Hawaii, United States of America: 1935
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JANUARY 1935
JANUARY 4, 1935 (FRIDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Matchmaker: Big Ed Ratsch
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,500
Referess: Lt. Louis Hammack & Lt. Max Noble
1 - Jim Meeker def. Harry Johnson
2 - Jerry Markus def. Reed Detton
3 - Freddie "Doc" Meyer def. Jacques "Jack" Manuel
4 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Einar Lindberg
5 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Tony Felice
Notes:
This card was originally scheduled for December 27, 1934.
He got a court order to attach the gate receipts, claiming he was owed back salary.
Since pro wrestling’s local revival in 1931, matches are conducted in ten or five minute rounds.
JANUARY 5, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Pan-Pacific Athletic Club fired Big Ed Ratsch from his position as matchmaker for their pro wrestling cards
JANUARY 9, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Pan-Pacific Athletic Club and Manuel Calhau reached an agreement to hold wrestling cards at the Civic Auditorium
Notes:
The P-PAC had previously held cards at the Honolulu Stadium while Calhau did the same at the Auditorium.
Former P-PAC matchmaker Big Ed Ratsch is no longer associated with the promotional group and reportedly has been paid in full for his services.
For the time being Honolulu will have just one pro wrestling promotion.
JANUARY 11, 1935 (FRIDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Lt. Louis Hammack
1 - Joe Kirk def. Jim Meeker
2 - Lou Mueller Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
3 - Einar Lindberg def. Jack Manuel
4 - Shinichi Shikuma def. Tony Felice
5 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Freddie "Doc" Meyer
JANUARY 15, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.50, $0.55, $0.60, $0.75 & $1.10
1 - Four, Eight Minute Rounds
Jim Meeker def. Harry Johnson
2 - Special Event - Six, Eight Minute Rounds
Jerry Markus Vs. Joe Kirk,
Draw
3 - Jiu-Jitsu with Jackets - Eight, Ten Minute Rounds
Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Tony Felice
4 - Eight, Ten Minute Rounds
"Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Shinichi Shikuma,
Forfeit - One Fall Each
Notes:
Kirk was a substitute for Walter "Sneeze" Achiu.
Shikuma was unable to continue.
Shikuma was allowed to use choke holds in his bout with Sonnenberg, and used one to gain the opening fall.
He was then rendered unable to continue from one of Gus’ football flying tackles.
After losing to the “Rubberman” under jiu-jitsu rules, Felice wanted to engage in a catch-as-catch-can bout, but Higami was done for the evening.
JANUARY 19, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Lihue Armory, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
1 - Shinichi Shikuma Vs. Tony Felice,
Result Unknown
2 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg Vs. Jack Manuel,
Result Unknown
JANUARY 22, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.50, $0.55, $0.60, $0.75 & $1.10
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Four, Eight Minute Rounds
Jacques Manuel def. Harry Johnson
2 - Special - Six, Eight Minute Rounds
Lou Mueller def. Jim Meeker
3 - Shinichi Shikuma def. Tony Felice
4 - Mixed Match (Catch-as-Catch-Can/Jiu-Jitsu) - Two out of Three Falls
"Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami,
Forfeit
Notes:
Meeker was a substitute for Einar Lindberg.
Higami was unable to continue.
A coin was tossed at the start of the mixed match to determine the method for the opening fall.
Higami won, chose jiu-jitsu and won a fall with a choke.
Switching to catch-as-catch-can, Sonnenberg took a fall, rendering Higami unable to continue in the process.
Lindberg was replaced on the card due to being ill.
[Lindberg died January 29, 1936, at Queen’s Hospital from pneumonia.
H was 28 years of age and was survived by a wife back in Seattle]
JANUARY 29, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Young Daruma def. Jim Meeker
2 - Joe Kirk Vs. Sailor Gilbertson,
Draw
3 - Jerry Markus Vs. Lou Mueller,
Draw
4 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg Vs. Oki Shikina,
Draw
Notes:
Daruma, a Japanese sumo wrestler, is said to have made his pro wrestling debut.
FEBRUARY 1935
FEBRUARY 5, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Jim Meeker def. Young Daruma
2 - Reed Detton Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
3 - Oki Shikina def. Ernie Andrade
4 - Lou Mueller def. Joe Kirk
Notes:
Also featured the St. Louis College Band.
