Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1931
By: Karl Stern
Much of the text of this entry comes from issue 82 of the DragonKing Press Newsletter available as a downloadable .pdf in the digital downloads section.
The year 1931 is covered on the Long Form History of Pro Wrestling Podcast - Click Here.
1931
01-07-1931: Chicago IL: Maj. Gen. John V. Clinnin, President of the National Boxing Association, tells Associated Press: "Professional wrestling has ceased to be a sport, and is now classified with the circus and other like attractions. In some of the states the commissions have designated all wrestling contests as exhibitions. It has been most difficult for the state commissions and the NBA to control this sport. In fact the NBA, at its recent convention at Omaha, refused to continue to assume control over professional wrestling and an auxiliary organization was formed, known as the National Wrestling Association."
01-09-1931: Former World heavyweight champion Wayne “Big” Munn dies at the age of 35. He died from Bright’s disease (in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis). The Victoria Advocate newspaper ran the following on his death: “SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 9. – (INS) – Wayne Munn, former world’s wrestling champion, died at the base hospital at Fort Sam Houston here today. He had been confined to the hospital for some time suffering from Bright’s disease. Munn served as a first lieutenant of the infantry during the World War.”
01-21-1931: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,400 sellout: Steve Strelich defeats Chief Mohawk… Fred Meyers battled Joe Malcewicz to a 60-minute draw… World Heavyweight champion Ed Don George defeats Henri Deglane by referee's stoppage after Deglane fractures his shoulder in the second fall and cannot continue. George won the first fall.
St. Louis, MO: Coliseum: Attendance 8,815: George Tragos defeats Pat McKay… George Zaharias defeats Jack Sampson… Jim Clintstock defeats Kola Kwariani by referee stoppage… Ray Steele defeats Hans Steinke.
01-26-1931: Jim Londos defeats Jim McMillen at Madison Square Garden to retain the National Wrestling Association World heavyweight title. Jim Londos is presented with a “$10,000 diamond studded belt” which would become Londo’s “own property” after three title defenses. Attendance is 22,200. In other matches: Dick Shikat defeated Ghafoor Khan… Ferenc Holuban defeated Jim Clinstock… Herbie Freeman defeated Tommy Marvin… Sandor Szabo defeated Milo Steinborn… Ray Steele defeated Dr. Ralph Wilson… Rudy Dusek defeated Ivan Vakturoff… Gino Garibaldi defeated Paul Harper. Part of this show was broadcast on WGBS radio.
01-30-1931: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 10,000 (Boston Globe) or 7,500 (Boston Herald) promoted by Ray Fabiani: Sandor Szabo defeats Casey Berger… Dick Daviscourt defeats Tommy Marvin… Gino Garibaldi defeats Pat O'Shocker by decision… Tiny Roebuck defeats George Hill… Rudy Dusek defeats Paul Jones.
02-02-1931: Buffalo NY: Broadway Auditorium: Attendance 8,800 (Sellout), with a reported 4,000 turned away: Frank Janvier defeats Tony Schwartz… Karol Nowina defeats Rex Smith… Pat McGill defeats Marin Plestina… AWA World Heavyweight champion / World Heavyweight champion (Original Version) Ed Don George defeats Stanley Stasiak - Curfew Time Limit Decision. Don George wins the only fall
02-04-1931: St Louis, MO: Coliseum: Attendance 8,477: George Manish defeats George Tragos… Jim McMillen defeats George Zaharias… Pat O'Shocker wrestled Rudy Dusek to a 30-minute draw… Ray Steele defeats Tiny Roebuck
02-06-1931: Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance 10,000: Charley Urban defeats Rudy LaDitzi… Milo Steinborn defeats Ivan Vakturoff… Gino Garibaldi defeats Taro Miyake… Ray Steele defeats Earl McCready… Jim McMillen battled Tiny Roebuck to a 45-minute draw… Sandor Szabo defeats Rudy Dusek.
