Great Wrestling Venues—Alabama 1931-1935

  After much procrastination and silence, book 1 is in the bag!  I am please to present my first published work, The Great Pro Wrestling Venues, Volume 3 - Alabama: 1931-1935.  On sale now at CrowbarPress.com!

   First to dispel any confusion, the "Volume 3" is the result of a re-branding of a series of results-oriented books Crowbar Press is doing. The initial intent was to do a series of similar books called "Wrestling's Greatest Cities", but the first book was only for Madison Square Garden (Vol 1), the second book was for Nashville (Vol 2) and the third book (this one) was going to be for the whole state of Alabama. When I pointed out that the "cities" series was comprised of 1 city, 1 venue and 1 state, the concept was re-thought and the venues title was born.  So if the MSG and Nashville books see a second printing, they may be re-titled to fit the series.

    Anyway, to quote the listing at CrowbarPress.com:

This comprehensive work covers the matches in the ring and the events that took place behind the scenes in Alabama from 1931 through 1935.  Travel down Alabama highways and enjoy the memories of more than 2,000 wrestling shows, 4,000 matches, and more than 550 illustrations and images — program covers, newspaper headlines and articles, advertisements, and memorabilia — all of which accompany the stories and information to enhance the sensation of traveling back in time.  This is yet another incredible work from Crowbar Press that you will refer to time and time again. 

     The book actually starts as far back as 1905, as I included a brief account of the state of wrestling in Alabama prior to 1931, as a preface to what was to come later.  But the main focus was in the 1931-1935 period.  Now on to 1936-1940!

Building a Book on Alabama Pro Wrestling History (Part 5)

     In what may be the final trip to the Alabama State Archives in Montgomery, I managed to finish off scanning what I needed from the Birmingham News for 1939-40.  I also managed to fill in a few gaps or oversights in my Montgomery coverage as well as picking up the 3-4 months that Chris Jordan ran wrestling in Selma in 1932 from the Selma Times-Journal, which had some good photos.  As far as I know, that is the last town that ran wrestling in the 1930s.  Or at the very least, that is the last town for which I found a reference where I could find any actual evidence.  The two towns that are still mysteries are Courtland (a small town along US 72 between Muscle Shoals and Decatur) and Cullman (the largest town on I-65 between Decatur and Birmingham). 

     All I've found for Courtland was a mention in either the Decatur Daily or the Florence Times about a show being scheduled there at their new arena.  But when I checked the actual local weekly paper, the Moulton Advertiser, I could find nothing about it in the issues before or after the event was supposed to have taken place.  As far as I could tell, Courtland didn't have its own paper, and Moulton was the next nearest town that did.

    Cullman, which was also only covered by two weekly papers, the Cullman Democrat and the Cullman Tribune.  The Cullman Democrat (which is partially covered at Newspapers.com) was very spotty with its coverage of wrestling.  There are a handful of references to wrestling shows, a couple of which give the impression either that wrestling is about to start, or that wrestling has already been a weekly thing.  But no more than a couple of references can be found in the entire year.  I suppose for the sake of completion, I should check out the Tribune.

    I also picked up everything from 1931-1938 from the Jasper Advertiser, which seemed to be the "major" paper covering Jasper, Alabama in the 1930s.  For a out of the way place like Walker County, Alabama, I was surprised to find they were covered by three different newspapers; the Mountain Eagle, the Jasper Advertiser and the Carbon Hill News.  What I was happy to find was that the Jasper Advertiser, at least early on, included some great photos of several of the wrestlers (and the brand new Jasper City Auditorium), and as I was photographing from the hard-copies (instead of b&w or gray-scale microfilm), they should hopefully turn out good when printed.

    So If I don't find anything major in the Cullman Tribune, I think I'm done here, and can spend the next month hammering out the connective tissue for this beast and working all of the results into a shape more closely resembling what Scott Teal used in his Madison Square Garden and Nashville books.  Oh, and it looks like this will probably be a two-parter.  It was getting fairly hefty with nothing but cards and results and a few bits of writing (nearly 250 pages), so I've been convinced it would be best to break that in two to allow a lot more room to breathe.  That gives me a good 100 pages per volume to work in photos, ads, articles and history.

[In-Progress] Wrestling in Alabama, 1932

     I'm in the research and information gathering phase of a project that I hope will result in a book, or books, on the history of regular, modern pro wrestling in Alabama.  There has been a lot of work done on the Gulas/Welch era of the late 1940s-1970s, but very little work seems to have been done (or at least published) on the prior era of the sport in Alabama.  And while there are several works covering wrestling from 1900-1930, almost all of it is focused on the heavyweight title picture and the associated evolution of various wrestling cartels, ultimately resulting in the formation of the National Wrestling Aassociation, and later the National Wrestling Alliance.  I'm hoping to add something to the void that is the light heavyweight wrestling scene, at least in Alabama, during the 1930s.

     While there was wrestling in Alabama during the 1900-1930 time period, most of it was clustered around Birmingham in the early 1930s, but that would change dramatically in 1932, under the guidance of Chris Jordan.   This post will be my test-bed for working out the formatting and content of what I hope to eventually be "A History of  Pro Wrestling in Alabama: The Chris Jordan Years (1931 - 1940)".

     1932 was the year former welterweight and middleweight champion Chris Jordan would begin taking over light heavyweight wrestling in Alabama.  Jordan had come to the area in 1931 as a wrestler and promoter of carnival athletic shows.  In December of 1931, the American Legion suspended Jim Beasley, the promoter of shows in Fairfield, for "irregularities" and temporarily installed Al H. Fine, of Minneapolis, as the new promoter for Fairfield.  In late December of 1931, Chris Jordan was named as the American Legion's new promoter for Jasper (1931-12-27 B'ham News) and Fairfield (1931-12-28 B'ham News), when Al Fine decided he needed to return home (the paper says to Indianapolis, despite saying he was from Minneapolis previously).

Unless otherwise noted, all cards were sponsored by Chris Jordan.

Jasper, AL: Friday, 1 January 1932
(Theater) ... Freddie Knichel beat Bad Bill Edwards (2-1) ... Joe Gunther drew Bulldog Mallory (1-1)

Bessemer, AL: Friday 1 January 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) ... James Henry vs Mickey O'Neil ... Big Boy Taylor vs Bob Stewart

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 7 January 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Freddie Knichel beat Buddy Williamson (42:00, 2-0) ... Tiger Boyd drew Fritz Crane (60:00, 1-1)

Bessemer, AL: Friday, 8 January 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Fritz Crane vs Bobby O’Neil … The show opened with the first round of an amateur wrestling tournament

Jasper, AL: 8 January 1932
(Theater) ... Buddy Wilkerson vs Bulldog Mallory ... Tiger Boyd vs Jack Lentz

Tarrant City, AL: Friday, 8 January 1932
Promoter: Kid Lott
(Tarrant Theater) ... Jack Freeman vs "Soops" Padget ... Chuck Jones vs Roughhouse Jefferies

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 11 January 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... George Zaharias beat Ernie Dusek (2-1, 3rd fall referee decision) ... Paul Harper beat Jack Washburn (26:00) ... Referee: Sam Siegel

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 12 January 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Ernie Dusek beat Jack Washburn (36:55, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Marshall Blackstock beat Nick Nestor (18:40) ... Referee: Kid Lott

     The Tarrant City Legion announced on January 10th that Kid Lott had been replaced as promoter for the city.  Lott stepped down as he was unable to handle the workload of promoting for Tarrant along with his referee duties and his increasing wrestling schedule around the state.  Lott was succeeded as promoter by L.L. Doughty

Tarrant City, AL: Tuesday, 12 January 1932
Promoter: L.L. Doughty
(Tarrant Theater) ... Jack Freeman beat Mickey O'Neil (20:00, 2-1) ... Tiger Boyd beat Bearcat Jones (40:00, 2-1)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 14 January 1932
Attendance: 1000+
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Bill Romanoff beat Henry Burke (37:30, 2-0) ... Joe Dillman beat Jack Lentz (32:00, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Friday, 15 January 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Mike Polo vs Dennis (Jack) Lentz … Bulldog Mallory vs Roughhouse Jefferies

Jasper, AL: 15 January 1932
(Theater) ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Bill Romanoff drew Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Henry Burke (2-0)

Tarrant City, AL: Tuesday, 19 January 1932
Promoter: L.L. Doughty
(Tarrant Theater) ... Jack Burke vs Mickey O'Neil ... Jack Lentz vs Jack Dillon

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 21 January 1932
Attendance: 1400
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Freddie Knichel beat Joe Dillman (44:00, 2-1) ... Joe Spugnardi beat Joe Gunther (37:30, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Friday, 22 January 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Freddie Knichel beat Henry Burke (2-1) … Joe Gunther beat Ambrose Cole via DQ

Jasper, AL: 22 January 1932
(Theater) ... Joe Dillman beat Kid Lott (2-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Jack Freeman (2-0, 2nd fall forfeit) ... Joe Spugnardi drew Bulldog Mallory (60:00, 1-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 25 January 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
Attendance: ~4000
(City Auditorium) ... Rudy Dusek beat George Zaharias (55:26, 2-1)  ... Marshall Blackstock beat Nick Nestor (18:10) ... Referee: Marshall Blackstock (main event)

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 26 January 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Jack Blackstock beat Rex Smith (16:50, 2-1) ... Nick Nestor beat Kid Lott (sub for Charlie Leahman) (19:54)

Tarrant City, AL: Tuesday, 26 January 1932
Promoter: L.L. Doughty
(Tarrant Theater) ... Soop Padget vs Tiger Boyd ... Ambrose Cole vs Chuck Jones

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday, 27 January 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Henry Burke vs Ambrose Cole … Tiger Boyd vs Jack Lentz

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 28 January 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Edgar Davie beat Freddie Knichel (42:55, 2-1) ... Bill Romanoff beat Mike Spugnardi (35:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: 29 January 1932
(Theater) ... Joe Dillman beat Bearcat Jones (2-0) ... Bill Romanoff beat Joe Gunther (2-1)

Tarrant City, AL: Tuesday, 2 February 1932
Promoter: L.L. Doughty
(Tarrant Theater) ... Tiger Boyd beat Jack Freeman (26:00, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Ambrose Cole beat Chuck Jones (29:00, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday, 3 February 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Gunther vs Bulldog Mallory … Freddie Knichel vs Ambrose Cole

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 4 February 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Joe Dillman beat Edgar Davie (50:30, 2-1) ... Fritz Crane beat Jack Lentz (40:30, 2-0) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Birmingham, AL: Friday, 5 February 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Marshall Blackstock vs Pat O'Shocker ... Paul Harper vs Steve Znoski

Jasper, AL: Friday, 5 February 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Freddie Knichel beat Joe Gunther () ... Fritz Crane vs Edgar Davies () ... Referee: Bulldog Mallory

Tarrant City, AL: Tuesday, 9 February 1932
Promoter: L.L. Doughty
(Tarrant Theater) ... Tom Malloy vs Scotty Dawkins ... ? vs ? ... Future shows were mostly a mix of amateur boxing and amateur wrestling.  I suspect this was a financial decision as the pro wrestling shows had not been drawing well, and by going to a full amateur card, the post wouldn't have to pay the talent to perform.

