ALMA MILLS
(1953 – 1971)
?? According to the Montreal Gazette (3/13/1957), Mills was a truck driver before being trained by her cousins Al and Tiny Mills.
09/05 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. New England Women’s Champion Lulu Lamar beat Jean Hogan & Beverly Sylvia Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
*All four female wrestlers attacked referee Jack Marshall during the match.
09/17 Nashua, NH w/. Princess Maritza beat Beverly Silvia & Mars Bennett
09/19 Revere, MA w/. Princess Maritza vs. Beverly Slyvia & Mars Bennett
10/06 Lowell, MA w/. Princess Moritza & Lulu LaMar vs. Mars Bennett, Candy Carroll & Beverly Sylvia
1954
02/24 Providence, RI w/. Mars Bennett vs. Princess Maritza & Lulu Lamar
03/10 Pittsfield, MA vs. Jean Hogan
03/22 Newburyport, MA lost to Jean Hogan
*According to the Newburyport Daily News (3/23), Mills turned on referee Everett “Whitey” Davis during the match “grabbing a handful of Whitey’s curls and flipped him out of the ring with a hairpull”.
03/27 Bennington, VT w/. Jean Hogan beat Jean Davis and Mary Gibbs Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
04/02 Salem, MA vs. Mary Gibbs
04/08 Lowell, MA beat Mary Gibbs
04/09 Salem, MA vs. Jean Hogan
04/10 North Adams, MA w/. Jean Hogan vs. Mary Gibbs & Jo-Ann Davis
04/24 Revere, MA vs. Marilyn Flynn
07/03 Revere, MA vs. Jean Hogan
07/15 Old Orchard Beach, ME vs. Jean Hogan
07/21 Wilbraham, MA vs. Candy Carroll
07/23 Boothbay Harbor, ME vs. Jean Hogan
08/11 Wilbraham, MA vs. Candy Carroll
08/26 Nashua, NH beat Jean Hogan Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
*According to the Derry News (8/26), Mills and Rose are billed as “famous TV girl wrestlers”.
08/28 Salisbury Beach, MA lost to Jean Hogan
09/02 Nashua, NH beat Candy Carroll
09/06 Greenville, NH vs. Jean Hogan
09/18 Farmington, ME vs. Candy Carroll
11/15 Springfield, MA w/. Jo Ann Davis vs. Candy Carroll & Jean Hogan
11/25 Berwick, ME vs. Candy Carroll
12/03 Bennington, VT beat Candy Carroll by DQ Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
1955
01/31 Stoneham, MA vs. Jean Hogan
02/03 Cambridge, MA vs. Jean Hogan
02/09 Holyoke, MA w/. Slave Girl Moolah beat Darling Dagmar & Venus LaFrance
02/12 Revere, MA w/. Slave Girl Moolah vs. Darling Dagmar & Venus LaFrance
02/16 Cambridge, MA vs. Candy Carroll
02/21 Stoneham, MA lost to Mary Reagan Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
02/26 Revere, MA vs. Candy Carroll
03/05 West Newton, MA w/. Pat Reagan, no contest vs. Candy Carroll & Jean Hogan Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
*According to the Newton Graphic (3/10), all four women attacked referee Walt Lipson and threw him out of the ring after the bout. A rematch is ordered for the following week at the West Newton Armory.