02-09-1931: New York City, NY: Coliseum: Attendance 10,000: Ray Steele defeats George Hagen… Karl Pojello defeats Ernie Stevens… Casey Berger battled Ralph Wilson to a 30-minute draw… Sandor Szabo defeats Toots Mondt… Rudy Dusek defeats Matros Kirilenko… Jim McMillen defeats Hans Steinke.
02-13-1931: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 10,000: Ray Fabiani promoter: Tommy Marvin defeats Firpo Wilcox… Tiny Roebuck defeats Andy Zarahoff… Dick Daviscourt defeats Nick Velcoff… Gino Garibaldi defeats Milo Steinbach… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Rudy Dusek.
02-18-1931: Chicago, IL: Coliseum: Attendance 9,000: Hans Steinke defeats Billy Evans… Kola Kwariani defeats Rudy LaDitzi… Pat O'Shocker defeats Jack Roller… Frank Bronowicz wrestled Karl Pojello to a Time Limit Draw… NWAssociation World Heavyweight & NYSAC World Heavyweight Title Match Jim Londos defeats George Zaharias in 2 falls.
02-19-1931: Boston, MA: Arena: Attendance 10,000: Bill Demetral defeats Hi Gandar… Andy Brown battled Kewpie Kilroy to a 10-minute draw… Count Zarynoff defeats Earl Tompkins… Glen Wade battled Jack Ganson to a 15-minute draw… Bibber McCoy battled Joe Stecher to a 30-minute draw… World heavyweight champion Ed Don George defeats Nick Lutze by referee stoppage when Nick Lutze cannot continue. Knocked out due to a fall from the ring, taken to hospital with a concussion.
02-20-1931: St Louis, MO: Arena: Attendance 10,790: Rudy Dusek defeats Bill Evans… Hans Steinke battled Kola Kwariani to a 30-minute draw… Pat O'Shocker defeats Nick Velcoff… NWAssociation World & NYSAC World champion Jim Londos defeats Ray Steele.
02-23-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,400: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Jim McMillen… Karl Pojello defeated Dr. Ralph Wilson… Sandor Szabo defeated Jim Heslyn… Ferenc Holuban defeated Willie Davis… Herbie Freeman defeated Jack Washburn… Gino Garibaldi defeated Casey Berger… Rudy Dusek defeated George Hagen.
02-25-1931: Milwaukee WI: AWA & World heavyweight champion Ed Don George beat Karl Zbyszko (2-0) ... Joe Stecher drew Ernest Scharpegge.
02-27-1931: Miami FL: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos beat Stanislaus Zbyszko.
03-03-1931: In Baltimore, MD. NWAssociation and NYSAC World champion Jim Londos defeated Dick Daviscourt. Sellout 5,000. 2,000 fans turned away.
03-04-1931: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,400: Casey Kazanjian defeats Ad Herman… Karl Sarpolis defeats Gale Stinson… Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeats Henri Deglane in 2 falls… AWA & World heavyweight champion Ed Don George defeats Everett Marshall 2 falls to 1.
03-05-1931: Jim Demetral is arrested on a fraud charge in Madison, WI for enticing Michael Brown on betting $1,400 on pro wrestling matches which Demetral had promised were “fixed”.
03-06-1931: Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance 10,000: Milo Steinborn defeats Casey Berger… Rudy Dusek defeats Ghafoor Khan… Billy Bartush battled Gino Garibaldi to a 30-minute draw… Sandor Szabo defeats Paul Jones… NYSAC & NWAssociation World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Karl Pojello.
03-09-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 9,666: Jim McMillen defeated Sandor Szabo… Dick Shikat defeated Paul Jones… Rudy Dusek battled Herbie Freeman to a draw… Karl Pojello defeated Mike Romano… Gino Garibaldi defeated Billy Bartush… Sergei Kalmikoff defeated Vanka Zelesniak.
03-13-1931: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 12,000: Dick Daviscourt battled Paul Jones to a 30-minute draw… Rudy Dusek defeats Floyd Marshall… Earl McCready defeats Jack Washburn… Matros Kirilenko defeats Mike Romano… NWAssociation World & NYSAC World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Gino Garibaldi.
