Decatur, AL: Monday, 02 January 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) beat Joe Gunther (2-1) ... George Harbin beat Tiger (Ernest) Kelly (2-1) ... Referee: Bob Knichel
Decatur, AL: Monday, 09 January 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Dale Haddock beat Freddie Knichel (34:45, 2-1) ... Dutch Green beat Al Sentel (37:40, 2-1) ... Referee: Bob Knichel ... Promoter: Chris Jordan ... Al Sentel substituted for the advertised Jimmy Demos
Decatur, AL: Monday, 16 January 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) beat Dutch Green (23:25, 2-1) ... Jimmy Demos beat Jack Sherry (25:05, 2-0) ... Referee: Fred Demeritte ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat Tiger Kelly (33:30, 2-1) ... Dutch Green beat Jimmy Demos (23:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Fred Demeritte
Decatur. AL, Monday, 30 January 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Jim Hesslyn beat George Harbin (49:31, 2-1) ... Joe Turner beat Bill Watson (20:00, 2-0) ... Referees: Audrey Watkins (opener), Joe Turner (main event) ... Turner and Watson substituted for the advertised Ambrose Cole and Walter Miller
Decatur. AL, Monday, 06 February 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tiger Kelly beat Kid Lott (36:25, 2-1) ... Jimmy Demis beat Roy Allen (2-1)
Decatur. AL, Monday, 13 February 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Jim Hesslyn beat Eddie Elzea (2-1) ... Kid Lott beat Pete Seajack (2-0) ... Referees: Fred Demeritte (opener), Kid Lott (main event) ... Promoter: Chris Jordan ... Kid Lott substituted for the advertised Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff)
Decatur. AL, Monday, 20 February 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat George Harbin (36:10, 2-1) ... Sammy Miller beat Dutch Green (33:45, 2-1) ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Monday, 27 February 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Fred Lassiter (23:15, 2-1) ... Eddie Pope drew Rough House Hagen (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
Decatur. AL, Monday, 05 March 1933
(Martin Arena) ... The advertised match was called off citing the "banking holiday". This was in reference to President Franklin Roosevelt's announcement of a four-day banking holiday to keep banks closed until Congress could pass what would be the Emergency Banking Act, stabilizing the nation's banks following a cascading series of runs on banks by account holders.
The Decatur Daily reported on March 9th that the American Legion, at the suggestion of Chris Jordan, were considering moving their shows from Monday nights to Tuesday nights. According to Jordan, there were already shows in Birmingham and Montgomery on Mondays and in Mobile on Fridays, so moving Decatur's show to Tuesday would allow for better access to talent. At the same time, Sheffield was running on Thursdays and Gadsden was also running on Fridays.
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 14 March 1933
(Martin Arena) ... George Harbin beat Eddie Elzea (49:30, 2-1) ... Eddie Pope beat Cowboy Bill Roland (20:55, 2-0) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins ... Promoter: Chris Jordan ... Roland substituted for the advertised Jimmy Demos.
