Arizona, US: 1935
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JANUARY 1935
JANUARY 7, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Matt Schmidt
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Howard Smith,
Draw
2- Louis de la Torre def. Jimmie Jones,
Two Falls to One (F1 JJ ??:??:?? - F2 LT ??:??:?? - F3 LT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Jack Curtis def. Danny McShane [McShain],
Disqualification
Notes:
McMahon is a blind WWI veteran.
Curtis was a substitute for Matsuda Matsura.
The police chief and the city boxing commission agreed that McShane should not be allowed to appear on Tucson cards in the future due to his wild unruly, antics.
JANUARY 10, 1935 (THURSDAY)
Lions Club Event
Hotel Adams, Phoenix, Arizona
Seconds: J.G. Eager (Mofford) & E.C. Stults (Thompson)
1 - No Referee
Lefty Mofford Vs. Roy Thompson,
Draw (00:20:00)
Notes:
Also featured music and a dance.
Joe Levy promoted pro wrestling in Phoenix at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden.
Mofford was Phoenix’s wrestling cop.
Thompson was an amateur heavyweight grappler.
JANUARY 14, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Matt Schmidt
1 - Ray Garcia def. "Buttermilk" Al Price
2 - Jack Curtis def. Louis de la Torre
3 - Tug Wilson def. Emanuel Hernandez
Notes:
Price was a substitute for Joe Lucero.
McMahon announced that he had convinced the city boxing commission to allow McShane to wrestle if he could find an opponent tough enough to face him.
The promoter said that McShane would meet Joe Pleasant in a "rough-stuff match” on the next card.
Price was a Sunset dairyman.
JANUARY 21, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: Over 1,200 / Sold Out
Referee: Matt Schmidt
1 - "Buttermilk" Al Price def. Lefty Louie Lulley
2 - Anything Goes Inside The Ring
Danny McShane def. Joe Pleasant "The Pride of Arizona" (of Douglas, AZ)
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Jack Curtis,
Two Falls to One (F1 JC ??:??:?? - F2 DM ??:??:?? - F3 DM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Price was a substitute for Ray Garcia.
The crowd yelled for Francisco Aguayo [Cactus Pete Brown] to be brought to town to take care of McShane.
JANUARY 28, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Matt Schmidt
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Jimmie Lee,
Draw
2 - Mike London def. Don Hill
3 - Winner-Take-All
Yaqui Joe def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 DM ??:??:?? - F3 YJ ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Lee was a substitute for "Buttermilk" Al Price.
Price was a substitute for Joe Morales.
Yaqui Joe and McShane each had $50 guaranteed for expenses.
McShane brawled with Schmidt which resulted in the referee getting a bloody nose.
Hill, billed as a former UCLA grappler, requested five minutes to recover after losing the second fall.
London refused to go along with the request and insisted they get back at it.
London was awarded the 3rd and winning fall by default which brought a round of boos from the crowd.
The prelim was described as “a rough and tumble but very, very watchable draw.” - Arizona Daily Star
[Lee’s real name was Jimmy Hyde]
FEBRUARY 1935
FEBRUARY 4, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Lee Putthuff & George Brown (main event)
1 - Jimmy Lee def. "Horseshoe" McIver
2 - Don Hill def. Chief Eagle
3 - Mike London def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 ML ??:??:?? - F3 ML ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Chief Eagle was said to be a Yaqui Indian from Chihuahua.
Brown, as the referee, did “almost as much wrestling as either McShane or London.” - Arizona Daily Star
FEBRUARY 11, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Ray Garcia (preliminary) & George Brown
1 - Lee Puthuff def. Frank Sego,
Forfeit
2 - Don Hill Vs. Tommy Gibbs,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - Handicap
Mike London def. Don Hill & Tommy Gibbs
(DH 00:13:00 - TG 00:11:00 - C 00:24:00)
Notes:
Sego was unable to continue.
Yaqui Joe showed up the arena “so full of either marijuana or booze that he couldn’t see straight.” - Arizona Daily Star
The handicap bot was quickly arranged as a substitute.
The London-Joe, and the Hill-Gibbs bouts had been advertised as “mixed matches”, meaning not a wrestler versus boxer contest but as pitting scientific wrestling against rough-house style.
