January 4, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bobby Wagner d. Vic Weber (2-0)
Martino Angelo d. Gil LaCross (2-1)
Dickie Gerber d. Jack Domer

January 11, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Bob Wagner (2-1)
Bob Kenoston d. Gorilla Poggi (2-0)
Dave Reynolds d. Jack Demar

Kenoston subbed for Martino Angelo against Wagner

January 18, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Paul Orth (2-1)
Martino Angelo d. Toots Estes (2-0)

January 25, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Martino Angelo d. Gorilla Poggi (2-0)
Johnny Larue d. Black Panther (2-1)
Dave Reynolds drew George Hartay

February 1, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Martino Angelo d. (DQ) Bob Kenoston (2-1)
Bob Wagner d. (DQ) Paul Orth (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Dickie Gerber

February 8, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Martino Angelo (1-1, Angelo unable to continue for third fall)
Cecil McGill d. (DQ) Bill Venable (2-1)
George Hartay drew Henry Hill

February 15, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Jimmy Lott d. Cecil McGill (2-1)
Paul Orth d. Bob Kenoston (2-1)
Peck Goodwin d. Henry Hill

February 22, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Paul Orth (boxing, 4th round)
Jimmy Lott d. Bob Wagner (2-1)
Eric Von Shaffer d. Peck Goodwin

March 1, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bobby Chick d. Jimmy Lott (2-1)
Buck Estes d. Bill Venable (2-1)
Dan Cady drew Marshall Carter

March 8, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Bill Venable
Johnny Larue d. Buck Estes
Dan Cady drew Eric Von Shaffer

March 15, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bobby Chick vs. Bob Kenoston
Honey Boy Hackney vs. Speedy Schaefer

Results page missing from March 16 edition and all previews are nearly unreadable

March 22, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
5-man battle royal
Johnny Larue d. Tiger Moore (2-1)

Results column is virtually unreadable. Other three are Honey Boy Hackney, Bob
Kenoston, and Gil LaCross.

March 29, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Johnny Larue vs. Bob Kenoston
Count Von Bomberg vs. Honey Boy Hackney

Sports page from March 30 edition

April 5, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gil LaCross d. Bob Kenoston (2-1)
Buck Estes d. Cecil McGill (2-1)
Victor Jarboe drew Bill Venable

April 12, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Johnny Larue d. Gil LaCross (1-0, LaCross unable to continue after first fall)
Buck Estes d. Bobby Wagner (2-1)
Dan Cady drew Victor Jarboe

April 19, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Leroy McGuirk d. Johnny Larue (2-1)
Marshall Carter d. Bill Venable (2-0)
Joe Hubka drew Cecil McGill

April 26, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Leroy McGuirk d. Buck Estes (2-0)
Tiger Moore d. Marshall Carter (2-1)
Teddy Waters d. Black Panther

May 3, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Hugh Nichols (2-1)
Joe Hubka d. Bill Venable
Red Evan d. Jack Brick

Hubka said to be Joe Stecher’s nephew. Names in opener are probably incorrect. Red
could be Red Ivan and Jack could Urick or Drick. Results column mostly unreadable

May 10, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Jimmy Lott vs. Leroy McGuirk
Mystery Mike vs. Cecil McGill

Sports page missing from May 11 paper

May 17, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Leroy McGuirk d. Bob Kenoston
Buck Weaver vs. Mystery Mike
George Becker vs. Dutch Schultz

Results unreadable, except for headline indicating winner in McGuirk-Kenoston

May 24, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Mystery Mike d. Leroy McGuirk (2-1)
Robert Montgomery d. Buck Estes (2-1)
Joe Wheeler d. (DQ) Dutch Schultz

May 31, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
No card

Attempting to secure wrestlers for the start of the outdoor season

June 7, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Honey Boy Hackney vs. Mystery Mike
Tiger Moore vs. Bob Montgomery
Preliminary match

If weather is bad, the card will be in Steam Shovel Arena. The outdoors location is on
Uncapher Avenue.

