-Fred didn't have

father is joining him for this tag meet "with this -coveted crown at his degree from the University of

team tussle which .will be for the, stake.

Connecticut in his hand but it

International Tag Team Cham­

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pionship.

; thicker than .water but -both of see that here was a young man

Lake Charles fans can be sure these ■ teams—-father and son—and who had plenty on the ball, in-

that the German brothers did not brothers—seem to work only too telligence wise and skill. Add to

well together and to have an extra this finesse, the rough and ready

interest in the welfare of their tactics which Bull uses to bowl

partner as well- as in the final over his opponents and you have

outcome—which this week will de- two ingredients that strike plenty

cide who will possess the Inter- hard.

And it takes a winning combina-

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trouble for the 480 combined pounds of the Von Stroheim brothers with their title at stake. The Germans admit that they have a cruel style of wwrestling but they defend it. "Everything in life is cruel," said Kurt. "We grew up in Germany in the post war years and we know there is no other substitute for the survival of the fittest. We are fit and we did survive and we intend to use our rough and rugged style against everybody."

So evolution or revolution that lightning is about to strike in pairs is true when Father and Son go all out to get the most coveted title in team wrestling from two determined and experienced brothers.

This International team battle will be for two out of three falls or 60 minutes.

THE BULL IS GREATER THAN EVER

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962

There is nothing sure on this earth but death' and taxes they say, but you just have to add Bull Curry to the list. It is sure that the Bull is going on forever and woe to the man who tries to stop him. Last ' week ' the Bull and the white Masked El Medico Segundo wound up., in a match that went three falls but not a fall in it. Medico was disqualified the first fall . . . Curry was dis­qualified the second fall and continuing the wildest pace ever set by two human beings, Referee Otto Kuss finally with the assistance of the police disqualified both men. Kuss declares this was the first time in his career as a referee that all three falls wound up in disqualification. Curry stormed and raged and roared for a return match with the title at stake and no disqualification but the champion would not have one little bit of that. Conse­quently we had to find another opponent for the. Bull and guess who he asked us to get . . . you are right . . . "get me that whiskered monkey and let his gimpy, pencils necked skunk of a manager come with him. I will take both of them at the same time". Of course that kind of a challenge was intended to get Mr. Borne, the Golden Boy (ha-ha-ha) to take the match. Curry has engend­ered many bitter enmities in his day but none he has taken more to heart than that with Borne. Tough Tony Borne finally decided he wasn't going to get his way in Beaumont. Remember he demanded to name the referee, the opponents and the terms of the matches. But he had to take a good licking on that. He is. back on our terms and he is in for a bad time. One thing sure the Bull isnt in a picnic the bewhiskered Orgeonian is plenty rugged and his hateful talkative little manager knows the mat game in and out. He can be lot of help to Borne if Borne listens. The Bull better not relax one minute and keep an eye on Newman also.

WE HAVE A NEW WORLDS CHAMPION

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962

The biggest, roughest man to ever hold the worlds title is the new champion, Killer Kowalski. Six food, six inches tall and weighing 260 pounds. He is as agile as Ricky Starr, stronger than Art Thomas, as clever as Joe Tangaro and about as tough as Bull Curry. Kowalski beat Buddy Rogers in Toronto, Canada last week when Rogers suffered a broken ankle in 56 seconds of the match. The killer may never be a popular champion but he will be a great one. He has been in the top five for some time now and the champions have been giving him the duck. Kowalski wont duck anybody, he is ready to meet any wrestler in the world. We are trying to make connections to land him for Beaumont as soon as we can.

EL MEDICO IS DEMOTED

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1962

When El Medico Segundo refused to meet Bull Curry in a return match this week with the title at stake and a no disqualification rule. He was demoted to Preliminaries and given competition that may set him back even further. The Jap star, Duke Keomuka is fully capable of slipping on a clincher and it is to be hoped he does. El Medico is not acquiring the fan popularity the original enjoyed. And it is a certainity that most of the fans present tonight will be pulling for the Duke to apply a claw or sleeping hold for the fall.

Bull and Paul Popular Favorites

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1964

Since Paul Boesch went to Japan a few weeks ago and beat the best The Island Kingdom had to offer and at their own game, Japanese wrestlers have tried to regain face by trying to breed a man to wipe out the sting of inglorious defeat. They have sent many but only one so far has had any luck. The mighty Duke Keomuka has come closer than any other. Keomuka has had a hand in the campaign to get our own Mr. Wrestling and claims that Tokyo Tom is the man to finally bring honor to the 'Little Yellow Men'. There is no question that Tom is formidable, if anything he is more vicious than Duke ever was and he has the ability to back it up. Paul Boesch makes no claims to greatness but these loud mouthed tough plug uglies sooner or later get around to blaming everything on him and challenging him to a match. Last week on Studio Wrestling, Tarzan Tyler and Toyko Tom both were giving Paul a verbal fit when Bull Curry came flying to the rescue. Curry phoned your promoter and begged me to put he and Boesch against Tom and Tyler in an added match. We quickly agreed and the match was put on as an extra added attraction and it was as wild and exciting as one could ever dream of seeing but it was too much for one referee. They were all four disqualified finally. Paul then put in his bid for tonight's match but without referees. This the commission would not allow. So we made it for you fans and Paul, but two referees will try to hold them down to some order.

This isn't just a Boesch—Toyko Tom affair. Paul is ably supported by the Greatest of 'em all, "Roaring" Bull Curry and who could ask for more. For my money and Paul Boesch's even more so than Lou Thesz or any other wrestler you could name. Toyko Tom has the Giant Northwoodsman, Tarzan Tyler at his back and you can bet that the Man Mountain won't just be there covering up. He will be doing some hard two fisted blasting to go with Toyko Tom's viciousness.

CURRY HAS SCORE TO SETTLE

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1962

3 Weeks ago in a Houston match, the halfmasked, heavyfooted "Cyclops" won a highly disputed match from Bull Curry and Curry has been champing hard on the bit for a get even chance. Tonight that chance has come and it is up to Curry now what he does with his chance. It is a mortal cinch it wont be any halfway measures. Bull intends throwing everything he can get his hands on including "Cyclops". It wont be a picnic. Curry tried to get "Cyclops" to agree to unmask if he lost but that old dog wouldnt hunt. Cycolps has a sneaking fear in his heart that the Bull has his number and may have his hide on the wall. But it wont be because Cyclops just gave up, the heavyfooted, halfmasked bruiser has proven to be a standout performer . . . One of the all time greats in the game of give and take . . . Cyclops tries to be a giver not a taker. But the man hasnt lived who can get in with Bull Curry and not come out battle scarred and weary.

"ROARING" BULL CURRY IS ON ANOTHER WILD RAMPAGE

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1962

Four weeks ago Bull Curry met Ciclon Negro in a Houston match and slamming him with right and left hooks made the mistake of hooking a right cross to Ciclon's head, it landed high and Curry wound up with a busted hand and Ciclon with the match. Never has the Curry bulldozing pride so setback, usually it is the opponent who goes to the doctor or hospital. Now back in top form, Natures Mistake is on a determined compaign to clobber all opponents to smithereens, come who may. Curry added one more statement, "I would like for the fans to get behind me and force this so-called promoter to get me a match with this Cheese Champion, Buddy Rogers and I guarantee I will make him sick of one man wrestling in general", and I am the man. Everytime this bum comes down they put some soft, namby pamby cutie who can't take it or dish it out. Call or write this guy Galivano or whatever he calls himself and tell him to get on the ball after I beat this gook tonight get me Rogers and give yourselves a treat", man, man, man what a mouthful of words and after tonights match they may not mean a thing . . . Ciclon Negro, one of the all time greats of Texas wrestling, is going to have a great deal to say about Curry meeting anyone. Holding one of the most imposing records in the game, Ciclon Negro is one of the most capable and formidable opponents Curry has ever or ever will face , so Mr. Curry, the name is Mr. Galiano to you . . . you first must win tonight and then we will see what to do with you for the future.

BULL CURRY IS IN GREATEST FORM

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1962

Experts are amazed at the stamina, the courage, the condition and all round ability of the truly remarkable Bull Curry. Here seemingly is the indestructible man. In and out, up and down, over and under the Connecticut blockbuster today must rate an even chance at least with any fighting man in the world. And there are quite a few of the highest rated stars who absolutely refuse to get in the same ring with him. Curry wasn't just bragging when he claimed, only one world champion of the last six would meet him, that one was Lou Thesz and that right here in Beaumont. They have always demanded more money but impossible conditions. They say they know they can outwrestle Curry but all evidently think they cant stand off the ramming, mauling windmill style they know they will have to contend with plus the fact they may run into the surprise of their life at Curry's wrestling- ability. For my money I would like to see the present titleholder give us this match. Maybe yes, maybe no! But to matters at hand, tonight the sneaky, vicious and cantankerous Bolo gets his chance to bring Curry down to size. Bolo is tough and mean and capable. He wont be a patsy for Curry and wont stand still for a beating. He will get in his licks and they can be enough to derail the Hartford Express.

THE BOLOS ARE A BIG, TOUGH PAIR

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1962

And just as big and bad singly. With the great Bolo rapping noggins with Bull Curry. The mighty Bolo will be trying to get over Ciclon Negro. This Bolo needs no explaining, just being paired with the great Bolo is stigma enough. But the masked brawler carries a lot of weight in the ring and that dont mean being just heavy. Ciclon will need all his power and ability.

Deadly Claw Or Blasting Left Hook

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1963

Two veteran wrestlers improving with time as do old wines, today rate on or near the top of every rating of tough guys! Roaring Bull Curry, wild, unorthodox, unpredictable, indestructible, master of a dynamite left hook to the guts that has laid many great wrestlers low and out. Duke Keomuka, wily trickster, tough, rugged, vicious originator of the feared claw holds that have taken their toll of many of the game's greats. This is one of the storied rivalries of wrestling, a deep natural competitive hatred for what each has stood for. A feeling that each was the absolute master of the other, and you can bet that at no time or under any consideration could one get either to acknowledge the other better at any phase of the sport.

LaSalle: Top Canadian Representative

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1963

"Smiling" Pierre LaSalle is rough and tough, gutty and capable, and wears the nicest, most pleasant smile that would wear well on any movie star's face, while demolishing an opponent. He is after top matches and is willing to fight his way up. Tonight he meets a hard-nose opponent who has a big axe to grind. This will be Jean Tillet's last match in Texas. He and Brother Louie lost to Bull Curry last week and a provision of the con­tract was that the loser would leave. However, Jean was contracted for the full week and held up to the contract. Louie Tillet leaves next week also. Knowing the bitter­ness in his heart and mind, one can see that nothing could please and suit the flailing Frenchman better than to leave Texas on a winning note. Pierre LaSalle has been warned that Tillet is a dangerous foe.

Wolf Wants Stasiak's Wrestling Scalp

SPORTATORIUM Wrestling Program · SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1963

Chief Billy White Wolf, Texas champion and a great one, never gives a second best regardless of competition. In accepting this match with the big tough Canadian giant he did so with the full knowledge he is facing a dangerous contender. But that is his way of wrestling life. They don't come too big or too good to not fall before the "Choctaw Chop". Stan Stasiak is mean and tough, powerful and determined to absolutely demolish any opponent. He is after a match with Bull Curry, claims he wants it badly, and if he gets by the Chief, he can practically call his shots.

'Wild Bull' Rides Herd in Hartford Lockup

The Hartford Courant · SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1983

Courant. Staff Writer

Fred Curry, with muscled arms, a gnarled face, a cauliflower ear and a mane of wiry, black hair, roams the "cage" in Hartford Superior Court.

His dark eyes dart from beneath bushy, black eyebrows; when he frowns, his face is shadowed with fearsome wrinkles. But when he smiles, showing his gold-capped teeth, his face becomes a sun.

. They used to call him "Wild Bull" Curry, back when he traveled the country as a pro wrestler and boxer. Now he's just plain "Bull" to most people, although there are other names ' — "The Werewolf," "The Monster" — muttered by some of his charges.

Deputy Sheriff Bull Curry guards, and sometimes tames, the city's most dangerous criminals — the murderers, the rapists, the burglars and, most of all, the escape artists — in the Hartford courthouse lockup. At 6 feet and 215 pounds, he looks fierce; his reputation confirms it. Fellow sheriffs say he is indispensable — few, if any, of them want his hot seat in the cage.

Curry's quickness with troublemakers is legendary.

A few years ago, two prisoners handcuffed together fled into an alley leading to the court parking lot. Curry shouted a warning, but they kept run-

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they'd send him out on the street

ning. He threw a padlock, hitting alone," said Chief Deputy Sheriff

one of them in the back. The man Francis M. DeLucco, who has

fell down, pushing his companion known Curry for many years.

face first into the steel door that But in the mid-1940s, Curry be-

locks the sheriffs' van inside the gan to make better money in the

garage. Within seconds, said a ring as his reputation as a colorful

sheriff, Curry jumped them and wrestler expanded.

muscled them back into the "I was getting . . . what? . . . $42

lockup. a week as a cop. I just couldn't

Another time a notoriously make it on that." He resigned

tough inmate tried to hang him- from the force so he could spend

self in his cell. more time wrestling.

