Missouri, United States of America: 1922-1929
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1920 (no results)
1921 (no results)
1922
JANUARY 1922
JANUARY 20, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Elks Club, Joplin, Missouri
Attendance: "Fair"
Referees: Andy Anderson (Preliminary) & Harry Peacock (Main)
1 - Kid Cook (of Joplin) Vs. Jim Huggins/Huggins (of Carthage),
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Becker "Joplin's 'Rasslin' Umpire" Vs. Ted Beard (of Wichita),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:50:04 - F2 00:03:12 - F3 00:22:17 - C 01:15:33)
Note:
Beard was a substitute for Dutch Mantell who suffered an injury on Monday night.
FEBRUARY 1922
FEBRUARY 2, 1922 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Carthage National Guard Athletic Association
Promoter: Joe Becker
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Harry Peacock
1 - Harry Stuckey (of Carthage) Vs. Don Hiatt (of Carthage),
Result Unknown
2 - Two out of Three Falls - No Time-Limit
Billy Romonoff def. Joe Becker "the Rasslin' Umpire" (of Joplin),
Two Falls to None (F1 01:09:25 - F2 00:29:00 - C 01:38:25)
Note:
Romonoff is listed as the Pacific Coast Welter and Middleweight Champion.
FEBRUARY 4, 1922 (SATURDAY)
Promotion: National Guard Athletic Association
National Guard Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Attendance: "Largest Wrestling Crowd That Ever Turned Out Here"
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Harry Peacock (of Carthage) def. Billy Romonoff,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:21:15 - F2 00:10:15 - F3 00:14:10 - C 00:45:40)
Notes:
Romonoff is listed as the Pacific Coast Welter and Middleweight Champion.
A Kansan paper notes that Romonoff won this match while building up a match of his in a local city.
FEBRUARY 16, 1922 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: Carthage National Guard Athletic Association
Carthage, Missouri
1 - Harry Peacock "Carthage Wrestling Ace" Vs. "Strong Boy" Price (of Eldorado, Kan.),
Result Unknown
MARCH 1922
MARCH 3, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Hy Connelly
Elks Club, Joplin, Missouri
Tickets: $1.00 & $1.50
Referee: Joe Becker
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
Sailor Adams (of Joplin) Vs. "Strong Boy" Price (of Eldorado, Kan.)
Postponed
Notes:
Primarily a boxing show.
Originally this match was planned to be Billy Romanoff as the wrestler, but he failed to answer the challenge.
Postponed due to a blizzard in the area.
MARCH 10, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Hy Connelly
Elks Club, Joplin, Missouri
Attendance: "Good"
Tickets: $1.00 & $1.50
Referee: Joe Becker
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
"Strong Boy" Price (of Eldorado, Kan. - Wrestler) def. Sailor Adams (of Joplin - Boxer)
Two Falls to None (Round 2 00:00:40 - Round 6 00:02:45)
Notes:
Primarily a boxing show.
Originally this match was planned to be Billy Romanoff as the wrestler, but he failed to answer the challenge.
The wrestler could only use wrestling techniques and the boxer only boxing techniques and had to wear gloves. The wrestler needs to pin the boxer twice for three seconds to win. The boxer needs a knockout to win.
MARCH ??, 1922 (????)
Joplin, Missouri
1 - Billy Romonoff Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
Note:
Romonoff wrenched his shoulder during the match.
MARCH 18, 1922 (SATURDAY)
Promotion: Carthage National Guard Athletic Association
Matchmaker: Ed Ogden
Carthage, Missouri
Attendance: "Good"
Referee: Harry Peacock
1 - Pruett (of Carthage) def. Johnson (of Carthage)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Becker "'Rasslin' Umpire" (of Joplin) def. Billy Romanoff "Pacific Coast Grappler",
Two Falls to None (F1 00:44:00 - F2 00:15:12 - C 00:59:12)
MARCH 27, 1922 (MONDAY)
Kansas City, Missouri
1 - Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (c) def. Yousiff Mahmout (of Bulgaria),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:44:22 - F2 00:01:02 - C 00:45:24)
APRIL 1922
APRIL 5, 1922 (WEDNESDAY)
Webb City, Missouri
1 - Harry "Gotchy" Allen (of Webb City, Mo.) Vs. "Strangler" Lewis (of Kansas City),
Result Unknown
APRIL 15, 1922 (SUNDAY)
Pierce City, Missouri
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
Harry "Gotchy" Allen (of Webb City, Mo.) Vs. Tommy Murphy,
Result Unknown
APRIL 21, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Odeon, St. Louis, Missouri
1 - Jim London def. Jim Mazzon
(00:18:10)
2 - Earl Caddock def. George Kotsonaros
(01:15:00)
Note:
Caddock is listed as the former Heavyweight Champion.
