January 7, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Peevy Larsen/Logger Larsen d. Tarzan Zimba/Ben Sherman (2-1)
Jack Kiser drew Leo Wallick (1-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Paul DeGalles
Siamese boxing

Zimba subbed for Mike Nazarian

January 14, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Toi Yamato (2-0)
Mr. Sakata d. Elmer Larsen (1-0)
Cal Roberts drew Jack Kiser (0-0)

January 21, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
6-man battle royal
Mr. Sakata d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Billy Hickson drew Cal Roberts

Fifth and sixth men were Chet Wallick and Elmer Larsen.

January 28, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Mike Nazarian/Paul DeGalles d. Logger Larsen/Elmer Larsen (2-1)
Cal Roberts d. Mr. Sakata (2-0)
Chet Wallick d. Paddy Mack

Nazarian and DeGalles subbed for Chet Wallick and Leo Wallick; Leo was sick with
pneumonia.

February 4, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Paul DeGalles d. Bill Fletcher (2-0)
Cal Roberts drew Mr. Sakata (1-1)
Toi Yamato DCOR Tarzan Zimba (1-1)

February 11, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Paul DeGalles d. Jack Kiser (Pacific Coast light heavyweight champ) (1-0; DeGalles does
not the title because he did not win two falls)
Cal Roberts d. Frank James (2-1)
Treach Phillips d. Red Dalton

February 18, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Frank Stojack d. Frank James (2-0)
Jack Kiser d. Tarzan Zimba (1-0)
Sugy Hayamaka d. (DQ) Paul DeGalles (1-0)
Chet Wallick drew Cal Roberts

February 25, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Leo Wallick/Chet Wallick d. Sugy Hayamaka/Cal Roberts (2-1)
Frank James d. Henry Lenz (2-1)

March 4, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Leo Wallick vs. Cal Roberts

March 11, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Gypsy Joe (world light heavyweight champ) d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Tony Baillargeon (2-1)
Billy Hickson drew Sugy Hayamaka (0-0)

March 18, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Gypsy Joe (world lightweight champ) d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Tony Baillargeon/Jack Kiser d. Jack Carter/Jack Lipscomb
Sugy Hayamaka d. Joe Campbell (2-1)

March 25, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Tony Baillargeon/Sugy Hayamaka d. Mr. Sakata/Toi Yamato (2-1)
Einar Olsen drew Paul DeGalles (1-1)
Chet Wallick drew Joe Campbell

April 1, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Tony Baillargeon (1-1,
Baillargeon unable to continue)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Gino Nicolini (1-1)
Gregorio Irabarren drew Gust Johnson (0-0)

April 8, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
6-man battle royal
Gregorio Irabarren d. Mr. Sakata (2-1)
Tony Baillargeon drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Jack Carter d. Billy Konke

April 15, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Tony Baillargeon (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Cal Roberts (1-0)
George Dusette d. Treach Phillips

April 22, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Tony Baillargeon/George Dusette (intermountain tag champs) d. Jack Carter/Gust
Johnson (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Joe Bush (2-0)
Tony Baillargeon drew Gust Johnson

April 29, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Jack Kiser (Pacific Coast light heavyweight champ) d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Mr. Sakata d. George Dusette (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Gregorio Irabarren

May 6, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Gypsy Joe (world lightweight champ) drew Sugy Hayamaka (0-0)
Gino Nicolini d. Mr. Sakata (2-0)
Ralph Alexander d. Treach Phillips

May 13, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Tournament to face world junior heavyweight champ Danny McShain
Sugy Hayamaka d. Gust Johnson
George Craig d. Joe Campbell
Sugy Hayamaka d. George Dusette (semis)
George Craig d. Bob Cummings (semis)
Sugy Hayamaka d. George Craig (finals)

May 20, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Danny McShain (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Sugy Hayamaka (2-1)
George Craig d. Mr. Sakata (1-0)
Gino Nicolini drew Bob Cummings
George Dusette d. Gust Johnson