"He was half-way to three- In the mid-'50s, Curry moved to

quarters of the way gone," said Houston and took up residence as

Curry's huge former sidekick, one of the stable of wrestlers in

Bobby Quinn. "Bull took him the city's Coliseum, where he

down and pressed so much water grappled with such ringmen of

at his face, the guy wished he was the day as Lou Thez, Danny

dead. He kept gasping, 'I'm OK, McShane and Dukie Kemoka.

I'm OK.' Bull told him, 'If I'm go- "Houston was closer to South

ing to save you, I'm going to make America and the South Pacific,

sure you're OK all the way.'" where I got a lot of bouts. Later, I

But Curry can be tender, too. went all over the world wrestling

A mother began crying and a half-dozen times," Curry said.

screaming as her 16-year-old son Meanwhile, he sidelined as a sher-

was led off to begin a prison term iff tracking criminal suspects in

"They're going to ruin my boy!" Galveston County.

she shrieked. "They're going to Finally, in 1972, the wild life

kill him!" and the traveling took its toll —

The courtroom was in chaos. Curry came down with jaundice

The judge froze and the specta- in Tokyo. He couldn't get the

tors watched the mother fall to treatment he needed there, so he

the floor. Curry stood next to her flew to Alaska. There, too, treat-

son inside the cage and put his ment was unsuccessful, so finally

arm over the boy's shoulder. Curry returned to Hartford,

"While he's with me, ma'am, where he recovered after seven

nobody's going to touch him," he hours of surgery.

shouted. "The doctors told me to take it to be a little different, believe me.

The mother's screams turned easy," laughed Curry, "so within . . . And, when you get in the ring,

to low moans. Consoled by sher- 30 days I was working out in you let that guy in there with you

iffs, she left the courtroom. Johnny Datro's gym in the South do the worrying. When I walked in

Curry (this is his ring name; his End. After that I took my (wres- that room, I made goddam sure

given name is the Lebanese tling) shots here and there ... the people knew who Wild Bull

Koury) has been a boxer, a wres- five, six, seven a month. In 1979, I Curry was!"

tler, a Hartford police officer and got tired of it and got out."

Anyone at Hartford Superior

a Texas sheriff — he spent about Curry's retirement from wres- Court who doesn't know who Bull

15 years working part time as a tling didn't mean an end to the Curry is soon finds out — like the

sheriff in Houston between wres- strenuous life, however. Three recently arrived judge who at the

tling and boxing matches all over years earlier he had been appoint- end of a busy day asked a sheriff

the world. ed a sheriff and was immediately if there were any suspects left to

Curry refuses to say how old he thrust into the cage in Superior be arraigned.

is — "When you're in shape like Court. "No," the sheriff answered. The

me, what the hell difference does "I don't know why I got into this judge leaned discreetly forward,

it make?" — but friends say he is law enforcement stuff. It's al- pointed toward Curry inside the

in his 60s. ways been a mystery to me," he cage, and whispered, "How 'bout

He joined the Hartford police said. him?"

just as his wrestling career was Ask Curry why he wrestled and A 10-year-old girl sat in court

budding during the Depression in boxed for 35 to 40 years and the in the midst of a loud, dramatic

1939 — "You had to grab a buck answer is clearer: scene — a convicted murderer

while you could," he said — and "You've got to put on a show. yelling at his defense attorney in

patrolled his old, tough neighbor- You've got to give the crowd front of the judge as sheriffs and

hood on Windsor Street. some entertainment like that spectators watched tensely. The

"He was rough enough that Yankee manager Billy Martin, episode held no interest for her,

when the force was down men, like Muhammad Ali. You've got though: she leaned toward her fa-

ther, pointed at Curry, and asked, common. On a recent week in

"What did he do, Daddy?" January, 14 men accused of mur-

Defendants soon learn that der were mixed with the average

Curry tolerates no nonsense. A 30 prisoners in the downstairs

man on trial for murder refused lockup that feeds the court hear-

to cooperate with anyone — his ing room upstairs.

lawyer, the judge, the sheriffs — Sheriffs routinely have to break

and at one point refused to go up fights between prisoners

downstairs to the lockup during a called as witnesses and those they

recess. are set to testify against, as well

Curry walked out of the cage as to stop homosexual attacks in-

and into the courtroom. He looked side the multiple-prisoner lockup.

right at the man and cocked his Regularly, sheriffs discover hid-

index finger toward his chest. The den weapons — penknives, razor

man got up in silence and walked blades, metal combs, pointed

down to the lockup. pieces of metal ripped from the

Sheriffs, lawyers and court em- cage — as well as drugs. Prison-

ployees insist Curry's looks, his ers upset with their plight will

reputation as a professional fight- call them over to a cell, put their

er and, even more significantly, fingers down their throats and try

his ability to cajole dangerous and to throw up on them. Just as fre-

emotionally upset prisoners, quently, inmates urinate in drink-

make him indispensable in a po- ing cups and throw them at

tentially explosive courthouse. guards.

The court on Washington Street Several summers ago, Curry

averages between 10 and 12 at- said, he sensed something was

tempted escapes a year. Prisoner wrong when most of those dozen

suicide attempts are almost as or so men in the humid general

lockup began asking to go to adja-

cent individual cells. Fortunately,

Curry said, the last one out

warned him in a whisper, "Hey

Bull, you'd better watch out!"

When Curry went inside to check,

he caught "a real creep" around a

corner ready to hit him over the

head with a metal toilet seat

freshly ripped off the toilet.

"How can I stand it down

here?" he asked, repeating the

question. "The thing doesn't both-

er me, because I've been raised

that way. I was raised on Windsor

Street, and that's like being raised

in Hell's Kitchen."

An annual average of 8,000

prisoners spend the court day

with Curry and his two sheriff as-

sistants in the cellar court lockup.

"You never know from one

morning to the next what's going

to happen," Curry said in his

gravelly voice. "Sometimes

there's 35 to 40 guys in here. ...

Every guy who comes down here

cases the joint. They case where

the keys are; they case where you

are, and don't you forget it. You'd

better change your habits or

they'll get you.

"If you don't let them know who

you are and get their respect,

you're in trouble. They'll run you

right out of the building. ... You

do a favor for one and they'll all

get the idea. I don't consider my-

self a good guy or a bad guy. I

consider myself a fair guy," said

Curry, who has spent 15 years

working in the lockup, and who

makes $40 a day and vehicle-ex-

pense mileage to and from prison

and the jails.

Quinn, who is bigger than Curry

and now works the equally dan-

gerous city courthouse lockup on

Morgan Street, said, "If they

didn't have Bull down in that

lockup, they'd be in serious trou-

ble. ... He's the one who keeps it

all under control. ... Some of

those guys (prisoners) have total-

ly lost it when they come to court,

but Bull calms them down. He

just tells them what is going to

happen and they've got to accept

that."

Other sheriffs who have known

Curry for years believe his repu-

tation as a ruffian is exaggerated.

"Fred Curry?" said Gayle Fish-

er, a special deputy whose head

wouldn't reach Curry's chin.

"He's a real pussycat."

An Old-Time Enforcer

The Hartford Courant · SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008

BC unbeaten welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather reportedly will be paid $20 million to get in the ring with 7-foot, 430-pound wrestler Paul "Big Show" Wight at Wrestlemania XXIV March 30 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

That's twice the purse that boxing great Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki shared for staging 15 uneventful rounds in a 1976, a match in Tokyo that ended up a draw but was unanimously described as a farce.

All ofthis brings to mind Hartford's Bull Curry, a colorful figure in the wrestling world for years. Curry, at one time a cop, a boxer and forever a wrestler, made $1,500—or what he described years later as "peanuts"—for fighting a washed-up former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey in an exhibition in 1910.

"They both had boxing gloves on; they had the small gloves," recalls Flying Fred Curry, a second-generation former wrestler who lives in the same house in Windsor where his late father once lived. "I got the whole article. They put the gloves on. It was an actual boxing match."

It was one of the last times Dempsey put on the gloves for any match, real or rigged. He was 45 at the time—Curry was in his mid-20s — and had retired after losing to Gene Tunney in the famous Long

returned to the ring in the 1930s, barnstorming around the country and participating in more than 100 exhibition lights. Born Fred Thomas Koury, of Lebanese descent, Curry was a teenager during the Depression when he took a job as a carnival wrestler, taking on anyone willing to put up money. He became such a good showman that he hooked up with a Detroit wrestling promoter named Adam Weissmuller, a relative of Olympic gold medal swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller

Toward the end of the 1930s, Curry returned to Hartford and worked as a supernumerary for the police department. It didn't hurt that he was a professional wrestler and resembled a criminal right out of the "Dick

Tracy" comic strip. With bushy eyebrows and a square jaw, he was intimidating to real-life criminals. The older he got, the fiercer he looked.

"I remember one day we were in Henry Mittica's store on Windsor Street and Henry was selling masks for Halloween," said Manny Leibert, a former boxing promoter who was close to Curry "This kid came in and he said,'Are you selling a mask like the guy who just walked out had on his face?'That was Bull Curry. He thought Bull was wearing a mask."

Curry was notorious for bullying opponents inside the ring, and he was no stranger to physical altercations on the street. He was arrested in 1940 and charged with assault and battery of a man who was taken to a hospital with a cut on his scalp. Although he was suspended two months from the police force, it did not stop Curry from playing the role of enforcer. The Courant reported an incident on Windsor Street in which Curry wrestled a man to the ground who was trying to stab another man with a screwdriver.

Curry once apprehended a man with a razor who had started a fight with a pin boy at a bowling alley According to another story in The Courant archives, Curry was assaulted by two men who refused to pay their check at a Wethersfield Avenue club. Curry decked both and arrested them.

"There was a story when Bull was a cop, a lot of guys would operate out of the city dump," Leibert said. "When anybody came to dump anything of value, scrap iron or furniture, whatever, they'd start fighting over it It got out of hand. When Bull was a cop, they'd send him down there to straighten out the matter, which he did.

"There's another story about Bull. There was a bad scene on Asylum Street and they were trying toget some criminal. Bull spent the night in a can behind the store, a rubbish can. hoping this guy would show up

"And be did. Bull caught him."

Then there's a story about Bull catching a bull, grabbing the animal by the horns after it escaped a stockyard and had roamed into a street.

Supposedly that's how he became known as Wild Bull Curry, the pseudonym that enhanced his reputation as a deranged-villain in the ring.

In January 1944, heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis was supposed to be a guest referee in a wrestling match between Curry and Yvon Robert at the old Hartford Auditorium. Someone made

never in the ring at the same time that night.

"It wouldn't be safe to throw Louis in there with that Curry," Lou Diamond, a business manager for Louis, told former Courant sports editor Bill Lee back then. "Someone would get killed. We would have a riot on our hands."

Fred Curry, who wrestled in the 1960s and'70s, said his father once got into a fight with former heavyweight baring, champ Jack Sharkey in the dressing room.

"Nothing was off limits to my dad, especially at that time. He was in his prime," said Fred Curry, whose son, Fred III, is a third-generation wrestler named Rocket Curry. "If you went into that ring and you were the heavyweight . . champion of the world or oneof the greatest heavyweights in the game, you were not safe with this guy."

Realizing he was making better money wrestling than being a cop, Curry resigned from the police department in 1945. He moved to Texas in the early part of the 1950s and became a huge star as a deranged rule-breaker. He was the National Wrestling Alliance's titleholder for several years, influencing

hardcore-style wrestlers.

"There were two sides to Bull," Leibert said. "When he was performing, he was Wild Bull. Outside the ring he was just a good-natured guy a good husband, a good friend."

After spending 40 years in the ring, Curry retired in the late 1970s and returned to law enforcement Working as a deputy sheriff in Superior Court in Hartford, he kept suspects in line and guarded prisoners in the holding cells beneath the courtroom until his death in 1985.

"Nobody knows him [today]," Leibert said. "Some of the old-timers that I see once in a while will bring up Bull's name. Definitely, he isa legend."

Contact David Heuschkel at dheuschkel@counmt.com.

SUPER-DREADNAUGHT GEORGE BOLLAS TAKES ON THE BULL TONIGHT!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., APRIL 2, 1953

George Bol las, the former Zebra Kid, the

300 pound super-dreadnaught docks here

tonight at the City Auditorium and takes on

the world's toughest wrestler, Wild Bull Cur­

ry, in the main event. Last week the big

giant beat two men, Al Costello and Ellis

Bashara; and then hurled a challenge at

Bull Curry. Bollas told Promoter Norman

Clark that he would beat Curry if he had to tear the ring apart." Bollas is the big fellow

who several years ago broke this same ring when he was slammed to the mat by Killer

Kowalski. Now Bollas says he will slam Curry down so hard that he will break the ring .

again. This could easily be the roughest match Promoter Norman Clark has ever held

here and any thing can happen. Promoter Norman Clark urges the children to stay away

from the ring during this match.

