New York City Wrestling Results

Queens, New York: Friday, January 20, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Abe Coleman b. John Maxos … John Ritchoff b. Charles Latanan …
Herman Hickman b. Bill Nelson … Babe Caddock and Floyd Marshall drew (30:00) …
Joseph DeVito b. Oscar Nygren … (promotional affiliation: Jack Curley, Paul Bowser)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, January 23, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Ed Lewis b. Jim Browning (34:
52) … Mike Mazurki and Sammy Stein drew (20:00) … Marin Plestina b. Steve Znosky …
Dr. Fred Meyers b. Sandor Szabo … Jack Sherry b. Richard Stahl … Leon Pinetski b.
Charley Strack … Pat McClary b. Bill Middlekauf … Matros Kirilenko and Sid Westrich
drew (20:00) … (promotional affiliation: Jack Curley, Paul Bowser) … (7,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, January 23, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Dr. Ralph Wilson …
Joe Savoldi b. Charley Lapanon … Abe Coleman b. Rudy Dusek … Gino Garibaldi b.
Ivan Vakturoff … John Richtoff b. Ghafoor Khan … (promotional affiliation: Rudy Dusek/
Johnston Brothers) … (2,200 fans)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, January 24, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Sammy Stein b. Ray Jeffries … Dr. Fred Meyers b. Richard Stahl
… Joe Komar and George Manich drew (30:00) … Lilo Nardi b. Gene Bruce … Luigi
Bagigalupi and Mike Mazurki drew (30:00) … Joe Malcewicz b. John Podubny …
(promotional affiliation: Jack Curley, Paul Bowser) … (3,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, January 25, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Frank Judson (25:
13) … Joe Savoldi b. Sun Jennings … Dick Daviscourt and Ernie Dusek drew (30:00) …
John Pesek b. Frank Bronowicz … Hans Kampfer b. Gerge Vassell … John Richtoff b. Jim
Clinkstock … (promotional affiliation: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, February 6, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Jim McMillen b. Dr. Ralph Wilson (46:25) … Joe Savoldi b. Babe
Caddock (15:40) … Gino Garibaldi b. Norton B. Jackson (13:40) … Jacques (Juan)
Humberto b. Rudy Dusek (decision) … Abie Coleman b. Floyd Marshall (12:50)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, February 6, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Dr.
Fred Meyers (25:27) … Jim Browning b. Century Milstead (17:50) … Gus Sonnenberg b.
Earl McCready (22:45) (flying tackle) … Luigi Bacigalupi and Leon Pinetski drew (20:00)
… Mike Mazurki b. Henry Piers (14:32) … Sammy Stein b. John Podubny (12:28) … Nick
Lutze b. George Hagen (14:27) … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (8,000 fans)
Notes: Dr. Fred Meyers, according to the New York American, “began his college career
at DePaul in Chicago and later transferred to Northwestern University.” He was called an
Indiana dentist. He earned the bout by defeating Sandor Szabo. Century Milstead was a
“star of Yale’s undefeated football team of 1923.” Ed Lewis was a “graduate of Kentucky
University.” For big shows, Sid Mercer of the American wrote pre-show and post-show
commentary and results. There was also a large picture of the two grappling following
the event.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, February 7, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Sammy Stein b. George Manich (30:16) … Paul Boesch b. Ray
Jeffries (23:11) … Jack Sherry b. George Hagen (2:12) … Joe Malcewicz b. Luigi
Bacigalupi (11:18) … Charles Lehman and Earl McCready drew (30:00) … Jack
Washburn b. Lilo Nardi (9:31)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, February 8, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Jack Sherry b. Steve Znosky (26:10) … Earl McCready b. Mike
Mazurki (15:12) … Jack Washburn b. Century Milstead (11:25) … Marin Plestina b.
Alphonse Geicewicz (decision) … George Manich b. Pat McClary (decision) … Bibber
McCoy b. George Hagen (18:50)

Manhttan, New York: Wednesday, February 8, 1933
(St. Nicholas Palace) … Lou Plummer and Joe Savoldi were both disqualified (late in the
match, Savoldi threw Plummer from the ring despite warnings, and into the lap of Chick
Goodman, who stopped the match) (Goodman and the referee agreed that both would
be DQ’d) (14:26) … Jim McMillen b. Fred Grubmier (25:49) … Ernie Dusek b. Abe
Coleman (14:31) (Dusek and Coleman smashed their heads together during this bout) …
Hans Kampfer b. Martin Zikoff (13:24) … Gino Garibaldi and Juan Humberto drew (30:00)
… Joe Stecher b. Floyd Marshall (5:37) … (referee: Danny Ridge) … (in attendance:
New York Deputy Boxing Commissioner Chick Goodman)
Notes: The New York American said that Joe Savoldi and Lou Plummer were former
teammates at Notre Dame.

*The Thursday, February 9, 1933 edition of the New York American announced that Jack
Curley would continue to run shows as promoter at Madison Square Garden. The
programs would run on Mondays, alternately with the 71st Regiment Armory events.

*The Saturday, February 11, 1933 edition of the New York American reported that Lou
Plummer and Joe Savoldi were both suspended for 60 days by the New York State
Athletic Commission “yesterday.” This announcement was as a result of their St. Nicholas
match.

*The Sunday, February 12, 1933 edition of the New York American reported that Jack
Curley was planning a Madison Square Garden program for Ed “Strangler” Lewis on
February 20. Sid Mercer wrote “Though it has been announced several times
unofficially that Jack Curley and his wrestlers were on their way out of Madison Square
Garden to make room for Jim Londos and his troupers, Curley announces another
Garden show for Feb. 20, at which time Strangler Lewis will defend his heavyweight title
in a benefit performation for the New York Press Club.” His opponent was said to be
either Jim Browning or Gus Sonnenberg.