FEBRUARY 18, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: George Brown
1 - Jimmy Lee def. Ray Garcia
2 - Don Hill def. Clayton Fisher,
Two Falls to One (F1 DH ??:??:?? - F2 CF ??:??:?? - F3 DH ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Mike London def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 ML ??:??:?? - F3 ML ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Lee, former Tucson YMCA mat man won with an airplane spin and body slam.
FEBRUARY 25, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Phil Romano
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Battling Ben McRae,
Draw
2 - Tug Wilson def. "Barefoot" Billy Evans
3 - Jumping Joe Savoldi def. Emanuel Hernandez,
Forfeit
Notes:
Hernandez was incapacitated after being on the receiving end of a Savoldi dropkick
He was reportedly left with a broken jaw.
Savoldi had been a football star at the University of Notre Dame (1929, 1930), played one season in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, then was recruited into pro wrestling by Billy Sandow and Ed “Strangler” Lewis.
He made his pro mat debut in 1931.
The matches were broadcast for the first time over KVOA radio, with George Brown doing the announcing.
Romano was a wrestler and boxer.
[During World War II Romano served with the Army Air Corps and boxed former champ Max Baer in a 4-round exhibition at Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX.
Romano knocked Baer down for a nine count in the 2nd round and was awarded the decision]
MARCH 1935
MARCH 4, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) & Phil Romano
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley Vs. Joe Lucero,
Draw
2 - Tommy Gibbs def. Clayton Fisher
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Mike London,
Two Falls to One (F1 FA ??:??:?? - F2 ML ??:??:?? - F3 FA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
MARCH 11, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Phil Romano
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. "Buttermilk" Al Price,
Draw
2 - Don Marcells def. Tommy Gibbs,
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 TG ??:??:?? - F3 DM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Winner to Meet Mike London
Jack Curtis def. Don Hill,
Two Falls to One (F1 DH ??:??:?? - F2 JC ??:??:?? - F3 JC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Curtis and Hill both weighed in at 165 pounds.
Curtis had just finished a Mexican tour.
Marcells brawled with Romano.
Romano "won mixed match without the need of any pugilistic opponent.” - Arizona Daily Star
”Price’s partisans packed the gallery and yelled lustily for him through-out” - Arizona Daily Star
The crowd also shouted to see local Jimmy Lee on the next card.
Garcia worked on the desert estate of “Tucson’s most prominent wrestling fan” William H. Woodin Jr.
Woodin sponsored the radio broadcasts of the wrestling cards.
His father was a former Secretary of the Treasury.
MARCH 18, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) & Clyde Miller
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Hans Houston (of Lordsburg, AZ),
Draw
2 - Phil Romano def. Don Marcells
3 - Jack Curtis def. Mike London,
Disqualification
4 - Special Bout
Jack Curtis Vs. Phil Romano,
Result Unknown
Notes:
A spectator rushed to ringside and started interfering with London, who reacted by kicking wildly.
Another fan was kicked square in the face, leaving him bleeding.
A city boxing commissioner quickly stopped the bout and ordered London to be hauled away by the police.
The offending fan disappeared into the crowd and the bloodied fan wasn’t interested in pressing charges.
The crowd wanted London to be allowed to finish out the bout.
Instead McMahon sent Romano in to wrestle with Curtis.
“Romano proved even more popular as a wrestler than he had as a referee” - Arizona Daily Star
MARCH 23, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Transient Camp, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: W.G. Scott (boxing), Musky Moriarity (boxing) & Phil Romano (match 4)
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
5 - Luther Noe Vs. Squeky Gates,
Draw
6 - Clown Bout
Tiger Jack Morgan Vs. "Panthe" Noe,
Result Unknown
7 - Howard Smith Vs. Tiger Jack Morgan,
Draw
8 - Jack Horton def. Harry Jaharris
Notes:
Tucson promoter Sgt. L.C. McMahon, his wife and Mike London were in attendance.
Smith was a Tucson pro wrestler.
The other wrestlers were from the camp.
The Noe brothers were deaf mutes.
Transient camps were set up around the country by the federal government to offer food, shelter, medical care, rehabilitation, and work opportunities to displaced workers from the Great Depression.
The Tucson camp was specifically for boys and young men, many of whom had been picked up hoboing on freight trains.
Wrestling, boxing and baseball games were regular activities at the camp.