TWO WORLDS CHAMPIONS SAY BULL CURRY IS A MANIAC; HE IS INHUMAN; AND A DETRIMENT TO WRESTLING!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., APRIL 2, 1953

Here is what Danny McShane, the World's Junior Heavyweight Champion says about Bull Curry! This!man Curry doesn't belong in the same ring with any champion! I wouldn't put my title up against him for any kind of money. Do you think Curry can wrestle? Danny was asked. He is a bum said McShane with finality. When Curry was told what Danny stated, the Bull went into a rage and shouted McShane is yellow and knows I can take his title if given the chance.

As far as the manager of the World's Heavyweight Champion is concerned. Bull Curry will never get another cracki at the crown. Ed "Strangler" Lewis made no bones about it following the champion's match with the Bull. That man is a maniac, a detriment to wrestling, dangerous to his opponents and the fans and an inhuman, insensate brute. He is not a wrestler, he is a mad man. Lewis wouldn't even admit that Curry is tough, he has not got brains enough to feel pain said Lewis angrily. We can not print the Bull's answers to Lewis says Promoter Clark.

TWO FAVORITES IN SEMI-FINAL TONIGHT!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., APRIL 2, 1953

Dizzy Davis returns tonight and meets the popular Mexican Flash, Rito Romero, in the semi-final match tonight. Rito is after another shot at Bull Curry and a win tonight would help his cause plenty, but Dizzy is a big stumbling block standing in his path.

DUKE TO JOIN MOTO HERE SHORTLY!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., APRIL 2, 1953

The long distance wires between here and California must have been burning late­ly. Mr. Moto has been call­ing Duke Keomuka to tell him of the "unfair" treat­ment he has been receiving here!

Moto is mad over the fact that both he and Fuji fell before the battering fists and feet of Bull Curry. ... I have told Duke this Curry is claiming a title that belongs to him.

"I have told Duke to come here immediately," Moto said, "I have called him one dozen times in the past two weeks and he said as soon as he finishes his training he will be here."

Mr. Moto talking through Fuji says Duke can beat Curry any time; as the Duke is the type that will butcher this crazy man Curry

Keomuka and Moto would make a tough combination to whip . . . even for a one man team like Bull Curry!

CLARK SEEKS GIRL GRAPPLERS!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., APRIL 2, 1953

Promoter Clark looking for a change of pace and probably looking for a contrast in beauty to the ugliness of Bull Curry, is searching for some grapplerettes to appear here sometime this month. One of the girls he particularly wants to have return is Ella Waldek who made such a good impres­sion last month by chalking up two great victories.

Ella is one of the most cap­able girls on the mat today and she is pointing for a world's championship try in the near future. If she can re­turn here and do as well as she did on her last trip she will be in line for the crack at Miss Mildred Burke's crown.

Mr. Clark has sent wires out to several other top girls, several of them newcomers, and hopes to have answers to report via this program very shortly. Among those he has tried to contact are Terry Majors, Mae Young, Betty Haw­kins, Carol Cook, Dolores Villa and Barbara Baker.

CURRY AND KEOMUKA TO BATTLE IT OUT TONIGHT!!

WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., AUGUST 20, 1953

Bull Curry one of matdom's roughest and ugliest characters takes on the rugged Jap judo and sleeper hold artist Duke Keomuka tonight in a rematch. Their rough and tumble affair last week ended in a draw. Promoter Clark says it won't end in a draw tonight as the bout is carded for no set number of falls and no time limit. The match will continue until one of the men ask that it be stopped. Clark will also have fishing seines stretched around the ring. This will be to keep Curry and Keomuka in the ring for the entire match. Somebody will holler uncle.

HAS THE BULL BIT OFF TOO MUCH TONIGHT!

WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., AUGUST 27, 1953

Roger MacKay last week hurled a challenge at Bull Curry and before the night was over the Bull roared he would not only beat MacKay but Clark could throw Paul Boesch in too. Curry said that if he failed to pin both MacKay and Boesch inside the hour time limit he would push MacKay in a wheel barrow down Market Street at high noon Friday.

GIRLS BACK TONIGHT!

WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., AUGUST 27, 1953

Yes sir, fans, tonight you will see on the card both beauty and beast. The girls, Ruth Boatcallie and Carol Cook furnish the beauty and Bull Curry, well you guessed it, the beast. Ruth and Carol are known as two of the prettiest girls in the game. They also rank at the top among the girl wrestlers. This semi-final should be a great match says Promoter Clark.

BULL CURRY THE MOST TALKED ABOUT MAN IN GALVESTON WRESTLING HISTORY! IS HE MAN OR BEAST? GALVESTON FANS ARE ASKING ! ! !

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., FEBRUARY 26, 1953

The most talked about man in Galveston County today is Bull Curry. On the streets, in cafes, in barber shops; everywhere you go the name of this wild man is mentioned. Bull Curry defies his opponents, the referees, the fans, the announcer and anybody that gets in his way. Bull Curry is by far the roughest, toughest wrestler that ever appeared here in Galveston. Sometimes the fans wonder is this Bull man or beast. Bull Curry would rather be in a good brawl than eat a good meal. Stalking his opponents the scowling Curry administers unmerciful punishment to them and fans shout for his disqualification. Curry wins many matches but finally winds up by losing most of them by disqualification,

LEILANI BELIEVES HE WILL TAME CURRY !

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., FEBRUARY 26, 1953

Popular Alo Leilani will be after revenge tonight in his match with the Wild Man of the mat, Bull Curry. Last week Leilani and Ray Gunkle both won a fall over Curry; but Alo was far from satisfied over the way he won his fall over Madman Curry. Curry was tossed from the ring and in coming back he picked up a cigar butt. He then rubbed the tobacco in Leilani's eyes. The referee stepped in and disqualified Curry and awarded the fall to Leilani. Leilani was so anxious to get another crack at Curry that he offered to bet $1000 that he could pin Curry in two straight falls. Tonight Leilani is going to offer some added entertainment for you fans by doing his knife dance. The crowd pleasing Samcan is also known for his singing.

AL COSTELLO, RUGGED AUSTRALIAN, GOES AFTER WILD BULL CURRY IN TONIGHTS MAIN EVENT!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., FEBRUARY 5th, 1953

Bull Curry doesn't think he has a friend in the world; and the way he wrestles he will never have any.

Curry, a rough and tumble operator, is the fellow who almost caused a riot on last Thursday's card when

he slugged Al Costello after Al had sang a song for the fans. Bull Curry roared what is this an opera or

a wrestling match? This Curry is a combination of Danny Savich and King Kong Cox together. It is quite

a combination, but if you have ever seen the Bull in action you will know that it is not too broad a claim.

Promoter Clark has brought in Ray Gunkle to referee this main event tonight.

COUNT ROSSI BACKS GOLDEN GREEK AGAINST THE WORLD!!

WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., JUNE 11, 1953

Count Rossi tells his boy Chris Tolos not to worry about this mad man Bull Curry tonight. I have been assured by Promoter Norman Clark that there will be no disqualifications in tonight's match; and for him to go in there and tear the Bull apart from the first gong.

"THE NEXT CHAMP" SAYS ROSSI

Count Pietro Rossi, who is willing to admit that he is the greatest wrestling manager in the world, is also ready to admit that Chris Tolos is the greatest wrestler in the world.

"In all my years of managing," says the Count, "I have never found a man like Chris Tolos. He is the greatest of all the Greek wrestlers* he is better than Jimmy Londos and with me as his manager he cannot fail to be the next champion of the world."

The Count is highly displeased at the rough welcome he has received here in Galveston. This place is full of madmen shouts; Rossi, I step into the ring and I am attacked by this guy Gunkel last week. And then the referee knew my boy would be the Texas champion so what does he do; disqualify my boy. That is the only way they can beat my boy Tolos.

Rossi, when he can be slowed down to a normal tone of voice, will tell you that Tolos is of Greek descent and hails from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a diamond in the rough when Rossi found him and polished him to his present ability. And right now the Count is working on John Tolos, Chris' capable brother who shows a lot of promise too.

Tolos, when he gets a chance to speak, will tell you that he expects to go far in wrestling.

"Why not?" asks Chris, " I win all my matches and the Count has told me that I am the best in the world. I believe him."

Tolos is finding wrestling a tough sport, right now he has a big cauliflowered ear in the process of blooming.

BULL CURRY BACK TONIGHT !

WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., JUNE 11, 1953

The wild man of the mat;the world's roughest wrestler comes roaring back into town tonight. That's bound to be Bull Curry. Curry says he is fully recovered from his experience in swallowing a bottle cap and is ready for this false Count and his crank Chris Tolos. The Bull says Rossi had better stay out of his way tonight or suffer a bad beating himself. The Bull says he will take on one or two men tonight! In case the Count starts something.

CURRY PUTS HIS NEW TITLE ON THE LINE TONIGHT!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., MARCH 12, 1953

Bull Curry, who lays claim to being the roughest wrestler in the world, puts his newly won title on the line tonight against Japan's best, Mr. Moto. This match will be a battle to the finish with no time limit, says Promoter Norman Clark. Falls won't count; or mean a thing. This bout will continue until one of the men calls it quits or is unable to continue.

Also Clark says there will be no disqualification in this bout and this means that anything will go in this match. Curry battled Danny McShane in Houston last Friday night in a bout billed for the roughest wrestler in the world title. The winner, Curry, received a brass-knuckles trophy. Curry will put his brass-knuckles trophy on the line against Mr. Moto tonight. This bout tonight should top anything Promoter Clark has ever held as far as roughness goes.

BULL BATTLES JAP TONIGHT!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., MARCH 5, 1953

Fans here in Galves- ton have never seen a warrior quite like Bull Curry. He has easily won the t i t l e of the roughest man ever to wrestle here. Tonight he tears into the Jap menace, Mr. Moto who is also a master at the rough tactics. The Jap is a master at Judo wrestling and will probably shoot the works at the wild man tonight. Can Curry take the Judo chops??

JAP SAYS HE WILL TAME BULL!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., MARCH 5, 1953

Mr. Moto says he will prove to the fans tonight that this Bull Curry is not as rough and tough as he thinks he is. Mr. Moto promises to chop the wild man to pieces tonight with Judo!

THEY WILL FINISH FIGHT TONIGHT THAT STARTED IN DRESSING ROOM LAST THURSDAY!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., OCTOBER 15, 1953

The bout that started in the dressing rooms last week between Bull Curry and Danny Savich will be finished tonight in the ring. These same two fought all over City Auditorium last Thursday before Savich was finally escorted from the building by police. Savich says Curry was the cause of him losing his match with Casasola last week. Savich says Curry is crazy and the Bull roars Savich is punch drunk. Both men claim the state of Texas is too small for both of them to stay in and one of the two has got to go. Any thing can happen in this main event tonight and Promoter Clark warns the fans not to interfere. Extra police protection will be on hand for safety.

BULL CURRY SAYS NO . . . CLARK SAYS YES . . . BOESCH WILL REFEREE!!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., SEPT. 10, 1953

Bull Curry says: He

will not wrestle tonight

if Paul Boesch is the ref­

eree. Clark says the Bull

will live up to his con­

tract or be suspended.

Clark says Boesch is one

of the best referees in

the United States.

Roger MacKay the man who has given the Bull the toughest battle he has had in a Galveston ring; gets another crack at him tonight. The handsome young star begged Promoter Norman Clark for another crack at the Bull. Clark says he believes MacKay is the man to stop the string of .victories'the Bull has run up here. Roger told Clark; give me Curry and a referee who is not afraid of blood and I will give Bull Curry the beating of his life. Clark immediately gave Paul Boesch the rough task of refereeing this main event. Roger says he believes he was way ahead of Curry last week when Bull delibertly dropped him on the ropes. That was the foulest thing that has ever happened to me and I intend to retaliate tonight. MacKay demanded that Curry's brass-knucks trophy be put up tonight. Roger says he will prove to the Galveston fans that Curry is not so tough.

THE FRENCH ACE WILL TRY AND STOP THE BULL!!

GALVESTON SOUVENIR WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURS., SEPT. 17, 1953

The French Ace, Andre Drapp, will try and stop the rush of victories of Bull Curry tonight. Drapp has announced he will use the French "La Savatte" style of wrestling tonight. This type of grappling features many foot and leg holds.

When told how Drapp planned to wrestle Curry retorted by saying': Let him use his feet and legs all he wants. I'll make frog legs out of that Frenchman.

