Hawaii, US: 1936
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JANUARY 1936
JANUARY 7, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Ernest Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Charley Keene def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Jack Morgan def. Dick Craddock
3 - Noel Franklin def. Bull Toyama
4 - Joe Gunther def. Don Sugai
Notes:
Calhau is the son of the late Manuel Calhau.
After the card Morgan was shackled to the steering wheel of a Willys “77” sedan and began a seven day endurance driving stunt.
Morgan would attempt to drive continuously for seven days and nights ending the stunt by immediately engaging in a wrestling match on the next week’s card.
”This is one of the most amazing challenges of physical endurance ever presented locally. You will want to follow it through from start to finish. Can a man wrestle, then drive for seven days and nights shackled to an automobile wheel, then wrestle again after leaving the car? Can he take it? Can he win his wrestling matches before and after his grueling rides?”
Fans were invited to ride along for portions of Morgan’s stunt.
JANUARY 14, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Dick Craddock
2 - Jack Morgan def. Charley Keene
3 - Joe Gunther def. Bull Toyama
4 - Noel Franklin def. Don Sugai
Notes:
Morgan ended his 165 and a half hour driving stunt and entered the ring for his match right after being unshackled from the car’s steering wheel.
“Totem” Anderson, a new comer to the Honolulu mat circuit had been designated as Keene’s opponent if Morgan was unable to wrestle.
This was Pete’s first match since the auto accident that left him and other wrestlers injured and cost promoter Manuel Calhau his life.
JANUARY 21, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Joe Tribble
1 - Don Sugai def. Dick Craddock
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. "Totem" Anderson,
Draw
3 - Noel Franklin def. Charley Keene
4 - Jack Morgan def. Joe Gunther,
Disqualification
JANUARY 23, 1936 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Willis K. Larsen is here and seeking refereeing work
Notes:
He is “a licensed California wrestling and boxing referee.”
JANUARY 28, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Charley Keene def. "What a Man" Ayresman
2 - "Totem" Anderson def. Dick Craddock
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Don Sugai
4 - Noel Franklin Vs. Joe Gunther,
Draw
Notes:
Bob “Totem” Anderson was 6’3” and weighed 160 pounds.
Je was also known as “Soldier” Anderson and “Totem Pole” Anderson.
JANUARY 29, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jack Morgan plans to try his hands at the boxing game
Notes:
He has agreed to fight Pietro Georgi on an upcoming fistic card.
FEBRUARY 1936
FEBRUARY 4, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Glenn D. Watt
1 - Reed Detton def. Dick Craddock
2 - Jack Terry Vs. Charley Keene,
Draw
3 - Noel Franklin def. "Totem" Anderson
4 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Joe Gunther
Notes:
Detton is a substitute for Don Carlos Vigario.
FEBRUARY 11, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Walter King
1 - Don Carlos Vigario Vs. Charley Keene,
Draw
2 - Joe Gunther def. Dick Craddock
3 - Jack Terry def. "Totem" Anderson
4 - Noel Franklin def. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Forfeit
Notes:
Pete was unable to continue.
FEBRUARY 15, 1936 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Joe Marsh sent a letter to Honolulu Star-Bulletin sports editor Don Watson
Notes:
He gave an update on Tetsuo “Rubberman” HIgami and Shinichi Shikuma who both left Hawaii to wrestle on the mainland last year.
Marsh says that Higami is doing great but that Shikuma is “not getting along very good.”
Watson commented, “There may be some sour grapes attached to that opinion, however, as Marsh was very disappointed because Shikuma did not sign a contract with him.”
Watson reports that Shikuma had joined the Jim Londos troupe.
FEBRUARY 18, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Glenn D. Wyatt
1 - Don Carlo Vigario def. Dick Craddock
2 - Joe Gunther Vs. "Totem" Anderson,
Draw
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Charley Keene
4 - Jack Terry def. Noel Franklin
Notes:
Watt brawled with both Terry and Anderson while officiating their bouts.
FEBRUARY 21, 1936 (FRIDAY)
Boxing Card
Promotion: Hawaii Promotions Ltd.