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, February 13, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Jim McMillen b. Herman Hickman (22:40) … Joe Stecher b. Bruno
Gorrassini (14:25) … Joe Dusek b. Farmer Bill Nelson (9:50) … Paul Jones and Hanks
Kampfer drew (30:00) … Jacques Humberto and Joe Varga drew (30:00)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, February 13, 1933
(71st Regiment Armory) … World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Nick
Lutze (39:15) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Sid Westrich (17:12) (three flying tackles) … Dick
Shikat b. Mike Mazurki (25:45) … Sammy Stein b. Lilo Nardi (14:52) … Pat McClary b.
Herb Freeman (12:33) … Joe Malcewicz b. Irving Halperin (13:47) … Jack Washburn b.
Bill Middlekauff (6:50) … (promotional affiliation: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Paul
Bower) … (4,000 fans)
Note: Lewis was said to be 240 pounds.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, February 14, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Sammy
Stein (47:11) … Charley Lehman b. John Podubny (dec., 30:00) … Joe Malcewicz b. Tiny
Roebuck (decision) … Dr. Fred Meyers b. Alex Aberg (12:56) … Paul Boesch b. Gene
Bruce (12:19) … Bill Middlekauf and Henry Piers drew … (10,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, February 15, 1933
(Ridgweood Grove) … Dick Shikat b. Marin Plestina (26:08) … Alphonse Geicewicz b. Sid
Westrich (16:23) … Jack Washburn b. Pat McClary (6:10) … Joe Shimkus b. Gene Bruce
(15:51) … Leo Pinetzki b. Henry Piers (14:18) … Nick Lutze b. George Hagen

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, February 15, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Jim McMillen b. Abe Coleman (countout) (26:09) … Joe DeVito
and Fred Grubmier drew (13:00) … Joe Stecher b. Casey Berger (20:25) … Rudy Dusek
b. Frank Judson (dec., 30:00) … Juan Humberto and Dr. Karl Sarpolis drew (30:00) …
Joe Varga b. Joe Narocki (7:26)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, February 20, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Paul Jones b. Jim McMillen (52:40) (considered an upset) … Rudy
Dusek and George Zaharias drew (30:00) … Abe Coleman b. Jim Clinstock (15:25) …
Emil Dusek b. Justo Giraldi (7:35) … Hans Kampfer b. Nick Contos (6:50) … Joe Rinaldi
and Tony Rocco drew at the curfew (14:00) ... (promotional affiliation: Johnstons/ Rudy
Dusek) … (referee: George Bothner) … (capacity crowd)
Notes: Another report stated that 3,000 fans were in attendance and that Jones beat
McMillen by countout.

Manhattan, New York: Monday, February 20, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … Jim Browning b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis to capture the World
Heavyweight Title (57:50) (Browning broke out of a headlock and applied his airplane
scissor hold, which was enough to score the winning pinfall) (said to be a “clean” match)
(Lewis “went out proudly, though reminded of his unpopularity, said Lewis Burton of the
American, “the change is expected to improve the local state of wrestling”) … Dr. Fred
Meyers and Gus Sonnenberg drew (20:00) … Sam Cordovano b. Steve Znosky (12:34)
(flying tackle) … Jack Washburn b. Henry Piers (8:58) … Alphonse Geicewich b. Century
Milstead (12:31) … Sid Westrich b. Cy Williams (8:17) (flying tackle) … Joe Malcewicz b.
Pat McClary (7:26) … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (referee: Jack Denning) …
(announcer: Joe Humphries) … (sponsored by: New York Press Club) … (7,000 fans)
Notes: The New York American report by Lewis Burton called Lewis “tubby” and said he
had “obese shoulders.” Fans cheered Browning’s victory. A large banner ran across the
sports section of the newspaper, saying “Browning Wins World’s Wrestling Crown from
Lewis.” Prior to the Lewis-Browning match, Humphries asked the crowd to stand, at the
request of Curley, for a minute of silence to pay tribute to the late James Corbett. Sam
Cordovano was a “former Georgetown football star and a member of Lou Little’s
Columbia coaching staff.” He was making his “debut” here. The New York Times report
stated that only 5,000 fans were in attendance.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, February 21, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Gus Sonnenberg and Sammy Stein drew at the 11:00 curfew (1:
00:06) … George Manich b. Tony Felice (dec., 30:00) … Joe Malcewicz b. Century
Milstead … Jack Washburn b. Lee Shepsky (10:55) … Mike Mazurki b. Richard Stahl (28:
24)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, February 22, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Dr. Freddie Meyers
(23:45) … Matros Kirilenko and Gus Sonnenberg drew at the curfew (33:00) … Joe
Shimkus b. Paul Finsky (12:30) … Steve Znosky b. Herb Freeman (dec., 30:00) …
Alphonse Geicewicz and Mike Mazurki drew (30:00)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, February 22, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Rudy Dusek and Jim McMillen drew at the curfew (45:21) … Abe
Coleman and Juan Humberto drew (30:00) … Dick Daviscourt b. Ivan Vakturoff (14:16) …
Dr. Karl Sarpolis b. Jim Clinstock (11:17) (flying tackles) … George Zaharias b. Frank
Bronowicz (21:19) … Hans Kampfer b. Tony Rocco (7:45)
Note: It was announced that Ray Steele’s suspension was going to be lifted in time for
him to compete on next Wednesday’s show at the St. Nicholas Arena.

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, February 24, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Dick Daviscourt b. Herman Hickman (20:45) .. Nick Condos b. Frank
Buresh (12:28) … Abe Coleman b. Nick Nester (16:10) … Eli Fischer b. Bill Nelson …
Bruno Gorrossini and Jacques Humberto drew

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, February 28, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Mike Mazurki (23:
14) … Sam Cordovano b. Bill Middlekauff (11:04) … Herb Freem and Steve Znosky drew
(30:00) … Joe Malcewicz and Dr. Fred Meyer drew (30:00) … Sammy Stein b. Bull Komar
(15:10) … Paul Boesch b. Tony Felice (23:16) … (14,000 fans)
Note: Said to be a record attendance.

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, March 1, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Marin Plestina (23:
31) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Matros Kirilenko (22:49) … Jack Riley b. Joe Komar (13:
31) … Alphonse Geicewicz b. George Manich (21:32) … Sam Cordovano b. Cy Williams
(12:48) (flying tackles) … (“overflow crowd”)

Manhattan, New York: Wedneday, March 1, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Ray Steele b. Dr. Karl Sarpolis (34:28) … Gino Garibaldi b. Dick
Daviscourt (20:47) … Hans Kampfer b. Renato Gardini (14:10) … Eli Fischer b. Oscar
Nygren (4:40) … Juan Humberto and Dr. Ralph Wilson drew (30:00) … Ernie Dusek and
Paul Jones drew (28:00)

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, March 3, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Rudy Dusek b. Dick Daviscourt (13:24) … Gino Garibaldi b. George
Vassell (33:35) … Fred Grubmier b. Bruno Gorrasini (13:42) … Eli Fischer b. Nick Nestor
(8:37) … Ernie Dusek b. Frank Buresh (18:34)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, March 6, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Sammy
Stein (46:48) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Dick Shikat drew (1:05:00) (stopped at the 11:
00 curfew) … Sam Cordovano b. Herb Freeman (9:42) (flying tackle) … Jack Riley b.
Tony Felice (4:48) … Jack Washburn b. Irving Halperin (5:26) … Dr. Fred Meyers and
Sid Westrich drew (20:00) … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (9,000 fans)
Notes: The New York American indicated that Browning was recognized as champion in
New York, Illinois, California, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Virginia,
Florida, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Cuba. “The American Wrestling
Association also recognizes the Boston Irishman as the rightful titleholder,” the paper
stated (3/5/33). This was hyped as the greatest show Curley ever promoted. Lewis
Burton in the American wrote that more people were interested in the bout between Lewis
and Shikat than the main event championship bout. Cordovano was introduced as the
“Italian sensation,” and drew a “tremendous cheer for downing Herbie Freeman.”

