[NOSTALGIA] REPRISE WAWLI PAPER NO. 2

[J Michael Kenyon]

WRESTLING AS WE LIKED IT:
THE WAWLI PAPERS
Edited by J Michael Kenyon

Volume 1, Number 2
Sunday, July 14, 1996
Seattle, Washington, US of A
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STECHER HERE TO MEET LEWIS ON MAT

Reprinted from the Evansville Press, 10-20-15

Joe Stecher, the Nebraskan farmer, and the undefeated wrestler of the world,
who will wrestle "Strangler" Ed Lewis at the Bijou theater Wednesday night,
did not wish to be annoyed by curious Evansville fans who desired to catch a
glimpse of him so on his way here from Dodge, Neb., he dropped off at
Vincenne, Ind.

He slipped quietly into the city at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday and registered at the
Vendome hotel. His brother Antone and his manager, Ex-Postmaster Jos.
Hetmanek of Dodge, are with him.

The wrestlers met Wednesday morning to select a man to referee the match.
The orginal Chas. Olson and Ed Smith of Chicago will have to be wired before
11 a.m. Wednesday in order to reach the city in time for the match. Two
local men, Young Jourdon and Bert Sisson, have been suggested.

The match will be the only world championship match ever pulled off in
Evansville. Already $3,000 worth of tickets have been sold and fans from all
parts of the United States began pouring into the city Tuesday night and
Wednesday.

Wednesday night the peer of all other wrestlers, a Nebraskan of 22, and a
Kentuckian of 23, will clash for the title of champion the world over.

Stecher, besides meeting Lewis and Billy Sandow, Lewis' manager, Wednesday
morning, remained in his rooms at the Vendome hotel. The young farmer is
said to be very bashful and does not like the icy stare of curious people.

With the exception of taking a short walk Wednesday morning Lewis rested.
Should he win, buttermilk will come in for its share of the glory. He has
been drinking three quarts daily. Lewis is confident of carrying off the
spoils as is his manager Sandow. He has trained hard and says he feels
strong and fine. He is truly in the pink of condition. The index finger on
his left hand is still swollen but it will not seriously hinder him he says.

Stecher has the bearing of a world champion. He relies on his deadly
scissors hold and his powerful legs have never failed him.

Preliminary to the match and at 8:30 p.m. sharp, Joe Gestout, a big
Austrian, will grapple with "Buck" Weaver of Columbia, S.C.
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STRANGLER IS TOSSED BY FRENCH VERBS

By United Press

PARIS, Dec. 22, 1934 -- Ed "Strangler" Lewis, many times world's wrestling
champion, is having the struggle of his career these days against French
cooking and French verbs.

"I'm not worried about any of the grapplers in France," confided Lewis.
"It's the waiters that are causing me all the trouble.

"These waiters think that because I'm a husky fellow they've got to bring me
great piles of food," he continued. "And when they do, I just naturally have
to eat it. That's why I'm studying French, so that I can tell them in
advance not to bring me such rich stuff. So far I've managed to keep nice
and light around 250 pounds."

The "Strangler" admitted that French cooking was hard to beat as a general
rule, but he confessed that he knows more about a charcoal broiled steak
than any chef in Paris.

"That's another reason why I've got to get a grip on these French verbs. I
want to be able to tell a waiter how a charcoal broiled steak should be
prepared."

Asked what he thinks about when he is being thrown around on the square mat,
or is doing the throwing himself, the "Strangler" replied, "When we get in a
clinch we aren't sleeping, as some of the sports writers like to make out.
We're thinking all the time. What hold to try next and what tricks the
opponent may pull."

Lewis said that he plans to remain in France until spring.
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MISSOURI BARS A LONDOS HOLD

By United Press

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2, 1935 -- A protest of Ed (Strangler) Lewis, four-time
heavyweight wrestling champion, that he be awarded the match he lost to
Champion Jim Londos here Thursday was denied by the State Athletic
Commission in a hearing Saturday.

Lewis had demanded he be awarded the match on the ground that Londos fouled
him by using a strangle hold.