03-17-1931: St Louis, MO: Coliseum: Attendance 8,898: Fred Grubmeier defeats John Katan… John Maxos defeats Rudy LaDitzi… Karl Pojello wrestled Ray Steele to a 45-minute draw… Pat O'Shocker defeats Rudy Dusek.
03-19-1931: A New York Times article is written about professional boxing drawing poorly and making little money. Journalist Westbrook Plieger writes about the success of Jack Curley’s wrestling promotions saying, “Mr. Curley produced 14 contests of exhibitions in New York, paring and cross-paring the members of his own herd without once going outside the fold for talent, and the winter has been for him a season of successive happy surprises. Jim Londos, the champion of his firm, in his first appearance in the Garden, established a new high for a championship wrestling bout indoors, $37,000, and continued to establish new highs at each of the four subsequent appearances, finally reaching the resounding figure of $61,000 at which point the Garden turnstiles, no longer accustomed to such pressure, had to be packed in ice… The gross royalty on the other appearances of Mr. Curley’s wrestlers under lease to promoters in other cities. The proprietors of the Sandow, (Paul) Bowser herd, offering Ed Don George, the former Michigan football player as champion, and Gus Sonnenberg, the Dartmouth-Detroit football player, as first vice champion, were taken somewhat by surprise by this unexampled business in New York. It is only fair to add that Mr. Curley was so taken by surprise too with this difference that he was well prepared to clamp a combination three-quarters Nelson and on-quarter Samson hold on the opportunity, shake well and serve.”
03-23-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 17,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Herbie Freeman… Sandor Szabo defeated Floyd Marshall… Ray Steele defeated Billy Bartush… Sergei Kalmikoff defeated Ferenc Holuban… Jim McMillen defeated Jack Reynolds… Gino Garibaldi defeated Taro Miyaki… Dick Shikat battled Rudy Dusek to a no contest.
03-26-1931: John Pesek defeats Marin Plestina to win the first Mid-West Wrestling Association title in Columbus, OH. Al Haft & Heywood Allen are the promoters. Attendance 7,500: Also on the card: Jim Browning defeats Joe Rogacki… Al Baffert battled Pat Fraley to a 30 minute draw… Bobby Chick defeats Leo Donahue… Frank C. Higgins defeats Jack Kogut.
03-27-1931: In St Louis, MO: Pat O'Shocker vs George Manish draws 7,448 fans.
Ray Fabiani Promoter: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 8,500: Blue Sun Jennings defeats Bill Nelson… Rudy Dusek defeats Wee Willie Davis… Dick Daviscourt wrestled Jim McMillen to a Time Limit Draw… Matros Kirilenko wrestled Rudy Dusek to a Time Limit Draw… NYSAC World Heavyweight & NWAssociation World Heavyweight Jim Londos defeats Gino Garibaldi.
03-28-1931: Leroy McGuirk wins the NCAA 155 pound wrestling championship in in Providence, RI.
03-30-1931: Camden, NJ: Convention Hall: Attendance 8,000 (this attendance seems to be about double what they usually drew in Camden, NJ but the attendance was verified via two different newspapers: Roy Haldeman defeats Frank Weber… Theofilis Doumazos battled Frank Wolf to a 30 minute draw… Boris Demetroff defeats Gene Bruce… Gus Sonnenberg defeats Andy Brown two falls to one.
04-08-1931: In St Louis, MO Jim Londos vs Pat O'Shocker draws 7,139 fans for a world title match.
04-13-1931: Los Angeles CA: Wrigley Field (LA) attendance 12,000: World heavyweight title match: Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Ed Don George (2-0)… Joe Stecher defeated Myron Cox... NOTE: Paul Zimmerman, Associated Press, wrote that "the 39-year-old veteran crushed his 29-year-old opponent into submission with a series of headlocks in the first session, and then made short work of this former national amateur champion to pin his shoulders to the mat for the deciding fall." In other matches: Bill Beth drew Ad Santel… Joe Malcewicz beat Dick Raines… Joe Stecher beat Myron Cox.
