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The following is a compilation of all individuals referenced on this page: the Armless Wonder of the World; Art McKay; Bill Collins; Bill Crussell; Bill Ward; Blue Sun Jennings; Bob Anderson; Bob Ruble; Bobby Hughes; Bobby Ray; Bobby Stewart; Charles Alexander; Charlie Fairbrother; Chief Lakeside; Clark Homes; Curley Baker; Dave Terrell; Dick Daviscourt; Dick Jones; Dink Almand; Dobie Osborne; Doc Langford; Ed Hudson; Eddie Elzea; Eddie Wagner; Elmo Chappell; Eugene Talmadge; F.P. McGee; F.P. Owens; Ferris Epting; Floyd Owens; Foy Rivers; Frank McCarroll; Frank Smith; Frankie Allen; Fred Davaney; Fred Furlong; Fred Koloff; Frosty Turner; Gene Fox; George Demos; George Harben; George Phillips; George Zaharias; Gino Garibaldi; Glenn Cowan; Gus Ross; Henry Weber; Horace Epting; Hugh Allgood; Hugh Winn; Jack Britt; Jack Fisher; Jack Harp; Jack Hollenback; Jack McAdams; Jack Ross; Jack Taylor; Jack Zarnas; James Key; Jeems Poulos; Jim Clinstock; Jim Hesslyn; Jim McMillen; Jim Skleres; Jim Zbyszko; Jimmy Kimberly; Jimmy Lott; Jimmy Roy; Jimmy Ryan; Joe Mendoza; Joe Ricco; Joe Savoldi; John A. White; John Dameron; John Karres; John Mauldin; John Morgan; John Pantellas; Keith Converse; Kid Aristides; Kid Brown; Lefty Little; Leo Jeffers; Leon Bloom; Leon Fuller; Leon Langford; Lloyd Brown; Mabel Livingston; Mallory Mann; the Masked Marvel; Max Shapiro; Mike Botsaris; Milo Steinborn; Oscar Williamson; Pat Austin; Pat Hurley; Pat Newman; Pat O’Brien; Pat O’Shocker; Pat Williams; Paul Burns; Paul Harper; Paul Jones; Pee Wee Zanaras; Pete Rogers; Pete Sauer; Pete Sauls; Pete Zbyszko; Ralph DeLeon; Red Dugan; Red Fox; Red McKlusky; Red Powell; Richard Dick; Ronnie McDuffie; Roy Epting; Roy Stewart; Sailor Borne; Sailor Downs; Sam Rivers; Sammy Marcovich; Shorty Boyd; Smitty Anderson; Speck Hamilton; Steve Forest; Tarzan Jordan; Ted Radcliffe; Teddy Betts; Tom Mahoney; Tom Marvin; Vic Miller; Vinson Brown; W.K. Carswell; Warren Whitten; Weldon Newsome; Wesley Brownlee; Whitey Hewitt; Whitey Patterson; Will Louie Semril; Wilmer Lay; Young Gotch; Young Jack Dempsey; Young Londos; Young Tofalos; and Yusef Hussane.

1930-39

JANUARY - MARCH

1933

1933

JANUARY 2 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Lloyd Brown versus Smitty Anderson > Jack McAdams versus Bill Crussell > John Dameron versus John Mauldin / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 2 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Red McKlusky versus Horace Epting > Tom Mahoney versus Eddie Elzea > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* versus Warren Whitten / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Jack Ross had been billed as the Southern Lightweight Champion since May 2, 1932.

JANUARY 5 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – BROOKHAVEN AMERICAN LEGION ARENA (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Oscar Williamson versus Curley Baker > Bill Collins versus Whitey Patterson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There were also boxing matches and a battle royal featuring local youths in blindfolds, but no details were provided following the card. This card was reported to have been a benefit for relief work.

JANUARY 10 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Wilmer Lay versus Red McKlusky > George Harben versus Tom Mahoney > No TL Match: Jack Ross versus Jim Hesslyn / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 12 (THURSDAY) – HAPEVILLE, GA – HAPEVILLE AUDITORIUM (Mallory Mann – Promoter) > Jimmy Ryan versus Frosty Turner > Whitey Patterson versus Foy Rivers > Wesley Brownlee versus John Dameron / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 13 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Lloyd Brown versus Pat Williams > Wesley Brownlee versus John Mauldin / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There were also boxing matches, but no details were provided following the card. It was reported that this was the second card at this venue promoted by Wesley Brownlee, but no documentation has been found for a card prior to this one. It was also noted that previous cards in Avondale were at the Avondale High School Auditorium, but nothing has been found to substantiate that and whether Brownlee promoted those as well.

