Arizona, United States of America: 1932
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JANUARY 1932
JANUARY 8, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Roy Anderson
1 - John Felix def. Pancho Vitela
2 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Jimmy Burns
Notes:
Weights were announced as: Achiu, 158lbs; Burns, 165.
[Achiu was a Chinese-Hawaiian who had been a star athlete at the University of Dayton, Ohio in football, track and baseball.
Achiu played two seasons with the NFL’s Dayton Triangles (1927 and ’28).
He started a pro wrestling career in 1927 under Columbus, Ohio promoter Al Haft]
JANUARY 15, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Masinter
1 - Pancho Vitela def. Steve Nenoff
2 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. John Felix
Notes:
The Achiu-Felix bout ended with both men knocked out.
The referee awarded the match to “Sneeze” despite objections from city athletic commissioners in attendance.
JANUARY 22, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Pancho Vitela def. Benny Bolt
2 - Dr. Dick Mullen (of Houston) def. Roy Anderson
Notes:
Mullen was billed as a chiropractor.
Phoenix promoters Jim Wallace and C.L. McPherson came to Tucson and met with local officials about promoting heavyweight wrestling.
Dana had started holding cards in Phoenix with his lighter-weight troupe last December and it seems the Phoenix men were out for revenge.
A wrestling promotional war is heating up.
JANUARY 29, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Dr. Dick Mullen
1 - Fred Kimball Vs. Frank Sego,
Draw
2 - Tiny Simmons def. Pancho Vitela
3 - Gus Kallio def. Randall Hicks,
Two Falls to One (F1 RH ??:??:?? - F2 GK ??:??:?? - F3 GK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
FEBRUARY 1932
FEBRUARY 2, 1932 (TUESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Harry Raskin
1 - Young Matsuda Vs. Speedy Powell,
(Cancelled?)
1 - Henry Karhunsaari def. Joe Pleasant
2 - Lloyd Kennedy def. Frank Henderson,
Two Falls to One (F1 FH ??:??:?? - F2 LK ??:??:?? - LK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Harry Ekiz "The Arabian Wildman" def. Kara Pasha,
Disqualification
Notes:
Phoenix promoters McPherson and Wallace hold their first card in Tucson, featuring heavyweights.
McPherson stated that the winner of the Ekiz-Pasha bout would face Paul Jones on his next card.
Challenges and counter-challenges flew back and forth between the new promoters and the established Tucson promoter Art Dana and middleweight wrestler Gus Kallio, generating a lot of publicity.
Kallio announced that he would be there and personally challenge any heavyweight they brought to Tucson.
He climbed into the ring and challenged the winner of the main event.
McPherson agreed to book the bout if Kallio would accept an offer of 25% of the gate.
The challenger agreed.
Dana was also on hand with middleweight wrestler Scott “Red” McNaught of El Paso who challenged any McPherson wrestler of his weight.
Karhunsaari accepted the defi.
[Ekiz was former Navy wrestling champion Harry Ekezian aka Ali Baba]
FEBRUARY 5, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Scott "Red" McNaught
1 - Young Matsuda Vs. Tiny Simmons,
Draw
2 - Randall Hicks def. Dr. Dick Kanthe
3 - Dr. Dick Mullen def. Bull Montana,
Two Falls to None
FEBRUARY 10, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Harry Raskin
1 - Dr. Kappell def. Joe Pleasant
2 - Harry Ekiz def. Lloyd Kennedy
3 - Paul Jones def. Count Karl Micheloff,
Forfeit
Notes:
Kennedy was a substitute for Gus Kallio.
Micheloff was unable to continue.
Kallio said that he had missed an airplane flight from El Paso, where he lost a non-title match to Francisco Aguayo on February 9.
FEBRUARY 12, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Pancho Vitela
1 - Socko the Bear def. Young Matsuda
2 - Mervin Barackman def. Scott "Red" McNaught,
Disqualification
3 - Dr. Dick Mullen def. Jack Komar
Notes:
Komar was a substitute for Douglas Marcell.
The wrestling bear was on display at the Tucson Sporting Goods Store through the week.
Barackman trained and exhibited several wrestling bears including Socko, Billy the Bear, Big Andy, and Boston Bruin.
FEBRUARY 16, 1932 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Louis Gherna
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Wrestler Vs. Boxer
Young Matsuda Vs. Joe Lucero,
Draw
Notes:
Also featured boxing matches.
