Hawaii, US: 1946
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JANUARY 1946
JANUARY 6, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Professor Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami (preliminaries) & Carley Shiranuhi (main event & semi final)
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Clarence Takase,
Disqualification
2 - Leo MacAllister def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Whitey Glover Vs. Count Von Buesing,
Draw
4 - Bucky O'Neill def. Wimpy Wellington
5 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Charley Carr,
Draw
Notes:
O'Neill was a substitute for Chester Hayes.
Karasick’s Honolulu promotion is building back up after WWII.
The Carr-Kudo bout was called a “scientific match.”
Von Buesing returned to the mat after almost five years.
O’Neill defeated local wrestler Wellington by submission to a hammerlock.
Vilai Su’a entered the ring before the main event and issued a challenge to Bobby Nelson.
Karasick plans to book the bout on his next card.
JANUARY 8, 1946 (TUESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Scarlet Pimpernel, the masked wrestler is in Honolulu
Notes:
Called the “master of the pile driver,” he claims to have only been beaten once in the last 12 years.
JANUARY 13, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Stan Miyashiro def. Fred Tam
2 - Nick Nichols def. Joe Mitchell,
Disqualification
3 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Kaimon Kudo
4 - Winner to Meet Champion Jimmy Gonsalves
Bobby Nelson "The Nebraska Wildcat" def. Vilai Su'a
Notes:
Gonsalves will defend the Hawaiian Junior Heavyweight title and Ring Magazine gold belt against Nelson.
The masked Scarlet Pimpernel “made a spectacular debut and gave the big crowd an exhibition of breaks and holds seldom seen here. He countered the Japanese arm-bar, airplane spins, back-breakers and other deadly holds with amazing ease, but also found Kudo an elusive opponent to hold down.” - The Advertiser
JANUARY 20, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Tiger James def. Bill Kaiser
2 - Frank Merrill def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Bucky O'Neill Vs. Don Carver,
Draw
4 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Joe Mitchell
5 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Bobby Nelson,
Draw
Notes:
Gonsalves’ title was not at stake as Nelson failed to make the 190-lb. junior heavyweight limit.
With one fall each, the defending champ was awarded a decision, “popularly acclaimed by the overflow crowd.” - The Advertiser
JANUARY 26, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo “Rubberman” Higami
1 - Buck Lee def. Tiger James
2 - "Irish" Jack MacArthur def. Frank Merrill
3 - Ben Pilar def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Team Match
Bucky O'Neill & Harry Dellis def. Scarlet Pimpernel & Bobby Nelson
5 - Added Match
Scarlet Pimpernel def. Bobby Nelson
(00:09:11)
Notes:
Nelson, Dellis and O’Neill all ganged up on the masked man to pull his hood off.
The referees intervened.
The Pimpernel refused to continue the match.
Karasick entered the ring and ordered the mystery man and Nelson to wrestle a one-fall bout.
Nelson was forced to give up with an octopus.
FEBRUARY 1946
FEBRUARY 10, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 5,000"
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Leo MacAllister def. Irish Jack MacArthur
2 - Buck Lee def. Nick Nichols
3 - Al Lolatai Vs. Joe Mitchell,
Draw
4 - Don Carver def. Harry Dellis
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Ben Pilar,
Two Falls to One (F1 BP ??:??:?? - F2 SP ??:??:?? - F3 SP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Wladek Zbyszko was introduced to the crowd.
He was enroute to Japan on a USO tour.
Lolatai is back in Hawaii after a season of playing pro football with the Washington Redskins.
He stated, “I came home...because I like pro wrestling as an off season occupation.” - The Star-Bulletin
Charley Carr is out with a challenge to the Pimpernel.
FEBRUARY 16, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi Vs. Bill Kaiser,
Draw
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Buck Lee
3 - Al Lolatai def. Irish Jack MacArthur,
Disqualification
4 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Bucky O'Neill,
Two Falls to One (F1 BO ??:??:?? - F2 SP ??:??:?? - F3 SP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
5 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Don Carver,
Decision
Notes:
The Gonsalves-Carver bout was described as “strictly a straight away match with scientific holds being dominant” - The Star-Bulletin
Gonsalves has been accused of avoiding title matches by Carver, Ben Pilar, and Vilai Su’a.