The commission also ruled that hereafter the so-called "unconscious hold," a
Londos weapon, will be prohibited in Missouri. Lewis' request for a return
bout with the champion in this state was approved.
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EVANSVILLE, INDIANA WRESTLING 1934-1935

Promoter: Francis A. Stagg
Venue: Agoga Tabernacle
Usual Night: Tuesdays

1934--------------------------------------------

Sept. 11 -- Abe Coleman def Lou Plummer, George Zaharias drew Jack Smith
(att: 1,237)

Sept. 18 -- George Zaharias drew Jack Smith , Pat McKay def Paul Harper

Sept. 25 -- Jack Smith drew Jim McMillen, Pat McKay def Pat Reilly 2-0

Oct. 2 -- Karl Davis def Cliff (Swede) Olson, Jack Smith def Pat Reilly 2-0
(att: 900)

Oct. 9 -- Pat McKay def Abe Coleman, George Tragos def LaVerne Baxter (att:
1,000)

Oct. 23 -- Karl Sarpolis def Jim McMillen, Cliff (Swede) Olson drew Jack
Smith (att: 1,438)

Oct. 30 -- Jack Smith def Karl Davis DQ, Pat O'Shocker def Frenchie LaRue
2-0 (att: 709)

Nov. 20 -- Paul Jones def Karl Davis DQ, Dick Raines drew Orville Brown
(att: 900)

Dec. 4-- Ernie Dusek def Karl Davis, Jack League def Casey Berger

Dec. 11 -- Ernie Dusek def Lou Plummer 2-0, Dick Raines def Jack League
(att: 1,200)

Dec. 18 -- Ray Steele drew Paul Jones, Tom Marvin def Dick Raines DQ

1935---------------------------------------

Jan. 8 -- Dick Raines def Karl Davis, Mehmet Yousoff def Tom Marvin

Jan. 15 -- Mehmet Yousoff drew Dick Raines, Bronko Nagurski def Lou Plummer

Jan. 22 -- Dick Raines def Paul Jones, Lou Plummer def Hans Von Buesing

Jan. 29 -- Mehmet Yousoff def Orville Brown DQ, Dan O'Conner vs. Tom Marvin

Feb. 5 -- Mehmet Yousoff def Jack Smith, Orville Brown drew Dick Raines

Feb. 12 -- Dick Raines def Bobby Stewart, Sol Slagel def Charlie Strack

Feb. 19 -- Ed (Strangler) Lewis def Dick Raines, Orville Brown def Willie
Davis (att: 3,000)

Feb. 26 -- Orville Brown def Paul Harper, Babe Zaharias def Bobby Stewart

Mar. 5 -- Dick Raines drew Orville Brown, Masked Marvel def Babe Zaharias

Mar. 12 -- Jim Londos def Dick Raines, Jack Warner def Tom Marvin (att:
3,000)

Mar. 19 -- Mehmet Yousoff def Masked Marvel, Billy Edwards drew Jack Warner,
Billy Edwards def Sam Carter

(Masked Marvel may have been Tom Marvin; he
also had a masked manager in his corner at times)

Mar. 27 -- Gus Sonnenberg def Masked Marvel, Jack Warner drew Jim Coffield

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SONNENBERG VICTOR OVER THE MARVEL

Evansville Press, March 28, 1935 -- Timekeeper Marion Stevens clanged the
starting bell and Gus Sonnenberg came flying out of his corner to introduce
himself to the Masked Marvel and the Evansville mat public.

Ten seconds later the red-clad Marvel was aflat of his back with the short
but powerful Sonnenberg holding him fast. Referee Chris Huber patted his
shoulders in token of victory and the crowd let out a collective "ah."

Leaving his feet near the center of the ring, Gus hit the Marvel amidships.
Down he went and as he struggled to his feet the 200 pounds of Dartmouth
lineman that used to send ball carriers spinning hit him again. It was
curtains in one of the fastest falls on record.

As the men came out for the second fall, the Marvel was watching. Sonnenberg
came shooting across the ring and let fly with his tackle. The masked
performer dropped to the canvas, caught Gus with his feet and sent him
spinning overhead. As he came to rest on his head and shoulders, the Marvel
flattened him and once again Referee Huber did his stuff. This time it was
Gus on the bottom and the time was 29 seconds. Again the crowd gaped.

The third fall went 21 minutes with Sonnenberg taking it for the match.

The Marvel was primed for the tackles and Gus did not take any chances. With
his masked manager sitting at the corner of the ring, the Marvel waded in
with all the rough stuff at his command and he seemed well supplied. But
science triumphed over all and Gus hung on until his opportunity came and
then it was over.

Marvel had a headlock on Sonnenberg. Bracing himself, he hurled the Marvel
into the ropes, dropped to all fours as his opponent came flying off the
ropes and tripped him with his body, sending him sprawling. He had him
pinned before the crowd knew what had happened.

Sonnenberg is short, with small legs and ankles. His chest is Samson size
and he is smart and tricky. He knows the game from ring post to ring post.