03/07 Stoneham, MA w/Mary Reagan vs. Candy Carroll & Jean Hogan
03/12 West Newton, MA w/. Pat Reagan vs. Candy Carroll & Jean Hogan
03/22 Lowell, MA vs. Lorraine Swanson
03/25 Manchester, VT vs. Lorraine Swanson Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
03/28 Stoneham, MA vs. Lady Angel
04/09 West Newton, MA vs. Lorraine Swanson
04/12 Lowell, MA vs. Venus LaFrance
04/20 Holyoke, MA w/. Lorraine Swanson lost to Lady Angel & Venus LaFrance
04/26 Lowell, MA w/. Patsy Regan vs. Candy Carroll & Jean Hogan
04/27 Holyoke MA w/. Patsy Regan lost to Candy Carroll & Lorraine Swanson
04/28 Woburn, MA vs Lorraine Johnson
04/29 Brattleboro, VT vs. Lorraine Swanson
04/30 Revere, MA w/. Patsy Regan & Alma Mills vs. Lorraine Swanson & Candy Carroll
05/06 Exeter, NH vs. Candy Carroll
05/10 Lowell, MA w/. Candy Carroll vs. Betty Regan & Lorraine Swanson
05/11 Holyoke, MA w/. Ann Lake beat Candy Carroll & Lorraine Swanson
05/14 Revere, MA w/. Ann Lake vs Jean Hogan & Lorraine Swanson
05/17 Fort Fairfield, ME lost to Lorraine Swanson
05/27 Brattleboro, VT w/. Lorraine Swanson vs. Ann Lake & Candy Carrol
05/28 Revere, MA w/. Ann Lake vs. Lorraine Swanson & Candy Carroll
06/14 Hull, MA w/. Candy Carroll vs. Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
06/15 Holyoke, MA w/. Candy Carroll beat Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
06/18 Revere, MA w/. Candy Carroll vs. Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
06/22 Holyoke, MA w/. Candy Carroll lost to Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
06/25 Revere, MA w/. Lorraine Swanson vs. Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
06/27 York Beach, ME w/. Candy Carroll vs. Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
07/02 Salisbury Beach, ME w/. Candy Carroll vs. Lady Angel & Venus LaFrance
07/23 Nashua, NH def Lorraine Swanson Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/25 York Beach, ME w/. Lorraine Swanson vs. Daisy Mae & Lady Angel
07/27 Hull, MA w/. Candy Carroll vs. Lady Angel & Daisy Mae
08/01 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. Candy Carroll vs. Lady Angel & Venus LaFrance
08/05 Warwick, RI w/. Daisy Mae vs. Betty Burke & Candy Carroll
08/08 York Beach, ME w/. Betty Burke vs. Lady Angel & Venus LaFrance
08/25 St. John’s, NL beat Hilda Burke
09/14 St. John’s, NL beat Darling Dagmar
09/24 Revere, MA vs. Patsy Regan
09/28 Holyoke, MA beat Patsy Regan
10/15 Revere, MA w/. Lady Angel vs. Betty Burke & Slave Girl Zoolah
10/19 Holyoke, MA w/. Lady Angel beat Betty Burke & Slave Girl Zoolah
10/22 Revere, MA w/. Lady Angel vs. Betty Burke & Slave Girl Zoolah
11/26 Revere, MA w/. Slave Girl Moolah vs. Daisy Mae & Venus LaFrance
1956
01/14 Revere, MA vs. Betty Burke
01/21 Revere, MA lost to Betty Burke
National Wrestling Alliance – Promoter Toots Mondt:
01/30 Charleston, WV w/. Lady Angel beat Golden Venus and Betty Burke by DQ
*A rematch is ordered by NWA officials due to the circumstances of the bout. According to the Charleston Gazette (2/05) it is “the first time that any kind of a woman’s match staged in either of the Virginias has ever been officially ordered for a rematch”.
02/06 Charleston, WV w/. Lady Angel vs. Golden Venus and Bambi Ball (sub. for Betty Burke?)
02/25 Revere, MA vs. Bambi Ball
03/17 Revere, MA vs. Princess Ramona
03/25 Manchester, VT vs. Lorraine Swanson
04/07 Revere, MA vs. Princes Ramona
04/14 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball beat Princess Ramona & Slave Girl Zoolah
04/19 Lowell, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Princess Ramona & Jane Cole
04/20 Brattleboro, VT w/. Slave Girl Zoolah vs. Bambi Ball & Princess Ramona
04/21 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Princess Ramona & Slave Girl Zoolah
04/21 West Newton, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Princess Ramona & Ann Lake
04/26 Lowell, MA vs. Loretta LaPierre
04/28 West Newton, MA vs. Loretta LaPierre
05/04 Brattleboro, VT vs. Loretta LaPierre
05/12 Revere, MA vs. lost to Princess Ramona
*According to the Revere Journal (5/10), Mills had to pin both Ramona and Loretta LaPierre within one hour in order to win.
