Burlington, IA: Wednesday, April 21, 1937
(Military Hall) … Larry Schaaf beat Henry Kolln … Bobby Sampson beat Pete Gardner …
Bobby Roelle drew Jacky Stafford

Burlington, IA: Wednesday, April 28, 1937
(Military Hall) … Larry Schaaf beat Bobby Sampson … Henry Kolln drew LeRoy (Arrowhead)
Duncan … Promoter: George Earl

Burlington, IA: Wednesday, May 5, 1937
(Military Hall) … (American Federation of Wrestling Middleweight Title*) Larry Schaaf beat
Henry Kolln (2-0) (won belt) … Pete Gardner beat Eddie Anderson … NOTE: Kolln (from
Muscatine IA) was said to have held the title for over 14 years.

Fort Madison Evening Democrat: Wednesday, June 2, 1937
Henry Kolln held the belt since 1923 until the defeat by Larry Schaaf.

Fort Madison Evening Democrat: Friday, June 4, 1937
James A. Amann, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the secretary of the A.F.W.

Fort Madison, IA: Friday, June 4, 1937
(Eagle’s Hall) … (American Federation of Wrestling Middleweight Title*) Henry Kolln beat
Larry Schaaf (2-1) (won the title back) … Eddie Williams beat Melvin Puckett

Fort Madison, IA: Friday, June 11, 1937
(Eagle’s Hall) … (Non title) Eddie Williams (165 pounds) beat Henry Kolln* … Glen House
drew Larry Schaaf

Fort Madison, IA: Friday, June 18, 1937
(Eagle’s Hall) … Glen House beat Eddie Williams … Henry Kolln* drew Eddie Anderson (of
Fort Madison IA)

Fort Madison, IA: Friday, June 25, 1937
(Eagle’s Hall) … Glen House beat George Slamaker … Freddie Stevens drew Eddie Johnson

Fort Madison, IA: Friday, July 2, 1937
(Eagle’s Hall) … Glen House beat Masked Marvel … Masked Marvel beat Ed Peters … Glen
House beat Lyle Taylor … (Battle Royal) Henry Kolln eliminated first, followed by Glen House
and Lyle Taylor … NOTE: This was the last card until next fall.

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, November 23, 1937
(Military Hall) … Congorilla Seals beat Roughhouse Nelson … Henry Kolln beat Clark Gulick

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, November 30, 1937
(Skateland) … Roughhouse Nelson beat Jesse (Whiskers) James (of Madison WI) … Tom
Good Eagle beat Henry Kolln … NOTE: Both James and Good Eagle once appeared on a
Dallas, Texas independent promotion show.

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, December 7, 1937
(Skateland) … Tom Good Eagle beat Jesse James … Henry Kolln (167 pounds) drew
Roughhouse Nelson

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, December 14, 1937
(Skateland) … Roughhouse Nelson beat Tony (Shorty) Churmey … Tom Good Eagle drew
Gordon Schafer … (Battle Royal) Jesse James eliminated first followed by Gordon Schafer
and Tom Good Eagle … (extra match) Dick Melton drew Melvin Puckett

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, December 21, 1937
(Skateland) … Roughhouse Nelson beat Tom Good Eagle (cor) … Gordon Schafer drew
Jesse James … Tony Churmey beat Dick Milton

Burlington, IA: Tuesday, December 28, 1937
(Skateland) … Roughhouse Nelson beat William Husted … Jimmie Baer beat Tony Churmey
… Gordon Schafer beat Bull Morgan

The Fort Madison Evening Democrat was researched from March 15, through July 29, 1937.
The same paper was research from May 9, 1938 through October 6, 1938. There was
nothing in that period on wrestling.

The Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette was researched in the period covered.


Research by Don Luce
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