OCTOBER 1922
OCTOBER 2, 1922 (MONDAY)
St. Louis, Missouri
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Chris Jordan def. Gus Eisel,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Jordan is listed as claimant to the World Middleweight Championship.
Eisel is listed as the Missouri Champion.
Eisel claimed injury of his shoulder following the first fall.
DECEMBER 1922
DECEMBER 29, 1922 (FRIDAY)
Kansas City, Missouri
1 - Two out of Three Falls
John Pesek (of Nebraska) def. Wallace Dugid (of Canada),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:59:40 - F2 00:05:55 - C 01:05:35)
1923 (no results)
1924
AUGUST 1924
AUGUST 28, 1924 (THURSDAY)
St. Louis, Missouri
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Wladek Zbyszko (of Poland) def. Renato Gardini (of Italy),
Two Falls to One - Forfeit (F1 00:24:00 - F2 00:44:40 - C 01:08:00)
Note:
Gardini could not continue following the second fall.
NOVEMBER 1924
NOVEMBER 22, 1924 (SATURDAY)
Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Smith (of Carthage) Vs. Stevenson (of Girard, Kan.),
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Becker def. Billy Romonoff,
Two Falls to One - Forfeit (F1 00:34:05 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 00:34:05+
Note:
Romonoff could not come back to the ring following a collision with Becker whose head hit Romanoff's stomach. Romonoff also lost two teeth.
NOVEMBER 1924
NOVEMBER 22, 1924 (SATURDAY)
Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Smith (of Carthage) Vs. Stevenson (of Girard, Kan.),
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Becker def. Billy Romonoff,
Two Falls to One - Forfeit (F1 00:34:05 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 00:34:05+
Note:
Romonoff could not come back to the ring following a collision with Becker whose head hit Romanoff's stomach. Romonoff also lost two teeth.
DECEMBER 1924
DECEMBER 4, 1924 (THURSDAY)
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Young Hackenschmidt (of Carthage) def. Ted Smith (of Carthage),
(00:09:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romonoff (of Wichita, Kan.) def. Joe Becker (of Joplin),
Two Falls to None (F1 01:08:25 - F2 00:10:30 - C 01:18:55)
Note:
Romonoff is listed as claiming Pacific Coast Welterweight Champion.
DECEMBER 13, 1924 (SATURDAY)
Promotion: Battery D (Local National Guard Unit)
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Attendance: "Large: The Best of the Season"
1 - Two out of THree Falls
Emmett Hodges Vs. Young Hackenschmidt,
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 00:14:20 - F2 00:08:15 - TL 00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romonoff (of Wichita) def. Young Stecher (Omaha, Neb.),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:35:25 - F2 00:15:30 - C 00:50:55)
Notes:
It's said Stecher claims the Canadian and French Welterweight Championship.
DECEMBER 20, 1924 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Joe Becker
Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Young Hackenschmidt (of Carthage) Vs. Kallas (of Picher),
Cancelled
2 - Billy Bacom (of Carthage) Vs. Claude Benford (of Carthage),
Time-Limit Draw (00:15:00)
3 - Challenge Match
Billy Romonoff (of Wichita) def. Orville Cox (of Fredonia/Parsons, Kan.),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:17:00 - F2 00:31:00 - C 00:48:00)
Note:
A boxing exhibition was also held.
1925
JANUARY 1925
JANUARY 3, 1925 (SATURDAY)
Promotion: Local National Guard Unit
Promoter: Joe Becker
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Attendance: 400
Timekeeper: Ed Ogden
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Billy Baucom (of Carthage) def. Carl Benford (of Carthage,
Forfeit
2 - Herbert Wedster (of Carthage) Vs. Wilson Kinney (of Carthage),
Cancelled?
3 - Harry Stucky Vs. Ed McKnight,
Time-Limit Draw (00:15:00)
4 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romonoff (of Wichita) Vs. Billy Londos (of Chicago),
Curfew Draw - One Fall Each (F1 01:55:00 - F2 00:21:35 - TL ??:??:??)