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, March 6, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Paul Jones (43:20) …
Casey Berger and Abe Coleman drew at the 11:00 curfew … Joe DeVito and Rudy Dusek
drew … John Pesek b. Frank Bronowicz (19:05) … Hans Steinke and George Zaharias
drew (30:00)
Note: Londos was called the “former world’s heavyweight wrestling champion” by the New
York American.

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, March 8, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Gino Garibaldi (37:
36) … John Pesek b. Charles Blackstock (8:44) … Rudy Dusek and Ray Steele drew (30:
00) … Abe Coleman b. Joe Varga (17:06) … Hans Steinke b. Jim Clinstock (8:39) … El
Fischer b. Floyd Marshall (16:09) … (5,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, March 8, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Roland Kirchmeyer b. Dr. Fred Meyers (31:36) … Sam Cordovano
b. Matros Kirilenko (35:15) (flying tackles) … Leo Pinetzki and Tiny Roebuck drew (30:
00) … Alphonse Geicewicz b. Mike Romano (15:05) … Jack Riley b. Herb Freeman (3:41)
… Dick Shikat and Karol Zbyszko drew at the 11:00 curfew … (referee: Arthur Berger)

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, March 10, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Gino Garibaldi b. Frank Brunowicz (countout) (26:16) … Abe
Coleman b. Joe DeVito (22:17) … Dick Daviscourt and Fred Grubmier drew … Eli Fischer
b. Jim Atlas (11:06) … Karl Davis b. Jim Clinstock (decision, 21:45) … (referee: Kandrat)

*On Monday, March 13, 1933, promoter Jack Curley declared that he’d post $5,000 to
secure a contract signed by Jim Londos to wrestle the winner of the Jim Browning-Ed
“Strangler” Lewis bout at Madison Square Garden.

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, March 13, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Ray Steele b. Joe DeVito (27:40) … Joe Cox b. Norton B. Jackson
(Jackson was a substitute for George Zaharias) … Eli Fischer b. Tiny Ruff (11:05) …
Rudy Dusek and Hans Kampfer drew (30:00) … Abe Coleman b. George Vassell (dec.,
30:00)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, March 14, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Jack Washburn
(21:31) … Leo Pinetzki and Sammy Stein drew at the curfew (40:06) ... Sid Westrich b.
Andy Zaharoff (15:16) … Sam Cordovano b. Frank Speers (dec., 30:00) … Joe
Malcewicz b. Lilo Nardi … Paul Boesch b. Tiny Roebuck (dec., 30:00)

*The New York American (3/15/33) reported that Jack Curley was given permission by the
New York State Athletic Commission to hold three outdoor wrestling programs, one in
June, July, and August.

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, March 15, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Dick Shikat b. Tiny Roebuck (33:45) … Alphonse Geicewicz and
Mike Mazurki drew (47:00) … Jack Riley b. Century Milstead … Al Grant b. Charley Webb
… Sam Cordovano and Roland Kirchmeyer drew (30:00)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, March 15, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Ray Steele b. Frank Judson (20:31) … John Pesek b. George Hill
(11:05) … Renato Gardini and Dr. Karl Sarpolis drew … Hans Steinke b. Sun Jennings …
Rudy Dusek b. Babe Caddock … Eli Fischer b .Charley Lepanen

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, March 17, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Fred Grubmier b. Babe Caddock (14:03) … Dick Daviscourt b. Emil
Dusek (32:40) … Renato Gardini b. Floyd Marshall … John Maxos b. Tiny Roebuck … Eli
Fischer b. Nick Contos

Manhattan, New York: Monday, March 20, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Ed
“Strangler” Lewis (59:58) (turnover “pinwheel” leg scissors) … Dick Shikat b. Mike
Mazurki (19:34) … Nick Lutze and Leon Pinetzki drew at the curfew (16:00) … Sam
Cordovano and Sammy Stein drew (20:00) … Jack Riley b Mike Romano (10:58) …
Mayes McLain b. Frank Speers (dec., 20:00) … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (referee:
Ernest Roeber) … (12,000 fans)
Notes: An advertisement in the New York American stated that Browning-Lewis as the
“most important return match in wrestling since the second Frank Gotch-George
Hackenschmidt battle back in 1911.” Curley, reportedly, had to persuade Browning into
taking the bout. Lewis was returning from California and going to train at George Bothner’
s gymnasium. The paper also continued to hype up Cordovano, saying that he was a
“new wrestling star” in the making.

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, March 20, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Abe Coleman b. Rudy Dusek (36:15) (countout) … Hans Steinke b.
George Hill (20:21) … Renato Gardini b. Charley Lepanen … Charley Blackstock and
George Vassell drew … (referee: McPartland)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, March 21, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Malcewicz drew at the curfew (26:
00) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Charley Lehman (40:37) … Boris Demetroff and Jack Wagner
drew (30:00) … Mike Mazurki and Sammy Stein drew (30:00) … Dr. Fred Meyers b. Tony
Felice (17:11)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, March 22, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Abe Coleman and Hans Kampfer drew at the curfew (43:10) …
Ray Steele and Hans Steinke drew (30:00) … Renato Gardini b. Charley Blackstock …
Karl Davis b. John Maxos … Fred Grubmier b. Rudy Dusek (dec., 30:00) … (5,264 fans)
… (gate: $5,879)
Notes: Blackstock was from Atlanta. Grubmier’s victory was said to be “extremely
popular” with fans.

