York, Nebraska: October 3, 1919 ( ) ... John Pesek b. Walt Thompson (2-0) (3:00, 8:00) Omaha, Nebraska: Friday, October 10, 1919 (The Auditorium) ... John Pesek b. Jim Londos (1-0) (Londos was injured and his manager stopped the match) (match lasted "about two hours") (Pesek won the first fall with a "vicious toe hold") ... Tom Ray b. Jess Queen (1-0) (Ray won the only fall in 31:00) ... (promoter: Jack Lewis) ... (2,000 fans) Notes: The match was scheduled for the week before, but was postponed due to the recent riot in Omaha. The U.S. Army and Major General Leonard Wood was the person who made the decision. Pesek was managed by Mart Slattery. Joe Stecher had been playing first base for the Dodge, Nebraska baseball team. Promoter Lewis was trying to book a match between Pesek and Stecher for Omaha with a $5,000 guarantee for Stecher and 30 per cent to Pesek. Research by Steve Yohe |
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