Massachusetts, United States of America: 1910-1919
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1910
OCTOBER 1910
OCTOBER 29, 1910 (SATURDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Handicap - Roller to Throw Lunden Twice in Sixty Minutes
Dr. Benjamin F. Roller Vs. Hjalmar Lunden (of Worcester),
Time-Limit - Roller Only Threw Lunden Once (F1 00:44:05 - TL 01:00:00)
NOVEMBER 1910
NOVEMBER 7, 1910 (MONDAY)
Boston Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Handicap - Roller to Throw Lundin Twice in Sixty Minutes
Dr. Benjamin F. Roller Vs. Hjalmar Lundin,
Time-Limit - Roller Only Threw Lundin Once (F1 00:44:10 - TL 01:00:00)
NOVEMBER 17, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling Carnival
Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: "Large & Enthusiastic"
1 - Bob Somerville def. Young Roller (of Buffalo)
(00:16:00)
2 - John Perelli def. Ali Hasan (of Turkey),
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Hackenschmidt (of Russia) def. Maurice DeRiaz (of Switzerland),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:18:25 - F2 00:11:04 - C 00:29:29)
Notes:
Deriaz is listed as the Swiss Champion.
Perelli is listed as the Italian Champion.
Somerville is listed as the 130-pound Champion.
NOVEMBER 22, 1910 (TUESDAY)
Worcester, Massachusetts
1 - Handicap - Hackenschmidt to Throw Three Men in Ninety Minutes
Georg Hackenschmidt (of Russia) Vs. Lehmer, Schnabel & H. Lundin,
Time-Limit - Only Threw Lehmer & Schnabel (L 00:09:10 - S ??:??:?? - TL 01:30:00)
Note:
H. Lundin is listed as the Swedish Champion.
1911 (no results)
1912
JANUARY 1912
JANUARY 4, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
Giovani Raicevich and Romanoff finish up their training today for tomorrow's match
JANUARY 5, 1912 (FRIDAY)
Mechanics Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Giovani Raicevich Vs. Romanoff "the Big Turk",
Result Unknown
Note:
Raicevich is listed as the Italian Champion.
FEBRUARY 1912
FEBRUARY 1, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Worcester, Massachusetts
1 - Joe Turner Vs. Charles Felberg,
Result Unknown
FEBRUARY 19, 1912 (MONDAY)
Mechanics' Building, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
[Stanislaus] Zbyszko def. Henry Ordemanto (of Minneapolis),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:46:10 - F2 00:16:45 - C 01:02:55)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Dr. Roller def. Karla 'the Hindu',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:30:26 - F2 00:10:40 - C 00:41:06)
MARCH 1912
MARCH 12, 1912 (TUESDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Dr. B.F. Roller def. Roos,
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Americus def. Van Trojen,
Two Falls to None
NOVEMBER 1912
NOVEMBER 14, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Ole Oleson (of Boston) def. Peter Goulett (of Woonsocket),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:29:30 - F2 00:14:00 - C 00:43:30)
Note:
Goulett is listed as the French Middleweight Champion.
DECEMBER 1912
DECEMBER ??, 1912 (????)
Woonsocket, Massachusetts
1 - Joe Turner def. Hans Michale,
Two Falls to None
DECEMBER ??, 1912 (????)
Concord, Massachusetts
1 - Joe Turner def. Joe Thomas
DECEMBER 7, 1912 (TUESDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
An article in the Globe calls Joe Turner the “holder of the Richard K. Fox belt, emblematic of the middleweight wrestling championship”
DECEMBER 12, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling
Promoter: George Tuohey
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
Referee: George Tuohey
1 - First Middleweight Elimination Finish Match
Joe Turner (of Washington) def. Ed Miiller/Williams (of St Louis),
Two Falls to None (F1 JT 00:17:30 - F2 JT 00:39:00 - C 00:56:30)
Notes:
Turner is billed as the Police Gazette Middleweight Champion.
Miller is billed as the Middleweight Champion of Southwest.
Miller is said to be a "clean-cut chap with a wealth of mat experience."
"The match will be one of the elimination events looking toward a settlement of the question of the rightful holder of the title." - The Globe
Due to his victory, Turner will next face Bull Montana.