In the warm-up Jack Warner and Jim Coffield wrestled to a draw.
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Apr. 9 -- Jim McMillen def Dan O'Connor 1-0 90:00, Bronko Nagurski def Pat
Murphy 23:00

Apr. 23 -- Orville Brown def Dan O'Connor DQ, Jim McMillen drew Karl Davis
60:00

Apr. 30 -- Orville Brown def Chief Chewacki, Tom Marvin drew Warren
Bock(winkle)

May 7 -- Jack Smith drew Tom Marvin, Jack Warner def Warren Bockwinkle

May 14 -- Jim McMillen drew Orville Brown 90:00, Bob Wagner def Luigi
Bacigalupi

May 21 -- Orville Brown def Dick Raines, Roland Kirchmeyer def Sol Slagel

May 28 -- Dick Raines def Mehmet Yousoff, Jim McMillen def Abe Coleman

June 4 -- Ray Steele def Dick Raines DQ, Jack Warner def Ray Richards

June 11 -- Chief Chewacki def Dick Raines, Lou Thesz drew Bob Wagner

June 8 -- Lou Thesz def Dan O'Connor, Bob Wagner drew Jack Smith 60:00

June 25 -- Orville Brown def Bob Wagner, Lou Thesz def Tom Marvin (2-1)

(Thesz is "managed" by Emilio "Satan" Costello, aka Bill Nelson, during some
of these early Evansville appearances.)

July 2 -- George Zaharias def Dick Raines, Lou Thesz drew Pete Schuh 60:00

July 9 -- George Zaharias def Dick Raines, Bob Wagner def Richard Stahl, Joe
Cox def Sam Carter

July 16 -- Dick Raines def Lou Thesz 2-0, Pete Schuh def Paul Harper

July 23 -- Dick Raines def Chief Chewacki, Lou Thesz drew Pete Schuh 60:00

July 30 -- Chief Chewacki def Karl Davis, Frank Speer def Sol Slagel

Aug. 13 -- (outdoors, Bosse Field) -- Danno O'Mahoney def Dick Raines 2-0
(title match), Bob Wagner def Chief Chewacki, Joe Heim drew Sam Carter (att:
2,500)
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LEWIS TO QUIT MAT GAME: Strangler Will Spend His Time Training Young Vincent
Lopez

By Henry McLemore, United Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK, July 31, 1935 -- Strangler Lewis, after 27 years on the mat, has
quit, and will devote his time to teaching young Vince Lopez how to wrestle
. . . It was Lopez who surprised everybody, including himself, by throwing
Chief Little Wolf recently . . .
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25,000 SEE LEWIS DEFEAT SHIKAT IN BOUT OPENING NEW GARDEN BOWL - Kentuckian
Scores With a Headlock - Brings Grueling Contest to a Finish After 1:06:07
in Long Island City Arena

(reprinted from New York Times, June 10, 1932)

By James P. Dawson

Ed (Strangler) Lewis, burly Kentuckian, demonstrated last night the
punishing power of his famous headlock when he pinned the shoulders of the
powerful Dick Shikat, German heavyweight, to the mat in 1 hour 6 minutes 7
seconds at Madison Square Garden's new sport bowl in Long Island City.

At about the half-century mark in life and hero of more than 3,000 mat
skirmishes, Lewis scored perhaps his greatest triumph when he downed Shikat
with three applications of the headlock.

It climaxed eighteen long years of wrestling activity for Lewis, who has
been defeated only thirteen times and who boasts fourteen victories over Jim
Londos, the champion.

The exhibition was scheduled to a finish as the feature of a wrestling
carnival staged in the interests of the Free Milk Fund for Babies, Inc., of
which Mrs. William Randolph Hearst is chairman. Promoter Jack Curley
estimated that 25,000 persons attended and that the receipts amounted to
about $65,000.

It was a gala opening of the bowl. Northern Boulevard, one of the main
traffic arteries of Queens, on which the bowl is located, between
Forty-fifth and Forty-eighth Streets, was choked from early evening with
congested traffic moving at a snail-like pace.

Crowds poured steadily into the arena, the completion of which was rushed
for the occasion. The fans were guided outside by some 373 members of New
York's Police Department under command of Deputy Chief Inspector Thomas
Kelly.

As for the wrestling exhibition, it proved thoroughly satisfactory to the
onlookers. Lewis, thought past his peak, earned the right to tackle Londos
for the title in September as a result of the triumph. The State Athletic
Commission has ordered this struggle.

None would deny Lewis this distinction after witnessing his exhibition. The
burly Kentuckian, with surprising resistance and amazing strength, survived
the steady offensive of the powerful Shikat, and turned what looked like
impending defeat into victory.

At times it was rough going for Lewis. He was cuffed about by Shikat on more
than one occasion. But this meeting of two former wrestling champions who
had never before clashed in the arena was no child's play and neither asked
nor gave quarter.

Half a dozen times before applying the finishing series of holds, Lewis had
experimented with his famed headlock, only to have it broken. It was, as it
has always been, Lewis' principal, almost his only, weapon of attack. But
Shikat had the power in resistance and strength to escape from its clutch
until near the finish.