MARCH 25, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (semi-final & preliminary) & Phil Romano (main event)
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley Vs. Hans Houston,
Draw
2 - Otis Clingman def. Phil Romano,
Two Falls to One (F1 OC ??:??:?? - F2 PR ??:??:?? - F3 OC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Mike London def. Jack Curtis,
Two Falls to One (F1 JC ??:??:?? - F2 ML ??:??:?? - F3 JC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
APRIL 1935
APRIL 1, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: George Mason (boxing) & Phil Romano
1 - Battle Royal
Art Taylor & James Clark def. Negro Boxer, Negro Boxer & Negro Boxer
2 - Boxing - Last Two Standing in the Battle Royal
Art Taylor def. James Clark,
Decision (2 Rounds)
3 - Jack Curtis Vs. Otis Clingman,
Draw - One Fall Each
4 - World Light Heavyweight Championship
Leroy McGuirk (c) def. Stanley Rogers,
Two Falls to One (F1 LM ??:??:?? - F2 SR ??:??:??- F3 LM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Clingman had missed the train from El Paso and had to charter a plane.
Tommy Gibbs was on standby to wrestle Curtis if he didn’t make it in time.
It's said about the battle royal, ”the most interesting card-starter that has been shown here in weeks.” - Arizona Daily Star
APRIL 6, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Transient Camp, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Grudge Match - Texas Rules (Only Strangling & Eye Gouging Barred)
"Buttermilk" Al Price def. Howard Smith,
Two Falls to One (F1 AP ??:??:?? - F2 HS ??:??:?? - F3 AP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
APRIL 8, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: George Mason (battle royal) & Phil Romano
1 - Boxing Battle Royal
Result Unknown
2 - Otis Clingman def. Tommy Gibbs
3 - Matsuda Matsura def. Jack Curtin,
Two Falls to One (F1 MM ??:??:?? - F2 JC ??:??:?? - F3 MM ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Matsura was Japanese-American Don Sugai.
He won the first fall with flying tackles and a dropkick and the 3rd by pinfall following a double back flip and knee lock.
Curtis took the 2nd by submission to an “air backbreaker”, his specialty hold.
APRIL 12, 1935 (FRIDAY)
Transient Camp, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: "Buttermilk" Al Price
1 - Howard Smith def. Ray Garcia,
Disqualification
APRIL 15, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Rosy Rosales & Frank Sego
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley def. Jimmy Johnson
2 - Tommy Gibbs def. "Bearded" Pete Becker (Portland, OR)
3 - Otis Clingman def. Jack Curtis,
Forfeit
Notes:
Curtis was unable to continue.
Clingman is billed as a protégé of Dutch Mantell.
Rosales was a boxer.
Curtis won the opening fall with his “air back breaker” but was rendered semi-unconscious by a piledriver and had to be carried from the ring.
Rosales was pulled from the ring “not understanding what was going on,” and replaced by Sego before the second round started.
APRIL 22, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) & Oklahoma Indian Ike
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Lefty Louie Lulley,
Draw
2 - Joe Reno def. Tommy Gibbs
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. "Bearded" Pete Becker,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Ike gave “the best refereeing seen here in moons.” - Arizona Daily Star
Ike and Becker engaged in “a special unannounced and unpremeditated added attraction which for 30 seconds of thrills was rivaled by the first fall of the semi-final.
Becker clipped Ike in the jaw, knocking him down.
The Indian jumped back up and went after Becker and manhandled him until Achiu separated them.
”Sneeze” then raised Ike’s hand as a token of victory to the delight of the crowd.
However, one irate fan took exception, charged into the ring and smashed a chair over the heads of Ike and Achiu.
The police intervened and restored order.
Reno was a stone mason, tombstone carver and former Navy boxer.
[Ike was Bill Cazzell]
APRIL 27, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Transient Camp, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
5 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
6 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
7 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
8 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
9 - Panther Luther Noe (of the Camp) Vs. Ray Garcia (of Fort Lowell),
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
Notes:
Noe was a deaf-mute and said to be originally from Little Rock, AR.
APRIL 29, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) & Indian Ike
1 - Panther Luther Noe def. Smiling Chino "Tucson Filipino"
(00:13:00)
2 - Mike Londos def. Joe Reno,
Two Falls to One (F1 ML ??:??:?? - F2 JR ??:??:?? - F3 ML ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Tiger Jimmy Moore "The Kentucky Flash",
Two Falls to One (F1 JM ??:??:?? - F2 WA ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Ike and London brawled during the bout and the Indian challenged him to wrestle without a referee.
