Chicago, IL: January 14, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs Rudy Kay

Chicago, IL: January 21, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton)

Chicago, IL: February 2, 1942
(White City) ... Seelie Samara vs Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: February 3, 1942
(Marigold Gardens) ... Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) beat Billy Bartush (20:52) ...
Danny Winters drew with Alex Kaffner (30:00) ... Dr. John Bonica beat Dick Stoll ... Joe
Dvorak beat Einar Olsen ... Joe Rogacki (as Rozacki) beat Jack Ross

Chicago, IL: February 11, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs Rudy Kay ... Ignacio Fernandez vs Ole
Olson ... Mike Kilonis vs Walter Palmer ... Ken Fenlon vs Gene Bowman ... Stanley
Zeeman vs Suni Rassmussen

Chicago, IL: February 18, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba beat Ole Olson (20:35) ... Seelie Samara drew with Jack
Conley (30:00) ... Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer beat Jimmy Lee ... Suni Rassmussen beat
Pete Schuh (sub for Ken Fenlon) ... Ned Taylor drew with Stan Zeeman (30:00) ... (Att.-
less than 1,000, promoter Fred Kohler blamed the weather)

Chicago, IL: February 25, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba vs Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: March 4, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba vs Jack Conley ... Swedish Angel vs Seelie Samara ... Jack
(Bad Boy) Brown vs Walter Palmer ... Otto Schnabel vs Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer ...
George Schnabel vs King Kong Clayton

Chicago, IL: March 9, 1942
(White City) ... Jim Londos beat Olaf (Ole) Olson (30:28)

Chicago, IL: March 11, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Jim Londos beat Rudy Kay (26:40) ... Seelie Samara drew with Gene
Bowman (30:00) ... Mike Kilonis beat Kong Kong Clayton ... (Att.-1,800)

Chicago, IL: March 16, 1942
(White City) ... Ole Olson beat Pete Schuh (dq) ... (result found 3-22)

Chicago, IL: March 18, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba beat Seelie Samara (25:44) ... Pete Schuh beat King Kong
Clayton ... Walter Palmer drew with Mike Kilonis (30:00) ... Gene Bowman beat Joe Banek
... Jim Chimpanzee beat Jim Ricci ... (Att.-1,200)

Chicago, IL: March 23, 1942
(White City) ... Ali Baba beat Pete Schuh (23:42)

Chicago, IL: March 25, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba vs Mike Kilonis

Chicago, IL: March 31, 1942
(Marigold Gardens) ... George Macricostas vs Danny Winters ... (promoter-Walter Gettson)

Chicago, IL: April 1, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... (Handicap) Ali Baba beat Gene Bowman (33:10) ... Ali Baba F.T.T.
Seelie Samara (26:50) ... Gorilla Grubmyer drew with Jack Conley (30:00) ... King Kong
Clayton beat Jimmy Lee ... Ken Fenlon beat Joe Banek ... NOTE: Tribune called the
Samara bout a draw. Ali Baba set out to throw both men in 60:00.

Chicago, IL: April 8, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Karol Krauser beat Seelie Samara (32:17) ... Mike Kilonis drew with
Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer (30:00) ... Jack Bloomfield beat Ken Fenlon ... Earl Malone
drew with Jimmy Lee (30:00) ... Suni Rassmussen drew with Ned Taylor (30:00)

Chicago, IL: April 15, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Karol Krauser beat Mike Kilonis (12:26) ... Jack Bloomfield beat
Denny Lentz ... Charley (Gorilla) Grubmyer beat Seelie Samara ... Suni Rassmussen drew
with Earl Malone (30:00) ... Jack Zeravich drew with Ned Taylor (30:00) ... (Att.-1,200)

Chicago, IL: April 20, 1942
(White City) ... (Boxing) Karol Krauser vs Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer ... Jack Bloomfield vs
Ken Fenlon ... Earl Malone vs Pete Schuh ... Denny Lentz vs Jimmy Lee

Chicago, IL: April 21, 1942
(Marigold Gardens) ... George Macricostas beat Rudy Strongberg (31:16) ... Wladyslaw
Talun beat Jack Taylor ... Einer Olsen beat Joe Dorsetti ... Alex Kaffner beat Dr. John
Bonica ... Danny Winters drew with Joe Rogacki (as Rogaski) (20:00)

Chicago, IL: April 22, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Karol Krauser vs Rudy Kay

Chicago, IL: April 27, 1942
(White City) ... Jim Londos beat Rudy Kay ... Jack Bloomfield vs Mike Kilonis ... King Kong
Clayton vs Jack Zeravich ... Joe Dvorak vs Jimmy Lee ... Suni Rassmussen vs Jimmy Ricci
... (result found 4-29)

Chicago, IL: April 29, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Jim Londos beat Mike Kilonis (20:21) ... Karol Krauser drew with
Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer (30:00) ... Andy Rascher beat King Kong Clayton ... Suni
Rassmussen drew with Jack Zeravich (sub for Joe Dvorak) (30:00) ... Earl Malone beat
Nick George

