Arizona, United States of America: 1933
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JANUARY 1933
JANUARY 2, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Pat Walker def. Ray Garcia
2 - Handicap - Matsuda to Throw Chino Twice Within Fifteen Minutes
Young Matsuda Vs. Smiling Chino "Young Filipino",
Time-Limit - Matsuda Only Threw Chino Once (00:15:00)
3 - Billy Hallas def. Pablo Rodrigues
4 - Al Baffert "Adonis from Hollywood" def. Francisco Aguayo,
Two Falls to One (F1 AB ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 AB ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Announced weights were: Baffert, 196lbs; Aguayo, 180; Hallas, 156; Rodrigues, 160; Matsuda, 138; Chino, 132; Walker, 135; Garcia, 145.
Baffert is said to be related to the Baffert Brothers, local produce distributors.
JANUARY 9, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Novarro Vs. Battling Ben,
Draw
2 - The Black Panther def. Tarzan Johnson
3 - Young Matsuda def. Pat Walker,
Two Falls to None
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Billy Hallas,
Two Falls to None (F1 BH ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Joe claims the Junior Middleweight Championship.
JANUARY 16, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Young Matsuda
1 - Battling Ben def. Sonny Boy
2 - Joe Morales "A Local YMCA Wrestler" def. Ray Garcia
3 - Handicap - The Panther is to Throw Adams Twice Within Thirty Minutes
The Black Panther def. Tiger Adams
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Bulldog Jackson "The Klondike Lumberjack",
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 BJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
JANUARY 17, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Arizona Daily Star sports writer Chuck Kinter commented on wrestlers today
Notes:
“These wrestlers probably are the nearest things to Nomads that can be found nowadays. Here today and gone tomorrow, they’re always on the go. A wrestler like Yaqui Joe whose services are in demand visits three to four towns a week.”
JANUARY 23, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Young Matsuda
1 - Battling Ben Vs. Lefty Louie,
Draw
2 - Pat Walker def. Joe Morales "The Cream of the Locals in His Division",
3 - Al Baffert def. Bull Montana,
Disqualification
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Tommy Heinz (of San Diego),
Two Falls to None
JANUARY 30, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Yaqui Bob def. Rifle Eye
2 - Al Hall def. Joe Morales
3 - Jack Purdin def. Joe Gunther,
Two Falls to None
4 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Gus Kallio,
Two Falls to None (F1 GK ??:??:?? - F2 WA ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Kallio claims the Middleweight Championship.
He won the opening fall with his trademark Self Strangle Hold.
FEBRUARY 1933
FEBRUARY 6, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Battling Ben Vs. Lefty Louie,
Result Unknown
2 - Joe Lucero Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
3 - Andres Castanos def. Ad Herman,
Two Falls to None
4 - Al Baffert def. Bull Montana,
Two Falls to None (F1 BM ??:??:?? - F2 AB ??:??:?? - F3 AB ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Castanos is a Spanish wrestler and boxer.
FEBRUARY 10, 1933 (FRIDAY)
Boxing Card
Promoter: Louis Gerna
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Boxing - Six Rounds
The Black Panther Vs. Cyclone Evans
Notes:
The card was canceled when one of the main event fighters Battling Chico became ill.
FEBRUARY 13, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia def. Smiling Chino
2 - Joe Lucero Vs. Pat Walker,
Draw
3 - Al Hall Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
4 - Woman Vs. Man Exhibition - Five Minutes
Betty Bushey Vs. Young Matsuda,
Draw (00:05:00)
5 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. "Texas" Harry Tate
Notes:
The local athletic commission attempted to prevent Bushey’s appearance; but Dana persuaded them to allow the exhibition bout.
Tucson boxing promoter Louis Gherna protested Bushey being allowed to wrestle, since he had been denied the use of a female boxer.
FEBRUARY 20, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Betty Bushey Vs. Babe Le Deux,
Draw
2 - Al Baffert def. Rod LaRoque
3 - Jack Weiler def. Bobby Smmson,
Two Falls to One (F1 JW ??:??:?? - F2 BS ??:??:?? - F3 JW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Samson was a substitute for Achiu.