CURRY, ROMERO GO TO ALL OUT WAR TONIGHT

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · THURSDAY APRIL 18, 1957

Rito Romero and Bull-Curry been disqualified lor roughness, go to war in a rematch main more than any other wrestler event tonight that is a cinch to in the business. Being disquali- be the wildest, roughest and fied for roughness is a point most exciting match that Pro- of pride with Curry, who claims moter Clark has < to Galveston fans. ever brought to be the world's roughest wrest-

They tangled in a main event ler.. . - /

last week, and the Wild Bull won that one when Romero was disqualified for hitting the ref­eree and being too rough. The outcome of that bout angered both men.

"The way last week's match ended has a lot of people say­ing that Romero is rougher than I am," says Curry. "That's a lot of hogwash. I'm. the roughest wrestler in the ' world. I'm going to show that

Romero says that Curry start- Mexican dandy some real act­ed the rough stuff, and he ion tonight. I'm going to beat claims that the referee had no him up and wrap him up just business disqualifying just him like a tamale. / and not Curry also. Curry also Promoter Clark has "ome- . is plenty hot about the outcome, thing to say about the natch pans will recall that Curry has also.

"There's no doubt that these two men will try to tear each other apart tonight," says Pro­moter Clark. "I'm not going to take any chances on either of them running amuck, and be- cause of that I've signed two referees to handle the bout. One will be inside the ring, and the other will be outside of the ropes."

KURT AND SKULL FACE CURRY CLAN IN TAG TILT HERE TONIGHT

Wrestling · THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1964

Double Action is the way to describe the main event at Waco Arena Thursday when Battling Bull Curry and his wrestling son Bull Curry Jr. collide head-on with the most vicious tag-team campaigning in Texas today. They will face the rugged Von Stroheim brothers, Kurt and Skull. It will be father and son vs. brothers and there will be no limit to the amount of action that will unfold in this two out of three fall mat spectacular. Bull himself, has long been regarded as the toughest roughhouse wrestler in the game. The famed brass-knucks trophy was designed especially for the bushy browed grappler. Although Bull has lost the coveted trophy on numerous occasions, he always wins it back in short order. Bull's son is capable of the same style but prefers the more scientific approach.

SKULL VON STROHEIM AND BIG BULL MEET IN CAPTAIN'S MATCH

Wrestling · THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1964

Skull Von Stroheim will get a preview of Bull Curry's fury when they meet in a one fall captain's match to open the program. Skull, until recently has been considered the junior member of the German Von Stroheim team, but, since a series of bad breaks have caused the Germans to lose more than their share of matches his brother Kurt has given Skull the lead in this bout and the team will try some new strategy. No amount of strategy, however, can deter the Bull when he gets on a rampage. The German lads may find that it will take more than a new leader to cope with the mighty Curry clan.

Matches start promptly at 8:00 in the air conditioned Waco Arena.

Fred Curry-Coming Next Week-- Bull Jr. to Join Dad In Waco Mat Battles

Wrestling · THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th

What kind of a chip off the old block is son Fred?

Well, unlike his father Fred admits that he is an accomplished wrestler and that during a sparkling career at the University of Connecticut he never was defeated

And . . . like his famous father . . . Fred admits that he inherited the toughness that is willing to go up against any man or beast in the world and trade punishment.

Tie everything down . . . the Bulls are loose!

GRAPPLING GOSSIP

Wrestling · THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th

HOT NIGHTS...

With Bull Curry, Bull's son, and those beautiful new girl wrestlers, old Waco Arena is gonna be in for some hot nights for the rest of the summer. It's a good thing this building is completely air conditioned.

NEW CHAMP...

It had to happen some time, Danny Hodge has lost his Jr. Heavyweight title to a Japanese judo ace named Matsuda. The new champ is now campaigning in Florida where he took the crown from Hodge.

DORY DIXON...

Dory Dixon, one of the most popular colored stars ever in Waco is in hot water with the state commission. Many requests have come in to see Dory He will have to get himself out of this jam before he makes any more Texas committments.

MARVIN JONES...

Marvin Jones, famous in Texas as a wrestler as well as referee suffered a mild heart attack last week. Most recent reports indicate that he is out of danger.

A host of new stars will make Waco appearances within the next few months. Your promoter has a long list of top talent he expects to bring in. He is proud of the way fans have boosted wrestling and has noticed a lot of new faces in the stands. Fans who have been encouraging their friends and neighbors to come out will be rewarded with the rougest Texas style wrestling ever seen in Waco.

Tonight's Card

GALVESTON WRESTLING · THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5,, 1967

Order of Matches Subject To Change

MAIN EVENT

Bull Curry vs Killer Kox

SEMI-FINALS

Jack Brisco Swede Karlssen

PRELIMINARIES

Waldo Von Erich vs Sid Jones

Tiger Conway vs Jack Curtis

WILD BULL CURRY READY TO BATTLE MADMAN MARIO GALENTO IN TOP MAIN BOUT TONIGHT

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · Thursday April 9, 1959

As long as Wild Bull Curry is in wrestling, he will claim to be the roughest wrestler in the world. And as long as Curry makes such claims, his boasts will be challenged by rival wrestlers.

And that's the boat that Curry finds himself in this week. His formidable foe will be madman Mario Galento, a rough and slashing heavyweight from Little Italy, in New York City.

Curry made his return to Galveston wrestling two weeks ago when he locked with Francois Vallois in a semi final contest. That bout ended as "no contest" when both men were disqualified for battling outside the ring and flagrant violation of rules.

It was after that bout that Vallois sounded off, stating that he intended to disprove Curry's claim as being the roughest and toughest wrestler in the world. Vallois demanded a rematch contest with Curry. He said he intended to give Curry the beating of his life.

The rematch came off last week, but Vallois came out second best in the contest. Curry gave the valient French-Canadian a sound beating and a real lesson in the art of rough and tumble grappling. And the mighty Bull proved again his claim to be wrestling's roughest and toughest performer.

"I'm just like the gunmen of the old west," Curry says. "Whenever there was a fast gun around, there was always someone coming around to challenge him. Always someone around trying to prove himself to be faster than the fastest gun. Well, that's how it is with being the world's roughest and toughest wrestler. There is always some one around to challenge you. Well, let 'em come. I'm ready to take on any one willing to fight."

Curry further points out that as long as other wrestlers challenge his claims, he is always in demand for top matches.

Curry used to be a policeman in Hartford, Conn. He gained his nickname of Bull while on the police force. Once a large bull broke out of the stockyards at Hartford. Curry singlehanded cornered and captured the bull.

Galento comes from one of the toughest sections of New York City—Little Italy. All his life he had to fight for everything he got, and as a result he became a ruffian of the first order. The many scars on his face are proof of the rugged street brawls he participated in.

Galento once tried to get into the movies. He went to Hollywood, and immediately directors who saw him said he had just the face to play badman roles. Galento got these roles in a hurry, and he certainly made good. In fact, he was so realistic that directors finally told him to give up the movies and go into wrestling.

Galento's movie career frequently called for fights with the leading men. Galento played his part as a badman too good. In fact, he wouldn't pull his punches. He broke one leading man's nose. He caved in two ribs on another leading man. It was then the directors put an end to Galento's movie career. They said his realism in fights was great, but it was too costly in time lost on production delays when leading men were laid up in hospitals. That started Galento into pro wrestling.

Every Body Wants Shot At Bull Curry

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · Thursday April 9, 1959

All the wrestlers currently in Texas are howling for a shot at Bull Curry. They all claim that Curry is no longer as rough and tough as he claims. And they want a chance at him.

El Lobo, Lester Welch, Joe Christy, Ed Sharpe, Andre Bollet and the two great Oklahoma Indians—Chief Little Eagle and Chief Big Heart—have asked for matches with Curry.

Curry says he is ready for any foes. Curry says for promoters to just sign up the bouts, and he promises to beat anyone who challenges him. Curry says he is going to show Texans some wrestling they have never seen before.

WILD FEUD BETWEEN BULL CURRY, PANCHO LOPEZ TO CONTINUE IN MAIN EVENT

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · Thursday May 14, 1959

"That guy's asking for it, and he's going to get it tonight. I'll make him wish he never left Mexico."

That's what Wild Bull Curry has to say about his main event contest with Mexico's Pancho Lopez tonight. Actually the bout is a rematch. The two men have been feuding for two weeks.

The feud all started in a tag team match here two weeks ago. In that bout Curry and Lopez were partners against Dick Dunn and Joe Christy. Gurry and Lopez worked well together for part of the match. But in the fight for the third and deciding fall, Curry accused Lopez of not trying hard enough. Lopez argued back. Then Curry beat up Lopez, who was then an easy mark for Dunn and Christy.

After that bout Lopez demanded a return bout with Curry. That came off last week. Midway in the match Curry was disqualified for illegal tactics, but Lopez refused to accept victory on those terms. He asked that the bout be continued. It was, but when both men became too rough, the grapplers were disqualified and the contest was ruled "no contest."

Now the men get a third crack at each other. It is certain to be a wild, rough, knockdown and dragout contest.

Texas fans have handed Pancho Lopez, the fireball from Mexico, the greatest accolade they have given any Latin American grappler in years. And they have summed it up in a few well chosen words—they say that Pancho looks exactly like Blackie Guzman did when he first came to Texas.

Knowing what Texas fans have always thought of Blackie's ability the rating they have handed this all around athlete from below the border can readily be assessed.

Pancho's list of supporters number El Medico, Rito Romero and Guzman himself among them. They all believe that he has the quality that will tell in Texas ringwork.

Pancho has an athletic background in other sports that is equally as great as the record he has achieved in wrestling. He was a star soccer player; an excellent swimmer, a first class baseball player and even took up bull fighting as a pasttime and could have continued if he had really liked the sport.

But Pancho really likes wrestling. He loves it. It shows in every move he makes in the ring—and he makes a million of them. He is as inventive as Rilo Romero; hits as hard as Medico and has the spirit and ring generalship of Guzman.

CURRY SAYS HE IS READY TO BATTLE ALL COMERS

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · Thursday May 14, 1959

"I'm tired of so many bums disputing my claim to be the world's roughest and toughest wrestler," says Curry. "All those guys are just making with the big talk. They can't hold a candle to me when it comes to a knock-down, drag-out kind of brawl."

Curry points to his record of having been jailed in almost every city in which he has wrestled as evidence of his roughness.

"They can call me a jailbird all they want," says the Bull. "I don't care and I'm not ashamed of it. It just supports my claim of roughness. Right now I'm ready to take on any and all comers. Anybody who says I ain't what I claim to be had better be ready to defend himself. I'll make mincemeat out of guys like that."

There is no denying that Curry is a real toughie. He has been tossed into the local police lockup on three occasions.

Now Curry has a new nickname. He has been jailed so often that fans now refer to him as "Caged Fury." He doesn't mind it one bit.

NEWCOMER TONY JIMENEZ FACES RUSSIAN TERROR

GALVESTON WRESTLING PROGRAM · Thursday May 14, 1959

Ivan The Terrible, a rugged 235 pounder from Russia, mix­es with newcomer Tony Jimenez in tonight's opening contest. Ivan appeared here several tim­es last year, and he is called the Russian Bull Curry.

Jimenez is a 201 pounder fr­om Buckeye, Arizona. He is a capable Latin-American grapp­ler, who is certain to go a long way in the sport.

Ivan the Terrible, wild eyed, wild haired, wild mannered Ru­ssian who comes to the United States via Argentina, promises to make all of the legends about his namesake, Ivan The Terri­ble, live again.

In South America where his family emigrated from Russia, Ivan began to adopt the health policies of a cult that believed it was wrong to cut your hair whether it was on your head or on your face and he has stuck to it ever since. This same group advocated long periods of ab­stinence, rigorous, exercise rou­tines, and self punishment that toughened his body beyond be­lief.

Ivan's wrestling career began in South America and has en­compassed all of that country; Central America and Mexico. His unruly hair is as famous throughout Latin America as his unruly ring manners and "Ivan El Terrible" as they call him is used as a bogey man to scare kids when they are to be punished.

Ivan could easily be called a Russian version of Bull Curry!

Tony stands 5' 8" and packs 200 pounds of fast moving mus­cle into that squat frame, but he figures that it is an advan­age to be what men consider "short".

"Tall men have to bend over to protect their legs," says Tony, "it ruins their balance. I can protect mine and still have good balance."

And, Tony figures that bal­ance is a big factor in his succ­ess in wrestling just as it was in football when he went to school and then played semi-professio­nal—and when he won amateur matches against men who were bigger and stronger than he was.

Official Town Hall Wrestling Program

Official Town Hall Wrestling Program · Thursday, February 22, 1962

Coconut Willie To Send Prince Maiava "All Out" Against Battling Bull Curry In Tonight's Main Go!

