January 11, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Marchioni d. Eddie Malone (2-1)
Silent Rattan d. Angelo Martini (2-0)
Don Eckener d. (DQ) Jim Wyman

First card held in 1937. Malone called light heavyweight champ of the south.

January 18, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Galento d. Sandy McDonald (1-0, McDonald unable to continue for second fall)
Tony Marchioni d. Silent Rattan (2-1)
Tom George d. Jim Wyman

Crowd attempts to attack Tony Galento when he attacks Sandy McDonald. Galento is
uninjured, but the fans throw chairs at him … and lumps of coal.

January 25, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Andy Rascher d. Hans Schmeling
Jim Wyman d. Angelo Martini (2-0)
Gene Bowman drew Dutch Schultz

Martini subbed for Jack Vincent. Preview lists Bowman as Jack Bowman, but the had-to-
read results appear to have him as Gene Bowman. “Ladies Night” at the Armory – the
first 100 ladies get in free and have their own special reserved section.

February 1, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Galento d. Tony Marchioni (2-1)
Billy Parker d. Hans Schmeling (2-1)
Dutch Schultz d. Bill Hasson

February 8, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Marchioni KO Tony Galento (boxing, 4th round)
Billy Parker d. Jim Wyman (2-1)
Joe Washburn drew Gene Bowman

February 15, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Billy Parker d. (DQ) Tony Marchioni (2-1)
Andy Rascher drew Gene Bowman (1-1)
Dutch Schultz d. Joe Washburn

Marchioni and fans briefly exchange punches after his match

February 22, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Galento d. Billy Parker (2-1)
Gene Bowman d. Jim Wyman (2-1)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Blacksmith Pedigo

March 1, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tony Marchioni d. Tony Galento (2-0)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Joe Washburn (2-0)
George Becker d. (DQ) Tuffy Cleet

March 8, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Maurice LaChappelle drew George Becker (1-1)
Billy Parker d. Tony Marchioni (2-1)
Gus Wisbar d. (DQ) Joe Washburn

March 15, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker d. Gene Bowman (2-1)
Billy Parker d. Tony Galento (2-0)
Leo Alexander d. Jim Wyman

March 22, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker d. Leo Alexander (2-1)
Gus Wisbar drew Eddie Pope (1-1)
Joe Washburn d. Tomas Goodeagle

March 29, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leo Alexander KO Joe Washburn (boxing, 5th round)
George Becker d. Billy Parker (2-1)
Eddie Malone d. Eddie Pope (referee’s decision)

April 5, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leo Alexander d. George Becker (2-1)
The Bat d. Eddie Malone (2-1)
Babe Kasaboski d. Jose Rodriquez

The Bat subbed for Alex Kasaboski, who had broken his arm over the weekend.

April 12, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leo Alexander d. George Becker (2-0)
Babe Kasaboski d. (DQ) Tuffy Cleet (2-1)
Joe Wheeler d. Joe Wolfe

April 19, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Tuffy Cleet d. Leo Alexander (2-1)
Babe Kasaboski d. Lee Myers (2-0)
Joe Washburn d. Sammy Cohen

April 26, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker drew Babe Kasaboski (1-1)
Boxcar Harry Jacobs d. Red Ryan (2-1)
Billy Parker d. Sammy Cohen

May 3, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory) about 500
Mildred Burke (women’s world light heavyweight champ) d. Betty Wilson
Tuffy Cleet d. Babe Kasaboski (2-1)
George Becker d. Leo Alexander (2-0)

May 10, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Paul Shikat d. (DQ) Boxcar Harry Jacobs (2-0)
Tuffy Cleet d. Mark Hosley (2-1)
Jose Rodriquez d. Joe Wheeler

Hosley subbed for Billy Parker

May 17, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Dutch Hefner d. Paul Shikat (2-1)
King Kong d. Joe Warner (2-0)
Sam Curry drew Jack Vincent

May 24, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker DCO Babe Kasaboski (1-1, Becker and Kasaboski butt heads)
Boxcar Harry Jacobs d. Blimp Levy
King Kong d. Mark Hosley

May 31, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Dutch Hefner d. Boxcar Harry Jacobs (2-0)
Frank Sexton d. Sam Curry (2-0)
Jose Rodriquez d. Joe Wheeler

Sexton called a claimant to the heavyweight wrestling championship of Ohio

June 7, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Blue Sun Jennings d. Don Alvarez (2-1)
Dutch Schultz d. Ben Jordan
Joe Wolf d. Eddie Polk

June 15, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory) Tuesday
Mildred Burke d. Mae Weston
Dutch Schultz d. Sam Curry (2-0)
One boxing bout

Final card of the season

November 1, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Walter Stratton d. Dutch Schultz (2-0, light heavyweight elimination tournament)
Bert Rubi d. Walter Wagner (2-1, light heavyweight elimination tournament)
Yak Clifford drew Joe Magyar

Double elimination tournament and first card of the season

November 11, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory) Thursday
Walter Achiu d. Lem Stecklin (2-0)
Bob Blake d. Babe Kasaboski (2-1)
Bud Steele d. Joe Wheeler (referee’s decision)

November 15, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Frankie Hart d. Bad Boy Ryan (2-0)
Bud Steele d. (DQ) Joe Wheeler (2-0)
Bud Steele drew Bud Hamilton

Steele subbed for George Wagner against Wheeler. Wagner was injured in an
automobile wreck.

November 22, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Walter Stratton d. Walter Achiu (2-1)
Bob Blake d. Pete Sherman (2-0)
Jack Purdin drew Lee Yat Wing

Next card on December 1

December 1, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Bob Blake d. Jose Rodriquez (2-0)
Sterling Davis d. (DQ) Mike Kibbons (2-0)
Francis Steele d. Clyde “Flash” Clifford

Called Bob Steele in the results

December 6, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker d. (DQ) Sterling Davis (2-1)
Jose Rodriquez d. Clyde Clifford (2-1)
Joe Wolfe d. Fred Donley

December 13, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto DCOR George Becker (1-1)
Babe Kasaboski d. (DQ) Bob Blake (2-1)
Joe Magyar d. Joe Wheeler

December 20, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Walter Stratton d. George Becker (2-1)
Sterling Davis d. (DQ) Bob Blake (2-1)
Dutch Schultz d. Francis Steele

December 27, 1937 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Frankie Hart d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Sterling Davis KO Bob Blake (boxing, 3rd round)
Jose Rodriquez drew Joe Magyar


Research by Becky Taylor
Mansfield Wrestling Results - 1937