Kansas, United States of America: 1921-1925
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1920 (no results)
1921
SEPTEMBER 1921
SEPTEMBER 6, 1921 (TUESDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
1 - John Pezek (of Nebraska) def. Charles 'Kid' Cutler (of Chicago),
Decision - Police Stopped The Contest (01:04:00)
SEPTEMBER 1921
SEPTEMBER 6, 1921 (TUESDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
1 - John Pezek (of Nebraska) def. Charles 'Kid' Cutler (of Chicago),
Decision - Police Stopped The Contest (01:04:00)
OCTOBER 1921
OCTOBER 8, 1921 (SATURDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
1 - Lewis def. Gobar "the Big Hindu"
OCTOBER 15, 1921 (SATURDAY)
Mecine Lodge Club Rooms, Medicine Lodge, Kansas
1 - Adam Mauch (of Nashville) def. Ted Beard (of Augusta)
Note:
Beard is listed as claimant to the Kansan Middleweight Champion.
OCTOBER 26, 1921 (WEDNESDAY)
Opening Wrestling Tournament of the Season
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Gate: $4,000
Referee: "Local Referee"
1 - Stecher Vs. Gobar "the Big Hindu",
Result Unknown
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Dick Daviscourt def. Jim Rodgers,
Two Falls to One (01:00:00=)
Notes:
Daviscourt was a substitute for John Pesek, who replaced Stanislaus Zbyszko the originally listed wrestler to substitute for Lewis, who was the original opponent of Rodgers, but suffered an injury in a match with Gobar.
Rogers is said to be Canadian Champion.
Gobar is said to be the Hindu Title Holder.
OCTOBER ??, 1921 (????)
Kansas City Theater, Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Handicap - Demetral to Throw Eustace in Fifteen Minutes
Demetral Vs. Alan Eustace,
Time-Limit (00:15:00)
OCTOBER 29, 1921 (SATURDAY)
Mankato, Kansas
1 - Tony Ross Vs. Davis,
Result Unknown
NOVEMBER 1921
NOVEMBER 17, 1921 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: E.C. Winters
Newton, Kansas
Attendance: "Largest That Has Wintenessed An Athletic Event Here This Season" - 600+ Paid
1 - Humphries (of Newton) Vs. Williams (of McPherson),
Time-Limit Draw (00:15:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Clarence Elliott "Newton's Middleweight" def. Ted Beard (of Wichita),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:41:20 - F2 00:14:40 - F3 00:17:00 - C 01:13:00)
Notes:
Romonoff, Pacific Coast Middleweight Champion claimant, entered the ring after the match and challenged the winner. The promoter stated it would come off during the first week of December.
Also featured boxing.
DECEMBER 1921
DECEMBER 2, 1921 (FRIDAY)
All=Star Wrestling Tournament
10th Street Community House, Junction City, Kansas
Tickets: $0.50 +
1 - Kansan Welterweight Championship
Dutch Mantel (of Eldorado, Kans.) Vs. Tony Ross (of Junction City),
Result Unknown
Note:
Both men have been claiming the championship up until this point.
DECEMBER 16, 1921 (FRIDAY)
Winfield, Kansas
1 - Dutch Mantell Vs. Tom Perry,
Result Unknown
DECEMBER 22, 1921 (THURSDAY)
McPherson, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
C.E. Elliott (of Newton) def. Robinson (of Concordia),
Two Falls to None
Note:
Will Wolf was scheduled to appear, but failed to show up so Robinson substituted for him.
DECEMBER ??, 1921 (????)
Herington, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Elmer Guthrie def. John Callas (of Greece)
Two Falls to None - Forfeit (00:22:00)
Notes:
Guthrie is listed as the Kansan Middleweight Champion.
Callas would not return for the second fall.
This happened during the week starting December 26, 1921.
1922
JANUARY 1922
JANUARY 13, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Belleville, Kansas
Attendance: "Large"
1 - World Welterweight Championship - Two out oF Three Falls
Tommy Doctor (formerly of Belleville) def. Alfred Mantell "the Flying Dutchman" (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:54:00 - F2 00:29:00 - C 01:23:00)
NEW CHAMPION
JANUARY 16, 1922 (MONDAY)
City Auditorium, Newton, Kansas
Referee: Young Londus
1 - Dutch Schultz (of Newton) Vs. Hugh Widner (of Newton),
Result Unknown
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Clarence E. Elliott (of Newton) def. Dutck Mantell "El Dorado Rough"
Two Falls to None (F1 00:38:00 - F2 00:12:00 - C 00:50:00)
Note:
It's stated in a Missouri newspaper a few days later that Mantell suffered an injury during the match.