FEBRUARY 24, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Stan Miyashiro def. Bill Kaiser
2 - Buck Lee def. Clarence Takase
3 - Whitey Glover def. Irish Jack MacArthur
4 - Harry Dellis def. Joe Mitchell
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Charley Carr,
Decision
Notes:
Carr is called Karasick's "Policeman."
MARCH 1946
MARCH 2, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Clarence Takase Vs. Francis Rawlins,
Draw
2 - Leo MacAllister def. Stan Miyashiro
3 - Winner Take All
Al Lolatai def. Joe Mitchell
4 - Ben Pilar def. Wimpy Wellington
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Harry Dellis
Notes:
Wellington was a substitute for Billy Venable.
Venable’s arrival in Hawaii was delayed...he is billed as the “Jr. Heavyweight Champion of Texas.”
Takase’s first name is given variously as Charley, Clarence and Harry.
MARCH 10, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Frank Merrill def. Dale Clark
2 - Nick Nichols def. Clarence Takase
3 - Bucky O'Neill def. Buck Lee,
Disqualification
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves Vs. Vilai Su'a,
Draw
5 - Charley Carr def. Billy Venable
MARCH 16, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Kaimon Kudo
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi def. Nick Nichols
2 - Don Carver def. Bucky O'Neill
3 - Grudge Match
Charley Shiranuhi def. Buck Lee
4 - No Holds Barred
Billy Venable def. Joe Mitchell
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Scarlet Pimpernel,
Decision
Notes:
Since Vilai defeated the Pimpernel by decision and not by pinfall, he did not remove his mask.
The agreement was that his identity would not be revealed until he was pinned.
The Su’a-Pimpernel and Venable/Michell bouts were billed as a double main event.
Shiranuhi and Tsutsumi both won their matches by submission to armbars.
MARCH 24, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
1 - Fred Tam def. Tiger James
2 - Al Lolatai def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Harry Dellis def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Ben Pilar
5 - Jimmy Gonsalves Vs. Billy Venable,
Draw - One Fall Each
MARCH 30, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Kaimon Kudo & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Nick Nichols def. Fred Tam
2 - Frank Merrill def. Stan Miyashiro
3 - Tema Match
Al Lolatai & Vilai Su'a def. Harry Dellis & Billy Venable
4 - Lee Grable def. Charley Carr
Notes:
Miyahsiro was a substitute for Charley Shiranuhi
Making his Honolulu debut, Grable is billed as the Pacific Coast Light-Heavyweight Champion and a former Arizona cowboy.
APRIL 1946
APRIL 7, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Wally Tsutsumi
2 - Frank Merrill def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Ben Pilar Vs. Harry Lee Grable,
Draw
4 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Don Carver
5 - Lee Grable def. Billy Venable,
Forfeit
Notes:
Venable was unable to continue.
Rawlins is called Charley Carr’s protégé.
APRIL 11, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Annual All-Service Wrestling Championships
Army and Navy USO Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Reed Detton "Central YMCA Coach" def. Gilbert Gaumer (of the Navy)
2 - 175lbs
Chaplain Orval Crowder (of the Army) def. Ernest Johnson (of the Navy)
Notes:
Plus additional matches.
This was an amateur event.
Gaumer had no opponent in the heavyweight bracket so Detton wrestled him in a special match.
Gaumer was awarded the heavyweight championship.
Detton, a former pro was one of the wrestling Detton brothers (Dean, Reed, Glen, Dory and Gene).
Reed had come to Hawaii as a pro in ’32 and ended up staying, getting involved with amateur wrestling in the islands.