In return, Shikat, the master of a thousand holds, introduced his wide
repertoire in a spectacular, steady, consistent offensive, time and again
lifting Lewis bodily and flinging him down and with tremendous force. But
Lewis withstood every hold.

As they rounded the first hour, Shikat twice lifted Lewis and tossed him
solidly with a crotch hold. Then Lewis grabbed his famous headlock. Shikat
went sailing through the air and down. Gamely, Shikat arose, but Lewis still
held the headlock, and again the German went down.

Again Shikat came erect and again Lewis flopped him down, and this time the
Kentuckian applied the weight of his body and the strength of his arm at the
same time and pinned the German's shoulders to the mat.

Lewis weighed 236 pounds and Shikat 218.

Leon Pinetzki, Polish giant, and Fritz Kley of Germany went twenty minutes
to a draw in the semi-final. Kley's contortionist tactics, in addition to
giving the onlookers numerous laughs, confounded Pinetzki, nullifying every
hold the giant Pole applied. Pinetzki weighed 260, Kley 212.

Sandor Szabo, Hungarian, threw Norton B. Jackson, New York A.C. grappler, in
10 minutes 51 seconds of their scheduled twenty-minute-limit exhibition,
with an arm and headlock. Each weighed 205 pounds.

Ivan Leskinovich, 248, Russian, threw George Hagen, 210, former marine, in
10 minutes 21 seconds of a scheduled twenty-minute-limit match, with a
reverse body hold.

In another match, scheduled for twenty minutes, Roland Kirschmeyer,
Oklahoman, pinned the shoulders of Joe de Vito, Italian, in 6 minutes 17
seconds with a body scissors. Kirschmeyer weighed 228, de Vito 205.

In a match limited to ten minutes Jack Washburn, 235, and Matros Kirilenkos,
218, wrestled to a draw. The opening event found Herbie Freeman, Bronx
heavyweight, 225, in a twenty-minute draw with George Calza, Italian, 220.
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A GLIMPSE OF STRANGLER LEWIS' CAREER RECORD FROM 1932 THROUGH 1935, OR CLOSE
TO THE TIME OF HIS FIRST RING RETIREMENT

1932

1-4 Seattle Ira Dern won
1-5 Tacoma Roland Kirchmeyer won
1-6 Portland OR Abe Kaplan won
1-7 Vancouver BC Bob Kruse won
1-11 Seattle Karl Sarpolis won
1-12 Tacoma Roland Kirchmeyer won
1-13 Portland OR Abe Kaplan won
1-18 Sacramento Pete Visser won
1-22 Vancouver BC Tiger Daula draw

(Billy Sandow announces he's split with Ed Lewis,
takes up with Everett Marshall)

1-23 Seattle Karl Sarpolis won
1-25 Los Angeles Michael Gettsonoff won
1-27 Boston Pat O'Shocker won
1-28 Toronto Jim Clinstock won

(Ed Lewis is suspended February 1 by the Missouri
Athletic Commission for failure to meet John Pesek)

2-2 Portland ME Taro Myake won
2-5 Ottawa George Vassell won
2-9 Cleveland George Zaharias won
2-10 Boston Gino Garibaldi won
2-12 Philadelphia Sandor Szabo won
2-16 New Haven Matros Kirilenko won
2-18 St. Louis Rudy Dusek won
2-23 Baltimore Cy Williams won
2-24 Boston Ray Steele won
2-25 Pittsburgh John Maxos won

(Ed Lewis was arrested for breaking Maxos' neck,
posted $500 bail)

2-26 Philadelphia Jim McMillen won
3-3 St. Louis Hans Kampfer won
3-4 Buffalo Frank Speer won
3-7 Wilkes-Barre Sandor Szabo won
3-8 Jersey City George Hagen won
3-9 Newark Renato Gardini won
3-11 Detroit Frank Brunowicz won
3-17 St. Louis Pat O'Shocker won
3-22 Baltimore Fred Grubmeier won
3-23 Newark Renato Gardini won
3-24 Philadelphia Jim McMillen won
3-29 San Diego Vic Christy lost
(handicap, failed to throw)
3-30 Los Angeles Jack Smith won
4-4 Seattle John Freberg won
4-5 Tacoma Tom Alley won (2-0)
4-6 Portland OR Abe Kaplan won
4-7 Vancouver BC Tiger Daula won
4-9 Seattle Jack Taylor won (2-1)
4-12 San Francisco Nick Velcoff won
4-13 San Jose Richard Stahl won
4-29 Cincinnati Milo Steinborn won
5-5 Detroit Jim Clinstock won
5-10 Boston Leo Pinetzki won
5-11 Montreal Tiny Roebuck won
5-13 Philadelphia George Zaharias won
5-16 Norfolk Benny Ginsberg won
5-17 Baltimore Howard Cantonwine won (30:15)
5-18 Boston Kola Kwariani won

