Arizona, US: 1934
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JANUARY 1934
JANUARY 4, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie def. Jack Ross
2 - Ray Garcia def. Stewart Smith
3 - Pat O'Brien def. Tiger Adams
4 - Hugh Nichols def. Jimmy Lott,
Forfeit
Notes:
Nichols was billed as the National Wrestling Association Light Heavyweight Champion.
Lott weighed 177lbs, over the weight limit for the title.
Lott was incapacitated by a cradle hold in the opening round.
JANUARY 15, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: 880
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Battling Ben,
Draw
2 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
3 - Jimmie Brown def. Farley Fenton
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Stanley West,
Two Falls to One (F1 SW ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
JANUARY 17, 1934 (WEDNESDAY)
Tuscon, Arizona
Yaqui Joe “expects to spend much of his time in Mexico in the future. Because of the remarkable interest in wrestling in Mexico City promoters in all parts of the republic have started into business and most of them have offered matches to the popular Indian.” - Arizona Daily Star
JANUARY 22, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Al Hall,
Draw
2 - Joe Morales def. Johnny Young
3 - Walter Stratton def. Yaqui Joe,
Two Falls to One (F1 WS ??:??:?? - F2 YJ ??:??:?? - F3 WS ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
JANUARY 27, 1934 (SATURDAY)
Porter's Sporting Goods Store, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Weight-Lifting Exhibition
By Walter Stratton
JANUARY 29, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie def. Bennie Cruz
2 - Joe Mueller Vs. Hale Smith,
Draw
3 - Tiger Adams def. Sailor Harmon
4 - Walter Stratton def. Francisco Aguayo,
Two Falls to One (F1 WS ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 WS ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
FEBRUARY 1934
FEBRUARY 5, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Frank Bennett Vs. Al Price,
Draw
2 - Tiny Simmons def. Sailor Harmon
3 - Tug Wilson def. Walter Stratton,
Two Falls to One (F1 WS ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 TW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
FEBRUARY 12, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Young Matsuda
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Yaqui Bob,
Result Unknown
2 - Ray Garcia def. Smiling Chino
3 - Al Hall def. Frank Sego
4 - Tug Wilson def. Dr. Eddie Mueller (of Austin, TX),
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Muellr is a wrestling chiropractor.
FEBRUARY 19, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Happy Wilson Vs. Horace Smith,
Result Unknown
2 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
3 - George Ligoski "Beareded Russian" def. Frank Morales
4 - Tug Wilson def. Joe Pesek,
Two Falls to One (F1 JP ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 TW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Pesek was billed as a “Nebraskan Bohemian...the cousin of Tigerman John Pesek.”
Young Matsuda relinquished duties as matchmaker to go on a wrestling tour.
FEBRUARY 26, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Frank Sego def. Al Hall
2 - Joe Pesek def. George Ligosky
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Tug Wilson,
Two Falls to One (F1 TW ??:??:?? - F2 FA ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The local police chief stopped the main event before the third fall and warned the wrestlers to settle down and curb the rough-housing.
MARCH 1934
MARCH 5, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales def. Ray Garcia
2 - Wrestling Bear Exhibition
Boo Boo Black Bear Vs. Mervin Barackman,
Result Unknown
3 - Tug Wilson def. Yaqui Joe,
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 TW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Weights were given as: Wilson, 176lb; Joe, 167; Morales, 158; Garcia, 148.
Barackman barnstormed the country with his wrestling bears.
MARCH 12, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Benny Cruz Vs. Lefty Louie,
Draw
2 - Tony Ross def. Frank Sego
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Jimmy Carter,
Two Falls to None
4 - Billy Hallas def. Rudy Gaona,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Gaona was a substitute for Little Firpo.
McIntosh switched Hallas’ opponent from the originally scheduled Tiny Simmons to the “El Paso Mexican” Firpo as a better match, and then had to make another change to Gaona.
“Aguayo, in accordance with his ancient custom, spent most of his working hours in arguments with the referee and the ringsiders.” - Arizona Daily Star
Ross weighed 200 pounds to Sego’s 172.
