Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, September 22, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Nanjo Singh b. Al Baffert (2-0) … Frank Graham and Terry McGinnis drew (1-1) … Young Gotch b. Sammy Feeback (9:00) … John Evko b. Ray Laffoon (4: 30) … Bearcat Johnson and Fritz Schmelling drew (15:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (sponsored by: Veterans of Foreign War) Notes: Said to be the “opening V.F.W. mat card.” Johnson was said to be from Little Rock, Arkansas. Frank Graham was from Amarillo. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, September 24, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Joe Dusek b. Jack Kennedy (2/3) … Casimir Pulaski b. Ernie Powers (2-0) … Dutch Schultz b. Al Mills (14:00) … “Sailor” Jack Arnold b. Bobby Stewart (DQ) (7: 00) … Fred Ebert b. Tex Cashman (8:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Notes: Bobby Stewart, weighing 265 pounds, was said to be from Atlanta. Fred Ebert was from Harrisburg, Tex Cashman from Billings, Montana, Casimir Pulaski from Warsaw, Poland. Jack Kennedy played football at Southern Methodist Univerity and, according to the report in the Kansas City Kansan, “is said to be the only man to defeat John Pesek in three years.” Ernie Powers of Vancouver was said to be a Canadian championship claimant. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, September 29, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Nanjo Singh b. Young Gotch (2/3) … Terry McGinnis b. Fritz Schmelling (22:50) … Frank Graham b. Al Baffert (17:30) … Leo Newman b. “Wildcat” Johnson … John Anderson and Fred Walkenback drew (15:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (referee: Lou Spandle) Notes: Young Gotch, master of the toehold, was said to be 22 years old and from Chicago. Leo “The Lion” Newman was reportedly a “former A.A.U. and Navy light heavyweight champion.” A “near riot” almost occurred when Snigh won over Gotch. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 1, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Joe Cox b. Joe Dusek (2/3) (Texas rules) … Jack Kennedy b. Jimmy Wallace (2-0) (flying tackles) … Tony Felice b. Ernie Powers … Hans Schultz b. Fred Ebert (4:30) … Tex Cashman and Harley Pierce drew (15:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) Notes: Joe Cox was called the “one time ‘pride’ of Westport Avenue.” Harley Pierce was from Gallatin, Missouri and Jack Tafort from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jimmy Wallace, from Lynn, Massachusetts, was said to be a “former Holy Cross football star,” and replaced Bobby Stewart on the show. Kansas City, Missouri: Tuesday, October 6, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Nanjo Singh b. Young Gotch (2-0) … Frank Graham b. Fritz Schmelling (2-0) … Terry McGinnis and Walter Sirois drew (30:00) … Frenchy Leavitte and Leo Newman drew (20:00) … Jack Nelson b. Ray Laffoon (11:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Frenchy Leavitte was said to be from Castle, Wyoming. Jack Nelson was billed as being from Chattanooga and Ray Laffoon from Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri: Thursday, October 8, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Joe Cox b. Jack Kennedy (2/3) … Steve Savage b. Tony Felice (2-0) (both fall by DQ) … Casimir Pulaski b. Al Mills (9:30) (Mills was a substitute for Alex Tafrof) … Hans Schultz b. Arthur Nelson (12:00) .. Albert “Bud” Manning and Harley Pierce drew (15:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Jack Arnold) Notes: Bud Manning was from Fort Leavenworth. Steve Savage was said to be from Detroit and was “named as one of the twenty outstanding contenders for the world wrestling championship by the National Wrestling Association in Texas recently.” Kansas was a member of the NWA, the newspaper reported. Felice was billed as being from Genoa, Italy. Alex Tafrof was born in Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. with his parents. He “spent most of his life in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in civil engineering.” Recently, while on the west coast, he received a “bit part