Jasper, AL: Friday, 12 February 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Scotty Williams beat Buddy Wilkerson (2-0) ... Bulldog Mallory vs Gayle Byrd

     In late 1931 to early 1932, wrestling was only promoted sporadically in Tuscaloosa, usually as part of mixed cards paired with both pro and amateur boxing and the occasional amateur wrestling match, often with participants from the University of Alabama.  Chris Jordan began providing talent for Tuscaloosa in March of 1932, but due to cold weather regular shows would not start until March 31st.  From mid-June to the end of September, only straight boxing cards were held.

Maynor Field was the original airport serving Tuscaloosa, starting in 1929. Hargrove Van de Graaff owned the land adjacent to Maynor Field, where the newer, larger airport would be built.

Tuscaloosa, AL: Friday, 12 February 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Henry Patrick beat Ben Smith (24:00, 2-0) … Bert Richardson beat Bob Burdin (6:00)  ...  The show also featured three boxing matches

Jasper, AL: Friday, 19 February 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Sailor Jack Watkins beat Joe Dillman (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Freddie Knichel drew Bulldog Mallory (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 23 February 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Blue Sun Jennings beat Lew Plummer (2-1) ... Steve Znoski beat Kid Lott (sub for John Katan)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 26 February 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Sailor Watkins beat Sammy Miller (38:00, 2-1) ... Scotty Williams beat Bulldog Mallory (2-0)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday, 2 March 1932
Promoter: Tom Ferguson
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Gunther vs ? … Sailor Watkins vs Jack Morrow

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 3 March 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Bill Romanoff beat Freddie Knichel (52:30, 2-1) ... Chief Chacoma beat Roughhouse Sullivan (2-1) Chacoma was reportedly fined for attacking the referee following a 2nd fall disqualification ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: Friday, 4 March 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Billy Romanoff beat Joe Gunther (2-1) ... Jack Morrow beat Sailor Watkins (45:00, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  9 March 1932
Promoters: Lewis Ruffner & Bill Thomas
(1818 4th Avenue) … Freddie Knichel vs Sammy Miller … Jack McClesky vs Walter Hedrick

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 10 March 1932
Attendance: 1500
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Farmer Grove beat Sailor Watkins (39:00, 2-1) ... John Felix beat Joe Gunther (45:00, 2-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 11 March 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Jack Morrow beat Farmer Grove (2-1) ... John Felix beat Sammy Miller (38:00, 2-1)

     An article in the March 9th Anniston Star announced the return of wrestling to Anniston, sponsored by the American Legion, and hosted at the Anniston Athletic Club on 14th Street and Wilmer Avenue, following the success of several weeks of boxing card, according to local promoter, E. K. Tyler. Chris Jordan, of Birmingham, would be helping supply talent for the shows, beginning on Monday, March 14th.
     This would be the first regularly scheduled wrestling shows held in Anniston since 1921.

Anniston: Monday, 14 March 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club)

• Freddie Knichel beat Joe Gunther (51:00, 2-1)
• Sammy Miller beat Bulldog Mallory (51:00, 2-1)

Referees: Pete Apostoles (main event), Ray Kettles (preliminary)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  16 March 1932
Promoters: Lewis Ruffner & Bill Thomas
(1818 4th Avenue) … Chief Chacoma vs Joe Gunther … John Felix vs Bulldog Mallory

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 17 March 1932
Attendance: 1600
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Scotty Williams (48:13, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Jack Sherry (23:00, 2-0)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 18 March 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Cecil Pedigo beat Freddie Knichel (2-1) ... Scotty Williams beat Jack Sherry (18:00, 2-0)

Anniston: Monday, 21 March 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club)
Sammy Miller beat Mike Chacoma (31:00, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ)
Kid Lott beat Bearcat Jones (26:30, 2-0)
Roy Kettles drew Walter Hedrick
Referee: Pete Apostoles

Birmingham, AL: Tuesday, 22 March 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Rudy Dusek beat George Hills (27:42, 2-0, 2nd fall forfeit) ... Blue Sun Jennings beat Steve Znoski (40:55, 2-1) ... Referee: Sam Siegel

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  23 March 1932
Promoters: Lewis Ruffner & Bill Thomas
(1818 4th Avenue) … Freddie Knichel vs John Case … Sammy Miller vs Hank Galvin

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 24 March 1932
Attendance: 1600
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Bill Romanoff (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... John Felix beat Chief Chacoma (27:00, 2-0) ... Joe Gunther drew Bulldog Mallory (20:00) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: Friday, 25 March 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Cecil Pedigo beat Mike Chacoma ... Joe Gunther vs Jack Case

Anniston: Monday, 28 March 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club)
 - John Felix beat Freddie Knichel (28:15, 2-1)
 - Joe Gunther beat Bulldog Mallory (2-1)
Referee: Pete Apostoles

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  30 March 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Chief Chacoma vs Joe Gunther … John Felix vs Sammy Miller

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 31 March 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Joe Dillman beat Doc Burns (30:30, 2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Sammy Miller (32:30, 2-1) ... Roughhouse Sullivan beat Walter Heddrick (18:00)

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 31 March 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Freddie Knichel drew Chief Chacoma (30:00, 1-1) … Henry Patrick drew Ben Smith (15:00) … Referee: Henry Patrick (main event) … This mixed card featured 8 boxing matches and four wrestling matches

Jasper, AL: Friday, 1 April 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Joe Dillman beat Young Mallow (Tom Malloy?) (35:00, 2-0) ... Freddie Knichel beat Doc Burns (2-1)

HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA 1932 (From the Birmingham News)

The Homewood American Legion announced in the Birmingham News, on April 3rd, that they would begin a new season of wrestling on Tuesday nights, with Chris Jordan promoting.

Anniston: Monday, 4 April 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club)
Joe Dillman beat Tom Malloy (sub for Kid Lott) (24:40, 2-1)
Ed Kanthe beat Doc Burns (33:45, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ)
Referee: Joe Gunther
[For some reason, Joe Dillman was always referred to as Joe Dalman in Anniston in 1932.]

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 4 April 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(Legion Field) ... Blue Sun Jennings drew Rudy Dusek (90:00, 1-1) ... Ernie Dusek beat Steve Znoski (28:57, 2-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 5 April 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Ed Kenthe beat Chief Chacoma (2-0) ... John Felix beat Joe Gunther (2-0) ... Chacoma was married Miss Lillian Ferguson before his match.  This was Chris Jordan's first show as the promoter for the American Legion there.

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  6 April 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Dillman vs Tom Malloy … Freddie Knichel vs Roughhouse Jack Sullivan

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 7 April 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Bob Steinsmith (35:00, 2-0) ... John Felix beat Ed Kenthe (35:15, 2-1) ... Primo McGraw beat Jack Tunney (5:00) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: Friday, 8 April 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Cecil Pedigo beat Ed Kenthe (2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Bob Steinsmith (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Chris Jordan

Anniston: Monday, 11 April 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Joe Dillman beat Big Boy taylor (15:45, 2-0) … Joe Gunther drew Mike Chacoma (60:00, 1-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 12 April 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat George Harben (19:30, 2-0) ... Freddie Knichel beat Ed Kenthe (2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  13 April 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Gunther vs Doc Burns … Chief Chacoma vs Freddie Knichel

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 14 April 1932
Attendance: 1600
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... John Felix beat Bill Romanoff (47:00, 2-1) ... Don Cortez beat Togo Sato (27:00, 2-0) ... Kid Lott drew Tom Malloy (20:00)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 15 April 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Don Cortez beat Freddie Knichel (2-1, 3rd fall forfeit) ... John Felix beat Doc Burns

Leeds, AL: Saturday, 16 April 1932
(venue) ... Joe Dillman vs Tom Malloy ... Doc Burns vs Roughhouse Jack Sullivan

Anniston, AL: Monday, 18 April 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Freddie Knichel beat Doc Burns (30:34, 2-1) … Don Cortez beat Jack Sutherland (sub for Tago Saro) (33:15, 2-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 19 April 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Bad Bill Edwards (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Don Cortez beat Doc Burns (2-0) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  20 April 1932
Promoters: Lewis Ruffner & Bill Thomas
(1818 4th Avenue) … Tom Malloy beat George Harben (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) … Don Cortez beat Roughhouse Jack Sullivan (2-0) … Referee: Kid Lott

Tuscaloosa, AL: Wednesday, 20 April 1932
(Maynor Field) … Freddie Knichel beat Bad Bill Edwards (13:00, 2-1) … Joe Gunther beat Doc Burns (2-1) … Referee: Henry Patrick

