Los Angeles Wrestling Results

Los Angeles, California: January 2, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Hans Steinke (2/3) … Chief Little Wolf b.
Ray Steele (2-0) … The Masked Scorpion b. Pat O’Shocker … Ira Dern and Nick Lutze
drew … Frank Speer and Sammy Stein drew … Vincent Lopez b. Ted Christy …
(promoter: Lou Daro) … (7,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: January 9, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Man Mountain Dean
(2-0) … The Masked Scorpion b. Chief Little Wolf (countout) … Nick Lutze and Frank
Speer drew … Hans Steinke b. Pat O’Shocker … Howard Cantonwine and Pete Mehringer
drew … Ira Dern b. Mike Mazurki … Sammy Stein b. Ted Christy … (promoter: Lou Daro)
… (11,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: January 16, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. The Masked Scorpion (2-0) (Scorpion was
unmasked to reveal Milo Steinborn) … Jim McMillen b. Howard Cantonwine (2/3) … Man
Mountain Dean b. Doug Wycoff (1:04) … Pete Mehringer and Sammy Stein drew … Frank
Speer b. Dick Daviscourt … Mike Mazurki and Cliff Olson drew … Vincent Lopez b. Ted
Christy … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (6,500 fans)
Note: Man Mountain Dean reportedly cancelled an engagement in St. Louis versus Ed
Lewis to be on this show.

Los Angeles, California: January 23, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Man Mountain Dean (2/3) (Dean fainted from
the pain during the third fall while in Wolf’s Indian Deathlock) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b.
Jim McMillen (2/3) (DQ) … Bronko Nagurski b. Myron Cox … Howard Cantonwine and
Dean Detton drew … Vincent Lopez b. Frank Speer … Pete Mehringer b. Amed Youseff
… Dr. Fred Meyer and Milo Steinborn drew
Note: Researcher Steve Yohe noted that Nagurski was in town with the Chicago Bears.

*On January 25, 1935, Los Angeles promoter Lou Daro announced that he was reporting
Ed Lewis to the California Athletic Commission for running out on a match with Chief Little
Wolf. His replacement would be Jim McMillen.

*On January 26, 1935, Joe “Toots” Mondt acquired the contract of Chief Little Wolf.
Mondt took Richard shikat and Jim Browning to the heavyweight championship. Mondt
reportedly was leaving Los Angeles to book Wolf on the east coast on January 27, and
sought a match with Jim Londos for the title. Researcher Steve Yohe noted that a rumor
going around was that Bronko Nagurski was leaving football for professional wrestling full-
time.

*On January 28, 1935, Ed Lewis returned to Los Angeles, stating that he wasn’t ducking a
match with Lewis. He was visiting some of his friends and recovering from injuries he
sustained during the McMillen bout. Yohe stated that “truth was he was in Oakland on
Jan. 25, wrestling Fred Meyers, and would be wrestling Jim Londos in St. Louis on Jan.
31.”

*During an exhibition game as a member of the Chicago Bears, Bronko Nagurski was
injured on January 29, 1935 in Los Angeles. He had to miss the bout with Sammy Stein
on January 30.

Los Angeles, California: January 30, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Jim McMillen b. Chief Little Wolf (2/3) … Sammy Stein b. Milo
Steinborn (4:50) (finish match) … Sammy Stein b. Milo Steinborn (24 seconds) … Dr.
Fred Meyer b. Mike Mazurki … Hans Steinke b. Ole Anderson … Vincent Lopez b. Frank
Von Mohr … Pete Mehringer b. Al Baffert … Frank Speer b. Al Tafrof … (promoter: Lou
Daro)

