East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, January 11, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Walter McMillan (countout) (27:25) … Henry Burke and Joe
Miller drew (30:00) … Ted Sharkey b. Eddie Piantanida (17:19) … Kid Barnett b. Louis Woolsey
(DQ) (19:10) … Rollie Pickett and Jules Rogg drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcers:  K.E. Ferguson, Rudolph Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  
Earl Brady)

Madison, Illinois:  Thursday, January 19, 1933
(Madison Athletic Club) … Tony Bisson b. D. Mangi (5:00) … Ralph Puhse b. Jackie Cremmin …
Tommy Etarr b. Marian Owens … Dave Stanfield vs. Jimmy Webb … Bill Beauhuld vs. Jimmy Nelms

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, January 25, 1933
(Social Center) … Cyclone Bob Robinson b. Ted Sharkey (12:00) … Joe Miller and Billy Scharbert
drew (30:00) … John Anderson and Edmore Theriault drew (30:00) … Wesley Wagster b. Joe
Alves by forfeit when the latter suffered an injury (3:45) … Eric Haffner and Earl Wadsack drew
(20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  W.G.
Appleton) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, February 8, 1933
(Social Center) … John Anderson b. Edmore Theriault (35:55) … Paul James b. Bob Corby (18:
00) … Billy Scharbert b. Frank Rataj (7:30) (Rataji was a substitute for Cyclone Peters, who was
injured) … Joe Miller b. Kid Barnett (countout) (6:00) … Eddie Piantanida and Earl Wadsack drew
(20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  W.G.
Appleton) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Note:  Corby was said to be from St. Louis.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, February 22, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Joe Miller (53:19) … John Anderson b. George Tobby (19:25)
… Paul James and Walter McMillan drew (30:00) … Eddie Piantinada b. Wesley Vilda (21:21) …
Jerry Lee Lutker and Frank Rotaj drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred
Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Notes:  Vilda was from Wilbur, Nebraska and weighed 165-pounds, like his opponent Piantanida.  
Scharbert was an East St. Louis middleweight.  Tobby was from Bonne Terre, Missouri, and
Anderson was a grappling coach at St. Louis University.  McMillan was from Kansas City and
James was from St. Louis.  Lutker was from St. Louis and was originally scheduled to wrestle
Frank Wendling, also of St. Louis.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, March 2, 1933
(Knights of Columbus Gymnasium) … Paul Kisselbach b. “Sully” Burpo (Burpo quit while locked in
a toe hold) … Walter Bloemker b. Bob Bauer (DQ) (5:12) … Fred Puckett b. Harold Recard (4:59)
… Louis Granoulakis b. Dick Reynolds (4:17) … Lowden “Skeets” Jordan and Tommy Summers
drew (20:00) … (197 fans) (capacity) … (referee:  Al Shelby) … (supervised by:  Live Wire class
of First Presbyterian Church)
Notes:  Amateur wrestling show.  Shelby, Charles “Chick” Hart, Louis Dorman and Albert Ben
Heggeman made up the committee which was sponsoring the show “for the benefit of the Live
Wire class.” The facility was at Washington Place and State Street.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, March 8, 1933
(Social Center) … Joe Sanderson b. Paul James (38:48) … Billy Scharbert b. Frank Burman (6:
46) … Howard Corrington and Eddie Theriault drew (30:00) … Eddie Piantanida b. Earl Wadsack
(12:48) … Frank Rataj b. Charley Venator (10:57) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  
Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Notes:  Burman was a former Alton boxer.  Scharbert was “undefeated in more than four years of
action on the canvas.”  Sanderson was making a comeback “after having been devoting his time
to refereeing matches for Tom Packs at the Arena in St. Louis.” Venator was from Jefferson City,
Missouri.