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 21 April 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Don Cortez beat Freddie Knichel (36:00, 2-1) ... Henri Clausen beat Bad Bill Edwards (12:00, 2-0) ... Salvatore Vella beat Primo McGraw (3:00)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 22 April 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Don Cortez beat Joe Dillman (34:00, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Joe Gunther drew Henry Clausen (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Bill Edwards

Anniston: Monday, 25 April 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) … Joe Dillman beat Jack Freeman () … Joe Gunther drew Henry Claussen (60:00, 1-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 25 April 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Ed (Strangler) Lewis beat Blue Sun Jennings (2-0) ... John Paul Jones drew Ernie Dusek (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 26 April 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Dillman beat Kid Lott (, 2-1) ... Henri Clausen beat Freddie Knichel (26:30, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  27 April 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Pete Marelia vs Freddie Knichel … Roy Anderson vs Muggsy Malone

Tuscaloosa, AL: Wednesday, 27 April 1932
(Maynor Field) … Joe Dillman beat Bearcat Jones (19:00, 2-0) … Kid Lott beat George harven (2-1) … Henry Patrick drew Charlie Whitmore (20:00) via tld

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 28 April 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Jack Domar beat Pete Marelia (36:04, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Joe Dillman beat Roy Anderson (2-1) ... Joe Gunther drew Henri Clausen (30:00) ... Referee: Bill Edwards

Jasper, AL: Friday, 29 April 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Pete Marelia beat Bill Edwards (2-0) ... Roy Anderson beat Jack Domar (2-1, 3rd vall DQ) ... Referee: Chris Jordan

Anniston: Monday, 2 May 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Pete Marella beat Baldy Whitmore (27:20, 2-0) … 4-Round Boxing Match: Eddie Tipton beat Bobby Epps (4th round TKO) … Johnny Carlin beat Roy Anderson (32:15, 2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 2 May 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat George Vasell (49:07, 2-1) ... Pat O'Shocker beat Roy Lumpkin (37:18, 2-0, 2nd fall forfeit) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 3 May 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Jack Domar vs Roy Anderson ... Pete Marelia vs Bad Bill Edwards

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  4 May 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Henri Clausen vs Joe Fisher … Johnny Carlin vs Kid Lott

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 5 May 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Farmer Grove vs Johnny Carlin ... Bill Romanoff vs Jack Domar

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 5 May 1932
(Maynor Field) … Pete Marella beat Henri Clausen (2-1) … Joe Gunther beat Henry Patrick (7:30, 2-0)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 6 May 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Pete Marelia vs Farmer Grove ... Bill Romanoff vs Johnny Carlin

Anniston: Monday, 9 May 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Joe Gunther beat Joe Fisher (40:05, 2-1) … 4-Round Boxing Match: Eddie Tipton beat Red Crawford (decision) … Henry Claussen beat Pete Lamar (27:15, 2-1) …

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 9 May 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Ernie Dusek beat Pat O'Shocker (60:00, 2-1, post match DQ, riot) ... John Paul Jones beat Jack O'Dell (2-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 10 May 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Fritz Crane beat Scotty Dawkins (30:00, 2-1) ... Pete Marelia beat Frank Lamar (15:30, 2-0) 

     Jordan had been packing them in at Fairfield, and they ran out of space, so beginning with the May 12th card, the matches were moved to a newly built outdoor "wrestling stadium" constructed by the American Legion post in Fairfield.  The new venue could reportedly seat 3,300 spectators.

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 12 May 1932
Attendance: 2000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Pete Marelia (2-1) ...  Jack Domar beat Doc Burns (2-1) ... Henri Clausen vs Buddy Wilkerson (7:00, no contest) Promoter Chris Jordan called a halt to this match due to the lackluster performance being put on by Clausen and Wilkerson.

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 12 May 1932
(Maynor Field) … Joe Dillman beat Roy Anderson (2-1) … Tom Malloy beat Charlie Whitmore (23:00, 2-0) …

Jasper, AL: Friday, 13 May 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Fritz Crane beat Roy Anderson (2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Buddy Wilkinson (2-1)

Anniston: Monday, 16 May 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Joe Dillman beat Fritz Crane (26:40, 2-1) … Scotty Dawkins beat Tom Malloy (24:05, 2-0) … 4-Round Boxing Match: Eddie Tipton beat Red Crawford (decision)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 16 May 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat Floyd Marshall (2-1) ... Herman Hickman beat Jack Zarnas (22:00, 2-0, 2nd round forfeit)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 17 May 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther vs Joe Fisher ... Fritz Crane vs Tom Malloy

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  18 May 1932
Promoters: ?
(1818 4th Avenue) … Tiger Caddell vs Jack Williams … Kid Lott vs Tom Malloy

Tuscaloosa, AL: Friday, 19 May 1932
(Maynor Field) … Rained out … Joe Gunther, who was scheduled to appear, was able to make it to Fairfield in time to appear in the main event on the card there against Sailor Dunkle

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 19 May 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Sailor Dunkle (2-1) This match was added to the card purely because Chris Jordan was very disappointed in the intended main event of Fields vs Spencer ... Cyclone Fields vs Al Spencer ... Joe Dillman beat Tiger Caddell (2-1) ... Fritz Crane beat Jack Williams

Jasper, AL: Friday, 20 May 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Joe Dillman beat Scotty Dawkins (2-1) ... Sailor Dunklin beat Joe Fisher (2-0)

Anniston: Monday, 23 May 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Joe Dillman beat Scotty Dawkins (21:45, 2-1) … 4-Round Boxing Match: Eddie Tipton drew Jesse Mabry … Joe Gunther drew Sailor Dunklin (60:00, 1-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 24 May 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Wildcat Pete beat Doc Burns (2-1) ... Sailor Dunkle drew Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  25 May 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Wildcat Pete vs Joe Fisher … Sailor Wayne Dunkle vs Jack Lamar … On May 29th, the Worth Lewis Post of Bessemer announced it would discontinue wrestling shows to begin a series of amateur boxing shows.

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 26 May 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Freddie Knichel beat Gayle Byrd (2-1) ... Johnny Carlin beat Wildcat Pete (2-1) ... Sailor Dunkle drew Doc Burns (20:00)

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 26 May 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Rained out

Jasper, AL: Friday, 27 May 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Wildcat Pete beat Freddie Knichel (2-1) ... Johnny Carlin beat Tom Malloy (2-0)

Anniston: Monday, 30 May 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Mike Chacoma beat Doc Burns (26:50, 2-1) … Gayle Byrd beat Wild Cat Pete (20:15, 2-0) … 

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 30 May 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Rudy Dusek beat John Paul Jones (2-1, 3rd fall COR) ... Red Demon beat George Hills (2-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

     An article in the May 23rd Decatur Daily announced that Butler P.A. Hine, promoter for local American Legion Post No. 15, would be bringing boxing and wrestling to Decatur in cooperation with promoter Chris Jordan, who had found great success promoting cards in Fairfield, Alabama. This would be the first in a run of regular shows that would continue until Jordan's death in 1940. The initial run of shows was staged outdoors at the Alabama Hosiery Mills baseball park.

     The Decatur Daily rarely reported actual, or even estimated, attendance numbers for the shows. Most often the writers just described the crowds as “large” or “light”.

Decatur, AL: Tuesday, 31 May 1932
Attendance: 500
(Alabama Mills Park) ... Freddie Knichel beat Sailor Dunklin (46:52, 2-1) ... Doc Burns drew Roy Anderson (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins ...

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 31 May 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Jack Vincent vs Cy Perkins ... Gayle Byrd vs Chief Chacoma

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 31 May 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(Cramton Bowl) ... Johnny Carlin beat Bobcat Pete (2-1) ... Fritz Crane beat Tom Malloy (17:00, 2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Henry Patrick (15:00)

Though no promoter was mentioned in the article, this was either Chris Jordan's first card in Montgomery, or the local American Legion ran this show with his talent, but without his promoting
assistance as the Montgomery Advertiser reported a paltry $10 gate. There was no advertising or announcement in the newspaper of this show, only the results were posted after the fact.  Subsequent shows were preceded by the usual two or three days of hype and the occasional ad.

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 2 June 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Freddie Knichel (2-1) ... Johnny Carlin beat Joe Dillman (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Kid Lott ... For some reason the News reported this as Gunther's 8th win in a row at Fairfield.  His actual record over his last eight appearances in Fairfield was actually 4-2-2.

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 2 June 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Mixed boxing & wrestling show (3 boxing matches, 2 wrestling matches) … Henry Patrick beat Art Nareff (23:00, 2-0) … Norman Bolden beat Lem Shelton (10:00, 2-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 3 June 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Chris Jordan beat Johnny Carlin (2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Mike Reed (2-0) ... Referee: Gayle Byrd

Anniston: Monday, 6 June 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Gayle Byrd beat Mike Chacoma (2-1, 3rd fall DQ, riot) … Joe Gunther drew Mike Reed (60:00, 1-1) … The American Legion announced there would be no further wrestling matches due to “inadequate police protection and a lack of financial response from the city” unless arrangements were made to control the vandalism. Rocks were thrown through windows in the building in the riot following the main event, as Chacoma was escorted from the building by police.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 6 June 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat Ernie Dusek (43:18, 2-1) ... Milo Steinborn beat Frank Speer (32:20, 2-1) ... Referee: Fowler

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 7 June 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther drew Mike Reid (60:00, 1-1) ... Gayle Byrd beat Sailor Dunkle (2-1)

Montgomery, AL; Wednesday, 8 June 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(Cramton Bowl) ... Attendance: ~1,000 ... Gus Sonnenberg beat Jim Hesslyn (42:00, 2-1) ... Gayle Byrd beat Jack Fields (2-0) ... Referees: Chris Jordan (main event), Max Scholder (preliminary)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 9 June 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Gus Sonnenberg vs John Poddubny ...