LaRoque was a substitute for Le Deux.
Castanos was injured in a car wreck at Casa Grande, Arizona.
FEBRUARY 27, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Yaqui Bob Vs. Battling Ben,
Draw
2 - Joe Lucero Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Randall Hicks def. Carlos Martinez
4 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu Vs. Bobby Samson,
Double Knockout - One Fall Each
Notes:
Both Achiu and Sampson were knocked out after colliding with one another as both attempted flying tackles.
MARCH 1933
MARCH 6, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Randall Hicks
1 - Tiger Adams Vs. Al Hall,
Draw
2 - Joe Lucero def. Smiling Chino
3 - Young Matsuda def. Pat Walker,
Forfeit
4 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Bobby Samson,
Two Falls to One (F1 BS ??:??:?? - F2 WA ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Walker was unable to continue.
Achiu, 162 pounds won the second fall over Samson, 155 lbs., with a flying toe hold and the third “with a kick to the chin and a full body hold. Achiu won both falls by feigning grogginess until he caught Samson off guard.” - Arizona Daily Star
MARCH 13, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Battling Ben,
Result Unknown
2 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
3 - Young Matsuda def. Jack "Buster" Keas,
Two Falls to None
4 - Sammy Cohen/Kohen "The Hercules of the Mat" (of St. Louis) def. Randall Hicks,
Two Falls to One (F1 RH ??:??:?? - F2 SC ??:??:?? - F3 SC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
He weighed in at 165 pounds.
This was called Thornton’s pro debut.
A well-known local amateur wrestler he’d been appearing in preliminary bouts on Dana’s cards for a few years.
MARCH 20, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Wrestling Battle Royal
Battling Ben & Lefty Louie def. Joe Novarro, Yaqui Bob & Toughey Gus
2 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
3 - Charlie Thornton def. Ray Garcia
4 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
5 - Return Match
Sammy Cohen def. Randall Hicks,
Two Falls to One (F1 SC ??:??:?? - F2 RH ??:??:?? - F3 SC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
MARCH 27, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie def. Toughey Gus
2 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Smiling Chino,
Result Unknown
3 - Charlie Thornton def. Joe Morales
(00:05:20)
4 - Tiger Adams def. Al Hall
5 - Joe "Tuffy" Boyd def. Sammy Cohen,
Two Falls to One (F1 SC ??:??:?? - F2 JB ??:??:?? - F3 JB ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Boyd, 180 pounds.
Cohen, 172 pounds.
Thornton did “the best wrestling on the card...pinning Joe Morales, Tucson in 5:20 with a full Nelson. Morales never had a chance to take the offensive. Thornton was on him at the gong and kept after him all the way.” - Arizona Daily Star
APRIL 1933
APRIL 1, 1933 (SATURDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Heavyweight boxer Chuck Burns issued a challenge to meet Mustapha Pasha in a mixed wrestler versus boxer contest
Notes:
Wrestler Jack “Buster” Keas challenged Burns to meet him in a mixed go.
APRIL 3, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie def. Yaqui Bob
2 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Tiger Adams def. Frank Sego
4 - Francisco Aguayo def. Mustapha Pasha "The Terrible Turk",
Forfeit
Notes:
Sego was a substitute for Joe Stetson.
Pasha was unable to continue.
APRIL 10, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Al Hall,
Draw
2 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Mustapha Pasha def. Bill Hassen (of Joplin, MO),
Two Falls to One (F1 BH ??:??:?? - F2 MP ??:??:?? - F3 MP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Garcia was a substitute for Joe Lucero.
Hassen, 181 lbs.
[He was often called Wild Bill Hassen, Big Bill Hassen and “the Nebraska Wildcat.”
His brother was welterweight wrestler Sailor Earl Hassen.