(Lewis working for Bowser-Herman combine at this point;
Jack Curley runs rival promotion)

5-19 Toronto Earl McCready won (2-0)
5-24 New Haven Leo Pinetzki won
5-31 Harrisburg Herb Freeman won
6-1 Montreal Tiny Roebuck won
6-2 New York City Leo Pinetzki won
6-3 Philadelphia Sam Stein won
6-4 New York City Ralph Wilson won
6-5 New York City Fritz Kley won
6-9 Long Island City Dick Shikat won (1:06:07)
6-13 Staten Island Sandor Szabo won (46:38)
6-14 Bronx NY Sam Stein won (47:05)
6-15 Brooklyn Fritz Kley won (34:05)
6-17 Philadelphia Roland Kirchmeyer won
6-20 Buffalo Leo Pinetzki won (23:26)
6-21 New Haven Earl McCready won
6-22 Hempstead Vanka Zelesniak won
6-24 Philadelphia Roland Kirchmeyer won
6-27 Staten Island Sandor Szabo won
6-28 Bronx NY Leo Pinetzki won (16:51)

(Jim Londos ordered by New York State Athletic
Commission to sign Lewis bout by October 31)

6-29 Hempstead Vanka Zelesniak won
6-30 Freeport NY Cy Williams won
7-1 Babylon NY Tiny Roebuck won
7-2 Long Beach NY Benny Ginsberg won
7-3 Brooklyn Fred Donaiff won
7-4 Staten Island Ralph Wilson won
7-5 New York City Sam Stein won (36:32)
7-6 Long Beach NY George Manich won
7-7 Albany George McLeod won
7-8 Babylon Steve Znosky won
7-11 Staten Island Herb Freeman won
7-12 New Haven Earl McCready won
7-14 Long Beach NYHerb Freeman won
7-15 Montreal Tiger Daula won
7-16 Toronto Sam Stein won
7-19 New York City Sandor Szabo won
7-20 New York City Bill Middlekauf won
7-21 Paterson Mike Romano won
7-22 Philadelphia Tiger Daula won
7-23 Long Beach NY Herb Freeman won
7-25 Washington DC George McLeod won

(Lewis heads into woods of Wisconsin for six-week
training session)

9-8 Toronto Howard Cantonwine won
9-9 Philadelphia Roland Kirchmeyer won (19:48)
9-12 Staten Island "Masked Marvel" (Joe Cox?) won
9-15 Montreal Sam Stein won
9-29 Des Moines Earl McCready won
10-3 New York City Sam Stein won (28:42)
10-4 New Haven Steve Znosky won
10-5 Montreal Jack Washburn won
10-7 Ottawa Howard Cantonwine won
10-10 New York City Jack Sherry won (1:24:15)
(NY title recognition) (MSG) (Att: 5,000)
10-18 Bronx NY Roland Kirchmeyer won (19:57)
10-19 Brooklyn Mike Mazurki won (20:10)
10-24 New York City Bruno Gorrasini won (15:50)
10-25 New Haven Pat McClary won (44:53)
10-28 Troy Bill Bartush won
11-2 Philadelphia Earl McCready won
11-10 New York City George Calza won
11-21 New York City George Calza won (MSG)
11-23 Philadelphia Glenn Munn won
12-4 New York City Ray Steele won DQ (MSG)
12-6 New Haven Pat McClary won (23:57)
12-7 Buffalo Frank Speer won
12-8 Toronto Howard Cantonwine won
12-9 Ottawa Al Getz won
12-12 Staten Island Mike Romano won (22:15)
12-13 Bronx NY Sid Westrich won (24:23)
12-14 Detroit Steve Znosky won
12-15 St. Louis Sandor Szabo won
12-19 New York City Leo Pinetzki won (28:13)
Sam Stein won (32:41) (MSG)
12-21 Philadelphia Charlie Strack won

1933

1-5 Stockton Rudy LaDitzi won (35:00, cnc)
1-6 Fresno Jake Patterson won
1-10 Tacoma Bob Kruse won
1-11 Portland OR Abe Kaplan won
1-12 Vancouver BC Tiger Daula won
1-17 San Francisco Bob Kruse won
1-23 New York City Jim Browning won (34:52) (MSG)
1-25 Boston Charlie Strack won
1-27 Holyoke Matros Kirilenko won
1-31 Bronx NY Sam Stein won (39:31)
2-1 Brooklyn Marin Plestina won (33:30)
2-6 New York City Fred Meyers won (25:27) (MSG)
2-7 Portland ME Pat McGill won
2-9 Lowell Gene LeDoux won (2-0)
2-13 New York City Nick Lutze won (39:15)
2-14 Bronx NY Sam Stein won (47:11)
2-15 Philadelphia Stan Pinto won
2-16 Camden Mike Mazurki won
2-18 Wilmington Marin Plestina won

