January 7, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby/George Strickland win tournament for intermountain tag team titles
Others in tournament: Treach Phillips/Frank James, Lou Palacio/Victorio Ochoa, Sugy
Hayamaka/Tony Borne, Doug Donnan/Buzz Jones, & Jack Kiser/unknown partner

Notes:  The Intermountain Tag Team Title was declared vacant by the Washington and
Idaho State Athletic Commissions after the former champions, Jack Carter and Dale
Haddock failed to defend the title within 90-days.  Promoter Dave Reynolds said Carter
asked for an extension, but had been refused, according to the Deseret News (1/1/54).

January 14, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby d. (DQ) Hans Schnabel (2-1)
Jack Kiser d. Lou Palacio
Tony Borne d. George Strickland
Bill Sledge d. Victorio Ochoa

January 21, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby d. Hans Schnabel
Jack Kiser/Bill Fletcher d. Tony Borne/Bill Sledge
Bill Hickson d. Victorio Ochoa
Lou Palacio d. Mel Dove

January 28, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby/George Strickland (intermountain tag champs) d. Bill Sledge/Frank James
Frank Stojack (world light heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Leo Wallick
Jack Kiser vs. Billy Hickson
Bill Fletcher vs. Mel Dove

February 4, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sandor Szabo d. Leo Wallick (2-1)
Bill Melby d. Frank James (2-0)
Jack Kiser drew Mel Dove
Chico Bonales drew Billy Hickson

February 11, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sandor Szabo d. Karl Davis (2-0, for world title shot v. Lou Thesz)
6-man battle royal won by Bill Fletcher

Other battle royal participants: Lou Palacio, Billy Hickson, Frank James, Mel Dove, & Chico
Bonales

Neither Ogden paper nor Deseret News had full results.

February 18, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) est. 2,500
Lou Thesz (NWA world champ) d. Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Frank James/Don Kindred drew Billy Hickson/Bill Fletcher (0-0)
Leo Wallick d. Chico Bonales

February 25, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder drew Baron Michele Leone (0-0)
Frank James/Don Kindred vs. Sugy Hayamaka/Billy Hickson
Leo Wallick vs. Karl Gray

Only one result in Deseret News.

March 4, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Mr. Moto (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) vs. Karl Gray
Two more matches

Only result in Deseret News.

March 11, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sky Low Low vs. Tuffy McCra
Pee Wee James vs. Tiger Jackson
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) vs. Tony Borne
Lou Klein vs. Karl Gray
Jack Rush vs. Chico Bonales

No results in Deseret News.

March 18, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) est. 4,000
Antonino Rocca d. Mighty Atlas (2-0)
Jack Kiser/Dale Kiser d. Tony Borne/Frank Faketty
Sugy Hayamaka d. Harry Lewis
Gregorio Irabarren d. Buck Lipscomb

March 25, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Carol Cook d. Barbara Baker
Tony Borne vs. Jack Kiser
Buck Lipscomb vs. Sugy Hayamaka
Dale Kiser vs. Mel Dove

One result in Deseret News.

April 1, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Barbara Baker/Judy Glover d. Carol Cook/Ruth Boatcallie (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Bill Sledge (2-0)

Only two matches mentioned in Deseret News.

April 8, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. (DQ) Gino Garibaldi (2-1)
Walter Kameroff vs. Bill Sledge
Treach Phillips vs. Chico Bonales
Sugy Hayamaka vs. Karl Gray

Only result in Deseret News.

April 15, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Gino Garibaldi (2-1)
Logger Larsen d. Walter Kameroff
Tony Borne d. Bronko Lubich
Benito Gardini vs. Pedro Escobar

Gardini-Escobar result not in Deseret News.