MARCH 19, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Handicap - To Throw Adams & Hall Within Twenty Minutes
Tony Ross (of Philadelphia) Vs. Tiger Adams & Al Hall,
Result Unknown
2 - Leo Donoghue (of Flint, MI) def. Dory Detton,
Two Falls to One (F1 DD ??:??:?? - F2 LD ??:??:?? - F3 LD ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Otis Clingman def. Jimmy Carter,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Ross, “pudgy 200-pounder," had challenged to throw “any two boys in 20 minutes.”
MARCH 22, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Some of John McIntosh’s El Paso-based troupe refused to appear in Tucson after the local police chief had threatened to use force and beat up any unruly wrestlers in future bouts
Notes:
Tug Wilson and Joe Pesek want no parts of facing policemen’s billy clubs.
MARCH 26, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Smiling Chino Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Charlie Thornton def. Tiny Simmons,
Two Falls to One (F1 CT ??:??:?? - F2 TS ??:??:?? - F3 CT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Otis Clingman def. Leo Donoghue,
Forfeit
Notes:
Donoghue was unable to continue.
Clingman is called “leading challenger for the middleweight championship held by Gus Kallio” - Arizona Daily Star
Local pride Thornton makes his return to Tucson after a lengthy barnstorming tour.
MARCH 30, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Debut Card
Promoters: Frank Marshall & Fred Maxcio
White Arrow Arena, Casa Grande, Arizona
Featuring Johnny Stote and Fred Nickles
APRIL 1949
APRIL 3, 1949 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Professor Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami & Kenny Ackles (main event)
1 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Jacques Manuel
2 - Pierre LaSalle def. Bob Ford
3 - Vic Christy Vs. Anton Leone,
Draw
4 - Ted "Tiger" Travis def. Lee Grable
5 - Jack Claybourne def. Tommy O'Toole,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Claybourne-O’Toole and Travis-Grable were double main events.
APRIL 9, 1949 (SATURDAY)
LPAA Junior Baseball Club Carnival
Isenberg Gym, Lihue, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Referees: Professor Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami (wrestling) & Setsuzo Ota (judo)
1 - Ben Pilar Vs. Bobby Ford,
Result Unknown
2 - Jimmy Gonsalves Vs. Kenny Ackles,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured a Judo tournament.
APRIL 10, 1949 (SUNDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Charley Shiranuhi, referee, pro wrestler and “the undisputed sumo champion of Hawaii” has returned here
Notes:
He had been gone for a 5-month wrestling tour of the mainland.
He appeared all over North America as Young Shiranuhi along with Duke Keomuka (known in Hawaii as Martin Hisao Tanaka).
They usually competed in tag team bouts under judo-rules.
Shiranuhi specialized in the Japanese arm bar and “the neck chopper.”
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Jacques Manuel def. Bobby Ford
2 - Oki Shikina def. Tommy O'Toole
3 - Kenny Ackles def. Pierre LaSalle
4 - Antone Leone def. Vic Christy
5 - Hawaiian Junior Heavyweight Championship
Jack Claybourne (c) def. Ted "Tiger" Travis
Notes:
Shikina was a substitute for Lee Grable.
Shikina made a comeback to replace an injured Grable.
He reportedly had been in training to make a return to the ring.
APRIL 17, 1949 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Ben Pilar def. Bucky "King Kong" O'Neill
2 - Charlie Shiranuhi def. Bobby Ford
3 - Pantaleon Manlapig def. Jacques Manuel
4 - Kenny Ackles def. Antone Leone
5 - Jack CLaybourne Vs. Ben Sherman,
Draw
Notes:
Sherman returned to the Honolulu ring.
He wore a belt he claimed was emblematic of the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Shiranuhi appeared in his “homecoming match” after a successful tour of the mainland.
Manlapig is back in Hawaii from the mainland as well.
APRIL 22, 1949 (FRIDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Promoter Al Karasick announced that he has removed Pantaleon Manlapig from his next card
Notes
Karasick said it's due to him being “physically unfit to compete in a grappling bout.” - The Advertiser
After learning that California officials recently barred him from wrestling for health reasons, Karasick had Manlapig undergo a medical examination.
He was found to be suffering from high blood pressure and a heart condition.
