Alex Turk stopped in St. Louis and met with Sam Muchnick on March 11, 1953 en route to Winnipeg from Florida. Beginning on November 23, 1957, wrestling on the CBC Network was going to be staged in Winnipeg instead of Toronto for 13 weeks. Promoter Alex Turk was in charge. The Winnipeg Free Press reported on Friday, October 7, 1966 that "Alex Turk, after 22 years in the game, has given up promoting in Winnipeg." Al Tomko, a well known wrestler, was taking over and planned to stage his first show on October 17, 1966. Tomko was going to work with the Minneapolis booking office of Wally Karbo. On Saturday, November 1, 1975, the Winnipeg Free Press announced that Alex Turk had suffered a heart attack last Sunday at Victoria Hospital. He was 69 years of age. Turk also suffered a stroke and was in intensive care. Turk played baseball when he was younger, a catcher, and always loved the sport. He promoted amateur baseball and owned teh Elmwood Giants of teh Mandak League at Osborne Stadium. He was recovering fine. Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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