in the picture ‘Reckless,’ starring Jean Harlow.” Kansas City, Missouri: Friday, October 9, 1936 (Municipal Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton b. Orville Brown (2/3) (Detton won the first fall with a toehold, Brown won the second in an Indian deathlock, Detton won the third with an airplane spin) … George Zaharias b. Ray Ekert (14:40) … Leo “Daniel Boone” Savage b. Karl Davis (11:08) … Roland Kirchmeyer b. Eddie Newman (11:04) … Tommy O’Toole b. Chris Zaharias (14:22) … Harlow Coffield b. Al Pickett (10:48) … (promoter: Gabe Kaufman) … (referees: Victor Babcock, Jack Bryan, Joe Levene, Manny Marget, Phil Taggart, Charlie Rentrop) … (7,500 fans) Notes: The September 27, 1936 edition of the Kansas City Kansan stated that Orville Brown won a “fan’s poll,” edging out Chief Little Wolf, and picked to wrestle Dave Levin for the championship in a match recognized by the Missouri State Athletic Commission as being for the world title. Dean Detton beat Levin for the championship in Philadelphia, and then replaced the latter on this Kansas City show. Detton was managed by Jack Washburn. Ray “Ekert” was from Ottumwa, Iowa. There was speculation that Ted Tonnenman of Philadelphia was going to be put in as referee. Tonnenmen was said to have refereed the Detton-Levin bout, and Garrett Smalley of the local commission vetoed his selection as third man. Smalley also denied Bert Knighton of Kansas City, a referee that Brown protested because Knighton disqualified him in a bout with Vincent Lopez. Harlow Coffield was said to be from “Ford plant,” and Al Pickett from Springfield, Illinois. Savage was from Boyd County, Kentucky and Eddie Newman was said to be from St. Louis. It was noted that Detton was acknowledged as champion in Missouri. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, October 13, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Terry McGinnis and Walter Sirois drew at the midnight closing (1-1) … Nanjo Singh b. Jack Nelson (2-0) (second fall in 40 seconds) … Congroilla b. Ray Laffoon (4:20) … Frenchy Leavitte b. Leo Newman (DQ) … Frank Graham and Pete Million drew (15:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (referee: Lou Spandle) Notes: Congorilla was called “matdom’s newst super-heavyweight sensation,” and weighed 325 pounds. He was 6’6” and had an expanded chest of 55”. “The newcomer is coached by Charley Lock, well known wrestling trainer. Five years of football, including three grueling seasons as a pro, haved worked wonders with Congorilla,” according to the Kansas City Kansan. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 15, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Joe Cox b. Tony Felice (2/3) (Felice won the first fall in 30 seconds, Cox won the second fall in 6 seconds and the third when Felice was counted out) (Texas rules) … Jack Kennedy and Bull Martin drew (45:00) (1-1) … Chief Little Beaver b. Ivan Micheloff (19:00) … Rudy LaDitzi b. Ed Krummel (11:00) … Casimir Pulaski b. Al Mills … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) Notes: Chief Little Beaver, a Cherokee Indian, was said to be from Ashville, North Carolina. He was 27 years old and “recently returned from a successful tour of Europe.” LaDitzi was from Poughkeepsie, New York. *The Thursday, October 15, 1936 edition of the Kansas City Kansan reported that George Ferringer, a professional wrestler, was involved in a car accident a week earlier near Raytown, Missouri. Ferringer was known in the grappling world as “George Lapl.” His six year old daughter Geraldine was killed in the accident. His wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. William Perdue, along with Ferringer himself, were all injured and recovering. It was said that their car hit a hay wagon on the highway. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, October 20, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Nanjo Singh b. Terry McGinnis (1-0) (56:10) (McGinnis was unable to continue for the second fall) … Joe Banaski b. Frenchy Leavitte (2-0) … Congorilla b. Big Water (5:05) … Walter Sirois b. “Rough-house” Jack Nelson (10:00) … Fred Peterson b. Tuffy Davis (9:10) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Joe Banaski “won the [light heavyweight] title from Charlie Fischer here last season.” Peterson was from Holt, Missouri. Big Water was called the “roughest Indian in the game.” He weighed 242 pounds and was from Oklahoma City. Singh was said to be from Mysore, India. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, October 20, 1936 (The Arena) … (promoter: Tom Healer) Notes: This was the first show for Healer of the Dundee Community Club. The Arena was at Fifteenth and Troost Avenue. Healer wanted to run weekly shows with boxing and wrestling on alternate weeks. No other information was found indicating that this event as actually held. Kansas City, Missouri: Wednesday, October 21, 1936 (Municipal Auditorium) … Leo “Daniel Boone” Savage b. Karl Davis (2/3) (Davis was unable to continue after 8:20 of the third fall) … Orville Brown b. Billy Burns (3:28) … Tommy O’Toole b. Mike Anton (17:33) … George Sauer b. Fred Murtensen (Mortensen) (20:40) (Murtensen was a replacement for Carlos Rodriguez) … Harlow Coffield b. Manny Margolis (14:52) … Roland Kirchmeyer b. Ward (Warren) Bockwinkel (19:40) (Bockwinkel was a replacement for George Zaharias) … (promoter: Gabe Kaufman) Notes: The Sunday, October 18, 1936 edition of the Kansas City Kansan reported “Savage will be announced as ‘Texas champion,’ this being a slight concession on the part of the Missouri commission, which refused to give heed to the hillbilly’s insistence he actuality is the world titleholder. In Texas, Savage is so recognized as the result of a default by Danno O’Mahoney, a former pretender.” Burns was said to be from Dallas. Harlow Coffield and Manny Margulis weighed 160 pounds. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 22, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Jack Kennedy b. Bull Martin (2-0) … Rudy LaDitzi and Andy Moen drew (45:00) (1-1) (Moen won the second by DQ) … Chief Little Beaver b. “Sailor” Jack Arnold (18:30) … Tony Felice and Casimir Pulaski drew (20:00) … Ivan Micheloff b. Al Mills (6:30) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) … (timekeeper: Johnny Newport) Notes: Kennedy was said to be 26 years old from Dallas. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, October 27, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … World Heavyweight Champion Everette Marshall b. Nanjo Singh (2-0) (the second fall lasted 50 seconds) … Lee Wykoff b. Jack Nelson (10:00) … World Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Banaski b. Oscar Ely … Walter Sirois b. Frank Graham (25: 10) … The Cardiff Giant and Terry McGinnis drew (15:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (referee: Lou Spandle) … (5,000+ fans) Notes: Wykoff was said to be a former Washburn football star and “later the ‘Big Bad Wolf.’” He was also said to be the “greatest drawing card the midwest has offered the game.” The Cardiff Giant was from Venezuela and weighed 375 pounds. The newspaper said the attendance “probably set a record for the hall.” Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 29, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Rudy LaDitzi b. Abe Coleman (2/3) … Chief Little Beaver and Jack Kennedy drew (1-1) … Tony Felice b. Walter Underhill (12:45) … Andy Moen and Casimir Pulaski drew (20:00) … Ivan Micheloff b. Harley Pierce (11:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) Notes: Harley Pierce “learned his wrestling early in life, [and was] a member of the University of Missouri mat team a few years ago.” He weighs around 198 pounds. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, November 3, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Lee Wykoff b. Congorilla (2-0) (second fall by countout) … Joe Banaski b. Lem Stecklin (2-0) … The Cardiff Giant b. Roy Turner (countout) (5:30) … Terry McGinnis b. Jack Nelson (12:20) … Walter Sirois b. Bob Blair (9:10) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Stecklin “claims to be the original hillbilly of wrestling.” He was 24 years old and 179 pounds from Smoky Mount, Tennessee. He claimed to not have lost a match in eight years. Roy Turner was from Mobile and Bob Blair from Richmond, Virginia. Wykoff said he’d give Orville Brown $500 if he couldn’t throw him twice in 90:00, setting up a match next week. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 5, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Ivan Managoff b. Casimir Pulaski (2-0) … Rudy LaDitzi b. Pete Managoff (2-0) … Jack Kennedy b. Ivan Micheloff (16:30) … Jack Arnold and Pat McGill drew (20:00) … Walter Underhill b. Harry Cohen (9:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) Notes: Jack Gacek was “formerly recognized in the east as light heavyweight champion.” He was now a heavyweight. Ivan and Joe Managoff, of San Francisco, were brothers. They were accompanied by their “father-manager” Ivan Managoff Sr. “Ivan Sr. is a San Francisco businessman, who oridinarily remains on the west coast with his business, but at present he is taking a brief vacation and supervising the middle western campaign of his two offspring, and he has hopes of making them the outstanding brother combination in wrestling,” according to the November 2, 1936 edition of the Kansas City Kansan. Simpson reportedly saw younger Joe wrestle in Hutchinson, Kansas earlier in the week and was enthustiastic about his abilities. Casimir Pulaski was said to have learned the wrestling ropes from Wladek Zbyszko. Kansas City, Missouri: Monday, November 9, 1936 (Municipal Auditorium) … Lee Wykoff failed to throw Orville Brown twice in 90:00 (Wykoff won the first fall, Brown won the second fall) (Garrett Smalley, secretary of the Missouri State Athletic Commission named Brown the victor) (it was said in the newspaper that Smalley initially gave the match to Wykoff, then called it a no contest, then a no decision, then giving the bout to Brown) (Wykoff, despite the finish, was called the “better man” and that Lee claimed that he would never have lost the fall “had he not concentrated on offensive wrestling, due to the time limit under which he was working.”) … The Cardiff Giant b. Warren Bockwinkel (4:52) … Terry McGinnis b. Sun Jennings … Steve O’Toole and Walter Sirois drew … Joe Banaski b. Leo Newman (DQ) … (promoter: Gabe Kaufman) … (referee: Walter Bates) Notes: There was a war of words in the newspapers building up to the Wykoff-Brown affair. It was said to be a “show down between rival factions.” The Kansas City Kansan said “Wykoff is the representative of the ‘independents.’ Brown is from the so called ‘trust.’ Now the boys are getting together to settle their differences in the ring.” The paper also stated “challenges and counter-challenges have been flying thick and fast between the leaders of the rival factions in the two Kansas Citys, which was climaxed today when Wykoff signed with the rival manager, Gabe Kaufman to wrestle in Kaufman’s ‘own back yard.’” Johnny Atkins “said today that starting tomorrow afternoon, the ‘independents’ would engage in workout at the Steuben club in Kansas City, Mo., until the matches next Monday.” This entire show would feature five wrestlers from the independents, Wykoff, McGinnis, Sirois, Giant, and Banaski, and five wrestlers from the “trust,” Brown, Sun Jennings, Steve O’Toole, Warren Bockwinkel, Leo Newman. It was built up as “Independent Mat stars to meet ‘Trust.’” Wykoff was “out to break the trust,” and leading the independent faction. Brown was regarded as the “crown prince” of the Trust. Bockwinkel, according to the newspaper, “wrestled in Memorial Hall as Jim Parker last season.” A representative of the V.F.W. refused to give Brown the $500 as a result of the main event, claiming that he was going to follow the referee’s decision and not the ruling of Smalley. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 12, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Ivan Managoff b. Rudy LaDitzi (2/3) (second fall by DQ) … Chief Little Beaver b. Frank French (1-0) (French was unable to continue for the second fall) … Walter Underhill b. Pete Managoff (12:00) … Jack Arnold and Bob Blair drew (20:00) … Ivan Micheloff b. Harry Cohen (8:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) Notes: Frank French was from De Moines and Charley Allen from Detroit. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, November 17, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … The Cardiff Giant b. Congorilla (2-0) (second fall in 40 seconds with a dropkick) … Lee Wykoff b. Walter Sirois (33:40) … Terry McGinnis b. Joe Milo (17:20) … Joe Banaski and Gus Wisbar drew (20:00) … Fred Peterson b. George Middaugh (10: 00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (referee: Lou Spandle) Notes: Wisbar was from Cleveland and Middaugh was from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 19, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Ivan Managoff b. Chief Little Beaver (2/3) … Jack Kennedy b. Walter Underhill (2-0) … [Masked] Blue Streak b. Frank French (3:45) … Lee Henning and Ivan Micheloff drew (20:00) … Jack Arnold b. Harley Pierce (8:39) … (promoter: George Simpson) Notes: Lee Henning was from Ames, Iowa. Kansas City, Missouri: Monday, November 23, 1936 (Municipal Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton b. Orville Brown (1- 0) (39:00) (Brown was unable to return for the second fall) (Brown suffered an ankle injury) … Lee Wykoff b. Sol Slagel (15:08) (Slagel was a substitute for Chief Little Wolf) … Terry McGinnis b. Tiny Roebuck (12:48) … Fred Peterson b. Jack Turner (13:18) … George Sauer b. Leo Newman (16:42) … (promoter: Gabe Kaufman) … (referees: Jack Ryan, Lou Spandle) Notes: Atkins claimed exclusive rights to Lee Wykoff’s contract in Kansas City and threatened court action if the latter wrestled for Gabe Kaufman against Chief Little Wolf on this show. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 26, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Ivan Managoff b. Jack Kennedy (2/3) … Chief Little Beaver b. Steve Savage (1-0) (45:00) … Blue Streak b. Jack Arnold (4:00) … Ivan Micheloff b. Walter Underhill (12:00) … Lee Henning and Pete Managoff drew (15:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) Notes: The winner of the Kennedy-Managoff bout was going to face Steve Savage. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, December 1, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Dick Shikat b. Terry McGinnis (2/3) … Tiger Daula and Lee Wykoff drew (45:00) … Gus Wisbar b. Jack Turner (15:10) … The Cardiff Giant b. Rollie Anderson (4:20) … Fred Peterson and Walter Sirois drew (20:00) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) … (referee: Lou Spandle) Notes: Shikat was called the “first man to defy ‘trust’ combination authority and get away with it.” Tiger Daula was from Punjab, India, standing 6’2” and weighing around 240 pounds. He was affluent in the catch, Graeco-Roman, and jiu-jitsu styles. “He has been wrestling ten years, his trainer being Fazal Daula, an older brother.” Daula, reportedly, won 97-straight bouts during his last tour of the U.S., and only returned a month earlier. He was called a “master of leglocks and toeholds.” Terry McGinnis (Maginnis) was said to have a victory over Dave Levin. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 3, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Chief Little Beaver b. Jack Kennedy (2/3) … Rudy LaDitzi b. Blue Streak (2/3) (the masked wrestler, and his hooded manager, both evaded being revealed) … Bob Blair and Ivan Micheloff drew (20:00) … Earl Wampler b. Casimir Pulaski (12:00) (Wampler was a substitute for Lee Henning) … Walter Underhill b. Harley Pierce (10:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) … (timekeeper: John Newport) … (announcer: Bill Atkinson) Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, December 8, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Charlie Fischer b. Gus Wisbar (2/3) (Fischer won both his falls with piledrivers) … Lee Wykoff b. Fazal (2-0) … Dick Shikat b. Jack Lamar and Lou Schmidt in less than 10 minutes (Shikat had 60 minutes to beat them in his special handicap match) … Tiger Daula b. Rollie Anderson (9:30) … Walter Sirois b. Dutch Wyman (18:40) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Fischer’s loss to Banaski “last season” was disputed ever since. Banaski was called his “rival co-claimant.” Wisbar was 20 years old. Fazal was from India. Tiger Daula reportedly had a brother named Fazal, but the Kansas City Kansan did not indicate that the “Fazal” of India on this show was, in fact, his brother. However, it seems likely he was. Fazal was billed as the “Hindu Killer.” In advertising, Atkins stated that his promotion featured independent wrestlers and that Everette Marshall was the “real” World Heavyweight Champion. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 10, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Steve Savage b. Chief Little Beaver (2/3) … Ivan Managoff b. Dutch Schultz (2-0) (second fall in 30 seconds) … Jack Kennedy and Rudy LaDitzi drew (30:00) … Blue Streak b. Bob Blair (3:05) … Jack Arnold and Pete Managoff drew (15:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) Notes: In efforts to distinguish the promotion, Simpson said that his wrestling brand was the “Greatest Wrestling Show in Greater Kansas City” in advertising. He indicated also that he was the “only ex-service man in this field engaged in promotion.” Kansas City, Missouri: Tuesday, December 15, 1936 (Municipal Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Everette Marshall b. The Cardiff Giant (2-0) … Lee Wykoff b. Karl Davis (20:02) … Joe Banaski and Charlie Fischer drew (30:00) … Dick Shikat b. Tiger Daula (DQ) (12:12) … Terry McGinnis and Walter Sirois drew (15:00) … (promoter: Gabe Kaufman) Notes: The winner of the Marshall-Cardiff Giant match was said to wrestle Dean Detton in Kansas City, Missouri within 60 days. Detton was now recognized as official titleholder in Missouri, and would have to defend his championship against the victor or face forfeit of his claims. Banaski and Fischer were both claimants to the light heavyweight title. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 17, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Ivan Managoff b. Blue Streak, but failed to beat Rudy LaDitzi in a special handicap match (90:00) (Blue Streak was unmasked to reveal Richard Henry Lever, better known as Dick Lever from Nashville) … Jack Kennedy b. Gorilla Seals (2-0) … Earl Wampler b. Ed Krummel (12:30) … Jerry Monahan b. Ivan Micheloff (11:00) … Dutch Schultz and Walter Underhill drew (15:00) … (promoter: George Simpson) … (referee: Charlie Hatfield) … (timekeeper: John Newport) … (announcer: Bill Atkinson) Notes: Ed Krummel, from Ravenna, Nebraska, was called a protégé of John Pesek. In the past, he’s shown flashes of defensive work that Pesek displayed for years. Wampler was from Streator, Iowa. Gorilla Seals was from Centerville, Iowa and weighed 210 pounds. No show next week. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, December 22, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Joe Banaski and Charlie Fischer drew at the midnight closing (1-1) (Fischer won the first fall in 39:00, Banaski won the second in 3:00, third fall ended after 14:00) … Terry McGinnis b. Walter Sirois (2/3) … Lee Wykoff b. Tiger Daula (countout) (14:10) … Gus Wisbar b. Dutch Wyman (14:10) … Alan Eustace b. Fazel (6:50) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Banaski was said to be 23 years old from Chicago. Kansas City, Kansas: Tuesday, December 29, 1936 (Memorial Hall) … Lee Wykoff b. Allan Eustace (2-0) … Charles Fischer b. Pete Million (45:00) … Billy Edwards b. Al Ward … Fred Peterson b. Earl Wade … Buck Roark (Royer) b. Joe Kantell (DQ) … (promoter: Johnny Atkins) Notes: Fischer was billed as a “co-claimant” of the world light heavyweight title. There has been a rivalry between Eustace and Wykoff. According to the Kansas City Kansan, “for several years, Eustace had held almost undisputed claim to the Kansas title until the rise of Wykoff, who lost no time in challenging the veteran. He finally forced Eustace into a match here last year, and Wykoff won, altho only after a hard match.” Eustace was said to be a Wakefield, Kansas wheat farmer. Earl Wade was from Nebraska. *George Simpson cancelled his Thursday, December 31, 1936 program at the Memorial Hall, planning to run on January 7, 1937 because a lack of talent. Research by Tim Hornbaker September 17, 2007 |
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