They may actually have been from Mansfield, Ohio originally]
APRIL 17, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Yaqui Bob Vs. Toughey Gus,
Draw
2 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Frank Sego def. Joe Morales
4 - Charlie Thornton def. Freddie Grimes "Veteran El Paso Matman"
5 - Hugh Nichols def. Bill Hassen,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Weights were announced as: Nichols, 175lbs; Grimes, 184; Thornton, 150.
Nichols is called the ex-light-heavyweight world champ.
“Farmer Burns’ book of tricks will come out tonight...for both Hugh Nichols...and Bill Hassen...are former pupils of the famed trainer of wrestlers.” - Arizona Daily Star
Thornton’s first pro match against a non-local.
APRIL 24, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Art Dana
1 - Battling Ben Vs. Yaqui Bob,
Draw
2 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
3 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Smiling Sato,
Draw
4 - Francisco Aguayo def. King Cole,
Disqualification
Notes:
Cole, “a transient heavyweight” is billed as the man who beat “the Turk” (Mustapha Pasha).
Cole and Dana brawled during the match.
APRIL 27, 1933 (THURSDAY)
YMCA Benefit
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Weightlifting Exhibition
2 - Fencing
Dr. Wolfgang von Hagen Vs. Lyman Bothweel,
Result Unknown
3 - James Hyde def. Rusty Legler
4 - Rene Perez Vs. Robert Stewart,
Draw
5 - Oscar Wilbanks Vs. Louis Gonzales,
Draw
6 - Andy Tremaine Vs. Matt Schmidt,
Draw
7 - Gilbert Acosta Vs. Bill Thornton,
Draw
MAY 1933
MAY 1, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Matsuda def. Frankie Brown (of Ravenna, NE)
2 - Stanley Rogers def. Tiger Adams,
Two Falls ot None
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. King Cole,
Two Falls to None
MAY 2, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Elks Hospital Benefit
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic CLub Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: 1,100 / "Large Crowd"
1 - The Mysterious Collegian def. Dan Noland “The Oregon Bone Crusher”
2 - Casey O'Dell Vs. Joe Woods,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - George Kotsonaros def. Frank Schroll,
Two Falls to One (F1 GK ??:??:?? - F2 FS ??:??:?? - F3 GK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Phoenix promoter Joe Levy brings his troupe of heavyweights to Tucson as opposition to Art Dana.
[The masked Mysterious Collegian is likely Jim Corrigan who was using the gimmick in the area]
MAY 8, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Almost A Capacity House"
Referee: John McIntosh
1 - King Cole def. Stanley Rogers
2 - Fracisco Aguayo def. Bill Hassen
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Jack Gorman,
Two Falls to None
MAY 9, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic Club Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Small Crowd"
1 - Charlie Santeen def. Casey O'Dell
2 - Joe Woods def. Frank Schroll
Notes:
Also featured preliminary bouts.
MAY 15, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Tiger Adams Vs. Ernie Gross,
Draw
2 - Joe Lucero Vs. Smiling Chino,
Result Unknown
3 - Charlie Thornton def. Young Matsuda
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Cyclone Mackey
Notes:
Thornton’s victory over Young Matsuda was considered a big upset.
MAY 16, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic Club Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - George Wilson Vs. Frank Schroll,
Draw
2 - Charlie Santeen def. Abe Goldberg
Notes:
Also featured preliminary bouts.
MAY 22, 1933 (MONDAY)
Phoenix, Arizona
1 - Frankie Schroll (of Phoenix) def. Abe Goldberg (of New York)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Matsuda def. Joe Lucero
2 - Yaqui Joe def. Joe Gunther
3 - Light-Heavyweight Vs. Middleweight
Francisco Aguayo def. Gus Kallio,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Aguayo, 175 pounds beat Kallio, 160 pounds with cradle holds.
MAY 25, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic Club Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lloyd Lane def. "Sheik" Blanton
2 - "Gentleman" Al Karasick "The Russian Lion" Vs. Harry Demetral,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - George Kotsonaros def. Jim Corrigan,
Two Falls to One (F1 JC ??:??:?? - F2 GK ??:??:?? - F3 GK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Demetral was a substitute for Frank Henderson.