(Martin Arena) ... Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) beat Lon Chaney (2-1) via dq when Chaney threw a spectator's Coca-Cola into Tarzan's eyes ... Roughhouse Hagen beat Roy Allen (47:50, 2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 28 March 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Eddie Pope beat Fred Lassiter (2-1) ... Jacques Moreau beat Roughhouse Hagen (31:55, 2-0) via dq ... Referee: Audrey Watkins ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 04 April 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tiger Kelly beat Lon Chaney (58:26, 2-1) ... Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) beat Jim Mellen (25:55, 2-0) ... Referee: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 11 April 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Al Stecher beat Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) (21:45, 2-1) ... Lon Chaney beat Roughhouse Hagen (30:30, 2-1) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 18 April 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Al Stecher beat Lon Chaney (27:00, 2-1) ... Jacques Moreau beat Roy Allen (26:50, 2-1) ... Referees: Audrey Watkins (main event), Fred Demeritte (preliminary) ... Promoter: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 25 April 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Al Stecher beat Lon Chaney (34:05, 2-1) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Sammy Miller (19:10, 2-0) ... Referee: Kid Lott
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 02 May 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tom Galbos beat Kid Lott (29:00, 2-1) ... Ernest Kelly beat Cliff McLeod (33:10, 2-1) via dq ... Referee: Chris Jordan
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 09 May 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Pat Corrigan beat Lon Chaney (33:20, 2-1) ... Tom Galbos beat Charley Cure (25:25, 2-1) ... Referee: Pat Corrigan (preliminary), Charley Cure (main event) ... Lon Chaney substituted for the advertised Joe Dillman
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buresh beat Cliff McLeod (23:25, 2-0) ... Kid Lott beat Lon Chaney (46:35, 2-1) ... Referee: Tom Galbos
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 23 May 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buresh beat Alex Reeves (35:50, 2-1) ... Roughhouse Hagen beat Sam Bowen (30:35, 2-1) ... Referee: Bulldog Mallory
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 30 May 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buresh beat Tarzan the Ape Man (George Romanoff) (25:30, 2-1) ... Buc Lawson beat Bulldog Mallory (31:40, 2-1) via dq ... Amateur bout: Harry Lawber drew Hilyer Laymon (10:00) via tld ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 06 June 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tiger Kelly beat Al Stecher (2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Bulldog Mallory (27:13, 2-1) ... Referee: Alex Reeves
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 13 June 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tiger Kelly beat Stanley West (37:05, 2-1) via dq ... Freddie Knichel beat Joe Turner (13:45, 2-0) ... Referee: Hans Wagner ... Stanley West substituted for the advertised Has Wagner in the main event, Wagner having been injured in Birmingham the previous night
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 20 June 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buresh beat Tuffy Cleet (32:50, 2-1) via dq ... Stanley West beat Alex Reeves (27:55, 2-1) ... Referee: Murray Smith
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 27 June 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat Hans Wagner (21:25, 2-0) ... Kid Lott beat Tuffy Cleet (34:25, 2-1) via dq ... Referee: Murray Smith
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 04 July 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Kid Lott beat Bob Jackson (19:10, 2-1) ... Stanley Buresh beat Walter Roxy (33:40, 2-1) ... Amateur Match: Harry Lawber drew Hilyer Laymon (10:00) ... Amateur Match: Henry Knoblock drew Jim Bob Fowler (05:00) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 11 July 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buersh beat Al Westergard (38:40, 2-1) ... Ernest Kelly beat Fritz Crane (27:35, 2-1) ... Amateur Match: Jim Bob Fowler beat Henry Knoblock ... Referee: Mike London
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 18 July 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Frank Buresh beat Gus Pappas (19:35, 2-1) ... Harry Kolln drew Vic Weber (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Chris Jordan
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat Walter Miller (25:30, 2-1) ... Al Westergard beat Pete Demetroff (2-1) ... Referee: Tuffy Cleet ... Demetroff substituted for the advertised Pete Ramos
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 01 August 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat Tuffy Cleet (17:40, 2-1) ... Dale Haddock beat Pete Demetroff (45:25, 2-1) ... Referee: Frank Buresh ... Haddock and Demetroff substituted for the advertised Stanley West and Tuffy Cleet preliminary. Cleet was moved to the main event and Buresh, originally scheduled to meet Dillman, took on referee duties
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 08 August 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Frank Buresh beat Joe Dillman (2-1) ... Mike London beat Dale Haddock (27:20, 2-1) via dq ... Referee: Bulldog Mallory
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 15 August 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Jim Hesslyn beat Tiger Kelly (48:15, 2-1) ... Vic Weber beat Eddie Baker (2-0) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