04-17-1931: Cleveland OH: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated George Zaharias (2-0)
04-20-1931: Kansas City MO: Convention Hall: Attendance: 9,000: AWA World & original World heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis defeated Everett Marshall (2-1)… Joe Savoldi beat Billy Burns.
04-21-1931: Chicago IL: Stadium, Attendance 20,800 (disputed: read below): World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Kola Kwariani (2-0)… Rudy Dusek beat Chief War Eagle (disputed: read below)... Jack Smith battled Hans Bauer to a 20 minute draw… Karl Pojello defeated Charlie Fox… Frank Bronowicz defeated George Zaharias… Jim McMillen defeated Fred Grubmeier… After the bout, detectives Rudolph Fremont and John Joyce arrest Chief War Eagle on an old warrant from Green Bay WI. AP quotes the Eagle’s manager: "Can you imagine it? The chief completely forgot to pay a $10 board bill in Green Bay a year ago. Now they arrest him!" The Chief War Eagle story may be made up nonsense for the newspapers as historian Paul Sosnowski shows that War Eagle wasn’t even on the card as Rudy Dusek defeated Billy Evans. The Chicago papers also reported a different attendance than this of 17,250.
04-24-1931: Boston MA: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Sergei Kalmikoff (24:00).
04-27-1931: Milwaukee WI: Auditorium, Attendance 7,000: Gus Sonnenberg defeated Ernest Scharpegge (2-1)... Reginald Siki defeated Joe Komar (DQ)... John Freberg defeated George Mack... Doc Lurick defeated Bull Montana... Hank Bruder defeated George Kogut.
St. Louis MO: Attendance: 13,973: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Pat O'Shocker (56:10)... Jim McMillen beat Andy Zaharoff... Dick Shikat drew Kola Kwariani... George Zaharias defeated Jim Clinstock.
05-01-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City NY: Attendance: 12,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Ray Steele (1:22:31)... Jim McMillen drew Earl McCready... Dick Shikat defeated Omar Mullain... Herbie Freeman defeated Milo Steinborn… Sandor Szabo defeated Richard Stahl… Alphonse Pierotti defeated Farmer Nelson.
05-04-1931: Henri Deglane defeats World champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis by disqualification in Montreal, Canada after allegedly being bitten by Lewis. Deglane then claims the Paul Bowser recognized American Wrestling Association world championship. This match has become legendary of the original Montreal Screw-job as Deglane, apparently, bit himself in the locker room between falls and hid the bite until the match restarted thus getting the DQ win over Lewis. The match took place at Mount Royal Arena and attendance was 7,500.
05-05-1931: Newark NJ: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Fred Carone.
05-08-1931: New York City, NY: New York Coliseum: Attendance: 9,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Renato Gardini (21:15)... Herbie Freeman defeated Gene Bruce... Wladek Zbyszko beat John Podubny.
Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance 8,000: Kola Kwariani defeats Jim Heslin… George Zaharias defeats Milo Steinborn by DQ… Hans Steinke wrestled Rudy Dusek to a Time Limit Draw… Dick Shikat defeats Earl McCready… Ray Steele defeats Karl Pojello.
05-11-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 7,000: Ray Steele defeated Jim McMillen… Sandor Szabo battled Dick Shikat to a draw… Rudy Dusek defeated Gene Bruce… Herbie Freeman defeated Tony Catalino… Gino Garibaldi battled Kola Kwariani to a draw… Sergei Kalmikoff defeated Jim Clinstock… Norton B. Jackson defeated Jack Burke.
Minneapolis MN: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Fred Grubmeier.
05-12-1931: St. Paul MN: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Hans Bauer.
05-13-1931: Chicago IL: As far as the Illinois State Athletic Commission is concerned, the world's heavyweight wrestling championship is vacant. No wrestler will be allowed to come into Illinois and advertise himself as world champion until it has been decided who holds the belt. Furthermore, in the future, the commission will designate future matches as either "contests" or "exhibitions." This follows yesterday's meeting when attempts to arrange a match between Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Londos failed. Lewis had posted a $5,000 forfeit in challenging Londos, but the Greek mat star refused to accept it.