APRIL 14, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Clarence Takase def. Tiger James
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Nick Nichols
3 - Ben Pilar def. Buck Lee
4 - Billy Venable def. Harry Dellis
5 - Lee Grable Vs. Vilai Su'a,
Stopped
Notes:
Karasick stopped the Grable-Su'a bout as both grapplers were covered in blood.
APRIL 18, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 10,000"
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Fred Tam def. Tiger James
2 - Buck Lee def. Stan Miyashiro
3 - Charley Shiranuhi def. Leo MacAllister,
Disqualification
4 - Ben Pilar def. Wimpy Wellington
Motes:
Plus music by the Schofield Doughboys.
The Schofield Barracks wrestling cards, a fixture during the war, was started back up by Karasick and the Redfield Recreation Department.
These were free shows for all servicemen and their guests.
APRIL 21, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Leo MacAllister def. Buck Lee
2 - Charley Shiranuhi def. Frank Merrill
3 - Ben Pilar Vs. Don Carver,
Draw
4 - Al Lolatai def. Whitey Glover
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Billy Venable
APRIL 28, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Stan Miyashiro def. Clarence Takase
2 - Leo MacAllister def. Irish Jack MacArthur,
Disqualification
3 - Billy Venable def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Ben Pilar
5 - Lee Grable def. Vilia Su'a
Notes:
The Grable-Su’a bout was described as a “rough and tumble brawl.”
MacAllister was disqualified for scuffling with the ref during his bout with MacAllister.
MAY 1946
MAY 4, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Nick Nichols def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Charley Shiranuhi Vs. Irish Jack MacArthur,
Draw
3 - Al Lolatai def. Billy Venable
4 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Jimmy Gonsalves
MAY 12, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Wally Tsutumi Vs. Bolo Bataan,
Draw
2 - Charley Shiranuhi def. "Man Mountain" John Starkey
3 - Wimpy Wellington def. Harry Dellis,
Disqualification
4 - Billy Venable def. Charley Carr
5 - Lee Grable def. Al Lolatai
Notes:
Starkey was a substitute for Whitey Glover.
Shiranuhi recently won a Hawaiian Sumo Tournament in Ewa.
MAY 16, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 10,000"
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Fred Tam,
Disqualification
2 - Simon "Lucky" Zivko [Simunovich] def. Buck Lee
3 - Nick Nichols Vs. Larry "Razor" Rawlins,
Draw
4 - Frank MErrill def. Stan Miyashiro
5 - Billy Venable def. Harry Dellis
Notes:
This card was Zivko “Lucky” Simunovich’s debut.
On the Schofield cards he was billed as Simon “Lucky” Zivko.
[Born in Yugoslavia, Simunovich had been in America since 1930; he came to Hawaii in 1941.
He was an amateur wrestler and weightlifter, a merchant marine, a semi-pro football player and a Honolulu policeman before settling out on a pro wrestling career.
Larry “Razor” Rawlins was likely Francis Rawlins]
MAY 19, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,500
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Buck Lee,
Disqualification
2 - Nick Nichols Vs. Leo MacAllister,
Draw
3 - Wimpy Wellington def. Harry Dellis
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Billy Venables
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Lee Grable,
Decision - One Fall Each
Notes:
Lee was disqualified for using a strangle hold.
MAY 26, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Kaimon Kudo
1 - Bolo Bataan def. Fred Tam
2 - Charley Shiranuhi def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Wimpy Wellington def. Nick Nichols
4 - Vilai Su'a Vs. Billy Venable,
Draw
5 - Mask Vs. Hawaiian Junior Heavyweight Championship & Ring Magazine Belt
Scarlet Pimpernel def. Jimmy Gonsalves
NEW CHAMPION
JUNE 1946
JUNE 2, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami & Kaimon Kudo
1 - John Starkey Vs. Francis Merrill,
Draw
2 - Harry Dellis def. Buck Lee
3 - Al Lolatai def. Charley Shiranuhi
4 - Stan Stieski def. Charley Carr
5 - Lee Grable def. Billy Venable
JUNE 9, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,500
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Leo MacAllister,
Disqualification
2 - Buck Lee def. Bolo Bataan
3 - Tex Porter def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Lee Grable Vs. Vilai Su'a,
Draw
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Stan Skieski
Notes:
This was Porter’s Hawaiian debut.