Tuscaloosa, AL: Thursday, 9 June 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Mixed boxing & wrestling show (6 boxing matches, 1 wrestling match) …
Henry Patrick beat Buddy Brown (8:00)

Decatur, AL: Friday, 10 June 1932
(Alabama Mills Park) ... Joe Gunther beat Freddie Fields (18:32, 2-0) ... Fred Lassiter beat Tom Malloy (16:20, 2-1) ... Referees: John Felix (preliminary), Audrey Watkins (main event) ... Between falls, the crowd was entertained by the Central High School band

Jasper, AL: Friday, 10 June 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Marin Plestina (sub for Gus Sonnenberg) beat Joe Dillman (2-0) ... Hank Calvin beat Doc Burns (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Green

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 13 June 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat Rudy Dusek (43:34, 2-0, 2nd fall forfeit) ... John Paul Jones drew George Zaharias (60:00, 1-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 14 June  1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Don Moore beat Bennie Wilson (2-1, 3rd fall DQ, riot) ... Jim Headrick beat Hank Calvin (2-0) ... Referee: Max Scolder

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 14 June 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Jack Morgan beat Clete Duval (2-1) ... Mike Reed beat Mike Chacoma (2-1, 3rd fall DQ)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 16 June 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Leo Donoghue beat John Felix (2-1) ... Lon Chaney beat Jim Headrick (2-1) ... Mike Reid beat Don Moore (15:00)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 17 June 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Jack Purdin beat Fred Lassiter (2-1) ... Jack Moore beat Jackie Fields (2-0)

Tuscaloosa, AL: Friday, 17 June 1932
Promoter: Walter Bertels
(Maynor Field) … Mixed boxing & wrestling show (5 boxing matches, 2 wrestling matches) … Henry Patrick beat Ben Smith (2-1) … Two “Hardin youngsters” wrestled to a 10 minute draw

Anniston: Monday, 20 June 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) … John Felix beat Mike Chacoma (34:10, 2-1) … Don Moore beat Jack Purdin (36:00, 2-1) … Referee: Joe Dillman

Once the regular schedule of Decatur shows began, the card was typically opened by a one-hour limit preliminary and closed by a two-hour limit main event.

Decatur, AL: Monday, 20 June 1932
(Alabama Mills Park) ... Joe Gunther (sub for Leo Donoghue) beat Gayle Byrd (35:07, 2-1) ... Doc Burns beat Clete Duval (20:24, 2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 21 June 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Don Moore beat Chief Chacoma (2-1) ... Gayle Byrd beat AL Fields (2-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Montgomery, AL; Wednesday, 22 June 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Lon Chaney beat Fred Lassiter (2-1) ... Leo Donoghue beat Benny Wilson (2-1) ... Referee: Andy Jaffe

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 23 June 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Leo Donoghue (2-1) ... Lon Chaney beat Jack Purdin (2-0)Birmingham, AL: Monday, 27 June 1932

Jasper, AL: Friday, 24 June 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Leo Donoghue beat Gayle Byrd () ... Joe Gunther beat Buck Lawson () ... Jess Rushing beat Shin Songer (10:00)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 27 June 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Pat O'Shocker beat Ernie Dusek (2-1, 3rd vall COR) ... Herman Hickman drew Frank Speer (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 28 June 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel beat Tony Lyle (2-1) ... Kid Lott drew Lon Chaney (60:00, 1-1)

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 28 June 1932
Local Promoter: Andy Jaffe
(Cramton Bowl) ... Attendance: ~2,000 ... John Felix beat Leo Donoghue (2-1, 3rd fall UTC) ... Joe Gunther beat Doc Burns (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Freddie Knichel drew Tony Lyle (15:00) ... Referee: Fred Lassiter

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 30 June 1932
Attendance: 1800
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Scotty Williams beat Joe Gunther (2-1) ... John Felix beat Gayle Byrd (2-1)

Montgomery, AL; Friday, 1 July 1932
Local Promoter: Andy Jaffe
(Cramton Bowl) ... Doc Burns beat Mike Chacoma (32:00, 2-0) ... Freddie Knichel beat Gayle Byrd (2-1) ... Referee: Leo Donoghue

Anniston: Monday, 04 July 1932
(Anniston Athletic Club) ... Kid Lott beat Lon Chaney (27:50, 2-1) … Gayle Byrd drew Leo Donoghue (60:00, 1-1) … Two boxing matches opened the card

After this, Anniston just went back to holding boxing cards. Wrestling would not return to Anniston until September 1934.

Decatur, AL: Monday, 4 July 1932
(Alabama Mills Park) … Freddie Knichel beat Tony Lyle (51:37, 2-1) … Joe Gunther beat Doc Burns (27:00, 2-1)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 4 July 1932
Local Promoter: Andy Jaffe
(Cramton Bowl) ... Scotty Williams beat Buck Lawson (26:00, 2-1) ... Bill Romanoff drew John Felix (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Chris Jordan

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 5 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... rained out, rescheduled for Wednesday

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 6 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Leo Donoghue vs Buck Lawson ... Gayle Byrd vs Tony Lyle

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 7 July 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Bill Romanoff beat Freddie Knichel (2-1) The News reported a fist fight broke out in the crowd during the main event that went on for 15 minutes, delaying the match ... Fred Lassiter beat Lon Chaney via DQ ... Referee: Kid Lott

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 11 July 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... George Zaharias beat Pat O'Shocker (2-1) ... John Paul Jones beat Milo Steinborn (2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 11 July 1932
(Alabama Mills Park) … Scotty Williams beat Gayle Byrd (18:59, 2-0) … Leo Donohue beat John Felix (25:18, 2-1) via disqualification … Referees: Joe Gunther (preliminary), Audrey Watkins (main event)

           Butler Hine is last mentioned as promoter on July 14th in a letter to the Decatur Daily explaining how he is taking a loss on the wrestling shows in order to keep them going for the public, but that the shows are barely making enough money to pay the wrestlers’ travel expenses. Going forward, only Chris Jordan is mentioned in the role of matchmaker and promoter for the shows in Decatur.

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 12 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther beat Roy Allen (23:30, 2-0) ... Kid Lott beat Fred Lassiter (sub for Lon Chaney) (2-1, 3rd fall COR)

Montgomery, AL; Tuesday, 12 July 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Freddie Knichel beat Tony Lyle (35:26, 2-1) ... John Felix beat Doc Burns (20:16, 2-1) ... Referees: Harry Nelson, Andy Jaffe

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 14 July 1932
Attendance: 2000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Bill Romanoff beat Scotty Williams (2-1) ... Leo Donoghue beat John Felix (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: Friday, 15 July 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... John Felix vs Gayle Byrd ... Dale Haddock vs Buck Lawson

     On July 16th, an announcement was made that Chris Jordan had signed on with the Worth Lewis Post in Bessemer to begin holding wrestling shows again beginning the following Tuesday night, July 19th.

Decatur, AL: Monday, 18 July 1932
(Alabama Mills Park) ... Buck Lawson beat Roy Allen (32:34, 2-1) … Fred Lassiter beat Bill Harris (sub for Tony Lyle) (4:10, 1-0) … Referee: Audrey Watkins … Lassiter and Watkins faced off in an amateur boxing match for two 2-minute rounds with no decision given.

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 18 July 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Bill Romanoff beat Leo Donoghue (39:36, 2-1) ... Scotty Williams drew Joe Gunther (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Bessemer, AL: Tuesday,  19 July 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … John Felix vs Buck Lawson … Tony Lyle vs Roy Allen

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 19 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Scotty Williams vs Gayle Byrd ... Leo Donoghue vs Dale Haddock

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 21 July 1932
Attendance: 2000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... John Felix beat Joe Gunther (23:34, 2-1) ... Buck Lawson beat Jack Domar (2-1, 3rd fall DQ)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 22 July 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Kid Lott beat Fred Lassiter (2-1) ... Leo Donoghue beat Roy Allen (2-1) ... Shin Songer beat Hill Jones (15:00)

     A piece in the July 24th Birmingham News reports that wrestling was returning to Tarrant City after a six month break.  The new shows would be on Wednesday, now promoted by Chris Jordan.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 25 July 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat George Zaharias (44:34, 2-1) ... Blue Sun Jennings beat George Tragos (33:00, 2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 25 July 1932
No show was held due to the American Legion convention taking place in Gadsden. Future cards would be held at Garrett Park.

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 25 July 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Gunther beat Leo Donoghue (~53:00, 2-1) ... Buck Lawson beat Ray Allen (32:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Fred Lassiter

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 26 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... John Felix vs Buck Lawson ... Bill Romanoff vs Roy Allen

Bessemer, AL: Tuesday,  27 July 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … John Felix vs Buck Lawson … Dale Haddock vs Leo Donoghue

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 27 July 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Fred Lassiter vs Jack Hollenbeck ... Dale Haddock vs Roy Allen

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 28 July 1932
Attendance: 2500
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... John Felix beat Bill Romanoff (2-1) ... Buck Lawson beat Leo Donoghue (60:00, 1-0) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Jasper, AL: Friday, 29 July 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Dale Haddock beat Bill Romanoff (2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Buck Lawson (2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 1 August 1932
(Garrett Park) … Buck Lawson beat Bill Romanoff (28:30, 2-1) via disqualification … Leo Donoghue beat Jimmy Shaver (24:48, 2-1) … Referee: Audrey Watkins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 1 August 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Gunther beat Freddie Knichel (2-1, 3rd fall COR) ... Kid Lott beat Jack Hollenbeck (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Chris Jordan

Bessemer, AL: Tuesday,  2 August 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Bulldog Mallory vs Dale Haddock … Bill Love vs Jack Hollenback

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 2 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther vs Mike Shaven ... Kid Lott vs John Mauldin

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 3 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel vs Dale Haddock ... Fred Lassiter vs John Mauldin

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 4 August 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel beat Buck Lawson (2-1) ... Billy Love beat Fred Lassiter (2-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 5 August 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Bulldog Mallory beat Freddie Knichel (2-1) ... John Mauldin beat Jack Hollenbeck (2-1, 3rd fall DQ)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 8 August 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat Frank Bronowicz (2-1) ... Pat O'Shocker beat Blue Sun Jennings (48:41, 2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 8 August 1932
(Garrett Park) … Freddie Knichel beat Buck Lawson (30:40, 2-1) … Jack Hollenbeck beat Johnnie Mauldin (31:51: 2-0) … Referee: Audrey Watkins … Mauldin substituted for the advertised Billy Love who was reportedly injured in a recent match in Mobile [This would be the Aug. 5th show vs. The Masked Marvel]

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 8 August 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Blacksmith Pedigo beat Joe Gunther (40:51, 2-1) ... Bulldog Mallory beat Jim Shaeen (2-1)
The show opened with a 4-round boxing match.

