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San Antonio Wrestling Results - 1937



San Antonio, TX: January 6, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Daniel Boone Savage* beat Marvin Westenberg (2-1) ... Cardiff Giant beat Marshall Blackstock (1-0, utc) ... Jim (Goon) Henry drew with Juan Humberto (30:00) ... (referee-Ernest Kelly) ... (promoter-Harry Coffman)

 

San Antonio, TX: January 13, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Daniel Boone Savage* beat George Manser (2-0) ... Cardiff Giant beat Darna Ostapovich (1-0, utc)... (added match) Ellis Bashara beat Alberto Campos ... Gorilla Macias beat Ellis Bashara ... (SRO crowd) ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

 

San Antonio, TX: January 20, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Cardiff Giant beat Pat McClary (2-0, dq) ... Juan Humberto drew with Gorilla Macias (45:00, 1-1) ... Frank Brown beat George Manser ... Alberto Campos beat Dan Wagner ... NOTE: Brown was said to be 23 years old.

 

San Antonio, TX: January 27, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Gorilla Macias beat Wee Willie Davis (2-1, dq) ... Juan Humberto beat Stan Mayslack ... Alf Johnson beat Mike Savage (sub for Frank Brown) ... Andy Chikos beat Alberto Campos ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 3, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Gorilla Macias beat Juan Humberto (2-1, dq) ... Ellis Bashara drew with Doug Wycoff (1-1) ... Frank Brown beat Gus Damascus ... Scotty Dawkins beat Andy Chikos ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)  

 

San Antonio, TX: February 10, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Daniel Boone Savage* beat Ellis Bashara (1-0, utc) ... Juan Humberto drew with Doug Wycoff (1-1) ... Gorilla Macias beat Andy Chikos ... Abe Rothberg beat Gus Damascus ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 17, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (non title) Everett Marshall* beat Cardiff Giant (2-0) ... Jim (Goon) Henry beat Ellis Bashara (2-1) ... Gorilla Macias drew with Walter Podolak ... Paul Shikat beat Scotty Dawkins ... (referees-Sam Muchnick, main event, and Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 24, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Daniel Boone Savage* beat Jim (Goon) Henry (2-1) ... Gorilla Macias beat Ralph Hammonds (2-1, dq) ... Hank Metheny beat Paul Shikat ... Juan Humberto drew with Walter Podolak (30:00) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 3, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Gorilla Macias beat Billy Edwards (2-1) ... Juan Humberto drew with Jim (Goon) Henry (1-1) ... Walter Podolak beat Andy Chikos ... Little Beaver drew with Abe Rothberg ... (referee-Ralph Hammonds)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 10, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Gorilla Macias beat Jim (Goon) Henry (2-0, dq) ... Billy Edwards beat Abe Rothberg (2-1) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Gus Damascus ... Walter Podolak beat Ray Eckert ... (referee-Ralph Hammonds)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 17, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Billy Edwards beat Gorilla Macias (2-1) ... Walter Podolak beat Ralph Hammonds (2-1) ... Karl Davis drew with Chief Joe Little Beaver (30:00) ... Roland Kirchmeyer beat Abe Rothberg ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 24, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Ali Baba beat Walter Podolak (2-0) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver drew with Sol Slagel (45:00, 1-1) ... Roland Kirchmeyer beat Karl Davis (dq) ... Ralph Hammonds beat Gus Damascus ... (referee-Axel (Swede) Anderson)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 31, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Billy Edwards (2-1) ... Karl Davis beat Hank Metheny (2-1) ... Gorilla Macias beat Gus Damascus ... Sol Slagel beat Axel (Swede) Anderson ... (referee-Ralph Hammonds)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 7, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Sol Slagel (1-1, utc) ... Billy Edwards beat Ralph Hammonds (2-1) (sub for Karl Davis) ... Gorilla Macias beat Luigi Bacigalupi ... John Grandovich beat Roland Kirchmeyer ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 14, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Gorilla Macias (2-1) (sub for Billy Edwards) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Abe Rothberg (1-0, utc) ... Hank Metheny drew with Sol Slagel (30:00) ... John Grandovich beat Luigi Bacigalupi (as Louis Bacigalupi) ... (referee-Sol Slagel-main event) ... NOTE: Originally Leo Savage was to meet Davis. He was replaced by Billy Edwards. However Billy was forced to testify in court Wednesday.

 

San Antonio, TX: April 21, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Leo (Daniel Boone) Savage* beat Karl Davis (2-1) ... Billy Edwards beat Chief Chewaki (as Chewchki) (2-1) ... John Grandovich drew with Chief Joe Little Beaver (30:00) ... Gorilla Macias beat Dick Lever ... (referee-Sol Slagel)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 28, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Daniel Boone Savage* beat John Grandovich (dq) ... Little Beaver drew with Dan O’Connor ... Karl Davis beat Abe Rothberg ... Gorilla Macias drew with Al Getz ... (referee-Sol Slagel) ... (results from Burt Ray’s records)

Note: Chief Joe Little Beaver was awarded the World’s heavyweight wrestling title by the Texas State Commission on April 30, 1937, when defending champion Daniel Boone Savage disappeared before his Houston match with the native American.

