Columbus OH: July 27, 1927
(Haft's Acre) ... Rudy Dusek beat Karl Sarpolis ... Clarence Eklund beat Joe Shimkus ...
Bert Willard beat Leslie Fishbaugh (17 seconds) ... Young Montana drew George Gatsoff
... Omar Slavin beat Earl Hassan (dec)

Columbus OH: July 30, 1927
(OP) ... Clete Kauffman vs Joe Shimkus ... Dan Copen vs Jack Landers

Columbus OH: August 3, 1927
(Haft's Acre) ... Ira Dern beat Clarence Eklund ... (Tournament finale) Pink Gardner beat
Ray Carpenter … (semifinals) Pinky Gardner beat Joe Shimkus ... Ray Carpenter beat
Clete Kauffman (dec) ... Bert Willard beat Logan Champ … NOTE: Dern was defending a
version of the "world light-heavyweight title."

Columbus OH: October 26, 1927
(Chamber of Commerce) … Jack Reynolds def Joe Turner … Carl Van Wurden beat Joe
Shimkus … Dan Koloff def Bull Martin … Dan Copen def Earl Hassen … NOTE: Reynolds
was defending his claim to the welterweight title; Turner – at the time still boasting of the
middleweight championship -- reportedly was under 147 pounds (Don Luce research)

Fort Hayes OH: October 27, 1927
(Wrestler vs Boxer) Joe Shimkus beat Johnny Mack … NOTE: Shimkus took consecutive
falls from the pugilist.











Research by J Michael Kenyon, Don Luce
Columbus Wrestling Results - 1927