“Matsuda came near winning falls in the third and fifth, while Lucero had the wrestler on the mat for a five count in the third.” - Arizona Daily Star
”The mixed wrestling and boxing match...was a wow. Joe Lucero got a little the worst of things in six rounds with Young Matsuda the wrestler.” - The Chuck Wagon/Chuck Kinter, Arizona Daily Star
FEBRUARY 17, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Dr. Kappell def. Young Sampson
2 - Gus Pappas def. Henry Karhunsaari
3 - Harry Mamos def. Count Karl Micheloff
FEBRUARY 19, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego & Dr. Dick Mulle (main event)
1 - Socko the Bear Vs. Pancho Vitela,
Draw
2 - Randall Hicks Vs. Mervin Barackman,
Draw
3 - Stanislaus Zbyszko "The Grand Old Man of the Mat" def. Wally Rusk,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Zbyszko, former world heavyweight champion, said he was on his farewell tour and was also writing his memoirs.
Rusk was billed as a Farmer Burns protégé.
FEBRUARY 22, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Arcadia Hall, Phoenix, Arizona
1 - Stanislaus Zbyszko def. Harry Ekiz
Notes:
Zibby had been booked by Art Dana to appear on his Phoenix card, but failed to appear.
Dana suspected his rival promoters lured him away.
FEBRUARY 24, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Harry Karhunsaari def. Joe Spiro
2 - Kara Pasha def. Jack Komar
Notes:
Komar was a substitute for Joe Mullen.
McPherson declared that in matching Zbyszko and Mamos he was pitting the two “aces” of the rival wrestling camps against one another.
Joe Mullen was said to be the brother of Dr. Dick Mullen.
Originally “Bull Komar, the Bulgarian, will attempt to toss all comers, inviting any of the middleweights and light-heavyweights in this part of the country to step in and partake of the fun.” - Arizona Daily Star
This was not the heavyweight Joe “Bull” Komar who was appearing on the east coast at this time.
FEBRUARY 26, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Young Bob,
Draw
2 - Frank Sego Vs. Fred Kimball,
Draw
3 - Young Matsuda Vs. Jack Berg,
Draw - One Fall Each
4 - Randall Hicks def. Pat O'Brien,
Two Falls to One (F1 PO ??:??:?? - F2 RH ??:??:?? - F3 RH ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Dana switched O’Brien’s opponent from Dr. Dick Mullen to Hicks.
This didn’t sit well with the wrestling chiropractor and he joined forces with McPherson’s camp.
MARCH 1932
MARCH 2, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallaca
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Harry Raskin
1 -Joe McCarthy Vs. Joe Pleasant,
Draw
2 - Jack Komar def. Frank Henderson,
Forfeit
3 - Dr. Dick Mullen def. Hans Siebert "The German Ox",
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 HS ??:??:?? - F3 DM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Henderson was unable to continue.
The weights were announced as: Mullen, 188lbs; Siebert, 199; Komar, 190; and Henderson, 195.
Wallace “wants to develop a local ‘favorite’, a popular man he can match with the traveling members of the mat fraternity.” - Arizona Daily Star
Wallace had his hopes set on Mullen to become his “local pride.”.
MARCH 4, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Young Bob,
Draw
2 - Jose "Jack" Maines def. Kid Chino,
Submission
3 - Frank Sego Vs. Frank Henderson,
Draw
4 - Young Matsuda def. Jack Berg,
Two Falls to One (F1 JB ??:??:?? - F2 YM ??:??:?? - F3 YM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
5 - Yaqui Joe def. Randall Hicks,
Two Falls to One (F1 RH ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Maines used a toehold for the win.
MARCH 9, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoters: C.L. McPherson & Jim Wallace
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Pleasant def. Fred Kilgore
2 - Gus Pappas def. Hans Siebert
3 - Dr. Dick Mullen def. Jack Komar,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Wallace announced that is switching his cards from Wednesday to Saturday, as the heavyweights on the circuit he was hoping to bring to Tucson were booked on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Nevertheless this would be the Phoenix promoters’ last local card.
Art Dana appears to have won the war.
