Salt Lake City, Utah:  Thursday, October 3, 1946
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … Martin “The Blimp” Levy b. Oki Shikima (2-0) … The Swedish
Angel b. Roberto Pico (2/3) … Frank Swartz and Tom Zaharias drew … (promoter:  Jim
Downing) … (referee:  Ralph McCollum) … (3,000 fans)
Notes:  Downing reportedly had trouble finding a local hotel room for the Blimp, who
weighed upwards of 640 pounds and stood 6 foot.  The reason, according to the newspaper
report, was because he “breaks down most every bed that he sleeps in.” Downing finally
secured a room at the Hotel Newhouse.

Salt Lake City, Utah:  Friday, October 11, 1946
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … The Blimp b. The Swedish Angel (1-0) (Angel was unable to
continue for the second fall) … The Golden Angel and Buddy Rogers drew (60:00) (no falls)
… Oki Shikima and Frank Swartz drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Jim Downing) … (referee:  Pat
Cronin)
Notes:  The Golden Angel was called the “man with the 1000 holds and the $5,000 robe.”
He “claims title to the robe which was worn by Catherine the Great, of the royal family.  The
robe came into the Angel’s possession by way of Russia, where the fair lady lost the robe in
an effort to gain her freedom following the Russian red revolt in 1917,” according to the Salt
Lake Tribune.

Salt Lake City, Utah:  Friday, October 18, 1946
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … The Blimp b. The Golden Angel (2/3) … Buddy Rogers b. Elmer
the Great (2/3) (third fall by counout) … The Swedish Angel b. Frank Swartz (19:30) …
(promoter:  Jim Downing) … (referee:  Chief Reynolds)
Notes:  Elmer the Great was called the “world’s heavyweight hillbilly champion.” With his win,
Blimp earned a match with World Champion Dave Levin next week.  However, Buddy Rogers
was given the title bout.  The referee, Reynolds, was said to be from Dallas, and, according
to Ed M’Fadden of the Tribune, was “far from spectacular” as an official.

Salt Lake City, Utah:  Friday, October 25, 1946
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … World Heavyweight Champion Dave Levin b. Buddy Rogers (2/3)
(Levin won the third fall with a dropkick in 11 seconds) … The Golden Angel b. Oki Shikima
(2/3) … The Swedish Angel b. Roberto Pico (20:00) … (promoter:  Jim Downing)
Notes:  The Salt Lake Tribune, on October 23, 1946, stated:  “Levin, a Jewish boy, hails
from Brooklyn and boasts victorie over Ali Baba, who twice threw Dick Shikat, the first man
to defeat Danny (sic) O’Mahoney.  There have been many upsets in the grappling sport, but
Levin feels sure that he will be ‘tops’ for many months to come and says that he has just
found himself.  Dave attributes his success to a ‘lucky piece,’ in the form of a penny, that his
mother, unbeknown to him, had sewed in his trunks prior to his first amateur mat match.  It
was after victory in this match that she told him what she had done – and ever since,
including the night he beat Ali Baba, Dave has worn the same trunks and its hidden penny
into the roped arena with him.  Now that he has been crowned the king of the matmen, he
feels the good luck charm has served its purpose and he intends having it made into a ring.  
In other words, he thinks its about time that he procured a new pair of trunks.” Roberto Pico
was “recently crowned as the heavyweight wrestling champion of Mexico.”

Salt Lake City, Utah:  Friday, November 1, 1946
(Fairgrounds Coliseum) … Brother Jonathan vs. Fritz Schnabel … Doug Douglas vs. Floyd
Hansen … Cliff Bainbridge vs. Jack Page
Notes:  Jonathan was from Kanab, Utah, “but who more recently has taken up a residence in
Salt Lake City.” Douglas was from Inglewood, California.  Bainbridge was from Houston.





Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 14, 2011
Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1946