Hawaii, United States of America: 1938
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JANUARY 1938
JANUARY 4, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Torchy Smith Vs. Albert Carvalho,
No contest
2 - Ernie Andrade Vs. Ernie Petersen,
Draw
3 - Glen Wade def. "Big Boy" Naumu
4 - Elimination Tournament to face Vincent Lopez
Matros Kirilenko def. Jack Gacek
Notes:
Karasick begins his third years promoting pro wrestling in Honolulu.
The Kirilenko-Gacek bout was billed as part of an elimination tournament to select an opponent for ex-champ Vincent Lopez, whom Karasick plans to bring to Honolulu soon.
JANUARY 11, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Bill Sinclair def. Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues
2 - Count Otto Von Buesing def. Ernie Petersen
3 - Jack Gacek def. Glen Wade
4 - Hawaiian Heavyweight Championship
Oki Shikina (c) Vs. Matros Kirilenko,
Draw
JANUARY 18, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Petersen & Ernie Andrade
1 - Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues def. Torchy Smith
2 - Jack Gacek Vs. "Big Bou" Naumu,
Draw
3 - Matros Kirilenko def. Count Otto Von Bruesing
4 - Oki Shikina def. Glen Wade
JANUARY 25, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Sailor Jack Arnold
1 - Bob "Totem" Anderson def. Young Tony Carvillo
2 - Battle Royal
Count Otto Von Buesing & Glen Wade def. Jack Gacek, "Big Boy" Naumu, Matros Kirlenko, Ernie Petersen & Oki Shikina
3 - Jack Gacek def. "Big Boy" Naumu
4 - Battle Royal Finalists
Count Otto Von Buesing def. Glen Wade
Notes:
The battle royal was staged when Shikina refused to meet Kirilenko for the scheduled main event title match.
FEBRUARY 1938
FEBRUARY 1, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - "Totem" Anderson def. Albert Carvalho
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu def. Glen Wade
3 - Matros Kirilenko Vs. Jack Gacek,
Draw
4 - Oki Shikina def. Count Otto Von Buesing,
Disqualification
Notes:
Karasick had been planning to bring Vincent Lopez to Hawaii, but could not reach a financial agreement with the former heavyweight champ.
He lined up another ex-champ “Dynamite” Gus Sonnenberg instead.
FEBRUARY 8, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Isami "Sammy" Sugai def. Tony Freitas
2 - Jack Gacek def. Ernie Petersen
3 - Grudge Match
Oki Shikina def. "Big Boy" Naumu
4 - Matros Kirilenko def. Count Otto Von Buesing
Notes:
Al Karasick is still negotiating with Shikina to meet Kirilenko in a title contest.
Shikina will be suspended if he doesn’t come to terms by February 15, 1938.
FEBRUARY 15, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Torchy Smith def. "Totem" Anderson
2 - Ernie Petersen def. Dutch Banks,
Disqualification
3 - "Mormon Giant" Brother Jonathan (of Salt Lake City) Vs. Matros Kirilenko,
Draw (00:45:00)
4 - Hawaiian Rough-House Championship
Count Von Buesing "One Man Riot" def. "Killer" Jack Gacek
Notes:
Said to be Jonathan's local debut.
[Brother Jonathan was Jonathan D. Heaton.
He also wrestled as Don De Laun and Don De Longe.
Jonathan often traveled with a pet rattlesnake he called “Cold Chills” and claimed was 155 years old.
His son Don Leo Jonathan followed him onto the mat and had a highly successful career]
FEBRUARY 19, 1938 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Gilbert Lee
Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii
1 - Matros Kirilenko Vs. Jack Gacek,
Result Unknown
2 - Oki Shikina Vs. Ernie Petersen,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Also featuring preliminary bouts with "home town talent."
FEBRUARY 22, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues Vs. "Biggie" Joy,
Draw
2 - Harry Demetral def. Ernie Petersen
3 - Brother Jonathan def. Jack Gacek
4 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Count Otto Von Buesing
Notes:
Karasick announced that he had finally arranged the Oki Shikina-Matros Kirilenko championship contest.