MARCH 11, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Bob def. Kid Juarez
2 - Young Matsuda Vs. Jose "Jack" Maines,
Draw
3 - Jack Berg def. Soldier Jackson
4 - The Masked Demon def. Frank Sego
5 - Francisco Aguayo def. Jack Gros
[Francisco Aguayo aka Cactus Pete Brown, Cactus Frank Brown, Don Cortez & El Charro]
MARCH 18, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Yaqui Joe
1 - Frank Sego def. Dr. Kappell
2 - Dr. Dick Mullen Vs. Gus Pappas,
Draw
3 - "Dummy" Cordell def. The Masked Demon,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
Notes:The main event proved to be a wild battle.
The masked man kept resorting to strangle holds and punching.
With one fall apiece, referee Yaqui Joe finally stopped the bout and awarded it to Condell.
The Demon attacked Yaqui Joe and spectators began storming into the ring, followed closely by five police men.
A general free-for-all broke out until the police finally subdued the Demon and escorted him to the dressing room.
The police ordered the lights turned out to break up the crowd that was still milling around the arena.
During the melee the hooded one’s mask was torn off, but no one recognized him and he did not reveal his identity.
The police chief ordered Dana to bring the masked wrestler before the city athletic commission in the morning.
He further barred him from ever wrestling in Tucson again.
However, Pappas had issued a challenge to the Demon for a no-holds-barred, no referee contest and the fans were very interested in seeing him in action again.
Local officials, with their eye on the potential revenue, over-ruled the police chief and agreed to let the Masked Demon continue his run in Tucson.
Mullen had been welcomed back into Dana’s fold.
Condell was a deaf mute wrestler also known as Silent Olson and Silvert Condell.
He was a native of Kentucky and his real name was William Suttka.
Condell, who sometimes appeared as a kilt-wearing Scotchman, wrestled professionally from 1916-1935.
MARCH 25, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Don Hutchinson
1 - Jack Berg Vs. Alberet Ambrose,
Draw
2 - Dr. Dick Mullen Vs. "Dummy" Condell,
Draw
3 - Ex-Masked Demon def. Gus Pappas
Notes:
Hutchinson was the sports editor of the Arizona Republic (Phoenix) and was selected by the Tucson City Boxing Commission to officiate the Pappas-Demon match.
The Demon appeared without his mask but remained unidentified.
APRIL 1932
APRIL 1, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Gus Pappas
1 - Frank Sego def. Fred Kimball
2 - Dr. Dick Mullen def. Joe Ferguson (of Australia)
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Ex-Masked Marvel,
Two Falls to One (F1 MM ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Pappas “turned in one of the best jobs of refereeing dished up here in a long time.” - Arizona Daily Star
APRIL 8, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Berg
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Ferguson,
Draw
2 - Gus Pappas def. Schoolboy
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. "The Crushing Cossack"/"The Russian Lion" Ivan Petroff,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Schoolboy was described as “a gangling, husky Negro, one of the few of his race to take up the mat sport.” - Arizona Daily Star
Dana paraded with Schoolboy through the streets as publicity.
He was a wrestler and boxer from El Paso, well known there as a hotel doorman.
APRIL 10, 1932 (SUNDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Francisco Aguayo has been promised a title contest with World Light-Heavyweight Champion Hugh Nichols
Notes:
It is to take place in either Cincinnati or Albuquerque.
Nichols, reportedly, is sending his protégé Bob Taylor to Tucson to “test” Aguayo.
APRIL 15, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Gus Pappas def. Dr. Dick Mullen,
Forfeit
2 - Francisco Aguayo def. Bob Taylor,
Forfeit (01:16:30)
Notes:
Mullen was unable to continue.
Taylor was unable to continue.
The two matches were billed as double main events.
Aguayo won a single fall in their grueling contest.
APRIL 22, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Large Crowd"
1 - Abie Kaufman def. Ted Travers
2 - Bob Taylor def. Joe Parelli,
Two Falls to One (F1 JP ??:??:?? - F2 BT ??:??:?? - F3 BT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
APRIL 28, 1932 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Abie Kaufman Vs. Frank Sego,
Result Unknown
2 - Winner to Meet George Kotsonaros
Francisco Aguayo Vs. Bob Taylor,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured preliminary bouts.
MAY 1932
MAY 3, 1932 (TUESDAY)
YMCA, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Youth Wrestling Bout
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Gilbert Acosta,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured other athletic events.
MAY 6, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Young Matsuda
1 - Tiger Ware "Osage Indian" (of Oklahoma) def. Ted Travers,
Two Falls to One (F1 TT ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 TW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
2 - Yaqui Joe def. Bob Taylor.