05-15-1931: Louisville KY: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Taro Myake (2-0)
05-18-1931: Poughkeepsie NY: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Richard Stahl.
05-21-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium: Attendance: 12,000: Joe Turner defeats Dutch Green… Floyd Marshall defeats Billy Bartush… Ralph Wilson defeats Tiger Nelson… Jim Clinstock battled Tiny Roebuck to a draw… Jim McMillen battled Rudy Dusek to a 45 minute draw… Dick Shikat defeats Sergei Kalmikoff… Light heavyweight champion Pinkie Gardner beat Steve Beamis.
05-25-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City NY: Attendance: 12,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Sandor Szabo... Gino Garibaldi defeated Abe Kashey... Ray Steele defeated Herbie Freeman... Jim McMillen drew Babe Caddock... Earl McCready defeated Sergei Kalmikoff... Norton B. Jackson defeated Floyd Marshall
06-02-1931: Hartford CT: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Fred Carone.
Iron River WI: Michael Dooley, 58, the Cornish wrestling champion of Michigan and Minnesota some 35 years ago, dies, following a lingering illness. Known familiarly as "Mickey," Dooley was born in the copper country August 28, 1872. He had been in failing health since October, 1931.
06-04-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 12,000: Cyclone Williams pinned Firpo Wilcox… Tiger Nelson drew Leon Hyatt… Sun Jennings pinned Jim McNamara… Joe Turner pinned Mario Giglio… Dick Daviscourt pinned Frank Brunowicz… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos pinned Rudy Dusek.
06-09-1931: Chattanooga, TN: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated John Katan (48:00)
06-10-1931: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance: 9000: Ed “Strangler” Lewis beat Dr. Karl Sarpolis… Everett Marshall wrestled Abie Coleman… Sol Schlagel beat Ted Oswald.
06-12-1931: Milwaukee WI: (Auditorium: Attendance 5,000) Gus Sonnenberg defeated Bibber McCoy (2-1)… Reginald Siki drew Ernest Scharpegge... Frank Judson defeated Vic Soldat... Charlie Peterson beat George Kogut.
Philadelphia, PA: Baker Bowl (Phillies Stadium): Attendance 15,000: Hans Kaempfer defeats Billy Evans… Gino Garibaldi battled Karl Pojello to a 30 minute draw… Earl McCready defeats Rudy Dusek… Hans Steinke battled Tiny Roebuck to a 30 minute draw… Sandor Szabo defeats Dick Daviscourt… NWAssociation World & NYSAC World champion Jim Londos defeats Jim McMillen.
06-15-1931: Buffalo, NY: Bison Stadium: Attendance 10,137: Largest crowd in Buffalo history at this time: George Zarnyoff wrestled Joe Malcewicz to a Time Limit Draw… Len Macaluso defeats Joe Cook… Stanley Stasiak defeats Howard Cantonwine… AWA World Heavyweight champion Henri Deglane wrestled Ed Don George to Curfew Time Limit Draw trading one fall each.
06-18-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 7,000: George Tragos beat Babe Caddock… Tiny Roebuck beat Toots Mondt… Mike Romano beat Floyd Marshall… Sammy Stein beat Jimmy Heslyn… Rudy Dusek beat Dick Daviscourt.
Syracuse NY: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Sergei Kalmikoff... Hans Steinke drew Earl McCready.
06-29-1931: New York City NY: at Yankee Stadium: Attendance: 30,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Ray Steele... World Welterweight champion Jack Reynolds defeated Joe Parelli... Hans Steinke drew Dick Shikat... Jim McMillen drew Sandor Szabo... Earl McCready defeated Sergei Kalmikoff... Rudy Dusek defeated Al Perretti… Norton B. Jackson defeated Cy Williams… Babe Caddock defeated Athol Oakley… Hans Kampfer defeated Vanka Zelesniak… Herbie Freeman defeated Mike Romano.