Dallas Wrestling · Tuesday, April 27, 1954 . . . Dallas, Texas

The stops will be out when the Prince crawls through the ropes tonight and trains his sights on Bull Curry. Cocoanut Willie is tired of having the Bull batter him around; he is weary of having the Bull interfere with his tom tom thumping; he is sick of Bull Curry period.

Last week's wild affair between the Bull and the Prince started when Willie tried to get past Curry to get into the ring. The Bull doesn't push easily . . . and he walloped Willie all around the area. That was the beginning . . . the end? It is only in sight for tonight's scrap will be the end of what was a sizzling effort to get even with each other last week.

There is no secret about the fact that Curry would like to eliminate Maiava as a top match threat here and will go to any extreme to do it. The Bull doesn't relish people rivalling him for the spotlight and Maiava has done that ever since he got here. It should be a first class feud settler.

IVAN THE RUSSIAN DARES CURRY TO MEET HIM . . . RUSSIAN STYLE!

WRESTLING PROGRAM · Tuesday, April 28, 1953

Ivan Kalmikoff, the bearded Russian who can provide more action in five minutes than most wrestlers can in a month, had a few barbs to hurl at Bull Curry during the past week.

"All I hear is about Bull Curry," complained Kalmikoff, "Curry's tough, Curry's rough, Curry's got hair on his eyebrows. So what? I got hair on my chin! I'm rough and tough too. I'm tired of hearing about Curry."

Ivan has been ribbed by fans until he can't take it anymore.

"If Curry's so tough then let him meet me . . . Russian style," said Kalmikoff. "I guarantee he won't be talking so tough when I get through with him."

"What is Russian style wrestling," said a fan, "I never saw that kind of a match."

"You're ignorant," said Ivan, "and you are a spy for Curry. Go back to him and tell him that if he's got any guts he'll meet me Russian style and watch him turn yellow."

Several more people tried to get Ivan to elucidate on the Russian style but he merely pointed to the belts he had won at Russian style wrestling and said:

"I'll put these up against Curry's brass-knucks trophy; I'll match my beard against his eyebrows, but it's gotta be done in Russian style wrestling."

Chene Gets Chance at "Tough Guy!"

Dallas Wrestling · Tuesday, May 11, 1954

Larry Chene, anxious for a chance* at one of the "tough

guys" now wrestling at Pappy's Showland, gets that oppor-

tunitywhen he faces the man who admits he is the

toughest of them all, Bull Curry. Cherie, who has been going

great guns in matches against fellows who stick close to the

rules . . . like the sizzling scrap he had with Alo Leilani last

week . . . believes that the only way he can really impress the

fans is to knock some of the shine off the rough stars.

Curry, who scoffs at Chene and his idea, is still bellowing

that Dirty Don Evans took the easy way out when they met

last week. "Evans hoisted himself over that top rope," bel­

lowed the Bull, "I never threw him over. If I had thrown him

over he woulda landed in the sixth row. He knew he was beat

and he grabbed the rope and made it look like I threw him

over. I didn't do it. I'll part his grin with a shovel if he ever

steps into the ring with me again."

Curry's blast at Evans has been echoed by fans who think

the'blond took the easy way out.

MAIAVA OUT TO MANGLE DIRTY DON EVANS AS AREA'S TOP TOUGH GUY

Dallas Wrestling · Tuesday, May 11, 1954

Dirty Don Evans could step into the ring tonight as the

heavyweight champion of the world, but if he does his title

will not be at stake. Last night in Fort Worth, Evans was

scheduled to meet champion Louis Thesz and since this pro-

gram goes to press prior to that match, despite Evans's insist­

ence, we cannot write world's champion under his name!

Champion or not, Evans will have a tough job on his hands

tonight when he goes in against Prince Maiava since Coconut

Willie is anxious to let Maiava mangle Evans as the top tough

guy in this neighborhood. Right now the opinion of the fans

is divided as to whether Evans or Curry is the toughest man

in the world . . . but Coconut Willie leans toward Evans as

the choice.

Evans denies that he pulled himself over the top rope last

week when he met Curry and resents the implication.

"I had the Bull battered to a frazzle," he insisted, "it was

just a question of a minute or two before he would have been

ground into the canvas. He barely had strength enough left

to throw me over the. top rope. I tried to prevent it, that's

why I grabbed the rope. If the referee had allowed it I would

have pulverized Curry."

ALI DARES BULL!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING PROGRAM · Tuesday, October 13, 1953

Among the men chal­lenging Bull Curry these days is Abdullah Bey, the tough Turk, who believes that he is as much of a bull in the ring as Curry any day in the week. Ad- dullah has proven more than a thorn in the side of some top men in the game and he is ready to show Curry that he can bowl him over.

GIANT CARD SCHEDULED TONIGHT

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962

A giant five match pre-holiday season wrestling spectacular is jam-packed and loaded with something for everyone tonight.

It will feature the return to the Sportatorium of one of the toughest grapplers ever to come into the state, Tough Tony Borne, with his new manager and adviser, Leo "The Lion" Newman.

It will feature an action-filled Colored girls' bout which should be one of the best thrillers of the year.

It will feature a Colored World's Title contest with the giant Sailor Art Thomas returning to meet his most successful challenger, Tiger Conway, in a one fall to a finish battle for the belt.

It will feature a bitter grudge resulting from last week's main event tag team match, Wild Bull Curry against Dangerous Danny McShane, also a one fall to a finish contest.

And it will feature the debut of the most vicious Jap grappler in the country, Taro Myaki, who will tangle in the opener with the highly successful masked man, El Medico II.

Yes, it's the biggest and greatest card of the year, but let's take 'em one at a time.

Everyone agrees that Tony Borne is as tough as he looks and he'll be here to prove it again when he squares off with Joe Tan-

garo, the gentleman of the mat, in the main event tonight. But something new has been added.

Tony has a manager now . . . the voluble, ubiquitous, obnoxious Leo The Lion, who has handled him through an amazing string of victories up North and brings him here on a world title trail. Their arrival has been preceded by a barrage of telegrams, letters and phone calls proclaiming the greatness of the Golden Boy:

"Kindly inform your viewers where, how and when they can see us. We are undefeated, having conquered and smashed all opposition. We are coming in a blaze of glory and we want the best talent you have to offer. My Golden Boy will walk over their bodies in scorn and contempt. He has racked up the longest winning streak in the history of wrestling. You will idolize him as the Napoleon of the mat . . ." And it goes on and on . . . and is signed by "Mr. Leo the Lion Newman, the brilliant and gifted manager of

Opening the giant card tonight, in a one fall, twenty minute bout, will be Taro Myaki, in action for the first time here against masked El Medico II.

tough Tony Borne, the greatest name in wrestling!"

Tangaro, who isn't one to make empty talk around, immediately got it over to the promoter that he'd like to stop some of this bragging going on around here. There's no doubt of Joe's ability after fans watched him operate against the rugged Danny McShane last week.

This will be the finale of the night, going the best of three falls or sixty minutes.

COLORED TITLE HEADS PRELIMS

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962

Giant Sailor Art Thomas returns from a trip to his Wisconsin home and several matches in Chicago and Detroit to step right into one of the toughest spots he has ever been on when he meets Tiger Conway in the top preliminary tonight in a battle that will be one fall to a finish for the championship.

Conway is considered to be the most dangerous man in the territory as a challenger after his great showing two weeks ago. The Tiger predicts the total end of Thomas and his world crown.

Coming events cast their shadows last week as Wild Bull Curry

LAST WEDNESDAY'S MATCHES GREAT

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962

A change was necessitated in the big card last week due to the death of Pepper Martin's father and the injury to his substitute, Al Lovelock.

Gentleman Joe Tangaro made a great hit with fans as he participated in three of the events on the card. Unable to keep his "date" with Martin, he met Lovelock in the first main event, helped Bull Curry in the tag match and then defeated Danny McShane in a special finale.

After absorbing quite a bit of punishment when the bear was delayed, Curry finally cleared the ring with a shoe before losing the first fall of the team battle to McShane and a foreign object in seven minutes. But the Bull came back to take the second in five minutes with a blow to Danny's midsection.

In the third, Victor the bear got in a few licks and dashed from the ring, leaving Curry alone to face the onslaught of Raines and McShane. Tangaro came in, smashed their heads together and Bull pinned Danny for the victory in eight minutes.

The first main event went to Tangaro, of course, when Lovelock injured his shoulder and was sent to the hospital after only three minutes of action.

El Medico II downed Tuffy Truesdale in eight minutes of the opening event with an elbow smash to the throat.

In the special closing event, fans selected McShane to meet Tangaro and insisted that he be searched, but to no avail. However, once the bout started, Danny managed to come up with the object again and knocked Joe down several times. When the popular star made his comeback, he got the weapon and hit the Irishman only once for the verdict in seven minutes.

GRAPPLING GOSSIP

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962

By Dodie Davis

If you were here at the matches last week and didn't go home limp from excitement . . . then you're no real fan!

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All the excitement wasn't good, though.- First, it was announced that Pepper Martin was unable to appear because his father had passed away and then when Al Lovelock was called in to take his place, almost immediately he fell and broke his shoulder. But, as the old saying goes . . . "The show must go on." . . . so we, the fans, picked Danny McShane to wrestle Joe Tangaro.

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The match that helped us pick Danny was the main event tag bout between Bull Curry and The Bear versus Dick Raines and McShane. Danny had some foreign object he was using to his advantage, but Bull evened things up for a few minutes anyway. He borrowed a fan's shoe and cleaned the ring. The whole thing was terrific.

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But enough about last week. How about tonight's matches? Tony Borne has returned and I still remember the havoc he caused when he was here last. Just be prepared for anything and you won't be taken by surprise.

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The Colored girls are here and you can bet they will take the ring apart. This is just a part of the great action that is in store for us.

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From the mail bag: I got one of THOSE letters this week from Mark Durant (probably an anonymous name, too). I will quote from the letter . . . "Don't tell me you get excited watching the wrestling matches. You know they are all fakes. How can seemingly intelligent people get taken in?" Unquote. Well, I must confess I was furious after I read this letter and I thought of a million nasty things to say in return. But, that's no good. All I'm going to say is this: Mr. Durant (if that's really your name), if you feel this way about the matches, why do you come to them . . . and obviously you do by the sound of your letter. As for the matches being fakes . . . I'm sure Al Lovelock's broken shoulder was just a fake, too! It's people like you that give this world of ours a bad name!

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My Dirty Wrestler crown this week goes to Danny McShane, of course.

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Don't forget next week. I don't know who will be here as yet, but you can bet the matches will be the best. See you then.

COLORED TITLE—

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962

and Danny McShane chose each other for brutal attacks as they took part in a tag team match. Whenever possible they were tearing at each other with a vengeance.

This natural dislike was noted by Promoter McDonald who promptly announced after the battle that he would match the two in another bout to go one fall to a finish.

"It is quite evident that Bull and Danny want to be alone . . . together . . . in the ring," said McDonald. "That has been arranged and it is my opinion that this will be a great match."

THE DALTON BOYS RIDE AGAIN!!

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1962

There once was a time when the names of the Dalton Boys were the most feared sound in the west.

That day is returning as far as Lake Charles wrestling is concerned. In fact, that day will be tonight when the Dalton Boys, Jack and Jim, make their local debut in the big double main event here at the Sportatorium.

First off, the Dalton Boys, who naturally hail from Kansas, hold the World tag team title. If this is not enough to make their opponents shiver, then the fact that they have ravaged the rings of the Midwest before coming to this territory might cause a quiver. They operate in a riotous style, one which they hope will produce the same results here and put them on top of the heap.

As Jack Dalton puts it:

"We aim to take over and take over completely. There are no half-way measures with the Daltons and history will prove it. When we step in the boys run; even the men think twice before challenging us. We will prove every word we say."

Jack is certain to face a full evening of "proving" as he clashes with Jerry Kozak in the first half of the double feature. Jerry is a fellow who has a knack of handling the rough boys and he is certain to get his chance at roughness in this one.

And in what should be a real blood and thunder affair, Jim will tangle with Wild Bull Curry in the finale. Bull is always a tough customer and will definitely be double tough after his hairline win last week over Killer Joe Christy.

Curry, who has been most adept of late with his wild, never-let-up style, will surely deal out quite a bit of punishment to Jim. In addition, the Bull knows as many tricks of the trade as anyone and when the going gets rough, he is certainly one who can take care of himself.

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Kozak, a native of Canada, is not familiar with the history books that tell of the glorious days of the old west in the United Sates. And so when told of his opponent, queried:

"Who are the Daltons? They talk like they are big shots, but I've never heard of them."

A brief outline of the outlaws was given by a wrestling student of the west and when he had finished, Jerry shrugged and said:

"But they will not be allowed to carry guns in this country now! And without guns, they are just two other guys."

That's a good theory if it works. But there's no question but what the Dalton Boys are the roughest things to hit the local area in many a moon. You can't be a flash in the pan and win the tag team title of the World!