He was billed as a Northwest lumberjack.
JUNE 16, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Clarence Takase Vs. Nick Nichols,
Draw
2 - Buck Lee def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Al Lolatai Vs. Stan Skieski,
Draw
4 - Tex Porter def. Billy Venable
5 - Lee Grable def. Jimmy Gonsalves
Notes:
It is hoped that Kaimon Kudo will be making a comeback soon.
He has been sidelined for the past year with an arm injury.
JUNE 20, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Walllace Tsutsumi Vs. Chief Blackie Adachi,
Draw
2 - Stanley Yamashiro def. Clarence Takase,
Disqualification
3 - Simon "Lucky" Zivko def. Leo MacAllister
4 - Frank Merrill def. Whitey "Gorilla" Glover,
Disqualification
5 - Prince Vilai Su'a def. Billy Venable
JUNE 23, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Wallace Tsutsumi
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Clarence Takase
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simuovich def. Buck Lee
3 - Kaimon Kudo def. Billy Venable
4 - Vilai Su'a def. Stan Skieski
5 - Lee Grable Vs. Tex Porter,
Draw
Notes:
Kudo’s comeback on the mat.
He won by submission to an arm bar.
Simunovich made his Civic Auditorium debut using his real name.
Johnny Stiles, recently arrived from Columbus, Ohio, was introduced to the crowd.
JUNE 30, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 5,000"
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Nick Nichols Vs. Leo MacAllister,
Draw
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Frank Merrill
3 - Kaimon Kudo def. Al Lolatai
4 - Stan Skieski def. Johnny Stiles
5 - Tex Porter def. Scarlet Pimpernel
Notes:
Stiles' Honolulu debut.
JULY 1946
JULY 4, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Nearly 10,000"
Refferee: Kaimon Kudo
1 - Wimpy Wellington def. Leo McAllister
2 - Fred Tam def. Chief Blachie Adachi
3 - Francis Rawlins Vs. Nick Nichols,
Draw
4 - Al Lolatai Vs. Charley Shiranuhi
5 - Lee Grable def. Charley Carr
Notes:
Plus music by the Post 121st AGF Band.
JULY 7, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Stan Miyashiro def. Nick Nichols
2 - Al Lolatai Vs. Whitey Glover,
Draw
3 - Johnny Stiles def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Tex Porter
5 - Lee Grable def. Stan Skieski,
Forfeit
Notes:
Skieski was unable to continue.
JULY 14, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
1 - Buck Lee def. Nick Nichols
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Ben Pilar Vs. Stan Skieski
4 - Lee Grable def. Johnny Stiles
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Tex Porter
JULY 18, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 10,000"
Referee: Kaimon Kudo
1 - Clarence Takase Vs. Chief Blackie "Indian" Adachi
2 - Al Lolatai def. Leo MacAllister
3 - Wimpy Wellington def. Wallace Tsutsumi
4 - Charley Carr def. Stan Skieski,
Disqualification
Notes:
“Kudo is able to police any wrestler by a quick but neat application of jiu-jitsu or judo.” - The Advertiser
Skieski was disqualified for brawling with Kudo.
MPs finally entered the ring and hauled him away
JULY 21, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,500
1 - Leo MacAllister def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Buck Lee
3 - Johnny Stiles def. Tex Porter
4 - Scarlet Pimpernerl def. Ben Pilar
5 - Lee Grable
JULY 28, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Abel Rodrigues def. Clarence Takase
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. John Starkey
3 - Al Lolatai Vs. Johnny Stiles,
Draw
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Stan Skieski
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Tex Porter
Notes:
Movie actor Edward G. Robinson was in attendance and was introduced to the crowd before the main event.
Lolatai is heading back to Los Angeles, CA to play pro football with the Los Angeles Dons.