FEBRUARY 25, 1938 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Thomas B. Miles (of Honolulu)
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
1 - Aukai Naumu def. Harry Demetral,
Disqualification
2 - Brother Jonathan def. "Big Boy" Naumu
Notes:
Also featured Sumo Wrestling Exhibitions.
“Big Boy” and Aukai are cousins.
The card, was said to be the first first held in Lihue in some time.
MARCH 1938
MARCH 1, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,000
1 - Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues def. Bill Sinclair
2 - Brother Jonathan Vs. Count Otto Von Buesing,
Draw
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Harry Demetral
4 - Hawaiian Heavyweight Championship
Oki Shikina (c) def. Matros Kirilenko
Notes:
Shikina was guaranteed $500 to put his title on the line against Kirilenko.
MARCH 8, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - "Big Boy" Clement def. Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Harry Demetral,
Draw
3 - Brother Jonathan def. Count Otto Von Buesing
4 - Matros Kirilenko def. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg,
Disqualification
Notes:
Sonnenberg’s loss was called “the biggest upset in local wrestling circles in many a day.” - The Advertiser
MARCH 15, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,000
Referee Ernie Andrade
1 - Dutch Banks def. "Big Boy" Clement,
Disqualification
2 - Handicap
Brother Jonathan Vs. Ernie Petersen & Harry Demetral,
Time-Limit - Jonathan Failed to Throw Demetral
3 - Matros Kirilenko def. Count Otto Von Buesing
4 - Oki Shikina Vs. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg,
Draw
Notes:
Jonathan had boasted that he could throw any two wrestlers in Honolulu on the same night.
He tossed Petersen but was unable to pin the veteran Demetral.
Sonnenberg wanted a rematch, but Shikina declined as he will be conducting a sumo wrestling tournament in Maui.
MARCH 22, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Harry Demetral def. Ernie Petersen
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu def. Bill Sinclair
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg Vs. Brother Jonathan,
Draw
4 - Matros Kirilenko def. Count Otto Von Buesing
MARCH 29, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Ernie Petersen def. Sailor Jack Arnold
2 - Brother Jonathan def. Harry Demetral
3 - Bobby Roberts def. Count Otto Von Buesing
4 - Gus Sonnenberg def. Matros Kirilenko
APRIL 1938
APRIL 5, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Bill Sinclair
1 - Albert Carvalho Vs. Young Tony Carvillo,
Cancelled(?)
2 - Battle Royal
Ernie Petersen Vs. "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Count Otto Von Buesing Vs. Sailor Jack Arnold Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Result Unknown
3 - Sailor Jack Arnold def. Count Otto Von Buesing
4 - Ernie Petersen Vs. "Big Boy" Naumu,
Draw
5 - Brother Jonathan def. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg
APRIL 12, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Albert Carvalho & Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues
1 - Challenge Contest
Ernie Petersen def. Bill Sinclair
2 - Lee "Strangler" Henning def. Sailor Jack Arnold
3 - Bobby Roberts def. Harry Demetral
4 - Arjan Singh def. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg
Notes:
Petersen had taken exception to Sinclaiar’s refereeing and had issued a challenge to wrestle him.
APRIL 19, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Ernie Petersen def. "Sailor" Lynn Gustafason
2 - Harry Demetral Vs. Lee "Strangler" Henning,
Draw
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Bobby Roberts
4 - Arjan Singh Vs. Brother Jonathan,
Draw
Notes:
Gustafason was billed as the navy fleet champion.
APRIL 20, 1938 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bronko Nagurski accepted Al Karasick’s offer to appear in Honolulu in three matches
Notes:
The offer was accepted through his manager Tony Stecher.
Nagurski is listed as the world heavyweight champion.
It was for $2500 plus transportation expenses.
Nagurski will not put his title on the line though.
Karasick offered Gus Sonnenberg, Oki Shikina, Arjan Singh, Brother Jonathan and Al Perreira as potential opponents for the champ.
APRIL 22, 1938 (FRIDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Al Karasick continued negotiating with Tony Stecher
Notes:
He was able to get him to agree to let Bronko Nagurski appear in at least one heavyweight championship contest.
Stecher insisted that they have the right to select the referee.