Kirk was a substitute for Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami.
FEBRUARY 12, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Joe Kirk def. Young Bowser
2 - Jerry Markus def. Jim Meeker
3 - Shinichi def. Young Aguinaldo
4 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Lou Mueller
Notes:
The card was a benefit for the widow of Einar Lindberg to cover his hospital and funeral expenses.
The wrestlers and the referee donated their services.
Young Bowser is also called Smokey Bowser and is billed as a former Navy grappler.
FEBRUARY 13, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
“Manuel Calhau probably realizes by this time that he made a mistake by antagonizing Joe Marsh, who after all, sent down wrestlers who packed in the cash customers. Marsh is not a hard man to handle if diplomacy is used, but he’s a tough baby to buck in more ways than one, by a man like Calhau who knows little about the wrestlers and wrestling.” - Sports Flashes by William Peet, The Advertiser
Notes:
Marsh, based in Seattle, had been sending middleweight wrestlers to Calhau’s cards and in 1934 spent several months in Honolulu running the shows.
He left the islands after a falling out with Calhau and took a lot of his “boys” with him.
The Civic Auditorium mat shows had been suffering at the box office.
The Auditorium is in financial arears and had been put up for auction a few times with no bidders willing to pay the $65,000.00 asking price.
At the beginning of the year, Calhau had agreed to let the rival promotional group the Pan-Pacific Athletic Club start using the venue with a combination of both groups’ wrestlers.
Calhau said that he was willing to bring in new wrestlers to augment the cards, but that the financial outlook was too uncertain.
FEBRUARY 19, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Young Daruma Vs. Joe Kirk,
Draw
2 - Bull Toyama Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
3 - Oki Shikina def. Jim Meeker
4 - Shinichi Shikuma def. Ernie Adrade
5 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Lou Mueller
Notes:
Pro wrestling is not drawing the crowds it formerly did…there is talk of bringing Man Mountain Dean to the islands to spark interest in the mat game.
FEBRUARY 26, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Young Agiunaldo Vs. Jim Meeker,
Draw
2 - Joe Kirk def. Sailor Gilbertson
3 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
4 - Bull Toyama def. Lou Mueller,
Forfeit
Notes:
Mueller was unable to continue.
MARCH 1935
MARCH 5, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Jim Meeker def. Young Bowser
2 - Bull Toyama def. Sailor Gilbertson
3 - Jerry Markus def. Lou Mueller
4 - Rusty Westcoatt Vs. Shinichi Shikuma,
Cancelled
5 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Joe Kirk
Notes:
Westcoatt appeared and announced from the ring that he was “temporarily retired.”
MARCH 12, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Joe Tribble
1 - Bull Toyama Vs. Joe Kirk,
Draw
2 - "Toots" Estes Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Lou Mueller
4 - Dick Samson def. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami,
Forfeit
Notes:
Higami was unable to continue.
MARCH 19, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.50, $0.55, $0.60, $0.75 & $1.10
Referees: Ernie Adrade & Joe Tribble
1 - Four, Eight Minute Rounds
Young Darums def. Young Bowser
2 - Five, Six Minute Rounds
George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Joe Kirk,
Draw
3 - "Toots" Estes def. "Bull" Toyama
4 - Eight, Ten Minute Rounds
Dick Samson def. Jerry Markus
Notes:
"Augie" Ornellas was originally scheduled to face Bowser.
Darums was originally scheduled to face Pete.
Pete was originally scheduled to face Toyama.
Estes was originally scheduled to face Samson.
MARCH 26, 1935 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Bull Campbell
1 - "Augie" Ornellas def. Young Bowser
2 - Joe Kirk def. Young Daruma
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Bull Toyama
4 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami Vs. "Toots" Estes,
Draw
5 - Dick Samson def. Jerry Markus
Notes:
Campbell was billed as a former navy heavyweight wrestling champion.
He “made quite a hit with the fans by making the wrestlers toe the line when they attempted to use foul tactics.” - The Advertiser
APRIL 1935
APRIL 2, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "One Of The Largest Crowds To This Arena In Many Months"
Tickets: $0.30, $0.50, $0.55, $0.60, $0.75 & $1.10
Referee: Bull Campbell
1 - Reed Detton def. Bull Toyama
2 - "Toots" Estes def. Joe Kirk
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Jerry Markus,
Draw
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami (c) def. Dick Samson
Notes:
The card was bill for Tuesday, April 1, 1935 on the posters, but that as incorrect. It happened on Tuesday, April 2, 1935.