Alton, Illinois:  Tuesday, March 14, 1933
( ) … Joe Herman b. Bob Corby (32:09) … Les Stefter b. Howard Corrington (19:22) … Charles
Kuehn b. Hans Steinbern (15:00) … (promoter:  James Mitchell) … (amateur show)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, March 22, 1933
(Social Center) … Joe Sanderson b. Walter McMillan (32:28) … John Anderson and Howard
Corrington drew (30:00) … Joe Miller b. Ted Sharkey (9:48) … Frank Burman b. Eddie Piantanida
(11:47) … Wesley Vilda and Earl Wadsack drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, March 29, 1933
(Social Center) … Otto Holzmeier and Paul Kisselbach drew (60:00) … Walter Bloemker b. Bob
Bauer (7:49) … Louis Granoulakis b. Bill Bates (dec., 15:00) … Ed Posage b. Lude Green (13:02)
… Fred Puckett b. Loren Bruce (5:25) … Lowden Jordan b. John Granoulakis (10:18) …
(promoter:  Al Shelby) … (referees:  Bert Gervis, Pete Joergensen) … (announcer:  Alvin Queen)
… (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (sponsored by:  East Side Athletic Club)
Notes:  Kisselbach was from East St. Louis and Holzmeier was from Edgemont.  Bates worked out
at the Downtown St. Louis YMCA.  AAU amateur rules “will be enforced” in the main event.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Friday, March 31, 1933
(Social Center) … Joe Miller b. Cyclone Bob Robinson (29:33) … Charley Kuehn and Billy
Scharbert drew (30:00) … Kid Barnett b. Harold Metheny (18:57) … Al Haemmerle b. Ivan Santee
(6:58) … Eric Haeffner and Frank Rataj drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  
Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, April 7, 1933
(Turner Hall) … Ernest “Dutch” Hefner b. Abe Kashey (15:04) (Hefner’s girlfriend jumped into the
ring during the match and chased Kashey) … Pat O’Shocker b. Jack Zarnas (15:40) … Vic Christy
and Dr. Ralph Wilson drew (30:00) … Charley Kuehn and Billy Scharbert drew (30:00) …
(promoters:  Bert Gervis, Tom Packs) … (referees:  C.F. “Bat” Nelson, Fred Voepel) … (judges:  
James A. Lynch, Robert Kern, Sheriff Jerome Munie, Otis Miller) … (announcers:  Joseph “Biz”
Kenney, Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Adolph Fischer) … (Illinois State Athletic Commission
Representative:  Earl Brady) … (sponsored by:  Turners Society)
Notes:  Initial show for this group.  Kuehn was the “Western AAU champion,” and his bout with
Scharbert was called the “amateur curtain raiser.”

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Friday, April 21, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Kid Barnett (26:45) … Paul James and Walter McMillan drew
(45:00) … Charley Kuehn b. Frank “Tiger” Burman (12:45) … Louis Woolse b. Harold Metheny
(19:40) … Henry Burke and Eddie Piantanida drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  William Anderson)
Notes:  McMillan was said to be from Pine Lawn, Missouri.  Burke was from Sedalia, Missouri.  
Methany was from Wood River, Illinois.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Tuesday, April 25, 1933
(Social Center) … Paul Kisselbach b. Charles McConnell (2:45) … Otto Holzmeier b. Bob Collom
(10:37) … Cyril Fults and Eddie Zuity drew (15:00) … Fred Puckett and Stanley Tatalovich drew
(15:00) … Bill Bates and Louis Gianoulakis drew (20:00) … Paul Holzmeier b. Roy Hood (45-
seconds) … (promoter:  Al Shelby) … (referees:  Bert Gervis, Jimmy Latis) … (announcer:  Alvin
Queen) … (timekeepers:  Bill Anderson, Earl Brady) … (Live Wire Class’ Amateur Wrestling
Program)
Note:  Fults was originally booked to wrestle Lowden “Skeets” Jordan.

*The Illinois State Athletic Commission granted promoter Bert Gervis the date, Friday, May 12,
1933, for a wrestling program in Belleville.  His matches would be labeled as “contests.”