Stecher named Joe Malcewicz, Don McDonald, Joe Gardenfield, Joe “Toots” Mondt, Lou Potter and Bobby Morris as acceptable refs.
Karasick picked Mondt and made arrangements for him to travel to Honolulu.
Stecher balked at using Mondt.
Agreement was finally reached to use McDonald, California state-licensed wrestling and boxing referee.
McDonald traveled with Mr. and Mrs. Nagurski and Stecher to Honolulu.
APRIL 26, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,600
1 - Lee "Strangler" Henning Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw
2 - Arjan Singh def. Harry Demetral
3 - Al Pereira def. Count Otto Von Buesing
4 - Hawaiian Championship
Oki Shikina (c) def. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg
Notes:
Movie star Alice Faye, her husband singer and actor Tony Martin, wrestler Jack Holland and Duke Kahanamoku were introduced from the ring.
Holland had come to Hawaii as a bodyguard and physical trainer for the vacationing Hollywood couple.
He will be appearing on the local mat…Faye nearly fainted when Sonnenberg crashed out of the ring near her and lay on the ground.
She had to be taken away to recover.
Kahanamoku was a legendary swimming champion.
He Duke had won medals at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympic games.
At the ’24 Olympics, held in Paris, he won silver behind Johnny Weismuller’s gold in the 100 meter freestyle.
Duke’s brother Samuel Kahanamoku won the bronze.
Following his Olympic victories, Kahanamoku traveled widely, giving swimming exhibitions and popularizing surfing.
He served as the Honolulu sheriff from 1932 through 1961.
Pereira is billed as “the European champion.”
MAY 1938
MAY 3, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Don McDonald (main event)
1 - Jack Holland Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu def. Ernie Petersen
3 - Al Pereira def. Lee Henning
4 - Bronko Nagurski (c) def. Brother Jonathan
Notes:
Nagurski was billed as the World Heavyweight Champion.
Nagurski will only appear in two matches in Honolulu.
The second will be a title defense against Oki Shikina.
MAY 10, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Ernie Andrade, Sailor Jack Arnold & Don McDonald (main event)
1 - Jack Holland Vs. Lee Henning,
Draw
2 - Al Pereira def. Harry Demetral,
Disqualificatiun
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg Vs. Bobby Roberts
4 - Arjan Singh def. Count Otto Von Buesing
5 - World Heavyweight Championship
Bronko Nagurski (c) def. Oki Shikina,
Two Falls to One (F1 BN ??:??:?? - F2 OS ??:??:?? - F3 BN ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Shikina won the second fall by forcing the champion to give up with a Japanese reverse arm bar.
It was “the first fall that Nagurski had lost since he won the championship of the world more than a year ago.
Nagurski stated after the title bout that it was the toughest bout of his five-year career. He has never had to face jiu-jitsu before and does not want to meet it again.” - The Advertiser
MAY 17, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Leo Fielding
1 - Challenge Contest
Jack Holland Vs. Sailor Jack Arnold,
Draw
2 - Lee Henning def. Bobby Roberts
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Brother Jonathan
4 - Al Pereira def. Arjan Singh
Notes:
Holland had challenged Arnold to wrestle.
Fielding, a football star made his debut as a referee.
Promoter Al Karasick is working on bringing Vincent Lopez, Jimmy Londos and Young Bolo Garcia to Honolulu.
The latter is described as a “sensational Filipino giant.”
MAY 24, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Bobby Roberts def. Ernie Petersen
2 - Arjan Singh Vs. Brother Jonathan,
No Contest
3 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Lee Henning
4 - Al Pereira def. Oki Shikina,
Disqualification
Notes:
Shikina was disqualified for continuing to utilize “jiu-jitsu thrusts to Pereira’s jugular.”
Al Karasick negotiated with Portland, Oregon promoter Virgil Hamlin to have Vincent Lopez make three appearances in Honolulu for $1500 and transportation expenses.
Lopez is a former world heavyweight championship claimant.
MAY 31, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Lee Henning
2 - Arjan Singh Vs. Brother Jonathan,
No Contest
3 - Bobby Roberts def. Jack Holland
4 - Vincent Lopez def. "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg
Notes:
Lopez received challenges from Oki Shikina, Brother Jonathan, Arjan Singh and Al Pereira.