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 9 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... John Felix beat Dale Haddock (2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Bulldog Mallory (2-1, 3rd fall forfeit)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  10 August 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Fred Lassiter vs Kid Lott … Buck Lawson vs Roy Allen

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 10 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... John Hollenbeck vs John Mauldin ... Johnnie Shaven vs Bulldog Mallory

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 11 August 1932
Attendance: 3000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Blacksmith Pedigo vs John Felix

Jasper, AL: Friday, 12 August 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Dale Haddock (2-0) ... John Mauldin beat Fred Lassiter

Decatur, AL: Monday, 15 August 1932
(Garrett Park) … Blacksmith Pedigo beat Joe Gunther (41:23, 2-1) … Jack Hollenbeck drew The Masked Marvel (60:00, 1-1) … Referee: Audrey Watkins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 15 August 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Freddie Knichel beat Dale Haddock (2-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Fred Lassiter (20:00, 2-0)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 16 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther vs Buck Lawson ... Fred Lassiter vs Lon Chaney

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  17 August 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Blacksmith Pedigo vs Dale Haddock … Johnny Mauldin vs Jack Hollenback

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 17 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Fred Lassiter vs Don Cortez ... Buck Jones ... Roy Allen

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 18 August 1932
Attendance: 2000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Kopecky beat Don Cortez (2-0) ... Joe Dillman beat Lon Chaney (2-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 19 August 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Lon Chaney beat Kid Lott (2-1) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Buck Lawson (2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 22 August 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Jim McMillen beat Chief Tommy Marvin (32:25, 2-0) ... George Zaharias drew Ernie Dusek (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Sam Siegel

Decatur, AL: Monday, 22 August 1932
(Garrett Park) … Lon Chaney vs Jack Hollenbeck … Buck Lawson vs Dale Haddock

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 22 August 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Attendance: 1,400 ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Blacksmith Pedigo beat Bill Romanoff (42:00, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Kid Lott drew Joe Dillman (60:00, 1-1) ... Referees: Chris Jordan (main event), Andy Jaffe (preliminary)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 23 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Bulldog Mallory (2-0) ... Lon Chaney beat Jack Hollenbeck ... Referee: Max Scholder

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  24 August 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Kid Lott vs Lon Chaney … Buck Lawson vs Bulldog Mallory

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 24 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Dillman vs John Mauldin ... Dale Haddock vs Billy Watson

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 25 August 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Bill Romanoff beat Joe Gunther (2-1) ... Joe Kopecky beat Fritz Crane (2-0)

     With the relative success in Decatur, the American Legion announced their intent to sponsor wrestling in Huntsville beginning on the 25rd of August, with Chris Jordan promoting.  Prior to this, the Huntsville Times had been covering the shows in Decatur.

Huntsville, AL: Thursday, 25 August 1932
(The Punch Bowl) … Cecil “Blacksmith” Pedigo beat Freddie Knichel (39:32, 2-1) … Lon Chaney beat Fred Lassiter (sub for Buck Lawson) (32:47, 2-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 26 August 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Bill Romanoff beat Bulldog Mallory (2-1) ... Joe Gunther derw Dale Hadock (60:00, 1-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 29 August 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Tommy Marvin beat Jack Hurley (32:03, 2-1) ... John Paul Jones beat George Henkins (36:16, 2-0)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 29 August 1932
(Garrett Park) … Joe Dillman beat Lon Chaney (31:58, 2-1) ... Bulldog Mallory beat Cyclone Watson (25:30, 2-1) ... Referee: Audrey Watkins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 29 August 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Gunther beat Ray Allen (28:00, 2-0) ... Billy Londos drew Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 30 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel beat Dale Haddock (2-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Scroggy Higgins (2-1)

 Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  31 August 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Dillman vs Farmer Grove … Joe Gunther vs Dale Haddock

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 31 August 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel vs Bulldog Mallory ... Billy Watson vs Roy Allen

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 1 September 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Billy Londos (2-1) ... Joe Dillman drew Joe Kopecky (60:00, 1-1)

Huntsville, AL: Thursday, 1 September 1932
(The Punch Bowl) … Lon Chaney beat Farmer Grove (32:30, 2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Bulldog Mallory (43:00, 2-0)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 2 September 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Joe Dillman vs Lon Chaney (2-1) ... Billy Londos vs Freddie Knichel (2-1, 3rd fall COR)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 5 September 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat (2-1) ... George Tragos beat Jack Hurley (2-1) ... Herman Hickman beat Wee Willie Davis (08:55) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Decatur, AL: Monday, 5 September 1932
(Garrett Park) … Bill Londos beat Dale Haddock (34:18, 2-0) … Scoggy Higgins beat Fred Lassiter (25:31, 2-0) … Referees: Audrey Watkins (preliminary), Bill Hoskins (main event)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 5 September 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Dillman beat Kid Lott (2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Joe Gunther (60:00, 1-0)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 6 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Lon Chaney vs Kid Lott ... Billy Londos vs Fred Lassiter

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  7 September 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Freddie Knichel vs Roy Allen … Bulldog Mallory vs Billy Watson

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 7 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther vs Dale Haddock ... Lon Chaney vs Scroggy Higgins

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 8 September 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Bill Romanoff vs John Felix ... Blacksmith Pedigo vs Scotty Williams

Jasper, AL: Friday, 9 September 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Scroggy Higgins beat Fred Lassiter (2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Roy Allen (2-0)

Huntsville, AL: Friday, 9 September 1932
(The Punch Bowl) ... Scotty Williams beat John Felix (21:25, 2-1) … Roy Banks beat John Mallory (DQ) ... Banks and Mallory subbed for Joe Dillman and Jack Hollenbeck ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

After two years of legal wrangling, on September 12th, the General Gorgas Post No. 115 ran its first wrestling card at the City Auditorium.  Chris Jordan, who was already promoting in Fairfield, Bessemer and Homewood, and providing talent to several other towns in Alabama, would promote the show.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 12 September 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Bob Wolfe beat Rough House Hagan (32:26, 2-1) ... Ken Hollis beat Chief Buffalo (52:11, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel drew Joe Gunther (30:00)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 12 September 1932
(Garrett Park) … Joe Dillman beat Scoggy Higgins (28:34, 2-1) … Leo Donoghue beat Ray Banks (28:45, 2-0) … Referee: Roy Allen    

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 12 September 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... John Felix beat World Junior Middleweight Champion Scotty Williams (25:00, 2-1) ... Joe Kopecky beat Lon Chaney (30:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Fred Lassiter ... Williams' title was not in play as Felix was 10 pounds over the middleweight limit.

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 13 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Blacksmith Pedigo vs Dale Haddock ... John Felix vs Ray Banks

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  14 September 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Scotty Williams vs Ray Banks … John Felix vs Dale Haddock

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 15 September 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Leo Donoghue beat Scotty Williams ... Roughhouse Hagan drew Ken Hollis (30:00) ... Billy Love beat Tony Lyle (20:00, 2-0)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 16 September 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Speedball Wold beat Scroggy Higgins ... Bulldog Mallory beat Billy Londos (2-1)

Huntsville, AL: Friday, 16 September 1932
(The Punch Bowl) ... Chief Buffalo beat Tony Lyle ... Buffalo and Lyle subbed for Kid Lott and Ken Hollis... Dale Haddock beat Roy Allen (2-1) ... This was the last show of the year for Huntsville.  The Times reported in poor attendance after two straight shows of substitutions and lackluster matches.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 19 September 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos beat John Paul Jones (52:20, 2-0) ... Ernie Dusek beat George Tragos (26:27, 2-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

     That was the last outdoor show as the American Legion had been working on an arrangement to move the wrestling matches into the new Martin Arena, which had been the American Cleaners laundry in a previous life. The new arena was configured with 385 permanent seats with room for another 50-75 chairs when needed.

Decatur, AL: Monday, 19 September 1932
(Martin Arena) … (,-) … Freddie Knichel beat John Felix (44:30, 2-1) … Referees: Aubrey Watkins (preliminary), Bill Hoskins (main event)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 19 September 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Billy Love beat Bob (Speedball) Wolfe (2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Dale Haddock (31:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Chris Jordan

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 20 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Chief Buffalo vs Tony Lyle ... Leo Donoghue vs Bulldog Mallory

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 21 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Ken Hollis vs Lon Chaney ... Freddie Knichel vs Tony Lyle

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 22 September 1932
Attendance: 2000
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Leo Donoghue beat Blacksmith Pedigo (2-1) ... Ken Hollis beat Billy Love (2-0) ... Roughhouse Hagan beat Bob Steinsmith

Jasper, AL: Friday, 23 September 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Joe Dillman beat Ken Hollis (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Freddie Knichel beat Bulldog Mallory (2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 26 September 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Joe Dillman beat Bob Wolfe (35:10, 2-1) ... Ken Hollis drew Lon Chaney (60:00, 1-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Roy Allen (12:58) ... Referee: Ernest Kelly

 Decatur, AL: Monday, 26 September 1932
(Martin Arena) … Leo Donoghue beat Billy Londos (54:40, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) … Eli Lux beat Bill Hoskins (1-0, 13:59) … Referee: Bill Hoskins (main event) … Fritz Crane failed to appear for his advertised match against with Eli Lux and was suspended by the Alabama Boxing Commission

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 26 September 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Chief Buffalo beat Al Stecher (47:00, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Roughhouse Hagan beat John Felix (2-1) ... Referees: Al Stecher, Sam Steinsmith

     The American Legion's James R. Crowe Post in Sheffield announced on September 27th that arrangements had been made for wrestling matches to be held under the promotion of Chris Jordan.   The first bouts were scheduled for October 6th.

