Chicago, IL: January 4, 1943 (White City Arena) … Jack Zeravich and Charley “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Charley Peterson … Pete Bartu vs Balk Estes … Johnny Holda vs Gerry Lauth … (promoter-Fred Kohler) Chicago, IL: January 6, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton Arena) … Walter Palmer vs Bobby Nelson … (promoter-Fred Kohler) Chicago, IL: January 7, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) vs George Mack … Wladyslaw Talun vs Frank Wilzer … (promoter-Billy Cepak) Chicago, IL: January 11, 1943 (White City) … Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor vs Jack Zeravich and Gorilla Grubmyer … Walter Palmer vs Pete Bartu … Balk Estes vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Tony Mattio vs Jack Bana … (promoter-Fred Kohler) Chicago, IL: January 13, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor beat Ivan Kalmikoff and Jack Zeravich (2-1) … (result found 1-15) Chicago, IL: January 18, 1943 (White City) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs Ole Olson … Jack Zeravich and Gorilla Grubmyer vs Walter Palmer and Pierre LaBelle Chicago, IL: January 20, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Hans Steinke (2-1) … Pete Bartu and Gorilla Grubmyer vs Ned Taylor and Mel Peter … (Att.-1,506) Chicago, IL: January 21, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Pete Schuh vs Billy Bartush … Wladyslaw Talun vs Frenchy Annitte … George Mack vs Felix Yakaitis … Jimmy Demetral vs Rudy Hoffman … (promoter-Billy Cepak) Chicago, IL: January 25, 1943 (White City) … Ole Olson and Bobby Nelson vs Jack Zeravich and Gorilla Grubmyer … (promoter-Fred Kohler) Chicago, IL: January 27, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor vs Dale Wayne and Bad Man Lewis Chicago, IL: February 1, 1943 (White City) … Pierre LaBelle vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Mel Peters and Ned Taylor vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Pete Bartu Chicago, IL: February 3, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs Hans Steinke … Pete Bartu and Dale Wayne vs Mel Peters and Pierre LaBelle … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Gorilla Grubmyer Chicago, IL: February 4, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) vs Wladyslaw Talun Chicago, IL: February 8, 1943 (White City) … Walter Palmer vs Ivan Kalmikoff Chicago, IL: February 10, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Walter Palmer vs Dale Wayne … Jack Zeravich and Charley “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Mel Peters and Pierre LaBelle Chicago, IL: February 12, 1943 (Friday) (Cicero Stadium) … Ray Steele vs Chief Little Wolf … (promoter-Billy Cepak) Chicago, IL: February 15, 1943 (White City) … Gorilla Grubmyer and Gerry Lauth vs Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: February 17, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ole Olson and Bobby Nelson vs Jack Zeravich and Gorilla Grubmyer … Ivan Kalmikoff vs King Cole … Pierre LaBelle vs Gerry Lauth… Pete Bartu vs Mel Peters … NOTE: There was no mention of cards at White City Feb. 22, or Rainbo Feb. 24. The Golden Gloves was going on at the Coliseum, and Fred Kohler may not have held shows this week. Chicago, IL: February 18, 1943 (American Legion Stadium) … Billy Bartush vs Joe Dvorak (as Jim Dvorak) … Felix Yakurtis vs Frank Wilzer … Pete Schuh vs Rudy Hoffman … Joe Rogatsky vs George Mack Chicago, IL: March 1, 1943 (White City) … Frankie Hart vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Wladyslaw Talun vs Chief Little Wolf Chicago, IL: March 3, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Gorilla Grubmyer vs Pierre LaBelle and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: March 5, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) … Bill Bartush vs Frank Wilzer Chicago, IL: March 8, 1943 (White City) … Frankie Hart vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Mike Kilonis vs Jack Zeravich … Pierre LaBelle vs Gorilla Grubmyer … Dale Wayne and Pete Bartu vs Billy Smith and Mel Peters Chicago, IL: March 10, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Charley “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Frankie Hart … Pvt. Mike Kilonis vs Dale Wayne Chicago, IL: March 15, 1943 (White City) … Hans Schnabel vs Frankie Hart … Otto Schnabel vs Ned Taylor … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Corp. Jimmy Ricci Chicago, IL: March 17, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Bert Rubi vs Frankie Hart … Hans Schnabel vs Bill Thornton … Otto Schnabel and Bobby Nelson vs Ivan Kalmikoff and Gorilla Grubmyer Chicago, IL: March 19, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Danno O’Mahoney vs Bill Bartush … Phil Gruber vs Rudy Hoffman Chicago, IL: March 22, 1943 (White City) … Hans Schnabel vs Bert Rubi … Walter Palmer vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Jack Zeravich and Gorilla Grubmyer vs Ned Taylor and Bobby Nelson Chicago, IL: March 24, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Hans Schnabel and Otto Schnabel vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Jack Zeravich Chicago, IL: March 26, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … John Pesek vs Steve Savage … George Mack and Frank Wilzer vs Bull Doehring and Ad Goebels … Jack Ross vs Arthur Van Saxon … (prom-Billy Cepak) Chicago, IL: March 29, 1943 (White City) … Ned Taylor vs Pvt. Mike Kilonis (of the army air forces) Chicago, IL: March 31, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Hans Schnabel and Otto Schnabel vs Ivan Kalmikoff and Jack Zeravich … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Art Van Saxon … Bill Thornton vs Ole Olson Chicago, IL: April 2, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) beat Danno O’Mahoney (2-1) … George Mack and Phil Gruber beat Jack Ross and Mike Markoff … Bill Bartush beat Pete Cole … Iron Man Talun beat Adolph Goebels Chicago, IL: April 5, 1943 (White City) … Hans Schnabel and Otto Schnabel vs Rudy Kay and Gorilla Grubmyer Chicago, IL: April 7, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Joe Szabo vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Hans Schnabel and Otto Schnabel vs Rudy Kay and Ole Olson … Frankie Hart vs Charley “Gorilla” Grubmyer Chicago, IL: April 9, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Phil Gruber (as Joe Gruber) beat Mike Markoff (2-0) … Jack Ross drew with Bill Bartush (30:00) (as Joe Bartush) … Jack Holda and King Cole beat George Mack and Frrank Wilzer Chicago, IL: April 12, 1943 (White City) … Hans Schnabel and Fritz Schnabel vs Ole Olson and Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer … Otto Schnabel vs Arthur Van Saxon … Frankie Hart vs Rufus Jones … Joe Szabo vs Ivan Kalmikoff Chicago, IL: April 14, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) …Hans Schnabel and Otto Schnabel vs Walter Palmer and Frankie Hart … Fritz Schnabel vs Gorilla Grubmyer … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Ned Taylor … Rufus Jones vs Joe Szabo Chicago, IL: April 14, 1943 (South Side Ballroom) … Lee Umbles vs Ed Van Herrick (as Vanhereck) … (promoter-J. R. Rolewicz) … NOTE: Cards will be held every two weeks if supported by fans. Umbles said to be 145-pound colored welterweight champion. Chicago, IL: April 21, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ned Taylor and Joe Szabo vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff … Frankie Hart vs Rufus Jones … Billy Smith vs Pete Bartu Chicago, IL: April 23, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Ned Taylor and Joe Szabo vs Jack Zeravich and Pete Bartu Chicago, IL: April 26, 1943 (White City) … Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff … Bill Thornton vs King Cole … Bobby Nelson vs Jack Zeravich … Dale Wayne vs Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: April 27, 1943 (Marigold Gardens) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) beat Jack Ross (2-0) … (Benefit for French War veteran’s of Illinois) Chicago, IL: April 28, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Bert Rubi vs Frankie Hart … Jack Zeravich and Gerry Lauth vs Dale Wayne and Pete Bartu … Bobby Nelson vs Pete Schuh … Ole Olson vs Bill Thornton … NOTE: This was Fred Kohler’s 1,000th mat card at this site. This was over a ten year period. Chicago, IL: April 28, 1943 (American Legion Hall) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) vs Pete Managoff … NOTE: The site was located at 4416 South Western Avenue. Chicago, IL: May 3, 1943 (White City) … Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor vs Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff … Gordon Hessell vs Pete Bartu … Bill Thornton vs Bobby Nelson … Joe Szabo vs Mike Markoff Chicago, IL: May 5, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff vs Jack Zeravich and Andy Rockne … Hans Steinke vs Bill Thornton Chicago, IL: May 7, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Gorilla Grubmyer and Andy Rockne vs Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: May 10, 1943 (White City) … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Gordon Hessell … Frankie Hart vs Gorilla Grubmyer Chicago, IL: May 12, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor vs Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff Chicago, IL: May 17, 1943 (White City) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Whiskers Malone vs Pete Bartu and Joe Szabo Chicago, IL: May 19, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Frankie Hart … Gorilla Grubmyer and Earl Malone vs Ned Taylor and Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: May 21, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Joe Szabo … Ivan Kalmikoff and Ned Taylor vs Jack Zeravich and Andy Rockne Chicago, IL: May 24, 1943 (White City) … Jack Zeravich and Bill Thornton vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff … Frankie Hart vs Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: May 25, 1943 (Fleiner’s Hall) … (welterweights) Johnny Marshall vs Dick McArdle … NOTE: This site was located on the near north side. Chicago, IL: May 26, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Gondon