JUNE 1938
JUNE 7, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: "Big Boy" Naumu & Ernie Petersen
1 - Brother Jonathan def. Arjan Singh
2 - "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg def. Lee "Joe Palooka" Henning
3 - Oki Shikina def. Bobby Roberts,
Forfeit
4 - Vincent Lopez def. Al Pereira
Notes:
Roberts was unable to continue.
Karasick began billing Henning under the nickname “Joe Palooka.”
Fans thought he resembled the cartoon character.
JUNE 14, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Lee Henning, Sailor Jack Arnold & Ernie Andrade
1 - Joe Tonti def. Ernie Petersen
2 - Arjan Singh def. "Irish" Pat McKay
3 - Al Pereira def. Bobby Roberts
4 - Oki Shikina Vs. Vincent Lopez,
Draw
Notes:
McKay also wrestled under his real name “Whitey” Hewitt.
Tonti is billed as Jimmy Londos protégé.
Henning was serving as the ref for the main event.
When it appeared he was favoring Lopez, Arnold was brought in as a second referee to look after Shikina’s interests.
All four ended up brawling with one another.
JUNE 21, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Ernie Andrade
1 - Al Carvalho def. Tony Carvillo
2 - Battle Royal
Pat McKay Vs. Lee Henning Vs. Ernie Petersen Vs. "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Joe Tonti Vs. Brother Jonathan,
Result Unknown
3 - Joe Tonti Vs Brother Jonathan
4 - Pat McKay def. "Big Boy" Naumu
5 - Lee Henning def. Ernie Petersen
6 - Al Pereira def. Bobby Roberts
JUNE 23, 1938 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Joe Tonti performed a strength stunt, by pulling a 1 ½ ton milk truck down the street with his teeth while walking on his hands
Notes:
Promoter Al Karasick had bet him $25 that he couldn’t do it.
Tonti often performed feats of strength and was featured in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and John Hix’s Strange As It Seems cartoons.
JUNE 28, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Reed Detton
1 - Ernie Petersen def. Sailor Jack Arnold
2 - Pat McKay Vs. Brother Jonathan,
Draw
3 - Bobby Roberts def. Joe Tonti
4 - Al Pereira def. Lee Henning
Notes:
Pereira was a substitute for Oki Shikina.
JULY 1938
JULY 5, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
Attendance: 1,500
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Frankie Simon
2 - Lee Henning def. Ernie Petersen
3 - Joe Tonti def. "Big Boy" Naumu
4 - Bobby Roberts def. Pat McKay,
Disqualification
5 - Al Pereira def. Brother Jonathan
Notes:
Local middleweight wrestler Ornellas returned to Hawaii after a tour of the mainland.
JULY 12, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Petersen & "Biggie" Joy
1 - Brother Jonathan Vs. "Big Boy" Naumu,
No Contest
2 - Al Pereira Vs. Joe Tonti,
Draw
3 - No Rules, No Referee
Pat McKay def. Lee Henning
4 - Andre Adoree def. Bobby Roberts
Notes:
Adoree was billed as a protégé of Stanislaus Zbyszko and a former boxer.
They both had taped fists.
The referees stood outside the ring during the match.
[Adoree was Al Baffert.
In addition to his mat career Baffert was a movie stuntman and actor.]
JULY 19, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Tony Carvillo def. Johnny Wood
2 - Lee Henning def. "Big Boy" Naumu
3 - Joe Tonti def. Bobby Roberts
4 - Andre Adoree def. Harry Demetral
Notes:
The royal couple Prince Louis Ferdinand of Germany and Grand Duchess Kyra of Russia were in a attendance.
JULY 23, 1938 (SATURDAY)
The Pot Luck Show
Princess Theater, Honolulu, Hawaii
Featuring Joe Tont Performing Feats Of Strength
JULY 26, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Bobby Roberts & Sailor Jack Arnold
1 - Harry Demetral def. Ernie Petersen
2 - Andre Adoree def. Pat McKay
3 - Vic Hill def. Lee Henning
4 - Al Pereira Vs. Joe Tonti,
Draw
AUGUST 1938
AUGUST 2, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Lee Henning
1 - Sailor Jack Arnold def. Ernie Petersen
2 - Vic Hill def. Joe Tonti
3 - Andre Adoree def. Pat McKay
4 - Al Pereira def. Bobby Roberts,
Forfeit
Notes:
Roberts was unable to continue.