05/19 Revere, MA vs. Princess Ramona
05/26 Revere, MA beat Ida Mae Martinez
06/01 Brattleboro, VT vs. Ida Mae Martinez
06/02 Revere, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
06/13 Hudson, NH w/. Mary Jane Mull vs. Ida Mae Martinez & Carol Cook
06/16 Revere, MA w/. Mary Jane Mull beat Ida Mae Martinez & Carol Cook
06/23 Salisbury Beach, MA lost to Ida Mae Martinez by DQ Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
06/27 Hull, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
06/29 York Beach, ME Advertised to appear
06/30 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. Mary Jane Mull beat Ida Mae Martinez & Carol Cook Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/06 vs. Ida Mae Martinez?
07/07 Salisbury Beach, MA no contest vs. vs. Ida Mae Martinez Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/13 Boothbay Harbor, ME vs. Ida Mae Martinez
07/14 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. Patti Neff lost to Ida Mae Martinez & Elaine Ellis Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Australian Tag Team Match
07/18 Shrewsbury, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
07/20 Boothbay Harbor, ME vs. Ida Mae Martinez
07/21 Revere, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
07/28 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Ethel Johnson
*Mills and Johnson are billed as “two of the top girl wrestlers in the East”.
08/01 Hull, MA vs. Lulu Provo
08/02 Old Orchard Beach, ME vs. Lulu Provo
08/03 York Beach, ME vs. Lulu Provo
08/04 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
08/25 Salisbury Beach, MA lost to China Mara Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
*According to the Newburyport Daily News (8/27), Mills “slugged the referee” and “took some kicks at spectators near the apron of the ring” after losing the match.
09/15 Revere, MA vs. Ida Mae Martinez
10/12 Springfield, VT w/. Betty Hawkins vs. Barbara Baker
10/27 Revere, MA lost to Joyce Smith
10/29 Burlington, NH beat Gloria Smith Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
10/30 Boston, MA vs. Olga Zepeda
11/10 Revere, MA w/. Lady Angel vs. Ida Del Rio & Sherry Gable
12/08 Revere, MA vs. Golden Venus
12/22 Revere, MA vs. Sherry Gable
1957
01/12 Revere, MA vs. Golden Venus
02/23 Revere, MA lost to Lili Marlene
03/13 Alma Mills, Gypsy Tanya and Sherri Lee are featured in an article by the Montreal Gazette. The female wrestlers are photographed lifting men over their shoulders. They are also interviewed about women’s wrestling in North America. Mills claims to be “the only Canadian woman wrestler in the world” and reportedly earns $25,000 per year. She apparently had her front teeth knocked out during a bout. Mills states she is in a relationship with a Boston police officer and plans to retire upon getting married.
04/20 Revere, MA Coral Starr vs. Golden Venus & Kitty Powell
05/04 Revere, MA w/. Jean Dyer beat Sherry Grable & May Sousa
05/11 Revere, MA w/. Jean Dyer beat Sherry Grable & May Sousa
05/25 Revere, MA vs. Sherry Grable
06/01 Revere, MA vs. Elaine Terry
06/08 Revere, MA vs. Sherry Grable
06/15 Revere, MA vs. Sherry Grable
07/18 North Adams, MA vs. Elaine Perry
08/08 North Adams, MA vs. Vickie Lee
08/10 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Elaine Perry Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
08/12 York Beach, ME vs. Sherry Grable
08/26 York Beach, ME vs. Mitzi Allen
Big Time Wrestling – Promoter Stu Hart:
12/23 Edmonton, AB Alma Mills lost to NWA World Women’s Champion June Byers by DQ
12/30 Edmonton, AB w/. Betty García vs. June Byers and Jacqueline Hammond
1958
01/03 Calgary, AB w/. Betty Garcia vs. June Byers & Jackie Hammond Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
01/10 Calgary, AB vs. NWA World Women’s Champion June Byers
01/16 Regina, SK lost to NWA World Women’s Champion June Byers
02/04 Worcester, MA lost to Lulu LaMarr by DQ
02/05 Holyoke, MA beat Lulu LaMarr
02/07 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu LaMarr
02/08 Revere, MA vs. Lulu LaMarr
Championship Wrestling From Florida – Promoter Clarence P. “Cowboy” Luttrell
02/18 Lake Worth, FL w/. Sonny Boy Cassidy vs. Lord Randall and China Mira Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Australian Tag Team Match
*The Palm Beach Post (2/16) claims Mills is the tallest female wrestler in the world.