APRIL 24, 1949 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Frank Merrill (Match 1 & 2), Bucky "King Kong" O'Neill & Professor Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami (semi final & main event)
1 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Bobby Ford
2 - Oki Shikina def. Jacques Manuel,
Submission
3 - Charley Shiranuhi def. Red Vagnone
4 - Butck Levy Vs. Antone Leone,
Draw
5 - Kenny Ackles def. Ben Sherman,
Decision - One Fall Each
Notes;
Shikina used an arm bar for the win.
Sharanuhi was a subsitute for Pantaleon Manlapig.
Vagnone accidentally rendered Shirabuhi unable to continue with a low blow and was disqualified by referee O’Neill.
Vagnone apologized to the crowd and helped Shiranuhi to the dressing room.
APRIL 30, 1949 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Old-time “trustbuster” Jack Sherry, who made an invasion of Honolulu in 1948 and attempted to force Karasick to book him in “shooting” matches, is reported to be appearing in Portland, OR and hurling challenges at Jimmy Londos and Sandor Szabo
MAY 1949
MAY 3, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoters: Frank Marshall & Fred Maxcio
White Arrow Arena, Casa Grande, Arizona
Referee: Lloyd Stockton
1 - Lewis Lulley def. Dick Keith
2 - Joe Morales def. Ray Garcia
3 - Frenchie Leavitte def. Frank Henderson
Notes:
Leavitte brawled with Stockton and with the police.
His bout was called the “most vicious battle yet seen on the local mat” - Casa Grande Dispatch
MAY 4, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Frenchie Leavitte
Mile High Athletic Club, Prescott, Arizona
1 - Pretty Boy Perkins Vs. Joe Seacat,
Result Unknown
2 - Frenchie Leavitte Vs. Bull Armstrong,
Result Unknown
3 - Norman Mack Vs. Lloyd Stockton,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Weights were announced as: Mack, 175lbs; Stockton, 192; Leavitte, 175; Armstrong, 190; Perkins, 187; Seacat, 185.
MAY 7, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Red Lyons def. Jacques Eku
Notes:
Eku was a substitute for Dude Chick.
The original card called for:
- Lyons Vs. Chick
- Eku Vs. Frenchie Leavitte
- Tiger Adams Vs. Frank Henderson
Chick was ill and unable to appear.
The May 8 Arizona Daily Star did not carry the results.
A later article mentioned Lyons beating Eku.
Jacques Eku, an Alaskan Eskimo, was billed as “the light-heavyweight champion of Alaska.”
MAY 10, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoters: Frank Marshall & Fred Maxcio
White Arrow Arena, Casa Grande, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales Vs. Frank Sego,
Result Unknown
2 - Frenchie Leavitte def. Lloyd Stockton
MAY 14, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Yaqui Joe def. Ken Gaston (of Roswell, NM),
Two Falls to None
3 - Winner to Meet Leroy McGuirk
Dude Chick def. Red Lyons,
Two Falls to One (F1 RL ??:??:?? - F2 DC ??:??:?? - F3 DC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Lyons took the first fall with the “Jack Sherry Toe Hold.”
MAY 17, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoters: Frank Marshall & Fred Maxcio
White Arrow Arena, Casa Grande, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales Vs. Norman Mack,
Draw
2 - Tiger Adams def. Frenchie Leavitte,
Disqualification
MAY 21, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Largest Crowd In Months"
1 - Charlie Thornton Vs. Benny Ortiz,
Draw
2 - Norman Mack def. Dr. Howard
3 - Leroy M<Guirk def. Red Lyons,
Two Falls to One (F1 LM ??:??:?? - F2 RL ??:??:?? - F3 LM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Dude Chick had defeated Red Lyons on the last card for the right to meet McGuirk, but the fans insisted Lyons be given the shot.
Lyons weighed in at 176 pounds, over the light-heavy limit.
Officials said they had made a mistake and he actually weighed 173.
[McGuirk, former NCAA champion and 2-time All-American at Oklahoma A&M, won the light-heavy title from Hugh Nichols March 5, 1934.
