Augusta, GA: Monday, January 5, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre and Herb Welch vs John Bulger and Babe Zaharias …
Aldo Bogni beat Jerry Graham … Stinger Jack Steele vs Bill Hiers … (result found 1-9)

Augusta, GA: Monday, January 12, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (non title) Aldo Bogni beat Don McIntyre* … Herb Welch vs Jack
Steele … Babe Zaharias vs Mel Meiners … Jerry Graham vs John Bell … referee: Frank
Remille … (result found 1-26)

Augusta, GA: Monday, January 26, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Southern HW Title*) Aldo Bogni beat Don McIntyre (won title) …
(Midgets) Sky Low Low vs Farmer Pete … Herb Welch vs Babe Zaharias … Tex Riley vs
Jack Steele … referee: Mike Paidousis … (result found 2-9)

Augusta, GA: Monday, February 9, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM*) Don McIntyre beat Aldo Bogni (dq) (said to have regained the
title) … Owen Gilpin and Tex Riley vs Mike Paidousis and Jack Steele … Bob Shipp vs
Red Dugan … referee: Cyclone Copley

Augusta, GA: Monday, February 16, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre vs Lord Leslie Carlton … (Ladies) Kathleen Wimbley vs
Betty White … Aldo Bogni vs Mike Paidousis … Tex Riley vs Jack Steele

Augusta, GA: Monday, February 23, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Aldo Bogni beat Mayes McLain (dq) (sub for Don McIntyre) … Tex
Riley and Louis Ross vs Mike Paidousis and Jack Steele … Lucky Owen Gilpin vs Jack
Steele … (result found 3-2)

Augusta, GA: Monday, March 2, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Aldo Bogni vs Mayes McLain … Jack Steele beat Tex Riley (cor) …
Henry Harrell vs Lucky Owen Gilpin … (amateurs) LeRoy Hyatt vs Leon Kneece …
referee: Cyclone Copley … (result found 3-16)

Augusta, GA: Wednesday, March 11, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Tex Riley vs Gorgeous George … Aldo Bogni vs Howard Cantonwine
… (Southern HW Champion) Don McIntyre* vs Mike Paidousis … Jack Steele vs Owen
(Lucky) Gilpin

Augusta, GA: Monday, March 16, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Don McIntyre* beat Aldo Bogni … Henry Harrell beat Owen
Gilpin … Farmer Andrews vs Mike Paidousis … (results found 3-20)

Augusta, GA: Monday, March 23, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Don McIntyre* beat Aldo Bogni … (Ladies) Carol Cook vs
Terry Major … Henry Harrell vs Terry Foster … Tex Riley vs Jack Carter … (found 2-27)

Augusta, GA: Monday, March 30, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Henry Harrell beat Tex Riley (2-1) … Farmer Andrews and Don
McIntyre vs Aldo Bogni and Mike Paidousis … Jack Carter vs Owen Gilpin … referee:
Cyclone Copley … (result found 4-3) … NOTE: Tex Riley used the pile driver to knock
out Jack Steele and Jack Carter on earlier cards.

Augusta, GA: Monday, April 6, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Tex Riley beat Henry Harrell (reversed decision) … (Midgets) Irish
Jackie vs Sonny Boy Cassidy … Carlos Guzman vs Aldo Bogni … Jack Steele vs Jack
Carter … referee: Mike Paidousis … (result found 4-10) … NOTE: City Commissioner
Leonard Powell reversed the referee’s decision and declared Riley the winner.

Augusta, GA: Monday, April 13, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (non title) Henry Harrell beat Don McIntyre* … Carlos Guzman and
Tex Riley vs Aldo Bogni and Jack Steele … (Midget-Handicap) Irish Jackie vs Sonny Boy
Cassidy and Farmer Pete … referee: T. H. (Cyclone) Copley … (result found 4-17)

Augusta, GA: Monday, April 20, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Southern Title Match) Don McIntyre* vs Henry Harrell … Carlos
Guzman beat Aldo Bogni … Tex Riley vs Jack Steele … Dan O’Connor vs Mike Paidousis
… (result found 4-27)

Augusta, GA: Monday, April 27, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Carlos Guzman beat Henry Harrell (2-0) … Louie Ross beat Mayes
McLain … (6 man battle Royal) featuring Dan O’Connor, Tex Riley, Mayes McLain, Owen
Gilpin, Louie Ross and Bob Shipp … (results found 5-4)

Augusta, GA: Monday, May 4, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Carlos Guzman vs Sonny Myers … Don McIntyre and Tex Riley vs
Dan O’Connor and Jack Steele … Mike Paidousis vs Louie Ross

Augusta, GA: Tuesday, May 12, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Henry Harrell beat Carlos Guzman … Nick Carter vs Jack Steele …
Bob Shipp vs Louie Ross … (Amateurs) Randy Boatwright vs LeRoy Hyatt … (result
found 5-18)