Pereira had challenged Roberts to a match after Roberts had served as the ref on the last card.
AUGUST 16, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Jack Wetherford
1 - Ernie Petersen def. Dutch Banks
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu def. Lee Henning
3 - Joe Tonti Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw
4 - Elimination Tournament For An Opponent To Face the World Heavyweight Champion, Bronko Nagurski
Andre Adoree def. Pat McKay
5 - Elimination Tournament For An Opponent To Face the World Heavyweight Champion, Bronko Nagurski
Al Pereira def. Vic Hill
Notes:
The Pereira-Hill and Adoree-McKay bouts were billed as a double main event.
The champ had agreed to appear in two bouts in Honolulu, meeting the tourney runner-up first and then the finalist.
AUGUST 23, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold, Al Karasick & Ernie Andrade
1 - Jack Freitas def. Albert Carvalho,
Disqualification
2 - Lee Henning Vs. Vic Hill,
Draw
3 - Jack Gacek def. Bobby Roberts
4 - Pat McKay def. Joe Tonti
5 - Tournament Final to Face World Heavyweight Championm, Bronko Nagurski
Al Pereira def. Andre Aodree
Notes:
Pereira attacked referee Arnold after he won the first fall over Adoree.
Arnold refused to continue officiating and Karasick took over.
Karasick “kept the bout clean at all times, severely handicapping Pereira, who likes to play rough” - The Advertiser
Gacek issued an open challenge to “every wrestler in the world.”
Nagurski had sent word to Karasick that he wouldn’t meet Pereira “under any circumstances”, despite his agreement to face the winner of an elimination tournament.
Due to Nagurski’s refusal to meet him, Pereira proclaimed himself the world heavyweight champion.
Nagurski canceled the trip to Hawaii that also had been scheduled to take in Australia.
Karasick accused the champion of demanding to be able to use his own referee.
AUGUST 24, 1938 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Kids’ Circus
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Featuring Joe Tonti in Strongman and Hand-Walking Stunts
AUGUST 25, 1938 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Kids’ Circus
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Featuring Joe Tonti in Strongman and Hand-Walking Stunts
AUGUST 26, 1938 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Spalding Residence, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Ernie Petersen Vs. Albert Carvalho,
Draw
Notes:
This was part of a private costume party.
AUGUST 30, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Ernie Andrade
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Jack Freitas
2 - Joe Tonti Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw
3 - Andre Adoree def. Lee Henning
4 - Jack Gacek def. Pat McKay
5 - Al Pereira def. Vic Hill
Notes:
Pereira proclaimed himself “the uncrowned heavyweight wrestling champion of Hawaii.”
SEPTEMBER 1938
SEPTEMBER 3, 1938 (SATURDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Oki Shikina has been in a financial dispute with promoter Al Karasick
Notes:
They tentatively agreed that Shikina would defend his Hawaiian championship title against an opponent of Karasick’s choosing for a $500 guarantee following an initial tune-up bout.
Shikina has not appeared on the mat since June 14, 1938.
He reportedly was in dispute with the promoter demanding bigger purses and wanting to be able to hand-pick his opponents in title bouts.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Pat McKay def. Bobby Roberts
2 - Vic Hill Vs. Harry Demetral,
Draw
3 - Al Pereira def. Joe Tonti
4 - Andre Adoree def. Jack Gacek
Notes:
Also featured a hand-balancing act by the Romero Brothers.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Bobby Roberts
1 - Don Carver def. Albert Carvalho
2 - Andre Adoree Vs. Lee Henning,
Draw
3 - Pat McKay def. Vic Hill
4 - Joe Tonti def. "Big Boy" Naumu
5 - Hawaiian Pile-Driver Championship
Al Pereira def. Jack Gacek
Notes:
The the winner was also named the “outstanding challenger” for Oki Shikina’s Hawaiian title.
