Americus
Also wrestled as Gus Schoenlein
#PWHS #Results #Americus #Catch
Circa 1909
1900 (no results)
1901 (no results)
1902 (no results)
1903
MARCH 1903
MARCH 12, 1903 (THURSDAY)
Kernan's Lyceum Theater, Washington, District of Columbia
1 - Handicap - Burns to Throw Americus in Fifteen Minutes
'Farmer' Burns (of Iowa) Vs. Americus,
Time-Limit - Burns Failed to Throw Americus (00:15:00)
Note:
Americus is listed as the champion of Maryland.
DECEMBER 1903
DECEMBER 28, 1903 (MONDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Schonlein 'Americus' def. Max Wiley (of Rochester, N.Y.),
Two Falls to None
DECEMBER 1903
DECEMBER 28, 1903 (MONDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Schonlein 'Americus' def. Max Wiley (of Rochester, N.Y.),
Two Falls to None
1904 (no results)
1905
FEBRUARY 1905
FEBRUARY 8, 1905 (WEDNESDAY)
Germania Mannerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Schoenlein 'Americus' (of Baltimore) def. Edward Atherton (of Elmire, N.Y.),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:23:00 - F2 00:03:00 - C 00:26:00)
MARCH 1905
MARCH 22, 1905 (WEDNESDAY)
Light Infantry Hall, Washington, District of Columbia
1 - Handicap - Gotch to Throw Americus Three Times in Sixty Minutes
Frank Gotch (of Humboldt, Ia.) def. Gus Americus (of Blatimore)
(00:08:00)
MAY 1905
MAY 11, 1905 (THURSDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
Referee: Harry Jeffreys
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Schoenlin 'Americus' def. Fred Beell,
Two Falls to None - Disqualification
Note:
Referee disqualified Beell for usage of the stangle hold.
1906 (no results)
1907 (no results)
1908
MARCH 1908
MARCH 21, 1908 (SATURDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Handicap - Hackenschmidt to Throw Schoenlein in Fifteen Minutes
George Hackenschmidt (of Russia) Vs. Gus Schoenlein (of Baltimore),
Time-Limit - Hackenschmidt Failed to Throw Schoenlein (00:15:00)
APRIL 1908
APRIL 3, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: W.W. Wittig
Dexter Park Pavillion, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Edward F. Smith (Main Event) & 'Silent' Doc Krane (Preliminaries)
Seconds: 'Americus' & Rudy Unholz 'the Boer Fighter' (Hackenschmidt) & Farmer Burns & Jack Carkeek (Gotch)
1 - Tommy Rooney def. Young Jenkins
(00:08:45)
2 - Young Billiter def. Ernest Limberg
(00:14:32)
3 - Dick Sorenson def. Ted Tonneman
(00:01:41)
4 - 'Americus' (of Baltimore) def. L. Loudenbach
(00:01:59)
5 - William Demetral def. Mort Henderson
(00:08:10)
6 - Handicap - Stegemueller to Throw Ortmann in Ten Minutes
Emil Stegemueller Vs. Henry Ordeman (of Minneapolis),
Time-Limit - Stegemueller Failed to Throw Ortmann (00:10:00)
7 - World Heavyweight Championship - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch def. Georg Hackenschmidt,
Forfeit (02:00:00) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Stegemueller was Hackenschmidt's training partner.
Immediately after the match Hackenschmidt sang Gotch's praises, said he was the better man and he quit as he would never win. By the next day he had claimed Gotch was greased and the accusations would become heavier against the American once Hackenschmidt was back in England.
Rooney was John Rooney's son.