Augusta, GA: Monday, May 18, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Mr. Moto vs Nick Carter … Henry Harrell beat Tex Riley … Danny
Dusek vs Dan O’Connor … referee: Bob Shipp … (result found 5-25)

Augusta, GA: Monday, May 25, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Texas Death Match) Tex Riley beat Henry Harrell … Nick Carter and
Carlos Guzman vs Danny Dusek and Jack Steele … Raoul Lopez vs Owen Gilpin …
(result found 6-1)

Augusta, GA: Monday, June 1, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre drew Art Nelson … Bobby Lane vs Carlos Guzman …
Tex Riley vs Danny Dusek … Red McIntyre vs Jack Steele … (result found 6-5)

Augusta, GA: Monday, June 8, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Al Smith and John Smith beat Don McIntyre and Tex Riley … Bobby
Lane vs Nick Carter … Art Nelson vs Red McIntyre … (result found 6-15)

Augusta, GA: Monday, June 15, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Al Smith and John Smith vs Don McIntyre and Tex Riley … Art Nelson
vs Nick Carter … Red McIntyre vs Bobby Lane … referee: Chief Chewacki … NOTE:
Carter lost a close bout, winner not named.

Augusta, GA: Monday, June 22, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Art Nelson beat Tex Riley … (Ladies) Cora Combs vs Millie Stafford
… Nick Carter beat Chief Chewacki (dq) (spelled Chewchki here) … Red McIntyre vs
Danny Dusek … (results found 6-26)

Augusta, GA: Monday, June 29, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Texas Death Match) Art Nelson vs Tex Riley … Chief Chewacki and
Bob Shipp vs Nick Carter and Red McIntyre … Harry Smith vs Red Dugan

Augusta, GA: Monday, July 6, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Nick Carter vs Chief Chewacki … Danny Dusek and Wild Man Zimm
vs Lucky Owen Gilpin and Tex Riley … Red McIntyre vs Jack Steele

Augusta, GA: Monday, July 13, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Tex Riley and Johnny Valentine vs Danny Dusek and Jack Steele …
(Handicap-must pinned both in 30:00) Wild Man Zimm vs Chief Chewacki and Red
McIntyre … Harry Smith vs Owen Gilpin … NOTE: Zimm took the Chief in 7 minutes with
his chin lock. The McIntyre encounter outcome was not given.

Augusta, GA: Monday, July 20, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Tex Riley vs Wild Man Bill Zimm … (LWTM) Mildred Burke* vs Cora
Combs … Johnny Valentine beat Danny Dusek … Red McIntyre vs Chief Chewacki

Augusta, GA: Monday, July 27, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Don McIntyre* vs Danny Dusek … Johnny Valentine vs Wild
Man Zimm (no contest) … Jackie Fargo vs Bob Shipp … Red McIntyre vs Harry Smith …
NOTES: Zimm was said to have won 5 straight falls with his chin lock. Both Valentine and
referee Cyclone Copley went to the hospital after Zimm sidestepped a flying leap at his
midsection and the referee was hit instead. Both were knocked unconscious for several
minutes. Valentine had won the first fall.

Augusta, GA: Monday, August 3, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Johnny Valentine beat Wild Man Zimm … Jackie Fargo and Don
McIntyre vs Chief Chewacki and Danny Dusek … Bob Shipp vs Owen Gilpin … referee:
Frank Remille … (result found 8-10)

Augusta, GA: Monday, August 10, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Johnny Valentine … Wild Man Zimm
beat Jackie Fargo … Danny Dusek vs Owen Gilpin … Red McIntyre vs Frank (Tarzan)
Hewitt … (result found 8-14)

Augusta, GA: Monday, August 17, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Jackie Fargo and Johnny Valentine beat Tarzan Hewitt and Wild Man
Zimm (dq) … Red McIntyre beat Danny Dusek (2-0) … Lucky Owen Gilpin vs Chief
Chewacki … referee: T. H. (Cyclone) Copley … (results found 8-24)

Augusta, GA: Monday, August 24, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Johnny Valentine beat Tarzan Hewitt (2-0) … (Ladies) Ethel Johnson
and Betty White vs Kathleen Wimbley and Babs Wingo … Swedish Angel beat Red
McIntyre (5:00) … referee: Beau Jack … (results found 8-31)

Augusta, GA: Monday, August 31, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Southern HW Title) Don McIntyre* drew Johnny Valentine (60:00, 1-
1) … Swedish Angel beat Lucky Owen Gilpin … Johnny Harmon vs Bob Shipp … Wild
Man Zimm vs Frank (Tarzan) Hewitt … (results found 9-7)