He played in the NFL with the Washington Redskins last season.
The Dons are affiliated with the rival All-America Football Conference.
[Lolatai played for the Dons from 1945-49.
Among the owners of the Dons were Louis B. Mayer, Bob Hope, and Don Ameche]
AUGUST 1946
AUGUST 1, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Kaimon Kudo & Lee Grable (main event)
1 - Clarence Takase Vs. Stan Miyashiro,
Draw
2 - Abel Rodrigues def. Wallace Tsutsumi
3 - Frank Merrill def. John Starkey,
Disqualification
4 - Whitey "Gorilla" Glover def. Charley Shiranuhi
5 - Johnny Stiles Vs. Stan Skieski,
Draw - One Fall Each
6 - Extra 5 Minute Bout
Johnny Stiles def. Stan Skieski
Notes:
Skieski objected to Grable’s drawn decision, so the official gave them five more minutes.
Starkey is called both “John” and “Joe.”
AUGUST 4, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Kaimon Kudo
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi def. Fred Tam
2 - "Up and Coming Local Star" Abel Rodrigues Vs. Buck Lee,
Draw
3 - Stan Skieski def. Tex Porter
4 - Vilai Su'a def. Johnny Stiles
5 - Lee Grable Vs. Jimmy Gonsalves,
Draw
AUGUST 11, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Kaimon Kudo
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Wallace Tsutsumi
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich Vs. ABel Rodrigues
3 - Johnny Stiles def. Stan Skieski,
Disqualification
4 - Ben Pilar def. Tex Porter
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Vilai Su'a
AUGUST 15, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wallace Tsutsumi
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Abel Rodrigues def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Frank Merrill def. John Stakey
4 - Wimpy Wellington Vs. Ben Pilar,
Draw
5 - Lee Grable def. Charley Shiranuhi
AUGUST 18, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Jack McKinley
2 - Wong Bock Cheung def. John Starkey
3 - Abel Rodrigues Vs. Wimpy Wellington,
Draw
4 - Ben Pilar def. Johnny Stiles
5 - Stan Skieski def. Kaimon Kudo
Notes:
McKinley was a substitute for Leo MacAllister.
Cheung is making a comeback.
AUGUST 25, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Stan Miyashiro def. Fred Tam
2 - Zivko "Lucky "Simunovich def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Vilai Su'a def. Johnny Stiles
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Ben Pilar,
Decision
5 - Lee Grable def. Stan Skieski
Notes:
Both Simunovich and Rawlins were former Honolulu policemen.
AUGUST 28, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Hawaiian Jewish Welfare Fund
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Clarence Takase def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. John Starkey
3 - Price Vilai Su'a def. Whitey "Gorilla" Glover,
Disqualification
4 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Lee Grable,
Draw
5 - Gorilla Poggi def. Ben Pilar,
Two Falls to One (F1 BP ??:??:?? - F2 GP ??:??:?? - F3 GP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
The benefit was in support of the United Jewish Appeal.
This was Poggi’s Hawaiian debut.
AUGUST 29, 1946 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Kaimon Kudo & Wallace Tsutsumi
1 - Tiger James Vs. Chief Blackie Adachi,
Draw
2 - Abel Rodrigues def. John Starkey
3 - Francis Rawlins def. Clarence Takase
4 - Charley Shiranuhi Vs. Frank Merrill,
Draw
5 - Scarlet Pimpernel def. Ben Pilar
Notes:
The rumor mill was guessing at the masked man’s identity with old-time welterweight champ Jack Reynolds and Mike London being offered as likely suspects.
Tsutsimi “made a hit as a fighting referee who can control all men in the ring by use of jiu-jitsu when needed.” - The Advertiser
SEPTEMBER 1946
SEPTEMBER 1, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
1 - Bolo Bataan def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Abel Rodrigues def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich Vs. Whitey Glover,
Draw
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Gorilla Poggi
5 - Lee Grable def. Scarlet Pimpernel,
Decision
Notes:
By stipulation, the Pimpernel would only unmask if Grable won two pinfalls.