Los Angeles, California: February 6, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Jim McMillen b. Hans Steinke (2/3) … Vincent Lopez b. Howard
Cantonwine (2/3) … Dr. Fred Meyer b. Ole Anderson (4:42) … Dean Detton and Joe
Malcewicz drew (20:00) … Pete Mehringer b. Louie Bacigalupi (10:42) … Matros Kirilenko
and Frank Speer drew (20:00) … Paul Boesch and Mike Mazurki drew … (promoter: Lou
Daro) … (referee: Dick Rutherford) … (7,000 fans were reported as attending in the Los
Angeles Times) (4,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: February 13, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Jim McMillen (2-0) … Sammy Stein b. Vincent
Lopez … Frank Speer b. Mike Mazurki … Ole Anderson and Pete Mehringer drew … Milo
Steinborn b. Rudy Skarda … Paul Boesch b. Al Baffert … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (8,500
fans)
Note: Wolf was promised a match with World Champion Jim Londos if he beat McMillen.

Los Angeles, California: February 20, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Frank Speer (2-0) … Vincent Lopez b.
Sammy Stein (2/3) … Howard Cantonwine b. Rudy Skarda … Paul Boesch and Pete
Mehringer drew … Ole Anderson b. Frenchy Lacore … (promoter: Lou Daro)

*On February 22, 1935, Lou Daro received a license to book boxing at the Olympic
Auditorium from the California Athletic Commission. Yohe said “Daro attacks Jim Londos,
saying he wants to be a dictator and only wrestled hand-picked opponents. Londos is
trying to run out on a agreed match with Little Wolf. Plans to hold international
tournament with the winner to be declared world champion.”

Los Angeles, California: February 27, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Gus Sonnenberg (2/3) … Joe Savoldi b. Frank
Speer … Wee Willie Davis and Ed “Strangler” Lewis drew … Vincent Lopez b. Joe Varga
… Hans Kampfer b. Howard Cantonwine … Paul Boesch and Hans Steinke drew … Juan
Humberto b. Rudy Skarda … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,500 fans)
Note: World Champion Jim Londos didn’t appear for his scheduled affair with Little Wolf
and was suspended by the California Athletic Commission. Yohe said “Wolf claimed
World Title but Lou Daro ruled that the winner of his future tournament would be
champion.”

*On March 1, 1935, the New York State Athletic Commission followed California, due to a
working agreement to cooperate with each other, by suspending Jim Londos.

Los Angeles, California: March 6, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean failed to throw both Nick Lutze and Hans
Steinke (Dean had to beat both men in 30:00, but was unsuccessful in beating Lutze in
his first bout) … Joe Savoldi b. Frank Speer (2/3) … Hans Kampfer b. Pat O’Shocker …
Vincent Lopez b. Milo Steinborn … Paul Boesch b. Ole Anderson … Wee Willie Davis b.
Bobby Evans … Juan Humberto b. Jack Sullivan … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: March 20, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Gus Sonnenberg (2-0) (Sonnenberg was
unable to continue) … Man Mountain Dean b. Bobby Stewart (3:16) … Vincent Lopez and
Joe Savoldi drew … Nick Lutze b. Frank Speer … Hans Kampfer and Matros Kirilenko
drew … Paul Boesch b. Mike Mazurki … Juan Humberto b. Sid Westrich … (promoter:
Lou Daro) … (interim promoter and matchmaker: Jack Daro) … (10,500 fans) (turn away
crowd)
Note: Lou Daro was recovering from illness at a local hot springs and not attending to the
wrestling operations.

*On March 26, 1935, Lou Daro reportedly returned and reaffirmed that Chief Little Wolf
was the number one contender and not a title claimant. The tournament winner would be
recognized in California, New York and Illinois.