Reed Detton was a substitute for the "Russian Lion."
Campbell stopped the Detton-Toyama match due to a bad cut over the latter's eye and awarded the match to Detton.
APRIL 9, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Reed Detton
1 - Bull Campbell def. Young Aguinaldo
2 - Bull Toyama Vs. Joe Kirk,
Draw
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Dick Samson
4 - "Toots" Estes def. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
Notes:
Aguinaldo was a substitute for "Army" Shaw.
APRIL 16, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Bull Toyama Vs. Dr. Kowarsky,
Draw
2 - Dick Samson def. Joe Kirk
3 - Jiu-Jitsu
Shinichi Shikuma def. Bull Campbell
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. "Toots" Estes
APRIL 23, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Pan-Pacific Athletic Club
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 1,200
1 - Joe Kirk def. Dr. Kowarsky
2 - Battle of the Referees
Bull Campbell def. Ernie Andrade
3 - "Toots" Estes def. Dick Samson
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
George "Wildcat" Pete def. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami (c)
NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Higami insisted Pete weigh in at 156 pounds before putting his title and belt on the line.
The gate receipts were “attached” by court order by Eddie Ross for “service rendered.”
The Auditorium wrestling promotion continues to struggle with financial difficulties.
Manuel Calhau and the Pan-Pacific Athletic Club are attempting to keep the game alive.
Big Ed Ratsch has announced that he has financial backing to purchase the venue or to build a new one.
Ratsch formerly promoted cards at both the Auditorium and at the Honolulu Stadium and is largely responsible for introducing “modern pro wrestling” to Hawaii.
APRIL 30, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.50, $0.55, $0.60, $0.75 & $1.10
Referee: Reed Detton
1 - Bull Campbell Vs. Ernie Andrade,
Draw
2 - Bull Toyama def. Dr. Kowarsky
3 - Dick Samson def. Joe Kirk
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
"Toots" Estes def. George "Wildcat" Pete (c)
NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Andrade was a substitute for Kahuku Rodrigues.
The championship was brought to Hawaii by Steve Nenoff in 1934.
Calhau announced that he alone was responsible for this card and that the Pan-Pacific Athletic Club was no longer involved.
MAY 1935
MAY 7, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Reed Detton & Ernie Andrade
1 - Dr. Kowarsky "The Russian Lion" Vs. Augie Ornellas,
Draw
2 - Bull Toyama def. Joe Kirk
3 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Disqualification
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
"Toots" Estes (c) def. Dick Samson
MAY 14, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Reed Detton
1 - Young Daruma def. Dr. Kowarsky
2 - Bull Toyama def. Augie Ornellas
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Dick Samson
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
"Toots" Estes (c) Vs. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami,
Draw
MAY 18, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Joe Marsh is back on Honolulu on his honeymoon
Notes:
He recently married Betty West in Seattle.
She was originally from Honolulu.
This is his first marriage.
He said, “The time has come when I feel that I need a manager.”
Marsh was an old-time wrestler once associated with Farmer Burns, Frank Gotch, Marin Plestina and Jack Sherry.
He was a Seattle-based booker for middleweight wrestlers and had spent a portion of the previous year running the cards for Manuel Calhau in Honolulu until they had a falling out.
Rumors are circulating that Marsh will team up with Big Ed Ratsch and start a wrestling promotion on the islands.
MAY 21, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Adrade
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Gomes
2 - Bull Toyama def. Young Bowser
4 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Dick Samson,
Forfeit
4 - Junior Middleweight Championship
"Toots" Estes (c) def. George "Wildcat" Pete
Notes:
Gomes was a substitute for Benny Kim.
Samson was unable to continue.
Calhau is still holding wrestling matches at the venue even though it was announced that the Auditorium had been sold to another interest that was associated with Big Ed Ratsch.