Pimpernel was unable to continue.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Bolo Bataan def. Tiger James
2 - Frank Merrill Vs. John Starkey,
Draw
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich
4 - Kaimon Kudo def. Vilai Su'a
5 - Gorilla Poggi def. Stan Skieski,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Kudo forced Su’a to give up to a Japanese arm bar.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Wallace Tsutsumi
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi "The Honolulu Indian" def. Stan Miyashiro
2 - Clarence Takase Vs. Tiger James,
Draw
3 - Wong Bock Cheung def. Frank Merrill
4 - Wimpy Wellington def. Buck Lee
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Charley Shiranuhim
Two Falls to One (F1 VS ??:??:?? - F2 CS ??:??:?? - F3 VS ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
SEPTEMBER 15, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Atendance: "Over 5,000"
1 - Buck Lee def. Clarence Takase
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Bolo Bataan
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Abel Rodrigues
4 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Gorilla Poggi,
Draw
5 - Championship Elimination Contest
Lee Grable def. Jimmy Gonsalves,
Decision - One Fall Each
Notes:
The winner of the main event will face the Scarlet Pimpernel for the title.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi Vs. Fred Tam,
Draw
2 - Wong Bock Cheung def. Stan Miyashiro
3 - Abel Rodrigues def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Vilai Su'a def. Gorilla Poggi
5 - Hawaiian Junior Heavyweight Championship & Ring Magazine Gold Belt
Lee Grable def. Scarlet Pimpernel
(00:23:30) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Grables used a piledriver to win.
The referee removed the Pimpernel’s mask to reveal tough former amateur mat champion Ben Sherman of Portland, Oregon.
Sherman was seconded by Ken Tsutsumi, local football player.
SEPTEMBER 26, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wallace Tsutsumi
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Clarence Takase
2 - Frank Merrill def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Abel Rodrigues def. Buck Lee
4 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. John Starkey
5 - Gorilla Poggi def. Wimpy Wellington,
Two Falls to One (F1 GP ??:??:?? - F2 WW ??:??:?? - F3 GP ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Adachi wore an Indian headdress into the ring.
”The win made the Chief king of the prelim boys, since he has taken all comers.” - The Advertiser
SEPTEMBER 29, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 5,000"
1 - Buck Lee Vs. Nick Nichols,
Draw
2 - Wong Bock Cheung def. Frank Merrill
3 - Gorilla Poggi def. Abel Rodrigues
4 - Jacques Manuel def. Kaimon Kudo
5 - Ben Sherman "The Former Scarlet Pimpernel" def. Jimmy Gonsalves
Notes:
Former champion Jimmy Gonsalves issued a challenge to the new title-holder Lee Grable.
OCTOBER 1946
OCTOBER 6, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Bill Kaiser def. Chief Blackie Adachi
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Buck Lee
3 - Wong Bock Cheung Vs. Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich,
Draw
4 - Jacques Manuel def. Charley Carr
6 - Lee Grable def. Gorilla Poggi
Notes:
Higami “stole the show from the contestants.” - Star-Bulletin
Manuel’s “judo headlock is the most dangerous hold in wrestling.”
OCTOBER 8, 1946 (TUESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu promoter Al Karasick is on the mainland hunting for new wrestling talent as well as music bands
Notes:
He has signed Jack Kiser for a Hawaiian tour.
Karasick is also purchasing new equipment for the auditorium, including chairs.