Not since the days of Jesse James has the Southwest witnessed such violent action, color and excitement as is being provided in local rings by the Daltons. These boys are not only slam-bang grapplers, but they can handle a gun with amazing skill. Prior to each bout, they usually stage an exhibition with their "side arms."

Both of these "go-it-alone" battles will be for the best two out of three falls with a sixty minute time limit and you can bet your bottom dollar that there is going to be more action at the Sportatorium during the next several weeks than ever before. The Dalton Boys are really riding again and if they get together it's going to take a whale of a tag team to defeat them.

WILD BULL GETS WIN OVER KILLER IN "LUMBERJACK" FIGHT TO A FINISH

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1962

With the help of a chair and a pair of brass knucks, Wild Bull Curry vanquished the Killer last week in an unequalled pier six brawl.

It was a fight to a finish . . . lumberjack style . . . to end the bitter feud which had raged unchecked through four weeks of action.

Setting the stage for the unusual battle, seven wrestlers were stationed outside the ring, wearing bright red knit shirts for identification, with instructions to keep the battlers in the ring. And, they did more than that . . . entering the fracas on several occasions.

Waldo Von Erich and Billy Boy Hines stuck with Curry as he came in. Danny Savich and Crybaby McArthur didn't approve and joined Christy.

After about four minutes of being tossed in and out of the ring like a basket ball, Bull got a pair of brass knucks from Hines and knocked Joe out for the first fall.

This didn't set too well with anyone, so as Christy came back, he had his fist taped. This was legal for this match, but Referee Marvin Jones inspected it to be sure there was nothing else concealed. Curry tried to get the knuckles from Hines again and

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Billy Boy was jumped by Mc­Arthur, Savich, Nick and Jerry Kozak. Marvin took them away after being passed to Von Erich. Hines was thrown into the ring and knocked down by Christy, after which he hastily made his departure. Joe then ran Bull into the ropes to take the stanza in eight minutes.

As Curry left the ring, Christy went after him and was promptly knocked through a door by the Bull.

When the two gladiators re­turned for the decider, Hines also came back. He slipped Bull a chair which was used to secure the fall in only two minutes . . . by hitting the Killer on the head.

GRAPPLING GOSSIP

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1962

By Dodie Davis

Well, I kept my head last week, but I lost my seat several times. I never saw so much action at one time in one place. It was wonderful. I love all the excitement. I guess my week just wouldn't be complete without coming to the matches. I have analyzed it and one of the best reasons I know of for coming here is that I can let off steam that builds up all week. I can holler, yell and stomp my feet and no one pays any attention to me.

• • •

The matches are always outstanding . . . and where can you enjoy all this for so little. You know, there would be fewer ulcers if more people would just relax and come to the Sportatorium for a night of fun.

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I can't say as much for the wrestlers, though. They really go all out to please us. Sometimes they go too far. There are some who are out to win any way they can and, oh, brother . . . we had several here last week. Danny Savich was one. He has been gone for some time, but he hasn't been idle. No one could get that ornery all at once . . . he has to keep at it regularly. Jerry Kozak put up a good fight, though.

• • •

Also Nick was no slouch in his match, either. Anything that Waldo Von Erich tried to do, Nick turned it to his advantage.

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The highlight of the evening, however, was the battle between Bull Curry and Joe Christy. This is the match where I lost my seat so many times. I could have remained seated, but I would have had a wrestler in my lap . . . and not one that I wanted. Nick and Jerry are the only ones I wouldn't mind having in my lap and with my luck, they never come in my direction. Darn it.

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Personal note: Hello to Mr. and Mrs. Tubbs, who operate a florist shop at Westlake. For Valentine's day last week, she had a choice of a box of candy or coming to the matches. Or course, she chose wrestling and I'm glad she did. I enjoyed seeing them. Also, the girls from the bank were back again. Keep it up, girls.

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I really had a wide choice as to who should receive my Dirty Wrestler crown, but I decided to give it to Billy Boy Hines for the way he interferred in the main event.

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Well, I hate to end this, but I guess I am going to have to. Don't forget the matches next week . . . and bring your friends. I'll be here . . . can you find me?

BATHTUB MATCH SET TONIGHT!! BULL CURRY AND IVAN THE TERRIBLE MEET AGAIN; LOSER GETS SCRUBBED

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1962

Dirty wrestling is in for a soap and brush cleanup tonight here at the Sportatorium.

The bath-tub event will take place as the feature of the evening and the fellow who will get washed will be either Wild Bull Curry or Ivan the Terrible. It's a return match and there's no way out.

This battle will serve as the climax to the thunderous brawl last week when both men were counted out at the end of three falls. Tonight's affair will be for the best two out of three falls with a sixty minute time limit ... lumberjack style. Six men will be stationed outside the ring to prevent either contestant from jumping or being thrown out. If one or the other leaves the ring for any reason, he will be tossed back in.

Because each man has accused the other of being a "dirty" wrestler, the winner will get to give the loser a bath in the ring before all of the spectators. A bath tub will be located in the center of the ring and there will be plenty of soap, water and brushes for the victor to use on his victim Also, fans have been asked to bring bubble bath and it will all be used!

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"Someone will be put in that tub and bathed even if the loser is unconscious or has a broken leg," declared Promoter Cecil McDonald. "These two guys have demanded this type of match and it is going to be carried out exactly as they stipulated. There's no backing out now."

"This one is it," roared the mad Russian. "It is exactly the kind of match that I asked for . . . one where this lousy Curry will have to fight to a finish. And this time I am going to finish him off and then wash him off as he has never been washed before!"

Curry seemed just as eager for the all-out battle:

"Ivan claims he asked for this match, but he didn't. I personally called on Mr. McDonald and demanded the deal. I want to show him who is a wild man. Actually, he is scared to death, but of course, he won't admit it. But when I get through with him he will admit defeat . . . and will also have to admit after the bath that for the first time in his life he is CLEAN!"

So go the boasts. It'll probably be a good idea to get out of range of that soapy water, too.

Buy as many programs as you want. You may have the lucky number.

LORENZO PARENTE MAKES DEBUT IN SEMI-FINAL AGAINST NICK KOZAK

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1962

Lorenzo Parente, the flashy and capable Italian grappler is a man who intends to make his mark in the mat world . . . either feet first or head first! He can fly through the air with a head first butt-like tackle or he can go whizzing through space with a dropkick in a manner that makes him dangerous at both ends.

And he intends to keep it that way as he tackles Nick Kozak in the semi-final here tonight. It will be his first appearance in Lake Charles.

Lorenzo, who thinks Americans will have difficulty pronouncing his name and intends to keep asking them to say it right . . . like this . . . "Low-wren-zoh Pair-en-tee". . . until they get it like real paizanos, wants to bring back some of the glory that once was Italy's in the sports world.

"Italian athletes have always been among the world's greatest," says Lorenzo, "and in the days when Rome was the center of the world their athletes were the finest. Now it is time again for that to happen."

And Parente, on his recent tour of the Midwest, showed that he has every intention of bringing the

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spotlight of the wrestling world on the fact that one of the newest sensations in the mat game was born in Rome.

Lorenzo has gained a huge amount of support from fans who like his fast, smooth going style. They like his pleasant and crowd-pleasing personality both in the ring and out and they are very willing to agree that whether Parente wins or loses he hands them a real run for their money.

And they also agree that the majority of the time it is Parente who wins!

Mighty Bolo gained the decision over Silento Rodriguez in the second event of the evening with a back breaker in fourteen minutes. Bolo got rough with his fists, but Silento held his own in retaliation. As the masked man left the ring, he was bumped by Bull Curry, who was standing in the audience. Bolo turned around and was promptly floored by the wild Bull.

Treach Phillips, favored by the crowd for the first time, won the opening event over Juan Humberto after fourteen minutes of rugged action.

IVAN AND BULL COUNTED OUT

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1962

Both Ivan the Terrible and Bull Curry were counted out in th? third fall of the main event last week and the hotly contested feud was declared a draw.

Ivan pinned the Bull in twelve minutes of the initial frame after

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GRAPPLING GOSSIP

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1962

By Dodie Davis

I am here tonight, but you may have a hard time finding me. I rot tired of running for my life every week, and if last week is an example of what's to come tonight—I will be nowhere near the ring. I have tried changing my seat, thinking that this would help, but no matter where I move the wrestlers find me. I kinda have the impression some of them don't like me. I have often said I would like to have a wrestler in my lap, but I want my choice —not theirs. Last week their choice was, ugh, Ivan the Terrible. Do you blame me for moving?

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They said to bring bubble bath and etc. tonight. I am bringing some shampoo. If Ivan loses, and I hope he does, I want Bull to wash Ivan's hair. It looks so stringy and dirty—it looks like it has never been washed.

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One of the most impromptu acts of the evening, and one I thoroughly enjoyed, was after the second match. Bolo had just defeated Silento Rodriguez and was strutting back to the dressing room. With his nose in the air he wasn't looking where he was going and bumped into Bull who popped him a good one. I really enjoyed that, but I don't think the Mighty Bolo was impressed.

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Personal note: Hello to Mrs. Derouin, and hurry and get well. You may remember last week I told you Mrs. Derouin was in the hospital. She still is and it may be some time before she will be back to the matches. If you want to send her a get well card or letter, write to her here at the Sportatorium in care of me, and I will see that she gets the message.

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Mrs. Tubbs, of Tubbs Flower Shop in Westlake, had some visitors last week — Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fontenot of Redondo Beach, Calif. They were in town visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fontenot of Lake Charles.

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My dirty wrestler crown this week goes to Juan Humberto. Any man who can be so dirty that he makes me yell for Treacherous Phillips deserves the crown.

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Well, this is it for this time. Don't forget next week. I'll be here—Just look around. Anyone as loud mouth as I am, you can't miss me.

Buy as many programs as you want. You may have the lucky number.

Texas Champion Luis Hernandez Faces a Tough Opponent in Meeting Bull Curry Here Tonight!

THE FORUM · WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1959

Young Luis Hernandez faces the battle of his life when he meets Bull Curry in tonight's main event. The Bull is no respector of reputations or persons, he knows just one law, that of brute force.

"You gotta be able to take it or there ain't no room for you in wrestling," roars Curry, "I can take it and I can dish it out, that's why I can whip all of these geeks I meet."

Whether Hernandez will prove to be a "geek" is argumentative. The youngster has shown more promise since arriving in Texas than any wrestler to come North of the Rio Grande in many years. Most experts compare him favorably to Blackie Guzman who is generally rated as the best of them all.

Hernandez is not yet 20, it happens soon though, and he is one of the handsomest youngsters ever to enter the rough wrestling game. He is not married but looks on wrestling as his opportunity to pave the way to the future and marriage.

Curry holds the Brass Knucks trophy and is considered by many to be the toughest man in the mat world whether he holds the trophy or not. He has one style, a mauling manner of overcoming his opponents that spells trouble.

That trouble will fall on Hernandez tonight. He is capable of meeting trouble, but whether he can stand up under the Bull's brute force in another thing.

The match is for 2-3 falls. The winner will come out of the ring with the Texas state title belt.

BULL CURRY BACK

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1956

CLASHES WITH SKULL MURPHY IN MAIN EVENT THIS WEEK

PRINCE MAIAVA FACES BILL SAVAGE IN SEMI

Shown at right is Bull Curry, who claims distinction of being world's toughest mat star. Bull see actions here for first time in ten months tonight as he collides with Ireland's burliest wrestler. Skull Murphy.

PREVIEW of This Week's Matches

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1956

STORM WARNINGS WERE POSTED IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN some ten months this week when predictions of destruction and havoc were forecast for miles around. Hurricane Curry is boiling in, cutting a path of devastation in its wake and all wrestling arenas have been warned to reinforce their rings. The Wrestlethon is no exception as it buckles down for the return of the one and only Bull Curry.

What possibly prompted the Hartford Hangman to come back was the fact that the Brass Knucks Trophy gained prominence, boasting that its owner was the toughest man in wrestling.

"Now dat's a bunch of garbage," bellowed the beetle-browed Curry. "Dere ain't nobody nowhere no tougher'n me, much less in da crummy state of Texas.

"Okay, so now I'm back, jus' let some of dese bums put up or shut up."

Matchmaker Brown surveyed the situation and after the blistering showing that the huge Skull Murphy made against Pepper Gomez last week, the Irishman was signed for the spot to oppose Curry. And it should make for the type of match that provides the most excitement for the fans, with plenty of blood and thunder the entire three falls. A tip, in case you don't know the characteristics of these two bruisers . . . don't hunt for much wrestling science here, but instead expect a lot of slam bang, wide open brawling.

MURPHY . . .

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1956

match before he came out fighting.

It was Gomez who was stunned

by the impact and his hand had

to be raised in victory as he lay

crumpled on the mat. Skull Murphy

was still fresh and strong and try­

ing to continue the match.

