1949 - 1950
N.W.A. Meetings
Official Members: * = date admitted as a new member
Pinkie George (Des
Moines ) president & founder
Al Haft (Columbus, OH ) vice president; championship committee
Sam Muchnick (St.
Louis ) secretary-treasurer
Tony Stecher (Minneapolis ) championship committee
George Simpson (Kansas
City ) represented by Orville Brown
Max Clayton (Omaha )
Fred Kohler (Chicago )
Harry Light (Detroit )
Morris Sigel (Houston ) * 49/09
Sam Avey (Tulsa ) championship committee * 49/09
Paul Bowser (Boston ) championship committee * 49/11 (held up 50/05 - 52/11)
Johnny Doyle (Los
Angeles ) championship committee * 49/11
Joe Malcewicz (San Francisco ) championship committee * 49/11
Frank Tunney (Toronto ) championship committee * 49/11
Eddie Quinn (Montreal ) championship committee * 49/11
Paul Jones (Atlanta ) * 49/11
Hugh Nichols (Hollywood ) * 49/11
Al Karasick (Honolulu ) * 49/11 (removed 50/05 - 51/04)
Roland Meeker (Great Falls,
MT ) * 49/11 (removed 50/05)
Roy Welch (Dyersburg,
TN ) * 49/11
Bobby Bruns (Buffalo?) and Karl Sarpolis (Dallas) were also appointed into the championship committee. Col. Harry J. Landry (Friars Point, MS), the president of the National
Wrestling Association , was also in attendance during the November meetings.
Listed as "planning to attend" prior to the
convention (attendances not confirmed):
Bill Atkinson (Wichita)
Gust Karras (St. Joseph, MO)
Ross Leader (Cincinatti)
Jack Ganson (Cleveland)
Ed Don George (Buffalo)
Joe "Toots" Mondt (New York)
Leon Balkin (Evansville, IN)
Les Wolfe (Memphis)
Ed McLemore (Dallas)
Ted Thye (Portland, OR)
