Lincoln, Nebraska: January 5, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Jack Kennedy ... Tiger Joe Marsh beat Sailor Jack Arnold (sub for Steve Savage) ... Ivan Mickoloff drew with Walter Underhill ... (referee-Francis Scull) Lincoln, Nebraska: January 12, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Jack Kennedy beat Chief Little Beaver (2-1) ... Ivan Managoff drew with Steve Savage (sub for Rudy LaDitzi) ... Jake “Jack” Patterson beat Hans “Dutch” Schultz (sub for Ed Kruml Lincoln, Nebraska: January 19, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Jack Kennedy beat Jake Patterson (2-1, dq) ... Rudy LaDitzi beat Dick Lever ... Earl Wampler beat Congorilla ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: January 26, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Rudy LaDitzi beat Jack Kennedy (2-0) ... Olaf Olson beat Walter Underhill ... Earl Wampler beat Ed Kruml ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: February 2, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Chief Little Beaver beat Rudy LaDitzi (2-0) ... Olaf Olson beat Joe Marsh (sub for Cowboy Luttrall) ... Arnold Barta drew with Pat McGill (replaced Marsh) ... (referee-Joe Zikmund Lincoln, Nebraska: February 9, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Chief Little Beaver beat Abe Kashey (2-1) ... Rudy LaDitzi beat Pat McGill ... Pat McGill beat Lee Henning ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... NOTE: Original card was McGill vs Ignacio Martinez and LaDitzi vs Earl Wampler-storm) Lincoln, Nebraska: February 16, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Abe Coleman beat Chief Little Beaver (1-1, utc) ... Pat McGill drew with Olaf Olson ... Billy Edwards drew with Al Mercier ... (referee-Joe Zikmund Lincoln, Nebraska: February 23, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Steve Savage beat Abe Coleman (2-1, dq) ... Olaf Olson beat Ignacio Martinez ... Frenchy LaRue drew with Arnold Barta ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: March 2, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Abe Coleman vs Olaf “Ole” Olson (1-1, nc-both ko’d) ... Steve Savage drew with Ole Anderson ... Earl Wampler drew with Johnny Marrs ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: March 9, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Ole Anderson beat Abe Coleman (2-1) ... Dick Raines beat Frankie French ... Jack Reeder drew with Walter Underhill ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: March 16, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Olaf Olson beat Ole Anderson (2-0) ... Jack Donovan beat Walter Underhill ... Johnny Marrs beat Victor Jarboe ... NOTE: This Ole Anderson was from Osceola, Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska: March 23, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Chief Jules Strongbow beat Jack Donovan (2-1) ... Lord Albert Mills beat Scotty Dawkins (dq) ... Baron Ben Ginsberg drew with Harold “Millionaire” Murphy ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln Evening State Journal: March 27, 1937 John Pesek is back from the Florida dog tracks. Lincoln, Nebraska: March 30, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... John Pesek beat Jules Strongbow (2-0) ... Jack Donovan beat Frenchy LaRue ... Louis Benesek drew with Jake Wyant (sub for Johnny Marrs) Lincoln, Nebraska: April 6, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Olaf Olson (2-0) ... Scotty Dawkins beat Jack Donovan (dq) ... Johnny Marrs drew with Frenchy LaRue ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: April 13, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Jack Donovan beat Scotty Dawkins (1-0, utc) ... Dmitri Szabo beat Walter Underhill ... Earl Wampler drew with Rip Collins ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: April 27, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... John Pesek beat Jack Donovan (2-0) ... Steve Savage drew with Darna Ostopavich (30:00) ... Dimitri Szabo beat Ralph Perry (sub for Al Sparks) ... (referee- Joe Zikmund) ... (Att.-1,500) Lincoln Evening Journal: April 30, 1937 John Pesek said that it costed him about $1,500 a month to feed his 350 grayhounds. His dogs caused him to cancel a trip to Australia two years ago. Lincoln, Nebraska: May 4, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Steve Savage beat Lee “Rip” Collins (sub for Darna Ostopavich) ... Hans Kampfer beat Dimitri Szabo ... Tiny Ruff drew with Lord Albert Mills Lincoln, Nebraska: May 11, 1937 (Coliseum) ... Dick Raines beat Olaf Olson (1-1, utc) ... Scotty Dawkins beat Lord Albert Mills ... Harold Wade drew with Ralph Perry ... (Att.