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Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
1 January 1951
Pro Gridder Is Slashed Leaving Wrestling Show
Brockton, Mass., Dec. 31 (AP) – Professional football player Donald R. Colo, 25, was brutally slashed with a broken bottle early today as he left a wrestling match with two girl companions.
Police charged Edward K. Robillard, 23, with assault with a dangerous weapon. Colo identified him from his hospital bed as the man who slashed his face after another man jumped him.
Colo’s nose and lips were practically severed by the jagged glass, police said.
A former Brown University star tackle, Colo, of nearby East Bridgewater, played this season with the Baltimore Colts.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
5 January 1951
Bull Curry Placed Under $250 Bond
Hartford’s wild acting wrestler, Bull Curry, posted a bond of $250 with the State Athletic Commission office to keep in a “probation” period until February 28. That date was set because it winds up Samuel H. Malkan’s duties as state athletic commissioner. Curry was suspended on December 13, after his rumpus at the Hartford Auditorium in a mat bout with Don Eagle, Indian grappler.
Upon Curry’s suspension being lifted, Manny Leibert, local wrestling promoter, gave Curry the feature spot of the first show of the new year on Wednesday night’s card. His foe being the highly rated Sky-Hi Lee from Manitoba.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
24 March 1951
Wrestler Pon (sic) Eagle Married in Vermont
Island Pond, VT., March 23 – (AP) – Don Eagle, billed as a full blooded Caughnawauga Indian in professional wrestlign bouts, was married here last night to Beth Isabel Hamilton, 19-years-old Ohio University student.
The civil ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace C.F. Maw in the town offices.
The couple are honeymooning at his home at nearby Spectacle Pond.
The bridegroom gave his name as Carl Donald Bell. His age was not disclosed. His bride was a resident of Hamilton, Ohio.
The simple ceremony was witnessed by Don Eagle’s friends including Essex County State’s Attorney David Orgain, and former State Police officer Max Jurras of Montpelier.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
12 July 1951
Death Blamed on TV Show
Columbus, Ohio, July 11 – (AP) – Mrs. Margaret Goldberg, 47, got so excited watching a wrestling match on television last night that she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, doctors report. She died today at Grant Hospital.
Hartford, Connecticut
1 January 1951
Pro Gridder Is Slashed Leaving Wrestling Show
Brockton, Mass., Dec. 31 (AP) – Professional football player Donald R. Colo, 25, was brutally slashed with a broken bottle early today as he left a wrestling match with two girl companions.
Police charged Edward K. Robillard, 23, with assault with a dangerous weapon. Colo identified him from his hospital bed as the man who slashed his face after another man jumped him.
Colo’s nose and lips were practically severed by the jagged glass, police said.
A former Brown University star tackle, Colo, of nearby East Bridgewater, played this season with the Baltimore Colts.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
5 January 1951
Bull Curry Placed Under $250 Bond
Hartford’s wild acting wrestler, Bull Curry, posted a bond of $250 with the State Athletic Commission office to keep in a “probation” period until February 28. That date was set because it winds up Samuel H. Malkan’s duties as state athletic commissioner. Curry was suspended on December 13, after his rumpus at the Hartford Auditorium in a mat bout with Don Eagle, Indian grappler.
Upon Curry’s suspension being lifted, Manny Leibert, local wrestling promoter, gave Curry the feature spot of the first show of the new year on Wednesday night’s card. His foe being the highly rated Sky-Hi Lee from Manitoba.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
24 March 1951
Wrestler Pon (sic) Eagle Married in Vermont
Island Pond, VT., March 23 – (AP) – Don Eagle, billed as a full blooded Caughnawauga Indian in professional wrestlign bouts, was married here last night to Beth Isabel Hamilton, 19-years-old Ohio University student.
The civil ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace C.F. Maw in the town offices.
The couple are honeymooning at his home at nearby Spectacle Pond.
The bridegroom gave his name as Carl Donald Bell. His age was not disclosed. His bride was a resident of Hamilton, Ohio.
The simple ceremony was witnessed by Don Eagle’s friends including Essex County State’s Attorney David Orgain, and former State Police officer Max Jurras of Montpelier.
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
12 July 1951
Death Blamed on TV Show
Columbus, Ohio, July 11 – (AP) – Mrs. Margaret Goldberg, 47, got so excited watching a wrestling match on television last night that she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, doctors report. She died today at Grant Hospital.