McMahon gave the transient camp youth (Noe) a spot on his card.
It was noted that Noe “considerably outweighed” the Tucson Filipino.
Fans cried out to see Chino matched at his own weight on an upcoming card.
[Moore was Jack Moore (1908-1997) and wrestled from 1933-1955 under various names including Tiger Jack Moore, Jean “Tiger” Moore, Golden Angel, Bummy Rogers and Mr. X]
MAY 1935
MAY 6, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) Phil Romano
1 - Ray Garcia def. "Buttermilk" Al Price
2 - Oklahoma Indian Ike def. Tiger Jimmy Moore,
Two Falls to None
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Jack Curtis,
Two Falls to One (F1 WA ??:??:?? - F2 JC ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
MAY 13, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: George Mason (boxing) & Tiger Jimmy Moore
Attendance: 1,250
1 - Boxing - Exhibition - Four Rounds
Rosy Rosales (of Tucson) Vs. Bucky Dugan (of Miami, OK),
Draw
2 - Billy Hallas def. Joe Reno
3 - Oklahoma Indian Ike def. Mike London,
Two Falls to One (F1 ML ??:??:?? - F2 II ??:??:?? - F3 II ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Rosales weighed 175lbs.
MAY 19, 1935 (SUNDAY)
B'nai B'Rith Lodge Annual Spring Picnic
Mission Swimming Pool, Tucson, Arizona
Notes:
The events held included wrestling.
MAY 20, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Attendance: 900
Referee: Frank Sego
1 - "Buttermilk" Al Price def. Battling Ben McCrea
2 - Billy Hallas def. Pancho Villa
3 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Jaime Castillo,
Two Falls to One (F1 WA ??:??:?? - F2 JC ??:??:?? - F3 WA ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Villa was a substitute for Tommy Gilbert.
Achiu won the 1st fall with a “Jim Browning rolling leg scissors.”
Castillo took the next fall utilizing a “Jack Sherry rolling toe hold.”
”Sneeze” gained the winning fall with a body press.
Howard Smith issued a challenge to Price.
MAY 25, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Transient Camp, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Baseball
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
4 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
5 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
6 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
7 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
8 - Wrestling
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Norman Mack
1 - Comedy Bout - Ten Minutes
"A Fat Boy" (of the Transient Camp) Vs. "A Fellow 100 Pounds Lighter",
Result Unknown
2 - Ray Garcia def. Lefty Louie Lulley
3 - Yaqui Joe def. Jack Curtis
4 - Mike London def. Oklahoma Indian Ike
Notes: Yaqui Joe is back on the mat in Tucson after completing his sixty-day suspension.
JUNE 1935
JUNE 3, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Phil Romano
1 - Ray Garcia def. Smiling Chino
2 - Danny McShane [McShain] def. Jaime Castillo
3 - Mike London def. Yaqui Joe,
Two Falls to One (F1 YJ ??:??:?? - F2 ML ??:??:?? - F3 ML ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
JUNE 6, 1935 (THURSDAY)
Ajo, Arizona
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - Wrestling
Arthur Guinn def. Wimpy Chattescaer
4 - Boxing
Rosy Rosales def. Roy Guinn,
Technical Knockout (Round 4)
JUNE 10, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referees: Frank Sego (preliminary) & Norman Mack
1 - "Buttermilk" Al Price def. Howard Smith
2 - Yaqui Joe def. "Bearded" Pete Becker,
Disqualification
3 - Mike Londoan def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One (F1 ML ??:??:?? - F2 DM ??:??:?? - F3 ML ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
McShane was a substitute for Oklahoma Indian Ike.
Ike was injured in a car wreck driving between El Paso and Amarillo.
McShane was just back from a Mexican tour and “tougher than ever.”
JUNE 13, 1935 (THURSDAY)
Tucson, Arizona
Los Angeles promoter Lou Daro is reportedly touring Central and South America in search of wrestling talent
JUNE 17, 1935 (MONDAY)
Last Card of the Season
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Norman Mack
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley def. Young Bob Wall (of Douglas)
2 - Ray Ryan def. "Bearded" Pete Becker,
Two Falls to None
3 - The Masked Marvel def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One
JULY 1935
JULY 3, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Ramona Theater, Safford, Arizona
1 - Lloyd Stockton Vs. Blackie Hyde,
Result Unknownm
2 - Joe McCarthy Vs. Spike O'Brien,
Result Unknown
3 - Lefty Mofford Vs. Al Newman,
Result Unknown
AUGUST 1935 (no results)
SEPTEMBER 1935
SEPTEMBER 15, 1935 (SUNDAY)
Big Fiesta
Mammoth, Arizona
1 - Wrestling
"Buttermilk" Al Price Vs. Howard Smith,
Result Unknown
2 - Boxing
Joe Lucero Vs. Allen Whitlow,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Plus additional boxing bouts.