He would later annex the junior heavyweight honors as well]
MAY 23, 1934 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Frenchie Leavitte
Mile High Athletic Club, Prescott, Arizona
1 - Boxing
Sheik Blanton Vs. Battling Frisco,
Result Unknown
2 - Frank Sego Vs. Joe Seacat,
Result Unknown
3 - Norman Mack Vs. Joe Hernandez,
Result Unknown
MAY 25, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Last Card of the Season
Promoters: Frank Marshall & Fred Maxcio
White Arrow Arena, Casa Grande, Arizona
1 - Indian Tommy Burns Vs. Lefty Louie,
Result Unknown
MAY 28, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Vic Alexander
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Al Richards,
Draw
2 - Smiling Chino Vs. Jack "Buster" Keas,
Draw
3 - "Roughhouse" Norman def. Frank Sego
4 - Yaqui Joe def. Dr. Howard "Doc" Burson
Notes:
Burson was a substitute for Jack Ellis.
The card was changed when Yaqui Joe’s main event opponent didn’t appear.
Mack and Alexander engaged in a brawl that had to be broken up by promoter Stanley Rogers.
MAY 30, 1934 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Frenchie Leavitte
Mile High Athletic Club, Prescott, Arizona
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Jimmie Walker Vs. Mickey O'Hara,
Result Unknown
3 - Frenchie Leavitte Vs. Joe Seacat,
Result Unknown
JUNE 1934
JUNE 4, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Jack "Buster" Keas def. Lefty Louie
2 - Joe Fisher def. Charlie Thornton,
Two Falls to One (F1 CT ??:??:?? - F2 JF ??:??:?? - F3 JF ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Fisher was billed as the “sparring partner of the famous Hugh Nichols.”
JUNE 6, 1934 (WEDNESDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
The Prescott City Athletic Commission revoked Frenchie Leavitte’s franchise to promote professional wrestling “on a variety of allegations”
JUNE 11, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John McIntosh
Matchmaker: Stanley Rogers
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Two out of Three Falls - No Time Limit
Joe Fisher Vs. Gorilla Pogi,
Result Unknown
3 - Two out of Three Falls - No Time Limit
Stanley Rogers Vs. The Masked Marvel,
Result Unknown
4 - Two out of Three Falls - No Time Limit
Yaqui Joe Vs. Ray Ryan,
Result Unknown
Rogers said this was his last card until September as he was heading out on a wrestling tour.
The Arizona Daily Star did not report the results.
JUNE 14, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
The Prescott City Athletic Commission awarded a wrestling franchise to Phoenix promoter Joe Levy
JUNE 22, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Stew Perkins (main event)
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Stew Perkins,
Draw
2 - Jim Corrigan def. Abe Goldberg,
Two Falls to One (F1 AG ??:??:?? - F2 JC ??:??:?? - F3 JC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Paul Jones def. Jack Zarnas,
Two Falls to One (F1 JZ ??:??:?? - F2 PJ ??:??:?? - F3 JZ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Phoenix promoter Joe Levy is in partnership with the arena owner Anna Charouleau.
Jones is said to have served as the bodyguard of Texas Governor Ma Ferguson when she visited the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago.
JULY 1934
JULY 6, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Bull Ruen
1 - Orville Grable def. Roy Mack,
Disqualification
2 - Don DeLaun Vs. Abe Goldberg,
Draw
3 - Paul Jones def. Pat McClary
Notes:
McClary was billed as 6’5” and 275 pounds.
Grable was a local 165lb, sixteen-year old.
The police chief ordered the bout stopped due to Mack’s rough tactics.
[McClary later used the moniker Hard Boiled Haggerty - not the same as Don Stansauk aka Hard Boiled Haggerty]
JULY 10, 1934 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Mile High Athletic Club, Prescott, Arizona
1 - Indian Tommy Burns Vs. Norman Mack,
Result Unknown
2 - Don DeLaun Vs. Frank Henderson,
Result Unknown
3 - Pat McClary Vs. Jack Donovan,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Levy is now promoting wrestling in Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Ajo.
JULY 13, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jim Corrigan
1 - Frank Sego Vs. Lloyd Stockton,
Draw
2 - Lefty Mofford Vs. Abe Goldberg,
Draw
3 - Don DeLaun def. Pat McClary,
Two Falls to One (F1 DD ??:??:?? - F2 PM ??:??:?? - F3 DD ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
McClary attacked Corrigan after the bout and had to be subdued by fans and a few other wrestlers.
