Chicago, Illinois: Monday, January 6, 1936 (White City) … Bill Kiel vs. Al Williams … Charles Grubmyer vs. Lefty Pacer … Al George vs. Tiger Nelson … Jack Root vs. George Schwab … Jack Gacek vs. Walter Logan … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Peoria, Illinois: Monday, January 13, 1936 ( ) … Ray Steele b. Ray Richards (33:00) … Olaf Oleson b. Jules Strongbow (28:41) … Bobby Bruns b. George Tragos (20:21) … Andy Rascher b. Don Koch (14:30) *In late January 1936, Jim Londos was training at the Madison Square loop gymnasium, preparing for his comeback. Chicago, Illinois: Friday, January 31, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Al George b. Cowboy Ackley (35:00) … Jack Zeravich b. Rudy Hoffman … Thor Stockholm b. Phil Grueber … Ed Schon b. Bill Goelz … Bud Atlas b. Tiger Nelson Chicago, Illinois: Monday, February 3, 1936 (White City) … Tony Faletti vs. Toots Culver … Jim Landis vs. Gerald Meeker … Stan Novak vs. Charley Peterson … Ben Cohen vs. Ernie Peterson … Phil Greuber vs. George Jonasen … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 5, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … World Light Heavyweight Champion George Dusette b. Nanjo Singh (21:00) … Bill Brooks vs. Whitey Walberg … (promoter: Fred Kohler) (debut show at arena) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, February 7, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Wrestling Show Held Chicago, Illinois: Monday, February 10, 1936 (White City) … Gorilla Parker vs. Nanjo Singh … Gorilla Parker vs. Al Williams … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Danno O’Mahoney b. Jim Browning (27:51) … Hans Steinke and Jules Strongbow drew (20:00) … Howard Blazer b. Pat Murphy … Roland Kirchmeyer b. Don Kolp (19:43) … George Zaharias b. Ray Richards (20:04) … (promoter: Ed White) … (2,500 fans) … (gate: $3,361) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Wrestling Show Held … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, February 14, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Wrestling Show Held Chicago, Illinois: Monday, February 17, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jerry Meeker vs. Nanjo Singh … Babe Kasaboski vs. Gorilla Parker … Jim Landis vs. Ernie Peterson … Ken Fenelon (Fenlon) vs. Charley Peterson … Bill Getz (Goelz?) vs. Ed Van Herrick … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 19, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ivan Rasputin vs. Hans Schnabel … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, February 20, 1936 (Schultz’s Arena) … Wrestling Show Held Chicago, Illinois: Friday, February 21, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Wrestling Show Held Chicago, Illinois: Monday, February 24, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jim Landis vs. Walter Roxy … Babe Kasaboski vs. Bull Kogut … Tiger Nelson vs. Stan Novak … Ken Fenlon vs. George Mack … Pete Bartu vs. Bill Goelz … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, February 28, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Wrestling Show Held Chicago, Illinois: Monday, March 2, 1936 (White City Arena) … Bull Kogut vs. Ivan Rasputin … Tony Falletti vs. Homer Goodling … Emanuel Cortez vs. George Mack … Billy Goelz vs. Ed Schon … George Peterson vs. George Schwab Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, March 4, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba vs. Charley Grubmyer … Bill Kief vs. Hans Schnabel … Lefty Pacer, Arthur Van Saxon, Ken Fenelon, Whitey Walberg Chicago, Illinois: Friday, March 6, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Pat Murphy vs. Cliff Olson … Buddy Atlas vs. Phil Gruber … Farmer Tobin vs. Jack Zeravich … Jim McMillen vs. Steve Nagy … (promoter: Emil van der Leenen) … (partnership with Ed White) Chicago, Illinois: Monday, March 9, 1936 (White City Arena) … Charles Grubmyer vs. Julius “Mephisto” Woronick … Joe Apache vs. Bull Kogut …Jim Landis vs. Lefty Pacer … George Mack vs. George Schwab … Homer Goodling vs. Ed Van Herrick Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, March 11, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Hans Schnabel vs. Al Williams … Alex Kasaboski vs. Lefty Pacer … Bull Kogut vs. Johnny Silvy … Rudy Kay vs. Stanley Novak … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, March 13, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Farmer “Whiskers” Tobin b. Steve Nagy (32:00) (piledriver hold) … Bobby Bruns vs. Don Koch Chicago, Illinois: Monday, March 16, 1936 (White City Arena) … Ali Baba vs. George Mack … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Logan Gordon … Mike Markoff vs. Cleve Welch … Rudy Kay vs. Johnny Silvy … Joe Apache vs. Billy Goelz Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, March 18, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba vs. Hans Schnabel … Alex Kasaboski vs. Red Vagonne … Tony Falletti vs. Whitey Walberg … Rudy Kay vs. Johnny Silvy … Art Van Saxon vs. Cleve Welch … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, March 18, 1936 (Coulon Gymnasium) … Ben Cohen vs. Rudy Hoffman Chicago, Illinois: Friday, March 20, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Bobby Bruns vs. Buckets Goldenberg … Jim Jaros vs. Jules Strongbow … Ed Don George vs. Pat Murphy … Ole Oleson vs. Farmer “Whiskers” Tobin Chicago, Illinois: Monday, March 23, 1936 (Chicago Coliseum) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Gus Sonnenberg (26:54) … Joe Savoldi and George Zaharias drew (30:00) … Ed Don George b. Ole Oleson (10:11) … Farmer “Whiskers” Tobin b. Pat Murphy (6:03) … Bobby Bruns and Andy Rascher drew (20:00) … (1,668 fans) … (gate: $2,561) Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, March 24, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … One Wrestling Match … Eight boxing matches … (sponsored by: Henry Davis 400 club) Chicago, Illinois: March 27, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … “Farmer” Jack Tobin vs. Jules Strongbow … Lou Plummer vs. Ray Richards … Don Koch vs. Andy Rascher … Buckets Goldenberg vs. Jack Zeravich Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, March 31, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Pat Murphy vs. Gus Sonnenberg … Don Koch vs. “Farmer” Jack Tobin … Bobby Bruns vs. Andy Rascher … Ole Olsen vs. Ray Richards … Phil Gruber vs. Thor Stockholm … (promoter: Emil van der Leenden) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, April 1, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba b. Nanjo Singh (8:40) … Walter Pogalack b. John Kogut (8:06) … Jim Heffer and Mike Markoss drew (30:00) … John Swenski b. Lefty Pacer (20:02) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, April 7, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Jim McMillen vs. Jules Strongbow … Buckets Goldenberg vs. Patrick Murphy … Bobby Bruns vs. Steve Nagy … Alex Hadlund vs. Andy Rascher … Buddy Atlas vs. George Jonason … (promoter: Emil van der Leenden) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, April 8, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … George Dusette (billed as the Light Heavyweight Champion) and Ivan Rasputin drew (90:00) … Charles Grubmyer vs. Walter Podolak … Mike Markoff vs. John Swenski … Bill Kief vs. Cleve Welch … Abdel Khan vs. Bull Kogut … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, April 14, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Show cancelled by promoter Emil van der Leenden due to the primaries. Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, April 15, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … World Light Heavyweight Champion George Dusette vs. Hans Schnabel … Mike Kilonis vs. Whitey Wahlberg … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, April 16, 1936 (Chicago Coliseum) … Jim McMillen b. Orville Brown (42:45) … Abe Coleman and Gus Sonnenberg drew (30:00) … Ray Steele b. Pat Murphy (11:33) … Bobby Bruns and Ernie Zeller drew … Howard Blazer b. Don Koch (13:09) … (Small crowd in attendance) … (gate: $311) Chicago, Illinois: Monday, April 20, 1936 (White City Arena) … World Light Heavyweight Champion George Dusette vs. Mike Kilonis … Babe Kasaboski vs. Dennis Lentz … Frank Schroll vs. Red Vagnone … Jim Landis vs. Jerry Meeker … Ken Fenelon vs. George Jonasen … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, April 21, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, April 22, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba vs. Alex Kasaboski … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Johnny Swenski … three other matches Chicago, Illinois: Monday, April 27, 1936 (White City Arena) … Mike Kilonis vs. Julius “Mephisto” Woronick … Dennis Lentz vs. Red Vagnone … Jim Landis vs. Johnny Silvy … George Mack vs. Frank Schroll … Hans Bauer vs. Mike Markoff … (all light heavyweights) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, April 29, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Stanley Buresch vs. John Swenski … four other matches … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, April 30, 1936 (Chicago Coliseum) … Danno O’Mahoney and Jim McMillen drew (60:00) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Sun Jennings (14:24) … Lou Plummer and Ernie Zeller drew (20:00) … Sam Cordavano b. Jack Ross (4:41) … Orville Brown b. Howard Blazer (22:57) … (promoter: ) … (referee: Lou Gordon) Note: Days after this show, the Illinois State Athletic Commission passed a new rule prohibiting any wrestler from competing unless he received a medical examination at the commission on the afternoon of