Los Angeles, California: March 27, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Joe Savoldi (2/3) … Man Mountain Dean b.
Frank Speer … Abe Coleman b. Paul Boesch … Vincent Lopez b. Pat Riley … Hans
Kampfer b. Myron Cox … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: April 3, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Abe Coleman (2-0) … Man Mountain Dean b.
Frank Speer … Hans Kampfer b. Matros Kirilenko … Juan Humberto b. Frank Von Mohr
… Hans Steinke b. Tony Balboa … Dean Detton b. Bobby Stewart … Pat Fraley b.
Everett Kibbons … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (8,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: April 10, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Nick Lutze (2-0) (Lutze was unable to
continue and suffered broken ribs after a “running broad jump”) … Hans Kampfer and
Hans Steinke drew (60:00) (1-1) … Howard Cantonwine and Dean Detton drew (30:00) …
Pete Mehringer b. Juan Humberto (DQ) (8:32) … Pat Fraley b. Ernie Haynes (14:30) …
Dr. Fred Meyer b. Everett Kibbons (9:14) … Tom Thume b. Bobby Stewart (Thume
weighed 350 pounds and Stewart weighed 274) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (referee:
Don McDonald) … (8,000 fans)

*On April 15, 1935, “Lou Daro, getting out of his sick bed, holds a press conference
pushing his international tournament. Says the winner either be world champion or given
a match with Jim Londos. Promoters Jack Curley, Paul Bowser, Fabiani from Phill, Toots
Mondt from Chicago, and Tom Packs are coming to Los Angeles to help start the
tournament.” – Steve Yohe

Los Angeles, California: April 17, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Man Mountain Dean (2/3) … Jim Browning b.
Dr. Fred Meyer (2-0) … Joe Savoldi b. Felix Miquet … Howard Cantonwine b. Everett
Kibbons … Pat Fraley and Hans Kampfer drew … Dean Detton b. Billy Evans … Earl
McCready b. Bobby Stewart … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans)

*On April 23, 1935, “Jack Curley, Paul Bowser, Ray Fabiani, Toots Mondt and Tom Packs
arrive in Los Angeles for the beginning of Lou Daro’s international tournament. They
were all on the rules committee. Bowser had sent the $10,000 (Ed Lewis) championship
belt to Daro. It was displayed in a downtown jewelry store until it was awarded to the
tournament winner.” – Steve Yohe

*On April 24, 1935, “In the morning, a parade with all the wrestlers present started at City
Hall, down Broadway to Washington Boulevard before reaching the Olympic Auditorium.
The tournament was a double elimination event. Three cards a week with most matches
one fall and 20 minute time limit. The top two match each night were finish matches.

(T) = Tournament Match

ATT = Attendance given in the paper

Paid ATT = Attendance reported to the California Athletic Commission

$ = Receipts reported to the Commission plus 10% Federal Tax Added and Rounded off
by Yohe

Los Angeles, California: April 24, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Joe Savoldi (T) … Hans Steinke b. Dean Detton
(T) … Ernie Dusek b. Everett Kibbons (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Tommy Thompson (T) …
Santo Ricardo b. Gene LeDoux (T) … Maynell Bloomfield b. Hans Kampfer (decision) (T)
… Pat Fraley b. Al Baffert (T) … Rusty Westcoatt b. Tony Felice (T) … Hermie Olson b.
Hans Schultz (T) … Felix Miquet b. Al Tafrot (T) … Mike Romano b. Pete Peterson (T) …
Juan Humberto b. Doug Wykoff (T) … Kimon Kudo b. Hugo Clapham (T) … Drew
Merriman and Jack Nelson drew (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 7,728) … (gate:
$6,900)
Note: “First preliminary round of tournament used to weed out the unworthy” – Steve
Yohe

Los Angeles, California: April 27, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Jim Browning and Man Mountain Dean wrestled to a no contest
(match had two decision reversals) (T) … Howard Cantonwine b. Joe Malcewicz (T) …
Jugat Singh b. Myron Cox (T) … Marin Plestina b. Joe Komoroff (T) … Sun Jennings b.
Ray Pettigrove (T) … Lefty Moffat b. Ernie Haynes (T) … Dr. Fred Meyers b. Matros
Kirilenko (decision) (T) … Kimon Kudo b. Tom O’Rourke (T) … Heinie Olson b. Gene O’
Brien … Sandor Szabo b. Thor Johnson (T) … Vic Christy b. Jack Johnson (T) … Fred
Corrano b. Hans Schroeder (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 7,500) … (Paid Att:
4,745) … (gate: $3,500)

