*A search of Colorado Springs Gazette between January 1, 1945 to February 25, 1945
turned up nothing regarding professional wrestling.

Colorado Springs, Colorado:  Friday, April 13, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Bill Dusen vs. Tom Zaharias (Dusen reportedly claimed the Texas
Heavyweight Title) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Emir Badui vs. Floyd Hansen
… Fred Carone vs. Mike “Red” Ryan … (promoter:  Abe Marylander) … (referee:  Sid Marks)
Notes:  Said to be the first wrestling show in Colorado Springs since the beginning of World
War II; a “general cancellation” of all entertainment in Colorado Springs halted the Friday
program.  Promoter Abe Marylander scheduled the show for the following Friday.  Ryan was
from Tulsa and was an "oil field driller."

Colorado Springs, Colorado:  Friday, April 20, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Emir Badui b. Tom Zaharias
(2/3) (Zaharias won the first, Badui won the second and the third by disqualification) (after
the second fall, a ringside fan used a chair to smash Zaharias three times) … Fred Carrone
b. Jim Lafkus (2/3) … Mike “Red” Ryan b. Tony Chaney … (promoter:  Abe Marylander) …
(referee:  Sid Marks) … (less than 1,000 fans in attendance) (100 from nearby Camp
Carson)
Notes;  Badui reportedly beat Frank Taylor in Pueblo on Tuesday night "for the alleged
Mountain title." Hansen claimed to be the Rocky Mountain champion of the Utah region.  
Marks was the "Canadian lightweight titlist now in the U.S. Army." Dusen was reportedly from
Corpus Christi.

Colorado Springs, Colorado:  Friday, May 4, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Emir Badui vs. Floyd Hansen
(Hansen was billed as the Utah State Heavyweight Champion) … Fred Carrone vs. Mike
“Red” Ryan … Alberto Carral vs. Jim Lafkus … (promoter:  Abe Marylander)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, May 4, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (Rocky Mountain HW Title) Prince Emir Badui* beat Floyd Hansen (2-1)
… Frank Taylor beat Fred Carone (2-0) … Jim Lafkus drew Tom Zaharias (20:00) (sub for
Alberto Corral) … NOTES: Badui won his title from Frank Taylor a few weeks ago. Floyd
Hansen was said to hold the Colorado HW title, not at stake.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, May 11, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-1,500) … (WTM) Jim Londos* beat Prince Emir Badui (2-0) … Frank
Taylor beat Jim Lafkus (2-1) … Tom Zaharias beat Floyd Hansen (sub for Jack Kennedy)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, May 18, 1945
(City Auditorium) … George Zaharias beat Frank Taylor (2-1) … Floyd Hansen beat Jerry
Meeker (2-1, dq) … Earl Wampler drew Prince Emir Badui (20:00) (sub for Jim Lafkus) …
Referee: Sid Marks

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, May 25, 1945
No Wrestling

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, June 1, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-2,000) … Everette Marshall beat Jerry Meeker (1-0, utu) … Ernie
Dusek drew Jack Conley (45:00, 1-1) … Tom Zaharias beat Jim Diamond

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, June 8, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Tom Zaharias beat Jack Conley (2-0) … Abe Kashey drew Pierre
DeGlane (45:00, 1-1) … Tony Chaney (of Des Moines IA) beat Ray Heglar (of Pueblo CO)
… Referee: Fritz Schnabel

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, June 15, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-3,000) … Everette Marshall beat Fritz Schnabel … Jerry Meeker drew
Pierre DeGlane (20:00) … Abe Kashey beat Jack Conley … Referee: Tom Zaharias … 8
amateur boxing bouts … Referee: Jack Dempsey

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, June 22, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall drew Abe Kashey (60:00) … Pierre DeGlane beat
Fritz Schnabel (2-1, dq) … Al Szasz drew Jack Conley (20:00) … Referee: Sid Marks

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, June 29, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (One fall to a finish) Everette Marshall beat Abe Kashey (32:00) …
Chief Little Wolf beat Prince Emir Badui (1-0) … Abe Coleman beat Al Szasz … Referee:
Dan Darnell (of Denver CO)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, July 6, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-1,500) … Everette Marshall beat Babe Zaharias … Abe Coleman beat
Tom Zaharias … Al Szasz beat Prince Emir Badui … plus amateur boxing bouts … NOTE:
Abe Marylander decided to stop having boxing on his cards after this.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, July 13, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall beat Abe Coleman … Chief Little Wolf beat Pierre
DeGlane … Jack Conley drew Chico Salazar (20:00)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, July 20, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-1,200) … Abe Coleman beat Chief Little Wolf (2-1) … Chico Salazar
beat Al Szasz … Babe Zaharias drew Jack Conley (20:00)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, July 27, 1945
No Wrestling