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, May 4, 1933
(Social Center) … Walter McMillan b. Paul James (32:29) … Billy Scharbert b. Louis Woolsey
(countout) (26:12) … Charley Kuehn b. Ted Sharkey (22:53) … Joe Miller b. Bob Corby (11:24)
… Wesley Vilda b. Frank Rataj (9:16) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel)
… (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Note:  Corby was a heavyweight from Gary, Indiana.  Rataj was a “protége” of Billy Scharbert.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, May 11, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Louis Woolsey (41:45) … Charley Kuehn b. Eddie Theriault
(20:30) … Joe Miller b. Henry Burke (16:07) … Eddie Piantanida b. Jack Sluce (14:21) … Al
Haemmerle and Rollie Pickett drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred
Voepel) … (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, May 12, 1933
(Turner Hall) … Ernest “Dutch” Hefner b. Abe Kashey (2/3) … Milo Steinborn b. Wee Willie Davis
(18:45) … George Tragos b. Henry Graber (12:03) … Charley Kuehn b. Eddie Piantanida (11:22)
(amateur match) … (promoters:  Bert Gervis, Tom Packs) … (referee:  Walter Evans) …
(sponsored by:  Turners Society)
Notes:  Davis was said to be 6’5” and from Roanoke, Virginia.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, May 18, 1933
(Social Center) … Walter McMillan and Joe Miller were both counted out (52:28) … Joe
Sanderson b. Kid Barnett (16:48) … Billy Scharbert b. Eddie Theriault (19:05) … Bob Corby and
Harold Metheny drew (30:00) … Bill Gall and Charley Venator drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.
M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Note:  Theriault was a substitute for Eric Haeffner, who was injured in training.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, May 25, 1933
(Social Center) … Joe Miller b. Walter McMillan (49:15) … John Anderson and Charley Kuehn
drew (30:00) … Eddie Piantanida b. Dutch Sampson (24:50) … Paul James b. Wesley Vilda (18:
21) … Harry Endres and Rollie Pickett drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  
Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Monday, May 29, 1933
(Social Center) … Otto Holzmeier and Paul Kisselbach drew (60:00) … Fred Puckett b. Earl
Linden (1:21) … Walter Bloemker and Louis Gianoulakis drew (30:00) … Paul Holzmeier b. Bill
Bates (16:26) … Eddie Zuetz b. Jim Thorpe (10:12) … Cyril Fults and Lowden Jordan drew (20:
00) … (promoter:  Al Shelby) … (referee:  Fred Voepel)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, June 1, 1933
(Social Center) … Charley Kuehn b. Paul James (38:50) … Joe Miller and Billy Scharbert drew (30:
00) (Miller was a substitute for Ted Sharkey) … Eddie Theriault b. Earl Wadsack (17:32) … John
Harsh and Eddie Piantanida drew (30:00) … Al Haemmerle b. Harry Endres … (promoter:  Rev. R.
M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, June 2, 1933
(Budweiser Garden) … Joe Miller vs. Billy Scharbert … (promoter:  Bert Gervis)
Notes:  Gervis initially planned to hold a professional wrestling program, but could not obtain the
talent.  He instead organized an amateur card.  Finally, on Wednesday, May 24, 1933, he
postponed the show altogether.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, June 7, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Charley Kuehn (44:32) … Harold Metheny b. Bob Corby (15:
22) … John Harsh and Eddie Theriault drew (30:00) … Paul James b. Whitey Whittler (16:04) …
Al Haemmerle and Rollie Pickett drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred
Voepel) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, June 9, 1933
(Budweiser Gardens) … Billy Scharbert b. Joe Miller (countout) (39:26) … Charley Kuehn and Les
Stefter drew (30:00) … Bob Corby b. Harold Metheny (13:55) … Al Haemmerle and Rollie Pickett
drew (30:00) … Eldon Mantle b. John Harsh (8:35) … Bob Collom b. Eddie Sicha (4:38) …
(promoter:  Bert Gervis) … (referee:  Fred Voepel)
Note:  Initial amateur wrestling show in Belleville.

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, June 14, 1933
(Social Center) … Joe Sanderson b. Joe Miller (38:05) … Walter McMillan and Harold Metheny
drew (30:00) … John Harsh b. Wesley Vilda (14:23) … George Toby b. Jack Sluce (12:18) …
Frank “Tiger” Burman b. Tiger Long (10:50) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred
Voepel) … (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)

East St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, June 21, 1933
(Social Center) … Walter McMillen b. Harold Metheny (1:05:45) … Charley Kuehn b. Clarence
Ostrander (6:33) (Ostrander was a substitute for Henry Burke) … John Anderson and John Harsh
drew (30:00) … Howard Corrington and Billy Scharbert drew (30:00) … Earl Wadsack b. Charles
Venator (13:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Fred Voepel) … (announcer:  
Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Notes:  Gunn was the promoter of “amateur wrestling programs at the Social Center.” His ticket
prices were 44 cents for adults, 25 cents for children.