2-20 NEW YORK CITY JIM BROWNING LOST WORLD TITLE
(57:50) (Att: 5,000, MSG)

2-21 White Plains Fred Meyers won
2-22 Worcester Tiny Roebuck won
2-25 Schenectady George Hagen won
3-1 New York City Matros Kirilenko won (22:19)
3-2 Camden Sam Stein draw (90:00)
3-3 Buffalo Earl McCready LOST (decision)
3-4 New York City Hans Kampfer won
3-6 New York City Dick Shikat draw ((MSG)
3-7 Bronx NY Sam Stein won (46:32)
3-20 New York City Jim Browning LOST (MSG)
3-21 Bronx NY Joe Malcewicz draw
3-22 Brooklyn Al Getz won
3-24 Buffalo Earl McCready won
3-27 Chicago Leo Pinetzki won
4-4 San Francisco George Hagen won (2-1)
4-5 Fresno Glen Wade won
4-6 San Jose Richard Stahl won
4-7 Oakland Dan Koloff won (1-1, cnc)
4-11 Chicago Jim Browning LOST (
4-17 Seattle Nore Jerlstrom won (1-0, cnc)
4-18 Spokane Bob Kruse won
4-20 Portland OR Ira Dern won (1-1, cnc)
4-25 San Francisco George Hagen won
4-28 Oakland Ad Santel won (2-1)
5-3 Los Angeles Tiny Roebuck won
5-9 San Diego Oki Shikina won
5-15 New York City Joe Savoldi won (44:32) (MSG)
5-17 Boston Ed Don George LOST
5-22 New York City Joe Savoldi LOST (43:07) (MSG)
5-23 Chicago Sam Stein won (2-1)
5-24 Milwaukee Gus Sonnenberg LOST
6-7 Los Angeles Jim Browning LOST
6-8 Long Beach Glen Wade won
6-12 Sacramento Dan Koloff won
6-13 San Diego Rudy Skarda won
6-21 Los Angeles Gus Sonnenberg LOST (1-2)
6-28 Portland OR Bob Kruse won
6-29 Vancouver BC Richard Stahl won
6-30 Seattle Oki Shikina won
7-6 Portland OR Dan Koloff won
7-7 Vancouver BC Tiny Roebuck won (2-1)
7-12 Los Angeles Sam Stein LOST
7-18 San Diego George Hagen won
7-19 Bakersfield Glen Wade won
7-20 San Francisco Ted Cox won
7-26 Los Angeles Luigi Bacigalupi won
7-27 San Francisco Marin Plestina won
7-28 Fresno Jack Ganson won
8-3 Vancouver BC Jim Browning LOST (1-2)
8-4 Portland OR George Nelson won (1-1, cnc)
8-8 San Diego Luigi Bacigalupi won
8-28 Los Angeles Marin Plestina won
8-29 San Diego Jim Browning draw
8-31 San Francisco Charlie Santen won (26:00)
9-6 Los Angeles Ole Anderson won
9-12 PortlandOR Howard Cantonwine won DQ

(This Multnomah County Stadium bout was originally to
be with Gus Sonnenberg, a no-show)

9-14 Denver Marin Plestina won (2-1)
9-15 Salt Lake City Nick Lutze LOST (1-1, cnc, knee injury)
9-19 San Diego Sam Stein draw (1-1, 60:00)
9-20 Los Angeles Dale Raines won
Tor Johnson won
Luigi Bacigalupi draw
9-21 Stockton Tiny Roebuck won
9-26 San Diego Sam Stein won
9-28 Long Beach Luigi Bacigalupi won
10-3 San Diego Pat O'Hara won
10-4 Los Angeles Luigi Bacigalupi won
10-6 Salt Lake City Sam Stein won
10-9 Pasadena Tor Johnson won
10-10 San Diego Vic Christy draw (60:00)
10-13 Houston Steve Znosky won
10-19 New Orleans Mike Romano won
10-20 Houston Steve Znosky won
11-20 New York City Sandor Szabo draw (MSG)
11-21 Albany Richard Stahl won
11-22 Newark Bill Middlekauf won
11-23 Camden Stan Pinto won
11-25 New York City Jim Clinstock won
11-27 St. Louis Roland Kirchmeyer won
11-29 Newark Man Mountain Dean won
11-30 Camden Jim Browning LOST
12-4 New York City Vic Christy won (MSG)
12-5 Reading Jim Clinstock won
12-6 Newark Wladek Zbyszko won
12-7 Staten Island Frank Brunowicz won (19:37)
12-8 Syracuse Tiny Roebuck won
12-13 St. Louis Mayes McLain won
12-15 Washington DCJim Clinstock won
12-18 New York City Gus Sonnenberg draw (20:00) (MSG)
12-20 St. Louis Ray Steele LOST (36:38)
12-29 Philadelphia Jim Browning LOST