 

San Antonio, TX: May 5, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Chief Joe Little Beaver* beat Dan O’Connor (2-1) ... Gorilla Macias vs Billy Edwards (nc) ... Lou Plummer beat John Grandovich ... Al Getz beat Jerry (Farmer) Burns ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: May 12, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Chief Joe Little Beaver* beat Gorilla Macias (2-1) ... Al Getz beat Jim Clinstock (2-0) ... Paul Jones drew with Lou Plummer (30:00) ... Doug Wycoff beat Hank Metheny ... (referees-Carl Geyer and Owen Davis)
Note: Everett Marshall defeated Little Beaver May 14, 1937 in Houston to win the Texas version of the World title. Marshall was already backed as the titleholder in many states.

San Antonio, TX: May 19, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Everett Marshall* beat Al Getz ... Paul Jones beat Doug Wycoff ... Lou Plummer beat Hank Metheny ... (referee-Sam Muchnick) ... (results from Burt Ray’s records)

San Antonio, TX: May 26, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver drew with Karl Davis ... Tom Mahoney (sub for Paul Jones) beat Angelo Cistoldi (dq) ... Tommy O’Toole drew with Dan O’Connor ... (results from Burt Ray’s records)

San Antonio, TX: June 2, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Angelo Cistoldi (2-1) ... Tommy O’Toole beat Babe Zaharias (dq) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Jim (Goon) Henry ... (referee-Dan O’Connor)

San Antonio, TX: June 9, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Tommy O’Toole beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (2-1) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Babe Zaharias (2-1) ... Bill Lee drew with Angelo Cistoldi (30:00) ... (referees-Owen Davis and Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: June 16, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Tommy O’Toole (2-1) ... (mixed styles) Shunicki Shikuma beat Doug Wycoff (2-1) ... Bill Lee beat Ellis Bashara (dq) ... (referee-Hank Metheny)

San Antonio, TX: June 23, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Everett Marshall* beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (2-0) ... (mixed styles) Shunicki Shikuma drew with Ellis Bashara (45:00, 1-1) ... George Koverly beat Frank Brown ... (referee-Bill Lee)

San Antonio, TX: June 30, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Ellis Bashara beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (2-0) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Chief Chewaki (as Chewchki) (2-0) ... Bill Lee beat Babe Zaharias ... (referee-Hank Metheny) ... NOTE: Both of the first falls were won by disqualifications.

San Antonio, TX: July 7, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis vs Little Beaver (1-1, nc) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis beat Ellis Bashara (2-1) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Frank Brown ... (referee-Sol Slagel)

San Antonio, TX: July 14, 1937

(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Ellis Bashara (1-1, utc) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis beat George Koverly (dq) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Sol Slagel ... (referee-Paul Jones)

San Antonio, TX: July 21, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (mixed styles) Shunicki Shikuma beat Karl Davis (2-1, dq) ... Frank Sexton beat Buck Olson (as Bob Olson) (2-0) ... Tom Mahoney beat Angelo Cistoldi ... (referee-Paul Jones)

San Antonio, TX: July 28, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Plummer beat Karl Davis (2-0) (first by dq) ... Frank Sexton beat Tom Mahoney (2-1) ... Shunicki Shikuma drew with Nick Elitch (30:00) ... (referee-Paul Jones)

San Antonio, TX: August 4, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Shunichi Shikuma beat Nick Elitch (2-1) ... Lou Plummer beat Billy Edwards (2-1) ... Rudy Strongberg beat Angelo Cistoldi (dq) ... (referee-Karl Sarpolis)

San Antonio, TX: August 11, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis beat Lou Plummer (2-0) ... Shunicki Shikuma drew with Billy Edwards (45:00, 1-1) ... Rudy Strongberg beat Al Mainer (sub for Jim Henry) ... (referee-Frank Brown)

San Antonio, TX: August 18, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Thesz beat Dr. Karl Sarpolis (2-0) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis beat Rudy Strongberg (7:03, utc) ... Shunicki Shikuma beat Billy Edwards (2-1) ... Lou Thesz beat Jim (Goon) Henry … NOTE: Sarpolis injured Strongberg, his original opponent, so Thesz replaced Rudy. Shunicki (Killa) Shikuma was a different wrestler than Oki Shikina of Hawaii.

