January 2, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian d. Bill Melby (2-1)  
Sesue Oyama d. Rey Urbano (2-1)
Cal Roberts drew Tarzan Zimba

January 9, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tournament to face intermountain junior heavyweight champ Bob Cummings
Mike Nazarian d. Bill Fletcher
Buzz Jones d. Sesue Oyama
Frenchy Roy drew Paddy Mack (referee gives win to Roy)
Cal Roberts drew Frenchy Roy (semis, referee gives win to Roberts)
Buzz Jones d. Mike Nazarian (semis)
Cal Roberts d. Buzz Jones (finals)

Roberts had a first round bye.

January 16, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bob Cummings (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Cal Roberts (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)  
Sesue Oyama drew Paddy Mack

January 23, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tugger Larsen/Logger Larsen d. Buzz Jones/Paddy Mack (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Sesue Oyama (2/3 falls)

January 30, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tugger Larsen vs. Paddy Mack
Logger Larsen vs. Gypsy Joe
One more match

January 31 paper missing

February 6, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
7-man battle royal
Tugger Larsen d. Benny Trudell (2/3 falls)
Frenchy Roy drew Cal Roberts
Kenny Mayne drew Paddy Mack

Seventh man was Logger Larsen.

February 13, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gorgeous George d. Tugger Larsen (2-1)
Jack Carter d. Benny Trudell (2/3 falls)
Logger Larsen d. Howard Cantonwine

Jeffries is with George.

February 20, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bob Cummings (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) no contest Gypsy Joe
Danno McDonald d. Buck Davidson (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Jerry Hollis

Belt is held up by Kenny Mayne pending a ruling by the NWA. 200 fans stayed at the
arena until the lights were turned off, screaming for a rematch.

February 27, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bob Cummings vs. Gypsy Joe (intermountain junior heavyweight belt has been held up)
Danno McDonald vs. Buck Davidson
Ben Sherman also advertised to wrestle

February 28 paper missing

March 5, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gypsy Joe/Buck Davidson d. Kenny Mayne/Danno McDonald (2-1)
Ben Sherman d. Buzz Jones (2-0)

March 12, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Jack Carter d. George Strickland (1-0)
Ben Sherman d. (DQ) Leon Kirilenko (2/3 falls)
Steve Nenoff d. Prince Omar

March 19, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland/Bob Cummings d. Tugger Larsen/Logger Larsen
Jack Carter/Leon Kirilenko d. Frank Clemons/Steve Nenoff
George Strickland/Bob Cummings d. (DQ) Jack Carter/Leon Kirilenko (2-1) (finals)

March 26, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Little Beaver/Sailie Halasie d. Irish Jackie/Fuzzy Cupid
George Strickland d. Jack Britton (2/3 falls)
Tugger Larsen drew Frank Clemons

April 2, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bob Cummings d. Gypsy Joe (2-1)
Jack Kiser drew George Strickland (1-1)
Frank Clemons drew Ben Sherman

Bob Cummings stripped of title by Oregon wrestling commission. Jack Carter defeats
Cummings on 03-29-52 in Pendleton and the commission announced on 04-02-52 that
Carter is the champ. (Ogden Standard-Examiner, 04-03-52)

April 9, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian/Gypsy Joe drew Jack Kiser/George Strickland (1-1)
Ben Sherman d. (DQ) Cliff Thiede

April 16, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Jack Kiser d. Gypsy Joe (2-0)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. George Strickland (1-1,
Strickland unable to continue)
Buzz Jones vs. Ben Sherman (no result given)

April 23, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian d. Jack Kiser (2-1, special referee Jack Dempsey)
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Great Zimba
Mel Peters vs. George Strickland (no result given)

April 30, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mel Peters no contest George Strickland (1-1)
Great Zimba/Mike Nazarian d. Hal Kanner/Gil Kanner (2-0)

May 7, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
George Strickland d. Mel Peters (2-1, no dq)
Mike Nazarian d. Gil Kanner (2-0)
Great Zimba drew Logger Larsen

May 14, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian d. (COR) Mel Peters
Buzz Jones d. Jerry Marcus (2-1)
Bill Fletcher drew Logger Larsen

May 21, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bob Cummings d. Mel Peters (2-0)
Mike Nazarian/Great Zimba d. Bill Fletcher/Logger Larsen (2-1)

May 28, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Baron Michele Leone d. Dave Reynolds (1-0, Reynolds unable to return for 2nd fall)
Dr. Gallagher drew Mike Nazarian (1-1)
Great Zimba d. Mel Peters

June 4, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Dale Haddock/Mike Nazarian (intermountain tag champs) d. Great Zimba/Buzz Jones
Billy Sandow/Dr. Gallagher d. (DQ) Jack Carter/Gypsy Joe
Dale Haddock/Mike Nazarian (intermountain tag champs) d. Billy Sandow/Dr. Gallagher
(2/3 falls)

Claim that Haddock/Nazarian have 74 consecutive wins as a team.