MAY 29, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Rod LaRoque
1 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Bob Novack,
Draw
2 - Bobby Samson def. Billy Romanoff
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Joe Reno,
Two Falls to None
JUNE 1933
JUNE 5, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - King Cole Vs. Tiger Adams,
Draw
2 - Rod LaRoque def. Francis Aguayo
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Bobby Samson
Notes:
LaRoque’s victory over the popular Aguayo was controversial and met a lot of protests and jeering.
JUNE 8, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic Club Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Frank Schroll Vs. Lefty Moffard “The Pride of the Phoenix Police Department”,
Draw
2 - Don Carlos Vigario def. "Gentleman" Jack Morgan,
Disqualification
Notes:
Plus preliminary bouts.
Vigario, 190 lbs. is billed as “the heavyweight champion of Mexico”, a title also claimed by rival Francisco Aguayo.
He specializes in a “sleep hold” or “paralysis hold.”
Moffard, 200 lbs.
The Vigario-Morgan match ended in a near-riot as fans stormed the ring followed by the police.
Morgan and Alexander had started to a brawl.
Vigario offered to continue the bout to a finish, but the ref stuck to his call.
JUNE 12, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Wrestling Battle Royal
Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia Vs. Benny Cruz Vs. Battling Ben Vs. Joe Maines,
Result Unknown
2 - Pat Walker def. Young Matsuda
3 - Ray Ryan def. Bobby Samson,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Charlie Thornton demanded 10% of the gate rather than the customary 5%.
Dana refused and brought Walker in to take his place.
JUNE 13, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Prescott, Arizona
1 - Charlie Thornton def. Felipe Gaona
JUNE 15, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Tucson Athletic Club Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Fred Kimball def. Frank Sego,
Two Falls to One (F1 FK ??:??:?? - F2 FS ??:??:?? - F3 FK ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Don Carlos Vigario def. Frank Schroll
Notes:
Shroll was a substitute for no-show "Gentleman" Jack Morgan.
Levy’s original card called for Vigario vs. Morgan and Schroll versus Louie Miller.
JUNE 19, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Maines Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
2 - Cyclone Mackey def. Bobby Samson
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Ray Ryan,
Two Falls to One (F1 RR ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Ryan won the first fall with a double step-over toe hold.
Joe won his falls with body slams.
“Both men were exhausted at the finish.” - Arizona Daily Star
JUNE 26, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino def. Joe Maines
2 - Cyclone Mackey def. Rudy Gaona
3 - Billy Hallas def. Ray Ryan
JULY 1933
JULY 10, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Morales Vs. Juan Torres,
Draw
2 - Charlie Thornton def. Young Matsuda,
Two Falls to One (F1 CT ??:??:?? - F2 YM ??:??:?? - F3 CT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Billy Hallas,
Two Falls to One (F1 BH ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The prelim was first booked as Andy Tremaine Vs. Joe Morales, but the former was out with an infected ear.
Smiling Chino was then scheduled to wrestle Al Faris, but a final change saw Morales taking on Torres.
JULY 24, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Tiger Adams Vs. Pat Flynn,
Result Unknown
2 - Andy Tremaine Vs. Frank Sego,
Draw
3 - Charlie Thornton def. Tex McKay,
Two Falls to None
4 - Cyclone Mackey def. Sailor Moran,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Mackey was a substitute for Roy Roy.
Roy was reported to be sidelined with an injury suffered in an Amarillo bout.
Moran was billed as a former Navy Atlantic Fleet wrestling champion from Norfolk, Virginia.
McKay came to Tucson from Amarillo with Dutch Mantell’s recommendation.