Mofford was a 200-pound wrestling motorcycle policeman from Phoenix.
JULY 20, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Abe Goldberg def. Stew Perkins
2 - Don DeLaun def. Lefty Mofford
3 - Grudge Match
Jim Corrigan Vs. Pat McClary,
Draw
[Thorald R. “Lefty” Mofford (left) started working as a Phoenix policeman in 1929, combining his law enforcement career with pro wrestling.
He retired from the force in 1949 as a captain.
Mofford also worked as a probation officer, state athletic commissioner, and deputy state treasurer.
His wife Rose Perica, from whom he later divorced, served as the Arizona Secretary of State and Governor.
Mofford died in 1982]
JULY 27, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Abe Goldberg def. Lloyd Stockton
2 - Lefty Mofford Vs. Frank Henderson,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - Jim Corrigan def. Pat McClary
Notes:
Abe Goldberg was said to be a former Santa Monica life guard recruited into pro wrestling by Strangler Lewis.
Publicity for him during a run in Monroe, LA says he was former boxer Rocky Stone.
[Although that seems unlikely - there were two boxers who used that name, both New England-based, one a welterweight and one a heavyweight who once had a boxing bout with Stanley Stasiak...neither of them matches up with Goldberg’s stats]
AUGUST 1934
AUGUST 3, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Smiling Chino,
Draw
2 - Joe Woods def. Dr. Howard Burson
3 - Lefty Mofford def. Walter LeCore,
Two Falls to One (F1 WL ??:??:?? - F2 LM ??:??:?? - F3 LM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Weights were given as: Mofford, 201lbs; LeCore, 198; Woods, 192; Burson, 184.
LeCore is said to be just back from a Mexican tour.
AUGUST 10, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - Orville Grable def. Buck Weber
2 - Don DeLaun def. Frnk Henderson
3 - Lefty Mofford Vs. Walter LeCore,
Draw - One Fall Each
Notes:
DeLaun is billed in Tucson as a “Northern Arizona rancher.”
AUGUST 17, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - ???? Vs. ????
2 - Ernie Haynes Vs. Don DeLaun
3 - Walter LeCore Vs. Cyclone Eldon Brooks
Notes:
This card was postponed.
AUGUST 24, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Count Von Bromberg
1 - Walter LeCore Vs. Cyclone Eldon Brooks,
Draw
2 - Don DeLaun def. Ernie Haynes,
Two Falls to One (F1 DD ??:??:?? - F2 EH ??:??:?? - F3 DD ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Haynes is billed as a former Washington State College football star, specializing in the flying tackle.
AUGUST 31, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Phil Romay def. Buck Weber
2 - Walter LeCore Vs. Ernie Haynes,
Draw
3 - Al Baffert def. Cyclone Eldon Brooks,
Two Falls to One (F1 EB ??:??:?? - F2 AB ??:??:?? - F3 AB ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
SEPTEMBER 1934
SEPTEMBER 4, 1934 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Mile High Athletic Club, Prescott, Arizona
1 - Count Von Bromberg def. Walter LeCore
SEPTEMBER 6, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Cottonwood, Arizona
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Frank Henerson Vs. Don Stockton (of Cottonwood),
Result Unknown
SEPTEMBER 7, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Walter LeCore
1 - Jimmie Lee def. Lefty Louie
2 - Count Von Bromberg def. Pretty Boy Perkins
3 - Lefty Mofford Vs. Jack Donovan,
Draw
Notes:
Donovan and Mofford had each won a fall, when they both crashed out of the ring and were unable to continue wrestling.
The referee ruled the bout a draw.