his scheduled match. The new rule, recommended by George Getz, a member of the commission, was passed after Ed “Strangler” Lewis appeared just before 11:00 p.m. for his match at the Chicago Coliseum. Chicago, Illinois: May 1, 1936 (Madison Athletic Club) … George Kontallis vs. Frank Talaber (amateur wrestling) … seven amateur boxing matches Chicago, Illinois: May 6, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Jose Manuel vs. Nanjo Singh … Hans Schnabel vs. John Swenski … Mike Kilonis vs. Zack Malkov … Lefty Pacer vs. Johnny Silvy … Dennis Lentz vs. Frank Schroll … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Monday, May 11, 1936 (White City Arena) … Stanley Buresch vs. Mike Kilonis … Jose Manuel vs. Johnny Silvy … Babe Kasaboski vs. Whitey Wahlberg … Lefty Pacer vs. Eddie Snyder … George Mack vs. Dan Morrison … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, May 13, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Stanley Buresch vs. Jose Manuel … four other matches … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: May 14, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Henry Bleidestel vs. Frankie Talaber (amateur middleweight match) … one other amateur wrestling match … seven amateur boxing matches Chicago, Illinois: Monday, May 18, 1936 (White City Arena) … Stanley Buresch vs. George Mack … Babe Kasaboski vs. Jose Manuel … Fred Kimball vs. Mike Markoff … Rudy Kay vs. Johnny Silvy … Rudy Hoffman vs. Cleve Welch … (promoter: Joe Coffey) Chicago, Illinois: Tuesday, May 19, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Chief Little Wolf vs. Ed “Strangler” Lewis … Jim McMillen vs. Marin Plestina … Bill Beth vs. Bobby Bruns Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, May 20, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … World Heavyweight Champion Ali Baba vs. Walter Podolak … Pat McCleary vs. Art Van Saxon … Jimmy Heffner vs. Jose Manuel … Johnny Silvy vs. Cleve Welch … Babe Kasaboski vs. Rudy Kay … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, May 21, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Amateur Show … George Kontalis vs. Frankie Talaber … Eddie Helstrom vs. Benny Miller (five round lighweight boxing match) … Johnny Helstrom vs. Bill Murphy (five round lightweight boxing match) Chicago, Illinois: Monday, May 25, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jose Manuel vs. Julius “Mephisto” Woronick … Paul Shikat vs. Cleve Welch … Frank Malcewicz vs. Ernie Peterson … Rudy Kay vs. Whitey Wahlberg … George Jonasen vs. Chief Worham Chicago, Illinois: May 29, 1936 (Medinah Club) … Amateur show … Henry Eliedststel vs. Frank Talaber … boxing matches Chicago, Illinois: Monday, June 1, 1936 (White City Arena) … Frank Malcewicz vs. Walter Roxy Chicago, Illinois: June 4, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Amateur show … Jake Carter vs. Jackie Reed (boxing) … Henry Bleidestal vs. Frank Talaber Chicago, Illinois: Monday, June 8, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Frank Malcewicz … (promoter: Joe Coffey) *On Monday, June 8, 1936, the Illinois State Athletic Commission suspended light heavyweight wrestler Dennis “Denny” Lentz for 30 days. Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, June 10, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Chief Wurham vs. Jack Kogut … Frank Malcewicz vs. Jerry Meeker … George Dusette vs. Rudy Kay … Walter Podolak vs. Paul Shikat Ivanhoe, Illinois: Friday, June 12, 1936 (Dietz’s Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Rudy Kay Chicago, Illinois: Monday, June 15, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. George Dusette Chicago, Illinois: Thursday, June 18, 1936 (Marigold Gardens) … Amateur show … Jackie Reed b. Bill Betts (five rounds) (boxing) … Frankie Talaber b. Salvatore Trompatore (7:30) (wrestling) … other boxing matches Round Lake, Illinois: Friday, June 19, 1936 (Peg Benning’s Arena) … Bobby Bruns vs. Jim McMillen Chicago, Illinois: June 25, 1936 (Ravisloe Country Club) … Amateur boxing and wrestling show … Frankie Talaber b. Roy Rickenbocker (8:10) … seven boxing matches Chicago, Illinois: Monday, June 29, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Mike Kilonis … Rudy Kay vs. Red Vagnone … Babe Kasaboski vs. Ray Ryan … Chief Wurham vs. Ernie Peterson … Hans Bauer vs. Jack Oklahoma Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, July 1, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Pat McCleary … Paul Shikat vs. Art Van Saxon … Ali Baba vs. Ivan Rasputin … Rudy Kay vs. Ernie Peterson … Ray Ryan vs. Red Vagnone Chicago, Illinois: Monday, July 6, 1936 (Mills Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Dave Levin (Chicago debut) b. Chief Little Wolf (16:40) … Jim McMillen b. Jack Washburn (12:04) … Joe Savoldi b. Pat Murphy (9:59) (Savoldi was scheduled to wrestle Howard Cantonwine) … Dean Detton b. Jim Wright (5:18) (Detton was billed as “Dave Denton) (Detton was scheduled to wrestle Ivan Managoff)… Bobby Bruns and Sam Cordavano drew (20:00) Chicago, Illinois: Monday, July 6, 1936 (White City Arena) … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Paul Shikat … Pat Kelly vs. Cleve Welch … Pete Bartu vs. Bill Brooks … Chief Wurham vs. Jim Landis … Mike Kilonis vs. Ernie Peterson Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, July 8, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Pat McCleary vs. Paul Shikat … Zack Malkov vs. Cleve Welch … Jack “Bad Boy” Brown vs. Pat Kelly … Mike Kilonis vs. Charley Peterson … Bill Brooks vs. Chief Wurham Ivanhoe, Illinois: Friday, July 10, 1936 (Dietz’s Arena) … Ali Baba vs. Chicago, Illinois: Saturday, July 11, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Amateur boxing and wrestling show … Frankie Talaber b. Walter Pellmer (likely Walter Palmer) (4:38) (Talaber was billed as the Central AAU Light Heavyweight Wrestling Champion) … boxing matches Chicago, Illinois: Monday, July 13, 1936 (White City Arena) … Ali Baba vs. Paul Shikat … Ken Fenelon vs. Mike Kilonis … Rudy Kay vs. Ernie Peterson … Jack Kogut vs. Red Vagnone … Hans Bauer vs. Phil Gruber Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, July 15, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … World Light Heavyweight Champion Bill Weidner b. Stanley Buresch (18:32) … Pat McCleary b. Pat Kelly (7:09) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Ivanhoe, Illinois: Friday, July 17, 1936 (Dietz’s Arena) … Chicago, Illinois: Monday, July 20, 1936 (Mills Stadium) … Vincent Lopez b. George Calza (15:40) … Bobby Bruns b. Eddie Newman (15: 20) … Sam Cordovano b. Marshall Blackstock … Fred Grobmier b. Jack Thomas … Whitey Hewitt and Sun Jennings drew Chicago, Illinois: Monday, July 20, 1936 (White City Arena) … Mike Kilonis vs. Bert Rubi … Rudy Kay vs. Pat Kelly … Phil Gruber vs. Jerry Meeker … Ray Ryan vs. Whitey Wahlberg … Bull Curly vs. Del Harris Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, July 22, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba b. Zack Malkov (29:06) … Pat McCleary b. Herb Schwartz … Charley “Midget” Fischer b. Rudy Kay (dec., 30:00) … Mike Kilonis b. Jerry Meeker … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (2,000 fans) Chicago, Illinois: September 15, 1936 (Chicago Coliseum) … Dean Detton and Jim McMillen drew (60:00) … Bobby Bruns b. Ole Oleson (14:26) … Jack Gacek and Andy Rascher drew (30:00) … Danny Winter b. Pat Murphy (23:00) … Phil Gruber b. Jack Galnis (20:00) Chicago, Illinois: October 6, 1936 (Chicago Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton b. Chief Little Wolf (34:10) … Jim McMillen b. Roland Kirchmeyer (21:45) … Danny Winter b. Don Koch (18:02) … Bobby Bruns b. Tommy Marvin (14:53) … Ole Oleson b. Pat Murphy (20:00) Chicago, Illinois: October 7, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ali Baba vs. Dutch Heffner … Rudy Kay vs. Pat Kelly … Mike Chacoma vs. Ernie Peterson … Ray Ryan vs. Johnny Silvy … Bob Miller vs. Lefty Pacer *On November 2, 1936, Kohler received approval of the Illinois State Athletic Commission to recognize the winner of the Ali Baba-Everette Marshall match as World Champion. Going into the match, Marshall was recognized in some places as World Champion. *Kohler was working with Adam Weissmuller of Detroit, Billy Sandow and Al Haft. Chicago, Illinois: Friday, November 20, 1936 (Chicago Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Everette Marshall b. Ali Baba to capture Illinois recognition of the World Title (35:44) … Stanley Buresch b. Ernie Peterson … Oki Shikina b. Mike Kilonis … Lee Wyckoff b. George Mansor … Nanjo Singh b. Red Vagnone … Rudy Kay b. Walter Roxy (DQ) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (9,736 fans) … (gate: $7,505) Notes: Wykoff was said to be “considered by many as one of the best of the younger crop of heavyweights.” Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, December 16, 1936 (Arcadia Gardens) … Ivan Rasputin vs. Nanjo Singh … Jack Curtis vs. Sammy Kohn … Ken Fenelon vs. Rudy Kay … Clyde Boone vs. Johnny Silvy … Bull Curly vs. Roland Meeker … (promoter: Fred Kohler) *On December 19, 1936, Fred Kohler and his associates Billy Sandow and World Championship claimant Everette Marshall met with rivals (wrestler) Jim McMillen, Ed White (manager), and Morrie Feldman (promoter – front for White) at a loop hotel in downtown Chicago. The meeting was to discuss a match between Marshall and McMillen, who the Illinois State Athletic Commission considered the number one contender. Research by Tim Hornbaker March 9, 2010 |
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