

Wichita, Kansas: Friday, March 3, 1922 (The Forum) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Stanislaus Zbyszko to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Lewis was accompanied by his manager Billy Sandow) (Zbyszko was accompanied by his manager Jack Herman) … (referee: Paul Sickner) Notes: The Wichita Beacon called Lewis the “American champion.” Delegations “have come 500 miles to see this match,” the newspaper reported, and Lewis would be the favorite. Sickner was 32 years old and had lived in Wichita all his life. He stood 6’3” and weighed 245. Wichita, Kansas: Monday, May 29, 1922 ( ) ... Stanislaus Zbyszko failed to throw Alan Eustace in a special handicap match (Zbyszko won the first fall in 45 with a reverse double armlock, but Eustace beat Zbyszko for the second fall in 27:00 with a headlock) Wichita, Kansas: Tuesday, July 4, 1922 ( ) ... World Heavyweight Champion Ed "Strangler" Lewis b. Alan Eustace (2/3) (Eustace won the opening fall in 38:30 with a reverse armlock, Lewis took the second in 12:00 with a toehold and then the third with the same maneuver in less than 30 seconds) Research by Tim Hornbaker October 22, 2010 |
| Wichita Wrestling Results - 1922 |
