San Antonio TX: January 2, 1918 Joe Shimkus is mopping up sparring mates at Butler's Gymnasium and demonstrating wrestling holds as he prepares for his Alamo City debut (Mark Hewitt research) … His opponent, Young Dixie, claims wins over "Swede" Olson, as well as Klaborg (?) and Sinossa (?) San Antonio TX: January 7, 1918 (Beethoven Hall) … Joe Shimkus beat Young Dixie … Promoter: Edward Ratsch … NOTE: Young Dixie billed as the "Pittsburgh Phenom" … Joe Kopecky, so-called "middleweight champion of the Army," challenges the winner … Young Dixie hurls challenges at Pet Brown and Clarence Eklund … And heavyweight boxer Frank Moran is introduced to the crowd. San Antonio TX: January 30, 1918 (Beethoven Hall) … Joe Shimkus beat Harry Demetral (1:10:45, utc) … Joe Kopecky drew Ray Sherburne (sub for Young Dixie) (20:00) … Referee: Frank Noel … Promoter: Ed Ratsch … NOTE: Demetral, aka the "Greek Demon," gave it up after being subdued with a toe hold and half Nelson … Kopecky was stationed at Camp Travis (originally Camp Wilson, named for the man who "kept us out of war"), adjacent to For tSam Houston ... Young Dixie begged off with a "training injury" San Antonio TX: February 20, 1918 (Beethoven Hall) … Elmer (Pet) Brown beat Joe Shimkus (1:16:00, utc) … (Handicap) Ray Sherburne beat Orphie Hupp & Gustave Chauvy … NOTE: Shimkus retired with a badly strained and swollen left arm … Brown, aka the "Pride of Taylor, Texas," and Shimkus each made 165 pounds for the match … Hupp was billed as an AAU welterweight champion, while Chauvy was ostensibly the king of Kelly Field welters … Afterward, Sherburne clamored for a piece of Pet Brown who, incidentally, was managed by J.M. Forward (Mark Hewitt research) Research by J Michael Kenyon, Mark Hewitt |
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