1934

1-9 San Diego Mike Mazurki draw
1-10 Los Angeles Cy Williams won
1-12 Salt Lake City Ira Dern LOST
1-16 San Diego Sam Stein won
1-22 Sioux Falls Pat McGill won
1-24 Des Moines Sam Leathers won
1-25 Marshalltown IA Mike Markoff won
1-26 Council Bluffs Jack O'Dell won
1-29 Kansas City MO Matros Kirilenko won
1-31 Indianapolis Chief Chewacki won
2-1 New Orleans Joe Cox won
2-2 Knoxville Dick Daviscourt won
2-6 New York City Rudy Dusek LOST (30:00, decision)
2-8 Camden Dick Raines won
2-13 Wichita Abe Kashey won
2-14 Kansas City MO "Red Devil" (Jack Lewis or Joe Cox) won
2-15 St. Louis Joe Malcewicz draw
2-19 New York City Mike Romano won (6:58)
2-21 Hartford Rudy Dusek won
2-23 Richmond Tiny Roebuck won
2-26 Omaha Joe DeVito won
2-28 Des Moines Jake Patterson won
3-1 St. Louis Dick Shikat LOST
3-2 Kansas City MO "Red Devil" won
3-5 New York City Hans Kampfer won (17:14)
3-7 Brooklyn Eddie Civil (Leo Daniel Boone Savage) won
3-8 Kansas City MO Joe DeVito won
3-15 St. Louis Dick Shikat LOST
3-18 Brooklyn Eddie Civil won
3-19 Buffalo Gene LeDoux won
3-22 Erie Gene LeDoux won (17:32)
3-23 Boston Firpo Wilcox won
3-26 New York City George Calza won ((MSG)
3-29 Camden Hans Steinke draw
4-2 Buffalo Ed Don George LOST (54:05)
4-3 New York City Scotty Macdougall won (23:27)
4-6 Houston Chief Chewacki won
4-11 Los Angeles Mike Mazurki won
4-15 Mexico City Jim Browning LOST
4-18 Los Angeles Jack Ray won
4-20 Houston Chief Chewacki won
4-23 New York City Rudy Dusek won (17:56)
4-26 Toronto George Hagen won
5-2 Newark Sandor Szabo won
5-3 New York City Hans Kampfer won
5-14 New York City Ray Steele won (11:07)
5-15 New York City Harry Fields won (13:12)
5-17 Hempstead Sam Cordovano won
5-22 Albany Rudy Dusek won
5-23 Brooklyn Hans Steinke won
5-28 Montreal Henri DeGlane won
6-1 Cedar Rapids Ole Olson won
6-12 Marshalltown IA Jack Wagner won
6-13 Des Moines Roland Kirchmeyer won
6-15 Detroit Charlie Strack won
6-18 Cedar Rapids George Mack won
6-20 San Antonio Jack O'Dell won
6-21 Fort Worth Sol Slagel won
6-22 Houston Karl Davis won
6-25 Oklahoma City Earl Wade won
6-28 Fort Worth Tiny Roebuck won
6-29 Houston Joe Cox won
7-4 Atlanta Karl Davis won
7-5 New Orleans Joe Cox won
7-6 Houston Sol Slagel won
7-18 Topeka Billy Edwards won
7-19 Kansas City MO Steve Savage won
7-20 Denver Joe Savoldi won
7-21 Colorado Springs Roland Kirchmeyerwon (2-0)
7-27 Denver Karl Sarpolis won
7-30 San Antonio Billy Edwards won
8-3 Lincoln Vic Soldat won
8-13 Tacoma Joe Malcewicz draw
8-14 Everett Casey Colombo won
8-15 Portland OR "Masked Marvel" (Dick Daviscourt) won
8-16 Vancouver BC Ivan Managoff won (2-0)
8-17 Seattle Ted Cox won DQ (2-0)
8-22 Portland OR Dick Daviscourt won
8-23 Chicago George Mack won (9:59)
8-28 Three Rivers George Jenkins won (2-0)
8-29 Montreal Yvon Robert won (1:03:05)
9-20 Chicago Jim Londos LOST (49:27)
(Att: 35,265, $96,302, Wrigley Field)
9-28 Salt Lake City Ira Dern won
9-30 St. Louis Ray Steele LOST
10-1 Montreal Ed Don George LOST (1-2)
11- Paris Charles Rigoulot won
11- Paris Ray St. Bernard won
11-19 Paris Henri DeGlane won
12-5 London, Eng. Danno O'Mahoney draw