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, August 3, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Jimmy El Pulpo drew Abe Coleman (60:00) … Wladislaw Talun beat
Jack Conley … Chico Salazar drew Babe Zaharias (20:00)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, August 10, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Jimmy El Pulpo beat Abe Coleman (utc) … Bob Herman beat Wladislaw
Talun … Henry Piers beat Chico Salazar … Referee: Jack Carter (of Dallas TX) … NOTE:
Bob Herman later became Hans Hermann.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, August 17, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall beat Jimmy El Pulpo … Henry Piers beat Abe
Coleman (dq) … Babe Zaharias beat Fred Peltzer (of La Junta, CO) … Referee: Jack Carter

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, August 24, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Henry Piers beat Abe Coleman … Jimmy El Pulpo beat Tom Zaharias …
Danny Loss (of Denver, CO) beat Chico Salazar … Referee: Jack Bloom (of Denver, CO)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, August 31, 1945
(City Auditorium) …  Jimmy El Pulpo beat Henry Piers (cradle hold) … Abe Coleman beat
Babe Zaharias … Danny Loss drew Prince Emir Badui (20:00)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, September 7, 1945
No Wrestling

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, September 14, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Abe Kashey beat Abe Coleman … Karl Davis beat Babe Zaharias (sub
for Jimmy El Pulpo) … Danny Loss drew Jack Conley

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, September 21, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Frank Taylor beat Abe Kashey … Cowboy Karl Davis drew Jack
Kennedy (45:00) … Danny Loss beat Billy Charney

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, September 28, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Frank Taylor beat Jack Kennedy … Karl Davis drew Tom Zaharias …
Danny Loss vs Johnny Atkins

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, October 5, 1945
No Wrestling

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, October 12, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Frank Taylor beat Karl Davis … Jack Kennedy beat Hans Schnabel (2-
0) … Jules Strongbow vs Babe Zaharias … NOTE: Tom Zaharias was at the show.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, October 19, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (Colorado Champion) Jack Kennedy* drew Frank Taylor … Jimmy El
Pulpo beat Les Grimes … Tom Bradley drew Tom Zaharias … NOTE: It was said that Tom
Bradley turned pro in 1936.  He in listed in 1943. I never found him that early.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, October 26, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (Colorado Champion) … Jack Kennedy* beat Frank Taylor … King
Kong Clayton drew Babe Zaharias (45:00) … Tom Bradley beat Mike (Red) Ryan (of Tulsa
OK)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, November 2, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Jack Kennedy beat Ed Virag … Tom Bradley beat King Kong Clayton …
Babe Zaharias beat Mike (Red) Ryan (sub for Albert Mills) … NOTE: Virag was billed as
being recognized as world champion in several states.

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, November 9, 1945
(City Auditorium, att.-2,000) … Everette Marshall drew Ed Virag (60:00) … Jack Kennedy
beat Lord Albert Mills (dq) … Tom Bradley beat Fred Peltzer

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, November 16, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Jack Kennedy drew Everette Marshall (60:00) … Chris Zaharias (sub for
Oki Shikina) beat Lord Albert Mills (dq) … Tom Bradley drew Stanley Kerfoot

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, November 23, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall beat Lord Albert Mills … Jimmy El Pulpo beat Tom
Bradley … Stanley Kerfoot beat Mike (Red) Ryan (dec)

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, November 30, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall beat Lord Albert Mills (dq) … Jack Kennedy (sub for
Oki Shikina) beat Jimmy El Pulpo … Tom Bradley drew El Burto Campo

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, December 7, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (Colorado Champion) Jack Kennedy* beat Charley Harben … Babe
Zaharias and Chris Zaharias beat El Burto Compo and Jimmy El Pulpo … Tom Bradley beat
George Craig

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, December 14, 1945
No Wrestling

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, December 21, 1945
(City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall beat Oki Shikina … Babe Zaharias and Chris
Zaharias beat El Burto Campo and Jimmy El Pulpo (dq) … Tom Zaharias drew Lord Albert
Mills

Colorado Springs, CO: Friday, December 28, 1945
(City Auditorium) … (Judo Jacket Match) Oki Shikina beat Lord Albert Mills … Chris Zaharias
drew George Craig … King Kong Clayton beat Jimmy El Pulpo … NOTE: On Wednesday,
Mills replaced Everette Marshall who suffered a training injury.



Research by Don Luce, Tim Hornbaker
Colorado Springs Wrestling Results - 1945