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 BT ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Taylor “was outmaneuvered all the way by the superior ring generalship of his opponent.” -Arizona Daily Star
MAY 13, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Ted Travers (match 3)
1 - Ruben Wray Vs. Young Bob,
Draw
2 - Frank Sego Vs. Ted Travers,
Draw
3 - Bob Taylor def. Tiger Ware
4 - Only the Stranglehold Barred
Yaqui Joe def. Gus Pappas,
Two Falls to One (F1 GP ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:??? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Joe weighed 159 lbs.
Pappas weighed 173lbs.
Wray was a 125-pounder, Bob tipped the beam at 118.
MAY 20, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: John McIntosh
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Tiger Adams,
Draw
2 - Tiger Ware def. Joe Pleasant
3 - George Kotsonaros def. Francisco Aguayo,
Forfeit
Notes:
Aguayo was unable to continue.
To book the Kotsonaros-Aguayo main event, Dana agreed to pay them 60% of the gate, rather than the customary 25%.
Their weights were: Aguayo-182lbs, Kotsonaros-196.
MAY 27, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
2 - Tiger Adams def. Frank Sego
3 - Winner to Meet Yaqui Joe
Jack Weiler def. Tiger Ware,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Art Dana had taken a trip to Los Angeles to scout out new talent for his Tucson cards.
The original semi-final had been Young Matsuda versus Tony Caponi, but the latter requested an extra week to train.
JUNE 1932
JUNE 3, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Art Dana
1 - Battle Royal,
Result Unknown
2 - Pacific Coast Welterweight Championship & Belt
Young Matsuda def. Tony Caponi (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 TC ??:??:?? - F2 YM ??:??:?? - F3 YM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??) - NEW CHAMPION
3 - Jack Weiler def. Billy Romanoff,
Two Falls to One (F1 BR ??:??:?? - F2 JW ??:??:?? - F3 JW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Also featured preliminaries.
Weiler flew his airplane over the city at 5pm before the card, dropping off free tickets.
Billy Romanoff [aka Young Romanoff, William Meyer] was the younger brother of Constantine “KO” Romanoff. [aka Fred “Jack” Meyer]
Romanoff brawled with Dana during the bout and tossed him out of the ring, dislocating his shoulder.
JUNE 9, 1932 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Battle Royal
Battling Ben Vs. Toughy Gus Vs. Lefty Louie Vs. Young Bob Vs. Kid Comacho,
Result Unknown
2 - Pacific Coast Welterweight Championship & Belt
Young Matsuda (c) def. Tony Caponi,
Two Falls to None
3 - Jack Weiler def. Wildcat Pete,
Two Falls to One (F1 WP ??:??:?? - F2 JW ??:??:?? - F3 JW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
A weigh-in of 147 pounds was required before the title was put on the line.
[Wildcat Pete’s real name was George Andres Perttula]
JUNE 15, 1932 (WEDNESDAY)
Administration Building, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
Notes:
The bouts were held in a canvas tent arena as part of the celebration of the arrival of the first night air mail delivery in Tucson
JUNE 17, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Young Bob,
Draw
2 - Young Matsuda def. Ray Garcia
3 - Tiger Adams def. Frank Sego
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Jack Weiler,
Two Falls to None
JULY 1932
JULY 1, 1932 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Young Bob def. Battling Ben
2 - Ray Garcia def. Jackie Fields
3 - Tiger Adams def. Norman Mack
4 - Rob Roy def. Jack Gross
Notes:
Adams reportedly had Mack pinned at least four times, but referee Sego only called two of them.
Weights were announced as: Roy, 167lbs; Gross, 173; Adams, 178; Mack, 178; Garcia, 142; Fields, 137; Bob, 128; Ben, 137.
JULY 11, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Special Added Attraction - Boxing Exhibition - Four Rounds
Dutch Weimer Vs. Mike Nelson & Paddy O'Toole,
Result Unknown
2 - Young Nelson def. Battling Bob
3 - Joe Morales def. Joe Moore
4 - Ted Travers def. Frank Sego,
Two Falls to None
5 - Jack Purdin def. Roy Roy,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
The boxing exhibition may not have taken place.
Dana has begun to work with local boxing promoter Louis Gherna, and local light-heavyweight Weimer had been scheduled for an upcoming fight.