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, March 22, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Alphonse Geicewicz and Ed “Strangler” Lewis drew at the curfew
(25:00) … Tiny Roebuck b. Mike Mazurki … John Freberg and Leo Pinetzki drew … Al
Grant b. Henry Piers … Sam Cordovano b. Jack Wagner

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, March 24, 1933
(Jamaica Arena) … Dick Daviscourt b. Renato Gardini (28:12) … Abe Coleman b. Norton
Jackson (17:13) … Emil Dusek b. Babe Caddock … Bill Nelson and Nick Nestor drew …
Eli Fischer b. Ivan Vakturoff

Manhattan, New York: Monday, March 27, 1933
(71st Regiment Armory) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Sam
Cordovano (31:43) (airplane scissors) … Nick Lutze b. Tiny Roebuck (28:29) … Herb
Freeman and Mayes McLain drew at the curfew (9:00) … Alphonse Geicewicz b. Charley
Lehman (dec., 20:00) … Jack Riley b. Jerry Monahan (17:15) … Sid Westrich b. Frank
Speers … Paul Boesch b. Lilo Nardi … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (5,000 fans)
Notes: The facility was at Park Avenue and 34th street. The New York American stated:
“Cordovano’s rise has been spectacular. He’s a wrestler when not occupied as line
coach of the Columbia University football squad. If he defeats Browning for the
championship, Lou Little, head coach at Morningside Heights, will lose a valuable
assisant. Cordovano has not lost a match since entering the professional ranks upon his
graduation from Georgetown University two years ago” After the bout, the newspaper
said that Cordovano gave an “excellent account of himself.” Browning’s victory was
“popular with the crowd.”

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, March 27, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Abe Coleman b. Joe Cox (30:25) … Hans Kampfer b. Sun Jennings
(12:42) … Eli Fischer b. Nick Contos (Condos) (14:05) … Rudy Dusek and Dr. Karl
Sarpolis drew … Everette Marshall b. Jim Henry (6:05)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, March 28, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Dr. Fred Meyers b. Joe “Bull” Komar (24:25) … Paul Boesch b.
Tiny Roebuck … Tony Felice and Ed Hebrig drew (30:00) … Joe Shimkus b. Alex Aberg
(12:29) … Sam Cordovano and Jerry Monahan drew (30:00) … Roland Kirchmeyer and
Mike Mazurki drew (30:00)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, March 29, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Hans Kampfer b. Fred Grubmier (27:34) … Hans Steinke b. Jean
LaDue (12:54) … Karl Davis and Rudy Dusek drew (30:00) … Everette Marshall b. Dick
Raines (18:37) … Eli Fischer b. Casey Berger … Joe Cox and Renato Gardini drew (30:
00)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, March 29, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Roland Kirchmeyer b. Leo Pinetski (29:20) (countout) (flying
tackle) (Kirchmeyer was a substitute for World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning) …
Mike Mazurki and Marin Plestina drew at the curfew … Tiny Roebuck b. Herb Freeman ..
Karol Zbyszko (Young Karol) b. Steve Znosky (21:20) … Charley Lehman and Joe
Shimkus drew (30:00) … Al Grant b. Joe Maynard (13:10) … (referee: Sheridan)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, April 10, 1933
(71st Regiment Armory) … Nick Lutze b. Sam Cordovano (50:35) … Dr. Fred Meyers and
Karol Zbyszko drew (30:00) … Howard Cantonwine and Mayes McLain drew (30:00) …
Sid Westrich b. Jack Burke … Paul Boesch b. Jerry Monahan … Sammy Stein b. Jack
Washburn (countout) … Ted Cox and Alphonse Geicewicz drew … (promotional
affiliation: Jack Curley, Paul Bowser) … (2,500 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, April 10, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Gino Garibaldi and Paul Jones (double-countout) (22:55) …
Everette Marshall b. George Vassell … George Zaharias b. Babe Caddock … Abe
Coleman and Ernie Dusek drew (30:00) … Vic Christy b. Floyd Marshall … (promotional
affilation: Rudy Dusek, the Johnstons)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, April 11, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Sammy Stein b. Steve Znosky (36:59) … Sam Cordovano b. Joe
Shimkus … Paul Boesch b. Tony Felice … Benny Ginsberg and Mayes McLain drew (30:
00) … Jerry Monahan b. Sam Cohen … (3,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, April 12, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Hans Kampfer and Joe Stecher drew in 32:06, halted by the
curfew … Everette Marshall b. Lou Plummer (18:02) … Dick Raines b. George Hill …
Gino Garibaldi and George Zaharias drew (30:00) … Tom Alley and Abie Coleman drew
(30:00) … (local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) … (4,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, April 12, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Nick Lutze b. Charley Lehman … Sam Cordovano b. George
Manich … Joe Komar and Joe Shimkus drew (30:00) … Herb Freeman b. Jack Burke …
Al Grant b. Gene Bruce … (local syndicate: Rudy Miller, Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt,
Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, April 17, 1933
(71st Regiment Armory) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Nick Lutze by
decision after they had wrestled to the 11:00 curfew (54:00) … Sam Cordovano and Dr.
Fred Meyers wrestled to a no contest when both were counted out … Sammy Stein b.
Steve Znosky (15:04) … Paul Boesch b. Cy Williams (13:18) (flying tackle) … Howard
Cantonwine and Leo Pinetzski drew … Charley Lehman and Tiny Roebuck drew … (local
syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (5,000 fans)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, April 18, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Sammy Stein (40:
27) … Sam Cordovano b. Cy Williams … Leon Pinetzki b. Tony Felice … Joe Shimkus b.
Lilo Nardi … Paul Boesch b. Herb Freeman … Mike Mazurki b. Jack Burke … (local
syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (referee: Patsy
Haley) … (9,000 fans) … (benefit for the Camp Eden Jewish Home)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, April 19, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Hans Kampfer b. Dick Raines (18:33) … Rudy Dusek and George
Zaharias drew (25:04) (halted by the curfew) … Everette Marshall b. George McLeod …
Vic Christie and Abe Coleman drew (30:00) … Hans Steinke b. Joe Komar … Karl Davis
b. Jimmy Coffield (10:52) … (local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) … (3,000
fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, May 10, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Hans Kampfer (31:
51) … Vic Christie and Gino Garibaldi drew (30:00) … John Richtoff b. George Hill … Joe
Dusek b. Irving Halperin … Cliff Olsen and Ivan Vernyhora drew (30:00) … Dick Raines
and Hans Steinke wrestled for 18:03, but the match was halted at the curfew … (local
syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) … (5,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, May 10, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Alphonse
Geicewicz … Paul Boesch b. Howard Cantonwine (DQ) … Mike Mazurki b. Karol Zbyszko
… Sammy Stein b. Steve Znosky … Len Macaluso b. Leo Papiano … (local syndicate:
Rudy Miller, Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, May 15, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … Ed Lewis b. Joe Savoldi (44:32) … Paul Boesch b. Jack
McArthur … Joe Malcewicz and Pat McGill drew (20:00) … Mike Mazurki and Charley
Strack drew … Sammy Stein b. Jerry Monahan … Len Macaluso b. Steve Znosky …
Wladek Zbyszko b. Lilo Nardi … Sid Westrich b. Doug Wycoff … (local syndicate: Jack
Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (referee: Arthur Donovan) … (6,000
fans)
Notes: Lewis won the match by knockout/ countout when Savoldi fell through the ropes
and was unable to revive in time. According to one source, Lewis captured Savoldi’s
claim to the World Heavyweight Title. Savoldi had been claiming the World Heavyweight
Title since his win over Jim Londos in April 1933 at Chicago. Savoldi had the advantage
through the match, keeping Lewis on the defensive.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, May 16, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Paul Boesch and Gus Sonnenberg drew (45:00) (11:00 curfew)
… Sammy Stein b. Jack McArthur … Sam Cordovano and Mike Mazurki drew (30:00) …
Mayes McLain b. Lilo Nardi … Elmer Anderson b. Gene Bruce … (local syndicate: Jack
Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (5,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, May 17, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Dick Shikat b. Leon Pinetzki … John Richtoff b. Henry Piers …
Gino Garibaldi and Cliff Olsen drew (30:00) … Chief Chewchki and Ivan Vernyhora drew
(20:00) … Hans Steinke b. Joe DeVito … Vic Christie and Abe Coleman drew (23:14)
(curfew) … (local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) … (3,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, May 22, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … Joe Savoldi b. Ed Lewis (43:07) … Paul Boesch b. Mike
Romano … Elmer Anderson and Sid Westrich drew (10:00) (curfew) … Len Macaluso b.
Jack McArthur … Roland Kirschmeyer b. Jerry Monahan … Charley Strack and Wladek
Zbyszko drew (20:00) … Mike Mazurki b. Jack Russell … (local syndicate: Jack Curley,
“Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (5,000 fans)
Note: Savoldi would have regained a claim to the World Title here.