OCTOBER 10, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Charley Car
1 - Bill Kaiser def. Fred Tam
2 - Nick Nichols def. Clarence Takase
3 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Buck Lee
4 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Frank Merrill
5 - Gorilla Poggi def. Ben Pilar
OCTOBER 13, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Bill Kaiser Vs. Nick Nichols,
Draw
2 - Whitey Glover def. John Starkey
3 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Ben Pilar,
Draw
4 - Jacques Manuel def. Gorilla Poggi
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Ben Sherman
Notes:
Sherman is described as “one of the roughest and most capable wrestlers to show here. A master of every type of wrestling and tactics, he is also tough and superbly conditioned.” - The Advertiser
OCTOBER 20, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,500
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Tiger James
2 - Buck Lee Vs. Frank Merrill,
Draw
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Whitey Glover
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves Vs. Gorilla Poggi,
Draw
5 - Lee Grable def. Jacques Manuel
OCTOBER 24, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Nick Nichols def. Buck Lee,
Disqualification
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Chief Blackie Adachi
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. "Man Mountai" John Starkey
4 - Ben Sherman def. Charley Shiranuhi,
Two Falls to One (F1 BS ??:??:?? - F2 CS ??:??:?? - F3 BS ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
OCTOBER 27, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Fred Tam,
Disqualification
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Bill Kaiser
3 - Charley Carr def. Buck Lee
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves Vs. Jacques Manuel,
Draw
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Lee Grable,
Decision
OCTOBER 31, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Charley Carr (prelims) & Ben Sherman (semi final & main event)
1 - Tiger James def. Fred Tam
2 - Chief Blackie Adachi def. Bill Kaiser
3 - Wimpy Wellington Vs. Nick Nichols,
Draw
4 - Zivko "Lucky" Zimunovich Vs. Charley Carr,
Draw
5 - Gorilla Poggi def. Kaimon Kudo,
Forfeit
Notes:
Kudo was unable to continue.
When Glover failed to show, referee Carr filled in as Simunovich’s opponent.
Sherman was in attendance and officiated the last two matches.
NOVEMBER 1946
NOVEMBER 3, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kaimon Kudo
1 - Nick Nichols def. Bolo Bataan
2 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich Vs. Charley Shiranuhi
3 - Ben Pilar def. Gorilla Poggi
4 - Jack Kiser def. Charley Carr
5 - Jacques Manuel
Notes:
Manuel and Sherman each had one fall when the latter suffered a bad cut on his head.
The ref stopped the match and awarded it to Manuel.
This was Kiser’s debut appearance for Karasick.
NOVEMBER 6, 1946 (WEDNESDAY)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jimmy Londos, still claiming the world heavyweight championship, stopped off in Honolulu on his way to Australia
Notes:
He said he would appear on two Karasick cards upon his return passage.
NOVEMBER 10, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Charley Carr
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi def. Tiger James
2 - Wimpy Wellington def. Nick Nichols
3 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Kaimon Kudo,
Decision
4 - Team Match
Lee Grable & Jack Kiser def. Jacques Manuel & Gorilla Poggi
Notes:
Both referees officiated the team contest.
NOVEMBER 14, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi Vs. Tiger James,
Result Unknown
2 - Bill Sexton Vs. Fred Tam,
Result Unknown
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich Vs. Francis Rawlins,
Result Unknown
4 - Gorilla Poggi Vs. Charley Shiranuhi,
Result Unknown
5 - Jack Kiser Vs. Wimpy Wellington,
Result Unknown
NOVEMBER 17, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Kaimon Kudo & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Francis Rawlins def. Wallace Tsutsume
2 - Challenge Contest
Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich Vs. Charley Shiranuhi,
Draw
3 - Gorilla Poggi def. Wimpy Wellington
4 - Vilai Su'a def. Jack Kiser,
Decision
5 - Lee Grable def. Ben Sherman,
Two Falls to One (F1 LG ??:??:?? - F2 BS ??:??:?? - F3 LG ??:?:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Sherman brawled with referee Kudo...Tsutsumi was billed as “the protégé of Kaimon Kudo.”