Promoter: M.K. Choo
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.55, $0.75 & $1.10
1 - Four Rounds
Chris Crispin "Filipino Pride" Vs. Paul Howard "Up and Coming",
Result Unknown
2 - Four Rounds
Kid Waialua "Filipino Flash" Vs. Banzai Umetsu "A Japanese Comer",
Result Unknown
3 - Four Rounds
Pietro Georgi "Light-Heavyweight" (of Buffalo, New York) def. Jack Morgan "Former Wrestler"
Technical Knockout (Round 1)
4 - Six Rounds
Kid Felipe "Filipino Slugger" Vs. Joe Ledesma (of Hilo),
Result Unknown
5 - Six Rounds
Kohala Lion "A Filipino Comeback" Vs. Tony Roccaforte (of Los Angeles),
Result Unknown
6 - Six Rounds
Henry Callejo "Outstanding Filipino" Vs. Tony Souza (of Oakland),
Result Unknown
7 - Six Rounds
Clever Sison "Filipino Sensation" Vs. Chick Delaney (of San Francisco),
Result Unknown
Notes:
Georgi spent several months boxing in 1935.
[Following his boxing debut, Morgan showed up back on the wrestling circuit a few months later in Memphis, Atlanta, Nashville, etc.]
FEBRUARY 25, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Don Carlos Vigario Vs. "Totem" Anderson,
Draw
2 - Noel Franklin def. Charley Keene
3 - Joe Gunther def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Jack Terry
MARCH 1936
MARCH 3, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Glenn Watt & Ernie Andrade
1 - Charley Keene def. "Totem" Anderson
2 - Don Carlos Vigario Vs. George "Wildcat" Pete,
Draw
3 - Noel Franklin Vs. Jack Terry,
Draw
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Joe Gunther
MARCH 17, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Nearly 1,500"
Referee: Reed Detton
1 - "Totem" Anderson def. Charley Keene
2 - Noel Franklin def. Joe Gunther
3 - Jack Terry def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Sheik Mar Allah Vs. Don Carlos Vigario,
Draw
MARCH 24, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 1,000"
Referee: Reed Detton
1 - Joe Gunther Vs. Jack Terry,
Draw
2 - Noel Franklin def. Charley Keene
3 - Don Carlos Vigario def. "Totem" Anderson
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. George "Wildcat" Pete
Notes:
Boxer Pietro Georgi jumped into the ring and issued a challenge “to meet ant grappler now doing business in Honolulu to a mixed match.”
Pete had recently declared that he could beat “a flock of boxers inside of half an hour.”
MARCH 26, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boxer Pietro Georgi requested approval from the territorial commission to sanction a mixed contest with a wrestler
Notes:
“Wildcat” Pete and promoter Ernest Calhau are considering Georgi’s challenge…Georgi is said to be having a tough time finding suitable boxing opponents during his stay in the islands.
MARCH 31, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Glenn Watt & Ernie Andrade
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. "Totem" Anderson
2 - Jack Terry def. Charley Keene
3 - Don Carlos Vigario def. Joe Gunther
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Noel Franklin
APRIL 1936
APRIL 7, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Glenn Watt
1 - Joe Gunther Vs. "Totem" Anderson,
Draw
2 - Al Szasz def. Charley Keene
3 - Noel Franklin Vs. Pancho Aguirre,
Draw
4 - Don Carlos Vigario def. George "Wildcat" Pete
5 -= Sheik Mar Allah def. Jack Terry
APRIL 14, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.20, $0.40 & $0.75
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
Noel Franklin def. George "Wildcat" Pete
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Pancho Aguirre def. Jack Terry
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Al Szasz Vs. Don Carlos Vigario,
Draw
4 - Ten, Five Minute Rounds
Sheik Mar Allah def. "Totem" Anderson
APRIL 21, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Glenn Wade
1 - Jack Terry def. Don Carlos Vigario
2 - George "Wildcat" Vs. "Totem" Anderson,
Draw
3 - Pancho Aguirre def. Noel Franklin
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Al Szasz
Notes:
Boxer Terrible Tony Roccaforte was at ringside heckling Terry.
