Chicago IL: January 6, 1905
(Coliseum) ... (Mixed Styles) John Rooney beat Capt. Peter Visser ("the Boer") (2-1) ...
NOTE: Visser won at Graeco-Roman in 10:30, with Roooney winning catch falls in 4:35
and 5:10 to take the bout ... Jim Parr of Buffalo NY challenged the winner, and Rooney
accepted, stating he would bet $500 on the side.

Chicago Tribune: January 10, 1905
Capt. Peter Visser yesterday married Miss Ella. S. Lewis. Visser was 27 years old and was
said to be 6 foot 6 inches in height.

San Francisco, CA: January 10, 1905
(Woodward’s Pavilion) … Tom Jenkins beat Jack Carkeek (2-0) … NOTE: In the match
billed for the world’s championship, Jenkins won falls in 17:30 and 4:45.

Chicago, IL: January 13, 1905
(Coliseum) … (G-R) John Rooney beat Capt. Peter Visser (1-1, utc) … John Rooney beat
Ed Thiedelmann (5:00) … NOTE: Visser won the first fall in 8:20. After dislocating his
shoulder Visser was pinned in the second fall and was unable to continue the bout.

Chicago IL: January 20, 1905
(Coliseum) ... (Handicap) John Rooney vs "ten men of the British-Boer aggregation" (to
throw all in 60:00; only nine show, and Rooney pins them in an aggregate time of 31
minutes, 29 seconds) ... NOTE: "The foreigners were novices at the wrestling game." --
Chicago Tribune, Jan. 21, 1905

Buffalo NY: January 23, 1905
Jim Parr beat John Rooney (2-1) ... NOTE: "Parr was lightning on the mat, while Rooney
furnished an example of a fat man in a hurry Parr won the first fall in 23:20 and Rooney
landed Parr in 5:20 of the second trial. It took the Englishman 10:35 to put Rooney's
shoulders on the mat in the third bout." -- Chicago Tribune, Jan. 24, 1905

Atlanta GA: February 23, 1905
M.J. (Mike) Dwyer (of Atlanta GA) beat Jack Munroe (2-1)

New York City NY: February 24, 1905
(Harlem River Casino) ... (Handicap) Frank Gotch beat Jim Parr (2-0, in 46:37 of allotted
60:00) ... NOTE: Several thousand saw the match ... Parr weighed 175

Utica NY: March 2, 1905
(att. 1,500) ... (Mixed Styles) Jim Parr beat Carl Pons (2-1)

Cincinnati OH: March 2, 1905     CHECK FALLS Gotch 2-0
(Mixed Styles) Frank Gotch beat Charles Wittmer (2-1) ... NOTE: Wittmer won the second
fall at Graeco-Roman from Gotch in 17 minutes.

Ensley, AL: March 8, 1905
Henry Teeter (local) beat Guy Weir (Chicago) (2-0) … NOTE: Ensley was a suburb of
Birmingham.

Utica NY: March 10, 1905
Frank Gotch beat Jim Parr (2-0)

Racine, WI: March 13, 1905
John Rooney beat Terrible Turk #3

New York City NY: March 15, 1905
Tom Jenkins beat Frank Gotch (2-1) ... NOTE: Jenkins won the first and third falls in 19:34
and 11:10, while Gotch won the middle event in 6:47

Rockford IL: March 16, 1905
(Handicap) Jim Parr (sub for John Rooney) beat Terrible Turk III (two falls in one hour;
secured them in 46:00)

Birmingham AL: March 17, 1905
M.J. (Mike) Dwyer beat Jack Munroe (2-1)

St. Louis MO: March 17, 1905
(Jiu Jitsu Match) George Baptiste beat Arata Suzuki (2:10)

Chicago IL: March 18, 1905
(Chicago A.A.) ... (Mixed Styles) John Rooney beat Jim Parr ... Ed Adamson beat Bob
Faulkner (sub for Fred Beell) (2-1) ... Referee: Jimmy Bandell ... NOTE: Beell was reported
"sick" ... Rooney won a Graeco-Roman fall in 9:20, Parr a second at catch in 19:30, and
Rooney, again at Graeco-Roman rules, in 7:16, took the deciding fall.

Washington DC: March 22, 1905
(Handicap) Frank Gotch beat Gus Schoenlein (as Americus) (3 falls inside an hour)

Kalamazoo MI: March 25, 1905
(Mixed Styles) John Rooney beat Nourdallah the Turk (2-1, dq) ... Referee: Pickell ...
NOTE: Rooney won the second fall, at Graeco-Roman, in six minutes, and Nourdallah, who
had won the first fall at catch as catch can in nine minutes, was disqualified in the third fall
for applying a strangle hold ... Rooney announced he would bet $300 against the Turk,
strangle hold allowed, and put up the money with the local manager.