San Antonio, TX: August 25, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Vincent Lopez beat Shunicki Shikuma (2-0) ... Frank Schroll beat Nick Elitch (2-1) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis beat Hank Metheny (sub for Al Billings) ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: September 1, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Vincent Lopez drew with Lou Thesz (1-1, both cor) ... (LWTM) Clara Mortenson* beat Dolores Gonzalez ... Rudy Strongberg beat Dr. Karl Sarpolis (0:12) ... Frank Schroll beat Tommy O’Toole (dq) ... Nick Elitch drew with Leo Mortenson ... (referees-Karl Sarpolis and Carl Geyer) ... (SRO crowd)

San Antonio, TX: September 8, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Thesz beat Karl Davis (1-0, utc) ... Frank Schroll beat Nick Elitch (2-1) ... Rudy Strongberg beat Tommy O’Toole ... Al Billings beat Angelo Cistoldi ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: September 15, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Thesz beat Rudy Strongberg (2-0) ... (LWTM) Clara Mortenson* beat Dolores Gonzalez (2-1) ... Karl Davis beat Al Billings ... Gorilla Macias beat Bill Lewis ... Frank Scholl beat Doug Wycoff ... (referees-Paul Harper and Miss Marian Bennett who handled the female bout)

San Antonio, TX: September 22, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Thesz beat Frank Schroll (2-0) ... Paul Harper (sub for Karl Davis) beat Marshall Blackstock (dq) ... Doug Wycoff drew with Pete Baltram (30:00) ... Gorilla Macias beat Al Billings ... (referees-Wycoff-top matches and Harper, the prelims.) ... NOTE: Karl Davis was not allowed to wrestle because of bad boils.

San Antonio, TX: September 29, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Lou Thesz beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (dq) ... Pete Baltram beat Frank Schroll ... Roland Kirchmeyer beat Angelo Cistoldi ... (referee-Paul Harper)

San Antonio, TX: October 6, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Everett Marshall* beat Dutch Hefner (1-0, utc) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver drew with Roland Kirchmeyer (1-1) ... Pete Baltram beat Jack O’Brien (sub for Ray Villmer) ... (referee-Doug Wycoff)

San Antonio, TX: October 13, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Dutch Hefner (2-1, dq) ... Hardy Kruskamp beat Pete Baltram (2-1) ... Eli Fisher beat Paul Harper ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: October 20, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Ed Don George beat Dutch Hefner (2-1) ... Lou Thesz beat Eli Fisher (2-1) (first fall by dq) ... Hardy Kruskamp beat Gorilla Macias ... (referee-Carl Geyer)

San Antonio, TX: October 27, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Dutch Hefner beat Dr. Karl Sarpolis (2-0) ... Eli Fisher beat Jim Wright (2-1, dq) ... Hardy Kruskamp beat Pete Baltram ... (referee-Paul Harper)

San Antonio, TX: November 3, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... (tournament) Earl Wampler beat Eddie Newman ... Brother Ben Morgan beat Red Ryan ... Jim Wright beat Eli Fisher ... Hardy Kruskamp beat Dutch Hefner (15:00, dec.) ... (2nd round) Big Ben Morgan beat Jim Wright (15:00, dec.) ... Hardy Kruskamp beat Earl Wampler (dq) ... (final) Big Ben Morgan beat Hardy Kruskamp (14:42) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

San Antonio, TX: November 10, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Eli Fisher (sub for Juan Humberto) beat Jim Wright (2-1) ... Dutch Hefner beat Brother Ben Morgan (2-1, dq) ... Frankie French beat Eddie Newman ... (referee-Karl Sarpolis)

San Antonio, TX: November 17, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Brother Ben Morgan (2-1) ... Dutch Hefner beat Paul Jones (1-0, dq)... Jules Strongbow beat Frankie French ... (referee-Karl Sarpolis)

San Antonio, TX: November 24, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Dutch Hefner (2-0) ... Eli Fisher beat Brother Ben Morgan (2-0) ... Paul Jones beat George Ligorsky (as Ivan Ligorsky) ... (referee-Karl Sarpolis) ... NOTE: Morgan was disqualified in the first fall.

San Antonio, TX: December 1, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Eli Fischer (1-1, utc) ... Hardy Kruskamp drew with Paul Jones (45:00, 1-1) ... Dr. Karl Sarpolis (sub for Billy Edwards) beat Jim Wright ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis-top 2 matches)

San Antonio, TX: December 8, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Hardy Kruskamp ... Paul Jones beat Billy Edwards (dq) ... Otto Kuss beat Pete Baltram ... (referee-Karl Sarpolis) ... (results from Burt Ray’s records)

San Antonio, TX: December 15, 1937
(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Paul Jones (2-1) ... Otto Kuss beat Jules Strongbow (2-1, dq) ... Billy Edwards beat Doug Wycoff (sub for Alf Johnson) ... (referees-Doug Wycoff and Paul Jones) ... (last card of the year) ... NOTE: The San Antonio Light was missing several pages at NewspaperArchives. I used the files of Burt Ray for missing results.


*San Antonio results provided by researcher Don Luce