Sports page missing from June 8 edition, though the next week’s results indicate that
Mystery Mike was unmasked here as Les Wolfe

June 14, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Bob Montgomery (1-0, Montgomery unable to continue for second fall)
Honey Boy Hackney d. (DQ) Les Wolfe (2-1)
Ned Taylor drew Leo Newman

June 21, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Les Wolfe (2-0)
Joe Hubka d. (DQ) Ted Travis (2-1)
Teddy Waters d. Leo Newman

June 28, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Joe Hubka vs. Ted Travis
Teddy Waters vs. Honey Boy Hackney
Preliminary

Sports page missing from June 29 edition

July 5, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bob Kenoston d. Ted Travis (2-1)
Cecil McGill d. Teddy Waters (2-0)
Lon Chaney d. Sailor Olsen

July 12, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors/Steam Shovel Arena)
No card as rain washes out the outdoor setting and there was not enough time to get
everything set up indoors.

July 19, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
6-man battle royal
Bob Kenoston d. Ken Hollis

Other four wrestlers were Teddy Waters, Cecil McGill, Ted Travis, and Count Von
Bomberg

The rest of the results were on page 15. Page 15 isn’t currently on Newspaper Archive

July 26, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
The Spook d. (COR) Martin Levy
Ken Hollis drew Ted Travis (1-1)
Steve Nenoff d. Sailor Olsen

August 2, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Silent Rattan d. Teddy Waters (2-0)
Bunny Martin d. (DQ) The Spook (2-1)
Steve Nenoff d. Ned Taylor

Fans are already pretty sure The Spook is Lon Chaney.

August 9, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Silent Rattan d. Steve Nenoff (0-0, Nenoff promises to win two straight falls)
Ken Hollis d. Ted Travis (2-0)
Vic Jarboe drew Teddy Waters

August 16, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Charley Carr d. The Spook (2-1)
Silent Rattan d. (DQ) Steve Nenoff (2-1)
Lefty Pacer d. Bob Keller

August 23, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Steve Nenoff d. Charley Carr (2-1, Carr refuses DQ win in third fall)
Frank Kirkland d. Count Von Bromberg (2-1)
Ali Pasha d. The Spook

August 30, 1937 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Silent Rattan d. Buck Weaver (Ohio middleweight champ) (1-0, must win two falls to win
title)
Mildred Burke (women’s lightweight champ) d. Wilma Gordon (2-1)
Ken Hollis drew Fritz Krueger

Women’s wrestling debuts in Marion

“Time was taken out after the preliminary to let the fans hear the Louis-Farr fight
broadcast. The crowd was heavily pro-Farr and greeted the decision for Louis with an
outburst of booing.” Marion Star, August 31, 1937

September 6, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Frank Kirkland d. (DQ) Gil LaCross (1-1, referee Charley Carr awards to the match to
Kirkland in the second fall)
Jackie Nichols d. Silent Rattan (2-1)
Fritz Krueger drew Ali Pasha

September 13, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Steve Nenoff d. Jackie Nichols (1-1, Nichols unable to continue for third fall)
Count Von Bromberg d. (DQ) Gil LaCross (2-1)
Bunny Martin drew Prince Nihaklis

September 20, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gil LaCross d. Count Von Bromberg (2-0)
Bunny Martin d. Prince Nihaklis (2-1)
Charley Carr drew Frank Kirkland

September 27, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Alex Teslock d. (DQ) Ken Hollis (2-0)
Steve Nenoff d. Gil LaCross (2-1)
Charley Carr d. (DQ) Jimmy Spencer

October 4, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Martino Angelo d. Steve Nenoff (2-1)
Count Von Bromberg d. Ali Pasha (2-0)
Jimmy Spencer drew Alex Teslock

October 11, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Buddy Knox d. Fritz Krueger (2-1)
Tiger Moore d. (DQ) Karl Von Lehman (2-1)
Prince Nihaklis drew Lefty Pacer

October 18, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
James Haddock d. Silent Rattan (2-1)
Lefty Pacer d. (DQ) Jimmy Spencer (2-1)
Tiger Moore drew Buddy Knox

October 25, 1937 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
6-man battle royal
Jimmy Spencer d. Fritz Krueger (2-1)
Lefty Pacer d. Jackie Nichols (2-1)

Fifth and sixth men were Buddy Knox and Gil LaCross

No papers available after October on Newspaper Archive


Research by Becky Taylor
Marion Wrestling Results - 1937