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, May 22, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Jim McMillen b. Dick Raines … Leo Pinetzki b. Ivan Vernyhora …
Vic Christy b. Bill Nelson … John Richtoff b. Jim Henry … Abe Coleman b. Henry Piers …
(local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, May 22, 1933
(Brooklyn Sports Stadium) … Arthur DeKuh and Carlos Henriquez drew (42:00) (curfew)
… Paul Berlenback b. Frank Marone … Ghafoor Khan b. Bill Gannon … Justin Giraldi
and Tommy Texas drew (30:00) … Sam Cohen b. Paul Finksky … (local syndicate: Jess
McMahon/ Carlos Henriquez)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, May 23, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Paul Boesch b. Mayes McLain (23:10) … Jerry Monahan b. Doug
Wykoff … Mike Mazurki b. Cy Williams (dec., 30:00) … Elmer Anderson b. Steve Znosky
… Roland Kirschmeyer and George Manich drew (30:00) … Len Macaluso b. Jack
Russell … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) …
(1,500 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, May 24, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Gino Garibaldi and Jim McMillen drew (43:44) (curfew) … Ernie
Dusek and Everette Marshall drew (30:00) … Dick Shikat b. Chief Chewchki … Leon
Pinetski and Dick Raines drew (20:00) … Johnny Richtoff b. Jimmy Coffield … (local
syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, May 29, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Abe Coleman b. Frank Judson (countout) … Renato Gardini and
Dr. Ralph Wilson drew (30:00) … Ernie Dusek b. George Zaharias … Hans Steinke b.
Irving Halpern … Tom Alley b. Joe Narocki … (local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston
Brothers)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, May 30, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Joe Savoldi b. Paul Boesch (17:58) … Jerry Monahan b. Jack
McArthur … George Manich and Sid Westrich drew (30:00) … Elmer Anderson b. Bill
Middlekauf (dec., 30:00) … Sol Slagel b. Steve Znosky … Mayes McLain b. Jack Wyckoff
… (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (9,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, May 31, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Dick Shikat b. Frank Judson (28:02) … Abe Coleman and Gino
Garibaldi drew (30:00) … Dick Daviscourt and Cliff Olsen drew (13:22) (curfew) …
George Zaharias b. Casey Berger … Hans Steinke b. George McLeod … Karl Davis and
Ivan Leskinovich drew (20:00) … (local syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) …
(2,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, May 31, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Joe Malcewicz b. Paul Boesch (27:13) … Len Macaluso b. Jack
Russell … Sol Slagel b. Bill Middlekauf … Elmer Anderson b. Steve Znosky … Kurt
Gabriel b. Joe Maynard … Mayes McLain and Sid Westrich drew (30:00) … (local
syndicate: Rudy Miller, Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (2,000
fans)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, June 6, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Sol Slagel b. Jerry Monahan (16:08) … Bill Middlekauf b. Cy
Williams … Paul Boesch b. Jack McArthur … Roland Kirschmeyer and Joe Malcewicz
drew (30:00) … George Manich and Earl McCready drew (30:00) … Sid Westrich b.
Doug Wyckoff … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser)
… (1,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, June 7, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Dick Shikat b. Fred Grubmeier (23:12) … Abe Coleman b. Andy
Brown … Gino Garibaldi b. Casey Berger … George Zaharias b. Frank Bronowicz … Cliff
Olson b. Martin Zikoff … John Richtoff and Frank Speers drew (20:00) … (local
syndicate: Rudy Dusek/ Johnston Brothers) … (2,500 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, June 7, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Sol Slagel b. Douglas Wyckoff (9:45) … Paul Boesch b. Jerry
Monahan … Roland Kirchmeyer and Joe Malcewicz drew (30:00) … Elmer Anderson b.
Bill Middlekauf … George Manich and Sid Westrich drew (30:00) … Kurt Gabriel b. Mike
Chaplin … (local syndicate: Rudy Miller, Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer, Paul
Bowser) … (1,500 fans)

Bronx, New York: Monday, June 12, 1933
(Yankee Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Joe Savoldi
(decision) (1:58:05) (match was halted at the curfew and the champion won the decision)
… Paul Boesch b. Steve Znosky (10:05) … Stanley Sckolis b. Cy Williams … Benny
Ginsberg b. Sid Westrich … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer,
Paul Bowser) … (referee: Gunboat Smith) … (6,000 fans) … (benefit for the Free Milk
Fund sponsored by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst)
Notes: Bad weather lowered attendance. The main event was referred to as a
unification match of sorts, ending Savoldi’s claim to the World Title. Savoldi had taken a
controversial win from Jim Londos in April at Chicago. The New York Times, on June 1,
1933, reported that the ticket prices for ringside seats were lowered to $5.50. The Lewis-
Shikat outdoor match in 1932 had ringside seats for $8.80.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, June 20, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Joe Savoldi b. Paul Boesch (27:08) … Sol Slagel b. Jack
Washburn (14:09) … Len Macaluso b. Jack McArthur (13:58) … Roland Kirschmeyer b.
Jack Hurley (16:26) … Sid Westrich b. Jerry Monahan (decision) … George Manich b.
Benny Ginsberg (decision) … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer,
Paul Bowser) … (3,500 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, June 21, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Joe Savoldi b. Roland Kirchmeyer (36:43) … Paul Boesch b. Jack
Russell (16:04) … Sol Slagel b. Benny Ginsberg (9:07 ) … Kurt Gabriel b. George
Manich (decision) …Sid Westrich b. Jack McArthur (DQ) … Len Macaluso and Mayes
McLain drew at the 11:00 curfew (13:00) … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt,
Jack Pfefer, Paul Bowser) … (2,500 fans)