02/20 Jacksonville, FL beat Frankie Moore
02/20 Jacksonville, FL w/. Vincent Garibaldi lost to Brother Elmer and Frankie Moore
02/21 Arcadia, FL vs. Frankie Moore
02/21 Arcadia, FL w/. Sonny Boy Cassidy vs. Lord Randall and Frankie Moore Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
02/24 Orlando, FL w/. Vincent Garibaldi vs. Mona Baker and Brother Elmer Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
02/25 Melbourne, FL vs. Frankie Moore
02/26 St. Petersburg, FL Participated in a 5-girl Battle royal also including Frankie Moore, Betty Hawkins, Jeri Wright and Mona Baker
02/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL w/. Vincent Garibaldi vs. Mona Baker & Lord Randall
03/01 Leesburg, FL w/. Lord Randall vs. Corrine Cordero and Vincent Garibaldi Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
03/05 St. Petersburg, FL Participated in a 5-girl Battle royal also including Frankie Moore, Betty Hawkins, Jeri Wright and Mona Baker
03/07 North Attleboro, MA beat Sherry Grable
03/18 Worcester, MA beat Mona Baker
03/21 North Attleboro, MA beat Mona Baker
03/25 Holyoak, MA beat Mona Baker
03/?? beat Betty Dwyer?
04/12 Boston, MA lost to June Byers
05/07 Pittsfield, MA vs. NWA World Women’s Champion June Byers
*The match is cancelled at the last minute upon orders of Mayor Raymond L. Haughey who objects to the women’s title bout. Unlike New York, women’s wrestling is allowed in Massachusetts though female wrestlers have reportedly been banned in the city since 1933. The promoter, Ted Bayly, holds the show using only male wrestlers.
05/07 Lowell, MA lost to Princess Torah Tomah Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/05 Salisbury Beach, MA lost to Mona Baker by DQ Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/19 Revere, MA beat Penny Mannor
08/01 North Attleboro, MA w/. Penny Manner beat Mona Baker & Bambi Ball
08/02 Salisbury Beach, MA lost to Mona Baker by DQ
*The third fall was awarded to Baker after Mills threw referee Frank Wells out of the ring. Afterwards, she attacked Wells tearing off his t-shirt and attempted to strangle him with it.
08/16 Salisbury Beach, MA beat Penny Manners Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
08/23 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Mona Baker
09/03 Holyoke, MA beat Mona Baker
09/24 Holyoke, MA beat Mona Baker
10/13 Holyoke, MA beat Mona Baker
11/15 Greenville, NH vs. Mona Baker
1959
01/17 Greenville, NH vs. Lucille Dupree
03/06 Malden, MA vs. Elaine Dupree
03/07 West Newton, MA vs. Elaine Dupree
04/?? Caribou, ME vs. Lucille Dupree
04/25 Milford, NH vs. Lucille Dupree
Buffalo Athletic Club – Promoter Pedro Martinez:
06/04 Cleveland, OH w/. Elaine Perry, lost to Mona Baker and Lucille Dupree
Big Time Wrestling – Promoter Tony Santos Sr.:
?? Mills becomes head instructor for female students at the Tony Santos Wrestling School.
?? According to the Boston Globe (7/29), Mills spent 18 months training the promotion’s wrestling bear, Black Ozzie, and the two had their first match together at Martha’s Vineyard in mid-July 1959. A big hit with summer tourists they frequently appeared in matches together for several years.