Notes:
Romonoff is listed as the former Pacific Coast Champion.
Benford broke his collar bone and had to forfeit.
The final match was stopped at midnight.
JANUARY 6, 1925 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Joe Becker
The Memorial Hall, Carthage, Missouri
1 - Harry Stukey (of Ozark Wesleyan) def. Harold Chrisman (of Ozark Wesleyan),
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romanoff (of Wichita) def. Billy Londos of Chicago),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:55:20 - F2 00:16:20 - F3 00:06:05 - C 01:17:45)
JANUARY 8, 1925 (THURSDAY)
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,000-17,000
Referee: Walter Bates
1 - Lou Talaber def. "Cy" Martin,
Two Falls to None (F1 LT 00:32:30 - F2 LT 00:17:04 - C 00:49:34)
2 - Mike Romano def. George Hills
(00:28:35)
3 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Wayne "Big" Munn def. Ed "Strangler" Lewis (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 WM 00:21:00 - F2 EL 00:02:15 - F3 WM 00:00:50 - C 00:24:05) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Talaber won the first with a toehold, and the second with a body arm and head scissors.
Romano won with a headlock.
Billy Sandow was Lewis' manager.
Munn won the first with a body and crotch hold.
"The two were grappling near the east side of the ring when Munn picked up the 'Strangler' and threw him over the ropes.
The bulky form of the ex-champion hit the hard floor outside the ring with a crash. He made a feeble effort to arise and then fell off onto the floor below.
Other wrestlers have been pushed over the ropes and wrestlers have rolled off onto the floor, but never has a man been bodily hurled over the ropes. If the two men were making an attempt to please the crowd, it was a dangerous experiment." - Th Star
Lewis won the second via disqualification, for the above act, although Munn claimed he did not throw Lewis, rather he held Lewis up high and Lewis "wriggled" out of his grip.
Munn won the third with the same as the first.
JANUARY 10, 1925 (SATURDAY)
Promotion: Local National Guard Company
Memorial Hall, Carthage, Missouri
1 - Billy Romonoff Vs. Young Stecher,
Postponed
Note:
Postponed due to a basketball game.
JANUARY 21, 1925 (WEDNESDAY)
Promotion: Local National Guard Company
Promoter: Joe Becker
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Jimmy Gibbons
1 - Young Hackenschmidt (of Carthage) Vs. Joe Becker,
Result Unknown
2 - Billy Romonoff "Carthage Favorite" def. Young Stecher (of Omaha),
Two Falls to None - Forfeit (00:37:20)
Notes:
Stecher suffered an injury upon losing the first fall.
Also featured boxing.
JANUARY 31, 1925 (SATURDAY)
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
1 - "Dutch" Mantell Vs. Billy Romonoff,
Result Unknown
FEBRUARY 1925
FEBRUARY 14, 1925 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Joe Becker
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Gibbons
1 - Wrestle-Fight (Boxer Vs. Wrestler)
Young Hackenschmidt (Wrestler) def. Johnny Phillips (Boxer),
(Round 4)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romonoff (of Russia) def. Dutch Mantell,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification (F1 00:10:00 - F2 00:30:00 - F3 00:10:00 - C 00:50:00)
Note:
Mantell was disqualified for using four strangle holds.
FEBRUARY 21, 1925 (SATURDAY)
Pawhuska, Kansas or Carthage, Missouri
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Bowers def. Dick Lewis,
Two Falls to None
2 - Boxing-Wresting
Johnny Phillips (of Carthage - Boxer) def. Ted Smith (of Wichita - Wrestler),
Knockout
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Billy Romonoff "Russian Duke" Vs. John Kallas "Terrible Greek",
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 00:46:00 - F2 00:41:00 - F3 00:15:00 - TL 01:42:00)
Note:
The match is called a draw at midnight.
MARCH 1925
MARCH 24, 1925 (TUESDAY)
The Armory, Carthage, Missouri
Referee: Joe Becker
1 - Lyle Stuckey Vs. Young Hackenschmidt,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Kallio (of Omaha/Picher) def. Billy Romanoff "the Little Russian",
Two Falls to One (F1 00:28:00 - F2 00:22:00 - F3 00:30:00 - C 01:20:00)
Note:
Kallio is listed as a claimant of the World Welterweight Championship.
