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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1920s |
| 1920s |
| 1926 |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Bill Lewis; Billy Manly; Bob Parker; Bob
Ruble; Boris Demetroff; Buckshot Phillips; Charles Rentrop; Charley Gotch; Dan Koloff; Dan Stephens; Dick Daviscourt; Doc Langford; E.
A. Oakes; Ernest Meadows; F.H. McWhorter; Farmer McLeod; George Erwin; George Hill; George Kotsonaros; Harry Mamas; Hollis
Sullivan; Jack Roller; Jim Browning; Jim Londos; Joe Stecher; John Contos; John Paxos; Kid Kelly; Marshall Blackstock; the Masked
Marvel (01); Nick Velcoff; Oresti Vadalfi; Pat Kelly (01); Paul Jones (01); Pete Dallis; Pete Sauer; Stanislaus Zbyszko; Taro Myaki (01); Tony
Divitchi; Wladek Zbyszko; Young Crawley; Young Harper; Young Manuel.
January 22, 1926 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charles Rentrop over Harry Mamas > Jim Londos over Farmer McLeod / Notes: Londos was declared the winner of his
match when McLeod was deemed unable to continue. This was reportedly the first professional wrestling card to be held in Atlanta in
nearly three years, but it appears to have been no more than just over a year according to our research. Contos, who previously promoted
professional wrestling in Memphis and St. Louis, wanted to revive the sport in Atlanta. There were some boxing matches on this card, but
they were not provided following the card.
February 9, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Boxing Match: Hollis Sullivan over Young Harper by knockout in the third round > John Paxos over Marshall Blackstock >
Wladek Zbyszko over Dan Koloff / Notes: It was reported that 600 were in attendance for this card.
February 17, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Amateur Match: Ernest Meadows and Doc Langford went to a draw > Charley Gotch versus Wladek Zbyszko > John Paxos
over Boris Demetroff / Notes: The Gotch-Zbyszko match was cancelled when Zbyszko failed to appear.
March 4, 1926 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Amateur Match: Ernest Meadows over Bob Parker > John Paxos and the Masked Marvel (01) went to a draw at one fall each
> Jim Londos over Charles Rentrop
March 18, 1926 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Lewis over Pat Kelly (01) > the Masked Marvel (01) over Boris Demetroff two falls to none > Stanislaus Zbyszko over John
Paxos / Notes: Zbyszko was declared the winner of his match when Paxos was deemed unable to continue.
March 30, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > the Masked Marvel (01) over Bill Lewis > Dick Daviscourt over John Paxos > Jim Londos over Stanislaus Zbyszko at 120:00 /
Notes: The stipulation in the Londos-Zbyszko match was that Zbyszko had to score a pin in two rounds or Londos would be declared the
winner. Londos won the first fall, Zbyszko won the second, and time expired during the third fall, ruling it a win for Londos due to the
stipulation.
April 13, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Pete Dallis over Bill Lewis > Jiu-Jitsu Style Match: Taro Myaki (01) over John Paxos two falls to none > World Heavyweight Title Match:
Joe Stecher* over Stanislaus Zbyszko to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had
been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one
linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 26, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Nick Velcoff over George Hill > Mixed Style Match: Dick Daviscourt over Taro Myaki (01) > Jim Londos over the Masked Marvel (01) /
Notes: Daviscourt was declared the winner of his match when Myaki was deemed unable to continue. During the Londos-Marvel match,
Londos removed the Marvel’s mask to identify him as Pete Sauer.
May 19, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pete Sauer over E.A. Oakes > Dick Daviscourt over Nick Velcoff > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* over Jim
Londos to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had been the reigning World
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back
to George Hackenschmidt.
June 8, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Billy Manly over F.H. McWhorter > Dick Daviscourt over Charles Rentrop > Jim Londos over Pete Sauer / Notes: There was also
reportedly a boxing match on this card, but it is not provided following the card.
October 13, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > George Kotsonaros over Charles Rentrop > Dick Daviscourt over Tony Divitchi > Jim Browning and Pete Sauer went to a
draw at 60:00 / Notes: Kotsonaros was declared the winner of his match when Rentrop was deemed unable to continue.
October 27, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > George Erwin and Young Crawley went to a draw > John Paxos over Farmer McLeod two falls to none > Dick Daviscourt over
Jim Browning / Notes: Contos was the special referee for the Daviscourt-Browning match.
November 9, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Dan Stephens over Kid Kelly > Tony Divitchi over Charles Rentrop > Dick Daviscourt over Jim Londos at 98:40 / Notes: It was
reported that 3,000 were in attendance for this card. Rentrop substituted for John Paxos in the match against Divitchi, and then was the
special referee for the Daviscourt-Londos match.
November 26, 1926 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Oresti Vadalfi over John Paxos > Dick Daviscourt over Pete Sauer / Notes: Pete Dallis was the special referee for the
Daviscourt-Sauer match.
December 6, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pro versus Amateur Match: Pete Dallis over Bob Ruble > Pete Sauer over Jack Roller > Dick Daviscourt over Oresti Vadalfi /
Notes: In the Ruble-Dallis match, Ruble was the amateur. Sauer substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Roller.
December 15, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Teen Amateur Match: Buckshot Phillips over Young Manuel > Paul Jones (01) over Oresti Vadalfi > World Heavyweight Title
Match: Joe Stecher* over Dick Daviscourt to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 5,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher was
declared the winner of his match when Daviscourt was deemed unable to continue. Stecher had been the reigning World Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to George
Hackenschmidt.