Donovan was billed as a protégé of Strangler Lewis.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Don DeLaun (main event)
1 - Spud Trainor Vs. Jimmie Lee,
Draw
2 - Handicap - DeLaun to Throw Sego Trwice
Don DeLaun def. Frank Sego
(F1 00:02:10 - F2 00:03:00 - C 00:05:10)
3 - Count Von Bromberg def. Joe McCarthy
Notes:
McCarthy was a substitute for Jack Donovan, who was a no-show.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Spud Trainor Vs. Sheik Blanton,
Draw
2 - Joe McCarthy def. Pretty Boy Perkins,
Disqualification
3 - Don DeLaun def. Lefty Mofford,
Forfeit
Notes:
Mofford was unable to continue.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1934 (SUNDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Al Baffert will take over Levy’s Tucson promotion as the matchmaker
Notes:
There will not be a card on September 28.
OCTOBER 1934
OCTOBER 4, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Delane (semi-final & main event)
1 - Jack Delane Vs. Farley Fentor,
Draw
2 - Al Baffert def. Cyclone Dave Johnson
3 - Bronco Valdez def. Ed Helwig,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Johnson was a substitute for Stein Hauer.
OCTOBER 11, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Delane
1 - Al Baffert def. "Bulldogger Bob" Frederick
2 - Lefty Mofford def. Tex Wright
3 - No-Holds-Barred
Gentleman Dave Johnson (of Pocatellio, ID) def. Ed Helwig
Notes:
Mofford was a substitute for Bronco Valdez.
Valdez was out with an injury.
Johnson is a 214-pounder.
His nickname was changed from “Cyclone” to “Gentleman.”
Helwig weighed in at 205.
Frederick is called a “local dark horse” who has been secretly training at a nearby ranch.
OCTOBER 18, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Farley Fentor Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Pretty Boy Perkins Vs. "Bulldogger Bob" Frederick,
Draw
3 - Al Baffert def. Ed Helwig
4 - Gentleman Dave Johnson def. Lefty Mofford
Notes:
Baffert was a substitute for Bronco Valdez.
OCTOBER 25, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Jack Delane
1 - Ray Garcia def. Lefty Louie
2 - Bronco Valdez def. Pretty Boy
3 - Gentleman Dave Johnson def. Joe Woods
4 - Don DeLaun def. Dick Finley "Clark Gable of the Mat"
Notes:
Weights are announced as: DeLaun, 228lbs; Finley, 205; Perkins, 195; Valdez, 224.
He had been a multi-sport athlete at Tempe State Teachers College, excelling at track and field, football, boxing, basketball, baseball, swimming and diving.
Finley was called “one of the foremost all-around athletes ever turned out in Arizona” - Arizona Republic
He did some pro boxing while at Tempe and this led to the AAU barring him from competition when he transferred to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where it had been hoped he’d be a star on their track team and football teams.
The issue was apparently resolved as he did end playing for Occidental in ’31 and ’32 with considerable success as both a track and field “iron man”, competing in discus, javelin and high jump, as well as a star football player.
[Sounds like Finley might have been brought in as a “ringer”-not uncommon in college sports of that era.
He started wrestling professionally in 1934 and continued into the early 1940s.
Finley also worked as a Phoenix policeman]
NOVEMBER 1934
NOVEMBER 2, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Woman Vs. Man
Clara Mortensen def. Johnny Nelson
2 - Lloyd Stockton def. Leo Milo,
Disqualification
3 - Dick Finley def. Bronco Valdez
4 - Gentleman Dave Johnson def. Floyd Jones
5 - Al Baffert Vs. Don DeLaun,
Draw
Notes:
Leo Milo was Leo Mortenson, Clara’s brother.
Clara defeated Johnson in two minutes.
The bout was called “a very interesting exhibition match” - Arizona Daily Star
NOVEMBER 5, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales def. Ray Garcia
2 - Doug Henderson def. Ali Baba Kaba
3 - Tiger Thomas def. Francisco Aguayo
Notes:
McMahon’s debut card.
He was known as “the blind soldier matchmaker.”
NOVEMBER 6, 1934 (TUESDAY)
"Smoker"
Old Pueblo Club, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Gilbert Acosta Vs. Jimmie Hyde,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured boxing.
[Jimmie Hyde also used the name Jimmie Lee]
NOVEMBER 9, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Big Crowd"
1 - Harry Ekiz def. Lloyd Stockton
2 - Bronco Valdez def. Red Jones,
Disqualification
3 - Man Mountain Dean def. Gentleman Dave Johnson,
Forfeit
Notes:
Johnson was unable to continue.