-500) Lincoln Evening State Journal: May 21, 1937 John Pesek is ill at his Ravenna home and will not be able to wrestle for a month, according to his physician. Lincoln, Nebraska: May 21, 1937 (Friday) (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Harry Kent beat Ernest Ruff (2-1) (sub for Dick Raines) ... Pat McGill beat Bill Curley ... Bill Curley beat Jake Wyant ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... NOTE: Original card had Steve Savage vs Olaf Olson and Ralph Perry vs Sailor Anly Omaha, Nebraska: July 26, 1937 John Pesek beat George Sauer (1-0, utc) Lincoln Evening State Journal: September 17, 1937 Recently the National Wrestling Associaton recognized John Pesek as their world champion. He will defend the title in the first fall card under promoter Adam Krieger. Lincoln, Nebraska: September 21, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... (WTM) John Pesek* beat George Sauer (2-0) ... Joe Dusek drew with Jim Clinkstock ... Johnny Lehl beat Jack Edwards (dq) ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... (Att. -2,000) ... NOTE: Sauer began his wrestling career here about 18 years ago and has held the middleweight and light heavyweight titles. He is the uncle of George Sauer, the New Hampshire football coach. Lincoln, Nebraska: September 28, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Joe Dusek beat Jim Clinkstock (2-1, dq) ... Don Flasnick beat Jake Wyant ... Ed Kreml drew with Johnny Lehl ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... NOTE: Flasnick was a former University of Nebraska wrestler. Pawnee City, Nebraska: Oct. 2, 1937 (Pawnee county Fair) ... John Pesek will be there October 5, 6, 7, and 8. Lincoln, Nebraska: October 12, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Steve Savage beat John Alonzo Woods (1-0, utc) ... Ivan Managoff beat Sailor Bull Curry ... Pancho Valdez beat Joe Mazetti ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... NOTE: The spelling is sometimes Alonzo Wood in his contests. Lincoln, Nebraska: October 19, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Steve Savage beat Pete Managoff (2-0) ... Pancho Valdez beat Pat McGill ... Jim Parker beat Joe Mazetti ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: November 2, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... (WTM) John Pesek* beat Pancho Valdez (2-0) ... Steve Savage beat Ed “Strangler” White ... Olaf Olson beat Joe Mazetti ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... (Att.-3,600) Lincoln, Nebraska: November 9, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... (WTM) John Pesek* beat Steve Savage (2-0) ... Rudy LaDitzi drew with Ivan Managoff (30:00) ... Don Flasnick beat Louis Benesek ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... (Att.-2,500) Lincoln, Nebraska: November 16, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Ivan Managoff beat Jack Donovan (2-0) ... Olaf Olson drew with Sol Slagle ... Joe Mazetti beat Rudy LaDitzi ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: November 30, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Ray Steele beat Olaf Olson (2-0) ... Rudy LaDitzi drew with George Sauer ... Joe Mazetti beat Nick Elitch (cor) ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) Lincoln Evening State Journal: December 8, 1937 Strangler Lewis is wowing them in Paris Lincoln, Nebraska: December 14, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Gus Sonnenberg beat George Sauer (2-0) ... Dick Daviscourt beat Jim Clinkstock ... Don Flasnick beat Glen Undlin (sub for Ernie Coopman) ... (referee-Joe Zigmund) Lincoln, Nebraska: December 28, 1937 (Fairgrounds Arena) ... Paul Jones beat Joe Dusek (2-1, dq) ... Jimmy Coffield drew with Frank Brown (30:00) ... Andy Moen drew with Eddie Cook (20:00) ... (referee-Joe Zikmund) ... NOTE: Paul Jones, a Lincoln boy, is better known as Andy Lutzi. Lincoln Evening State Journal: December 31, 1937 John Pesek posted a $1,000 check with Nebraska commissioner Hokuf for a match with Lee Wyckoff in Lincoln. 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