Chicago Wrestling Results

Chicago, Illinois: January 8, 1935
(White City Arena) … Olaf Oleson vs. Pete Schuh … George Mack vs. Jack Smith … Gene
Almon vs. Hans Bauer … Zack Malkov vs. Jack Zaravich … (promoter: Mique Malloy)
Note: Schuh was billed as one of Ed “Strangler” Lewis’s chief trainers. This show marked Malloy’
s first attempt at promoting heavyweights. Bauer was billed as a “one time partner of Jim
Londos.”

Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, January 22, 1935
(White City Arena) … Ray Steele b. George Mack (16:40) … Dr. Pat Mulligan and Count
Zaranoff drew (30:00) … Hans Bauer and Pete Schuh drew (30:00) … Bobby Bruns b. Joe Marsh
(14:59)

Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, January 29, 1935
(White City Arena) … Ole Oleson vs. Jack Smith … Emanuel Cortez vs. Dr. Pat Mulligan … Fred
Grobmier vs. Joe Rogacki … Gene Almon vs. Bobby Bruns

Chicago, Illinois: February 1, 1935
(Midway Arena) … Clarence Smith b. Stanley West (35:40) … Lou Talaber b. Ralph Gariabldi
(34:00) … Fred King (Fred Kohler) b. George Jonasen … Buck O’Neill b. Ed Flynn

*On February 8, 1935, John “Doc” Krone passed away after undergoing an operation for a
strangulated hernia.

Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, June 4, 1935
(White City Arena) … World Light Heavyweight Champion Charles “Midget” Fischer b. Lou
Talaber … Bull Curry vs. Frankie Hart … Jimmy Dougherty vs. Zack Malkov … Buck O’Neill vs. Al
Westcott

Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, June 5, 1935
(Marigold Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Bert Rubi

Chicago, Illinois: June 10, 1935
(White City Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Al Williams … Zack Malkov vs. Charley Peterson
… Rudy Kay vs. Gerard Lauth … Buck O’Neill vs. Ed Van Herrick

Chicago, Illinois: June 11, 1935
(Mills Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Emil Dusek (23:44) (Emil
was a substitute for Rudy Dusek, who “claimed” an injury) … Fred Grobmier and Jim McMillen
drew (30:00) (Grobmier was originally scheduled to wrestle Tommy Marvin and McMillen was
scheduled to wrestle Ray Steele) … Jack Smith b. Tommy Marvin (23:31) … Olaf Oleson b.
George Mack (DQ) (18:12) (Oleson was originally scheduled to wrestle Roland Kirchmeyer)
Note: Show was originally scheduled for June 10, 1935.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, June 24, 1935
(Mills Stadium) … George Zaharias b. Fred Grobmier (20:55) … Roland Kirchmeyer and Jim
McMillen drew (30:00) … Orville Brown b. Tommy Marvin (10:21) … Paul Harper and Olaf Olson
drew (30:00) … Chris Zaharias b. Hans Bauer (14:21)

Chicago, Illinois: September 16, 1935
(Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Joe Savoldi (32:36) …
(7,242 fans) … (gate: $13,666)

Chicago, Illinois: October 21, 1935
(Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Chief Little Wolf (31:
30) … Jim McMillen b. Emil Dusek (22:46) … George Calza b. Pat Murphy (6:43) … Ernie Dusek
and Olaf Olson drew (30:00) … Man Mountain Dean b. Floyd Marshall (2:39) … Ray Steele b.
Ricardo Santos (14:09) … (10,000 fans)

Chicago, Illinois: November 25, 1935
(Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Chief Little Wolf (23:
37)
Note: O'Mahoney reportedly earned $1,677 for the show.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, December 2, 1935
(White City) … Jack Gacek vs. Zack Malkov … Turp Grimes vs. Bert Rubi … Rudy Kay vs. Toots
Culver … Bobby Novak vs. Charley Peterson … Ken Fenelon vs. Paul Miller … (promoter: Joe
Coffey)

Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, December 4, 1935
(Merry Gardens) … Nanjo Singh b. Arthur Van Saxon (24:06) … Johnny Silvy b. Jack Gacek …
Rudy Kay and Paul Miller drew (30:00) … Charles Peterson b. Gerard Lauth (15:06) …
(promoter: Fred Kohler)

Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, December 5, 1935
(Schultz’s Hall) … Pete Holz vs. Ed Van Herrick … Al Kaiser vs. Stan Vestie … Dick McCarthy vs.
“Texas” Tom Mix … Pete Bartu vs. Rudy Stoll
Note: Facility was at 1764 North Larrabee Street.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, December 9, 1935
(Chicago Stadium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Hans Steinke (15:41) … Jim McMillen and George
Zaharias drew (30:00) (McMillen was a substitute for Gus Sonnenberg, who had an eye injury) …
Jack Smith b. Fred Grobmier (15:08) … Peter Mehringer and Ray Richards drew (30:00) … Andy
Rascher b. Bill Beth (13:31) … (promoter: Ed White) … (referee: Charley Lavine) … (3,835
fans) … (gate: $6,771)
Notes: In attendance: Illinois State Athletic Commission Chairman Joseph Triner, Commissioner
Packey McFarland, Chicago Cub Manager Charley Grimm. Dean reportedly earned $1,228 for
the show.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, December 9, 1935
(White City) … Tony Falleti vs. Johnny Silvy … Ivan Nikaloff vs. Lou Talaber … Ken Fenelon vs.
Toots Culver … Gerald Meeker vs. Cleve Welch … Henry Forman vs. Leo Umbles … (promoter:
Joe Coffey)

*Chicago promoter Fred Kohler, who had been promoting shows at Merry Gardens, planned to
move his operations to the Rainbo Fronton beginning December 25 and continuing on January
1, 1936.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, December 16, 1935
(White City) … Rudy Kay vs. Johnny Silvy … Homer Goodling vs. Ivan Nikaloff … Ken Fenelon
vs. Charley Peterson … Eddie Slake vs. Cleve Welch … Lee Umbles vs. Ed Van Herrick …
(promoter: Joe Coffey)

Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, December 19, 1935
(Schultz’s Auditorium) … Pete Holtz vs. Rudy Stoll … Dick Parma vs. Ed Van Herrick … Walter
Billetter vs. Stan Vestis … Pete Bartu vs. Al Kaiser

Chicago, Illinois: Friday, December 27, 1935
(Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Man Mountain Dean
(21:22) … Ray Steele b. Ray Richards (Steele was a substitute for Jim Browning) … Bill Beth and
Bobby Bruns drew (20-minutes) … Andy Rascher b. Pat Murphy (8:17) … Lou Plummer and
Hans Steinke drew (20:00) … Orville Brown and Pete Mehringer drew (30:00) … (promoter: Ed
White) … (7,049 fans) … (In attendance: Jim Londos; who challenged Danno O’Mahoney to a
return match)
Note: Billy Burke was the Stadium ticket manager. 8,000 fans were expected, and a $12,000
gate. O'Mahoney was to earn 32 1/2 per cent of the gate and Dean 20 per cent.

Chicago, Illinois: Monday, December 30, 1935
(White City) … Charles Grubmyer vs. Al Williams … Faro Renaldi vs. Tiger Nelson … Al George
vs. Rudy Kay … Jim Landis vs. Charley Peterson … Stanley Novak vs. George Schwab …
(promoter: Joe Coffey)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 2, 2010

Chicago Wrestling Results - 1935