”A new mat star was discovered when Andy Tremaine, native Tucson light-heavyweight, made his professional debut...Tremaine showed surprising knowledge of the business and apparently made a big hit with the crowd, for he was wildly cheered when he left the ring.” - Arizona Daily Star
AUGUST 1933
AUGUST 1, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Wrestling & Weight-Lifting Exhibitions: Matinee Show
Opera House, Tucson, Arizona
Featuring Andy Tremaine, Charlie Thornton & Tiger Adams
Wrestling & Weight-Lifting Exhibitions: Evening Show
Opera House, Tucson, Arizona
Featuring Andy Tremaine, Charlie Thornton & Tiger Adams
AUGUST 6, 1933 (SUNDAY)
Tucson Athletic Club, Tucson, Arizona
Jerry Wilson has taken over the mat promotions here
Notes:
He is a law student from Austin, Texas.
He will begin holding cards in September.
AUGUST 25, 1933 (FRIDAY)
Tucson YMCA, Tucson, Arizona
"Local wrestling star" Andy Tremaine is now the mat coach here
SEPTEMBER 1933
SEPTEMBER 4, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Farley Fenton def. Ray Garcia
2 - Sgt. James G. McDermott Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Allen Maupin
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Mike O'Malley
Notes:
O'Malley was a substitute for Young Londos.
When Young Londos failed to show, aspiring rival promoter Jerry Wilson in the spirit of good sportsmanship offered Dana the use of one his troupe, the 159-pound Mike O’Malley.
McDermott was the US Army recruiting officer in Tucson.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino def. Battling Ben
2 - Farley Fenton Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Allen Maupin def. Tex Hogue,
Two Falls to None
4 - Handicap - Warren to Throw Joe Twice Within Sixty Minutes
Yaqui Joe def. Ad Warren,
One Fall Each (F1 AW 00:32:00 - F2 YJ 00:21:00 - C 00:53:00)
Notes:
Joe filled in for Aguayo who was out with an eye injury.
Warren, 179lbs, gained the first fall with a full Nelson, but then was tossed himself with a series of flying tackles, thus losing the bout.
Hogue, 197 lbs. was said to hail from Fort Worth.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Large Crowd"
1 - Rob Roy def. Andy Tremaine
2 - "Local Pride" Charlie Thornton Vs. Jimmie Brown,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - Mike O'Malley def. Dutch Mantell,
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 MO ??:??:?? - F3 MO ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Wilson’s debut card in Tucson.
Weights were announced as: Mantell, 153lbs; O’Malley, 153; Thornton, 143; Brown, 132.
Thornton and Tremaine have jumped ship from Dana’s troupe.
Tremaine requested that Wilson match him up against a “tough opponent.”
He “gave a far better exhibition than even his best friends figured he would.” - Arizona Daily Star
SEPTEMBER 18, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Young Matsuda def. Farley Fenter
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Tommy Heinz,
Forfeit
Notes:
Dana still has his popular aces Yaqui Joe, Francisco Aguayo and Young Matsuda (for now).
Heinz was unable to continue.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Jimmie Brown def. Ray Garcia
2 - Rob Roy def. Charlie Thornton
3 - The Battle of the Bruisers
Mike O'Malley def. Dutch Mantell,
Two Falls to None
SEPTEMBER 25, 1933 (MONDAY)
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps Benefit
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
2 - Frankie Brown def. Young Matsuda,
Two Falls to None
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Bull Montana,
Two Falls to One (F1 BM ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The Drum and Bugle Corps led a parade to the arena.
The benefit was to raise money to send them to the Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago.
Brown was a substitute for Tommy Ross.
Montana was a substitute for Rod LaRoque.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1933 (THURSDAY)
The Oak, Oracle, Arizona
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Ray Garcia Vs. Jack Ross (of Oracle),
Result Unknown
Notes:
Plus boxing matches and a dance.
OCTOBER 1933
OCTOBER 1, 1933 (SUNDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Yaqui Joe accepted Mike O’Malley’s challenge for a charity match
Notes:
He is just back from a tour in Mexico.