Belleville, Illinois:  Thursday, June 22, 1933
(Budweiser Garden) … Billy Scharbert b. Eddie Theriault (22:01) … Charley Kuehn b. Al
Haemmerle (11:27) … Rollie Pickett b. Harry Endres (15:45) … Mag Mantle b. Alex Scobble (4:31)
… Earl Wadsack b. Bob Collom (10:07) … (promoter:  Bert Gervis)
Note:  The show was billed as an amateur wrestling program.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, June 28, 1933
(Social Center) … John Anderson b. Eddie Theriault (1:03:33) … Walter McMillan b. Kid Barnett
(25:32) … Harold Metheny and Joe Miller drew (30:00) … Cyclone Bob Robinson b. Frank “Tiger”
Burman (13:24) … Frank Rataj b. Joe Wainwright (3:23) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  K.E. Ferguson) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) …
(physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, July 12, 1933
(Social Center) … Charley Kuehn b. Walter McMillan (33:41) … Billy Scharbert b. Eric Haeffner
(23:06) … Paul James and Cyclone Bob Robinson drew (30:00) … Harold Matheny b. Paul Smith
(7:39) (Smith was a substitute for Wesley Wagster) … John Harsh b. Earl Wadsack (8:14) …
(promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  R.J. Scharbert) …
(timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Notes:  Wagster was said to be from Rector, Arkansas.  Harsh was billed from Wood River.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, July 26, 1933
(Social Center) … Johnny Carlin and Walter McMillen drew (30:00) … Harold Metheny b. Joe
Miller (20:23) … Billy Scharbert b. George Tobey (9:15) … Johnny Harsh b. Eddie Theriault (5:45)
… Bobby Corby and Kid Barnett drew … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Joe
Sanderson) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady)
Notes:  Scharbert was born in Germany and came to East St. Louis when he was nine.  In 1927,
he launched his wrestling career under the tutalage of Joe Sanderson.  “Sanderson taught
Scharbert the fundamentals of the game and practice did the rest,” according to Earl Brady of the
East St. Louis Daily Journal.  He reportedly had engaged in “some 300 matches since his start in
the game.” Carlin was billed from Indianapolis and he weighed between 167-170 pounds.  On
behalf of his wrestlers Charley Kuehn, Howard Corrington and Les Stefter, manager Ed Heibel
issued a challenge to Scharbert based on the reporting that he hadn’t lost a match in over 300
bouts.  Heibel was the trainer of the trio of grapplers under his management.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Tuesday, August 8, 1933
(Social Center) … Johnny Carlin b. Walter McMillan (36:56) … Harold Metheny b. Cyclone Bob
Robinson (13:40) … Joe Miller b. Wesley Vilda (16:53) (Vilda was a substitute for Eric Haeffner,
who was injured) … Johnny Harsh and Paul James drew (30:00) … Frank “Tiger” Burman and
Eddie Piantanida drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Joe Sanderson) …
(announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Note:  It was stated that Gunn was running “amateur wrestling” programs several times in the
advertising for this show.

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, August 11, 1933
(Budweiser Garden) … Billy Scharbert b. Cyclone Bob Robinson (21:59) … Paul James and Joe
Miller drew (30:00) … Jackie Nelson b. Steve Chynoski by decision after three rounds (boxing) …
Johnny Whittaker b. Ed Roach by TKO in the third round (boxing) … Ralph Impenachio b. Joe
Marinki by decision (boxing) … Joe Pine b. Ed Zilitis on points (boxing) … (sponsored by:  Idle
Hour Athletic Club)
Note:  An amateur boxing and wrestling show.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, August 23, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Johnny Harsh (48:03) … Harold Metheny and Claude
Woodson drew (30:00) (Woodson was a substitute for Kid Barnett) … Johnny Carlin and Joe
Miller drew (30:00) … Eddie Piantanida b. Frank “Tiger” Burman (10:30) … Harry Endres and
Rollie Pickett drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Joe Sanderson) …
(announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Note:  Another report stated that Scharbert had been wrestling 8 years and that he got started in
training with Joe Sanderson, George Tragos and Gino Garibaldi around 1925.