     "The James R. Crowe post has made arrangements for the use of the building formerly occupied by Maddox garage, First street and Columbia avenue, and seats are now being installed to handle a crowd of 1,200 or more persons, it is revealed."

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 27 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Joe Gunther vs John Felix ... Tiger Kelly vs Fritz Crane

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  28 September 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Fritz Crane vs Chief Buffalo … Lon Chaney vs Tony Lyle

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 28 September 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Billy Love vs Jack Hagan ... Billy Londos vs Jackie Bobo

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 29 September 1932
(American Legion Outdoor Arena) ... Al Stecher beat Eli Lux (27:00, 2-1) ... Chief Buffalo beat Lon Chaney (2-0) ... Referee: Max Scholder

Jasper, AL: Friday,  30 September 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Chief Buffalo beat Billy Love (2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Ben Wagner (2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 3 October 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Jim McMillen beat George Zaharias (51:22, 2-1) ... John Paul Jones drew George Tragos (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Decatur, AL: Monday, 3 October 1932
(Martin Arena) … Arena Dedication Night … Al Stecher beat Chief Buffalo (36:03, 2-1) … Freddie Knichel drew Joe Gunther (60:00: 1-1) … Referee: Bill Hoskins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 3 October 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Ken Hollis beat Joe Dillman (34:16, 2-1) ... World Junior Middleweight Champion Leo Donoghue drew Billy Londos (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Ernest Kelly

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 4 October 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Freddie Knichel vs Bob Steinsmith ... Ken Hollis vs Eli Lux

Tuscaloosa, AL: Tuesday, 4 October 1932
Promoter: Hargrove Van de Graaff
(Maynor Field) … Al Stecher beat Rough House Hagen (29:00, 2-0) … Joe Gunther beat Billy Londos (29:45, 2-1) …

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  5 October 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Roughhouse Hagan vs Lon Chaney … Bob Steinsmith vs Billy Londos

Tarrant City, AL: Wednesday, 5 October 1932
(Outdoor Arena) ... Bob Wolfe vs Ernest Kelly ... John Felix vs Bulldog Mallory

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 6 October 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Waino Ketonen beat Ken Hollis (2-0) ... Junior Middleweight Championship Match: Leo Donoghue (c) beat Bill Romanoff (41:00. 2-1)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 6 October 1932
Attendance: 1050
(Legion Hall) ... Rough-House Hagan beat John Felix (51:00, 2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Bulldog Mallory (36:00, 2-1) ... Boxing Match: The Gold Dust Twins ... Referees: Bill Hoskins (wrestling), Dewey Robbins (boxing, and timekeeper for the wrestling matches)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 7 October 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... John Felix beat Bob Steinsmith (2-0) ... Waino Ketonen beat Eli Lux (2-0)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 10 October 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Al Stecher beat Rex Mobley (2-1) ... Cullen Red (sub for Joe Dillman) beat Chief Buffalo (25:13, 2-1) ...

Decatur, AL: Monday, 10 October 1932
(Martin Arena) … Lon Chaney beat Eli Lux (31:52, 2-1) … Bill Romanoff beat Bob Steinsmith (28:00, 2-0) … Referee: Bill Hoskins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 10 October 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... World Middleweight Champion Gus Kallio beat Freddie Knichel (42:00, 2-0) ... Ken Hollis beat Bob Wolfe (23:00, 2-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 11 October 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Joe Gunther vs Billy Londos ... Bob Wolfe vs Lon Chaney

Tuscaloosa, AL: Tuesday, 11 October 1932
Promoter: Hargrove Van de Graaff
(Maynor Field) … Waino Ketonen beat Leo Donoghue (14:30, 2-0) … Gus Kallio beat Bill Romanoff (26:00, 2-0)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 13 October 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... World Middleweight Champion Gus Kallio beat John Felix (54:00, 2-1) ... Junior Middleweight Champion Leo Donoghue drew Joe Gunther (60:00, 1-1)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 13 October 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Freddie Knichel beat Rough-House Hagan (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Rex Mobley beat Bob Wolfe (2-0) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

Jasper, AL: Friday, 14 October 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Leo Donoghue vs Bulldog Mallory ... Al Stecher vs Ken Hollis

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 17 October 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Jim McMillen beat George Tragos (42:15, 2-0, 2nd fall forfeit) ... Pat O'Shocker drew Tony DeVito (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Decatur, AL: Monday, 17 October 1932
(Martin Arena) … Rex Mobley beat Tiger Kelley (28:49, 2-1) … Billy Londos drew Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1) … Referee: Audrey Watkins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 17 October 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Waino Ketonen beat Roughhouse Hagan (37:00, 2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Hugo Pogi (60:00, 1-0) ... Referee: Bob Barry

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 18 October 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Gus Johnson vs Jack Hagan ... Lon Chaney vs Ernest Kelly

Tuscaloosa, AL: Tuesday, 18 October 1932
Promoter: Hargrove Van de Graaff
(Maynor Field) …  Eli Lux vs Rex Mobley (2 hour time limit, 2/3 falls) ... John Felix vs Freddie Knichel (1 hour time limit, 2/3 falls) … no results or cancellation found

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  19 October 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … John Felix vs Luis (Ugo?) Pogi … Gus Johnson vs Lon Chaney

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 20 October 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... World Middleweight Championship Match: Gus Kallio (c) beat Waino Ketonen () ... Freddie Knichel beat Jack Hagan (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Tom Berry

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 20 October 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Al Stecher beat Eli Lux (29:00, 2-0) ... Rex Mobley beat Lon Chaney (37:00, 2-1) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 24 October 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Dutch Green beat Al Stecher (40:51, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Stanley Buersch beat Rex Mobley (45:55, 2-1) ... Referees: Kid Lott (main event), Ben Chapman (preliminary)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 24 October 1932
(Martin Arena) … Waino Ketonen beat Lon Chaney (21:50, 2-0) … Joe Gunther beat Ugo Pogi (49:00, 2-0) … Referees: Audrey Watkins (preliminary), Bill Hoskins (main event)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 24 October 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Dillman beat Gus Johnson (2-0) ... John Felix drew Leo Donoghue (60:00, 1-1)

Homewood, AL: Tuesday, 25 October 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Leo Donoghue vs Ugo Pogi ... Freddie Knichel vs Waino Ketonen

Tuscaloosa, AL: Tuesday, 25 October 1932
Promoter: Hargrove Van de Graaff
(Maynor Field) …  Gus Johnson beat Eli Lux (7:40, 2-0) … Stanley Buersch beat Cliff Edwards (21:00, 2-0)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  26 October 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Gunther vs Waino Ketonen … Freddie Knichel vs Billy Londos

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 27 October 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Junior Middleweight Champion Leo Donoghue beat Freddie Knichel (2-1, 3rd fall COR) ... Joe Dillman beat Jack Travis (27:06, 2-0)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 27 October 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Rex Mobley beat Mike Meroney (23:00, 2-1) ... Billy Londos drew Joe Gunther (60:00, 1-1)

Jasper, AL: Friday, 28 October 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Al Stecher beat Jack Travis (2-0) ... Leo Donoghue beat Billy Londos (2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 31 October 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... John Paul Jones beat Tony DeVito (29:49, 2-1) ... Pat O'Shocker beat John Plummer (47:29, 2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 31 October 1932
(Martin Arena) … Rex Mobley beat Dutch Green (34:57, 2-1, 3rd fall DQ) … Leo Donoghue beat Mack Sherry (34:25, 2-0) … Referee: Bill Hoskins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 31 October 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Al Stecher beat Jack Travis (28:00, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel drew Billy Londos (60:00, 0-0)

Tuscaloosa, AL: Tuesday, 1 November 1932
Promoter: Hargrove Van de Graaff
(Maynor Field) …  Kid Lott beat Gus Johnson (sub for Al Stecher) (2-1) … Leo Donoghue beat John Felix (2-0, 2nd fall DQ)  … This was the last wrestling show of the year, the promoters citing poor attendance

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  2 November 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Joe Dillman vs Ernest Kelly … Bulldog Mallory vs Ugo Pogi

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 2 November 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Kid Lott vs Rex Mobley ... John Felix vs Jack Sherry

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 3 November 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Junior Middleweight Champion Leo Donoghue beat Blacksmith Pedigo (sub for Gayle Byrd) (30:00, 2-0) ... Joe Gunther beat Ugo Pogi (60:00, 1-0) ... Billy Londos beat Bulldog Mallory (8:00)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 3 November 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman drew Kid Lott (60:00, 1-1) ... Stanley Buersch beat Bill Travis (sub for Cliff Davis) (2-0) ... Announcer: Max Levinson

Jasper, AL: Friday, 4 November 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Joe Dillman vs Mike Meroney ... Blacksmith Pedigo vs Joe Gunther

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 7 November 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Stanley Buersch beat Dutch Green (31:26, 2-0) ... Al Stecher beat Johnny Carlin (35:19, 2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 7 November 1932
(Martin Arena) … Lawrence County Night … Joe Dillman beat Mike Meroney (36:54, 2-1) … Joe Gunther drew Gayle Byrd (60:00, 1-1) … Referee: Audrey Watkins … The crowd was entertained by Paul Puckett’s ‘Bama Darlyns during intermissions

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 7 November 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Freddie Knichel beat Jack Sherry (sub for Blacksmith Pedigo) (31:00, 2-0) ... Ernest Kelly beat Rex Mobley (47:00, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  9 November 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Freddie Knichel vs Jack Sherry … Kid Lott vs Mike Meroney

