Omaha, Nebraska: Friday, January 16, 1920 (The Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Title Claimant Joe Stecher b. John Pesek (2/3) (Stecher won the first fall in 2-hours, 3-minutes, Pesek won the second in 13-minutes, Stecher won the third) (Pesek was managed by Mart Slattery) (Stecher was managed by Tony Stecher) … Jess Queen vs. Tom Ray … Bull Olson vs. Young Gotch … (promoter: Ernie S. Holmes) … (referees: Ed W. Smith, Joe Stangl) … (announcer: Teddy White) … (in attendance: Earl Caddock, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, Clarence Eklund, Larney Lichtenstein, Ed Ratsch, Tom Draak, Maxwell Baumann, Johnny Meyers, Ed White, Charley Moon) … (6,000 fans) Notes: John Pesek met with Chicago boxing manager Larney Lichtenstein (they were already loosely affiliated) and the latter would ink Pesek to a deal that would send him east for a tour. The deal, signed through Mart Slattery, would send him through Rockford, Chicago, Norfolk, Altoona and other cities. Joe Stangl had two scheduled matches in Iowa, on January 14 in Mason City against Helmer Myre and against Henry Grubmeyer of Harlan on January 22. Trains from throughout the region were coming in with spectators to see the match. The town of Shelton closed for fans to come to Omaha to see the match. 500 seats for the Shelton group were reserved by Mart Slattery. Ed "Strangler" Lewis was considered as a possible referee for the main event. The predicated gate was $30,000. Research by Tim Hornbaker February 19, 2011 |
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