April 22, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sockeye McDonald d. Benito Gardini
Pedro Escobar d. Tony Borne
Logger Larsen drew Chet Wallick
Roger McCune d. Walter Kameroff

April 29, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Sockeye McDonald (2-1)
Benito Gardini d. Lou Klein
Sky Low Low d. Tuffy McCra
Logger Larsen d. Pedro Escobar

May 6, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Leo Wallick/Mr. Europe/Al Cortez d. Mel Dove/Buck Davidson (handicap, as Logger Larsen
is injured)
Gypsy Joe d. Benito Gardini

May 13, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
7-man battle royal (Chet Wallick, Al Cortez, Mel Dove, Roger McCune, Benito Gardini, Buck
Davidson, & Mr. Europe)

No results in Deseret

May 20, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Nothing found in Deseret News.

May 27, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Frank Jares (2-1)
Gypsy Joe drew Sugy Hayamaka (1-1)
Chet Wallick vs. Frank Faketty
Treach Phillips vs. Buck Davidson

Partial results in Deseret

June 3, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Lord Athol Layton d. Vic Christy (tournament to face Lou Thesz)
Buzz Jones drew Treach Phillips (0-0)
Mel Dove d. (DQ) Mr. Europe

June 10, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Lord Athol Layton (2-1, tournament to face Lou Thesz)
Sugy Hayamaka/Mel Dove d. Treach Phillips/Mr. Europe

July 1, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseusm)
Nothing found in Deseret News.

July 8, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Frank Jares (finals of tournament to face Lou Thesz)
Treach Phillips drew Mel Dove
Juan Garcia d. Earl Lacy

July 30, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) 6,000
Lou Thesz (world champ) drew Wilbur Snyder (1-1)
Mel Dove d. Tony Borne (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. (DQ) Treach Phillips
Juan Garcia d. Ali Bey

September 22, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds outdoor arena) 2,000 Wed
Wilbur Snyder d. Lord James Blears (2-1)
Bill Melby vs. Gino Garibaldi

Only result in Deseret News.

October 14, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Lord James Blears d. Bill Melby (2-1)
Joe Campbell/Gorge Dusette d. (DQ) Leo Wallick/Chet Wallick

Melby subbed for Sandor Szabo

October 21, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby d. Lord James Blears (2-1)
Leo Wallick d. Joe Campbell
George Dusette drew Gypsy Joe

October 28, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder/Bill Melby d. Lord James Blears/Leo Wallick (2-0, special referee Max Baer)
Joe Campbell d. Jack Lipscomb
George Dusette d. George Bruckman

November 4, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby d. (DQ) Joe Panzandak (1-0)
Harry Levine d. George Dusette
Joe Campbell d. George Bruckman
Willie Love drew Treach Phillips

November 11, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bill Melby drew Gypsy Joe (1-1)
Little Beaver/Brown Panther d. Irish Jackie/Ivan the Terrible

Only two results in Deseret News.

November 18, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Bonnie Watson d. Olga Zepeda (2-1)
Bill Melby won a battle royal

Other battle royal participants were Gypsy Joe, Harry Levine, Len Rossi, Steve Netry, &
Willie Love

November 25, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Olga Zapada/Ida Mae Martinez d. Mary Jane Mull/Bonnie Watson
Bill Melby d. Tony Borne
Earl Lacy d. (DQ) Treach Phillips

December 2, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Gypsy Joe/Ted Christy no contest Bill Melby/George Strickland
Tony Borne drew Len Rossi
Don Moore d. Steve Netry

December 9, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder/Bill Melby d. Gypsy Joe/Ted Christy (2-0)

Only listing in Deseret News

December 16, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti drew Bill Melby/Wilbur Snyder (1-1)
Tony Borne d. Joe Campbell
George Bruckman d. Demetri Kontos

December 23, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
No card

December 30, 1954 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder/Bill Melby d. Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti (Utah tag champs) (2-1) NEW
CHAMPS
Ted Christy d. George Strickland
Treach Phillips d. Tony Borne


Research by Becky Taylor
Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1954