Arizona State Veterans Hospital, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales Vs. Charlie Thornton,
Result Unknown
2 - Doug Henderson Vs. Ray Garcia,
Result Unknown
NOVEMBER 12, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Morales Vs. Farley Fenton,
Draw
2 - Doug Henderson Vs. Charlie Thornton,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - Tug Wilson def. Tiger Thomas
NOVEMBER 16, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Matchmaker: Al Baffert
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Jack Delane Vs. Tiger Adams,
Draw
2 - Jack Donovan def. Bronco Valdez
3 - Matros Kirilenko def. Harry Ekiz,
Disqualification
NOVEMBER 19, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Grudge Match
Al Price Vs. Howard Smith,
Result {Unknown
2 - Matsuda Matsura def. Tiger Taylor
3 - Tug Wilson def. Indian Ike
Notes:
Ike was billed in Tucson as an “Oklahoma oil millionaire” who just wrestled for fun.
Matsura [Don Sugai] is billed as the late Matty Matsuda’s nephew.
[Indian Ike is undoubtedly Indian Ike Cazzell]
NOVEMBER 20, 1934 (TUESDAY)
Elks Lodge, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Larry Donovan def. Jack Delane
2 - Don DeLaun def. Harry Ekiz
NOVEMBER 26, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia def. Battling Ben
2 - Matsuda Matsura def. Pancho Villa,
Two Falls to None
3 - Tug Wilson def. Emanuel Hernandez,
Forfeit
Notes:
Hernandez was unable to continue.
NOVEMBER 29, 1934 (THURSDAY)
Annual Thanksgiving Fight Card
Arizona State Prison, Florence, Arizona
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
5 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
6 - Battle Royal
Featuring the Prison Battle Royal Champion
Notes:
All the competitors are prisoners.
“A couple of husky heavyweights will compete in a thirty-minute mat battle, the first wrestling match in prison history. This event is attracting more attention than the fight card.” - Arizona Daily Star
The prison cards, held on a regular basis, were open to the public.
NOVEMBER 30, 1934 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Joe Levy
Broadway Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Jack Delane def. Bracky Hyde (of Globe, AZ)
2 - Pretty Boy Perkins def. Victor Hill,
Two Falls to One (F1 PP ??:??:?? - F2 VH ??:??:?? - F3 PP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Lefty Mofford def. Roy Brennan,
Two Falls to One (F1 RP ??:??:?? - F2 LM ??:??:?? - F3 LM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Hill was a substitute for Lloyd Stockton.
This was Levy’s last card at the Broadway Arena as the building is being turned into a garage.
Perkins had been scheduled to face Stockton in a grudge match.
DECEMBER 1934
DECEMBER 3, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia def. Lefty Louie
2 - Wildcat Tucker def. Pancho Villa,
Two Falls to None
3 - Matsuda Matsura def. Sims Brock,
Two Falls to One (F1 SB ??:??:?? - F2 MM ??:??:?? - F3 MM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 10, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: "Record Crowd"
Referee: Randall Hicks
1 - Battling Ben Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Billy Hallas def. Wildcat Tucker
3 - Matsuda Matsura def. Ernie Arthur,
Two Falls to One (F1 MM ??:??:?? - F2 EA ??:??:??- F3 MM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Arthur was billed as the middleweight champion of Canada.
He challenged for a rematch with his title on the line.
DECEMBER 17, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Jack Purdin def. Randall Hicks
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Tug Wilson,
Two Falls to One (F1 FA ??:??:?? - F2 TW ??:??:?? - F3 TW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 24, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Count Von Bromberg
1 - Sheik Blanton Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Wildcat Tucker Vs. Joe Morales,
Draw
3 - Matsuda Matsura def. Jim Jones,
Two Falls to One (F1 MM ??:??:?? - F2 JJ ??:??:?? - F2 MM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 31, 1934 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Howard Smith def. Lefty Louie
2 - Joe Bauer def. Danny McShane
3 - Matsuda Matsura def. Louis de la Torre,
Two Falls to One (F1 LT ??:??:?? - F2 MM ??:??:?? - F3 MM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Torre recently returned from a tour of Hawaii.
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