Oklahoma City Wrestling Results

*A show was booked for Friday, January 8, 1932 at Merrie Garden, but didn’t seem to
happen. Lou Cutler wanted to promote The Masked Marvel against either Nick Lutze, John
Pesek or Joe Stecher. Two other bouts were going to occur. Within a few days, it was
announced that the show was pushed back until January 19.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, January 19, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Pat McGill b. The Masked Marvel (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Ernie Webb
b. Tiger Bash (34:00) (the two reportedly drew in the “second time-limit round”) … “Nap”
DeVora b. Chief Wow Wow (5:00) … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Notes: The Masked Marvel here was the same guy who beat Charley Strack in Oklahoma
City in 1931. Tiger Bash was from Portland. Kid Curley, a wrestler from Denver, was
supposed to compete on this show originally. DeVora was called the Canadian Light
Heavyweight Champion.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, February 1, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Nick Lutze b. The Masked Marvel (2/3) (Marvel was unmasked to
reveal John Plummer of Central City, Iowa) … Joe Malcewicz and Karol Zbyszko drew (1-1)
… Nap DeVora b. Arthur Saxon … (promoter: Lou Cutler)
Note: Saxon was said to be from Chicago.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, February 9, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Boxing and Wrestling Show … Nap DeVore b. “Tiger” Jack Smith (17:
00) (Smith refused to continue) … Bill Smith b. Lester Francis (boxing match) … three
other boxing matches … (matchmaker: Bill Carpenter) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Note: The newspaper said it was the first boxing and wrestling show “here.”

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, February 15, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Nick Lutze b. Dr. Freddie Meyer (2/3) … John Plummer b. Karol
Zbyszko (dec., 1-1) (the 10 minute limit expired during the 3rd fall) … Nap DeVora b. Curly
Brown (8:00) … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Notes: The winner of the main event was to face Ed Don George or Gus Sonnenberg,
both said to be title claimants. Meyer was from Chicago and Brown was from Kansas City.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, February 29, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Dr. Freddie Meyer b. Karol Zbyszko (2/3) (flying tackle) … Johnny
Plummer b. Charles Peterson (2-0) … Nap DeVora and Ernie Webb drew … (promoter:
Lou Cutler)
Notes: Nick Lutze was originally scheduled to be on this show against Pat McGill, Joe
Stecher or someone else, but was unable to appear because his “father recently died.”
Peterson was said to be a 220 pound football star from Chicago. It was said that Cutler’s
crowds had outgrown the Merrie Garden, and that he was going to move to the larger
Market Square Garden. Next show on March 14.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, March 14, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Dr. Freddie Meyer b. John Plummer (1-0) (Plummer was unable to
continue after the first fall) … Bull Martin and Pat McGill drew (1-1) … Nap DeVora b. Tiger
Taylor … (promoter: Lou Cutler)
Notes: Taylor was from Tulsa. DeVora was said to be undefeated in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, April 11, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Billy Edwards b. Cyclone Fox (2/3) … Juan Humberto and Paul Orth