NOVEMBER 24, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami & Kaimon Kudo (semi final & main event)
1 - Nick Nichols Vs. Francis Rawlins,
Draw
2 - Charley Shiranuhi "The Wrestling Referee" def. John Starkey
3 - Ben Pilar Vs. Charley Carr,
Draw
4 - Jack Kiser def. Gorilla Poggi
5 - Vilai Su'a def. Jacques Manual,
Disqualification
DECEMBER 1946
DECEMBER 1, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Bolo Bataan def. Wallace Tsutsumi
2 - Nick Nichols def. Francis Rawlins
3 - Charley Shiranuhi Vs. Jacques Manuel,
Draw
4 - Jimmy Gonsalves def. Gorilla Poggi
5 - Jack Kiser def. Ben Sherman
DECEMBER 5, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Nearly 10,000"
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Wallace Tsutsumi def. Chief Blackie Adachi
2 - Nick Nichols Vs. Francis Rawlins
3 - Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich def. Frank Merrill
4 - Wimpy Wellington Vs. Ben Pilar,
Draw
5 - Grudge Match
Kaimon Kudo def. Gorilla Poggi,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Tsutsumi submitted Adachi with bar scissors.
DECEMBER 8, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 - Frank Merrill def. Clarence Takase
2 - Wimpy Wellington Vs. Nick Nichols
3 - Jacques Manuel def. Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich
4 - Abe "King Kong" Kashey def. Jimmy Gonsalves
5 - Lee Grable def. Jack Kiser
Notes:
Kashey’s Honolulu debut.
DECEMBER 12, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Nearly 10,000"
Referee: Ben Sherman
1 - Benny Viernas Vs. Wallace Tsutsumi,
Draw
2 - Francis Rawlins def. Clarence Takase
3 - Frank Merrill def. Nick Nichols
4 - Charley Shiranuhi def. Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich
5 - Wimpy Wellington def. Ben Pilar
Notes:
Pilar brawled with Sherman after the main event...Viernas-“a new Filipino star.”
DECEMBER 15, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Honolulu Advertiser Christmas Fund Benefit
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 5,000"
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Bolo Bataan def. Chief Blackie Adachi
2 - John Starkey def. Zivko "Lucky" Simunovich
3 - Kaimon Kudo def. Ben Sherman,
Disqualification
4 - Jack Kiser Vs. Jacques Manuel,
Draw
5 - World Heavyweight Championship
Jimmy Londos (c) def. Abe "King Kong" Kashey
Notes:
Lee Grable issued a challenge to Londos.
Starkey’s victory over Simunovich was considered an upset.
DECEMBER 18, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Schofield Barracks Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Charley Carr
1 - Francis Rawlins Vs. Frank Merrill,
Draw
2 - Nick Nichols def. Clarence Takase
3 - Charley Shiranuhi def. John Starkey,
Disqualification
4 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Wimpy Wellington,
Draw
5 - Jimmy Londos def. Jacques Manuel
DECEMBER 22, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Salvation Army Christmas Benefit
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: "Over 5,500"
Referee: Charley Shiranuhi
1 - Wimpy Wellington def. Bolo Bataan
2 - Kaimon Kudo Vs. Ben Pilar,
Draw
3 - Ben Sherman def. Jacques Manuel
4 - Special Exhibition
Jack Kiser & Charley Carr
5 - Jimmy Londos def. Lee Grable,
Stopped
Notes:
The main event was stopped by the referee due to Grable bleeding badly from a cut eye and awarded the bout to Londos.
Carr and Kiser demonstrated 51 wrestling holds “made famous over the last century.”
Their exhibition proved quite popular with the fans.
DECEMBER 29, 1946 (SUNDAY)
Promoter: Al Karasick
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Referees: Charley Shiranuhi & Prof. Tetsuo "Rubberman" Higami
1 - Wimpy Wellington def. Clarence Takase
2 - Battle Royal
Kaimon Kudo & Jack Kiser def. Jacques Manuel, Ben Pilar, Ben Sherman Jimmy Gonsalves
3 - Ben Sherman Vs. Jimmy Gonsalves,
Draw
4 - Jacques Manuel def. Ben Pilar
5 - Kaimon Kudo def. Jack Kiser
Notes:
Except for the opening preliminary bout, all the other matches were determined by the order of elimination during the battle royal.
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