May 27, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
George Dusette d. Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) (2-1) NEW
CHAMP
George Craig/Gino Nicolini d. Frank James/Frank Faketty (1-0)
Ron Donman d. (COR) Victorio Ochoa

June 3, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
George Dusette (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Paul DeGalles (2-0)
George Craig drew Frank James (1-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Victorio Ochoa
Einar Olsen d. Frank Faketty

June 10, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka/George Craig d. Paul DeGalles/Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Einar Olsen d. Mr. Sakata (2-1)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Frank James

June 17, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Paul DeGalles drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Victorio Ochoa d. (DQ) Tarzan Zimba (2-0)
Einar Olsen drew George Craig
Doug Donnan drew Gregorio Irabarren

The winner of DeGalles-Hayamaka was to face Jack Kiser next week, but because it was
a draw, a coin was flipped to determine the opponent. Hayamaka won the flip.

June 24, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Jack Kiser (Pacific Coast lightweight champ) (2-1, non-title)
Victorio Ochoa/Gregorio Irabarren d. Paul DeGalles/Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Red Vagnone

July 1, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
6-man battle royal
Tarzan Zimba drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Red Vagnone d. Doug Donnan (2-0)

Fifth and sixth men were Gregorio Irabarren and Logger Larsen. Larsen subbed for Cal
Roberts.

July 8, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Red Vagnone (2-1)
Bill Fletcher d. Victorio Ochoa (1-0)
Tarzan Zimba d. Logger Larsen (2-1)

July 15, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Borleske Field)
Tarzan Zimba d. Victorio Ochoa
Logger Larsen drew Gregorio Irabarren (0-0)
Gypsy Joe (world light heavyweight champ) drew Bill Fletcher (1-1, non-title)
Danny McShain (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Sugy Hayamaka (2-1)

Hayamaka hospitalized after McShain drops him on the back of his neck during an
attempted bodyslam.

July 22, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
5-man battle royal
Glen Detton drew Red Vagnone (1-1)
Doug Donnan d. Tarzan Zimba (2-1)

Bill Fletcher was the fifth man in the battle royal.

July 29, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Red Vagnone d. (COR) Paul DeGalles (2-0)
Tazran Zimba d. Bill Demetri (2-0)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Bill Fletcher
Glen Detton d. Doug Donnan

August 5, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Paul DeGalles d. Sugy Hayamaka (2-1, for title shot against Frank Stojack)
Bill Fletcher/Glen Detton d. Red Vagnone/Einar Olsen (2-0)
Doug Donnan d. Duke Demetri

August 12, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Frank Stojack (world light heavyweight champ) d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Glen Detton (1-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Doug Donnan

August 19, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Duke Demetri d. Doug Donnan (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Glen Detton (2-1)
Bill Fletcher d. Paul DeGalles (2-0)

August 26, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Glen Detton/Bill Fletcher (northwest tag champs) d. Sugy Hayamaka/Danny O’Rourke (2-
1)
Mr. Sakata d. Duke Demetri (2-0)
Danny O’Rourke drew Glen Detton

September 2, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka d. (DQ) Glen Detton (2-0, jiu-jitsu match)
Jack Kiser drew Bill Fletcher (0-0)
Danny O’Rourke drew Tony Ross

September 9, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
5-man battle royal
Danny O’Rourke d. Henzy Lenz (2-1)
Glen Detton d. Tony Ross (2-1)

Lenz subbed for Jack Kiser. Duke Demetri was the fifth man.

