The August 24, 1940 edition of the Los Angeles Times reported that George Zaharias received a license to promote at the Olympic Auditorium beginning on September 11. The Los Angeles Examiner (12/8/41) stated that Zaharias was now wrestling in New Jersery and New York. Zaharias was inducted into the Army on February 18, 1943 in Los Angeles. In May 1946, Zaharias retired from boxing promotions in Denver, leaving Kollie Barnett as the only fistic promoter in the "Mile High City." His boxing aspirations fell flat, while his wrestling business was thriving. In a Los Angeles court on May 27, 1946, George Zaharias won a judgment of $15,331.91 from actions as an agent for William Freelove and the latter's San Diego Gunners football squad. On Thursday, February 19, 1948, the car of Zaharias was robbed in Cleveland, Ohio, and notice of the incident was sent across the Associated Press wire. Among the items stolen were a prized championship golf cup won by his wife Babe, his wife's golf clothing, contracts, and more. They had been driving from Denver to New York when the robbery took place. The only thing they left behind were his cigars. The Zaharias's wrestling clan's niece Vicke Lee married John "Killer" Kane, a former all-CIAA football player at Morgan State College, in 1952. Kane was also a professional wrestler, and at the time was grappling on the Canadian circuit. Kane met Lee while working out of Chicago, and Lee was doing some wrestling of her own. She was from Lansing, Michigan. Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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