Hessell and Ned Taylor vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Jack Zeravich Chicago, IL: May 28, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Andy Rockne … Ned Taylor and Gordon Hessell vs Joe Dorsetti and Pete Bartu Chicago, IL: June 2, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Gordon Hessell vs Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer … Ivan Kalmikoff and Jack Zeravich vs Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: June 4, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Jack Zeravich and Earl Malone vs Gordon Hessell and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: June 7, 1943 (White City) … Ole Olson vs Bill Thornton … Gordon Hessell and Frankie Hart vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff Chicago, IL: June 9, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Zack Malkov and Frankie Hart vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Earl Malone Chicago, IL: June 11, 1943 (Marigold Gardens) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) vs Rudy Hoffman … Bill Bartush vs George Mack … Hans Bauer vs Johnny Holda … (promoter-Walter Gettson) Chicago, IL: June 14, 1943 (White City) … Rudy Kay vs King Cole Chicago, IL: June 16, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Pete Bartu vs Dory Funk … Joe Dorsetti vs Einar Olsen Chicago, IL: June 16, 1943 (Miami Beach Arena) … Jack Zeravich and Earl Malone vs Ned Taylor and Suni Rasmussen … NOTE: The site was located at Roosevelt road and 61st Court. Chicago, IL: June 21, 1943 (White City) … Gordon Hessell and Frankie Hart vs Grunter Lewis and Jack Zeravich … Ivan Kalmikoff and Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Dory Funk and Ned Taylor … NOTE: Likely Grunter Lewis was Eddie (Bad Man) Lewis. Chicago, IL: June 23, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Gordon Hessell vs Dory Funk … Frankie Hart and Ned Taylor vs Ivan Kalmikoff and Grunter Lewis Chicago, IL: June 23, 1943 (Miami Beach Arena) … Ole Olson vs Jack Zeravich Chicago, IL: June 28, 1943 (White City) … Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff vs Dory Funk and Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: July 5, 1943 (White City) … Eddie “Bad Boy” Lewis vs Frankie Hart … Dory Funk vs Gorilla Grubmyer … Emir Badui vs Pedro Gomez … Zack Malkov vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Gus Graber vs Young Hackenschmidt Chicago, IL: July 12, 1943 (White City) … Ignacio Martinez vs Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer Chicago, IL: July 14, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ignacio Martinez vs Art Van Saxon … Gondon Hessell vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Pvt. Tex Riley (of Camp McCoy, WI) vs Earl Malone Chicago, IL: July 14, 1943 (Miami Beach Arena) … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Frankie Hart … Jack Zeravich and Nick Elitch vs Charley Peterson and Ned Taylor Chicago, IL: July 19, 1943 (White City) … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: July 21, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ole Olson vs Ignacio Martinez … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Gordon Hessell vs Dory Funk … Zack Malkov vs Gerry Lauth … Gus Raber vs Eddie Malone Chicago, IL: July 24, 1943 (Sparta Stadium) … Emir Badui vs Frankie Hart Chicago, IL: July 26, 1943 (White City) … Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer vs Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: August 2, 1943 (White City) … Jack Zeravich and Ivan Kalmikoff vs Dory Funk and Gordon Hessell Chicago, IL: August 4, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Gorilla Grubmyer vs Gordon Hessell and Bobby Nelson … NOTE: A fan hit Ignacio Martinez with a pop bottle, but he kept on wrestling. Joseph H. Topp, 46, was arrested. (Too bad the reporter didn’t publish the results.) Chicago, IL: August 9, 1943 (White City) … Emir Badui vs Frankie Hart … Ignacio Martinez vs Jack “Bad Boy” Brown … Kola Kwariani vs Nick Elitch … Ivan Kalmikoff vs Gordon Hessell … Louis Klein vs Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer Chicago, IL: August 16, 1943 (White City) … Emir Badui vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Gordon Hessell vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Kola Kwariani vs Jack Zeravich Chicago, IL: August 23, 1943 (White City) … Kola Kwariani vs Pete Schuh (as Schu) Chicago, IL: August 30, 1943 (White City) … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Kola Kwariani vs Emir Badui Chicago, IL: September 1, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Kola Kwariani vs Ole Olson … Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis and Emir Badui vs Ivan Kalmikoff and Charles “Gorilla” Grubmyer Chicago, IL: September 13, 1943 (White City) … Gorilla Grubmyer vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Flash Gordon vs Emir Badui … Miguel Torres vs Louis Klein … Nick Elitch vs Bobby Segura Chicago, IL: September 20, 1943 (White City) … Emir Badui vs Flash Gordon … Nick Elitch and Pete Schuh vs Paul Miller and Bobby Segura Chicago, IL: September 22, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Gorilla Grubmyer and Ivan Kalmikoff vs Paul Miller and Bobby Segura … Miguel Torres vs Louis Klein … NOTE: Grubmyer was 39 years old. The Chicago Tribune for September 17th mentioned that his wife had him arrested for beating her. Chicago, IL: September 24, 1943 (Chicago Stadium) … (mixed styles) Gus Lesnevitch (boxer) beat Rudy Hoffman (judo style) … plus singing and other attractions … (Att.