Karasick, reportedly, has an official signed contract from Shikina to defend his belt on an upcoming card.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1938 (TUESDAY)
World's Greatest Aerial Circus
Promotion: Elks' Club
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tickets: $0.25, $0.55 & $1.10
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Bill Sinclair
1 - Battle Royal
Andre Adoree Vs. Lee Henning Vs. Rudy LaDitzi Vs. Sailor Jack Arnold Vs. Pat McKay Vs. Bobby Roberts Vs. Joe Tonti,
Result Unknown
2 - Pat McKay Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw
3 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Sailor Jack Arnold
4 - Andre Adoree def. Lee Henning
Notes:
The circus featured "Thrilling aerial stunts . . . beautiful girls in death-defying acts!"
SEPTEMBER 27, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Joe Tonti Vs. Lee Henning,
Draw
2 - Andre Adoree def. Pat McKay
3 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Bobby Roberts
4 - Al Pereira def. Jack Gacek
SEPTEMBER 29, 1938 (THURSDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Oki Shikina is balking at appearing on a Al Karasick card
Notes:
Karasick stated that if Shikina doesn’t make arrangements to defend his Hawaiian title by October 4, 1938 he will declare the championship vacant and begin conducting an elimination tourney to crown a new champ.
OCTOBER 1938
OCTOBER 4, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Joe Tribble
1 - Joe Tonti def. Bobby Roberts
2 - Joe Gacek def. Lee Henning
3 - Al Pereira def. Andre Adoree
4 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Billy Hanson
OCTOBER 11, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Joe Tribble
1 - Augie Ornellas def. Reed Detton
2 - Andre Adoree Vs. Joe Tonti,
Draw
3 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Gacek
4 - Billy Hanson def. Rudy LaDitzi
Notes:
Shikina returns to the ring, after a long financial dispute with promoter Al Karasick.
OCTOBER 18, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer, his wife, brother Buddy and manager Ancil Hoffman arrive in Honolulu for a series of fights
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Jack Gacek Vs. Andre Adoree,
Draw
2 - Rudy LaDitzi Vs. Al Pereira,
Draw
3 - Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia def. Joe Tonti
4 - Oki Shikina def. Billy Hanson
Notes:
Filipino wrestler Garcia makes his local debut to large crowd.
An estimated 2/3s of the spectators were Garcia’s countrymen.
OCTOBER 22, 1938 (SATURDAY)
Boxing Card
Promoter: James Low
Volcano Arena, Hilo, Hawaii
Attendance: 700
1 - Boxing - Handicap
Buddy Baer def. Sailor Roberts & "Big Boy" Clement
(R1 SR 00:01:00 - Cl 00:1:50)
2 - Boxing - Exhibition
Max Baer def. Andre Adoree
Notes:
Baer rocked Adoree with lefts and rights to the chin and then resorted to wrestling him to the canvas.
“After softening the French Canadian with hard left jabs in the scrap he easily pinned Adoree in a rassling clowning act” - The Star-Bulletin
OCTOBER 25, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Walter Leck
1 - Jack Gacek def. Joe Tonti
2 - Rudy LaDitzi def. "Big Boy" Naumu
3 - Oki Shikina Vs. Billy Hanson,
Draw
4 - Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia def. Andre Adoree
OCTOBER 26, 1938 (WEDNESDAY)
Elks' Club Benefit Boxing Card
Promoter: Bill Lederer
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,500
1 - Ten Rounds
Max Baer def. Hank Hankinson,
Knockout (R1 00:00:48)
Notes:
Also featured other fights.
OCTOBER 31, 1938 (MONDAY)
Boxing Card
Kekaha Athletic Field, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii
Attendance: 2,000
1 - Boxing
???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - Exbibition - Four Rounds
Max Baer Vs. Andre Adoree,
Result Unknown
Notes:
“Baer made a hit with the crowd as he clowned through four rounds of boxing.” - The Star-Bulletin
Baer declared that he was going to reclaim the heavyweight title from Joe Louis.