OCTOBER 5, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Arizona State Elks Association Hospital Benefit
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "The Largest To Attend A Match In The Broadway Arena"
1 - Andy Tremaine Vs. Tiger Adams,
Draw
2 - Jimmie Brown def. Speedy Powell
3 - Mike O'Malley def. Yaqui Joe,
Two Falls to One (F1 MO ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 MO ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
OCTOBER 6, 1933 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Lefty Loui,
Draw
2 - Young Matsuda def. Jack "Buster" Keas
3 - Tuffy McMullen def. Gorilla Pogi
OCTOBER 12, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Willson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Matsuda Vs. Jimmie Brown,
Result Unknown
2 - Andy Tremaine def. Tiger Mack
3 - Mike O'Malley def. Tuffy McMullen,
Two Falls to One (F1 TM ??:??:?? - F2 MO ??:??:?? - F3 MO ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
OCTOBER 16, 1933 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales def. Sailor Jack Atkinson
2 - Pablo Rodriguez def. Benny Ortiz,
Two Falls to None
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Jose Diaz,
Two Falls to None
OCTOBER 19, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Over 1,000"
1 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Pablo Rodriguez,
Draw
2 - Jimmie Brown def. Young Matsuda
3 - Junior Middleweight Championship
Yaqui Joe (c) def. Mike O'Malley,
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 MO ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Joe's title was on the line even though it was noted that the class was no longer “officially recognized...in accordance with a general policy of dropping all ‘junior’ classifications in both boxing and wrestling.” - Arizona Daily Star
The Tucson City Boxing and Wrestling Commission oversaw a 2pm weigh-in at the police station.
Joe weighed 153.5 pounds to his challenger’s 152-and 3-quarter pounds.
Yaqui Joe was guaranteed $200 and O’Malley $100.
Diaz was billed as having been on the Mexican Olympic wrestling team.
OCTOBER 24, 1933 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales def. Ray Garcia
2 - Charlie Thornton "Tucson's Wrestling Pride" def. Tommy Ross
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Mike O'Malley,
Two Falls to One (F1 MO ??:??:?? - F2 WA ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The University of Arizona football team was invited to attend as guests.
OCTOBER 25, 1933 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Art Dana
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Dempsey
1 - Smiling Chino def. Jack "Buster" Keas
2 - Farley Fenter Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
3 - Steve Strelich "The Terrible Swede" Vs. Louis May,
Draw - One Fall Each
4 - Dr. P.A. Mullikin def. Francisco Aguayo,
Disqualification
Notes:
Dempsey was a former world heavyweight boxing champion.
Dempsey brawled with Aguayo.
He was on a refereeing barnstorming tour with his wife Hannah and manager Maurice Cain.
Veteran West Coast grappler Mullikin, from San Luis Obispo, California, was a chiropractor who claimed to be a former Navy champ.
Combination man Keas’ nose was broken during his bout with Chino and he had to drop out of a scheduled boxing contest on Louis Gherna’s November 1 fistic card.
Even with Dempsey as the special referee, it did not draw as well as he had hoped.
OCTOBER 26, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Andy Tremaine has been taken under the wing of Dutch Mantell
Notes:
He is heading off on a tour with Mike O’Malley.
He has planned stops in El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi.
OCTOBER 28, 1933 (SATURDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Art Dana is trying to secure Jumping Joe Savoldi for an upcoming wrestling card
NOVEMBER 1933
NOVEMBER 2, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Free Card
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Over 800"
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Battling Bob,
Draw
2 - Joe Hudson def. Farley Fenter
3 - Joe Morales def. Ray Garcia
4 - Tiger Adams def. Frank Sego
5 - Charlie Thornton def. Joe Jackson
Notes:
Wilson offered this is a free show when he was unable to secure a suitable opponent for Walter “Sneeze” Achiu in the main event.
Hudson was a CCC camp wrestler from Dallas.
NOVEMBER 9, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Joe Morales
1 - Joe Morales Vs. Frank Sego,
Draw
2 - Bennie Wilson def. Charlie Thornton
3 - Tommy Heinz def. Tiger Adams
4 - Francisco Aguayo def. Walter "Sneeze" Achiu,
Two Falls to One (F1 WA ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:??)