1935

1-2 Los Angeles Hans Steinke won (2-1)
1-4 St. Louis Ray Steele won
1-7 New York City Ed Don George LOST (43:48)
1-8 Albany Hans Kampfer won
1-9 Cleveland Gino Garibaldi won
1-14 Cincinnati Dick Raines won
1-15 Indianapolis Charlie Strack won
1-16 St. Louis George Zaharias won
1-22 San Francisco Joe Malcewicz draw
1-23 Los Angeles Jim McMillen won (2-1)
1-25 Oakland Fred Meyers won
1-31 St. Louis Jim Londos LOST
2-1 Peoria Karl Sarpolis won (34:44)
2-7 Camden Rudy Dusek won
2-12 Atlanta Orville Brown draw
2-14 St. Louis Jim Browning won
2-19 Evansville Dick Raines won
2-21 Los Angeles Willie Davis won
2-25 Phoenix Milo Steinborn won
2-26 San Diego Frank Speer won (2-1)
2-27 Los Angeles Willie Davis draw
3-6 St. Louis Jim Londos LOST
3-7 Chicago Danno O'Mahoney LOST
3-12 Atlanta Orville Brown draw (1-1)
3-15 Houston Karl Sarpolis won
3-18 Phoenix Hans Steinke won
3-26 San Francisco Joe Savoldi LOST
3-27 Bakersfield Hans Steinke LOST
3-29 Salt Lake City Mike Mazurki won
4-2 Minneapolis Ray Steele LOST
4-5 Des Moines Lou Plummer won (2-1)
4-9 Indianapolis Billy Edwards won
4-11 Chicago Jim Browning LOST
4-26 Boston Danno O'Mahoney LOST (0-1, 21:27 cnc)
4-29 Buffalo Ed Don George LOST
5-1 Trenton Joe Dusek won
5-2 Brooklyn Dick Daviscourt won (19:56)
5-3 Brooklyn Fred Grubmeier won (31:40)
5-6 Montreal Ed Don George LOST (1-2)
5-13 Memphis Dick Raines won
5-17 Salt Lake City Mike Romano won
5-22 Los Angeles Marin Plestina won
5-29 Los Angeles Pete Mehringer won (27:36)
6-4 San Francisco Milo Steinborn won
6-5 Los Angeles Hans Kampfer won (16:35)
6-10 Sacramento Milo Steinborn won
6-11 San Francisco Joe Malcewicz won
6-14 Houston Jim Londos LOST
6-18 San Francisco Jim Browning LOST DQ
6-19 Los Angeles Vincent Lopez LOST
6-21 Seattle (cancels, supposedly injured)
6-25 San Francisco Jim Browning won
6-26 Los Angeles Ernie Dusek LOST (7:27)

(Lewis suspended June 28 in Washington State for
6-21 no-show in Seattle)

7-3 Los Angeles Hans Kampfer won
7-9 San Francisco Vincent Lopez LOST (1-2)
7-10 Los Angeles Mike Romano won
7-26 Seattle Man Mountain Dean won DQ
7-31 Portland OR Hans Steinke LOST (1-2)
8-13 Minneapolis Hal Rumberg won
8-27 Indianapolis Joe Cox won
8-28 Detroit Carl Hansen won
9-3 Minneapolis Ray Steele LOST
9-11 Boston Dick Daviscourt won
9-13 Jamaica NY Fred Grubmeier won
9-16 Montreal Bibber McCoy won
9-17 Quebec City Mike Romano won
9-23 Buffalo Leo Numa draw
10-11 Boston Danno O'Mahoney LOST (1:04:00)
10-16 Evansville Joe Cox won
10-19 Fort Worth Billy Edwards won
10-22 Peoria Olaf Olsen won
10-26 Fort Worth Chief Chewacki won
11-5 San Diego Jack Washburn won
11-7 St. Louis Man Mountain Dean draw
11-12 Indianapolis (opponent not known)
11-18 Kansas City MO Gus Sonnenberg won (2-1)
11-19 Indianapolis Jim McMillen draw
11-22 Philadelphia Tiny Roebuck won
12-5 Pittsburgh Sandor Szabo won
12-6 New York City Harry Fields won
12-9 Montreal Danno O'Mahoney LOST
12-10 Albany Vic Christy won
12-12 Camden Mike Mazurki won
12-14 Philadelphia Joe Janas won
12-17 Indianapolis Karl Davis won
12-19 St. Louis Man Mountain Dean won (7:27)
12-26 St. Louis Dick Raines won
12-31 Indianapolis Henry Piers won
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