St. Louis, Missouri: February 17, 1922 (Odeon) … Stanislaus Zbyszko failed to throw Jim Londos and Francois LeMarque in 75- minutes (Zbyszko beat LeMarque in 14:52, but Londos remained the rest of the time- frame) … Gue Eisel and Joe Sanderson drew (four 10-minute rounds) … Ivan Linow b. Jack Burns (21:15) ... (referee: George Baptiste) Notes: The Linow-Burns was full of “comedy stuff,” according to the report. LeMarque was a substitute for Joe Geshtowt. St. Louis, Missouri: March 29, 1922 (The Coliseum) ... World Heavyweight champion Ed "Strangler" Lewis b. Jim Londos (2/3) (Lewis won the first fall in 1:17:10, lost the second in 14:45, and won the third in 22:40) ... Ivan Linow and Wladek Zbyszko drew (30:00) ... Al Wasem b. Chester McCormack (28:15) ... Boris Demitroff b. Omar Baker (3:10) ... (referee: George Baptiste) ... (5,000 fans) Notes: Lewis was 32 years old, according to the St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, and Londos was 27. Lewis stood 6' and Londos was 5'7 3/4" tall. Londos had a string of victories leading up to the match: Beat Mort Henderson, Jim Cobty, William Demetral, Dr. Roller, Ivan Michaeloff, Salvatore Chevalier, Ed Schultz, Joe Malcewicz, Terrible Turk Yussif Hussane, Joe Polk, Charles Gustafsen, and Elmer Johansen. He reportedly won one and lost one to Earl Caddock. Charles (Chester) McCormack was on the undercard and was said to have recently moved to St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri: October 2, 1922 (Armory) … World Middleweight Champion Chris Jordan b. Missouri Middleweight Champion Gus Eisel (Eisel was unable to continue due to a wrenched right shoulder) (1:04: 00) … Lloyd Carter b. Boris Dimitroff (DQ) … Gus Klem and Joe Sanderson drew (30:00) … (referee: George Baptiste) Research by Tim Hornbaker |
St. Louis Wrestling Results - 1922 |