Los Angeles, California: May 1, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Howard Cantonwine (T) … Jim Browning b.
Vic Christy (T) … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Dr. Fred Meyer (T) … Heinie Olson b. Hugo
Clapham (T) … Maynell Bloomfield b. Jagat Singh (decision) (T) … Dean Detton b.
Hermie Olson (T) … Hans Steinke b. Gene LeDoux (T) … Tor Johnson b. Al Tafrot (T) …
Kimon Kudo b. David Addison (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 8,500) … (Paid
ATT: 4,885) … (gate: $5,100)
Note: Browning suffered a cut during his match with Christy and refused to wrestle Man
Mountain Dean on Saturday. Daro, in return, suspended him.

Los Angeles, California: May 4, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Nick Lutze (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Pat
Fraley (T) … Sun Jennings b. Jean LeDoux (T) … Vincent Lopez b. Joe Malcewicz (T) …
Ernie Dusek b. Felix Miquet (T) … Pete Mehringer b. Fred Corano (T) … Kimon Kudo b.
Matros Kirilenko … Jagat Singh b. Jack Nelson … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (Paid ATT:
3,353) … (gate: $2,450)
Note: Jean LeDoux was eliminated from the tournament

Los Angeles, California: May 6, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Ernie Dusek b. Joe Savoldi (T) … Vincent Lopez b. Jagat Singh
(T) … Kimon Kudo b. Ted Christy (T) … Juan Humberto b. Ricardo Santo (T) … Hugo
Klapham b. Pete Peterson (T) … Hans Kampfer b. Everett Gibbons (T) … Mike Romano
b. Earl McCready (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (Paid ATT: 2,313) … (gate: $1,575)
Notes: Earl McCready suffered an injured leg and withdrew from the tournament. Jagat
Singh was eliminated.

Los Angeles, California: May 8, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Man Mountain Dean (6:18) (T) … Dean
Detton b. Hans Steinke (30:51) (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Howard Cantonwine (12:35) (T) …
Maynell Bloomfield b. Hermie Olson (2:35) (T) … Mike Romano b. Fred Corano (10:21)
(T) … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Heinie Olson (10:21) (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT:
10,000 fans) … (Paid ATT: 7,153) … (gate: $5,600)
Note: Eliminated: Howard Cantonwine

Los Angeles, California: May 11, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Joe Malcewicz (T) … Ernie Dusek b. Vic Christy
(T) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Dr. Fred Meyer (T) … Kimon Kudo b. Ricardo Santo (T) …
Dean Detton b. Felix Miquet (T) … Rusty Westcoatt b. Bob Russell (DQ) (T) … Sun
Jennings b. Heinie Olson (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 5,000 fans) … (Paid
ATT: 3,367) … (gate: $2,400)
Note: Eliminated: Heinie Olson, Felix Miquet, Joe Malcewicz, Vic Christy

*On May 12, 1935 – “The Rules Committee issued an ultimatum to Jim Londos that he
must enter LA tournament by Wednesday or lose title claim in California, New York and
Illinois.” – Steve Yohe

Los Angeles, California: May 15, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Jim Browning (21:50) (Browning submit to an
Indian Deathlock) (T) … Hans Kampfer b. Maynell Bloomfield (17:06) (T) … Sandor Szabo
b. Bob Russell (12:25) (T) … Dean Detton b. Juan Humberto (11:10) (airplane spin) (T)
… Ernie Dusek b. Matros Kirilenko (16:21) (T) … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Sun Jennings (T) …
Pete Mehringer b. Ted Christy (T) … Nick Lutze b. Marin Plestina (dec., 20:00) (T) …
Kimon Kudo b. Rusty Westcoatt (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) … (Paid
ATT: 9,696) … (gate: $8,000)
Note: Eliminated: Ted Christy