APRIL 8, 1908 (WEDNESDAY)
The Lyric, Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Light Heavyweight Championship - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
'Americus' Gus Scholein def. Fred Beell (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:21:00 - F2 00:02:00 - C 00:23:00) - NEW CHAMPION
APRIL 1908
APRIL 3, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: W.W. Wittig
Dexter Park Pavillion, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Edward F. Smith (Main Event) & 'Silent' Doc Krane (Preliminaries)
Seconds: 'Americus' & Rudy Unholz 'the Boer Fighter' (Hackenschmidt) & Farmer Burns & Jack Carkeek (Gotch)
1 - Tommy Rooney def. Young Jenkins
(00:08:45)
2 - Young Billiter def. Ernest Limberg
(00:14:32)
3 - Dick Sorenson def. Ted Tonneman
(00:01:41)
4 - 'Americus' (of Baltimore) def. L. Loudenbach
(00:01:59)
5 - William Demetral def. Mort Henderson
(00:08:10)
6 - Handicap - Stegemueller to Throw Ortmann in Ten Minutes
Emil Stegemueller Vs. Henry Ordeman (of Minneapolis),
Time-Limit - Stegemueller Failed to Throw Ortmann (00:10:00)
7 - World Heavyweight Championship - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch def. Georg Hackenschmidt,
Forfeit (02:00:00) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Stegemueller was Hackenschmidt's training partner.
Immediately after the match Hackenschmidt sang Gotch's praises, said he was the better man and he quit as he would never win. By the next day he had claimed Gotch was greased and the accusations would become heavier against the American once Hackenschmidt was back in England.
Rooney was John Rooney's son.
APRIL 8, 1908 (WEDNESDAY)
The Lyric, Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Light Heavyweight Championship - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
'Americus' Gus Scholein def. Fred Beell (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:21:00 - F2 00:02:00 - C 00:23:00) - NEW CHAMPION
DECEMBER 1908
DECEMBER 11, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Seventh Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Americus def. George Turner (of Iowa),
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Yussiff Mahmout 'the Terrible Turk def. Fred Beell (of Wisconsin),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:22:30 - F2 00:35:00 - C 00:57:30)
Note:
Mahmout is noted as the "Greatest foreign wrestler that has come to America in many moons."
DECEMBER 18, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Chicago, Illinois
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Youseff Mahmout 'the Great Turkish Wrestler' def. 'Americus' Gus Schoenlin (of Baltimore),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:57:00 - F2 00:01:00+ - C 00:58:00+)
DECEMBER 1908
DECEMBER 11, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Seventh Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Americus def. George Turner (of Iowa),
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Yussiff Mahmout 'the Terrible Turk def. Fred Beell (of Wisconsin),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:22:30 - F2 00:35:00 - C 00:57:30)
Note:
Mahmout is noted as the "Greatest foreign wrestler that has come to America in many moons."
DECEMBER 18, 1908 (FRIDAY)
Chicago, Illinois
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Youseff Mahmout 'the Great Turkish Wrestler' def. 'Americus' Gus Schoenlin (of Baltimore),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:57:00 - F2 00:01:00+ - C 00:58:00+)
1909
MARCH 1909
MARCH 17, 1909 (WEDNESDAY)
Albaugh's Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
1 - World Light Heavyweight Championship - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
1Americus (Gus Schoenlein) (c) def. Bob Monogoff (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:16:30 - F2 00:12:30 - C 00:- NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Americus was billed as the American Light Heavyweight Championship, and Bob Monogoff as the champion of Europe and thus this was a unification match.
NOVEMBER 1909
NOVEMBER 9, 1909 (TUESDAY)
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: "The Largest Crowd On Record in Local Wrestling"
Gate: $15,000+
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Jack Olson def. Dick Sorenson,
Two Falls to None
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Dan McLeod def. Joe Walace,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:06:09 - F2 00:06:26 - C 00:12:35)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Americus (Gus Schenlein) def. Charley Postl,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:19:15 - F2 00:09:38 - C 00:28:53)
4 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch (c) def. Giovanni Raicevich,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:06:28 - F2 00:05:26 - C 00:11:54)
DECEMBER 1909
DECEMBER 14, 1909 (TUESDAY)
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 4,000
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Mahmout 'the Giant Turk' def. Americus,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:02:34 - F2 00:33:35 - C 00:36:09)
1910
APRIL 1910
APRIL 1, 1910 (FRIDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Yussiff Mahmout 'the Turk' def. 'Americus' (Gus Schoenlin)
(00:58:00)
Note:
Both men were injured and the police stopped the match, but it was awarded to Mahmout.
APRIL 1910
APRIL 1, 1910 (FRIDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Yussiff Mahmout 'the Turk' def. 'Americus' (Gus Schoenlin)
(00:58:00)
Note:
Both men were injured and the police stopped the match, but it was awarded to Mahmout.
