Iowa, United States of America: 1910-1919
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1910
MARCH 1910
MARCH 3, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Des Moines, Iowa
1 - Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch (c) def. Henry Ordemann (of Minneapolis),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:38:00 - F2 00:15:00 - C 00:53:00)
MARCH 4, 1910 (FRIDAY)
Sioux City, Iowa
Attendance: 1,500
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch (c) def. Con O'Kelly,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:29:00 - F2 00:06:00 - C 00:35:00)
Note:
O'Kelly is said to be champion of Ireland.
APRIL 1910
APRIL 21, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Sioux City, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Con O'Kelly def. Humid Kala Pasha 'The Turk',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:08:40 - F2 00:06:30 - C 00:15:10)
Note:
O'Kelly is listed as the Irish Champion.
APRIL 1910
APRIL 21, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Sioux City, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Con O'Kelly def. Humid Kala Pasha 'The Turk',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:08:40 - F2 00:06:30 - C 00:15:10)
Note:
O'Kelly is listed as the Irish Champion.
OCTOBER 1910
OCTOBER 7, 1910 (FRIDAY)
Iowa City, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Farmer Baldwin Vs. W.R. Matthews (of Delta)
Unfinished - One Fall to None (01:26:00)
Note:
Matthews wrenched his ankle during the second fall and the match was abandoned. Baldwin had scored the only fall.
OCTOBER 28, 1910 (FRIDAY)
What Cheer, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Jess Reimer (of Des Moines) def. The Mysterious Conductor (of Chicago),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:13:00 - F2 00:15:30 - C 00:28:30)
DECEMBER 1910
DECEMBER 5, 1910 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sandy Griswold
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Jesse Reimer (of Des Moines) def. Dr. Roller 'the Famous Seattle Physician',
Two Falls to None (F1 01:20:35 - F2 00:20:00 - C 01:40:35)
1911
FEBRUARY 1911
FEBRUARY 22, 1911 (WEDNESDAY)
Iowa City, Iowa
1 - 'Dad' House def. William 'Farmer' Baldwin,
Forfeit
Note:
Baldwin suffered a broken neck.
NOVEMBER 1911
NOVEMBER 7, 1911 (TUESDAY)
Des Moines Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa
1 - American Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Jess Reimer (of Des Moines) def. Charles Cutler (of Chicago) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:20:00 - F2 00:27:20 - F3 00:24:00 - C 01:11:20) - NEW CHAMPION
1912
SEPTEMBER 1912
SEPTEMBER 8, 1912 (SUNDAY)
Des Moines, Iowa
Walter Hausafus, local heavyweight wrestler, confessed to a murder of a former friend, Elmer Wallace
DECEMBER 1912
DECEMBER 19, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Davenport, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Harry Brondell (of Davenport) def. Ralph 'Bull' McCleary,
Two Falls to One - Forfeit (F1 00:20:00 - F2 01:10:00 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 01:30:00+)
Notes:
McCleary is listed as the Muscatine Lightweight Champion.
Also featured a sparring exhibition.
In the third fall McCleary suffered an injury and could not continue.
1913
NOVEMBER 1913
NOVEMBER 28, 1913 (FRIDAY)
Owl Lodge Rooms (Over Purity Cancy Kitchen), Fairfield, Iowa
Attendance: 200
1 - Two on One Handicap
Dick Ketchell (of Fairfield) def. Harry Barker (of Fairfield) & Jack Griffith (of Fairfield)
(HB 00:06:00 - JG 00:11:00 - C 00:17:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Fred Workman (of Birmingham) def. 'Shorty' Quackenbush (of Fairfield),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:31:00 - F2 00:05:00 - C 00:36:00)
Note:
Said to be the opening wrestling bout of the season.
1914
OCTOBER 1914
OCTOBER 9, 1914 (FRIDAY)
Fairfield Athletic Club, Fairfield, Iowa
Attendance: "Large"
1 - Nebraskan Lightweight Championship
Ross G. Walker (c) def. Eddie Sutton,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:25:02 - F2 00:02:00 - C 00:27:02)
Note:
Said to be the initial bout of the season.
1915
DECEMBER 1915
DECEMBER 10, 1915 (FRIDAY)
Sioux City, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Stecher (of Nebraska) def. Paul Martinson (of Chicago),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:20:35 - F2 00:11:40 - C 00:32:15)
Notes:
Stecher is listed as an aspirant to the World Heavyweight Championship.
Frank Gotch was present and hailed Stecher as the coming champion.
1916
FEBRUARY 1916
FEBRUARY 20, 1916 (SUNDAY)
Waterloo, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Earl Caddock def. Paul Romanoff "the Greek Heavyweight",
Two Falls to None (F1 00:05:20 - F2 00:05:40 - C 00:11:00)
1917
JANUARY 1917
JANUARY 25, 1917 (THURSDAY)
Burlington, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Jim Londos def. Harry Hartman (of Burlington),
Two Falls to One
Note:
Londos is listed as a claimant to the American light heavyweight championship.
1918
JUNE 1918
JUNE 21, 1918 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Oscar Thorson
Des Moines Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: "Monster"
Referee: Ed Smith
1 - Grover Titus 'Des Moines Wrestling Policeman' def. Ed Tomashea [?] (of Camp Dodge)
(00:47:00)
2 - ???? Vs. ????,
Cancelled
3 - World Heavyweoght Championship - Two out Three Falls
Earl Caddock (c) def. Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (of Kentucky),
Points (02:30:00)
Note:
The second match was cancelled to allow time for the main event.
DECEMBER 1918
DECEMBER 5, 1918 (THURSDAY)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Jack Reynolds (of Cedar Rapids) def. Bull Smith (of Peoria),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:55:17 - F2 00:05:07 - C 01:00:24)
1919
JANUARY 1919
JANUARY 14, 1919 (TUESDAY)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Marin Plestina Vs. Konstantine Romanoff,
Result Unknown
Note:
Plestina is said to be the World Heavyweight Champion.
JANUARY 23, 1919 (THURSDAY)
Majestic Theatre. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Attendance: "One of the Greatest Crowds that ever Witnessed a Wrestling Match in this City"
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Marin Plestina def. Konstane Romanoff,
Two Falls to None
Note:
Plestina is said to be the claimant of the world's championship.
DECEMBER 1919
DECEMBER 30, 1919 (MONDAY)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Referee: Farmer Burns
1 - Welterweight - Two out of Three Falls
Jack Reynolds "Local Favorite" def. Billy Romanoff (of Omaha),
Two Falls to None (F1 JR 00:45:00 - F2 JR 00:14:30 - C 00:59:30)
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Results from Iowa, United States of America: 1910-1919.
Updated: June 4, 2020.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Iowa, United States of America: 1910-1919.
Updated: June 4, 2020.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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