MAY 28, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Young Bowser
2 - Reed Detton Vs. Bull Toyama
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami,
Draw
4 - Jean "Tiger" Moore (of Louisville, KY.) def. Dick Samson,
Disqualification
JUNE 1935
JUNE 3, 1935 (MONDAY)
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
There is talk of Joe Marsh and Big Ed Ratsch planning to promoter pro wrestling here
JUNE 4, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Marion "Young" Freitas
2 - Clayton Fisher def. George "Wildcat" Pete
3 - Fred Kimball def. Dick Samson
4 - "Tiger" Moore def. "Toots" Estes
Notes:
Also featured the St. Louis College Band.
Fisher is called “a former Navy light heavyweight champion.”
Kimball is said to be an “ex-Marine champion.”
Calhau is not giving up in his fight to keep holding cards at the Auditorium, adding, “And when I go, my furniture including every last seat in the place goes with me.”
“Rubberman” Higami is said to be recovering from broken ribs
[It was later revealed that he and Calhau had a falling out]
JUNE 11, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Sponsor: Lucille M. Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 1,200
Tickets: $0.30, $0.55, $0.60 & $1.10
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
"Big Boy" Clement Vs. Ernie Andrade,
Draw
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Dick Sampson def. "Toots" Estes
3 - Six, Ten Minute Rounds
George "Wildcat" Pete def. Fred Kimball
4 - Eight Ten Minute Rounds
Clayton Fisher def. "Tiger" Moore,
Forfeit
Notes:
The Fisher-Moore bout was a wild free-for-all.
Moore was unable to continue.
Fisher’s foul tactics nearly provoked a riot.
Fisher and Tribble had to both be escorted through the enraged spectators to the dressing rooms.
This was Clement’s pro wrestling debut.
He was a local longshoreman and was called “the first All-Hawaiian heavyweight grappler.”
JUNE 18, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Augie Ornellas def. "Judge" Landis
2 - Dick Samson def. "Tiger" Moore
3 - Fred Kimball Vs. "Toots" Estes,
Draw
4 - Clayton Fisher def. George "Wildcat" Pete
JUNE 25, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bull Campbell
1 - Four, Ten Minute Rounds
Fred Kimball def. Bull Toyama "Japanese Ace" (of Honolulu)
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
"Toots" Estes "Your Favorite" def. Ernie Andrade "The Rough Referee"
3 - Six, Ten Minute Rounds
George "Wildcat" Pete "Just Try and Get Me Mad" def. "Tiger" Moore "Scientific Mat Man"
4 - Eight, Ten Minute Rounds
Clayton Fisher "The Wild Navy Champ" def. Dick Samson "Tough Guy Whom Everybody Likes"
Notes:
Campbell is billed as “the tough referee who claims he can handle four wrestlers at one time.”
Kimball is billed as the Marine Champion.
Samson’s outcry at Fisher’s rough-housing in the bout, prompted Manuel Calhua to later announce, “Any wrestler who purposely gouges or attempts to rip open mouths, pull off ears,or any other barroom tactics will be charged with fouling and a fall will be given to the victim. Also, any wrestler who seeks protection from his opponent by crawling through the ropes more than five times in any one round will lose the fall, as said action will constitute a fall." - The Advertiser
Estes’ originally scheduled opponent was Gust Steele.
JUNE 30, 1935 (SUNDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tetsuo “Rubberman” Higami is still claiming the junior middleweight championship
Notes:
He is saying that there had been no official weigh-in when he lost the title.
He had initially won the belt from Steve Nenoff last year.
”Wildcat” Pete won it from Higami and then lost it to “Toots” Estes.
Sports writer William Peet opined, “The present holder of the junior middleweight belt said to be emblematic of the championship in that division, is a light heavyweight, but if reports are to be credited HIgami was so sure he could beat this opponent that he tossed his belt into the ring.” Joe Marsh, still honeymooning in Honolulu, entered the debate, stating, “…if both men were at the proper weight, 154 pounds at 2 p.m. the day of the match, and weighed-in in front of proper witnesses, then the match was a bonafide title match.
I do not know, but I am told that there was no weighing-in and none of the men, HIgami included, were at the junior middleweight limit.” - The Advertiser
JULY 1935
JULY 2, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bull Campbell
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Marion "Young" Freitas
2 - "Tiger" Moore def. Loren C. "What a Man"/"Bulldog" Ayresman "The Pride of the Marines"
3 - Fred Kimball def. "Toots" Estes
4 - Dick Samson def. Clayton Fisher
Notes:
This was the first card held under Calhau’s stricter rules about foul tactics.