Said to be the longest match of the season.
Turner won the first fall with a hammerlock.
Tuohey advised Miller forfeit as the hammerlock was "likely to break Miller's shoulder if the men continued grappling."
"In the second bout the men were locked in a double body scissors hold and Tuohey got mixed up with them and rolled over several times."
Turner won the second fall with a flying mare.
DECEMBER 15, 1912 (SUNDAY)
Whitinsville, Massachusetts
1 - Joe Turner def. Fred Gardiner "The Mountain Lion",
Two Falls to None
DECEMBER 19, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: George Tuohey
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Joe Turner def. Martin Ludecke,
Two Falls to One (F1 ML ??:??:?? - F2 JT ??:??:?? - F3 JT ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
Notes:
Ludecke was a substitute for Bull Montana.
This had been scheduled to be the second match in a series of elimination bouts to settle the claim of the Middleweight Champion.
DECEMBER 26, 1912 (THURSDAY)
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
Referee: George Tuohey
1 - Joe Perelli def. Fred McKay "The Winnipeg Giant",
Two Falls to None
Notes:
McKay was one of “the fighting McLaglen Brothers” that included Victor, Leopold and Arthur.
1913
APRIL 1913
APRIL 6, 1913 (SUNDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Constant Le Marin (of Germany) def. Charles Cutler (of Chicago),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:34:50 - F2 00:17:45 - C 00:42:35)
1914
FEBRUARY 1914
FEBRUARY 1, 1914 (SUNDAY)
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Fritz Gerhardt def. Bonecki,
Two Falls to None
FEBRUARY 2, 1914 (MONDAY)
Fall River, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Dr. B.F. Roller def. Caspaul Alvarez,
Falls Unknown - Stoppage
St. Jean's Hall, Marlboro, Massachusetts
1 - Two out of Three Falls
John Kilonis def. Bull Montana,
Falls Unknown
1915
DECEMBER 1915
DECEMBER 9, 1915 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling Carnival
Boston Hippodrome, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: "Big"
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Cyclone Burns (of Boston) def. Tom Draak (of Holland),
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Yousouf Hussane 'the Giant Bulgarian' def. John Perilli 'the Italian Whirlwind',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:18:31 - F2 00:02:00 - C 00:20:31)
1916 (no results)
1917
NOVEMBER 1917
NOVEMBER 2, 1917 (FRIDAY)
CMAC Hall, Lowell, Massachusetts
Timekeeper: Joseph Soulard
Referee: Joseph Dubuque
1 - Kid Dosrosters Vs. Louis Pappas,
Time-Limit Draw (00:15:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Wilfred Barrette (of Lowell) def. Norman Taylor (of Boston)
Two Falls to None (F1 00:28:00 - F2 00:05:00 - C 00:33:00)
NOVEMBER 8, 1917 (THURSDAY)
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Peter Goulette def. Young Brown,
Forfeit (00:10:00)
2 - Cyclone Ress def. John Kilonis (of Greece),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:03:30 - F2 00:38:00 - F3 00:46:30 - C 01:28:00)
Note:
Brown gave up stating he took an ill-turn.
NOVEMBER 29, 1917 (THURSDAY)
Mechanic's Building, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Lawson Pinkham 'of the Aviation Corps Vs. Cyclone Burns,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Cyclone Rees def. Ed Delivuk,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:21:52 - F2 00:17:27 - C 00:39:19)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Yousouf Hussane def Ivan Linow,
Two Falls to One - Forfeit (F1 00:42:17 - F2 00:17:20 - F3 00:04:00 - C 01:03:37)
Note:
Linow hurt his knee when thrown to the mat by Hussane.
1918
MAY 1918
MAY 23, 1918 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: George Tuohey
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts
1 - John Shumski def. Tom Marakiah
2 - Wladek Zbyszko def. John Freberg
(01:26:00)
1919
OCTOBER 1919
OCTOBER 16, 1919 (THURSDAY)
Boston, Massachusetts
1 - Middleweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ira Dern (of Salt Lake) def. Ketonen (of Worcester) (c),
Two Falls to None - NEW CHAMPION
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