Los Angeles, California: May 22, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Kimon Kudo (2/3) (Kudo was unable to
continue) … Vincent Lopez b. Hans Steinke (T) … Ernie Dusek b. Hans Kampfer (T) …
Mike Romano b. Pat Fraley (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Everett Kibbons (T) … Dean Detton
b. Matros Kirilenko (T) … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Juan Humberto (T) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis
b. Marin Plestina (T) … Jim Browning b. Maynell “Lefty” Bloomfield (T) … (promoter: Lou
Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) … (Paid ATT: 10,174) … (gate: $11,300)
Eliminated: Bloomfield, Fraley, Kibbons, Kirilenko, Plestina, Steinke

*The May 25, 1935 edition of the Los Angeles Times offered a list of who was still involved
in the international tournament and who had been eliminated. Dean Detton was leading
with six victories and Ernie Dusek was in second place.

*On May 27, 1935, Danno O’Mahoney, who was booked to wrestle Ed “Strangler” Lewis
on May 29, dropped out of the match and the tournament. Lewis was awarded a default
victory over the Irish grappler

Los Angeles, California: May 29, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Chief Little Wolf (6:11) (Wolf was knocked out
when he missed a flying tackle and sailed out of the ring) (T) (Wolf was managed by Joe
“Toots” Mondt) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Pete Mehringer (27:36) (T) (Mehringer was a
substitute for Danno O’Mahoney) … Man Mountain Dean b. Rusty Westcoatt (4:46) (T) …
Ernie Dusek b. Mike Romano (16:45) (the Los Angeles Times reported that “Rudy” Dusek
beat Romano) … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Nick Lutze (12:52) (T) … Dean Detton b. Tony
Felice (8:07) (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Sun Jennings (8:00) (T) … (promoter: Lou Daro) …
(ATT: 10,400) … (Paid ATT: 9,393) … (gate: $9,200)
Eliminated: Tony Felice. Reportedly Mehringer’s first career wrestling loss.

*Dean Detton was receiving great press in Los Angeles area newspapers. An article in
the June 4, 1935 Los Angeles Times, written by Jack Singer, gave some back story on
Detton. It said that he has had more than 700 matches in five years, was the son of
Mormon parents, one of nine brothers and two sisters, majored in physical education in
college, and coached wrestling after graduated. He’s wrestled since he was 17 years old
and was currently married.

Los Angeles, California: June 5, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Ernie Dusek (14:48) (T) … Dean Detton
b. Jim Browning (25:15) (T) (Detton’s 8th straight victory) (Detton suffered a knee injury in
this match) … Vincent Lopez b. Mike Romano (T) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Hans
Kampfer (16:35) (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Kiman Kudo (decision) (T) … Sergei Kalmikoff b.
Tor Johnson (1:01) (T) … Rusty Westcoatt b. Ad Herman (11:02) (jiu-jitsu exhibition) (T)
… (promoter: Lou Daro) … (referee: Dick Rutherford) … (ATT: 10,400) … (paid ATT:
9,689) … (gate: $9,600)
Eliminated: Romano

Los Angeles, Californai: June 12, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Sergei Kalmikoff (T) … Ernie Dusek b.
Pete Mehringer (T) (Dusek was a substitute for Dean Detton, who had an injured knee) …
Chief Little Wolf b. Sandor Szabo (decision) (T) … Vincent Lopez b. Kiman Kudo (T) …
Pat Fraley b. Everett Kibbons … Hans Kampfer b. Tony Felice … Paul Jones b. Tor
Johnston … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) (5,000 turned away) … (paid ATT:
9,644) … (gate: $11,200)
Eliminated: Kudo, Mehringer