07-02-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium: Attendance: 7,000: Sammy Stein beat Nick Nestor… Mike Romano drew Sun Jennings… Earl McCready beat Billy Evans… Sandor Szabo beat Milo Steinborn… Rudy Dusek beat Wladek Zbyszko.
07-14-1931: In Boston, MA: Attendance: 25,000: Len Macaluso defeated Boris Demetroff… Farmer McLeod battled Jack Wagner to a 10 minute draw… Count Zarynoff battled Pat McGill to a 10 minute draw… Al Morelli battled John Spellman to a 10 minute draw… Joe Malcewicz battled Jim Browning to a 10 minute draw… Nick Lutze battled Stanley Stasiak to a 15 minute draw… Gus Sonnenberg defeated Bonnie Muir… AWA World champion Henri Deglane defeated Ed Don George.
St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance 11,518: Hans Kaempfer defeated Ivan Vakturoff… George Zaharias defeats Paul Harper… Jim McMillen battled Pat O'Shocker to a time limit draw… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Karl Pojello.
07-17-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 12,000: Mike Romano beat Tiger Nelson… Wladek Zbyszko drew Milo Steinborn… Earl McCready beat Frank Brunowicz… Sandor Szabo beat Toots Mondt… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Rudy Dusek.
07-20-1931: George Walker defeats Kara Pasha in Wellington, New Zealand. Walker win by the sudden application of a back scoop slam. Pasha had been a major drawing card in New Zealand for the last year, however, according to later news paper accounts from this point forward, Pasha’s drawing power waned and he was subsequently twice defeated by Walker and the feature called him, “the first of the showmen.”
07-23-1931: Bronx, NY: New York Coliseum: Attendance 11,234: Sammy Stein defeats Bill Nelson… Willie Davis defeats Sergei Kalmikoff… George Manish defeats Fred Carone… Gino Garibaldi defeats Taro Miyake… NYSAC World Heavyweight Title & NWAssociation World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Herb Freeman.
07-30-1931: Boston, MA: Braves Field, Attendance 32,000: George McLeod battled Glen Wade to a 10 minute draw… Bibber McCoy battled Buck Weaver to a 10 minute draw… Charley Strack battled Karol Zbyszko to a 10 minute draw… Jack Sherry battled Jake Patterson to a 10 minute draw… Jim Browning defeated Jack Wagner… Count Zarynoff defeated John Spellman… Joe Malcewicz defeated Fred Meyers… Al Morelli defeated Boris Demetroff… Len Macaluso defeated Jack Arnold… Pat McGill battled Stanley Stasiak to a 30 minute draw… Ed Don George battled Nick Lutze to a 45 minute draw… AWA World champion Henri Deglane defeated Gus Sonnenberg to falls to 1.
08-12-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 15,000: Jim McNamara beat Jack Burke… Ralph Wilson beat Lou Plummer… Karl Pojello beat Babe Caddock… Toots Mondt drew Kola Kwariani… George Zaharias beat Sun Jennings… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Rudy Dusek.
08-13-1931: New York City, NY: Coney Island Stadium: Attendance 10,000: Norton Jackson defeats Fred Carone… Stanislaus Zbyszko defeats Vanka Zelesniak… George Calza defeats Ralph Wilson… Toots Mondt defeats Sergei Kalmikoff… NYSAC World Heavyweight Title & NWAssociation) World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Kola Kwariani.
08-14-1931: In Philadelphia, PA: Baker Bowl drawing 12,000: Ralph Wilson beat Jack Burk… Toots Mondt beat Al Pierotti… Earl McCready beat Joe Spears… Leon Smith beat Karl Pojello… George Zaharias drew Kola Kwariani… Ray Steele pinned Dick Shikat.
08-24-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 7,500: George Romanoff drew Dutch Green… Dick Shikat beat Kola Kwariani… Karl Pojello beat Frank Spears… Chief White Feather beat Tiger Nelson… Ralph Wilson beat Dick Sock … Ray Steele beat Tiny Roebuck.