June 12, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena) Thurs
Dale Haddock/Mike Nazarian (intermountain tag champs) d. Gypsy Joe/Jack Carter (2-1)
Dr. Gallagher d. (DQ) Buzz Jones (2-1)

June 18, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian/Dale Haddock vs. Masa Kimura/Shibuya Yamaguchi
Jack Carter vs. Great Zimba
Gypsy Joe vs. Dr. Gallagher

June 19 paper missing

June 25, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Jack Carter (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) vs. Great Zimba
Dale Haddock, Billy Sandow, Gypsy Joe, Mike Nazarian, Buzz Jones, Dr. Gallagher

One night elimination tournament to meet Great Togo; Carter-Zimba not part of the
tourney. No results printed.

July 2, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Great Togo d. Mike Nazarian
Bill Melby d. (DQ) Dr. Gallagher (2-1)
Gypsy Joe vs. Buzz Jones (no result given)

July 9, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Bill Melby d. Dr. Gallagher (2-1)
Joe Greene d. (DQ) Mike Nazarian
Buzz Jones drew Don Wilson

July 16, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Mike Nazarian vs. Bill Melby
Mildred Burke vs. Therese Theis
Buzz Jones vs. Dr. Gallagher

No results printed.

July 23, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
No card. Kenny Mayne is promoting Rex Layne-Ezzard Charles bout in Ogden on August
8.

July 30, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
No card.

August 6, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
No card.

August 13, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Gorgeous George d. Mike Nazarian
Bill Melby d. Howard Cantonwine
Ray Wilson d. Joe Green

Probably the last card of the season

September 24, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
7-man battle royal
Paul DeGalles d. Bronko Lubich (2-1)
Buzz Jones drew Ted Ballantine
Tarzan Zimba drew Rey Urbano

Ad on September 17 lists two possibilities for seventh man. First card of the season

October 1, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Frank James d. Rey Urbano (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Paul DeGalles (2-1)
Bronko Lubich drew Ted Ballantine

October 8, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Buzz Jones/Tarzan Zimba drew Frank James/Paul DeGalles (1-1)
Rey Urbano d. (DQ) Tiger Joe Marsh (2-1)

October 15, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Paul DeGalles/Frank James d. Buzz Jones/Tarzan Zimba (2-1)
Tiger Joe Marsh d. Bronko Lubich (1-0)
Rey Urbano drew Cliff Thiede

October 22, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Tiger Joe Marsh vs. Paul DeGalles
Farmer Wright vs. Frank James
Rey Urbano vs. Salvadore Flores

October 23 paper missing

October 29, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Farmer Wright drew Frank James (1-1)
Mike Nazarian drew Salvadore Flores (1-1)
Ace Abbott d. Rey Urbano

November 5, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Farmer Wright/Buzz Jones d. Frank James/Ace Abbott (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Salvadore Flores (2-1)

November 12, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Little Beaver d. Fuzzy Cupid (2-1)
Frank James d. Lew Brittain (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Farmer Wright

November 19, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Frank James (2-1)
Farmer Wright d. Salvadore Flores (1-0)  
Buzz Jones d. El Capitan

November 26, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sugy Hayamaka d. (DQ) Buzz Jones (2-1)
Logger Larsen d. Salvadore Flores (2-0)  
Ted Evans drew Farmer Wright (1-1)

December 3, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Sugy Hayamaka d. Buzz Jones (2-1, judo jacket)
Logger Larsen/Farmer Wright d. El Capitan/Red Berry (2-1)

December 10, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Ted Evans d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Jack Kiser drew Buzz Jones
Sugy Hayamaka d. El Capitan (2/3 falls)

December 17, 1952 Ogden, UT (Berthana Arena)
Ted Evans d. Sugy Hayamaka (2-1)
Frank James/Don Kindred d. El Capitan/Buzz Jones/Ace Abbott (2-0, handicap)

No cards for remainder of 1952.


Research by Becky Taylor
Ogden Wrestling Results - 1952