Mammoth was a mining town.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1935 (MONDAY)
Season Opener
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Ray Garcia
1 - Battling Ben McCrea def. Lee Putthuff,
Forfeit (00:00:20)
2 - Tony Costello def. Bill Weidner "The Boston Bearcat"
3 - Oklahoma Indian Ike def. Jack Purdin,
Two Falls to One (F1 JP ??:??:?? - F2 II ??:??:?? - F3 II ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Putthuff was unable to continue.
Putthuff from Los Angeles hade been scheduled to referee the semi-final and main event but was injured wrestling in the prelim.
Garcia filled in.
Weidner was billed as “the Boston Bearcat.”
SEPTEMBER 18, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: R. Reid
Arcadia Hall, Safford, Arizona
1 - Iben Seleem Vs. Felipe Garcia,
Result Unknown
2 - Oklahoma Indian Ike Vs. Al Wagoner,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured preliminary bouts.
Reid has been promoting in Douglas, AZ and Mexico.
He hopes to start holding weekly cards here.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley def. Young Wimpy Evans (of Sabino Canyon)
(00:14:00)
2 - Special Rematch
Battling Ben McCrae Vs. Lee Putthuff,
Draw
3 - Bill Weidner def. Robert Rios
4 - Tony Costello def. Oklahoma Indian Ike
Notes:
The McCrae-Putthuff match was described as “probably the best bout of the evening.”
Evans-Lulley was said to be “fast wrestling.”
SEPTEMBER 25, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Lee Wade
Fisher's Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ed Hughes Vs. Red Sloane,
Result Unknown
2 - Hans Steinberg Vs. Walt Traynor,
Result Unknown
3 - Jim Kotsonaros Vs. Spike O'Brien,
Result Unknown
SEPTEMBER 30, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Ray Garcia
1 - Joe Lucero Vs. Dick Wall,
Draw
2 - Al Williams def. John Von Bromberg
3 - Tony Costello def. Billy Hallas
Notes:
Lucero brawled with Garcia during his match.
OCTOBER 1935
OCTOBER 7, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Jack "Buster" Keas Vs. Dick Wall,
Draw
2 - John Von Bromberg def. Louis de la Torre,
Two Falls to One (F1 JB ??:??:?? - F2 LT ??:??:?? - F3 JB ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Tony Costello def. Al Williams,
Two Falls to One (F1 TC ??:??:?? - F2 AW ??:??:?? - F3 TC ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Front View Arena, Winslow, Arizona
1 - Jack Purdin Vs. Sammy Cohen,
Result Unknown
2 - Indian Bill Cazzell Vs. Professor Carl "Doc" DeVore,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featured preliminary bouts.
OCTOBER 14, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: "Doc" DeVore
1 - Sammy Cohen def. Jack Purdin
2 - Dick Trout def. Speedy Denton
3 - Jack Curtis def. Al Williams
OCTOBER 21, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Howard Smith Vs. "Buttermilk" Al Price,
Draw
2 - Dick Trout def. Jack Curtis
3 - Mike London def. Oklahoma Indian Ike,
Two Falls to One (F1 ML ??:??:?? - F2 II ??:??:?? - F3 II ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
OCTOBER 28, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. "Buttermilk" Al Price,
Draw
2 - Silent Rattan def. Louis de la Torre,
Two Falls to None
3 - Mike London def. Dick Trout
Notes:
Rattan “exhibited mat skill the like of which had not been witnessed here until last night” - Arizona Daily Star
NOVEMBER 1935
NOVEMBER 4, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: George Brown
1 - Boxing Battle Royal
Result Unknown
2 - Silent Rattan Vs. Vic Webber,
Draw - One Fall Each
3 - Mike London def. Tony Costello
Notes:
McMahon’s permit to hold mat cards expired November 5, 1935 and the City Boxing Commission rejected renewing it.