[Originally from Illinois, Ayresman served in the Marines from 1933 through 1937.
Marrying a local girl he remained in Hawaii until his death at age 47 in 1961.
He was working as an civilian employee at the Naval Air Station and the assistant manager of the Pearl City Tavern at the time of his death]
JULY 9, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Dr. Kowarsky
2 - Bull Toyama def. "What a Man" Ayresman
3 - Fred Kimball Vs. Clayton Fisher,
Draw
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. "Tiger" Moore
JULY 16, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Reed Detton
1 - Bull Toyama Vs. Ernie Andrade,
Draw
2 - Norman Mack def. George "Wildcat" Pete
3 - Tug Wilson def. "Tiger" Moore
4 - Clayton Fisher def. Fred Kimball
Notes:
Detton challenged Moore, after officiating his match with Wilson.
JULY 20, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Benefit for Shinichi's & Higami's Upcoming Pro-Wrestling Tour of the Mainland
Sponsor: Judo Union of Hawaii
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.50 & $1.00
Attendance: 3,000
1 - Amataeur
Mitsugu Honda def. Yoshio Morimoto
2 - Amateur
K.B. Park Vs. Noboru Nishimura
3 - Reverse Throwing Exhibition
Hiroshi Kitiyama Vs. Sugimoto,
Result Unknown
4 - Judo Throwing Exhibition
Yoshio Morimoto Vs. Noboru Yoshida,
Result Unknown
5 - Jiu-Jitsu
Handicap - Jiu-Jitsu
Shinichi Shikuma def. "Handsome" Snider, Thomas & J.P. Tunny
6 - Junior Middleweight Championship
Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. Jack "Locomotive" Meyers
Notes:
Thomas was a substitute for "Elephant" Jenkins.
Meyers, Snider, Jenkins and Tunny were all Schofield Barracks soldiers.
“Toots” Estes had returned the junior middleweight championship belt back to Higami when he left Hawaii.
He “freely admitted that he was way over the weight limit, and could not make it without cutting off a leg.” - The Advertiser
JULY 23, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Reed Detton def. "Tiger" Moore
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Big Boy Clement
3 - Norman Mack def. Fred Kimball
4 - Tug Wilson def. Clayton Fisher
JULY 30, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Bull Campbell & Joe Tribble
1 - "Big Boy" Clement def. "What a Man" Ayresman
2 - Clayton Fiusher def. Ernie Andrade
3 - Fred Kimball def. Norman Mack,
Disqualification
4 - Tug Wilson Vs. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Draw
AUGUST 1935
AUGUST 5, 1935 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Bull Campbell & Clarence Crozier
1 - ???? def. Smokey Bowser
2 - Augie Ornells def. Young Minsky
3 - Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami def. The Masked Marvel
4 - Shinchi Shikuma def. Man Mountain Dean
Two Falls to One (F1 MD 00:04:48 - F2 SS 00:02:57 - F3 SS ??:?? - C 00:07:45)
Notes:
For the main event a coin was tossed to determine the style of the first fall.
Dean won and chose catch-as-catch-can
The second fall was jiu-jitsu and Shikuma won with a choke hold, identified as a “Japanese death lock.”
Dean was left groggy and quickly succumbed for a third fall uner jiu-jitsu rules as Shikuma battered him with punches.
Higami’s masked opponent was identified as “John Williams.”
Dean, at 317 pounds and sporting a beard created a sensation.
Some 4,000 people were on hand to greet his arrival at the docks.
AUGUST 6, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Bull Campbell
1 - Reed Detton def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Oki Shikina Vs. Tug Wilson,
Draw
3 - Clayton Fisher def. Norman Mack
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Fred Kimball
AUGUST 10, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Boxing Card
Volcano Arena, Hilo, Hawaii
1 - Young Aguinaldo def. Hans Kessebeer,
Knockout (Round 1)
Notes:
Plus other fights.
AUGUST 13, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Reed Detton
1 - Tug Wilson def. Ernie Andrade
2 - Oki Shikina Vs. Clayton Fisher
3 - Don Sugai def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Fred Kimball def. Norman Mack
Notes:
Said to be Sugai’s local debut.