07/?? Martha’s Vineyard, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear (pro debut)
07/20 York Beach, ME vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
07/?? Hyannis, MA drew Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
08/?? Hyannis, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
08/08 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
08/22 Salisbury Beach, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
08/29 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. Lady Angel vs. Elaine Perry & Lucille Dupree
09/04 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus
09/09 Brattleboro, VT vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear?
09/26 Revere, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
09/30 Alma Mills and Black Ozzie are featured in the Boston Globe
10/02 North Attleboro MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
10/03 Revere, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
Promoter Joe Kirkland:
10/07 Petersburg, VA w/. Mary Jane Mull vs. Barbara Baker & Lucille Le Blanc
10/10 Petersburg, VA w/. Mary Jane Mull vs. Barbara Baker & Lucille Le Blanc Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
Big Time Wrestling – Promoter Tony Santos Sr.:
10/16 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
10/17 Revere, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
10/27 Leominster, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
*Billed as the first-ever bear wrestling match to feature a female wrestler
10/31 Revere, MA vs. Mary Jane Mull
11/06 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus
11/27 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus
11/28 Boston, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
12/11 North Attleboro MA w/. Mary Jane Mull vs. Jackie Wilson & Lulu
12/12 Revere, MA w/. Mary Jane Mull vs. Peggy Lee & Lucille Dupree
12/18 North Attleboro, MA vs. Jackie Wilson
1960
01/09 Revere, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
01/22 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus?
01/27 Holyoke, MA beat Lucille Dupree
02/09 Holyoke MA drew Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
02/18 Augusta, ME vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
02/20 Revere, MA vs. Bambi Ball & Lucille Dupree Handicap Match?
02/24 Holyoke, MA beat Bambi Ball & Lucille Dupree Handicap Match?
02/26 North Attleboro, MA vs. Bambi Ball & Lulu Palhus
04/13 Holyoke, MA double DQ vs. Lucille Dupree
04/15 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus
04/27 Holyoke, MA w/. Bambi Ball beat Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
04/29 North Attleboro, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Mona Baker & Lulu Palhus
04/30 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
05/04 Holyoke, MA w/. Bambi Ball beat Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
05/06 North Attleboro, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Mona Baker & Lulu Palhus
05/11 Holyoke, MA drew Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
05/13 North Attleboro, MA vs. Mona Baker
05/14 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
05/20 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lulu Palhus
06/24 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lois Valdez
06/25 Revere, MA lost to Lois Valdez
07/01 Hyannis, MA Alma Mills Advertised to appear
07/04 Warwick, RI vs. Lulu Palhus
07/04 York Beach, ME vs. Lucille Dupree
07/06 York Beach ME vs. Ida Mae Martinez
07/08 North Attleboro, MA w/. Mona Baker vs. Lulu Palhus & Lois Valdez
07/09 Revere, MA w/. Mona Baker vs. Lucille Dupree & Lois Valdez
07/11 York Beach, ME vs. Lulu Dupree
07/13 Hull, MA w/. Mona Baker vs. Lucille Dupree & Lois Valdez
07/15 North Attleboro, MA vs. Lois Valdez
07/16 Revere, MA vs. Lois Valdez
07/18 Warwick, RI vs. Lois Valdez
07/20 Hull, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
07/23 Salisbury Beach, MA w/. Mona Baker vs. Lucille Dupree & Lois Valdez
08/06 Revere, MA w/. Sally Gabor vs. Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
08/15 North Adams, MA w/. Sally Gabor vs. Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
08/17 Hull, MA w/. Sally Gabor beat Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
08/22 North Adams, MA vs. Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
08/24 Hull, MA w/. Sally Gabor vs. Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
08/29 North Adams, MA w/. Sally Gabor vs. Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
08/31 Hull, MA vs. Ozzie the Wrestling Bear
09/09 North Attleboro, MA w/. Sally Gabor vs. Lulu Palhus & Mona Baker
09/12 North Adams, MA vs. Mona Baker
*Final sports event held at Glovers’ Bowl (Meadowbrook Arena) before the building was torn down
09/16 Boston, MA drew NWA Women’s World Champion June Byers
10/28 Boston, MA beat Lucille Dupree Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
11/09 Rumford, ME vs. Dolly St. Cyr
11/16 Portland, ME vs. Dolly St. Cyr
?? According to Boston wrestling historian Tom Burke, Mills went into retirement (or semi-retirement) to start a men’s barber shop in Boston.