MAY 1925
MAY 30, 1925 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Tom Packs
St. Louis University Athletic Field, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 13,300
Gate: $43,315
1 - Hans Steinke def. Paul Martinson
(00:13:00)
2 - Dick Davis Court (of Wichita) def. Charles Rentrop (of Little Rock)(00:26:00)
3 - Frank Judson (of Boston) def. Dan Kologg
(00:15:00)
4 - Jimmy Londos (of St. Louis) def. Greste Vadalfi (of Italy)
(00:40:00)
5 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Joe Stecher (of Nebraska) def. Stanislaus Zbyszko (of Poland) (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 01:23:00 - F2 00:05:00 - C 01:28:00) - NEW CHAMPION
Note:
It's said Zbyszko is so injured by Stecher's scissors hold that he suffered internal damage causing him to feint and have spells of vomitting following the contest. He was admitted to hospital and the police put a common law bond out on Stecher as a precautionary measure incase Zbyszko's condition should suddenly get worse.
JULY 1925
JULY 8, 1925 (WEDNESDAY)
St. Louis, Missouri
1 - Wayne 'Big' Munn def. Mike Romano,
Forfeit (00:13:00)
Note:
Romano was unable to continue.
1926 (no results)
1927 (no results)
1928
FEBRUARY 1928
FEBRUARY 20, 1928 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Tom Packs
The Coliseum, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 7,000-8,000
Gate: $50,000-$65,000
Tickets: $5-$25
Referee: Harry S. Sharpe
1 - Jean Ledoux (of Canada) Vs. Joe Sanderson (of St. Louis),
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Jimmy Londos def. Joe Zigmund (of Brainerd, Neb.)
(00:19:40)
3 - Joe Toots Mondt "Colorado Cowboy" def. Hans Bauer (of Milwaukee)
(00:15:00)
4 - Roy [Ray] Steele (of Seattle) Vs. Nick Lutze (of Chicago),
Draw (00:23:30)
5 - World Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Ed "Strangler" Lewis def. Joe Stecher (c)
Two Falls to One (F1 02:16:00 - F2 00:00:56 - F3 00:12:50 - C 02:29:46) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Londos used a bar armlock and crotch hold to win.
Mondt used a grapevine to win.
Lewis was managed by Billy Sandow, and Stecher by Anton Stecher.
Lewis weighs 228lbs and Stecher 220.
Lewis won the first fall with an arm-lock.
Stecher won the second with a double wristlock AKA a "flying cow."
Lewis won the third fall with a double wristlock.
Stecher disputed the final fall saying his legs were hanging over the ropes.
"The Stecher 'Alibi.'
After the match, the Stecher camp had two explanations: Referee Sharpe did not enunciate 'one-two-three' before awarding the first fll, and Joe's legs were over the lower rope on the third fall.
The one-two-three alibi doesn't hold up, for Sharpe told both wrestlers and their managers that he would 'use my own judgment, making absolutely certain that the man underneath is absolutely pinned before awarding a fall.' There was no obligation on the part of the referee to give a 'one-two-three' count.
As to the question of Stecher being in the ropes on the third fall, Sharpe's instructions before the bout were: 'I will not intervene so long as the ropes do not prevent a man from properly defending himself."
It's said this is the third time Lewis has been recognized as World Champion.
It's reported the next day Stecher would get approximately $29,000 of the gate, and Lewis $19,000.
"If the expenses ran close to $5,000, Promoter Packs would still profit to the extent of about $10,000." - The Post-Dispatch.
1929
JUNE 1929
JUNE 6, 1929 (THURSDAY)
St. Louis, Missouri
1 - Ray Steele (of Seattle) def. Paul Martinson (of Chicago)
(00:17:00)
2 - Jim McMillan def. Rudy Dusek (of Lucile Rock)
(00:11:37)
3 - Jim Clinstock 'the Oklahoma Indian' def. Jack Taylor (of Canada)
(00:14:00)
SEPTEMBER 1929
SEPTEMBER 10, 1929 (TUESDAY)
Promotion: Missouri Athletic Commission
Kansas City, Missouri
1 - Middleweight Championship
Charles Fischer (of Chicago) (c) def. Joe Wisack (of Tyrol)
(00:29:30)
2 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
'Dynamite' Gus Sonnenberg (c) def. Stanley Stasiak (of Poland),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:58:30 - F2 00:02:03 - C 01:00:33)
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Updated: July 5, 2020.
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