Three more nights at the wrestling
1961 in Dagenham. A hard days night for Colin Williamson, father and son Bob and Bob, and look who we have at the foot of the bill.
The Victoria Hall in 1967. An enticing bill with Howes facing the Outlaw, a rough sounding tag , the popular talented Dave Larsen providing a good opponent for Josef Molnar and two Mancunian pals facing each other.
Finally, off to the Derby in 1974 and another of those great Frank Woodhouse handbills. Looks like Mick got a lift.
The sacred black felt pen. Happy days:
Wrestling overseas today, Lenny Hurst defeated Arjit Singh, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on this day in 1975.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1970:-
Ted Heath (0) v Judd Harris (1)
Jim Breaks (1) v Johnny Williams (0)
28 January 1963
George Kidd defeated Rene Ben Chemoul to win the European Middleweight title.
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By the 1970s I think Vic was a big enough name in his own right to not need Bert's requests. Having them on the same bill would mean no attempt to diddle the promoter out of extra petrol money by claiming they had arrived separately.
Not surprised to see Bert Royal and Vic Faulkner on the same bill again. Just wondering whether this was a case of Bert saying “I’ll be on your bill, if Vic (my Brother) can also be on it”, or was this just a case of travelling together?
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Another Mcmanus/Logan v St Clairs fight!!!!!
That's very awkward billing in Derby, with two very light and slight Londoners, Churchill and Torontos, up against much bigger and tougher opponents.
I saw Torontos loads, every bout the same.
His opponents were dragged down to the level of his comedy.
I see John recalling a bout against Eric Froehlich where Torontos remained in armlocks for extended periods, seemingly his only way of filling his 25 minutes when required to draw. Did anyone here ever see Torontos do any proper wrestling? Jack Martin was brilliant - I can't imagine him selling Torontos's little tricks.
And according to Woodhouse, Young Robby had beaten McManus: fact or fiction?
Overseas on this day in history, a couple of "our lads", Prince Kumali, who ended up as landlord of a pub in Brixton, beat big Mal Kirk, in Vancouver, Canada, on this day in 1974.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1961: -
Mike Marino v Texas Bud Cody
Tony Charles v Inca Peruano
Johnny Czeslaw v Denis Dean