AUGUST 1932
AUGUST 29, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Farley Fenter def. Ray Garcia
2 - Jack Keyes Vs. Joe Chino,
Draw
3 - Tiger Adams def. Carlos Simone
4 - George Kotsonaros def. Al Baffert,
Two Falls to One (F1 GK ??:??:?? - F2 AB ??:??:?? - F3 GK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The main event (Kotsonaros-Baffert) was called “a highly entertaining bout and deserved a far larger crowd than attended”, while the semi-final (Adams-Simone) was panned as “even phonier than the last two efforts to sell the city an additional water source.” - Arizona Daily Star
SEPTEMBER 1932
SEPTEMBER 5, 1932 (MONDAY)
Labor Day Wrestling Card
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia def. Benny Cruz
2 - Joe Lucero Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
3 - Carlos Simone def. Frank Sego
4 - George Kotsonaros def. Andres Castanos,
Forfeit
Notes:
Simone was a substitute for Tiger Adams.
Castanos was unable to continue.
This was arranged by Dana after the planned boxing show when main event fighter John Henry Lewis dropped out.
Castanos, a wrestler and boxer came to Tucson on Los Angeles promoter Lou Daro’s recommendation.
Sego and Adams had been billed to contest for “local light-heavyweight supremacy.”
Boxer Lucero tried his hand at the grappling game.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Louie Mayo def. Pepper O'Brien
2 - Charlie Santen def. Tiger Adams
3 - Al Baffert def. Tex Wright (of Beeville, Texas),
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Adams was a substitute for Steve Strelich.
Wright was part-Cherokee, he reportedly played football at Southern Methodist University and embarked on a pro mat career in 1930.
[Santen is best remembered as Wally Dusek, part of the Dusek Riot Squad.
Wright dropped dead of a heart attack in the dressing room on March 11, 1935, in Greeley, Colorado following a match with Ali Yumid (Harry Ekezian).
The coroner determined that he had a heart condition and should not have been wrestling.
Wright, only 28 years of age, left behind a wife and two young children at the Indian Village camp near Denver, Colorado.
Horace "Tex" Wright was not related to Rube and Jim Wright]
SEPTEMBER 13, 1932 (TUESDAY)
US Veterans Hospital, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Smiling Chino,
Result Unknown
2 - Frank Sego Vs. Tiger Adams,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Art Dana sent his troupe to entertain the vets.
SEPTEMBER 19, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Bob def. Battling Ben
2 - Smiling Chino def. Sonny Boy
3 - Tex Wright def. Pete Dando
4 - Charlie Santen "The Missouri Wild Cat" def. Jules Strongbow
Notes:
The main event and semi-final had to be re-arranged due to the failure of Wladek Zbyszko to appear.
The original program had Zbyszko meeting Santen, and Wright facing Strongbow.
OCTOBER 1932
OCTOBER 3, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Wilson "Horseshoe" McIver Vs. Joe Lucero,
Draw
3 - Carlos Simone def. Tiger Adams
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Joe Reno,
Two Falls to One (F1 JR ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
OCTOBER 10, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino def. SOnny Boy
2 - Joe Moore Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
3 - Jack Purdin def. Carlos Simone
4 - Dr. Eddie Mueller "The Ex-Masked Demon" def. Otis Clingman,
Two Falls to One (F1 OC ??:??:?? - F2 EM ??:??:?? - F3 EM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Mueller was an Austin chiropractor who used his controversial “sleep hold” to win both falls.
The hold was applied with finger pressure to the back of an opponent’s neck.
Mueller was billed as a jiu-jitsu expert and also performed strong man stunts like bending horseshoes.
Mueller’s “sleep hold” sparked a local debate about the legality of its use.
OCTOBER 17, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Lucero Vs. Young Fenton,
Draw
2 - Young Bob Vs. Bobby Marks,
Result Unknown
3 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
4 - George Ligoski def. Dr. Eddie Mueller,
Two Falls to One (F1 EM ??:??:?? - F2 GL ??:??:?? - F3 GL ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The Tucson police chief expressed concern about Mueller’s use of the “sleep hold.”
Dana fired off a telegraph to the National Wrestling Association for advice.
The Bob-Marks bout may not have taken place.
