Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, April 28, 1937 (The Coliseum) … Hugh Nichols b. Bobby Chick to capture the World Light Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Nichols won the first fall in 32:35, Chick took the second in 13:29, Nichols annexed the third in 27:54) … Lord Lansdowne b. Yukon Jake … Jack McDonald b. Monte LaDue … Sheik MarAllah b. Rod Fenton … Count Johan von Bromberg b. Stacy Hall … (promoter: Sam Avey) … (in attenance: National Wrestling Association Secretary C.C. McCrary, NWA “member” Gilbert Harrison) … (3,500 fans) Notes: Said to be the first time a world wrestling championship had changed hands in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, July 7, 1937 (outdoor wrestling arena) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dude Chick b. Leroy McGuirk (2-0) … Tony Morelli b. Frankie Taylor … Jimmy Lott b. Turk Powell (Lott was wearing a bandage as the result of a bottle-throwing episode last week) … Dan Cady b. Whitey Walberg … (promoter: Sam Avey) … (referee: Tom Churchill) … (2,500 fans) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Wednesday, August 11, 1937 (open-air arena) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dude Chick b. Red Berry (light heavyweight champion) (inter-division match) (2-0) (Berry weighed 179 to Chick’s 186) … Frankie Taylor b. Bobby Chick (Bobby was a substitute for Tony Morelli, who was injured on Monday) … Speedy LaRance b. Walter Roxy … Jackie Nichols b. Dan Cady Notes: Bobby was listed as Dude’s elder, but smaller brother. Roxy was billed as the “181- pound ‘trust buster’ from Detroit.” Research by Tim Hornbaker September 2, 2010 |
Oklahoma City Wrestling Results - 1937 |