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Los Angeles Wrestling Results - 1915



Vernon
, CA: January 31, 1915 (Sunday)
(Jack Doyle’s Camp) … William “Young” Tiger beat Paul Fisher … Steve McDonald beat Jimmy Wiens … William Tiger beat Emil Shrader (2-0) … (exhibition) S.E. Olmstead vs Billy Nelsdale … (referee-Pleasant Smith) … NOTE: Original card was Jim Charpalis, the Greek grappling star vs unknown … Jimmy Wiens vs Paul Fisher … Steve McDonald vs Kid Mitchell … George Scott vs Emil Shrader … (first card of the season)

Vernon, CA: February 7, 1915
(Jack Doyle’s Camp) … Hans Rolf vs William Tiger … Culumb McDonald vs Kid Mitchell … Ralph Oslund vs Emil Shrader … Paul Fisher vs Jimmy Wiens … one other bout

Los Angeles, CA: February 10, 1915
(T.M.A. Hall) … (world’s light-heavyweight champion) Pleasant Smith vs Carl F. Neumann … (promoter-Bob Meyers)

Vernon, CA: February 14, 1915
(Jack Doyle’s Camp) … Jim Charapalis vs Johnny Bruselle … James Dolittle vs Jimmy Wiens … Curley Ulrich drew with Jimmy Wiens (sub for Frank McDonald) … Frank McDonald beat Johnny Scott … (handicap match) Young Fisher beat Albert Smith … one more bout

Vernon, CA: April 4, 1915
(Jack Doyle’s Camp) ... Pleasant Smith beat Harry Housier (2-0) ... Young Coffey beat August Smith

Spokane, WA: July 2, 1915
Dave Burns (pro debut) beat Chris Gesek (2-1)

Los Angeles Times: August 12, 1915
Tony Ball, eastern middleweight wrestler, arrived recently to challenge Tony Ajax, Pacific Coast middleweight champion. Francis X. Bushman, the noted actor, is Ball’s backer.

Los Angeles, CA: September 8, 1915
(Knickerbocker Athletic Club) ... Tony Ajax beat Tony Ball (1-0, utc) ... (referee-Dan McLeod)

Los Angeles, CA: November 17, 1915
(Western Athletic Club) ... Gus Pappas beat Tony Ajax (2-0) ... (referee-Dan McLeod) ... Avrad Brown drew with Kid Nazra (Pasadena, CA: November 26, 1915
(Pasadena Athletic Club) ... Gus Pappas vs Young Mahmout

Los Angeles, CA: December 8, 1915
(Western Athletic Club) ... Gus Pappas drew with Sam Clapham (*Research by Don Luce