drew … Nap DeVora b. Frenchy LaRue (DQ) … Red Moore and Don Myers drew …
(promoter: Lou Cutler)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, April 19, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Rudy Dusek b. Marshall Blackstock (earning a future match with Ed
“Strangler” Lewis) (2/3) … George Sauer b. Paul Bozzell … Lou Plummer b. Joe Mullens
(Pittsburgh) … (promoter: Lou Cutler)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, May 10, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Stanley Burush (Buresh) b. George Craig (2/3) … Paul Orth b. Lee
Myers … Paul Bozzell and Billy Love drew … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee: Babe
Hunt)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, May 17, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Hugh Nichols b. Stan Buresh (2-0) … George Craig and Paul Orth
drew (1-1) … Lee Myers b. Jack Purden (DQ) … (promoter: Lou Cutler)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, May 31, 1932
(Fair Park) … John Pesek b. John Plummer (2-0) (Plummer said he couldn’t continue
during the second fall due to an arm injury) … John Binger and Chief Wow Wow drew …
John Ostopavich and Glenn Wade drew (45:00) … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee:
Buck McClain)
Notes: Pesek was called the “Dempsey of the mat world” and regarded as the most
scientific wrestler in the business. Pesek earned the right to wrestle Joe Savoldi in two
weeks, a match that didn’t happen.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Thursday, June 16, 1932
(Fair Park) … Juan Humberto vs. Young Stecher (2/3) … Paul Bozzell vs. Abie Morris …
Tuffy McMullen agreed to beat Clayton Moffitt and Jimmy Murphy in 30 minutes or forfeit …
(promoter: Lou Cutler)
Notes: Bozzell, spelled Bazzel, was a fireman from Okmulgee. McMullen was from
Breckenridge, Texas, which his opponents were said to be from St. Louis (Murphy) and
Dallas (Moffitt). McMullen was said to be the Texas State Welterweight champion.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, June 28, 1932
(Fair Park) … George Sauer b. Young Stecher (2/3) … Tuffy McMullen b. Billy Malloy and
Benny Romanoff both in 21:00 (agreed to beat both in 30:00 or forfeit) … Dude Chick b.
Frankie Hill (2-0) … (promoter: Lou Cutler)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Tuesday, August 30, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Boxing and Wrestling Show … Hugh Cunningham b. Weldon “Spot”
Gentry (20:00) … Battling Delgado and Frankie Graham drew (boxing match) … several
other boxing bouts … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Notes: Gentry was a former University of Oklahoma football star, while Cunningham was a
wrestler at the same school.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, October 19, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Bobby Pearce b. Chuck Broner (1-0) (Broner was unable to continue
after 6:49) … Leroy McGuirk b. George Craig … Walter Stratton b. Paul Orth (2/3) (third
fall by DQ) … Joe Reno and Sheik MarAllah drew (30:00) … (promoter: Sam Avey)
Notes: Show marked the return of Sam Avey to Oklahoma City, and a promotional war
against Lou Cutler broke out. Pearce, an Olympic champion, made his professional
wrestling debut. He was said to be a 126 pound Aggie star, and was wrestling as a pro at
142. “Pearce and Leroy McGuirk, teammates on the Oklahoma Aggie wrestling team last
year, made their debuts to Oklahoma City fans with victories at the Coliseum Wednesday
night.”