Chicago, IL: May 6, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Karol Krauser vs Jack Bloomfield (18:20, nc-both cor)... Olaf (Ole)
Olson drew with Eddie Slake (30:00) ... Gorilla Grubmyer (sub for Jack Ross) beat Ned
Taylor ... Andy Rascher vs Jack Zeravich ... Gerard Lauth vs Earl Malone ... (referee-Tony
Hadjick)

Chicago, IL: May 11, 1942
(White City) ... Swedish Angel vs Jack Bloomfield

Chicago, IL: May 25, 1942
(White City) ... George Zaharias vs Swedish Angel

Chicago, IL: May 27, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... George Zaharias vs Karol Krauser ... Swedish Angel vs Andy Rascher
... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Ignacio Martinez ... Jack Bloomfield vs Mike Kilonis

Chicago, IL: June 1, 1942
(White City) ... Swedish Angel vs Mike Kilonis ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Jack Bloomfield ...
Karol Krauser vs Ignacio Martinez

Chicago, IL: June 3, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Swedish Angel vs Andy Rascher ... Karol Krauser vs Ignacio Martinez
... Mike Kilonis vs Walter Palmer ... Jack Bloomfield vs George Becker ... NOTE: This was
promoter Fred Kohler’s first outdoor card of the season in the arena adjacent to Rainbo
Fronton, 4836 North Clark Street.

Chicago, IL: June 8, 1942
(White City) ... Swedish Angel vs Ignacio Martinez ... Abe Coleman vs Jack Zeravich ...
Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs George Becker ... Pierre DeGlane vs Ned Taylor ... Blimp
Levy vs Frank Welger

Chicago, IL: June 10, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ignacio Martinez beat Karol Krauser (34:10) ... Abe Coleman drew
with Swedish Angel (30:00) ... Jack Bloomfield beat Jack Zeravich ... George Becker beat
Mike Kilonis ... Gorilla Grubmyer beat Ned Taylor

Chicago, IL: June 15, 1942
(White City) ... Ali Baba vs Mike Kilonis and Jack Bloomfield

Chicago, IL: June 17, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba vs Andy Rascher ... Abe Coleman vs Ignacio Martinez

Chicago, IL: June 22, 1942
(White City) ... Ali Baba vs Mike Kilonis ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs George Becker

Chicago, IL: June 24, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ali Baba vs Ignacio Martinez ... NOTE: The future promoter, Pedro
Martinez was billed as claimant of the Mexican heavyweight championship.

Chicago, IL: June 29, 1942
(White City) ... Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs George Becker

Chicago, IL: July 6, 1942
(White City) ... Ignacio Martinez vs Bert Rubi ... Rufus Jones vs George Becker ... Abe
Coleman vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Phil Gruber vs Billy Venable

Chicago, IL: July 7, 1942
(Madison-Cicero Outdoor Arena) ... Billy Bartush vs Pete Schuh ... Steve Savage vs Jack
Ross ... NOTE: The site was located at 4820 Madison Street.

Chicago, IL: July 8, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Bert Rubi vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Abe Coleman vs George Becker ...
Walter Palmer vs Rufus Jones ... Mike Kilonis vs Phil Gruber

Chicago, IL: July 13, 1942
(White City) ... Ignacio Martinez vs Bert Rubi

Chicago, IL: July 15, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Bert Rubi vs Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: July 20, 1942
(White City) ... Ignacio Martinez vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Phil Gruber vs Jimmy Ricci

Chicago, IL: July 22, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer beat George Becker (2-1) ... Abe
Coleman drew with Olaf Olson (30:00) ... Ignacio Martinez beat Mike Kilonis ... Phil Gruber
beat Nick Elitch

Chicago, IL: July 29, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... George Becker vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Abe Coleman vs Phil Gruber
... Ned Taylor vs Gerald Lauth

Chicago, IL: August 3, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... George Becker vs Rudy Kay

Chicago, IL: August 5, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Abe Coleman vs Ole Olson

Chicago, IL: August 13, 1942 (Thursday)
(Rainbo Fronton) ... George Becker vs Walter Palmer ... NOTE: The card was postponed
Wednesday because of the blackout.

Chicago, IL: August 17, 1942
(White City) ... Abe Coleman vs Ole Olson

Chicago, IL: August 19, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Walter Palmer vs Gorilla Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: August 24, 1942
(White City) ... Pete Schuh vs Ole Olson

Chicago, IL: August 26, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Walter Palmer vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Pierre LaBelle vs George
Becker ... Abe Coleman vs Jack Zeravich ... Pete Schuh vs Ned Taylor

Chicago, IL: August 31, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs George Becker

Chicago, IL: September 2, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Walter Palmer vs Ole Olson ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Rudy Kay ...
Pierre LaBelle vs George Becker ... Abe Coleman vs Pete Schuh

Chicago, IL: September 9, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Walter Palmer vs Pierre LaBelle ... Pete Schuh vs King Cole ...
George Becker vs Jack Zeravich ... NOTE: Before the match, Palmer who is undefeated in
two years of competition in Chicago, will be presented a trophy.