JANUARY 17 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Collins defeated Whitey Patterson > Paul Harper and Jack Zarnas wrestled to a draw at 60:00 > Dick Daviscourt defeated Blue Sun Jennings at 40:00 (2-1)

JANUARY 17 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Eddie Elzea versus Jack Hollenback > Tom Mahoney versus Sammy Marcovich > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* versus Joe Ricco / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Jack Ross had been billed as the Southern Lightweight Champion since May 2, 1932.

JANUARY 19 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – BROOKHAVEN AMERICAN LEGION ARENA (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Keith Converse versus Pat Austin > Foy Rivers versus John Mauldin / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It was reported that this card was a benefit for community relief.

JANUARY 23 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Steve Forest versus Vinson Brown > Winner Take All Match: Whitey Patterson versus Red Powell > Ronnie McDuffie versus Bob Ruble / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was one other match, but no details were provided following the card. Ronnie McDuffie was billed as a former U.S. Coast Guard wrestling champion.

JANUARY 24 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pat O’Shocker versus Whitey Hewitt ruled a no contest at 30:45 > Handicap Match: Jim McMillen defeated Jack Zarnas at 62:30 (2-0) / Notes: The match between Jim McMillen and Jack Zarnas required the former to defeat the latter within ninety minutes. Doc Langford was credited as being a referee on this card.

JANUARY 24 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Vic Miller versus Eddie Wagner > World Junior Welterweight Title Match: Jack Fisher* versus Pete Zbyszko > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* versus Eddie Elzea / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. The origin of the World Junior Welterweight Title is unclear to us at this time. Jack Ross had been billed as the Southern Lightweight Champion since May 2, 1932.

JANUARY 26 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – BROOKHAVEN AMERICAN LEGION ARENA (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Oscar Williamson versus Tarzan Jordan > Whitey Patterson versus Keith Converse / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

JANURY 27 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – GEORGIA POWER ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL CLUB (F.P. McGee – Promoter) > Oscar Williamson versus Hugh Winn > Bob Anderson versus Red Powell > Bill Crussell versus John Mauldin > Boxing Match: Frankie Allen versus Jack Harp / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was one other boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

JANUARY 27 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Boxing Match: Dink Almand versus Lefty Little > John Mauldin versus Whitey Patterson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 30 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Amateur Match: Roy Stewart versus Dick Jones > Pat O’Brien versus F.P. Owens > Leon Fuller versus Foy Rivers > Ronnie McDuffie versus Art McKay / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It was reported that Ronnie McDuffie was also scheduled to take part in a boxing match the same night at Fort McPherson, but nothing documented has been found.

JANUARY 31 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Clinstock versus Whitey Hewitt > Jack Zarnas defeated Ralph DeLeon (2-1) / Notes: Jim Clinstock failed to appear for his match with Whitey Hewitt, prompting Atlanta City Boxing Commission Chairman John A. White to suspend Clinstock indefinitely. As a result, Henry Weber asked that anyone bringing a ticket stub from this card would be admitted into the card on February 7, 1933.

JANUARY 31 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Tom Mahoney versus Teddy Betts > Jim Hesslyn versus Jimmy Lott > George Harben versus Yusef Hussane / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 2 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – BROOKHAVEN AMERICAN LEGION ARENA (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Dave Terrell versus Whitey Patterson > John Dameron versus Red Powell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 3 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Sam Rivers versus Steve Forest > Bill Collins versus Wesley Brownlee > Bob Anderson versus the Masked Marvel / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 6 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > John Mauldin versus Jim Zbyszko / Notes: It was reported that Jim Zbyszko was a “veteran of some five hundred matches”.

FEBRUARY 7 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Whitey Hewitt defeated Paul Harper at 17:50 > George Zaharias defeated Jim Clinstock (2-1) / Notes: Jim Clinstock had been suspended indefinitely by Atlanta City Boxing Commission Chairman John A. White on January 31, 1933, for failing to appear on that card. Apparently, indefinite meant one week.

FEBRUARY 7 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Charlie Fairbrother and Speck Hamilton wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Joe Ricco defeated Tom Mahoney > Jack Ross defeated Sammy Marcovich

FEBRUARY 9 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AUDITORIUM (Hercules Athletic Club – Promoters) > Frank Smith and Young Londos wrestled to a draw > Max Shapiro defeated Mike Botsaris > Kid Aristides and Jeems Poulos wrestled to a draw > George Demos defeated Leon Bloom > Young Tofalos defeated Pete Rogers / Notes: There was also a boxing match and a boxing battle royal, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 10 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Boxing Match: Frankie Allen versus Jack Taylor > Pete Rogers versus Young Gotch > Foy Rivers versus Red Powell > John Dameron versus the Masked Marvel / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 13 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Elmo Chappell versus Young Gotch > John Dameron versus Foy Rivers > Bob Ruble versus Pete Sauls / Notes: It was reported that Pete Sauls was from Birmingham and was making his local debut.