*In June 1933 (after June 21) at the Coast Guard Station in Staten Island, New York, a
show was held with Joe Savoldi facing a fellow member of his troupe, Sol Slagel. Slagel
talked with Rudy Dusek before the bout, and Dusek convinced Slagel to attempt a double-
cross, and the latter ended up being disqualified. Dusek wanted payback on Savoldi for
the double-cross on Jim Londos in Chicago.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, June 27, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Joe Savoldi b. Roland Kirschmeyer (32:36) … Joe Maynard and
Jerry Monahan drew at the 11:00 curfew (10:30) … Len Macaluso b. Sid Westrich (26:21)
… Paul Boesch b. Jack Russell (20:58) … Stanley Sokolis b. Jack Hurley (19:23) … Cy
Williams b. Benny Ginsberg … (local syndicate: Jack Curley, “Toots” Mondt, Jack Pfefer,
Paul Bowser) … (2,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, June 28, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Ray Steele b. Lou Plummer … Jack Washburn b. Sid Westrich

Bronx, New York: Wednesday, June 28, 1933
(Dyckman Oval) … Ray Steele b. Lou Plummer (21:51) … Abie Coleman b. Casey Berger
(18:44) … (1,000 fans)

*Rudy Dusek broke his relationship with the Johnston Brothers and Jim Londos, and
bought into Joe “Toots” Mondt’s share of the Jack Curley business. Dusek and his
brothers began appearing on Curley-Mondt-Bowser shows in New York City.

Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, August 2, 1933
(Golden City Arena) …

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York: Friday, August 4, 1933
(Fugazy Bowl)

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York: Friday, August 11, 1933
(Fugazy Bowl)

Note: The Bowl was at Surf Avenue and West 6th Street.

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, August 15, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation)

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, August 22, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation) … Joe Stecher b. George Hills in 15:03 … Hans
Steinke b. Joe Komar in 24:10 … Floyd Marshall b. Casey Berger … Gene Bruce and Joe
DeVito drew … Joe Hubka b. Nick Nestor by disqualification in 12:10 … (sponsored by:
Fort Hamilton Wrestling Club) … (1,000 fans)
Notes: Bruce was from Bay Ridge, Hubka from Newark, and Nestor from Baltimore.
DeVito was said to be from St. Louis.

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York: Friday, August 25, 1933
(Fugazy Bowl)

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, August 29, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation)

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York: Friday, September 8, 1933
(Fugazy Bowl)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, September 12, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Gino Garibaldi and Dick Shikat drew at the curfew … Jack Sherry
b. Martin Zikoff in 15:43 … John Grandovich and Hans Steinke drew in 30-minutes … Sol
Slagel b. Joe DeVito in 23:10 … Harry Hickman b. Jack Russell in 12:47 … (1,200 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Wednesday, September 13, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove)
Note: The Grove was “near Wyckoff and Myrtle Avenues.”

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York: Friday, September 15, 1933
(Fugazy Bowl)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, September 19, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Sol Slagel b. John Grandovich in 31:52 … Hans Steinke b. Henry
Piers in 18:21 … Renato Gardini and Floyd Marshall drew in 30-minutes … Dick Raines
and Wladek Zbyszko drew … Dick Shikat b. Joe DeVito in 9:44 … Herb Freeman b. Tony
Rocco in 10:39 … (1,000 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, September 19, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation)

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, September 21, 1933
(New Lenox Sports Club) … Rudy Dusek and Karol Zbyszko drew at the curfew at 1:04:15
… Len Macaluso b. Bill Middlekauf in 19:54 … Kirk Gabriel and Bruno Gorassini drew in
30-minutes … Eli Fischer b. Jack Hurley in 16:45 … Tony Felice b. Gene Bryce in 7:09
Note: The Sports Club was at 107th Street, near Park Avenue.

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, September 26, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation) … Cliff Olsen b. Henry Piers in 28:30 … Dr. Karl
Sarpolis b. George Hills … Juan Humberto b. Andy Zaharias in 11:18 … Andy Brown and
Little Beaver drew … George Grandovich b. Sammy Cohen in 11:49 … (sponsored by:
Fort Hamilton Wrestling Club) … (2,000 fans)
Note: Piers was a substitute for Karl Davis against Olsen.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, September 26, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Jim McMillen and Dick Shikat were both counted out (1:04:00) …
Renato Gardini and Dick Raines drew at the curfew (21:00) … Vanka Zelezniak b. Joe
Narocki (11:03) … Sol Slagel b. Jack Russell (16:32) … Herb Freem an and Floyd
Marshall drew (30:00) … (referee: George Bothner) … (2,500 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Thursday, September 28, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove)

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, September 28, 1933
(New Lenox Sporting Club) … Len Macaluso b. Ghafoor Khan (27:24) … Tony Felice b.
Martin Zikoff (12:09) … Casey Kazanjian and Karol Zbyszko drew (30:00) … Joe Bonomo
b. Andy Meixner (8:22) … Eli Fischer b. Bill Middlekauff (decision)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, October 2, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Joe Savoldi
(36:59) … Mike Mazurki b. Sandor Szabo (DQ) (5:08) (Szabo punched Mazurki) … Ernie
Dusek b. Pat McKay (15:51) … Roland Kirchmeyer vs. Man Mountain Dean (Dean
reportedly tried to punch Joe Savoldi “as the latter was emerging from the ring, and Major
General John J. Phelan of the New York State Athletic Commission ordered him
suspended immediately,” according to the New York Times) … Len Macaluso and Joe
Malcewicz drew at the curfew (17:00) … Eli Fischer b. Bill Middlekauff (8:03) … “Count”
George Zarynoff b. Bruno Gorrasini (8:04) … George Manich and Stan Sokolis drew (20:
00) … Rudy Dusek and Casey Kazanjian drew (20:00) … (promoter: Jack Curley) …
(benefit for the Free Milk Fund for Babies) … (10,000 fans)
Note: This show was put on by the Curley-Mondt-Bowser syndicate.