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 9 November 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Gayle Byrd vs Charlie Harbo ... Jimmy Demos vs Jack Travis

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 10 November 1932
(AOld Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Freddie Knichel beat Gayle Byrd (2-1) ... Rex Mobley beat Pete DeSalvo (2-0) ... Ernest Kelly beat Big Boy Taylor (8:00)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 10 November 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Billy Londos beat Ugo Pogi (41:30, 2-1) ... Johnny Carlin beat Dutch Green (33:00, 2-1) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

Jasper, AL: Friday, 11 November 1932
(Jasper Theater) ... Tarzan the Ape Man vs Kid Lott ... Jimmie Dunn vs Freddie Knichel

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 14 November 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Dr. Ralph Wilson beat Abe Kashey (2-1) ... John Paul Jones beat John Katan (56:43, 2-1)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 14 November 1932
(Martin Arena) … Rex Mobley beat Jimmy DeSalvo (21:40, 2-1) … Leo Donoghue beat Billy Londos (31:35, 2-1) … Referee: Bill Alexander (preliminary), Bill Hoskins (main event)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 14 November 1932
(Cramton Bowl) ... Joe Dillman beat Ernest Kelly (sub for Al Stecher) (2-1) ... Jimmy Dennis (sub for Buck Lawson) beat Hugo Pogi (36:00, 2-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  16 November 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Leo Donoghue vs Gayle Byrd … Kid Lott vs Pete DeSalvo

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 16 November 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Buck Lawson vs Jack Sherry ... Rex Mobley vs Mike Meroney

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 17 November 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Joe Gunther drew Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1) ... Junior Middleweight Champion Leo Donoghue beat Buck Lawson (36:13, 2-0)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 17 November 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Gayle Byrd beat Jack Sherry (27:00, 2-0) ... Rex Mobley beat Dutch Green (sub for Johnny Carlin) (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 21 November 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Joe Dillman beat AL Stecher (2-1) ... Rex Mobley drew Fritz Crane (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Decatur, AL: Monday, 21 November 1932
(Martin Arena) … Tarzan (George) Romanoff beat Buck Lawson (2-0) … Gayle Byrd beat Mack Sherry (2-1) … Lawson substituted for the advertised Freddie Knichel who was said to be “laid low with influenza”

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 21 November 1932
(Maxwell Field) ... Mike Meroney beat Dutch Green (35:00, 2-1) ... Joe Gunther drew Jimmy Dennis (60:00, 1-1)

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  23 November 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) … Billy Londos vs Lou Cherry … Charlie Harbo vs Ugo Pogi

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 23 November 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Freddie Knichel vs Billy Demos ... Olie Olson vs Mike Meroney

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 24 November 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Tarzan the Ape Man vs Dutch Green ... Billy Demos vs Gayle Byrd

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 24 November 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Gunther beat Billy Londos (35:30, 2-1) ... Jimmie DeSalvo beat Tiger Kelly (41:00, 2-1) ... DeSalvo and Kelly were subs for Joe Dillman and Al Stecher

Decatur, AL: Monday, 28 November 1932
(Martin Arena) … Joe Dillman beat Rex Mobley (2-1) via knockout from a back drop … Joe Gunther beat Jimmy Chanus (2-0) … Referee: Bill Hoskins

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 28 November 1932
(Maxwell Field) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Buck Lawson (23:00, 2-0) ... Al Stecher beat Jimmy DeSalvo (2-1)

Birmingham, AL: Tueday, 29 November 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... George Zaharias beat Dr. Ralph Wilson (2-1) ... "Australian Rules Match" (Six 10-minute rounds): Pat O'Shocker drew Abe Kashey (60:00, 1-1) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Bessemer, AL: Wednesday,  30 November 1932
(1818 4th Avenue) …Billy Londos vs Lou Cherry … Ernest Kelly vs Jimmy DeSalvo

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 1 December 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Tarzan the Ape Man vs Gayle Byrd ... Finish Match: Freddie Knichel vs Joe Gunther

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 1 December 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Jimmie Demos beat Buck Lawson (36:00, 2-1) ... Joe Dillman beat Dutch Green (20:00, 2-0) ... Referee: Jimmie DeSalvo ... Announcer: Max Levinson ... Timekeeper: D.R. Robbins

Homewood, AL: Wednesday, 2 December 1932
(Homewood Theater) ... Charity show to support the local Community Chest.  This was to be a mixed boxing/wrestling show, but no card was announced and no results were found.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 05 December 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Joe Dillman beat Fritz Crane (2-1) ... Al Stecher beat Pancho Villa (45:00, 1-0) ... Yaqui Joe beat Dutch Green (17:05)

Decatur, AL: Monday, 5 December 1932
(Martin Arena) … Joe Gunther beat Gayle Byrd (sub for Bobby Sampson) (42:45, 2-1) … Jack Hollenbeck beat Mike Meroney (29:55, 2-0) … Referee: Ernest Kelley

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 5 December 1932
(Maxwell Field) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Charlie Nichols (32:00, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel drew Jimmy Demos (60:00, 1-1)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 8 December 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Joe Dillman beat Tarzan the Ape Man (28:48, 2-1) ... Joe Gunther beat Billy Demos (60:00, 1-0)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 8 December 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat Mike Meroney (29:00, 2-0) ... Freddie Knichel beat Billy Londos (2-1) ... Referee: Bob Kent ... Announcer: Max Levinson

Decatur, AL: Monday, 12 December 1932
(Martin Arena) … Tarzan the Ape Man beat Dutch Green (2-1) … Charlie Nichols beat Tiger Kelley (26:59, 2-1) … Referee: Bobby Kernichel (probably Bob Knichel)

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 12 December 1932
(Maxwell Field) ... Attendance: >1,000 ... Al Stecher beat Joe Dillman (34, 2-1) ... Freddie Knichel beat Joe Gunther (60:00, 1-0)

Birmingham, AL: Tuesday, 13 December 1932
Promoter: Sam Siegel
(City Auditorium) ... Dr. Ralph Wilson beat Tony DeVito (22:18, 2-1) ... Pat O'Shocker drew Al Baffert (60:00, 1-1)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 15 December 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Al Stecher vs Charlie Nichols ... Tarzan the Ape Man vs Mike Meroney

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 15 December 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Gunther beat Bull Smith (23:00, 2-0) ... Fritz Crane beat Tiger Kelly (27:00, 2-1) ... Referee: Bill Hoskins

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 19 December 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... Joe Dillman beat Al Stecher (2-1, 3rd fall DQ) ... Stecher was fined $25 for punching the referee after being disqualified for punching Dillman ... Sammy Kohen beat Sammy Samson (2-1) ... Kid Lott drew Ernest Kelly (30:00) ... Referee: Kid Lott

Decatur, AL: Monday, 19 December 1932
(Martin Arena) … Freddie Knichel beat Joe Gunther (40:17, 2-1) … Dale Haddock beat Bull Smith (42:25, 2-1) … Referee: Bob Knichel

Montgomery, AL; Monday, 19 December 1932
(Maxwell Field) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Dutch Green (58:58, 2-1) ... Billy Londos vs Jimmy Demos (25:00, no contest) ... The Londos/Demos match was halted by the promoters for being too boring. These last two appearances of "Tarzan" (George Romanoff) are slightly confusing, as he is referred to as "The Masked Marvel", even though he is said to be the same man from previous weeks, but they down play the "Tarzan" character.

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 22 December 1932

(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Sammy Kohen beat Joe Gunther (2-1) ... Bobby Samson beat Freddie Knichel (60:00, 1-1))

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 22 December 1932
(Legion Hall) ... Jimmie Demos beat Dale Haddock (27:30, 2-0) ... Al Stecher beat Dutch Green (44:00, 2-1, 3rd fall COR) ... Referee: Dewey Robbins ... Announcer: Roy T. Kelly

Birmingham, AL: Monday, 26 December 1932
Promoter: Chris Jordan
(City Auditorium) ... World Middleweight Championship: Gus Kallio (c) beat Sammy Kohen (50:51, 2-1) ... Pancho Villa beat Tarzan the Ape Man (27:03, 2-1) ... Kid Lott beat Dutch Green (20:20)

Fairfield, AL: Thursday, 29 December 1932
(Old Uneeda Laundry Bldg) ... Joe Dillman beat Pancho Villa (2-1) ... Sammy Kohen beat Billy Demos (sub for Bill Romanoff) (2-1) 

Wrestling in Sheffield, Alabama in 1933

SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA 1933 (From the Florence Times)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 05 January 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jim Hesslyn beat George Harbin (2-1) ... Dale Haddock beat Freddie Knichel (48:00, 2-0) ... 3-Round Boxing Match: Buster Cox vs Putman Tilson

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 12 January 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jim Hesslyn beat Joe Dillman (2-1) via dq ... Dale Haddock drew Joe Gunther (60:00) ... Referee: Ernest Kelly

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 19 January 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat George Harben (2-1) ... Tarzan the Ape Man drew Kid Lott (60:00, 1-1) ... all proceeds from the show went to Associated Charities of Sheffield ... Tarzan and Kid Lott substituted for Joe Gunther (who had injured his foot earlier in the week) and Jack Sherry

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 26 January 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat Eddie Pope (2-1) ... Jimmie Demos beat Walter Miller (15:00, 2-1) ... Miller substituted for Al Santell

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 02 February 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Eddie Pope (2-1) ... Kid Lott beat Dutch Green (37:00, 2-0)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 09 February 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Eddie Elzea vs Joe Dillman ... Jimmie Demis vs Joe Turner

The microfilm archives of The Florence Times are missing issues from 8-22 February 1933.