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, August 25, 1933
(Budweiser Garden) … Billy Scharbert b. Paul James (28:06) … Joe Miller b. Wesley Vilda (9:38)
… Tom Felis b. Johnny Whittaker by TKO in the second round (boxing) … Jackie Nelson b.
Herman West on points (boxing) … Ocie Merritt b. Ralph Impennachio (boxing) … Bus Fowler b.
Ed Zilitis (boxing) … (promoter:  Lester Mulligan) … (sponsored by:  Idle Hour Athletic Club)
Note:  An amateur boxing and wrestling show.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, August 30, 1933
(Social Center) … Boxing and Wrestling Show … Paul Kisselbach and Eldon “Mag” Mantle drew
(30:00) … Six Boxing Matches … (referees:  Eli Stua (boxing), Billy Scharbert (wrestling)) …
(judges:  Grover Borders, Harry Liberstein) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  
Russell Orr) … (sponsored by:  Hornet Athletic Club) (initial show)

Belleville, Illinois:  Friday, September 1, 1933
(Moose Temple) … Wesley Wagster vs. Louis Woosley … Bob Corby vs. Eric Haeffner … Frank
Burman vs. Patty O’Brien … George Tobey vs. Wesley Vilda … (matchmaker:  Emil Schoenbeck)

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, September 6, 1933
(Social Center) … Johnny Carlin b. Joe Miller (31:27) … Paul James and Walter McMillan drew (
30:00) … Billy Scharbert b. Whitey Whittler (11:13) … Frank “Tiger” Burman and George Tobey
drew (30:00) … Eric Haeffner and Eddie Piantanida drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn)
… (referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) …
(physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, September 20, 1933
(Social Center) … George Tobey b. Frank “Tiger” Burman (35:43) … Harold Metheny b. Claude
Woodson (19:05) … Jimmy Harsh and Paul James drew (30:00) … Wesley Wagster and Louis
Woolsey drew (30:00) … Joe Miller b. Eddie Piantanida (13:09) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) …
(physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Notes:  Woolsey was originally booked to wrestle Young Gotch of Kansas City.  Gotch was set to
make his local debut and he had “recently won the light heavyweight championship of Missouri.”
He was unable to wrestle here due to injury.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, October 4, 1933
(Social Center) … Johnny Carlin vs. Johnny Harsh … Walter McMillan vs. Claude Woodson …
Harold Metheny vs. Wesley Wagster … George Tobey vs. Whitey Whittler … Kid Barnett vs.
Eddie Piantanida … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) … (referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  
Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Notes:  Earl Brady of the East St. Louis Daily Journal stated that Carlin “knows the fine points of
the ancient sport and he has easily become the biggest drawing card since wrestling was started
at the Social Center.  He gives the fans a run for their money, taking his time before trying to
finish off his opponent, and there is much comedy as well as first class grappling when he is one
of the principals in a mat contest.”

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Thursday, October 12, 1933
(Social Center) … Boxing and Wrestling Show … Billy Scharbert b. Frank “Tiger” Burman (22:17)
… Walter McMillan b. Eric Haeffner (15:10) … boxing matches … (wrestling promoter:  Rev. R.M.
Gunn) … (boxing matchmaker:  William Sargeant) … (referees:  Eddie Piantanida (wrestling), Eli
Stua (boxing)) … (announcer:  Russell Orr) … (physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann) … (sponsored by:  
Hornet Athletic Club)

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, October 18, 1933
(Social Center) … Billy Scharbert b. Claude Woodson (29:24) … Johnny Carlin b. Gene Woodson
(4:48) … Joe Miller b. Frank “Tiger” Burman (13:42) … Harold Metheny and Louis Woolsey drew
(30:00) … Johnny Harsh and Whitey Whittler drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) …
(physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)
Notes:  Whittler was 170 pounds from Granite City.  Claude and Gene were brothers.  Scharbert
weighed 165 to Woodson’s 185.  Carlin was building an impressive local winning streak.

East. St. Louis, Illinois:  Wednesday, November 1, 1933
(Social Center) … Johnny Carlin b. Kid Barnett (24:45) … Johnny Harsh and Joe Miller drew (30:
00) … Whitey Whittler b. Benny Badger (8:08) … Claude Woodson and Louis Woolsey drew (30:
00) .. Harry Kasperski and Rollie Pickett drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Rev. R.M. Gunn) …
(referee:  Joe Sanderson) … (announcer:  Andrew Kurrus) … (timekeeper:  Earl Brady) …
(physician:  Dr. A.M. Aszmann)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
East St. Louis Wrestling Results - 1933