1961
Southwest States Enterprises – Promoter Dory Funk Sr. & Doc Sarpolis:
01/11 Lubbock, TX lost to Lulu Dupree
01/12 Amarillo, TX w/. Pretty Boy Collins beat Bobby Christy and Lulu Dupree Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
*According to the Amarillo Globe-Times (1/12), Mills is billed as 6’2″ making her “the tallest girl wrestler in the nation”.
01/18 Lubbock, TX w/. Mighty Yankee, lost to Bobby Christy and Lulu Dupree Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
01/19 Amarillo, TX lost to Lulu Dupree
Big Time Wrestling – Promoter Tony Santos Sr.:
02/11 Revere, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
02/18 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
02/22 Wilmington, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Lucille Dupre & Mona Baker Australian Tag Team Match
03/14 Boston, MA w/. Bambi Ball, lost to Lucille Dupree & Mona Baker
04/01 Revere, MA w/. Bambi Ball vs. Mona Baker & Lucille Dupree
04/04 Boston, MA w/. Bambi Ball lost to Lucile Dupre & Mary Jane Mull
04/15 Revere, MA w/. Mary Jane Mull beat Bambi Ball & Lucille Dupree
04/29 Revere, MA vs. Bambi Balls
09/16 Boston, MA drew NWA World Champion June Byers Champion vs. Champion Match
10/05 Boston, MA beat Lucille Dupree
1962
09/27 Boston, MA w/. Mary Jane Mull lost to Bambi Ball & Lucille Dupree
1963
05/?? Alma Mills is profiled by Yankee magazine
1964
05/28 Boston, MA w/. Sweet Georgia Brown & Sylvia Torres beat Lucy Dupree, Pat Sherry & Betty Ann Spencer
06/04 Boston, MA beat Betty Ann Spencer
06/11 Boston, MA beat Pat Sherry
06/18 Boston, MA w/. Sweet Georgia Brown, no contest vs. Betty Ann Spencer and Sylvia Torres Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
07/18 Old Orchard Beach, ME w/. Sweet Georgia Brown vs. Betty Ann Spencer & Rita Cortez
09/03 Boston, MA w/. Marlene Doucette lost to Rita Cortez & Pat Sherry
09/10 Boston, MA w/. Betty Ann Spencer beat Rita Cortez & Pat Sherry
09/13 Hudson, MA vs. Pat Clark Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
10/01 Boston, MA w/. Sylvia Torres, no contest vs. Rita Cortez & Pat Sherry Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
Promoter Walter J. Moore, Jack Pfeffer & Tony Santos Sr.
10/10 Akron, OH vs. Rita Cortez
*According to the Akron Beacon Journal (2/12), Mills claims to be the world’s tallest female wrestler.
10/13 Worcester, MA w/. Pat Sherry, lost to Rita Cortez & Sylvia Torres
10/23 North Attleboro, MA w/. Pat Sherry, lost to Rita Cortez & Sylvia Torres
10/29 Boston, MA lost to Women’s Champion? Rita Cortez by DQ Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
12/17 Boston, MA beat Pat Sherry
1965
01/09 Alma Mills is awarded the BTW World Women’s Title after Rita Cortez is stripped for refusing to meet the top contenders.