Los Angeles, California: June 19, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Sandor Szabo (T) … Vincent Lopez b. Ed
“Strangler” Lewis (T) (Lewis attacked Lopez after the match and was booed) … Ernie
Dusek b. Sergei Kalmikoff (T) … Pat Fraley and Paul Jones drew … Hans Kampfer b.
Ernie Haynes … Nick Lutze b. Tony Felice … Kiman Kudo b. Rusty Westcoatt …
(promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) … (paid ATT: 8,748) … (gate: $7,900)
Eliminated: Kalmikoff, Szabo

*On June 25, 1935, it was reported that Dean Detton was in a leg cast stemming from his
match with Jim Browning.

Los Angeles, California: June 26, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Chief Little Wolf (T) … Ernie Dusek b. Ed
“Strangler” Lewis (T) … Kiman Kudo b. Hans Schroder … Nick Lutze b. Brother Jonathan
… Paul Jones b. Milo Steinborn … Pete Mehringer b. Mike Romano … Pat Fraley and
Hans Kampfer drew … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) … (paid ATT: 8,653) …
(gate: $7,000)
Eliminated: Lewis, Little Wolf
Notes: Researcher Steve Yohe noted that “Little Wolf’s loss was a shock to the wrestling
world because he had signed to meet Jim Londos in NYC’s Yankee Stadium in July, and
this result hurt an expected $100,000 gate. The press saw this as Daro screwing over
partners Jack Curley and Toots Mondt.”

*On June 28, 1935 in Boston, Danno O’Mahoney beat Jim Londos for the World
Heavyweight Title. Yohe stated: “Press wonders how this will effect Curley’s Yankee
Stadium match on July 7. Danno later replaces Londos vs. Chief Little Wolf.”

*On June 28, 1935, the Los Angeles Times reported that Dean Detton was “forced” to
withdraw from the international tournament under “orders” from his doctor, Joe Zeller.
Detton had a bad knee and will “take a long rest.” Jack Daro named Detton the number
one challener to the world heavyweight title once a champion was crowned.

Los Angeles, California: July 3, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Ernie Dusek (T) … Sandor Szabo b. Juan
Humberto … Pete Mehringer b. Rusty Westcoatt … Sergei Kalmikoff b. Mike Romano …
Kiman Kudo b. Sun Jennings … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Hans Kampfer (decision) … Jim
Browning b. Nick Lutze … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (paid ATT: 7,750) … (gate: $6,900)

Los Angeles, California: July 10, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Ernie Dusek b. Sandor Szabo (T) (Dusek won third place in the
international tournament) … Chief Little Wolf b. Pete Mehringer … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b.
Mike Romano … Sun Jennings b. Rusty Westcoatt … Juan Humberto b. Ted Christy …
Nick Lutze b. Hans Kampfer (decision) … Kiman Kudo b. Sergei Kalmikoff (jiu-jitsu match)
… (promoter: Lou Daro) … (paid ATT: 4,500) … (gate: $4,700)

*Steve Yohe said that “Promoter Lou Daro deposited $5,000 in the bank account of Mrs.
Ivy Focher, widow of William Focher [on July 24, 1935]. Mr. Focher was shot and killed by
police at the July 10 card at the Olympic. After trying to collect a old bill from the
promoter, Mr. Focher had the police turned on him by Daro, who claimed he was a thief.
In trying to escape, he was brought down by police bullets. Mr.s Focher’s account was
made payable at $25 a week. This was a gesture of friendship and Daro claimed in no
way responsible for the untimely death.”

Los Angeles, California: July 24, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Man Mountain Dean in the tournament final to
capture the “California” World Heavyweight Title (2/3) … Chief Little Wolf b. Pat O’
Shocker … Dean Detton b. Sergei Kalmikoff … Ernie Dusek b. Milo Steinborn … George
Zaharias b. Hans Kampfer … Vic Christy b. Sun Jennings … Cy Williams b. Doug Wykoff
… Kiman Kudo b. Juan Humberto … Sandor Szabo b. Felix Miquet … (promoter: Lou
Daro) … (ATT: 10,400) (5,000 turned away) … (paid ATT: 10,400) … (gate: $17,000)
… (in attendance: Jim Londos)
Notes: Lopez won the Ed “Strangler” Lewis belt and $15,000.