08-28-1931: In Philadelphia, PA: Municipal Stadium drawing 6,000: Mihaly Orgovanyi pinned George Lasane… Leonard Macaluso pinned Jack Arnold… Joe Malcewicz drew Freddy Meyers… Ed Don George beat Jean LeDoux… Stan Stasiak beat John Grandovich… Jack Sherry pinned Jack Wagner.
09-02-1931: St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance: 11,662: Ernie Dusek defeats Charlie Fox… Earl McCready defeats George Tragos… Hans Kaempfer defeats Toots Mondt… Rudy Dusek defeats Pat O'Shocker.
09-09-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 6,000: George Romanoff drew Dutch Green… Milo Steinborn drew Sun Jennings… Ralph Wilson beat Tiger Nelson… George Zaharias drew Gene LeDoux… Karl Pojello beat Don DeLaun… Ray Steele beat Chief White Feather.
09-13-1931: Stan Stasiak (the original, not the 1970s WWWF champion) dies after acquiring an infection from an injury sustained in a match against Ed Don George in Canada.
09-14-1931: Montreal, Canada: Mount Royal Arena: Attendance: 5,500: World heavyweight champion Henri DeGlane defeated Joe Malcewicz.
09-15-1931: Boxer Jack Dempsey defeats wrestler Bill Longson in a boxer verses wrestler match in Salt Lake City, UT by knock out. Both men wore boxing gloves.
09-16-1931: St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance 13,082: Ernie Dusek defeated Benny Ginsberg… Toots Mondt defeats Jack Zarnas… Earl McCready battled George Zaharias to a 45 minute draw… Hans Kaempfer defeats Rudy Dusek.
09-18-1931: In Philadelphia, PA at the Baker Bowl drawing 15,000: Frank Spears beat Bill Nelson… Rudy Dusek beat George Zaharias via decision… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos beat Ray Steele.
Toronto, Canada: Attendance: 5,000: Ed Don George defeated George Zarynoff.
09-24-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 7,000: Ralph Wilson drew Gene LeDoux… George Zaharias drew Paul Jones… Karl Pojello beat Abad Kasah… Pat O'Shocker beat Mike Romano… Rudy Dusek beat Tiny Roebuck.
09-30-1931: St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance: 18,337: Paul Harper defeats Jack Zarnas… Ernie Dusek defeats Jack Burke… George Zaharias defeats Paul Jones… World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Hans Kaempfer.
10-01-1931: In Washington, DC: Griffith Stadium drawing 5,000: Tiny Roebuck beat Don DeLaun… Pat O'Shocker beat Ivan Vakturoff… Karl Pojello beat Floyd Marshall… Dick Shikat beat John Katan… Sandor Szabo beat Ralph Wilson.
10-12-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 4,000: Ray Steele defeated Sandor Szabo… Earl McCready battled Gino Garibaldi to a draw… Tiny Roebuck defeated Andy Zaharoff… George Calza defeated Gene Ladoux… Steve Znosky defeated Toots Mondt… Rudy Dusek defeated Norton B. Jackson.
10-29-1931: Boston, MA: Arena: Attendance 9,000: Al Beveridge defeats Floyd Stuart… Joe Cook battled Jumbo Rumrill to a 10 minute draw… Boris Demetroff battled Fats Carmichael to a 10 minute draw… Al Morelli battled Frank Judson to a 20 minute draw… Charley Strack battled George Zarynoff to a 20 minute draw… Jack Sherry defeats Bull Martin… Ed Don George battled Lee Wyckoff to a 30 minute draw… AWA World Heavyweight champion Henri Deglane defeats Jim Browning 2 falls to 1.
11-02-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Matros Kirilenko… George Calza defeated Toots Mondt… Hans Steinke defeated Willie Davis… Sammy Stein defeated Steve Znosky… Sandor Szabo battled Rudy Dusek to a draw… Herbie Freeman defeated Gene Ladoux… Ray Steele battled Earl McCready to a draw.