Terry left the ring and brawled with Roccaforte…the boxer challenged Terry to a “rough and tumble bout.”
[Terry’s real name was Charles Van Audenarde and he hailed from Ontario, Canada.
During World War II he served as the physical director at Merced Army Flying School in Merced, California.
During that time he issued a $1000 challenge that he could beat any man in the world with his “special version of American Judo.”
He also began using the moniker “Judo” Jack Terry for his wrestling career which lasted into the 1960s]
APRIL 28, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Reed Detton
1 - "Totem" Anderson Vs. Don Carlos Vigario,
Draw
2 - Noel Franklin def. Jack Terry
3 - Pancho Aguirre def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Sheik Mar Allah Vs. Al Szasz,
Draw
Notes:
Boxer Terrible Tony Roccaforte was on hand to continue his feud with Terry.
MAY 1936
MAY 5, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.20, $0.40 & $0.75
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Glenn Watt & Walter King
1 - Battle Royal
Pancho Aguirre & Noel Franklin def. Al Szasz, "Totem" Anderson, Sheik Mar Allah & Lee Mortensen
2 - Sheik Mar Allah Vs. Lee Mortensen,
Draw
3 - Al Szasz def. "Totem" Anderson
4 - Challenge Contest - No Time Limit - Winner Take All
Jack Terry def. "Terrible" Tony Roccaforte "The Fighter Who Has Turned Wrestler"
5 - Battle Royal Finalists
Pancho Aguirre def. Noel Franklin
Notes:
The second bout featured the second ant third men eliminated from the battle royal.
The third bout featured the fourth and fifth mmen eliminated from the battle royal.
Terry and Roccaforte met with no time limit and under a winner-take-all proposition.
Terry floored the boxer with a hard right two minutes into the match.
As Terrible Tony got back to his feet, Terry secured a hammerlock and forced him to concede.
The bout lasted about three minutes.
The rest of the matches were determined by the order of elimination during the battle royal.
Watt brawled with Franklin after the main event and ended up kicking him through the ropes and out of the ring.
MAY 12, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & Gust Steele
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Reed Detton
2 - Jack Terry def. "Totem" Anderson
3 - Al Szasz def. Lee Mortenson
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Noel Franklin
Notes:
Old-time wrestler Jack Dod was introduced from ringside.
MAY 19, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Don Carver Vs. Lee Mortenson,
Draw
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Jack Terry
3 - Sheik Mar Allah def. "Totem" Anderson
4 - Al Szasz def. Noel Franklin
MAY 21, 1936 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Portland, Oregon promoter Virgil Hamlin arrived here
Notes:
He arrived with heavyweight wrestlers Sam Leathers, Bob Kruse and Babe Zaharias.
They are on their way to New Zealand but will stay long enough to appear on a local card.
Hamlin is partners with Ted Thye.
MAY 26, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Ernest Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Pancho Aguirre def. Lee Mortenson
2 - Don Carver def. Jack Terry
3 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Noel Franklin
4 - Sheik Mar Allah def. Al Szasz
5 - Bob Kruse def. Big Sam Leathers
Notes:
Kruse and Leathers are billed as “Big Time Heavyweights.”
Hamlin reportedly worked out arrangements with Calhau to bring top mat stars to Hawaii.
JUNE 1936
JUNE 2, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Gust Steele & "Totem" Anderson
1 - Jack Terry def. Lee Mortenson
2 - Don Carver def. Noel Franklin
3 - Al Szasz def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Pancho Aguirre def. Sheik Mar Allah
JUNE 9, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: "Totem" Anderson & Glenn Watt
1 - George "Wildcat" Pete def. Lee Mortenson
2 - Noel Franklin def. Jack Terry
3 - Al Szasz Vs. Don Carver,
Draw
4 - Pancho Aguirre def. Sheik Mar Allah
JUNE 16, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Walter King
1 - Jack Terry def. "Totem" Anderson
2 - Don Carver def. Lee Mortenson
3 - Al Perreira def. Gust Steele
4 - Pancho Aguirre Vs. Al Szasz,
Draw
5 - Kaimon Kudo def. Sheik Mar Allah
Notes:
Kudo-Sheik and Aguirre-Szasz were double main events.