*The July 26, 1935 edition of the Los Angeles Times stated that $117,463.50 to attend
the International Tournament programs at the Olympic Auditorium. 122,216 fans
attended the 17 shows.

Los Angeles, California: July 31, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … George Zaharias b. Sandor Szabo (2/3) … Chief Little Wolf b.
Kiman Kudo (2/3) … Dean Detton b. Babe Zaharias … Cy Williams b. Vic Christy … Nick
Lutze and Pete Mehringer drew … Wee Willie Davis b. Juan Humberto … (promoter: Lou
Daro) … (5,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: August 7, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … George Zaharias b. Dean Detton (2/3) … Sandor Szabo b. Babe
Zaharias … Jack Washburn b. Pete Mehringer … Kiman Kudo b. Fred Corano … Matros
Kirilenko b. Juan Humberto … Nick Lutze and Cy Williams drew … (promoter: Lou Daro)
… (7,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: August 14, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. George Zahraias
(2-0) (DQ) … Dean Detton b. Vic Christy … Nick Lutze b. Wee Willie Davis (DQ) …
Sandor Szabo b. Ivan Managoff … Jack Washburn b. Matros Kirilenko … Paul Boesch b.
Mike Strelich … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: August 21, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Man Mountain Dean b. Kiman Kudo (2/3) … Sandor Szabo b.
George Zaharias … Dean Detton b. Vic Christy (2-0) … Paul Boesch and Chief Little Wolf
drew … Nick Lutze b. Brother Jonathan … Jack Washburn b. Ernie Haynes … Wee Willie
Davis b. Bill Hollihan … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: August 28, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Ernie Dusek b. George Zaharias (2/3) … Sandor Szabo b. Joe
Malcewicz … Chief Little Wolf and Dean Detton drew … Al Bisignano b. Vic Christy …
Jack Washburn b. Juan Humberto … Paul Boesch b. Ted Christy … (promoter: Lou
Daro) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: September 18, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Ernie Dusek (2/3) … Kiman Kudo b. Wee
Willie Davis (jiu-jitsu) … Al Bisignano b. Bill Beth … Sandor Szabo b. Ivan Managoff …
Paul Boesch b. Babe Zaharias … Jack Washburn b. Bill Hoolihan … Harry Kent b. Tony
Felice … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (6,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: September 25, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Man Mountain Dean (2/3) (countout) … Al
Bisignano and Sandor Szabo drew (60:00) … Matros Kirilenko and Wee Willie Davis drew
… Milo Steinborn b. Harry Jacobs … Harry Kent b. Bob Russell … Nick Lutze b. Tony
Felice … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (9,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: October 2, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. Gus Sonnenberg
(2-0) (Sonnenberg was unable to continue) … Sandor Szabo b. Joe Malcewicz … Al
Bisignano b. Pat Fraley … Harry Kent b. Jack Washburn … Casey Kazanjian b. Fred
Carone … Milo Steinborn b. George Maloney … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: October 9, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Sandor Szabo b. Al Bisignano (2/3) … Wee Willie Davis b. Ivan
Managoff … Harry Kent b. Louis Bacigalupi … Pat Fraley and Milo Steinborn drew …
Casey Kazanjian b. Bob Russell … Jack Washburn b. Jack Smith … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: October 16, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. Sandor Szabo (2-
0) … Wee Willie Davis b. Milo Steinborn … Gino Garibaldi b. Ivan Managoff … Mayes
McLain b. Louis Bacigalupi … Al Bisignano and Harry Kent drew … Casey Kazanjian b.
Tony Felice … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: October 23, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Havyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. Sandor Szabo (2-
0) … Wee Willie Davis b. Al Bisignano (DQ) … Mayes McLain b. Paul Boesch … Gino
Garibaldi b. Abe Coleman … Nick Lutze b. Pat Fraley … Dr. P.A. Mullikan b. Steve
Strelich … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: October 30, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Al Bisignano b. Wee Willie Davis … Gino Garibaldi b. Nick Lutze
(2/3) … Mayes McLain b. Jack Washburn (DQ) … Pat Fraley b. Louie Bacigalupi …
Casey Kazanjian b. Fred Carone … Dr. P.A. Mullikan b. George Bulos … Tony Felice b.
Nelson Davis … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: November 6, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) …Gino Garibaldi b. Al Bisignano (2/3) (billed as being for the Italian
championship) … Wee Willie Davis b. Jack Washburn (2/3) … Sandor Szabo b. Pat
Fraley … Nick Lutze and Mays McLain drew … Luis Mayo b. Jack Wagner … Dr. P.A.
Mulligan and Ted Sarris drew … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (6,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: November 13, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Vincent Lopez b. Sandor Szabo (2/3) … Gino Garibaldi b. Joe
Malcewicz … Wee Willie Davis b. Babe Zaharias … Jack Washburn b. Al Baffert … Luis
Mayo and Dr. P.A. Mullikan drew … Pat Fraley b. Ted Sarris … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: November 20, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Sandor Szabo b. Gino Garibaldi (2/3) … George Calza b. Wee
Willie Davis … Mays McLain b. Pat Fraley … Jack Washburn and Babe Zaharias drew …
Nick Lutze b. Sun Jennings … Casey Columbo b. John Freberg … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: November 27, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gino Garibaldi b. Sandor Szabo (2/3) … Joe Savoldi b. Mays
McLain (2/3) … George Calza b. Pat Fraley … Nick Lutze b. Babe Zaharias … Dick
Daviscourt b. Al Baffert … Preacher Hogue and Wee Willie Davis drew … Ahmet Youssof
b. Luis Mayo … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (7,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: December 5, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. Joe Savoldi (2/3)
… George Calza b. Preacher Hogue … Kiman Kudo b. Sun Jennings … Mays McLain b.
Babe Zaharias … Gino Garibaldi b. Dick Daviscourt … Wee Willie Davis and Milo
Steinborn drew … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (10,400 fans) (5,000 turned away)