In Chicago, IL: Chicago Stadium: Attendance: 7,244: Lou Talaber defeats George Kogut… Everett Marshall battled Darna Ostopavich (Barney Bernard) to a 30 minute time limit draw… World Light Heavyweight champion Charles Fischer defeated Zack Malkov… Joe Savoldi defeats Billy Burns… World heavyweight champion Ed Strangler Lewis defeated Wladek Zbyszko 2 falls to 1.
11-03-1931: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 10,000: George Manish defeats Bill Nelson… Hans Steinke battled Earl McCready to a 30 minute draw… Paul Jones defeats Gene LeDoux… Ray Steele defeats Hans Bauer… NYSAC & NWAssociation World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Pat O'Shocker two falls to none.
11-05-1931: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance "Close to 10,000": Jack Kogut defeats Arthur Dick… Paul Jones defeats Bill Nelson… Ray Steele defeats Hans Bauer… NWAssociation World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Mike Romano in 2 falls.
11-11-1931: St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance: 10,950: Ernie Dusek battled Blue Sun Jennings to a time limit draw… Gino Garibaldi defeats Milo Steinborn… Earl McCready defeats Jim Clinstock… Hans Kaempfer defeats Pat O'Shocker by count out.
11-16-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 17,000: World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated George Calza… Herbie Freeman defeated Matros Kirilenko by count out… Sammy Stein defeated Toots Mondt… Tiny Roebuck defeated Vanka Zelesniak… Renato Gardini defeated Dick Daviscourt… Sandor Szabo defeated Al Pierotti… Ray Steele defeated Hans Bauer… Norton B. Jackson defeated Gene Ladoux.
11-18-1931: Cleveland, OH: Public Hall: Attendance 7,908: George Buckwalter wrestled Jack Reynolds to a 30-minute draw… Jim Clinstock defeats Young Gotch… Gino Garibaldi defeats John Podubny… Lou Plummer defeats Jack Washburn by referee stoppage… Charlie Fox wrestled Hans Bauer to a 30-minute draw… NWAssociation World & NYSAC World champion Jim Londos defeats Sandor Szabo.
11-19-1931: Toronto, Canada: Maple Leaf Garden: Attendance 16,000: Toots Mondt defeats Hans Bauer… Arthur Dick defeats Alex Kasaboski… George Zaharias defeats Paul Harper… NWAssociation World champion Jim Londos defeats Gino Garibaldi.
11-26-1931: St. Louis, MO: St Louis Arena: Attendance: 18,610: George Tragos defeats Jack Hader… Earl McCready battled Rudy Dusek to a 30-minute draw… Gino Garibaldi defeats George Zaharias… World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated Hans Kaempfer.
12-07-1931: At Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 14,000: NWAssociation & NYSAC World heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeated George Calza… Dick Shikat defeated Vladimir Martinoff… Sandor Szabo battled John Maxos to a draw… Tiny Roebuck defeated Ivan Vernyhora… Rudy Dusek battled Renato Gardini to a draw… Ray Steele defeated Richard Stahl… Jim McMillen battled Matros Kirilenko to a draw… Herbie Freeman battled Sammy Stein to a draw.
12-21-1931: New York City, NY: Madison Square Garden: Attendance 15,000: Sammy Stein defeats John Maxos… Matros Kirilenko battled Scotty McDougall to a 20 minute draw… Rudy Dusek defeats Mike Romano… Hans Steinke battled Tiny Roebuck to a 20 minute draw… Leon Pinetzki defeats Toots Mondt… NYSAC World & NWAssociation World Heavyweight champion Jim Londos defeats Ray Steele… Ralph Wilson battled Sandor Szabo to a 12 minute curfew draw added extra match after the main event.
12-23-1931: St Louis, MO: Arena: Attendance: 12,176: Earl McCready defeats Dick Daviscourt by count out… Pat O'Shocker defeats Toots Mondt… Hans Kaempfer battled Jim McMillen to a 30 minute draw… NWAssociation & NYSAC World champion Jim Londos defeats Gino Garibaldi.
Henri Deglane
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