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, October 3, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Gino Garibaldi and Jim McMillen drew at the curfew (1:14:00) …
Sol Slagel and Vanka Zelesniak drew (30:00) … Herman Hickman and Jack Humberto
drew … Hans Steinke b. John Grandovitch (13:24)
Note: Humberto was said to be from Italy.

Brooklyn, New York: Tuesday, October 3, 1933
(Fort Hamilton Army Reservation) … Floyd Marshall vs. Henry Piers … Tom Alley vs. Joe
Narocki

Manhattan New York: Wednesday, October 4, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Gino Garibaldi vs. Hans Steinke … Dick Raines vs. Dick Shikat
Notes: This show was supposed to be the season opener for wrestling at the Arena, but
according to one source, this event was cancelled.

Brooklyn, New York: Thursday, October 5, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove)

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, October 5, 1933
(New Lenox Sports Club) … Len Macaluso b. Roland Kirchmeyer (17:45) (flying tackles)
… Tony Felice and Kurt Gabriel drew (45:00) … Jaget Singh b. Bernie Halperin (12:50) ..
Joe Bonomo b. Jack Sullivan (5:50) … Eli Fischer b. Joe Maynard (21:17)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, October 10, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Jim McMillen b. Sid Westrich (28:04) (flying tackle) … Jim
McMillen and Sol Slagel drew at the curfew (56:00) … Dick Raines b. Bill Nelson (12:44)
… Jack Humberto b. Little Beaver (26:09) … Paul Boesch b. Herman Hickman (16:32)
(flying tackle) … (5,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, October 11, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Fred Grubmier and Jim McMillen drew at the curfew (52:06) …
Dick Raines and Ray Steele drew (30:00) … Dick Shikat b. Lou Plummer (12:27) …
Vanka Zelezniak b. Henry Piers (12:27) … Paul Boesch b. Bill Nelson (14:19) … (3,000
fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Thursday, October 12, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Dick Shikat vs. Hans Steinke … Fred Grubmier vs. Lou Plummer

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, October 12, 1933
(New Lenox Sports Club)

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, October 13, 1933
(Jamaica Arena)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, October 16, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … George Zaharias b. Juan Humberto (39:55) … Tony Colesano b.
Jack Russell (17:32) … Hans Steinke b. Ivan Vakturoff (10:30) … Andreas Costanos b.
Sol Slagel (dec., 30:00) … Sun Jennings b. Andy Zaharoff (13:10)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, October 16, 1933
(71st Regiment Armory) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Rudy Dusek
(35:29) … Nick Lutze and “Count” George Zarynoff drew (30:00) … Jaget Singh b. Tony
Felice (3:44) … Ernie Dusek b. Matros Kirilenko (16:35) … Jack Washburn b. George
Conger (2:38) … Sandor Szabo b. Mike Mazurki (14:12) … Eli Fischer b. Bruno Gorassini
(9:51) … Al Getwitz and Stanley Sokolis drew (20:00) … (promoter: Jack Curley) …
(3,000 fans)

Bronx, New York: Tuesday, October 17, 1933
(New York Coliseum) … Ray Steele b. Sol Slagel (1:03:26) … Paul Boesch and George
Zaharias drew (30:00) … Dick Raines and Sid Westrich drew (30:00) … Jack Humberto b.
George Hill (21:22) … Wladek Zbyszko b. Lou Plummer (8:31) … (2,000 fans)

*In the Wednesday, October 18, 1933 edition of the New York Times, it was reported that
Jack Curley was, yesterday, given licenses to promote at the 102d Engineers Regiment
Armory, which was also known as the 22nd Engineers Regiment Armory, in Manhattan,
and the 106th Infantry Armory in Brooklyn. This approval was granted in spite of the
negative comments of Madison Square Garden President Colonel John Reed Kilpatrick
and promoters Captain Ed Whitwell of the New York Coliseum in the Bronx and I.P. Flatto
of the Ridgewood Grove in Brooklyn. The article said that “they based their protests on
the ground that issuance of the licenses would provide unfair competition between the
armories, which do not pay property taxes, and the regular wrestling and boxing club,
which do.” Kilpatrick called the decision was setting a “bad precedent.” Up until this point,
Curley had limited his armory promotions to the 71st Regiment Armory. Curley also
provided a signed contract by championship claimant Jim Browning to meet Jim Londos
with the former waiving “the champion’s arbitrary financial guarantee, amounting to 37 ½
per cent, and split evenly with Londos 50 per cent of the receipts from a title match.”
Additionally, the State Athletic Commission approved a wrestling license to promote at the
Central Sports Arena on Fridays.

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, October 18, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … George Zaharias b. Cliff Olsen (24:19) (flying tackle) … Dick
Shikat b. Renato Gardini (7:06) … Vanka Zelezniak b. Jack Russell (6:20) … Jack
Humberto b. Dick Raines (dec., 30:00) … Ray Steele and Hans Steinke drew (30:00) …
Fred Grubmier and Sid Westrich drew at the curfew (26:02) … (1,500 fans)

Brooklyn, New York: Thursday, October 19, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) …

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, October 19, 1933
(New Lenox Sports Club) … “Count” George Zarynoff b. Bill Middlekauff (DQ) (14:45) …
Kurt Gabriel and Jaget Singh drew (45:00) … Joe Bonomo b. Charley Manoogian … Joe
“Bull” Komar b. Stanley Sitkowski (20:11) … Eli Fischer b. Tony Rocco (19:16) (flying
tackle) … (referee: Eddie Forbes)

Harlem, New York: Friday, October 20, 1933
(Central Sports Arena) … Carlos Henriquez b. Mike Yanka (19:02) (flying tackle) …
Arthur DeKuh b. Andy Meixner (13:32) … (2,000 fans)
Note: The facility was at 116th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Manhattan, New York: Saturday, October 21, 1933
(22nd Engineers Armory) … (promoter: Jack Curley)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, October 23, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Jack Humberto vs. Vanka Zelesniak
Note: The facility was at Halsey Street near Broadway.

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, October 25, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Gino Garibaldi and Dick Shikat were both counted out (31:09) …
Fred Grubmier b. George Hills (10:54) … Paul Boesch b. Herb Freeman (12:04) …
Herman Hickman and Dick Raines drew (30:00) … Dick Daviscourt and Jack Humberto
drew (30:00) … Casey Berger and Sol Slagel drew at the curfew (16:04) … (referee:
George Bothner) … (2,000 fans)
Note: Humberto was said to be from Mexico.