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 23 February 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tarzan the Ape Man beat Pete Seajack (22:00, 2-0) ... Jack Sherry beat Joe Turner (2-1) ... Tarzan voluntarily unmasked, but did not announce his name ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 02 March 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Stanley Buersch beat Tiger Kelly (41:00, 2-1) ... Jimmie Demos beat Sammy Miller (32:30, 2-1) ... The "Gold Dust Twins" were scheduled to open the show with a boxing match, but forgot their gloves, so they wrestled instead ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 09 March 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman beat George Harben (2-0) ... Cowboy Boland beat Jack Sherry (2-1) ... The Gold Dust Twins remembered their gloves and boxed before the wrestling started

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 16 March 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Kid Lott beat Joe Dillman (43:50, 2-1) ... George Romanoff beat Rough House Hagen (40:00, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 23 March 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jim Hesslyn beat George Harben (2-0) ... Eddie Elzea beat Dr. Fredericks (2-1) ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 30 March 1933
(Legion Hall) ... George Romanoff beat Eddie Elzea (2-1) ... Freddie Lassiter beat Jacques Moreau (23:00, 2-0) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 06 April 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat Jim Hesslyn (2-1) ... Rough House Hagen drew Roy Allen (60:00, 1-1) via time-limit draw ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 13 April 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Al Stecher beat Tiger Kelly (2-1) ... Roy Allen beat Jacques Moreau (2-1) via dq ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 20 April 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Al Stecher beat Rough House Hagen (2-1)... Kid Lott beat Freddie Lassiter (2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 27 April 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat Lon Chaney (2-0) ... Pete Demetroff beat Roy Allen (25:00, 2-0) ... Tiger Kelly substituted for Joe Dillman, who was injured in a match in Jasper earlier in the week ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 04 May 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Rained out ... scheduled card was Ernest Kelly vs Cliff McLeod ... Pete Demetroff vs Henry Clausen

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 11 May 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Rained out second consecutive week ... scheduled card was Francis Journee vs Cliff McLeod ... Rough House Hagen vs Pete Demetroff

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 18 May 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Stanley Buersch beat Kid Lott (2-1) ... Charlie Cure drew Tiger Kelly (60:00, 1-1) via time-limit draw ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 25 May 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Al Stecher beat George Harben (2-1) ... Ripper Reeves beat Lon Chaney (2-0) via dq ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 01 June 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Stanley Buersch beat Charlie Cure (2-1) ... Ripper Reeves beat Hunter O'Neal (2-0) ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 08 June 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Stenley Buersch beat Hans Wagner (2-1) ... Tiger Kelly beat Charlie Cure

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 15 June 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman vs Ripper Reeves ... Charlie Cure vs Stanley West

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 22 June 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Stanley Buersch beat Joe Dillman (2-1) ... Kid Lott beat Hans Wagner (29:30, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 29 June 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Kid Lott beat Ripper Reeves ... Walter Roxy beat Freddie Knichel ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dewey Robbins

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 06 July 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman beat Kid Lott ... Walter Roxy beat Bulldog Mallory ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Jack Freeman

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 13 July 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Fritz Crane (2-1) ... Vic Weber beat Al Westergard (26:00, 2-1) ... Referee: Ernest (Tiger) Kelly

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 20 July 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Walter Miller (27:00, 2-1) ... Pete Demetroff beat Mike London (2-0) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Bulldog Mallory

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 27 July 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Frank Buersch beat Gus Pappas (21:00, 2-1) ... Pete Demetroff beat Bulldog Mallory (2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Tuffy Cleet

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 03 August 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Pete Ramos (2-1) .. Bulldog Mallory drew Dale Haddock (60:00, 1-1) via time-limit draw ... Referees: Tuffy Cleet (preliminary), Bulldog Mallory (main event)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 10 August 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Joe Dillman (2-1) ... Bulldog Mallory beat Jimmy Shaber (2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Mike London

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 17 August 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Dale Haddock beat Henry Kollen (2-1) ... Walter Miller beat Gus Pappas (40:00, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 24 August 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman beat Tommie Galbos (2-1) ... Pete Demetroff beat Eddie Baker (2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Jimmy Murphy

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 31 August 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Ernest (Tiger) Kelly beat Jack Purdin (2-1) via countout ... Dale Haddock beat Jimmy Murphy (2-0) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Strong

Sheffield, AL: Monday, 02 September 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Joe Dillman beat Blacksmith Pedigo (29:00, 2-0) ... John Felix beat Bill Hoskins (17:00) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Dillman officiated the preliminary while Hoskins and Felix shared referee duties in the main event. Tuffy Cleet was reportedly injured in an automobile accident and unable to work, resulting in the shuffled card.

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 07 September 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tom Galbos beat Tiger Kelly (20:30, 2-1) ... Blacksmith Pedigo beat Vic Weber (32:00, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Weber's loss was purportedly his first in 19 matches in the South

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 14 September 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tiger Kelly beat Mickey McGuire (2-1) ... Pete Demetroff beat Al Thompson (29:00, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Farmer Vance

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 21 September 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Roughhouse Sam Nelson beat Joe Dillman (2-1) ... Jimmy Murphy beat Gorilla Tucker (2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 28 September 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Walter Logan (26:00, 2-1) ... Lon Chaney beat Ace Judkins (35:00, 2-1)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 05 October 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Tuffy Cleet beat Tiger Kelly (33:00, 2-1) ... Stanley Vance beat Gorilla Tucker (22:00, 2-0) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches


Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 12 October 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jack Spurgin beat Tuffy Cleet (12:00, 2-0) ... Gus Pappas drew Eddie Baker (60:00, 1-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 19 October 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jack Spurgin beat Rough House Sam Nelson (30:00, 2-1) via disqualification ... Lon Chaney beat Eddie Baker (26:50, 2-1) ... A 3-round amateur boxing match preceded the wrestling matches ... Referee: Bob Knichel

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 26 October 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Jack Spurgin beat John Fulton (25:00, 2-0) ... Joe Shimkus beat Floyd Tuck (2-0) ... (amateur match) Bobo Rand beat Mule Taylor (15:00, 1-0) ... Referee: John Fulton (preliminary), Hallon Box (amateur match)

Sheffield, AL: Thursday, 02 November 1933
(Legion Hall) ... Al Stecher beat Jack Spurgin (2-1) ... Pat McCarthy beat Tuffy Cleet (60:00, 1-0) ... Referee: Gus Pappas
 

I have to get back to Florence to get the rest of the year as Google News Archive doesn't have Nov-Dec 1933 online.

[In-Progress] Pro Wrestling Profile: Chris Jordan

Real Name:  Christope Gregory Jordan (according to his death certificate and obituary) or Christopher Gregory Jordan (according to his headstone)

Nicknames/Aliases: Young Prokos


Birth: 17 January 1886, Constantinople, Turkey (his gravestone incorrectly shows 1896)

Death: 18 April 1940, Fairfield Heights, Jefferson County, Alabama

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Earliest appearance (so far): 27 December 1906, vs. Joe Hantorhas at the Columbia Theater, Boston Massachusetts.  Billed as "Christie Jordan" on a card with James Prokos vs Wilfred Barrett.

Latest appearance (so far): 29 June 1931 at Broad Ripple Pool Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana

     All of the following is based purely on information from newspaper articles spanning Jordan's career, and as such, all of it should be taken with a grain of salt, down to his name.
 
      According to multiple newspaper accounts, Chris Jordan was born in Turkey, to Greek parents, and it was always his Greekness that was played up by promoters and sports writers.  Sources conflict on when Chris first took an interest in wrestling.  One write-up says he was a wrestler in Turkey and when old enough to be faced with the choice between having to go to university or get a job, Chris chose wrestling and left Turkey for America.  Another article suggests his first experience wrestling was after arriving in the U.S. and after being taken to watch a wrestling show in Boston, he was encouraged to take a stab at the sport due to his size, quickness and strength.

     In either case, after crossing Europe, he arrived in America in mid-1906 and settled in the Boston area.  After being denied entry into the U.S. Navy, Chris took jobs in a shoe factory and with an electric company.  Jordan didn't initially take to the catch-as-catch-can style of the sport, his first match (reportedly with Peter James), leaving him exhausted and sore after 30 minutes, he gave it another try a few months later, under the name "Young Prokos".  It was common practice at the time for new wrestlers to enter the sport using the name of a more prominent wrestler and simply prefacing it with "Young".  In Jordan's case, he was borrowing the moniker of James Prokos, a well-known light heavyweight of the time.  Once Chris Jordan was well established, his own brother, Steve, would wrestle for several years as "Young Jordan".By all accounts, his brother only wrestled for a few years and left the sport. 

     Jordan quickly began establishing a reputation in the greater Boston area as a serious welterweight grappler.  After effectively throwing everyone in his weight class in the area, he headed west, settling in Pittsburgh for the better part of 1909-1910.

    

     From there he would move on to Cleveland, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Lincoln, El Paso.


    Jordan's promotional career seems to have begun in the late 1920s, as he was wrestling and promoting shows in Macon, Georgia, in 1929.  Prior to his final southern migration, he promoted shows in Evansville, Indiana in early 1931.

     By 1931, Chris had settled in Jasper, Alabama.  In 1932, the American Legion fired their current light heavyweight wrestling promoter, and Jordan was drafted into the role.  He quickly established and expanded the light heavyweight circuit around Birmingham, promoting regular shows in Fairfield (where he ultimately settled), Homewood, Tarrant and Bessemer, with spot shows in Leeds.  By the end of 1932, he was making forays into larger towns like Tuscaloosa and Anniston, acting as the central booking office for light heavyweight talent across Alabama.  From middle Alabama, he expanded to south to Montgomery, Dothan and Mobile, and northward into Florence, Sheffield, Decatur and Huntsville.

    In 1938-39, Jordan became ill, and began grooming Joe Gunther to help out on the promotion side.  By late 1939, he was incapacitated to the point of being forced to retire from promoting and hand the whole enterprise off to Gunther, and in April of 1940, Chris Jordan died at his home in Fairfield Heights, Alabama.  According to his death certificate, he died of heart failure due to rheumatic heart disease and mitral stenosis, so apparently due to damage caused by rheumatic fever.