Kudo and Perreira arrived in Honolulu on June 12, 1936.
[Kudo, born in Japan and raised in Seattle, was a legitimate judo champion
He was recruited into pro wrestling by old-timer August Sepp in 1935.
Though he only weighing 165 pounds he regularly faced and held his own with heavyweight opponents]
JUNE 23, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: "Totem" Anderson & Reed Detton
1 - Seven Man Battle Royal
Jack Terry & Neo Franklin def. Sheik Mar Allah, Don Carver, Pancho Aguirre, Al Szasz & Lee Mortenson
2 - Pancho Aguirre Vs. Al Szasz,
Draw
3 - Sheik Mar Allah Vs. Don Carver,
Draw
4 - Battle Royal Finalists
Jack Terry def. Noel Franklin
5 - Kaimon Kudo def. George "Wildcat" Pete
Notes:
The first man eliminated in the battle royal, Mortenson in this case, was done for the night.
The rest were matched up in order of their elimination, with the last two meeting in the semi-final.
JUNE 26, 1936 (FRIDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Bulletin sports editor Don Watson printed a noteworthy report
Notes:
Seattle-based Lou Daro, “leading Pacific Coast wrestling promoter” asserted that Man Mountain Dean deliberately “stunk up” his appearance last year in Honolulu on orders from an unnamed party who wanted to “kill the game” on the island.
Virgil Hamlin had told Watson the same story earlier in the month.
Daro made a brief stop in Hawaii and was planning to establish a Japan-Hawaii-mainland pro wrestling circuit.
JUNE 30, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Walter King
1 - Reed Detton def. Lee Mortenson
2 - Don "Tomcat" Carver def. "Totem" Anderson
3 - Jack Terry Vs. Pancho Aguirre,
Draw
4 - Kaimon Kudo def. Al Szasz
JULY 1936
JULY 7, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Walter King
1 - "Totem" Anderson Vs. Lee Mortenson,
No Contest
2 - Al Szasz def. Reed Detton
3 - Pancho Aguirre def. Don Carver
4 - Kaimon Kudo def. Jack Terry
Notes:
King stopped the Anderson/Mortenson match in the 2nd round.
The Honolulu Advertiser reported that “he felt that Anderson was stealing the show away from Watt’s grandstand play as the referee.” - The Advertiser
JULY 15, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.20, $0.40 & $0.75
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Walter King
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
Lee Mortenson def. Curly Freedman
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
"Totem" Anderson def. Reed Detton
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Al Szasz def. Jack Terry
4 - Ten, Five Minute Rounds - Handicap - Kudo to Throw Both Men in the Time Limit
Kaimon Kudo Vs. Don Carver & Pancho Aguirre,
Time-Limit - Kudo Only Threw Carver (R1 00:05:00 - R2 00:05:00 - R3 00:05:00 - R4 00:05:00 - R5 00:05:00 - R6 DC ??:??:?? - R7 00:05:00 - R8 00:05:0 - R9 00:05:00 - R10 00:05:00 - C 00:45:00+)
Notes:
Freedman is described as a “Junior Jiu-Jitsu student of Professor Okazaki.”
JULY 21, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Al Karasick, the Russian Lion, has arrived here
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Gust Steele
1 - Weddding
"Totem" Anderson married Vera Vance in the ring
2 - George "Wildcat" Pete Vs. Reed Detton,
Cancelled
3 - Don Carver Vs. Al Szasz,
Draw
4 - Jack Terry def. "Totem" Anderson
5 - Kaimon Kudo def. Pancho Aguirre
Notes:
Pete was hospitalized with a sudden illness.
Anderson’s bride was described as a “professional entertainer of Hollywood.”
She was a colorful character having formerly been part of the Vance Sisters dance duo, a singer with Texas Guinan’s troupe, and the ex-sister-in-law of the late singer, actor and band leader Russ Columbo.