September 16, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Glen Detton d. (COR) Frank James (2-1, earns a title shot against George Dusette)
Chet Wallick drew George Strickland (1-1)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Duke Demetri
Danny O’Rourke d. Einar Olsen

September 23, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Glen Detton d. George Dusette (2-1)
Eli Matich d. Danny O’Rourke
George Strickland d. Eli Matich (2-0)
Chet Wallick d. (DQ) Hardy Kruskamp (2-0)

September 30, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Glen Detton d. (DQ) Gypsy Joe (2-0)
Hardy Kruskamp/Paul DeGalles d. George Strickland/Chet Wallick (2-1)
Al Szasz d. Einar Olsen (1-0)

October 7, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
George Dusette (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Al Szasz d. (DQ) Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Cal Roberts (0-0)

October 14, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Frank James/Hardy Kruskamp d. George Dusette/Cal Roberts (2-1)
Tarzan Zimba d. Mark Lewin (1-0)
George Dusette drew Frank James

Next week on Friday

October 23, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory) Friday
Hardy Kruskamp (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) vs. Cal Roberts
Tarzan Zimba vs. Lone Eagle
Al Szasz vs. Tommy Martindale
Mark Lewin vs. Danny O’Rourke

Kruskamp won the title last week in Pendleton. No results were printed.

October 28, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Al Szasz d. (COR) Lone Eagle (2-1)
Bill Sledge d. Leon Porter (2-1)
Danny O’Rourke d. Joe Perilla

November 4, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp d. (DQ) Gregorio Irabarren (2-1)
Peevy Larson d. Duke Demetri (2-1)
Mark Lewin drew Danny O’Rourke

Irabarren subbed for Sugy Hayamaka, who was injured Tuesday in Salem.

November 11, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Frank Stojack (world light heavyweight champ) d. Tommy Martindale (2-1)
Bud Rattel d. (COR) Cal Roberts (2-1)
Frank James drew Peevy Larson
Milt Olsen d. Mark Lewin

November 18, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
5-man battle royal
Cal Roberts d. Milt Olsen (2-1)
Gregorio Iribarren d. Jack Rush (2-1, also earns the right to face intermountain junior
heavyweight champ Hardy Kruskamp next week – a match that didn’t happen)

Rush is mentioned as also being the Canadian Angel. Fifth man in the battle royal was
Chet Wallick.

November 25, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Al Szasz d. (DQ) Tommy Martindale (2-0)
Little Beaver/Tito Infante d. Fuzzy Cupid/Tom Thumb (2-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Frank James (1-1)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Al Warshawsky

December 2, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp/Frank James d. Tommy Martindale/Bill Fletcher (2-1)
Kostas Davelis d. Al Szasz (2-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Frank James

Notes by Tim Hornbaker:  According to one source, on December 2, 1953, a series of
elimination matches began "tonight" to establish new Intermountain Tag team
Champions.  The current champions, Jack Curter and Dale Haddock were being forced to
vacate because Carter was unable to return for a title defense.

December 9, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Gregorio Irabarren (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Kostas Davelis (2-0)
Bill Fletcher drew Victorio Ochoa (0-0)

December 16, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Pioneer Junior High Gym)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Hardy Kruskamp (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) (2-1)
NEW CHAMP
Doug Donnan drew Victorio Ochoa (1-1)
Frank Faketty d. Red Dalton (2-0)

Dalton subbed for Jack Kiser

December 23, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Tournament for shot at world light heavyweight champ Frank Stojack
Victorio Ochoa d. Canadian Angel
Bill Fletcher d. Frank James
Frank Faketty d. Chico Bonales
Frank Faketty d. (COR) Bill Fletcher (semis)
Victorio Ochoa d. (DQ) Doug Donnan (semis)
Victorio Ochoa d. Frank Faketty (finals)

December 30, 1953 Walla Walla, WA (Armory)
Frank Stojack (world light heavyweight champ) d. Victorio Ochoa (2-0)
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Doug Donnan (2-1)
Frank Faketty drew Canadian Angel
Frank James drew Lone Eagle

Eagle subbed for Chico Bonales


Research by Becky Taylor
Walla Walla Wrestling Results - 1953