A rival faction was trying to gain control of the pro wrestling promotion in Tucson and had made some strong accusations against McMahon.
Such as McMahon wasn’t really blind, that he wasn’t a WWI veteran, and that he led a sordid personal life.
The Tucson Trades Council who owned the Labor Temple Arena sought the permit for themselves, and once it was granted, hired McMahon to run the promotion.
McMahon was highly popular and received strong support from the local sports community.
Information was published that he had los
NOVEMBER 11, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: George Brown
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: George Brown
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Howard Smith,
Draw
2 - Cyclone Burns def. Silent Rattan
3 - Dick Trout def. Vic Webber
Notes:
Brown filled in as major domo until everything could be squared away with bringing McMahon back into the operation.
Brown’s call of the deciding 3rd fall against Rattan was controversial and proved to be very unpopular.
[It's likely that this Cyclone Burns was Alexander “Cyclone” Burns, who was variously billed as being from Memphis, TN and W Palm Beach, FL.
He was called “the uncrowned king of the junior middleweights.”
The original Cyclone Burns was John Carlson who started wrestling in the early 1900’s]
NOVEMBER 16, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Lambert Ramsey
Mammoth, Arizona
1 - Ray Garcia Vs. Battling Ben McCrae,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featuring boxing.
NOVEMBER 18, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Benny Ortiz def. "Soldier" Buck Smith (of Fort Bliss)
2 - Cyclone Burns def. Ray Ryan,
Disqualification
3 - Vic Webber def. Danny McShane,
Two Falls to One (F1 DM ??:??:?? - F2 VW ??:??:?? - F3 VW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
McMahon was back at the helm.
Smith claimed to be the Army 8th Corps welterweight wrestling champ.
NOVEMBER 25, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Young Gotch def. Benny Ortiz
2 - Vic Webber def. Ray Ryan
3 - Frank "Frankenstein" Wolfe def. Oklahoma Indian Ike,
Two Falls to One (F1 II ??:??:?? - F2 FW ??:??:?? - F3 FW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Indian Ike was fully recovered from his automobile accident injuries.
Young Gotch was billed as a 150-pounder from Denver.
[Wolfe was a very tough South African German and former light-heavyweight champion who became associated with Columbus, OH promoter Al Haft.
It was Wolfe who reportedly taught Karl Gotch (Istaz) his catch-as-catch-can submission skills]
DECEMBER 1935
DECEMBER 2, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley Vs. "Soldier" Buck Smith,
Draw
2 - Cyclone Burns def. Ray Ryan
3 - Frank "Frankensteion" Wolfe def. Vic Webber,
Two Falls to One (F1 VW ??:??:?? - F2 FW ??:??:?? - F3 FW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 9, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: George Brown
1 - Cyclone Burns def. Al Westcott
2 - Frank "Frankenstein" Wolfe def. Jack Hagen,
Two Falls to One (F1 JH ??:??:?? - F2 FW ??:??:?? - F3 FW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Plus a trained dog act.
DECEMBER 16, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Lefty Louie Lulley Vs. Ray Garcia,
Draw
2 - Francisco Aguayo def. Jack Hagen
3 - Bill Weidner def. Frank "Frankenstein" Wolfe,
Two Falls to One (F1 BW ??:??:?? - F2 FW ??:??:?? - F3 BW ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
DECEMBER 18, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Last Card of the Year
Front Street Arena, Winslow, Arizona
1 - Mike London Vs. Jack Hagen,
Result Unknown
2 - Vic Webber Vs. Cyclone Burns,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Burns was ballyhooed as a protégé of Farmer Burns.
DECEMBER 23, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
Referee: Phil Romano
1 - Joe Maines def. Jack "Buster" Keas
2 - Bill Weidner def. Jack Hagen
3 - Francisco Aguayo def. Tug Wilson
DECEMBER 30, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Tucson Trades Council
Promoter: Sgt. L.C. McMahon
Labor Temple Arena, Tucson, Arizona
1 - Joe Maines def. Lefty Louie Lulley
2 - Walter "Sneeze" Achiu def. Al Westcott
3 - Dr. H.L. Howard def. Bill Weidner
(01:30:00)
Notes:
The main event was called “clean, scientific and entertaining” - Arizona Daily Star
Howard was billed as being from Detroit and an expert at using “paralyzing nerve holds.”
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