So in Murphy's case the record

doesn't show the true picture. He

has proved too tough so far for

any wrestler to hand him a deci­

sive beating and that is the reason

he still rates main events.

Besides . . . can you think of a

better match for Bull Curry? ★★

SKULL MURPHY . . .

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1956

SKULL MURPHY . . . His local record could stand some

wins, but disqualifications and bad breaks have been

against him. Murphy faces a tough foe in Main Event

this week as he tries to tame Bull Curry.

PREVIEW of This Week's Matches

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

TONIGHT'S MAIN EVENT FINDS THE MURDER, INC. TEAM of Curry, Evans and Christy levelling their fire in the direction of the opposing camp of Gomez, Anaya and Otto Kuss in a three fall six man tag match feature. Kuss is the only change in the line-up of a nearly identical battle fought here two weeks ago. If this one packs the wallop the other did (and it may be even more action-packed) then fans are in for a night of wild wrestling.

Main target for the night is obviously Otto Kuss, as it was at the insistence of the opposing team that he was signed. This is no secret, particularly in Otto's case, so he carefully chose the two men to back him whom he figured would offer the best offense. In Gomez, he has a champion and in Anaya, one of the finest physiques in wrestling. If they can map a strong strategy, then their chances for success are good.

In the other corner will be an explosive charge of 667 pounds of dynamite that could create havoc even in Hades. Don, Joe and the Bull agree on one thing . . . they will be much sharper than they were two weeks ago and promise to rip their opposition to bits.

"We're jus' t'ree good fellers tryin' to get along wit everybody," quipped Curry. "It was a sorry night and a bad break dat other time. But we gotta few aces up our sleeves for dis week. Dey are sendin' boys to do a man's woik an' a five will get ya ten dat we'll finish da whole crummy bunch in straight falls. Dat Kuss ain't no more a rassler dan I am a Sunday School teacher."

The feature carries a 60 minute time limit, the best two out of three falls.

THREE SPECIAL MATCHES

Men of the two teams will also compete in three one fall individual matches, the pairings to be determined in the ring. Kuss and the member of the other team he meets will vie in a no time limit bout. The fans will choose the pairings for the other two 15 minute bouts.

The balance of the six bout card finds George Drake facing Iron Mike (DiBiase) in what should be a good match, and Luigi Macera dropping to the opener to test Danno McDonald. Danno, who hails from Nova Scotia, will be making his first appearance in the Wrestlethon.

Ray Gunkel was chosen as referee for the second week in a row, being the man most acceptable to both teams.

KUSS WAS TO BLAME

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

Last week the arena was somewhat quieter due to the forced absence of Don Evans. Matchmaker Frank Brown, believing his card then was wild enough without the New Yorker, refused him a spot at all. Being a victim of the squeeze play, Evans would logically think it was the matchmaker who was playing favorites. But Don wasn't very logical in his thinking, blaming the whole episode on Otto Kuss.

"Kuss was the guy that influenced Brown," claimed Evans. "He convinced him that I was a troublemaker, so it cost me another match. Just like taking the money out of your billfold, I would say, which makes this big stumblebum Kuss no better than a pickpocket."

Even though he wasn't here, Evans still got in his say. He sent a telegram to friend Curry last week, instructing the Bull to read it from the ring. In the wire Don issued a specific challenge to Kuss for any kind of a match. Curry was booed down when he tried to read the message over the PA system, so the matchmaker finally had to read the wire himself.

Evans could have saved the money he spent on the telegram. The challenge was completely ignored.

CURRY'S CROWD FINALLY GETS THEIR WISH

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

When the thunder started crashing several weeks ago from the camp of Curry and Company it was directed at Otto Kuss. The trio, in a between match free-for-all, attempted to bait the big referee into a tag match against them. The hitch in the plans was that the matchmaker intervened and refused to let Kuss participate, instead siging Gomez, Macera and Anaya to tackle the problem.

According to Brown, Kuss had been hired to referee, not wrestle, and he refused to let Otto in the match. Not only did it upset the plans of the renegade gang, not getting at Kuss, but they found themselves beaten in straight falls due to an odd set of circumstances (in the confusion, Evans had inadvertently crippled Christy). Since then they have been demanding a rematch to include Kuss in the opposite line-up.

This week they get their wish as the matchmaker agreed to the terms.

"It is a case of trying to settle the matter once and for all," stated Brown. "These fellows spend all their time and mine complaining that Kuss is not giving them a fair shake and have been demanding that I give them the satisfaction of squaring their accounts with Otto.

"Kuss has been anxious for just such a match, too, and he picked Gomez and Anaya as his partners. They seem confident that they can handle this other team with no difficulty, so I signed the match for this week.

"But I did so with one reservation. I want all of them to get it out of their systems tonight from now on. Regardless of how the matches come out, they must understand that I am through hearing their complaints as regard Kuss. In the future they will accept him as referee without their eternal accusations and protests or they can just go elsewhere to wrestle. That includes Curry, Evans and Christy." **

3 SPECIAL EVENTS

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

Before the main event gets under way this week, the six men involved will be paired in special individual matches. Instead of the matchmaker signing each man to the event as was done two weeks ago in the other 6 man tag match card, the pairings will be completed in a somewhat unique way.

The only thing sure about the special events is that Otto Kuss will wrestle in a one fall match to a finish. Since the entire opposing team of Curry, Christy and Evans has been gunning for the big arbiter for weeks, this gives one of them the chance to get the satisfaction of competing with Otto in a no time limit match. Which one?

Well, that's something the Tornado Trio will have to decide for themselves. If they can agree on which partner should rate the honor, then fine. But with each of them having an axe to grind against Kuss, you can bet that each will be trying for the chance. The decision is entirely up to them, however, and they can settle it in any manner they desire.

Curry believes it should be he. He claims that after smearing Nanjo Singh in such short time, he would be the logical man to whittle Kuss to kindling wood.

Evans is inclined to think he will get the chance. After all, Kuss has cost him the most money by keeping him out of local matches on many occasions, at least that is the notion of Evans.

Christy, too, thinks he may be the boy to oppose Otto. "Last week was just a starter," grumbled Joe. "Let me at him tonight and I'll finish the job."

When it is decided exactly which man meets Kuss, that will

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SINGH BITES THE DUST

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

HINDU NANJO SINGH, who astounded fans by disposing of Alvaro Velazco a week ago in just over one minute, tasted a bit of the same misery tonight. Signed for a co-main event against Bull Curry, the Indian struck out in short order in two straight falls which pretty well eliminated him from another chance here. Curry was in trouble only for a brief second at the opening bell when Singh sank a kick to his breadbasket and knocked him out of the ring. The Bull quickly stormed back in and crippled a bewildered opponent by stomping him deep into the canvas and then covering with a press to stop the clock at only 2:35.

SINGH FARED no better in the second as Curry snuffed his hopes out in a short 3:01 with identical tactics, giving the Bull the entire match in just over five minutes.

FOR THE FULL 20 minute time limit Texas Champ Pepper Gomez and Mike DiBiase blasted away at full throttle to produce one of the most thrilling matches of the night. Only in the closing seconds did Iron Mike lose his temper to mar an otherwise splendid bout on the part of both contestants. Gunkel termed it a draw at the final bell.

THE THIRD TIME was no charm for Wild Bill Savage, who has yet to score against the muscular Cyclone Anaya in three tries. In a bitter exchange Savage held his ground and inflicted enough punishment to stop a lesser man than the South American, but it was Anaya who hit pay dirt with a Standing Arm Scissor. Under a pre-match agreement (enhanced by a $100 side bet) Anaya again had agreed to forego use of his Cobra. The hold that did stop Savage so closely resembled the Cobra that Wild Bill is still claiming he was robbed but good, since his grappling lessons by Anaya now find him a total of $200 short.

LUIGI MACERA protected his no-loss record here by holding George Drake to a draw at the end of the 15 minute opener. Drake, who has had the solid backing of the fans in the past, found some of these same folks on his neck for a few unorthodox tactics he employed before the match was over.

SWAPPING TIGHTS SOMETHING NEW?

The Wrestler · WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956

When Otto Kuss and Joe Christy sauntered into the ring for their main event last week each was sporting a pair of bright green trunks. Although the Kuss fans would be the last to admit it, since both men were the same height and had a very similar build, there was a possibility that they could appear a bit confusing during the height of the action in the match. Ray Gunkle ordered one of them to return to the dressing room and don tights of another color. On a coin toss, Christy was forced to make the switch.

Many of the fans thought this was something new and unheard of since a lot of opponents had worn similar colored tights in the past. However, it certainly wasn't a new idea developed by Gunkel alone, as many states require the different color apparel in any one match.

Actually Ray wanted to avoid any confusion among the fans, so issued the order. Question is, whose flashy purple trunks did Christy have on when he returned? They looked a couple of sizes too small, say about Bull Curry's speed. Could be.

TAG TEAM MATCH PITS BULL AND THE BEAR AGAINST McSHANE AND RAINES

Lake Charles Wrestling Program · WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1962

An old grudge . . . as old as the hills . . . will be resumed tonight here at the Sportatorium . . . but old as it is it will be just as hot and vicious as ever.

This one, a tag match, will send Wild Bull Curry and a new partner against arch enemy, Danny McShane and his new larceny mate, Dick Raines. And it should be a blood curdling affair.

Curry roars into town and has already scored a victory over McShane in the intelligence department which set the stage for what will be a rough time for the villainous pair.

"This bum has been saying he and his partner can beat the ears off any tag team combination," the Wild Bull announced. "Now I want to claim that my partner and I can defeat these two loud-mouths any day in the year."

McShane was quick to sign for the match, saying:

"Sure we will fight this Curry and his partner. We're not afraid of any pair!"

The contracts were signed and as an after thought, Danny said he would like to know the name of Bull's partner. Curry calmly announced:

"My tag team partner's name is Victor!"

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Now just in case you don't re­member the name, Victor is a 300 pound black bear who is now on the wrestling circuit . . . and the toughest in existence!

When Curry announced Victor as his partner, McShane threw a fit. He bellowed that he would under no condition battle a bear. He said that Bull had purposely tricked him and that there would be no match ... all was off.

But Danny was not taking into consideration the agreement al­ready signed and was informed that if he did not go through with the bout he would be barred from every ring in the nation and his career would be over.

So Danny reconsidered and will go through with the match .. . but with great trepidation and downright fear.

Bull was elated at the trick he had pulled:

"Me and that bear will whip these guys right through the mat," he howled. "I'll let the bear call the signals ... he's smarter than both of them put together- We're gonna run these bullies right out of the state."

And they may do just that.

It's the first half of the double main event, going the best of three falls or sixty minutes.

CYCLONE ANAYA WILL TEST HIS BRAINS AND BRAWN TO STOP THE MAD BULL!

THE BIG "W" WRESTLING PROGRAM · Waco, Texas, Monday, April 23, 1956

CYCLONE ANAYA WILL TEST HIS BRAINS AND BRAWN

TO STOP THE MAD BULL!

BULL CURRY'S EYES

MAT HEADLINES

THE BIG "W" WRESTLING PROGRAM · Waco, Texas, Monday, April 23, 1956

BULL CURRY AND CYCLONE ANAYA pair off in a battle to a fin­ish that will prove a supreme test for both men, and, a chance for the winner to gain the right to meet Pepper Gomez, or Whipper Watson, the man who whipped Thesz and is now the new heavyweight cham­pion of the world. With a goal like this at stake both men are deter­mined to survive and prove eligible for a chance at the highest hon­ors in the mat game. What will happen when a Cyclone meets a Bull head-on should make wrestling history for a long time to come.

Bull Curry and Trophy

AUSTIN COLISEUM WRESTLING PROGRAM · Wednesday, April 15, 1953

Bull Curry and Trophy

BULL CURRY

WRESTLING NEWS AND OFFICIAL PROGRAM · Wednesday, August 19, 1953

Still The Brass Knucks Champ

as well as the Most Durable of

Wrestlers, as he well proved

last Week.

No doubt he will be out for

sweet revenge as well as all the

money in tonight's match.

Kay Bell who is making his second appearance here

WRESTLING NEWS AND OFFICIAL PROGRAM · Wednesday, August 19, 1953

Kay Bell who is making his second appearance here is the boy who, coming to Ray Gunkel's aid Last week, worked such havoc on Bull Curry after much wrangling they were finally .brought to terms and agreed to meet WINNER TAKE ALL.

After signing, Bull had this to say all these Young Up-starts want to make a name by Wrestling me, of course after being ganged up on and then robbed of a decision I had to accept this Ex-champion of Texas to teach him some manners, as our commission should have done after he pulled his unwarranted attack on me. A man who has never done anything unfair or foul in my wrestling career.

Bell had this to say, I hate everything dirty and unfair, so I could not set by idle as Curry continued to foul so fair a sportsman as Ray Gunkel, I only wish that I can have a chance to beat all these uncouth and Dirty wrestlers.