*Won the BTW World Women’s Title (2)
01/14 Boston, MA beat Pat Sherry
02/?? Alma Mills is featured on the cover of The Ring Wrestling magazine
04/02 North Attleboro, MA beat Betty Ann Spencer
04/15 Boston, MA vs. Pat Sherry
04/29 Boston, MA beat Lucille Dupree
05/31 Pittsfield, MA w/. Sylvia Torres vs. Lucille Dupree & Pat Sherry
06/01 Pittsfield, MA w/. Silva Torres vs. Lucille Dupree & Pat Sherry
06/11 North Attleboro, MA w/. Sylvia Torres lost to Lulu Palhus & Pat Sherry
06/17 Boston, MA w/. Sylvia Torres lost to Lucille Dupree & Pat Sherry
09/12 Hudson, MA vs. Lucille Dupree
*According to Hudson Daily Sun (8/18), Mills and Dupree are billed as “famous TV wrestlers”.
Wrestling Revue Magazine – Winter 1965 Top Ten Lady Wrestlers
Alma Mills is ranked #8 of the top 10 female wrestlers in the world by the New York-based magazine.
1966
?? Mills temporarily goes into retirement. The BTW Women’s World Title is vacated and a tournament takes place nearly a year later on 2/21/1967.
1967
07/19 Holyoke, MA w/. Bonnie Spindello vs. Ann Quimbey & Sylvia Torres
08/02 Holyoke, MA vs. Sylvia Torres
10/05 Boston, MA beat Pat Sherry
1968
01/24 Brattleboro, VT vs. Silvia Torres Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
02/17 Greenfield, MA Advertised to appear
*The event was cancelled after the local high school principal saw a poster featuring champion Alma Mills in a swimsuit and felt pro wrestling was inappropriate for the students.
02/22 Boston, MA no contest vs. Cora Coombs
03/21 Boston, MA beat Honey Melody
04/04 Boston, MA w/. Bonnie Spindello, lost to Ann Quimby & Maggie Santiago by DQ
04/10 Leominster, MA vs. Maggie Santiago
*This event is listed as having taken place at a high school in Crookston, MN by Carl Kerby’s Tribute to My Father: Luke “Big Boy” Brown. The flyer used looks identical to the ad published by the Massachusetts-based Fitchburg Sentinel.
04/18 Boston, MA lost to Maggie Santiago by DQ
04/19 North Attleboro, MA vs. Maggie Santiago
05/16 Boston, MA vs. Donna McCoy
05/17 North Attleboro, MA vs. Kitty Regan
06/?? Alma Mills is featured in Wrestling Revue magazine after deciding to end her 15-year wrestling career to open a Clarendon St. barber shop in Boston. According to the Boston Globe (10/08/1969), it is only after her retirement that NWA World Women’s Champion The Fabulous Moolah is recognized as the undisputed world champion in the Boston wrestling territory.
06/27 Boston, MA beat Donna McCoy
07/20 Boston, MA w/. Donna McCoy beat Maggie Santiago & Candy Carol
09/21 Billerica, MA vs. Marie Santiago
10/17 Boston, MA vs. Dolly Baker
10/24 Boston, MA beat Maggie Santiago
Wrestling Revue Magazine – Dec. 1968 Official Wrestling Ratings
Alma Mills is ranked #17 of the top 30 female wrestlers in the world by the New York-based magazine.
1969
04/29 Medford, MA vs. Maggie Santiago
08/23 Scituate, MA vs. Maggie Santiago
1970
05/27 Ipswich, MA vs. Maggie Santiago
07/01 Holyoke, MA w/. Princess Napacha vs Beverly Dupree & Maggie Santiago
07/03 Walpole, MA w/. Princess Napacha vs. Beverly Dupree & Maggie Santiago
1971
Big Bear Promotions – Promoter Dave “The Bearman” McKigney
08/21 Newmarket, ON w/. Carmen Monge vs. Rachel Dubois and Beverly Shade
2006
04/15 Alma Mills is among the female wrestlers of the “Golden Age” featured in “Legendary Ladies of Wrestling Photo Album, Vol. 1”
*This event is listed as having taken place at a high school in Crookston, MN by Carl Kerby’s Tribute to My Father: Luke “Big Boy” Brown. The flyer used looks identical to the ad published by the Massachusetts-based Fitchburg Sentinel.
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