-20,000) … NOTE: This was a benefit for Smokes for Serviceman. Likely the mixed match was to show the benefit of boxing over judo, and was worked. Chicago, IL: September 28, 1943 (White City) … Emir Badui and Miguel Torres vs Paul Miller and Bobby Segura Chicago, IL: October 4, 1943 (White City) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs Flash Gordon … Kola Kwariani vs Andy Rockne … Bobby Segura and Ned Taylor vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis and Miguel Torres Chicago, IL: October 6, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Kola Kwariani (2-1) … Bad Man Lewis beat Bobby Segura … Flash Gordon beat Ivan Kalmikoff … Miguel Torres beat Gorilla Grubmyer … (Att.-2,000) Chicago, IL: October 11, 1943 (White City) … Miguel Torres and Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis vs Bobby Segura and Flash Gordon Chicago, IL: October 13, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Kola Kwariani beat Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2-1) … (ATT.-1,989) … NOTE: Kola won the first fall in 17:00; Lewis took the second fall in 6:56. Kwariani won the deciding fall in 2:03. Chicago, IL: October 18, 1943 (White City) … Johnny Silvy vs Andy Rockne Chicago, IL: October 25, 1943 (White City) … Swedish Angel vs Emir Badui … Bad Man Lewis vs Johnny Silvy … Flash Gordon vs Miguel Torres Chicago, IL: October 27, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Kola Kwariani vs Ole Olson … Flash Gordon vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis … Ned Taylor vs Dale Wayne … NOTE: Taylor will be appearing in his last match for the duration. He will enter the army at Fort Hayes, Ohio within the next four days. Chicago, IL: November 8, 1943 (White City) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Jack Zeravich vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis and Miguel Torres … Kola Kwariani vs Ole Olson Chicago, IL: November 9, 1943 (Marigold Gardens) … Rudy Hoffman vs Mike Markoff (as Frank Markoff) Chicago, IL: November 10, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Walter Palmer vs Ivan Kalmikoff Chicago, IL: November 12, 1943 (Cicero Stadium) … Maurice Tillet (as French Angel) vs George Mack … (promoter-Benny Reuben) … NOTE: The site was located at 19th Street and 52d Avenue. Chicago, IL: November 15, 1943 (White City) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Andy Rockne vs Bad Man Lewis and Miguel Torres … Kola Kwariani vs Flash Gordon Chicago, IL: November 22, 1943 (White City) … Swedish Angel vs Flash Gordon Chicago, IL: November 29, 1943 (White City) … Walter Palmer vs Rudy Kay … Benny Cohen vs Tony Felice Chicago, IL: December 1, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Walter Palmer vs Eddie “Bad Man” Lewis Chicago, IL: December 6, 1943 (White City) … Swedish Angel vs Miguel Torres Chicago, IL: December 8, 1943 (Masonic Temple Hall) … Wladyslaw Talun vs Jack Ross Chicago, IL: December 8, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … There was no mention of wrestlers on the card. Chicago, IL: December 13, 1943 (White City) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs Kola Kwariani … Moctezuma vs Seelie Samara … Ivan Kalmikoff and Miguel Torres vs Paul Miller and Jesse Hernandez Chicago, IL: December 15, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton) … Walter Palmer vs Ed “Strangler” Lewis Chicago, IL: December 15, 1943 (Masonic Temple Hall) … Wladyslaw Talun vs Jerry Gordon … Rudy Hoffman vs George Mack Chicago, IL: December 20, 1943 (White City) … Walter Palmer vs Ivan Kalmikoff … Kola Kwariani vs Seelie Samara … Sgt. Mike Kilonis vs Jesse Hernandez Chicago, IL: December 27, 1943 (White City Arena) … Kola Kwariani vs Seelie Samara … NOTE: This was Fred Kohler’s 52d card of the year at White City. Chicago, IL: December 29, 1943 (Rainbo Fronton Arena) … Seelie Samara and Hans Busing vs Ivan Kalmikoff and Miguel Torres … Kola Kwariani vs Chief Moctezuma … NOTE: This was Fred Kohler’s 52d card of the year at Rainbo Fronton. NOTES: It is easy to see that the Tribune missed several shows this year. The coverage was poor. I doubt any Chicago paper covered the mat sport well during the war years. Eddie (Bad Man) Lewis likely used several ring names over the years. Bad Boy Lewis was another alias. Possibly he was billed as Young Ed Lewis already. The late mat historian, Bob Nitsche told me that he was billed as a cousin of Johnny Balbo also. George Lentz added cards from American Legion Hall, Cicero Stadium and South Side Ballroom to this research. Research by Don Luce |
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