Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 8, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) … Everette Marshall b. Joe Malcewicz (2-0) (20:37, 4:21) … Dick Daviscourt and Dr. Karl Sarpolis drew (60:00) … Al Baffert and Dr. P.A. Mullikan drew … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (5,000 fans) … (gate: $7,200) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 22, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) … Everette Marshall b. Stanley Stasiak (2-0) .. Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Dick Daviscourt (2/3) … Ad Herman and Steve Strelich drew (15:00) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,000+ fans) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 5, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) ... Everette Marshall b. Dr. Karl Sarpolis (2-0) (30:00, 1:48) (airplane spin) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 19, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) ... Everette Marshall b. Howard Cantonwine (2-0) (airplane spin) ... Nick Lutze b. Gene LaDoux (UTC) (LaDoux suffered a sprained back and was taken to an area hospital) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 5, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) ... Everette Marshall b. Nick Lutze (2-0) (1:02:02, 6:37) (Lutze missed a flying tackle and fell from the ring during the second fall) ... (10,000+ fans) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 2, 1930 ( ) … Everette Marshall b. Nick Lutze (2-0) … Dan Koloff b. Gene LaDoux (2-0) … (promoter: Lou Daro) *Promoter Lou Daro wanted to book Everette Marshall into a World Title match with Gus Sonnenberg. He offered a $50,000 guarantee to Sonnenberg, but it was refused on Friday, April 4, 1930. Sonnenberg stated that Marshall had to beat either Joe Stecher or Ed Lewis to earn the match. *On Monday, April 7, 1930, Los Angeles promoter Lou Daro announced that he had signed Ed “Strangler” Lewis to wrestle Everette Marshall at the Olympic Auditorium on April 16, after negotiations with Lewis’ manager Billy Sandow were successful. Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 16, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) … Everette Marshall b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2/3) (Lewis won the first fall in 32:16, Marshall won the second in 10:21, and Marshall won the third in 33- seconds) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,000 fans) … (gate: $29,000) *On Friday, April 18, 1930, promoter Lou Daro announced that he had signed a match between World Heavyweight Champion Gus Sonnenberg and Everette Marshall. The bout would take place on May 5 in Los Angeles. Initial reports were that Sonnenberg refused to put his claim to the championship and his $10,000 belt on the line. *On Wednesday, April 23, 1930, Lou Daro announced that the $10,000 diamond-studded belt would be up for grabs when Everette Marshall challenged Gus Sonnenberg for the latter’s World Heavyweight Title. Daro was billed as the manager of Marshall. Los Angeles, California: Monday, May 5, 1930 (Wrigley Field) … World Heavyweight Champion Gus Sonnenberg b. Everette Marshall (2/3) (Marshall won the first fall, Sonnenberg won in 11:55, Sonnenberg won in 1:22) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (referee: Don McDonald) … (17,580 fans) … (gate: $69,745.50) Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, December 10, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) … Ed Don George b. Gus Sonnenberg to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Sonnenberg won the first fall in 14:07 with a flying tackle, George won the second in 20:30 and George won the third fall in 12:52 with a Japanese armlock) … Henry DeGlane b. Dan Koloff (16:45) … Nick Lutze b. Don DeLaun (16:27) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,000 fans) Notes: “Don George” was billed by the Los Angeles Times as a “youthful newcomer to the wrestling colony.” The paper reported that “the victory was hailed with loud acclaim, the assembled 10,000 fans going wild in their enthusiasm, jumping over the seats in a wild attempt to lift the new champion up on their shoulders.” Los Angeles, California: Monday, December 22, 1930 (Olympic Auditorium) … Henri DeGlane b. Nick Lutze (2/3) (Lutze won the first fall in 21:53, DeGlane won the second in 7:22 and the third in 13:55) (DeGlane earned a match with Gus Sonnenberg on January 7) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Joe Stocca (2-0) … Myron Cox b. Don DeLaun (10:22) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (in attendance: Gus Sonnenberg, Babe Hollingbery, J. Fred Bohler) Note: According to the Los Angeles Times, “before the main event started Sonnenberg was introduced, and received a big hand.” Research by Tim Hornbaker October 21, 2010 |
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