(Martin Arena) ... Tom Galbos beat Jim Hesslyn (2-1) via dq ... Vic Weber drew Dale Haddock (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Jack Purdin
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 29 August 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tiger Kelly beat Tuffy Cleet (2-1) ... John Felix beat Vic Weber (22:50, 2-1) ... Referee: Murphy of Dallas, Texas
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 05 September 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Lon Chaney beat Pete Demetroff (32:15, 2-0) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Mike London (33:25, 2-1) ... Referee: Dale Haddock
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 12 September 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Freddie Knichel beat Blacksmith Pedigo (23:50, 2-1) ... Tom Galbos beat Walter Miller (27:35, 2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 19 September 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Walter Miller beat Ernest Kelly (18:55, 2-1) ... Juan Cortez beat Farmer Vance (26:50, 2-1) ... Referee: Stanley Hackney ... Walter Miller substituted for the advertised Ernest Zellers
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 26 September 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Hackney beat Walter Miller (33:00, 2-0) ... Freddie Knichel beat Mike London (23:15, 2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 03 October 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Frank Buresh beat Pat McGee (31:45, 2-1) ... John Felix beat Gorilla Tucker (36:55, 2-1) ... Referee: Farmer Vance ... Pat McGee substituted for the advertised Tiger Kelly, Gorilla Tucker substituted for the advertised Freddie Knichel
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 10 October 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Stanley Buresh beat Gus Pappas (13:55, 2-0) via dq ... Jack Purdin beat John Fulton (2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 17 October 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Lon Chaney (56:10, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Eddie Baker (2-0) ... Referee: Bob Knichel (no relation to Freddie)
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 24 October 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Frank Buresh beat Tuffy Cleet (23:55, 2-1) ... Dude Chick beat Rex Mobley (37:55, 2-1) ... Referee: Bob Knichel
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(Martin Arena) ... World Welterweight Champion Jack Reynolds beat Freddie Knichel (13:45, 1-0) ... Knichel was unable to continue due to a leg injury ... Pat McKee beat Stanley Hackney (24:20, 2-1) ... Referee: Gus Pappas
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 07 November 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Red Lyons beat Tuffy Cleet (29:50, 2-1) ... Pat O'Brien beat Walter Logan (28:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Gus Pappas ... Pat O'Brien substituted for the advertised Pat McKee
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 14 November 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Red Lyons beat World Light Heavyweight Champion Hugh Nichols (11:55, 2-1) ... The title was not on the line as both wrestlers were announced as being over the 175lbs weight limit for the light heavyweight class ... Pat O'Brien beat Joe Parelli (31:15, 2-1) via dq ... Referee: George LaMarr
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 21 November 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Pat O'Brien beat Frank Malcewicz (44:50, 2-1) ... George LaMarr beat George Ligosky (19:40, 2-0) ... Referee: Coy Martin ... Attendance: 300 ... Frank Malcewicz substituted for the advertised Jack Spurgin
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 28 November 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Shimkus beat Sam Nelson (31:40, 2-1) ... Floyd Tuck beat Jack Delane (26:50, 2-1) via dq ... Referee: Sam Nelson (preliminary), Jack Delane (main event) ... Tuck and Delane substituted for the advertised Pat O'Brien and George LaMarr
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 05 December 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Shimkus beat Jack Spurgin (2-1) ... Walter Logan beat Basanta Singh (14:45, 2-0) ... Referee: Floyd Tuck ... Basanta Singh substituted for the advertised Red Lyons and the card was rearranged.
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 12 December 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Shimkus beat Tony Catalina (43:05, 2-1) ... Pat Murphy beat Walter Logan (24:51, 2-0) ... Referee: Floyd Tuck
Decatur. AL, Tuesday, 19 December 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Joe Shimkus beat Ernest Kelly (35:35, 2-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Jack Purdin (34:39, 2-1) ... Referee: Coy Martin
Decatur, AL, Tuesday, 26 December 1933
(Martin Arena) ... Tony Catalina vs Jack Spurgin ... Flying Dutchman vs Jim Lolas ... no results found
Did anything come up on the size of Martin Arena?
ReplyDeleteAccording to an article in the 23 September 1932 Decatur Daily, Martin Arena had "permanent seats for 385 fans, chairs for 50 to 75 more". The fist show at Martin Arena was on 19 September 1932, having been moved there, a week early, from Garrett Park due to a threat of rain. Martin Arena was at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Prospect Drive, which is now an industrial area near downtown Decatur. If I can figure out exactly when it opened, I'll see if there was a photo in the paper.
DeleteI just returned from the Decatur Public Library and found another article from 19 September 1932. Apparently what became the "Martin Arena" was in fact the re-purposed American Cleaners building, a laundry that had closed (or moved, maybe).
DeleteThank you sir, that was exactly what I was looking for.
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