JANUARY 23, 1922 (MONDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Tommy Doctor "the Grand Old Man of the Wrestling Game" def. Dutch Mantell "El Dorado Roughneck",
Two Falls to One (F1 00:49:00 - F2 00:10:00 - F3 00:06:00 - C 01:05:00)
JANUARY 24, 1922 (TUESDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
"Tom Law of Wichita is gradually supplanting Jack Curley of New York as America's premier wrestling impressario. Law has offered Jack Herman in behalf of Zbyszko a $26,000.000 purse to meet Strangler Lewis in Wichita on March 3. In extending this offer, Law exceeded overtures made by Montreal promoters by $6,000.00 and Kansas City's offer by $11,000.00. This would probably prove to be the biggest athletic event ever staged in the West, and Law is willing to take a chance. Christopher Columbus did." - Junction City Daily Union
JANUARY 23, 1922 (MONDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - World Welterweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Tommy Doctor (formerly of Belleville) def. "Dutch" Mantell,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:49:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 00:06:00 - C 00:55:00+)
JANUARY 27, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Belleville Opera House, Belleville, Kansas
1 - World Welterweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Tommy Doctor (c) Vs. William Hallas,
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 01:09:00 - F2 00:38:00 - TL 02:00:00)
Note:
Hallas is said to be Greek Welterweight Champion.
Junction City, Kansas
1 - Tony Ross Vs. Cal Farley "the Irish Gladiator",
Result Unknown
Note:
Farley is listed as the undisputed Welterweight Champion of Minnesota.
FEBRUARY 1922
FEBRUARY 3, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Belleville Opera House, Belleville, Kansas
1 - Bob Roscoe Vs. Vernon Breedlove,
Result Unknown
Note:
Breedlove is said to be the Undisputed World Featherweight Champion.
Promoter: Cliff Ross
Junction City, Kansas
Attendance: "Largest Crowd of the Season"
1 - Midwest Welterweight Championship Tournament - Semi-Final - Two out of Three Falls
Tony Ross def. Tommy Doctor,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:31:28:00 - F2 00:25:28 - 00:03:36 - C 01:00:04)
Notes:
Originally Young Prehn was scheduled, but by popular local demand the promoter was forced to call in Tommy Doctor.
Ross is listed as the Kansan Welterweight Champion.
FEBRUARY 7, 1922 (TUESDAY)
Moose Mat, Emporia, Kansas
1 - "Robby" Roscoe Vs. "Tommy" Doctor (of Topeka),
Result Unknown
Notes:
Roscoe is listed as the Canadian Welterweight Champion.
Doctor is listed as the former Kansan Welterweight Championship.
FEBRUARY 8, 1922 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Topeka, Kansas
1 - "Sailor Jack" Lewis Vs. Allan Eustace,
Result Unknown
FEBRUARY 10, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Cliff Ross
Community House, Junction City, Kansas
1 - Midwest Welterweight Championship tournament - Final
Young Prehn (of Vincennes, Ind.) Vs. Tony Ross,
Result Unknown
FEBRUARY 17, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
City Auditorium, Newton, Kansas
Attendance: "Large"
Announcer: Chick Wing
Timekeeper: Lew Goodall
Referee: Elmer Guthrie
1 - Jess Humphrey def. Frank Shrum
2 - Mike Nestor Vs. Clarence Elliott,
Time-Limit Draw (02:05:00)
MARCH 1922
MARCH 3, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Wichita Forum, Wichita, Kansas
Attendance: Sold Out
Referee: Paul Sickner
Timekeeper/Announcer: Henry Dunaway
1 - Dick Daviscourt Vs. Cliff Blickley,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (of California) def. Stanislaus Zbyszko (of Poland),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:41:30 - F2 00:18:13 - F3 00:05:00 - C 01:04:43) - NEW CHAMPION
MARCH 20, 1922 (MONDAY)
Smoker
Promotion: Galena Athletic Club
Promoter: Harry Gray
Galena, Kansas
Attendance: "Good"
RefereE: Joe Becker
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
"Strong Boy" Price (of Eldorado - Wrestler) def. George Applegate (of Lawton, Kan.),
Two Falls to None (Round 1 00:00:32 - Round 8 00:02:40)
APRIL 1922
APRIL 3, 1922 (MONDAY)
Eldorado, Kansas
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
Sterling Price "Strong Boy" (of Eldorado, Kan.) def. Kid Nearly "Colored Fighter"
(Round 3 & Round 4)
APRIL 4, 1922 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Galena Athletic Club
Galena, Kansas
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
"Strong Boy" Price (of Eldorado, Kan. - Wrestler) Vs. Sailor Adams (of Joplin, Boxer),
Result Unknown
APRIL 13, 1922 (THURSDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (c) def. Earl Caddock (of Iowa),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:06:00 - F2 00:36:00 - F3 00:08:00 - C 00:50:00)
APRIL 14, 1922 (FRIDAY)
McPherson, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Dick Daviscourt (of Wichita) def. Sailor Jack Lewis (of Buffalo),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:42:00 - F2 00:14:00 - C 00:56:00)
MAY 1922
MAY 8, 1922 (MONDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - Cliff Binckley def. Jack Carter,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:22:45 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 00:22:45+)
2 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed Lewis (c) def. Farmer Bailey,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:34:54 - F2 00:03:27 - C 00:38:21)
Notes:
Bailey is listed as the New England Champion.