A face only a mother can love.

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A face only a mother can love.

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“People are always pointing to my eye-

brows.” remarked Curry. “I’m very proud

of them. Let me tell you something.

Heavy eyebrows are the sign of in*

telligence. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had

’em and he was a great president. John

Henry Lewis had ’em, too. and he was one

of the country’s greatest labor leaders. So.

don’t tell me about my eyebrows.”

Actually, nobody can tell Curry any­

thing. He is a calloused individual who has

his mind made up in one direction. He has

been through the wars long enough to see

things and form his own opinion on a

number of subjects. He is. in essence, a

rugged individualist.

leaves stuffed with ground lamb and rice.

Strange food indeed.

The grizzled grappler is as proud of his

bushy eyebrows as much as his Lebanese

heritage. Even more so because they are

so obvious.

Curry broke into the wrestling business fall that he incurred the wrath of the fans,

right after World War II which should tell especially Romero’s fellow Mexicans.

you he’s been around a long time. He

launched his career in Texas, a wrestling

hotbed at the time. He was an immediate

box-office smash and drew more money

for promoters than any other wrestler in

the history of the state.

“Curry is the biggest name in the his­

tory of Texas wrestling.” exclaimed the

veteran grappler. “It was the biggest they

ever had and even today it is still the big­

gest.”

Curry’s name in Texas rates among

some of the state’s legendary badmen like

Billy The Kid and Doc Halliday. Some of

Curry’s matches rank with the bloody

duels the gunmen produced.

One of Curry’s most talked about

matches occurred four years ago in Gal­

veston. He was matched against Rito Ro­

mero, a local favorite who has quite a fol­

lowing throughout the entire state. Curry

defeated Romero so savagely in the first

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You almost have to believe him. Curry

has a youthful-looking body. He stands

6-2 and weighs 230 pounds and what’s

more, there isn’t an ounce of fat any­

where. Which is quite a tribute to the vet­

eran gladiator.

“I ve kept the same weight all of my

life,” disclosed Curry proudly. “I do some

special exercises but I also do a lot of run­

ning. I’m a great believer in running as a

conditioner. It is the greatest form of ex­

ercise for building up endurance.

“My endurance and youth is also attrib­

uted to eating correctly. I am a Lebanese .

and proud of it. My ancestors go back to

the time of the Phonecians who made no­

table contributions to civilization, namely

the alphabet and navigation. We eat food

that many people wouldn’t even look at,

like “kibbe” and "weni-enib." Even the

bread we eat is special. It is baked in brick

ovens and doesn’t contain any dough.”

Curry explained the food he mentioned.

“Kibbe” is raw lamb ground up with

cracked wheat. “The weni-enib” is grape

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Oh! Somebody’s nose is going to smart.

“Hey bull, cut that out!”

On the way back to the dressing room,

Curry, was struck with a steel pipe. The

amazing thing was that Curry wasn’t

knocked down. It was a hard blow, so

much so thai it opened a gash in Curry’s

head that later required nearly 100 stitches

to close.

With blood oozing out of his wound,

Curry in a rage turned to the fans. He al-

most went berserk. He chased after any­

one in his way and succeeded in running

some 3,000 people out of the arena. Curry

tore and tossed everything in sight and left

the place a shambles.

The cops finally succeeded in appre­

hending him and slapped a straight jacket

on him. He was taken to a local hospital

where his wound was administered to. The

hospital attendants wanted to keep him

overnight for observation but Curry

adamantly refused.

Still somewhat enraged, Curry was tak­

en to the police station and when he failed

to cooperate there, he was tossed into a

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cell which was occupied by a local drunk, the place in an uproar. Finally, the police

In his anger, Curry turned on the in- had to subdue me.”

toxicant. The drunk got so scared that he Curry was front page news that night,

screamed for his life. Finally, promoter Not so much because of the fact that he

Norman Clark posted a $500 bond and went wild. But, he virtually risked his life

had Curry released in his custody.

by jumping into a ring just 24 hours after

”I wasn’t going to stay in no crummy he had his head stitched up after being

jail,” said Curry. “I had a big match the struck with a steel pipe.

next night against Count Billy Varga in “Look, none of that stuff bothers me,”

Houston and I wasn t about to lose that snapped Curry. “I can take more pain

big pay day. At first the Houston promo- than any wrestler around today. See these

ter didn t want me to go on. He was afraid cauliflower ears, they’re a part of my life

that something would happen to me in the and I accept them as such. Getting banged

ring and that he would be responsible. I up doesn’t bother me. If I was afraid of

was furious. I hit myself in the head and getting hurt then I wouldn’t be in the busi-

the bleeding began. Then I rushed into the ness to begin with.

ring and began pounding on Varga.

“The surprised Varga didn’t know what “I noticed a lot of newcomers in the

hit him. Neither did the fans for that mat- sport today. Oh, they’re big and flash a lot

ter. All they saw was a bleeding Curry of muscle. But, they’re the biggest cry

rushing into the ring and no one figured I babies around. They get banged up a little

was going to wrestle. But I showed them and they act as if they were going to die.

all. I pummeled Varga to the mat and Why, they don’t have the guts it takes to

three other wrestlers rushed into the ring be something special like me.”

to pull me off. I turned on them and had

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dying.

I was in St. Mary’s Hospital for three weeks. The doctor

strongly was convinced that my well-preserved body kept

me from dying. He said that because I never indulged in

any intoxicants was a leading reason why my organs

were healthy and that I could combat the disease.

I was released from the hospital in late June. The doctor

said I couldn't wrestle for six months. That would mean

I couldn't climb through the ropes until January. It was

too long a wait for me. I reasoned that if this body of

mine was in such good physical shape, then I could put

it to work in less time than that.

Without over-taxing myself, I began to work out. I did

a little running and then switched to lifting weights. I

never realized how much strength I had lost. However,

it all began coming back and inside of a month I con*

tacted the local promoter for a match. He gave me a

spot on a show two weeks away. I knew I would be ready

by then.

I sont my doctor a couple of tickets and told him I

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quite depressed. I was feeling weak and decided the best

thing to do was to return to Atlanta.

The first thing I did when I got back was to make an

appointment with a leading urologist. He was so busy

that I couldn't get an appointment for a week. I couldn't

do anything but wait. The days felt like years. Finally,

after the third day, I called another urologist and he told

me to come in that afternoon.

He gave me a thorough examination and then rushed

me to the hospital. They confirmed what he analyzed, that

I had hepatitis in its worse stages. In two weeks, my

weight had dropped from 248 to 208.1 heard him mention

to the nurse that he didn't think that I could pull out of it.

That night I laid awake thinking. Is this the end for Fred

Blassie? I thought about life and how wonderful it is and

how much I enjoy living the way I do. I made my mind

up to fight with every ounce in my body. I've been a

fighter all my life and I wasn't about to quit now. If I

believed in myself all of my life, why should I quit now?

So, I began my biggest battle. Inside of a week I was

making progress. So much so, that the doctor began talk­

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Somehow, Curry never receives the all

out recognition from the fans that he de­

serves. He is constantly booed and even

taunted. The booing doesn’t bother Curry

in the least. It is when the fans provoke

him that he sometimes loses his cool.

One night in Detroit’s Cobo Arena he

took after a fan with a microphone in his

hand. The same night he overturned a fan

in his seat at ringside and still a bit later

during this tirade, lifted the timekeeper’s

table and tossed it against the ring. That’s

how violent Curry can become on any giv­

en night.

Like one evening six years ago in Mon­

treal. He was the center of a riot that

wrestling fans still talk about. Curry's op­

ponent was Mad Dog Vachone and al­

though he isn't what you would consider a

matinee idol, he was the favorite that par­

ticular night simply because he could

speak French which endeared him to the

Canadian fans.

Vachone is also an excellent wrestler.

But this time he wasn't any match for

Curry. The rugged Curry not only de­

feated Vachone but continued to flail

away at his unconscious opponent long af­

ter the referee had signalled that the

match was over.

It was almost over for Curry, too. On

the way to the dressing room, a large mob

had blocked his way. The crowd was much

too large for the police to disperse. It

didn't take Curry long to realize that he

was actually surrounded.

Quickly, Curry burst through the lesser

number of people to his right. He headed

right for the exit and pushed open the

door. Curry, still in his wrestling tights,

ran into the street with the frenzied crowd

in close pursuit. They chased Curry into a

dead end street. Seeing his predicament,

Curry covered his face and burst through

the window of a private home.

The house's occupants were stunned.

They began screaming in French. They

were naturally frightened. Here it was

winter* and a guy in trunks, no less, comes

crashing through your living room win­

dow. Curry tried to assure them that they

were safe and he was trying to seek refuge.

Finally the cops arrived at the scene and

succeeded in getting Curry safely into a

cruiser. The mob, still incited, ringed the

cruiser and tried to overturn it.

Reinforcements arrived in time and the

cruiser carrying Curry, who was now

wrapped in a policeman's overcoat, sped

from the scene. They took Curry to the

station and kept him there, for a period of

about five.hours merely for his safety.

Still, Curry is philosophical about it all.

His beliefs are simple.

“My philosophy in life is this," he be­

gan. “There is no short cut to success.

When I eat dirt, I know my opponents will

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For his age, Curry is a marvel. He is not

big by today’s standards, but there is more

fight in him than a pack of wildcats. Many

others of his age have long called it quits.

But not Curry. Actually, he's at the top of

his game.

“People often wonder why I am still

wrestling,” he snapped. “I’ll tell you why.

When a person is idle, he becomes rusty

and idleness makes waste. I believe no

man should be a waste. Look at it this

way. When a race horse is finished racing,

he is put out to stud. At least he is of some

use. When a man retires, they let him rot

away in a rocking chair. I’m not going to

sit and rock for nobody. The only time I

will say I am finished wrestling is when

the grim reaper taps me on the shoulder

. . . but not until then!”

Curry has had this zest ever since he

was a kid. At the age of 13 he ran away

with a carnival because he wanted to see

the world. He earned his own keep by box­

ing. After the carnival season he would re­

turn home but never wanted to work or go

to school.

By contrast, his son Fred is the extreme

opposite. Freddy, who’s the darling of the

female set, is a college graduate who also

excelled in football. The elder Curry is

quite proud of him, and rightfully so.

“I’m thrilled when I work with my own

son on occasion in tag matches,” revealed

Curry. “Normally, I don’t wrestle with

anyone. I prefer to work as a single. I

can’t get along with anyone and besides, I

don’t trust anyone. But it’s different with

my own son.

“I expect great things from Freddy. He

and I are both perfectionists. Yet, he has a

mind of his own. He has plenty of ability.

However, we often exchange criticism and

if he tells me that I am doing something

wrong, then I respect him for it because I

personally believe that anyone who stand's

up for his own beliefs, right or wrong, has

a lot of class.

“As for myself, I’ll wrestle anybody.

I’ve never ducked an opponent during my

entire career. I don’t care who I wrestle or

who is the people’s choice. I merely look

at the other guy as my opponent. Let the

fans pick who they want. It doesn’t bother

me whether they boo or cheer. They pay

their money and they can cheer for whom­

ever they-want. The only thing that upsets

me is when they try to grab at me. They

just better keep out of my way.”

Curry got up and stretched his legs. It

was almost time for him to enter the ring.

He reached into his suitcase and pulled

out a little green bottle. He unfastened the

top and took a swig of the contents. Then

he put the bottle back in its place.

“That’s great stuff,” exclaimed Curry,

“I mix it myself. It’s a blend of honey,

sugar and molasses. It’s my own formula

for quick energy. I take it every day.”

Curry then let out with a growl. He was

ready for his night’s work . . .

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PACIFIC

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8. Crusher Lisowski

| 9. The Destroyer

JO. Killer Kowalski

■ 11. Danny Hodge

12. Lou Thesz

13. Gene Kiniski

14. George Steele

15. Ivan Kolof

16. Fritz Von Erich

17. Gorilla Monsoon

18. Cowboy Bill Watts

19. Bull Curry

20. Pepper Gomez

21. Thunderbolt Patterson

22. Igor

23. Hans Schmidt

24. Whipper Watson

25. Wilbur Snyder

26. Waldo Von Erich

27. Mad Dog Vachone

28. Bill Miller

29. Edouard Carpentier

30. Reggie Parks

31. Dale Lewis

32. Pat O’Connor

33. Bob Geigel

34. Lord Layton

35. Cowboy Bob Ellis

36. Haystacks Calhoun

37. Luis Martinez

38. Baron Von Raschke

39. Hans Mortier

40. Pampero Firpo

41. Cyclone Negro

42. Rocky Johnson

43. Ben Justice

44. Wahoo McDaniel

45. The Stomper

46. Jess Ortega

47. Ali Baba

48. Cowboy Frankie Laine

49. Red Bastein

50. Billy Lyons

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6. Dick The Bruiser

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