Ruble; Boris Demetroff; Buckshot Phillips; Charles Rentrop; Charley Gotch; Dan Koloff; Dan Stephens; Dick Daviscourt; Doc Langford; E.
A. Oakes; Ernest Meadows; F.H. McWhorter; Farmer McLeod; George Erwin; George Hill; George Kotsonaros; Harry Mamas; Hollis
Sullivan; Jack Roller; Jim Browning; Jim Londos; Joe Stecher; John Contos; John Paxos; Kid Kelly; Marshall Blackstock; the Masked
Marvel (01); Nick Velcoff; Oresti Vadalfi; Pat Kelly (01); Paul Jones (01); Pete Dallis; Pete Sauer; Stanislaus Zbyszko; Taro Myaki (01); Tony
Divitchi; Wladek Zbyszko; Young Crawley; Young Harper; Young Manuel.
January 22, 1926 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charles Rentrop over Harry Mamas > Jim Londos over Farmer McLeod / Notes: Londos was declared the winner of his
match when McLeod was deemed unable to continue. This was reportedly the first professional wrestling card to be held in Atlanta in
nearly three years, but it appears to have been no more than just over a year according to our research. Contos, who previously promoted
professional wrestling in Memphis and St. Louis, wanted to revive the sport in Atlanta. There were some boxing matches on this card, but
they were not provided following the card.
February 9, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Boxing Match: Hollis Sullivan over Young Harper by knockout in the third round > John Paxos over Marshall Blackstock >
Wladek Zbyszko over Dan Koloff / Notes: It was reported that 600 were in attendance for this card.
February 17, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Amateur Match: Ernest Meadows and Doc Langford went to a draw > Charley Gotch versus Wladek Zbyszko > John Paxos
over Boris Demetroff / Notes: The Gotch-Zbyszko match was cancelled when Zbyszko failed to appear.
March 4, 1926 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Amateur Match: Ernest Meadows over Bob Parker > John Paxos and the Masked Marvel (01) went to a draw at one fall each
> Jim Londos over Charles Rentrop
March 18, 1926 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Lewis over Pat Kelly (01) > the Masked Marvel (01) over Boris Demetroff two falls to none > Stanislaus Zbyszko over John
Paxos / Notes: Zbyszko was declared the winner of his match when Paxos was deemed unable to continue.
March 30, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > the Masked Marvel (01) over Bill Lewis > Dick Daviscourt over John Paxos > Jim Londos over Stanislaus Zbyszko at 120:00 /
Notes: The stipulation in the Londos-Zbyszko match was that Zbyszko had to score a pin in two rounds or Londos would be declared the
winner. Londos won the first fall, Zbyszko won the second, and time expired during the third fall, ruling it a win for Londos due to the
stipulation.
April 13, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Pete Dallis over Bill Lewis > Jiu-Jitsu Style Match: Taro Myaki (01) over John Paxos two falls to none > World Heavyweight Title Match:
Joe Stecher* over Stanislaus Zbyszko to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had
been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one
linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 26, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Nick Velcoff over George Hill > Mixed Style Match: Dick Daviscourt over Taro Myaki (01) > Jim Londos over the Masked Marvel (01) /
Notes: Daviscourt was declared the winner of his match when Myaki was deemed unable to continue. During the Londos-Marvel match,
Londos removed the Marvel’s mask to identify him as Pete Sauer.
May 19, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pete Sauer over E.A. Oakes > Dick Daviscourt over Nick Velcoff > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* over Jim
Londos to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher had been the reigning World
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back
to George Hackenschmidt.
June 8, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Billy Manly over F.H. McWhorter > Dick Daviscourt over Charles Rentrop > Jim Londos over Pete Sauer / Notes: There was also
reportedly a boxing match on this card, but it is not provided following the card.
October 13, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > George Kotsonaros over Charles Rentrop > Dick Daviscourt over Tony Divitchi > Jim Browning and Pete Sauer went to a
draw at 60:00 / Notes: Kotsonaros was declared the winner of his match when Rentrop was deemed unable to continue.
October 27, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > George Erwin and Young Crawley went to a draw > John Paxos over Farmer McLeod two falls to none > Dick Daviscourt over
Jim Browning / Notes: Contos was the special referee for the Daviscourt-Browning match.
November 9, 1926 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Dan Stephens over Kid Kelly > Tony Divitchi over Charles Rentrop > Dick Daviscourt over Jim Londos at 98:40 / Notes: It was
reported that 3,000 were in attendance for this card. Rentrop substituted for John Paxos in the match against Divitchi, and then was the
special referee for the Daviscourt-Londos match.
November 26, 1926 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Oresti Vadalfi over John Paxos > Dick Daviscourt over Pete Sauer / Notes: Pete Dallis was the special referee for the
Daviscourt-Sauer match.
December 6, 1926 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pro versus Amateur Match: Pete Dallis over Bob Ruble > Pete Sauer over Jack Roller > Dick Daviscourt over Oresti Vadalfi /
Notes: In the Ruble-Dallis match, Ruble was the amateur. Sauer substituted for Jim Londos in the match against Roller.
December 15, 1926 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Teen Amateur Match: Buckshot Phillips over Young Manuel > Paul Jones (01) over Oresti Vadalfi > World Heavyweight Title
Match: Joe Stecher* over Dick Daviscourt to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 5,000 were in attendance for this card. Stecher was
declared the winner of his match when Daviscourt was deemed unable to continue. Stecher had been the reigning World Heavyweight
Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to George
Hackenschmidt.