Notes:
Sego was a substitute for Joe Hudson.
Achiu “combines catch-as-catch-can grappling with the mysterious jiu-jitsu of the Orient.” - Arizona Daily Star
Aguayo brawled with referee Morales.
He was later suspended by the Tucson City Boxing and Wrestling Commission for 30 days.
NOVEMBER 16, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Jerry Wilson
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Farley Fenter
1 - Tiger Adams def. Frank Sego
2 - Mixed Style (Jiu-Jitsu/Catch-as-Catch-Can)
Smiling Sato def. Rod Rodriguez,
Two Falls to None
3 - Jack Weiler def. Rudy Gaona,
Two Falls to One (F1 RG ??:??:?? - F2 JW ??:??:?? - F3 JW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
In the mixed match, the first fall was won by Sato under jiu-jitsu rules with a step-over toe hold.
The next fall, at catch wrestling, was awarded to Sato by foul, when Rodriguez resorted to fisticuffs.
Gaona was a substitute for Buddy O'Brien.
NOVEMBER 17, 1933 (FRIDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Jerry Wilson has returned to Austin, Texas on “personal business”
NOVEMBER 18, 1933 (SATURDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Art Dana left Tucson
Notes:
He is reported to be heading to Los Angeles seeking a position with promoter Lou Daro.
NOVEMBER 29, 1933 (WEDNESDAY)
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
El Paso promoter John McIntosh plans to take over the wrestling promotion here
Notes:
He will use Young Matsuda as his matchmaker.
McIntosh has been conducting mat cards for over 13 years and provides talent for West Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
DECEMBER 1933
DECEMBER 7, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: “Small Crowd"
1 - Pat Walker def. Smiling Chino
2 - Jimmy Cushing def. Rudy Gaona
3 - Tug Wilson def. George Poulos,
Two Falls to One (F1 GP ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 GP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Mcintosh’s debut Tucson card.
DECEMBER 11, 1933 (MONDAY)
Phoenix, Arizona
1 - Lefty Moffard (of Phoenix) def. Jack Morgan (of Dallas, Tex.)
2 - Carl Micheloff (of Los Angeles) def. Scotty Dawkins (of Louisiana)
DECEMBER 14, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Pablo Sanchez Vs. Smiling Chino,
Result Unknown
2 - Handicap - Poulos to Throw Adams Twice Within Thirty Minutes
George Poulos def. Tiger Adams
3 - Tug Wilson def. Dorry Denton,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Wilson, 176lbs, threw Denton, 166lbs, with a reverse double toe hold for both falls.
[Detton, billed here as “Denton” was a former University of Utah athlete and one of the wrestling Detton brothers that included Dean, Reed and Glenn]
DECEMBER 18, 1933 (MONDAY)
Phoenix, Arizona
1 - Jimmy Corrigan (of Oakland) def. Scotty Dawkins (of Louisiana)
DECEMBER 21, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Allen Price def. Howard Smith
2 - Joe Morales def. Jimmy Young
3 - Jimmy "Larry" Lott def. Stanley Rogers,
Two Falls to One (F1 JL ??:??:?? - F2 SR ??:??:?? - F3 JL ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
4 - Al Baffert def. Jack Rowe
Notes:
Rowe was a substitute for Jimmy Brennan.
Weights were announced as: Baffert, 196lbs; Rowe, 192; Rogers, 176; Lott, 175; Smith, 152.
Smith wrestled for the Pacific Fruit Express, the refrigerated railway car company which had a large yard in central Tucson.
DECEMBER 28, 1933 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Jack Ross def. Battling Ben
2 - Joe Morales Vs. Farley Fenter
3 - Al Baffert def. Tony Canales
4 - Jimmy Lott def. Stanley Rogers,
Two Falls to One (F1 JL ??:??:?? - F2 SR ??:??:?? - F3 JL ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
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