Chicago IL: March 28, 1905
(Metropolitan Hall) ... (Handicap) Jim Parr vs John Wille (three falls in one hour)

Atlanta GA: March 30, 1905
Frank Gotch beat M.J. (Mike) Dwyer (2-0, cnc) ... NOTE: "Blinded and suffering from a
broken nose, M.J. Dwyer tonight gave up his wrestling match with Frank Gotch after three
minutes of the second round. Gotch secured the first fall in twenty-one minutes. Dwyer's
nose was broken after ten minutes' work in this round." -- Chicago Tribune, Mar. 31, 1905

Rockford IL: April 4, 1905
Jim Parr vs Young Hackenschmidt (aka Charles Hackenschmidt, or John Berg)

New York City, NY: April 6, 1905
(Grand Central Palace) … (mixed styles)George Bothner beat Katsuguma Higashi (3-0) …
Alec Swanson vs White (sub for Harvey Parker) … Alec Swanson drew with Mondell … (Att.
-6,000) … NOTE: Bothner wrestled catch style against jiu-jitsu style. The time of the falls
were 14:35, 1:31:18, and 15:20.

Chicago IL: April 14, 1905
(First Regiment Armory) ... John Rooney beat Dick Fleming (of New York City NY) (2-0)

Rockford IL: April 14, 1905
Emil Klank beat Jack Voss (2-1)

Chicago IL: April 15, 1905
(Chicago A.A.) ... John Rooney beat Jim Parr (2-1) ... NOTE: "The bouts were the best
ever witnessed in this city, both men indulging in the roughest kind of work." -- Chicago
Tribune, Apr. 16, 1905 ... Parr won the first fall in 11:45, but Rooney "picked him up and
threw him heavily to the mat. Parr's head struck the mat with a thud and he was practically
knocked out" in 5:30, and proved still dizzy and not much competition as Rooney "went at
him like a wild bull, and by sheer strength and weight forced his shoulders to the mat in 3:
37" of the final go.

Winona, MN: April 26, 1905
Lex Clayton beat Tommy Morris (2-0) … NOTE: Clayton claimed to be the champion
wrestler of the Northwest.

New York City NY: May 4, 1905
(MSG) ... (World Title*) George Hackenschmidt beat Tom Jenkins (2-0) ... NOTE: Hack
threw Jenkins with a half Nelson in 31:15 and closed out the Clevelander in 23:04 with
another hold of the same sort ... Before the match, Frank Gotch of Iowa announced he
would challenge the winner.

Buffalo NY: May 6, 1905
(Handicap) George Hackenschmidt beat Jim Parr (3-0) ... NOTE: The Russian had agreed
to throw Parr three times in an hour; instead he did it in seven minutes and 50 seconds ...
Frank Gotch was at ringside to personally challenge Hack, who replied that he would not
be ready to meet the Iowan "for about a year"

Montreal, Quebec: May 8, 1905
George Hackenschmidt beat Emil Maupas (3-0) (total time 21:18)

St. Louis, MO: May 12, 1905
(Coliseum) … George Hackenschmidt beat George Baptiste (3-0) … George
Hackenschmidt beat Ali Murulah (of Chicago) (6:05) … NOTE: Before leaving St. Louis,
Hackenschmidt became ill and went to a local hospital. It was reported he had typhoid
fever. On the 14th Hack left the hospital and took a train to New York. All Hack’s bookings
were canceled.

New York City NY: May 19, 1905
(MSG) ... Tom Jenkins beat Frank Gotch (2-1) ... Referee: Tim Hurst ... NOTE: Jenkins
copped the first and third falls in 1:27:00 and 11:10, with Gotch, said to be the favorite in
the betting, again snaring the middle pin fall, which did not begin until a few minutes past
midnight, in 36:23 ... After the bout, Gotch collapsed and his seconds had to carry him to
his chair ... It was nearly ten minutes before he was able to leave the stage under his own
power.

Aurora IL: June 1, 1905
John J. Rooney beat Terrible Turk No. 3 (2-1) ... NOTE: The three falls lasted a total of 20
1/2 minutes

New York City, NY: June 10, 1905
Tom Jenkins beat Fred Beell

Kansas City, MO: June 15, 1905
(Convention Hall) … Frank Gotch beat Bech Oleson (2-0) … NOTE: The first fall in 14:30
at catch style. The second fall took 11:30 at G-R style.

Rochester, NY: June 29, 1905
Max Wiley beat William Demetral (5:30) … NOTE: Demetral was to throw Wiley 3 falls in 60:
00, but was pinned himself.

Burlington IA: July 1, 1905
Charles Olson (of Rock Island IL) beat Oscar Wasem (of Alton IL) (2-0)

St. Paul MN: July 5, 1905
Chicago Tribune writer George Siler hears Frank Gotch say, "I have seen Marvin (Hart) in
action, and am forced to admit I was not seriously impressed with his work ... I think I could
out rough him, and by so doing weaken him to such an extent he would not be hard to beat
-- that is, provided he does not put me away early in the fight. I am in earnest in this affair,
and with big Jeff out of the way I consider I have an excellent chance of becoming the
heavyweight champion."