Cowboy movie star Buck Jones gave a speech after the wedding, congratulating the couple.
JULY 28, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Ernest Calhau
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Jack Smith
1 - Battle Royal
Pancho Aguirre & Don Carver def. Al Szasz, "Totem" Anderson & Jack Terry
2 - Al Szasz def. "Totem" Anderson
3 - Battle Royal Finalists
Pancho Aguirre Vs. Don Carver,
Draw
4 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Al Karasick,
Draw
Notes:
Terry was disqualified during the battle royal for foul tactics.
This was Calhau’s last card.
Karasick is taking over the Civic Auditorium promotion in association with Virgil Hamlin and Ted Thye.
They will bring heavyweight wrestling to the islands.
AUGUST 1936
AUGUST 3, 1936 (MONDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Al Szasz, Jack Terry and Pancho Aguirre left Honolulu and returned to the mainland
AUGUST 4, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.20, $0.40 & $0.75
Referees: Jack Smith & Walter King
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
Young Daruma def. Curly Freedman
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Don Carver def. "Totem" Anderson
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Harry "Tiny" Kent def. Ernie Andrade
4 - No Time Limit - Finish Match - Two out of Three Falls - The Winner to Face On Jumping Joe Savoldi On August 12, 1936
Al Karasick def. Kaimon Kudo
AUGUST 6, 1936 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
M.K. Choo and Al Karasick have come to an arrangement
Notes:
Choo is with Hawaii Promotions Ltd.
Karasick is the promoter of the Civic Auditorium.
Choo has got Karasick to book cards at other venues around Hawaii.
Choo plans to conduct wrestling matches at Schofield Barracks, Maui, Hilo, Kauai, and etc.
AUGUST 12, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Jack Smith
1 - Reed Detton Vs. Young Daruma,
Draw
2 - Kaimon Kudo def. Don Carver
3 - Vic Christy def. Harry Kent
4 - Jumping Joe Savoldi def. Al Karasick
AUGUST 18, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Jack Smith & Ernie Andrade.
1 - "Big Boy" Clement def. Don Carver
2 - Kaimon Kudo def. Pat Hennessey
3 - Vic Christy def. Harry Kent
4 - Ed Don George def. Jumping Joe Savoldi
Notes:
Clement returned to his native Hawaii after a tour wrestling on the mainland.
Hennessey was described as “a local boy.”
He played football with the Town Team and had formerly been a St. Louis College gridiron star.
AUGUST 25, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - "Big Boy" Clement def. "Totem" Anderson
2 - Babe Small Vs. Al Karasick
3 - Mixed Match (Catch-as-Catch-Can/Jiu-Jitsu)
Vic Christy def. Kaimon Kudo,
Two Falls to One
4 - Ed Don George def. Harry Kent
Notes:
Kudo and Christy met in alternating catch-as-catch-can and jiu-jitsu styles.
A coin was tossed to decide the opening style.
Christy threw Kudo in a catch wrestling bout.
Kudo won the jiu-jitsu round.
Christy took the last fall at catch.
SEPTEMBER 1936
SEPTEMBER 1, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Jack Smith & Walter King
1 - Don Carver def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Babe Small def Claude "Dutch" Davis
3 - Reb Russell Vs. Big Sam Leathers,
Draw
4 - Ed Don George def. Vic Christy
Notes:
Russell was described as “the roughest and toughest wrestler in the business today.” - The Advertiser
Davis was billed as a "former Navy champion."
SEPTEMBER 8, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.60 & $1.10
Referees: Jack Smith & Ernie Andrade
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
Walter King def. Joe Lynch
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Big Sam Leathers def. Bull Campbell
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Reb Russell def. Babe Small
4 - One Hour Time Limit - Two out of Three Falls or Referee's Decision
Ed Don George Vs. Vic Christy,
Draw
Notes:
Lynch was a movie stuntman and double.