Bailey was a substitute for Joe Parker.
Binckley is listed as the Ohio Champion.
Carter is listed as the Missouri Champion.
MAY 29, 1922 (MONDAY)
Wichita Forum, Wichita, Kansas
1 - Chet Saries Vs. Sergeant Vaniman,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Handicap - Zbyszko to Throw Eustace an Unspecificied Amount of Times in an Unknown Time
Alan Eustace def. Stanislaus Zbyszko,
Zbyszko Threw Eustace Once Before Being Thrown Himself (F1 00:45:00 - F2 00:27:00 - C 01:12:00)
Note:
Zbyszko is listed as the former world champion.
MAY 1922
MAY 8, 1922 (MONDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - Cliff Binckley def. Jack Carter,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:22:45 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 00:22:45+)
2 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed Lewis (c) def. Farmer Bailey,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:34:54 - F2 00:03:27 - C 00:38:21)
Notes:
Bailey is listed as the New England Champion.
Bailey was a substitute for Joe Parker.
Binckley is listed as the Ohio Champion.
Carter is listed as the Missouri Champion.
MAY 29, 1922 (MONDAY)
Wichita Forum, Wichita, Kansas
1 - Chet Saries Vs. Sergeant Vaniman,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Handicap - Zbyszko to Throw Eustace an Unspecificied Amount of Times in an Unknown Time
Alan Eustace def. Stanislaus Zbyszko,
Zbyszko Threw Eustace Once Before Being Thrown Himself (F1 00:45:00 - F2 00:27:00 - C 01:12:00)
Note:
Zbyszko is listed as the former world champion.
JUNE 1922
JUNE 8, 1922 (THURSDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Alan Eustace Vs. Cliff Binckley,
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 01:20:00 - F2 00:20:00 - TL 02:00:00)
Notes:
Eustace is listed as the Kansas Heavyweight Champion.
Binckley is listed as claiming the Ohio Championship.
AUGUST 1922
AUGUST 30, 1922 (WEDNESDAY)
Promotion: American League Athletic Club
The Grandstand, Iola, Kansas
Attendance: "Commensurate with the quality of the program"
1 - Battle Royal (Boxing)
Howard Esmond def. four other Iola "colored men"
(00:05:00+)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Mailey def. Hawley,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:06:00 - F2 00:04:35 - F3 00:02:00 - C 00:12:35)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
'Pokey' Post (of Colony) def. Boilermaker McNulty (of St. Louis),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:06:00 - F2 00:09:00 - C 00:15:00)
Note:
Also featured other boxing bouts.
1923 (no results)
1924 (no results)
1925
JANUARY 1925
JANUARY 27, 1925 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Jack Griffin
Iola, Kansas
1 - "Dutch Mantell" Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
MAY 1925
MAY 6, 1925 (WEDNESDAY)
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Talaber Vs. Parelli,
Result Unknown
2 - John Pesek Vs. Pat McGill,
Result Unknown
JULY 1925
JULY 1, 1925 (WEDNESDAY)
Wichita, Kansas
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Stecher (of Nebraska) (c) def. Stanislaus Zbyszko 'the Stocky Pole',
Two Falls to One (F1 00:32:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 00:10:00 - C 00:42:00)
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Updated: June 5, 2020.
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