OCTOBER 24, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Jack Ross,
Draw
2 - Tony Costello Vs. Sailor Morgan,
Draw
3 - Joe Morales def. Frank Sego
4 - Dr. Eddie Mueller def. George Ligoski,
Two Falls to One (F1 GL ??:??:?? - F2 EM ??:??:?? - F3 EM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Mueller continued to subdue his opponents with the “sleep hold.”
He was known to demonstrate the hold on fans and once in Pampa, Texas he applied it to “gently” render a skeptical Justice of the peace and a constable unconscious.
Costello was a bearded “House of David wrestler.”
OCTOBER 31, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Dr. Eddie Mueller def. Tiger Ware
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. George Ligoski,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Aguayo weighed 191 lbs. to Ligoski’s 178 pounds.
NOVEMBER 1932
NOVEMBER 7, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Tony Costello def. Ray Garcia
2 - Jack Purdin Vs. Bob Taylor,
Draw
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Dr. Eddie Mueller,
Two Falls to One (F1 FA ??:??:?? - F2 EM ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Mueller used the “sleep hold” to win the second fall.
NOVEMBER 14, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Jack Gorman Vs. Ernie Arthur,
Draw
2 - Bob Taylor def. Tiger Ware
3 - Francisco def. Jack Purdin,
Two Falls to None
NOVEMBER 21, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Smiling Chino def. Yaqui Bob
2 - Ray Garcia def. Benny Cruz
3 - Ernie Arthur def. Steve Nenoff,
Two Falls to One (F1 SN ??:??:?? - F2 EA ??:??:?? - F3 EA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
4 - Bob Taylor def. Farmer Vance,
Two Falls to None
NOVEMBER 28, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Result Unknown
2 - Tiger Adams def. Roy D'Orsey
3 - Joe Parelli def. Ernie Arthur
4 - Bob Taylor def. Gus Pappas,
Two Falls to One (F1 GP ??:??:?? - F2 BT ??:??:?? - F3 BT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 1932
DECEMBER 5, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Battling Bob Vs. Kid Caballero,
Result Unknown
2 - The Black Panther def. Tiger Adams
3 - Gus Pappas def. Joe Parelli
4 - Bob Taylor def. Francisco Aguayo,
Two Falls to One (F1 FA ??:??:?? - F2 BT ??:??:?? - F3 BT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Billed only as The Black Panther, this 190-lb. African American wrestler was said to hail from Sandusky, Ohio.
[I’m thinking it was Alex Kaffner.
He had been touring with Pappas in Wyoming in October and may have accompanied him to Tucson.
There was only a handful of black pro wrestlers at the time and Jim Mitchell, Jack Claybourne and King Kong Clayton seem to be accounted for elsewhere.
Kaffner, Mitchell and Claybourne all used the “Black Panther” sobriquet]
DECEMBER 12, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Battling Bob Vs. Yaqui Bob,
Result Unknown
2 - Pancho Vitela def. Nick Nichols
3 - The Panther def. Fred Kimball,
Two Falls to None
4 - Bob Taylor def. Gus Pappas,
Two Falls to One (F1 GP ??:??:?? - F2 BT ??:??:?? - F3 BT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Vitela was a substitute for Al Hall.
DECEMBER 19, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Art Dana & Vic Alexander
1 - Clown Acrobatic & Contortionist Act
Featuring Jere & Spuds
2 - Young Bob def. Yaqui Bob
3 - Pat Walker def. Smiling Chino
4 - The Black Panther def. Vic Alexander,
Two Falls to None - Forfeit (00:07:00)
5 - Francisco Aguayo def. Bob Taylor,
Two Falls to One (F1 BT ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Alexander was a substitute for Gus Pappas who was a no-show.
Pappas was a subsitute for Al Baffert.
Alexander, 196 lbs. jumped in to meet the Panther when Pappas failed to appear.
In turn Pappas had been booked to take Baffert’s place who reported that he couldn’t make it to Tucson due to bad weather.
Alexander gave up the first fall to a “Japanese arm bar” and then conceded without even attempting another fall.
At the public workout held the day before the card, Aguayo and Taylor got into a fist-fight and had to be separated by Dana.
DECEMBER 26, 1932 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Young Matsuda Vs. Pat Walker (of Rumson, NJ),
Draw
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. The Black Panther,
Two Falls to None
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Billy Hallas,
Forfeit
Notes:
Hallas was unable to continue.
Joe, Aguayo and Matsuda are all proteges of the late Matty Matsuda.
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