Los Angeles, California: December 11, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … Chief Little Wolf b. Joe Savoldi (2/3) … Gino Garibaldi b. Mays
McLain … George Calza b. Thor Johnson … Kiman Kudo b. Des Anderson … Wee Willie
Davis b. Ahmet Yousoff … Len Macaluso b. Babe Zaharias … (promoter: Lou Daro) …
(6,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: December 17, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … George Calza b. Nick Lutze (2-0) … Chief Little Wolf and Gino
Garibaldi drew (double countout) … Kiman Kudo b. Luis Mayo … Milo Steinborn b. Sun
Jennings … Casey Kazanjian b. Ahmet Youssoff … Len Macaluso b. Joe Varga …
(promoter: Lou Daro)

Los Angeles, California: December 25, 1935
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Vincent Lopez b. Kiman Kudo (2-0)
… Sandor Szabo b. Wee Willie Davis (DQ) … Gino Garibaldi b. Jack McArthur … Chief
Chewacki b. Nelson Davis … Mayes McLain b. Pat Fraley … Herb Freeman b. Sun
Jennings … Chief Little Wolf b. Jack Washburn … Casey Columbo b. Ted Sarris … Len
Macaluso b. Amet Youseff … Joe Varga b. Preacher Hogue … (promoter: Lou Daro)

Research by Tim Hornbaker, Steve Yohe

Los Angeles Wrestling Results - 1935