Brooklyn, New York: Thursday, October 26, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove)

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, October 26, 1933
(New Lenox Sports Club) … Man Mountain Dean b. Joe Komar (6:14) … Len Macaluso b.
Stanley Sitkowski (16:40) (flying tackle) (Sitkowski was a substitute for Dick Raines) …
Jaget Singh b. Martin Zitkoff (14:07) … Eli Fischer b. Joe Moracki (10:44) … Bert Ruby b.
Andy Meixner (11:32)
Note: The “New Lenox Sports Club” was also referred to as the “Star Casino” by the New
York Times.

Harlem, NewYork: Friday, October 27, 1933
(Central Sports Arena) … Carlos Henriquez b. Sammy Cohen (countout) (12:58) (Cohen
missed a flying tackle) … Ghafoor Khan b. Paul Finsky (12:14) … (1,500 fans)

Jamaica, Queens, New York: Friday, October 27, 1933
(Jamaica Arena)

Manhattan, New York: Saturday, October 28, 1933
(22nd Engineers Regiment Armory) … Bill Middlekauff vs. “Count” George Zarynoff … six
other matches … (promoter: Jack Curley)

Brooklyn, New York: Monday, October 30, 1933
(Broadway Arena) … Gino Garibaldi b. Karl Davis (22:20) … Ray Steele b. Vanka
Zelezniak (countout) (41:45) … Little Beaver b. Sun Jennings … Herman Hickman b.
Casey Berger (10:45) (flying tackles) … Juan Humberto b. Herb Freeman (10:25) …
(2,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, October 30, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Sandor
Szabo (50:56) … Man Mountain Dean b. Joe Savoldi (DQ) … Vic Christy b. Rudy Dusek
(dec., 20:00) … Ed Don George and Nick Lutze drew (20:00) … Jaget Singh b. Kurt
Gabriel (8:46) … “Count” George Zarynoff b. Andre Routi (4:08) … Sammy Stein b.
Martin Zikoff (7:33) … Bert Ruby b. Bruno Gorrasini (7:52) … Roland Kirchmeyer and
Stanley Pinto drew at the curfew (11:00) … (promoter: Jack Curley) … (referee:
Donovan) … (10,000 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, November 1, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Gino Garibaldi vs. Joe Stecher … Dick Raines vs. Ray Steele

New York City, New York: Tuesday, November 14, 1933
( ) … Ray Steele b. Paul Boesch … Dick Daviscourt and Jack Humberto drew … Dick
Raines b. Theodore Morelli

New York City, New York: Tuesday, November 21, 1933
( ) … Paul Boesch b. Dick Raines … Gino Garibaldi and Fred Grubmeier drew … Ray
Steele b. Sid Westrich … Joe Stecher b. Lew Plummer … Herb Fields b. Casey Berger

New York City, New York: Wednesday, November 22, 1933
( ) … Joe Stecher b. Fred Grobmeier … Gino Garibaldi and Cliff Olson drew … Jack
Humberto and Sid Westrich drew … Harry Fields b. Joe DeVito … Hans Steinke b. John
Leon

New York City, New York: Tuesday, November 28, 1933
( ) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Paul Boesch … Sol Slagel b. Lou
Plummer … Fred Grubmeier b. Carl Davis … Jim McMillen b. Sun Jennings … Jack
Humberto b. Dick Raines (decision) … Sid Westrich b. Joe DeVito

*On November 29, 1933, the “Trust” was formed by promoters promoters Jack Curley,
Joe “Toots” Mondt, Ray Fabiani, Tom Packs, Ed White, and Paul Bowser. It was a ten-
year, talent and profit sharing agreement.

*Jack Pfefer was not apart of the heirarchy of the newly formed organization.

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, November 30, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … Jack Sherry b. Andreas Costanos in 17:44 … Marin Plestina b. Al
Kelsey in 13:42 … Emil Dusek and Tony Felice drew … Ben Ginsberg and Bert Rubi
drew … Jim Henry b. Stanley Sitkowsky in 11:42 … (1,000 fans)
Note: Kelsey was said to be from Boston.

Harlem, New York: Friday, December 1, 1933
(Central Sports Arena)

Brooklyn, New York: Saturday, December 2, 1933
(Ridgewood Grove) … Hans Steinke b. Fred Grubmeier in 43:41 … Karl Davis and Jim
McMillen drew in 16-minutes at the 11:00 curfew … Gino Garibaldi and Joe Stecher drew
in 30-minutes … Dick Shikat b. Sid Westrich in 19:45 … Paul Jones b. Floyd Marshall in
24:45 … (2,000 fans)

Manahttan, New York: Saturday, December 2, 1933
(22nd Engineers Armory)

Manhattan, New York: Monday, December 4, 1933
(Madison Square Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Browning b. Sammy
Stein in 25:03 … World Heavyweight Champion Ed Don George b. Jim Clinkstock in 8:44
… Joe Savoldi b. Marin Plestina in 14:27 … Ernie Dusek b. Wladek Zbyszko in 6:48 …
Tiny Roebuck b. Jim Henry in 8:04 … Gus Sonnenberg b. Frank Bronowicz in 13:11 …
Man Mountain Dean b. Andre Costanos in 2:14 … Sam Cordovano and Bert Rubi drew in
20-minutes … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Vic Christie in 14:16 … (promoter: Jack Curley) …
(8,000 fans)
Notes: Reportedly, Jim Londos beat Paul Jones on this show, but the New York Times
did not report on the bout. This show was the first big-time effort between the two
previously warring parties. Two claimants to the World Heavyweight Title in New York
City appeared.

Manhattan, New York: Wednesday, December 6, 1933
(St. Nicholas Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Cliff Olson in 53:08
… Dick Lever b. Sol Slagel by decision in 30-minutes … Hans Steinke b. Sid Westrich in
11:40 … Dick Shikat b. Tom Alley by countout in 21:27 … Fred Grubmeier and Vanka
Zelesniak drew … Herb Freeman and Floyd Marshall drew … (2,500 fans)

Manhattan, New York: Thursday, December 7, 1933
(New Lenox Sporting Club) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Frank Bronowicz in 19:37 … Mayes
McLain b. Al Gieciwicz by decision in 30-minutes … Ben Ginsberg and Joe Komar drew in
30-minutes … Vic Christie b. Bruno Gorrasini in 9:57 … Scotty McDougall b. Jack Hurley
in 17:37 … (1,500 fans)

Harlem, New York: Friday, December 8, 1933
(Central Sports Arena) … Carlos Henriquez b. August Benkert (12:31) … Paul
Berlenback b. Lou Rosetti (8:29)

New York City, New York: Tuesday, December 12, 1933
( ) … Harry Fields b. Little Beaver … Jack Humberto b. Ivan Walkuroff … Paul Boesch b.
Floyd Marshall … Dick Shikat and Hans Steinke drew … Fred Grubmeier b. Herb
Freeman

Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 20, 2010

New York City Wrestling Results - 1933