Augusta, GA: Monday, September 7, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Don McIntyre* beat Swedish Angel (2-1) … referee: Jack
Dempsey … Johnny Valentine vs Ramon Cernadas … Frank Hewitt vs Johnny Harmon …
Wild Man Zimm vs Jackie Fargo … referee: Cyclone Copley … (result found 9-14)

Augusta, GA: Monday, September 14, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Johnny Valentine vs Swedish Angel … (STM) Don McIntyre* vs
Tarzan Hewitt … Ramon Cernadas vs Johnny Harmon … Wild Man Zimm vs Lucky Owen
Gilpin

Augusta, GA: Monday, September 21, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM-2 hrs) Don McIntyre* vs Johnny Valentine … (non title) Red
Roberts* (Southern JH champion) vs Johnny Harmon … Bobby Lane vs Lucky Owen
Gilpin … Ramon Cernadas vs Tarzan Hewitt

Augusta, GA: Monday, September 28, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Al Smith and John Smith drew Don McIntyre and Red McIntyre (60:
00) … Ray Villmer vs Tarzan Hewitt … Ramon Cernadas vs Bobby Lane … (result found
10-12)

Augusta, GA: Monday, October 5, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Al Smith and John Smith drew Johnny Valentine and Ray Villmer (60:
00) … Red McIntyre vs Bobby Lane … Tarzan Hewitt vs Mike Paidousis … (result found
10-12)

Augusta, GA: Monday, October 12, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Al Smith and John Smith vs Don McIntyre and Ray Villmer … referee:
Chief Chewacki (as Chief Chewchki) … Bobby Lane vs Mike Paidousis … Tarzan Hewitt
vs Wild Man Zimm … referee: Cyclone Copley

Augusta, GA: Monday, October 19, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Ray Villmer vs Bobby Lane … Don McIntyre vs Tarzan Hewitt … Red
McIntyre vs Mike Paidousis … plus Ladies … referee: Owen Gilpin

Augusta, GA: Monday, October 26, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Southern HW Title) Ray Villmer* vs Don McIntyre … Roy Graham vs
Red McIntyre … Bobby Lane vs Mike Paidousis … Tarzan Hewitt vs Bob Shipp …
referee: Owen Gilpin … NOTE: Ray Villmer defeated Don McIntyre for the title in Atlanta,
October 16.

Augusta, GA: Monday, November 2, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Ray Villmer* vs Roy Graham … Bob Ford, Don McIntyre and
Red McIntyre vs Tarzan Hewitt, Bobby Lane and Wild Man Zimm … plus 2 other bouts …
referee: Bob Shipp

Augusta, GA: Monday, November 9, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Mighty Goliath and Tarzan Hewitt vs Red McIntyre and Ray Villmer …
Bob Ford vs Red Dugan … Leon Kneece vs Randy Boatwright … NOTES: In the tag
match, both team members had to be pinned for a fall. This is the first time the promoter
tried it and he wants to see what the fans think. Kneece was said to be mad over a traffic
ticket he recently received by Boatwright, a Richmond County police officer.

Augusta, GA: Monday, November 16, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (STM) Ray Villmer* vs Frank (Tarzan) Hewitt … (LWTM) Mildred
Burke* vs Millie Stafford … Mighty Goliath vs Bobby Lane … Karl Kowalski beat Red
McIntyre … (result found 11-20)

Augusta, GA: Monday, November 23, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre vs Karl Kowalski … Mighty Goliath vs Tarzan Hewitt …
Bobby Lane vs Owen Gilpin … Mike Paidousis vs Red McIntyre

Augusta, GA: Thursday, December 3, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … (Southern HW Title) Don McIntyre* beat Gorgeous George … Karl
Kowalski vs Donn Lewin … Jack Dillon vs Red McIntyre … Mike Paidousis vs Howard
Cantonwine … referee: Cyclone Copley … (result found 12-7)

Augusta, GA: Monday, December 7, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre beat Mighty Goliath (2-0, dq) … Jack Dillon beat Donn
Lewin … (Ladies) Nell Stewart vs Ida Mae Martinez … Red McIntyre vs Karl Kowalski …
(results found 12-14)

Augusta, GA: Monday, December 14, 1953
(Bell Auditorium) … Don McIntyre vs Jack Dillon … (Ladies) Carol Carota vs Terry Major
… Donn Lewin vs Irish Mike Clancy … Karl Kowalski vs Mike Paidousis … (last card of the
year)

NOTES: Nick Carter and Jack (Red) Carter were two different wrestlers. Carlos Guzman
wrestled as Carlos Moreno also. The Mighty Goliath was Wladyslaw (Iron) Talun. Chief
Chewacki (Chewchki) was said to be working in a Georgia plant. This seems to be the
1930s wrestler who we think was George Mitchell.

Don Luce research from the Aiken Standard and Review (South Carolina)
Aiken is 21 miles northeast of Augusta.
Augusta Wrestling Results - 1953