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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1920s |
| 1920s |
| 1929 |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Bill Nelson; Billy Manly; Buck Olson; Bull
Rico; Charlie Strack; Don Kolman; Earl McGrory; Frank Brunowicz; Frank Scoggins; Gene LaGene; George Zaharias; Gus Sonnenberg;
Henry Weber; Jack Humberto; Jack McAdams; Jim Londos; Jim McMillen; Jim Ottagus; Joe Hackenschmidt; Joe Rogacki; Joe Turner
(01); John Contos; John Freberg; Les Moore; Marshall Blackstock; Mike Adams; Mike Rembert; Mike Romano; Milo Steinborn; Paul
Harper; Paul Jones (01); Rudy Dusek.
January 2, 1929 (Wednesday) Notes: John Contos was injured in a severe automobile accident near his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA,
and never returned to promoting in Atlanta, thus canceling whatever events he had scheduled at the time.
March 7, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Paul Harper over Jack Humberto > Mike Romano over Gene LaGene two falls to none at 19:00 and 9:00 / Notes: McGrory
resumed promoting wrestling in Atlanta after John Contos had to step down as a result of the injuries he suffered in his automobile
accident in Pittsburgh, PA, on January 2, 1929.
March 21, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Strack over Marshall Blackstock two falls to none at 22:00 and 7:00 > Rudy Dusek over Paul Harper two falls to one
at 61:34
March 21, 1929 (Thursday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin High School Gymnasium (Les Moore – Promoter) > Joe Turner (01) over Bull Rico
at 45:00 > World Heavyweight Title Match: Gus Sonnenberg* over Don Kolman at 17:14 two falls to none to retain the title / Notes:
Sonnenberg had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Strangler Lewis in Boston, MA, on January 4, 1929.
This version was the one linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 11, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Milo Steinborn over Bill Nelson > Charlie Strack over Frank Brunowicz two falls to one at 65:59
April 19, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Milo Steinborn over Frank Brunowicz at 35:00 > Paul Jones (01) over Joe Hackenschmidt two falls to none at 43:00 and 2:00
May 3, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jim McMillen over Buck Olson > Paul Jones (01) over Charlie Strack two falls to one / Notes: Strack substituted for Jim Londos in the
match against Jones.
May 17, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Billy Manly over Mike Adams at 22:21 > Marshall Blackstock over Frank Scoggins two falls to none at 14:08 and 3:06 > Paul Jones (01)
over Paul Harper two falls to one at 73:20
June 12, 1929 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack McAdams over Jim Ottagus at 21:30 > Paul Jones (01) over Joe Rogacki two falls to one at 60:33 / Notes: It was
reported that 600 were in attendance for this card. Rogacki substituted for Milo Steinborn in the match against Jones.
June 18, 1929 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> John Freberg and Joe Rogacki went to a draw at 60:00 > Paul Jones (01) over Mike Rembert two falls to none at 16:10 and 1:00 /
Notes: This appears to have been the last event promoted by McGrory. Henry Weber picked up the torch in Atlanta five months later.
November 26, 1929 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Frank Brunowicz over Bill Nelson > Paul Jones (01) over George Zaharias two falls to one / Notes: This was the first card
promoted in Atlanta by Weber, looking to revive the business locally.
Rico; Charlie Strack; Don Kolman; Earl McGrory; Frank Brunowicz; Frank Scoggins; Gene LaGene; George Zaharias; Gus Sonnenberg;
Henry Weber; Jack Humberto; Jack McAdams; Jim Londos; Jim McMillen; Jim Ottagus; Joe Hackenschmidt; Joe Rogacki; Joe Turner
(01); John Contos; John Freberg; Les Moore; Marshall Blackstock; Mike Adams; Mike Rembert; Mike Romano; Milo Steinborn; Paul
Harper; Paul Jones (01); Rudy Dusek.
January 2, 1929 (Wednesday) Notes: John Contos was injured in a severe automobile accident near his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA,
and never returned to promoting in Atlanta, thus canceling whatever events he had scheduled at the time.
March 7, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Paul Harper over Jack Humberto > Mike Romano over Gene LaGene two falls to none at 19:00 and 9:00 / Notes: McGrory
resumed promoting wrestling in Atlanta after John Contos had to step down as a result of the injuries he suffered in his automobile
accident in Pittsburgh, PA, on January 2, 1929.
March 21, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Strack over Marshall Blackstock two falls to none at 22:00 and 7:00 > Rudy Dusek over Paul Harper two falls to one
at 61:34
March 21, 1929 (Thursday) – Griffin, GA – Griffin High School Gymnasium (Les Moore – Promoter) > Joe Turner (01) over Bull Rico
at 45:00 > World Heavyweight Title Match: Gus Sonnenberg* over Don Kolman at 17:14 two falls to none to retain the title / Notes:
Sonnenberg had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Strangler Lewis in Boston, MA, on January 4, 1929.
This version was the one linked back to George Hackenschmidt.
April 11, 1929 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Milo Steinborn over Bill Nelson > Charlie Strack over Frank Brunowicz two falls to one at 65:59
April 19, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Milo Steinborn over Frank Brunowicz at 35:00 > Paul Jones (01) over Joe Hackenschmidt two falls to none at 43:00 and 2:00
May 3, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jim McMillen over Buck Olson > Paul Jones (01) over Charlie Strack two falls to one / Notes: Strack substituted for Jim Londos in the
match against Jones.
May 17, 1929 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Billy Manly over Mike Adams at 22:21 > Marshall Blackstock over Frank Scoggins two falls to none at 14:08 and 3:06 > Paul Jones (01)
over Paul Harper two falls to one at 73:20
June 12, 1929 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack McAdams over Jim Ottagus at 21:30 > Paul Jones (01) over Joe Rogacki two falls to one at 60:33 / Notes: It was
reported that 600 were in attendance for this card. Rogacki substituted for Milo Steinborn in the match against Jones.
June 18, 1929 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Earl McGrory – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> John Freberg and Joe Rogacki went to a draw at 60:00 > Paul Jones (01) over Mike Rembert two falls to none at 16:10 and 1:00 /
Notes: This appears to have been the last event promoted by McGrory. Henry Weber picked up the torch in Atlanta five months later.
November 26, 1929 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Frank Brunowicz over Bill Nelson > Paul Jones (01) over George Zaharias two falls to one / Notes: This was the first card
promoted in Atlanta by Weber, looking to revive the business locally.