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, October 26, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Paul Orth b. Tony Canales (2-0) … Joe Reno b. Sheik MarAllah (1-0)
(six ten minute rounds) … Leroy McGuirk and Ted Travis drew … Everett Rattan b. Johnny
Curtis … (referee Buck McClain) … (promoter: Sam Avey)
Note: Canales was said to be an Yaqui Indian.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, November 2, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Paul Orth b. Walter Stratton (2/3) … Ted Travis b. George Craig (DQ)
… Sheik MarAllah b. Johnny Curtis … (promoter: Sam Avey)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, November 9, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Paul Orth b. Ted Travis, earning a match with Nichols on November 16
(2-0) (second fall by countout) … Walter Stratton and Red Lindsay drew … Bobby Pearce
b. Sheik MarAllah in a special handicap match when the latter was unable to throw him
twice in 30-minutes – Sheik won the first fall in 29:56 … Joe Reno b. Bill Headrick (14:00)
… (promoter: Sam Avey) … (referee: Buck McClain)

*In the November 15, 1932 edition of the Oklahoman, it was said that the Oklahoma City
Athletic Commission, in its Monday meeting, agreed that Hugh Nichols was the rightful
claimant to the World Light Heavyweight Championship. Secretary Gilbert Harrison read a
letter from the National Wrestling Association backing up the decision, thus, clearing up
the misconception that Charles Fischer was the accepted champion locally. Fischer was
going to appear for promoter Lou Cutler soon and reportedly wanted a bout with Nichols to
straight out the mess.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, November 16, 1932
(The Coliseum) … NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion Hugh Nichols b. Paul Orth (2-
0) … Red Lindsay b. Ted Travis … Everett Rattan b. Tommy Ponder … Bobby Pearce b.
Bill Headrick … (promoter: Sam Avey) … (2,000+ fans)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, November 23, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Red Lindsey b. George Ligosky (2-0) … Leroy McGuirk b. Walter
Stratton (Stratton was unable to continue after missing a flying tackle and sailing out to the
floor) … Everett “Silent” Rattan b. Jimmy Murphy (second round) … Bobby Pearce b. Bill
Ponder (second round) … (promoter: Sam Avey)
Notes: McGuirk had reportedly been beaten once since turning professional earlier in the
year. Ponder was said to be from Denver.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, November 28, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … World Light and Middleweight Champion Charles “Midget” Fischer vs.
Les Grimes (2/3) … Joe Apostle vs. Jim Markos … Prince Chewechki vs. Frank French
(2/3) … (promoter: Lou Cutler) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Notes: After Sam Avey had featured NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion Hugh
Nichols earlier in the month, Lou Cutler was going to bring in the latter’s rival claimant,
Charles “Midget” Fischer. Les Grimes was called the champion of Australia. Cutler
wanted to bring in a bunch of top heavyweights for his winter programs, including Lutze
and Londos. Frank French was called “another Earl Caddock,” and held the Iowa State
Heavyweight Title. French was looking for a match with Everette Marshall and “last fall,” he
held John Pesek to a draw in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jim Markos (Marks) was a former
Oklahoma City University athlete and, like his opponent Joe Apostle, wrestled at 160
pounds. This may have been an amateur bout.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, November 30, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Red Lindsey b. Cliff White (2/3) … Everett “Silent” Rattan b. Totso
Higami (2/3) … Johnny Curtis b. Steve Nenoff (DQ) (second round) … Bobby Pearce b.
Jimmy Hurlman (4:00) (third round) … (promoter: Sam Avey) … (3,000 fans)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Monday, December 5, 1932
(Merrie Garden) … Frank French b. Bearclaw Chewchki (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … World
Light and Middleweight Champion Charles “Midget” Fischer b. Steve Collins (2-0) … Elton
Eubanks b. Bob Nelson … Jimmy Marks b. Harry Phillips (amateur bout) … (promoter: Lou
Cutler) … (referee: Buck McClain)
Notes: Eubanks was the assistant wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma, weighing
185 pounds. Marks was from Oklahoma City University. Nelson was from Seminole.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, December 7, 1932
(The Coliseum) … World Welterweight Champion Jack Reynolds b. Everett “Silent” Rattan
(2/3) … Red Lindsay b. George Craig (second period) … Sheik MarAllah failed to throw
Bobby Pearce twice in 40 minutes, but scored one fall … Walter Stratton b. Mustafa Pasha
(DQ) … (promoter: Sam Avey)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, December 14, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Red Lindsay b. Paul Orth (2/3) (third fall by DQ) when Orth punched
the referee) (it reportedly took “ten minutes and six policemen to get Orth to the dressign
room”) …Totso Higami and Silent Rattan were both knocked out outside the ring in the
fourth round and the match ended in a draw (Higami substituted for Joe Parelli) … Leroy
McGuirk and Mustafa Pasha drew (40:00) … Totso Higami b. Murphy (second period) …
(promoter: Sam Avey) … (referee: Buck McClain)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, December 21, 1932
(The Coliseum) … World Welterweight Champion Jack Reynolds b. Red Lindsay (2/3) …
Mustafa Pasha b. Walter Stratton (in the third 10-minute period) … Everett “Silent” Rattan
and Sheik MarAllah drew (40:00) … Bobby Pearce b. Benny Bolt (4:35 of the third round)
… (promoter: Sam Avey)
Notes: Reynolds was outweighed by his opponent by 12 pounds. Bolt was an Indian from
Seattle.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, December 28, 1932
(The Coliseum) … Everett “Silent” Rattan b. Sheik MarAllah (2/3) … Leroy McGuirk and
Mustafa Pasha drew (1-1) (Pasha won his fall in the fourth round, McGuirk took his fall in
the sixth round) … Frank Wolff b. Nick Bozinis (second round) … Joe Parelli b. George
Craig (second round) … (promoter: Sam Avey) … (largest crowd of the season)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
September 11, 2007

Oklahoma City Wrestling Results - 1932