DECEMBER 1910
DECEMBER 6, 1910 (TUESDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - World Light Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Scheenlein 'Americus' (c) def. Charles Olsen (of Indianapolis),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:18:00 - F2 00:33:00 - C 00:51:00)
DECEMBER 15, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Sheenlein 'Americus' def. Dr. B.F. Roller (of Seattle, Wash.),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:07:30 - F2 00:02:00 - F3 00:56:00 - C 01:05:30)
DECEMBER 1910
DECEMBER 6, 1910 (TUESDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - World Light Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Scheenlein 'Americus' (c) def. Charles Olsen (of Indianapolis),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:18:00 - F2 00:33:00 - C 00:51:00)
DECEMBER 15, 1910 (THURSDAY)
Baltimore, Maryland
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gus Sheenlein 'Americus' def. Dr. B.F. Roller (of Seattle, Wash.),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:07:30 - F2 00:02:00 - F3 00:56:00 - C 01:05:30)
1911
FEBRUARY 1911
FEBRUARY 20, 1911 (MONDAY)
Boston, Massachussetts
1 - Handicap - Gotch to Throw Americus Twice in Sixty Minutes
Frank Gotch (of Iowa) Vs. Americus (of Blatimore),
Time-Limit - Gotch Only Gained One Fall (F1 00:50:00 - TL 01:00:00)
Note:
Gotch is listed as the champion of the world.
1912
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
1913 (no results)
1914
MARCH 1914
MARCH 14, 1914 (FRIDAY)
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Referee: Dr. Joseph A. Reilly
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Americus def. Fred Beell 'the Giant Killer',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:04:47 - F2 00:02:10 - C 00:06:57) - NEW CHAMPION
Note:
On February 9, 1914, Frank Gotch suggests that Beell and Americus face off for the title and he would forfeit his rights in support of it.
MAY 1914
MAY 7, 1914 (THURSDAY)
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 'Huge'
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Stanislaus Zbyszko (of Poland) def. Americus (of Baltimore) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 01:09:54 - F2 00:07:13 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 01:17:07) - NEW CHAMPION
MAY 1914
MAY 7, 1914 (THURSDAY)
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 'Huge'
1 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Stanislaus Zbyszko (of Poland) def. Americus (of Baltimore) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 01:09:54 - F2 00:07:13 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 01:17:07) - NEW CHAMPION
1915 (no results)
1916 (no results)
1917 (no results)
1918
MARCH 1918
MARCH 19, 1918 (TUESDAY)
Madison Square Garden, New York New York
Attendance: 7,000-9,000
Announcer: Dr. Roller
Referee: Billy Roche
1 - Gus Schoenlein 'Americus' (of Baltimore) def. Jess Westergaard
(00:28:29)
2 - Joe Malcewicz def. George Manish,
Decision (00:30:00)
3 - Yussiff Hussane 'the Baltic Bone Crusher' (of Bulgaria) def. Mort Henderson
(00:28:28)
4 - Ed Lewis def. Wladek Zbyszko, Disqualification
(00:37:25)
Notes:
Lewis was said to be knocked out from Zbyszko's butting.
A stream of chairs were thrown at Zbyszko as he tried to make his way to the back.
There was a collection of over $2,000 taken before the main event in aid of the Kights of Columbus Drive for a $2,500,000 training camp fund.
MARCH 1918
MARCH 19, 1918 (TUESDAY)
Madison Square Garden, New York New York
Attendance: 7,000-9,000
Announcer: Dr. Roller
Referee: Billy Roche
1 - Gus Schoenlein 'Americus' (of Baltimore) def. Jess Westergaard
(00:28:29)
2 - Joe Malcewicz def. George Manish,
Decision (00:30:00)
3 - Yussiff Hussane 'the Baltic Bone Crusher' (of Bulgaria) def. Mort Henderson
(00:28:28)
4 - Ed Lewis def. Wladek Zbyszko, Disqualification
(00:37:25)
Notes:
Lewis was said to be knocked out from Zbyszko's butting.
A stream of chairs were thrown at Zbyszko as he tried to make his way to the back.
There was a collection of over $2,000 taken before the main event in aid of the Kights of Columbus Drive for a $2,500,000 training camp fund.
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Americus's Results.
Updated: Martch 1, 2015.
Record: #2.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.