Bing Crosby and his entourage attended the card.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ernie Andrade & "Big Boy" Clement
1 - Don Carver def. Walter King
2 - Big Sam Leathers Vs. Babe Small,
Draw
3 - Vic Christy def. Reb Russell
4 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis def. Ed Don George
Notes:
Lewis was brought to Hawaii for a $1000 guarantee and round trip passage.
His weight was announced at 248lbs, George’s at 232lbs.
The two ex-champs “put on probably the most scientific heavyweight wrestling match seen in a couple decades. There was practically no hippodroming, slapstick comedy, exaggerated facial grimaces, leapfrog stunts, flying tackles, flying mares and football tackles. Instead Lewis and George confined themselves to headlocks, hammerlocks, leg and head scissors, arm and toe holds and a flock of the technical holds of the real profession or trade.” - The Star-Bulletin
SEPTEMBER 22, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.55 & $1.10
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Joe Tribble & Jack Smith
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
"Big Boy" Clement def. Isao "Bull" Toyama
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Norman "Rusty" Westcoatt def. Babe Small
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Reb Russell def. Big Sam Leathers
4 - One Hour Time Limit to a Referee's Decision
Ed "Strangler" Lewis def. Vic Christy
Notes:
Westcoatt has returned to his homeland, after considerable success on the mainland mat circuit.
Among his exploits was a record-setting swim of the San Francisco Bay.
Coated in grease he swam from the ferry building to Oakland in two hours and five minutes on Easter Sunday, 1935.
SEPTEMBER 26, 1936 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ed “Strangler” Lewis departed Honolulu to return to the mainland
Notes
Before leaving he is reported to have signed a three-year managerial contract to handle Rusty Westcoatt.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.55 & $1.10
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Joe Tribble & Jack Smith
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
"Big Boy" Clement Vs. Walter King,
Draw
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Babe Small def. Ernie Andrade
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds - Two out of Three Falls
Rusty Westcoatt Vs. Reb Russell,
Draw
4 - One Hour Time Limit to a Referee's Decision
Chief Chewacki def. Vic Christy
Notes:
Chewacki, one of pro wrestling’s greatest wild men, was billed as both the “King of the Gypsies” and as a “Cherokee Indian Chief” in the pre-match publicity.
A riot broke out as some 20 fans stormed into the ring to attack Chewacki.
Police cleared the ring and the match continued….the House of David baseball team was in attendance.
OCTOBER 1936
OCTOBER 6, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
TicketS: $0.55 & $1.00
Attendance: 2,500
1 - Don Carver Vs Pat Hennessey,
Draw
2 - Ernie Andrade def Dutch Davis
3 - Rusty Westvoatt def. Babe Small
4 - World Rough-house Championship - One Hour Time Limit - Two out of Three Falls or Referee's Decision
Chief Chewacki (c) def. Reb Russell
Notes:
Chewacki claimed to have won the title from Ted Cox.
OCTOBER 13, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.55 & $1.10
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: "Big Boy" Clement & Gust Steele
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
Don Carver def. Walter King
2 - Six Man Heavyweight Battle Royal
Rusty Westcoatt & Reb Russell def. Chief Chewacki, Babe Small, Bull Campbell & Ernie Andrade
3 - Ernie Andrade def. Bull Campbell
4 - Chief Chewacki def. Babe Small
5 - Battle Royal Finalists
Rusty Westcoatt def. Reb Russell
Notes:
The semi-final and the special were decided by the order of the other contestants’ elimination.
OCTOBER 14, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rusty Westcoatt, stricken with acute appendicitis, was rushed to Queen’s Hospital here for an emergency operation
OCTOBER 20, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & Clem Hammil
1 - "Totem" Anderson Vs. "Big Boy" Clement,
Draw
2 - Ernie Andrade def. Gust Steele
3 - Babe Small def. George "Wildcat" Pete
4 - Handicap - Chewacki to Throw Both Men in Sixty Minutes
Jack Holland & Reb Russell def. Chief Chewacki,
Disqualification - Chewacki Only Threw Russell
Notes:
While wrestling Holland, Chewacki attacked the referee and got disqualified.