Chicago IL: July 8, 1905
Heavyweight boxing champion Marvin Hart is in town, saying his next fight will be either with
Mike Schreck or Frank Gotch ... If the latter, according to the wrestler, it will be for $3,000
a side ... Chicago Tribune ring writer George Siler checked with Gotch, at St. Paul, and the
Iowan confirmed that his challenge to Hart, indeed, was "on the level" and that he was
ready to clinch the match ... All of this, of course, proves to be newspaper nonsense and
Hart does not fight again until January and then in faraway Butte MT ... A month after that,
he will lose his title claim to Tommy Burns in Los Angeles

Des Moines, IA: July 14, 1905
Jack Carey beat Doc Fillmore (2-1)

Galesburg, IL: July 18, 1905
Charles Olson vs George Baptiste (for a pulse of $1,500) … NOTE: The bout was
arranged on July 7.

Des Moines, IA: August 29, 1905
Jack Carey beat Doc Fillmore (2-0)

Des Moines, IA: August 31, 1905
Madison beat Farmer Burns (2-2) … Jack Carey beat Simmers (2-0) … NOTE: Likely the
Burns match was a handicap affair.

London ENGLAND: October 2, 1905
Ahmed Madrali beat Tom Jenkins (2-0) ... NOTE: The Turk secured the falls in 10:48 and
22:46 to take the $500 side bet and purse of $750

Des Moines, IA: October 18, 1905
(mixed styles) Farmer Burns beat M. J. Dwyer (2-1) … NOTE: Dwyer won the first fall at
Cornish style in 19 minutes. Burns took the second and third falls at catch style in 9 and 15
minutes.

Glasgow, Scotland: October 28, 1905
George Hackenschmidt beat Alexander Munro (2-0) … NOTE: In the contest billed for the
world’s catch-as-catch-can championship, Hack won in 22:40 and 11:50.

Chicago IL: October 30, 1905
(County Democracy A.C.) ... John J. Rooney beat Bob Douglas ... (plus boxing) ... NOTE:
"The exact definition of the word 'amateur' was given a new wrinkle last night at the
opening 'entertainment' of the new County Democracy Athletic Club at 145 Randolph
Street. All that is necessary is to change your name, join the club, and refrain from making
your opponent bleed. Every bout but one was between notorious professional fighters." --
Chicago Tribune, Oct. 31, 1905 ... No mat was provided the opening wrestling match, so
Rooney and Douglas "came up bruised and scratched (and) Douglas found some difficulty
in getting the resin out of his hair." ... Rooney was challenged by Harry Evans to a bout
here on November 12, for a $500 purse

Des Moines IA: October 30, 1905
Frank Gotch beat Hilding Ardahl (of Moline Il) (2-0, cnc) ... NOTE: The giant Swede's arm
was dislocated at the shoulder and he was forced to give up the match during the second
fall.

Buffalo NY: November 9, 1905
(Olympic A.C.) ... Fred Beell beat Jim Parr (2-0) ... NOTE: Beell's falls came at 2730 and 8:
00

Knoxville TN: November 9, 1905
(Mixed Styles) Tom Frisbee (of Hot Springs NC) beat Charles Wittmer (2-1) ... NOTE: Total
time of the three falls (Wittmer won at Graeco-Roman) was 34:30

Chicago, IL: November 11, 1905
(Chicago Athletic Association) … (G-R) John Rooney beat Jack London (of Cincinnati) (2-
1) … (plus two amateurs wrestling bouts)

Des Moines IA: November 17, 1905
(Cornish Style) Martin (Farmer) Burns beat M.J. (Mike) Dwyer

Knoxville TN: November 30, 1905
Charles Wittmer beat Gastao Ernst ("The Terrible German") (2-0) ... NOTE: Wittmer used
seven minutes and three minutes to win falls and the reported purse of $500

Asheville NC: November 30, 1905
Charles Olson beat Jim Parr (2-0) ... NOTE: For a side bet of $1,000, this was said to be
for the middleweight championship of the world ... Olson won the first fall in 23 minutes and
the second in 10:45.

Des Moines, IA: December 7, 1905
Charles Hackenschmidt beat Farmer Burns

Des Moines, IA: December 13, 1905
Farmer Burns beat Charles Hackenschmidt

Chicago IL: December 15, 1905
(Folly Theater) ... (Handicap) Leo Pardello vs John Rooney (one fall in 15:00) ... NOTE:
For a $50 forfeit.

Calumet, MI: December 18, 1905
Lewis Kruger vs Joe Collins

Burlington, IA: December 22, 1905
John Voss (of Rock Island) beat Doc Fillmore (of Des Moines) (2-1)


Research by J Michael Kenyon
Chicago Wrestling Results - 1905