[Sugai was a Japanese-American from Oregon and a high school fotball star
He also wrestled under the names Matty Matsura and Don Sugai Matsura]
AUGUST 20, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Reed Detton & Joe Tribble
1 - Fred Kimball def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Clayton Fisher
3 - Don Sugai def. Norman Mack
4 - Oki Shkina def. Tug Wilson
AUGUST 27, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 2,000"
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Norman Mack,
Draw
2 - Tug Wilson def. "Big Boy" Clement
3 - Fred Kimball def. Don Sugai
4 - Oki Shikina def. Clayton Fisher
Notes:
Wilson was a substitute for Jack Morgan.
SEPTEMBER 1935
SEPTEMBER 2, 1935 (MONDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Joe Marsh, who has been in Hawaii on his honeymoon headed back to Seattle
SEPTEMBER 3, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Fred Kimball def. "What a Man" Ayresman
2 - Tug Wilson def. Norman Mack
3 - Clayton Fisher def. Don Sugai
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Jack Morgan,
Draw
Notes:
Fisher “socked, banged and battered Don Sugai into submission to win two falls and the match.”
SEPTEMBER 10, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Bull Campbell & Joe Tribble
1 - Don Sugai Vs. Norman Mack,
Draw
2 - Jack Morgan def. Fred Kimball
3 - Clayton Fisher def. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Disqualification
4 - Oki Shikina def. Tug Wilson
SEPTEMBER 17, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Walter King
1 - Don Sugai def. Augie Ornellas
2 - Tug Wilson Vs. George "Wildcat" Pete
3 - Norman Mack def. Fred Kimball
4 - Jack Morgan def. Clayton Fisher
Notes:
King was a former Santa Barbara State College wrestler…he had recently come to Hawaii to work as the service department manager for Alexander Brothers.
The firm was the territorial distributer for Underwood typewriters, adding and bookkeeping machines.
Calhau recruited him to appear as one of his referees….
While officiating the main event, it was noted that King “did as much wrestling, as the two boys did. He seemed to take it as a personal affront if he was left out of anything.”
SEPTEMBER 19, 1935 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tetsuo “Rubberman” HIgami and Shunichi Shikuma have left here
Notes:
They left for a wrestling tour of the continental United States.
[Higami’s protégé, billed as Killa Shikuma, made his mainland debut on September 30, 1935, defeating Rocky Brooks in a jiu-jitsu contest at the Hollywood Legion Stadium]
SEPTEMBER 24, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Norman Mack
1 - Charles Keene Vs. Tug Wilson,
Draw
2 - Oki Shikina Vs. Jack Morgan,
Draw
3 - Joe Gunther def. Clayton Fisher
4 - Don Sugai def. George "Wildcat" Pete
SEPTEMBER 26, 1935 (THURSDAY)
Will Rogers Memorial Benefit Boxing Card
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Bobby Near def. Young Aguinaldo,
Decision
Notes:
Plus other fighters
SEPTEMBER 28, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Wailuku Stadium, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
1 - Tug Wilson def. Norman Mack
2 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Morgan,
Forfeit
3 - Don Sugai Vs. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Morgan was unable to continue.
OCTOBER 1935
OCTOBER 1, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Walter King
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Norman Mack
2 - Clayton Fisher def. Don Sugai
3 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Morgan,
Disqualification
4 - Joe Gunther def. Tug Wilson
OCTOBER 8, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Norman Mack
1 - Charles Keene def. "What a Man" Ayresman
2 - Oki Shikina def. George "Wildcat" Pete
3 - Jack Morgan def. Tug Wilson
4 - Joe Gunther def. Don Sugai
OCTOBER 15, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Norman Mack
1 - Oki Shikina Vs. Enrie Andrade,
Draw
2 - Battle Royal
Joe Gunter & George "Wildcat" Pete def. Charles Keene, Tug Wilson, Jack Morgan & Don Sugai
3 - Jack Morgan def. Charles Keene
4 - Don Sugai def. Tug Wilson,
Forfeit
5 - Joe Gunther def. George "Wildcat" Pete
Notes:
Gunther and Pete were the last two standing in the battle royal.
Wilson was unable to continue.