NOVEMBER 1938
NOVEMBER 1, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernier Andrade & Walter Leck
1 - "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Joe Tonti,
Draw
2 - Billy Hansen def. Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia
3 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Gacek
4 - Leo Numa def. Rudy LaDitzi
NOVEMBER 8, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Walter Leck
1 - Grudge Match
Ernie Andrade def. Dutch Banks
2 - "Big Boy" Naumu def. Jack Gacek,
Disqualification
3 - Leo Numa Vs. Billy Billy Hanson,
Draw
4 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Oki Shikina,
Disqualification
Notes:
Shikina refused to put his Hawaiian heavyweight championship on the line against LaDitzi.
Andre Adoree returned to Los Angeles, California.
NOVEMBER 15, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Walter Leck
1 - "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Jack Gacek,
Draw
2 - Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia def. "Big Boy" Clement
3 - Leo Numa def. Dick Raines,
Disqualification
4 - Hawaiian Championship
Oki Shikina (c) def. Billy Hanson
NOVEMBER 22, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Walter Leck
1 - Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia def. Abel "Kahuku" Rodrigues
2 - Dick Raines def. Jack Gacek
3 - Oki Shikina def. Rudy LaDitzi,
Disqualification
4 - Leo Numa def. Billy Hanson
NOVEMBER 29, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Walter Leck
1 - "Big Boy" Naumu Vs. Joe Tonti,
Draw
2 - Jack Gacek def. Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia
3 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Jack Holland
4 - Dick Raines def. Leo Numa
Notes:
Before the main event the queens of the Bonciafacio Day celebration were crowned.
The celebration is a Filipino national holiday.
DECEMBER 1938
DECEMBER 6, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Sailor Jack Arnold & Ernie Andrade
1 - Joe Tonti def. "Big Boy" Clement
2 - Herman "Swede" Olsen Vs. Jack Gacek,
Draw
3 - Dick Raines def. Jack Holland
4 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Oki Shikina,
Decision
DECEMBER 12, 1938 (MONDAY)
Promoters: Al Karasick & Sanji Abe
Volcano Arena, Hilo, Hawaii
1 - Rudy LaDitzi Vs. Swede Olsen,
Draw
2 - Leonard "Young Bolo" Garcia def. Joe Tonti
3 - Oki Shikina def. Jack Gacek
DECEMBER 13, 1938 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Walter Leck, Sailor Jack Arnold, Ernie Andrade & Jack Holland
1 - Albert Carvalho def. Tony Carvillo
2 - Bunny Martin def. Joe Tonti
3 - Swede Olsen def. Jack Gacek
4 - Oki Shikina def. Count Otto Von Buesing
5 - Mid-Pacific Rough House Championship
Dick Raines def. Rudy LaDitzi
Notes:
Holland was brought in to take a knocked-out Leck’s place in the Raines-LaDitzi fray.
He awarded the bout to LaDitzi.
A recovered Leck rushed back into the ring and began disputing Holland’s call.
The two refs broke out into a fistfight.
Karasick entered the ring and named Raines the winner.
Martin was billed as “the Tulsa Wildcat” and “the man of a thousand holds.”
DECEMBER 21, 1938 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Joe Tribble & Ernie Andrade
1 - Jack Holland def. Joe Tonti
2 - Leonardo "Young Bolo" Garcia def. Harry Demetral
3 - Jack Gacek Vs. Bunny Martin,
Draw
4 - Rudy LaDitzi def. Swede Olsen
5 - Dean Detton Vs. Dick Raines,
Draw
DECEMBER 27, 1938 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Ernie Andrade & Jack Holland
1 - Dick Raines def. Swede Olsen
2 - Lofty Blomfield def. Jack Gacek
3 - Oki Shikina def. Bunny Martin
4 - Dean Detton def. Rudy LaDitzi
Notes:
Blomfield, of New Zealand held the British Empire championship.
Raines was presented with the “rough house championship cup.”
The UCLA football team was introduced to the crowd.
They are in Honolulu for a series of games, including meeting the University of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Pineapple Bowl.
[Future pro wrestler and actor Woody Strode was on the UCLA squad]
DECEMBER 29, 1938 (FRIDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Brother Jonathan is heading to Honolulu from New Zealand and sent word to Al Karasick that he was challenging Lofty Blomfield
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Results from Hawaii, United States of America: 1938.
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