Holland was billed as a protégé of Joe Stecher.
Pete was making a comeback after an illness.
Hammil was a boxing manager…this was Al Karasick’s last card until November 11, 1936.
He was waiting for the arrival of new wrestlers before resuming his cards.
NOVEMBER 1936
NOVEMBER 11, 1936 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter King & "Big Boy" Clement
1 - Wilfred "Young" Ing def. Walter Camara
2 - Dan "Doc" McKenzie def. Ernie Andrade
3 - Harry Demetral def. Tommy Mead
4 - Chief Thunderbird def. Jack Holland
[Notes:
Chief Thunderbird was Jean Baptiste Paul, Canadian Indian]
NOVEMBER 17, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: "Big Boy" Clement & Bull Campbell
1 - Walter King def. Benny Kim
2 - Jack Holland Vs. Dan "Doc" McKenzie
3 - Arjab Singh def. Tommy Mead
4 - Chief Thunderbird def. Harry Demetral
NOVEMBER 24, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.55 & $1.10
Referees: Jack Smith & Ernie Andrade
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
"Big Boy" Clement def. Walter King
2 - Six, Five Minute Rounds
Tommy Mead Vs. Dan "Doc" McKenzie,
Double Countout
3 - Eight, Five Minute Rounds
Harry Demetral def. Rusty Westcoatt,
Disqualification
4 - One Fall - Forty-Five Minute Time Limit
Arjan Singh def. Bull Campbell,
Forfeit
5 - One Hour Time Limit to a Referee's Decision
Chief Thunderbird def. Jack Holland
Notes:
Mead and McKenzie were both counted out as they brawled outside the ring.
Campbell was unable to continue.
DECEMBER 1936
DECEMBER 1, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: "Big Boy" Clement & Walter King
1 - Tommy Mead def. Bull Campbell
2 - Rusty Westcoatt def. Jack Holland,
Forfeit
3 - Chief Thunderbird def. Dan "Doc" McKenzie
4 - Arjan Singh def. Harry Demetral
Notes:
Holland was unable to continue.
DECEMBER 8, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: "Big Boy" Clement & Walter King
1 - "Totem" Anderson def. Young Daruma
2 - Rusty Westcoatt def. Harry Demetral
3 - Handicap
Arjan Singh def. Ernie Andrade & Don "Doc" McKenzie
4 - Jack Holland Vs. Tommy Mead,
Draw
DECEMBER 15, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.30, $0.55, $0.60 & $1.10
Attendance: 2,500
Referees:
1 - Four, Five Minute Rounds
"Totem Anderson" def. Walter King
2 - Sensational Battle Royal
Jack Holland & Harry Demetral def. Arjan Singh, Rusty Westcoatt, Don "Doc" McKenzie & Chief Thunderbird
3 - Rusty Westcoatt Vs. Chief Thunderbird,
Draw
4 - Arjan Singh def. Don "Doc" Westcoatt
5 - Battle Royal Finalists
Jack Holland def. Harry Demetral
6 - One Hour Time Limit
Red Scorpoion def. Tommy Mead
Notes:
The masked Red Scorpion was accompanied by a masked manager who signaled him throughout the match using playing cards.
Both referees were in the ring for the battle royal.
Despite the efforts of three wrestlers to gang up on and overpower Singh, he thwarted their efforts and finally just walked out of the ring voluntarily.
DECEMBER 22, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Bull Campbell & Walter King
1 - Walter Camara def. Kid Algiers
2 - Chief Thunderbird Vs. Tommy Mead,
Draw
3 - Harry Demetral def. Dan "Doc" McKenzie
4 - Red Scorpion def. Jack Holland
DECEMBER 29, 1936 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Arnie Andrade & Walter King
1 - Tommy Mead def. Dan "Doc" McKenzie
2 - Arjan Singh def. Jack Holland
3 - Chief Thunderbird Vs. Harry Demetral,
Draw
4 - Red Scorpion def. Rusty Westcoatt
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Results from Hawaii, United States of America: 1936.
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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: 1936.
Updated: March 23, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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