OCTOBER 22, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Charles Keene def. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Disqualification
2 - Tug Wilson def. Don Sugai
3 - Oki Shikina def. Norman Mack
4 - Joe Gunther def. Jack Morgan
OCTOBER 29, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Manuel Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Oki Shikina & Jack Morgan
1 - Amateur - Welterweights
Andy Blujus Vs. George Waselinko-Wilson,
Result Unknown
2 - Six-Man Battle Royal
Charles Keene & Norman Mack def. George "Wildcat" Pete, Don Sugai, Joe Gunther & Tug Wilson
3 - Joe Gunther def. Tug Wilson
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Don Sugai
5 - Charles Keene def. Norman Mack
Notes:
The matches were decided by the order by which wrestlers were eliminated from the six-man battle royal with the last two standing appearing in the main event.
Morgan came out to officiate the battle royal wearing a football helmet, catcher’s mask, chest protector, shin guards and shoulder pads.
Calhau made him remove the equipment due to the wrestlers’ protests.
NOVEMBER 1935
NOVEMBER 5, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & Joe Tribble
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Bull Toyama
2 - Don Carlos Vigario def. Clayton Fisher
3 - Joe Gunther def. Don Sugai
4 - Jack Morgan def. Oki Shikina
NOVEMBER 12, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Oki Shikina def. Reed Detton
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Clayton Fisher
3 - Don Carlos Vigario def. Jack Morgan,
Disqualification
NOVEMBER 16, 1935 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Promoter Manuel Calhau and four wrestlers were involved in a car accident on the Big Island
Notes:
They were scheduled to hold a card there that night.
Calhau was showing them the sights.
Calhau, Don Sugai, George “Wildcat” Pete, and Don Carlos Vigario were all injured.
Charles Keene escaped with no serious injuries.
Calhua’s injuries were severe and he died four days later.
Calhau was born in the Azores in 1878 and had immigrated to Hawaii with his family at a young age.
He became a successful businessman in various enterprises.
He had primarily worked as a wrestling promoter the past few years…his son Ernest Calhau continued the promotion.
NOVEMBER 19, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Benefit for the Wrestlers Injured in the Recent Auto Wreck on Big Island
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & Joe Tribble
1 - Curley Freedman def. Benny Kim
2 - Charles Keene Vs. Reed Detton,
Draw
3 - Jack Morgan def. "Big Boy" Clement
4 - Oki Shikina def. Ernie Andrade
Notes:
All the grapplers donated their services.
NOVEMBER 26, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Augie Ornellas Vs. Clayton Fisher,
Draw
2 - "What a Man" Ayresman Vs. "Big Boy" Clement,
Draw
3 - Joe Gunther def. Charles Keene
4 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Morgan
DECEMBER 1935
DECEMBER 3, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Clayton Fisher def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Jack Morgan def. Gust Steele
3 - Don Sugai def. Bull Toyama
4 - Oki Shikina Vs. Joe Gunther,
Draw
DECEMBER 10, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & Ernie Andrade
1 - Jack Morgan def. Charley Keene
2 - Oki Shikina def. Gust Steele
3 - Dick Craddock def. "Big Boy" Clement
4 - Don Sugai def. Joe Gunther
DECEMBER 17, 1935 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Clayton Fisher Vs. Dick Craddock,
Draw
2 - Noel Franklin def. "Big Boy" Clement
3 - Joe Gunther def. Bull Toyama
4 - Jack Morgan def. Don Sugai
Notes:
Franklin was an athletic instructor at the Hill Military Academy of Portland, Oregon.
He came to Hawaii with the Academy’s football team who played in a charity game against St. Louis College.
Franklin was a skilled wrestler with pro experience…he reportedly took a leave of absence to stay in Hawaii and wrestle.
DECEMBER 23, 1935 (MONDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - "Big Boy" Clement Vs. Bull Toyama,
Draw
2 - Don Sugai def. Dick Craddock
3 - Noel Franklin def. Clayton Fisher
4 - Joe Gunther Vs. Jack Morgan,
Draw
DECEMBER 30, 1935 (MONDAY)
Free Show
Promoter: Ernest Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,500
1 - Bull Toyama def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Joe Gunther def. Dick Craddock
3 - Jack Morgan def. Clayton Fisher
4 - Don Sugai def. Noel Franklin
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Results from Hawaii, United States of America: 1935.
Updated: March 16, 2019.
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All research has been completed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Hawaii, United States of America: 1935.
Updated: March 16, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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