Chicago, IL: September 14, 1942
(White City) ... Bert Rubi vs Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: September 16, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Pierre LaBelle

Chicago, IL: September 21, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Pete Schuh ... NOTE: It will be Fred Kohler’s first windup
bout under his sole promotion, following word yesterday that he and Ed White have
broken up their partnership in the promotion of mat events. The two have operated as
joint promoters for the past nine years. Scarcity of wrestlers and the war activity were said
to be reasons for the split up.

Chicago, IL: September 23, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Pete Schuh vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... George Becker vs Art Van Saxon
... George Pavich vs Ned Taylor ... Andy Rockne vs Nick Elitch

Chicago, IL: September 28, 1942
(White City) ... Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs George Pavich ... Art Van Saxon vs Pete
Schuh ... George Becker vs Gerald Lauth ... Ned Taylor vs Suni Rassmussen

Chicago, IL: September 30, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Pierre LaBelle ... Walter Palmer vs George
Pavich ... George Becker vs Jimmy Ricci ... Young Hackenschmidt vs Gordon Hessel

Chicago, IL: October 5, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Ole Olson ... NOTE: First of the indoor cards. Both
arenas Kohler promoted had outdoor ability in warm weather.

Chicago, IL: October 7, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... George Becker vs Jack (Bad Boy) Brown ... Walter Palmer vs Pierre
LaBelle ... Ole Olson vs George Pavich ... Phil Gruber vs Jack Zeravich

Chicago, IL: October 12, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs George Pavich

Chicago, IL: October 14, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Hans Steinke beat Nick Elitch ... George Becker vs Ole Olson ...
Pierre LaBelle vs Jack Zeravich ... (result found 10-21) ... NOTE: Steinke was living on the
north side of Chicago, and was said to be making a comeback.

Chicago, IL: October 19, 1942
(White City) ... Pierre LaBelle vs Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: October 21, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Hans Steinke vs George Pavich ... Walter Palmer vs Andy Rockne

Chicago, IL: October 26, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Pierre LaBelle ... Hans Steinke vs Gerald Lauth

Chicago, IL: October 28, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... George Becker vs Olaf (Ole) Olson

Chicago, IL: November 2, 1942
(White City) ... Hans Steinke vs Pete Schuh (of Argo, Illinois)

Chicago, IL: November 4, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Hans Steinke vs Ole Olson and Jack Zeravich (must throw both in 60:
00)

Chicago, IL: November 9, 1942
(White City) ... Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer vs Ole Olson

Chicago, IL: November 11, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Hans Steinke vs Ole Olson ... Pierre LaBelle vs Emir Badui ... Gorilla
Grubmyer vs Jack Zeravich ... Rudy Patek vs George Pavich

Chicago, IL: November 16, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Emir Badui

Chicago, IL: November 23, 1942
(White City) ... Ole Olson vs Gorilla Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: November 25, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Emir Badui vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Walter Palmer vs Ole Olson ...
Rudy Patek (as Rudy Pachek) vs Pierre LaBelle ... Jack Zeravich vs Jimmy Lee

Chicago, IL: November 30, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Jack Zeravich ... Pierre LaBelle vs Gorilla Grubmyer

Chicago, IL: December 2, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Ole Olson vs Jack Zeravich

Chicago, IL: December 7, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Ole Olson ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Jack Zeravich ... Army
Corp. Billy Goelz vs Pierre LaBelle

Chicago, IL: December 14, 1942
(White City) ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Jack Zeravich ... Johnny Holda vs Jack Hobbs

Chicago, IL: December 16, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Pierre LaBelle vs Jack Zeravich ... Ole Olson vs Bobby Nelson ...
Sailor Allen vs Sergeant Joe Banek

Chicago, IL: December 21, 1942
(White City) ... Walter Palmer vs Gorilla Grubmyer ... Gerald Lauth and Jack Zeravich vs
Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor ... NOTE: This seems to be the first times the term
Australian tag team match was used in Chicago.

Chicago, IL: December 23, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Walter Palmer vs Ole Olson (2/3 falls)

Chicago, IL: December 28, 1942
(White City) ... Pete Bartu vs Charles (Gorilla) Grubmyer ... Walter Palmer vs Sailor Allen
... Suni Rassmussen vs Einar Olsen ... Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor vs Gerald Lauth and
Jack Zeravich ... NOTE: Said to be Fred Kohler’s 52 card of the year at White City Arena.
No doubt the Tribune failed to mention some of them.

Chicago, IL: December 30, 1942
(Rainbo Fronton) ... Gorilla Grubmyer vs Bobby Nelson Einar Olsen vs Charley Peterson
... NOTE: This also was called Kohler’s 52 card of the year at Rainbo Fronton.

Research by Don Luce
Chicago Wrestling Results - 1942