FEBRUARY 13 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ODD FELLOWS HALL (Bob Anderson – Promoter) > Amateur Match: Pat Williams versus Leon Langford > John Dameron versus Glenn Cowan > Whitey Patterson versus Red Powell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 13 (MONDAY) – COLLEGE PARK, GA – COLLEGE PARK ARENA (Bobby Hughes – Promoter) / Notes: It was reported that a “headline wrestling match”, plus four boxing bouts, would be taking place on this card, but no details were provided before or following the card.

FEBRUARY 14 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pat Hurley defeated Frank McCarroll (2-1) > Whitey Hewitt defeated Jack Zarnas at 51:00 (2-0) / Notes: Frank McCarroll was being billed as the Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion.

FEBRUARY 17 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Lloyd Brown versus Floyd Owens > Pete Rogers versus Young Gotch > Bob Anderson versus Whitey Patterson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 20 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Whitey Hewitt defeated Pat Hurley at 37:00 (2-0) > Pete Sauer defeated Milo Steinborn at 42:00 (2-1) / Notes: It was reported that 5,000 were in attendance for this card.

FEBRUARY 20 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > John Mauldin versus Whitey Patterson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 20 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ODD FELLOWS HALL (Bob Anderson – Promoter) > Bob Anderson versus John Dameron / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 21 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Ferris Epting versus Sailor Downs > Clark Holmes versus George Phillips > Inter-Gender Match: Fred Furlong versus Mabel Livingston > Fred Koloff versus Bobby Stewart / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 23 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AUDITORIUM (Hercules Athletic Club – Promoters) > Jim Skleres versus John Morgan > John Pantellas versus John Karres > Pee Wee Zanaras versus Jeems Poulos > Charles Alexander versus Kid Aristides > Bill Collins versus Young Londos / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a battle royal and a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 24 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – GEORGIA POWER ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL CLUB (F.P. McGee – Promoter) > Ted Radcliffe versus Oscar Williamson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 24 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Bobby Ray versus Red Powell > John Mauldin versus Young Gotch / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match as well as a battle royal featuring “Abbott’s colored boys from Scottsdale”, but no details were provided following the card.

FEBRUARY 28 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Gus Ross defeated Sailor Downs > Leo Jeffers defeated Sammy Marcovich by countout > Joe Ricco defeated Kid Brown > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jim Hesslyn defeated Jack Ross* to win title / Notes: Jack Ross had been billed as the Southern Lightweight Champion since May 2, 1932.

MARCH 1 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Whitey Hewitt defeated Tom Marvin at 60:00 > Milo Steinborn defeated Blue Sun Jennings at 43:00 (2-1) / Notes: It was reported that Governor Eugene Talmadge, Mayor James L. Key, and members of the state legislature were in attendance for this card.

MARCH 3 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Dave Terrell versus the Masked Marvel > Jack McAdams versus Bill Collins > Bill Ward versus Pat Austin > Boxing Match: Joe Mendoza versus Young Jack Dempsey / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 6 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Tarzan Jordan versus Oscar Williamson > Glenn Cowan versus Red Powell > Boxing Match: Jack Britt versus Sailor Borne / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 6 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ODD FELLOWS HALL (Bob Anderson – Promoter) > Pat O’Brien versus Smitty Anderson > Glenn Cowan versus John Dameron > Ed Hudson versus Jimmy Kimberly > John Mauldin versus Foy Rivers / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 7 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Sammy Marcovich versus Joe Ricco > Fred Davaney versus Speck Hamilton > Jimmy Lott versus Yusef Hussane / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 10 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Bob Anderson versus the Masked Marvel > Bill Ward versus John Dameron / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a battle royal and a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

MARCH 14 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ted Radcliffe defeated Red Fox > Paul Jones and Tom Marvin wrestled to a draw at 60:00 > Gino Garibaldi defeated Whitey Hewitt by disqualification at 60:00 (2-1)

MARCH 14 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Jimmy Roy and Horace Epting wrestled to a draw at 10:00 > Charlie Fairbrother defeated Shorty Boyd (2-0) > Sammy Marcovich defeated Sailor Downs by disqualification > Jack Ross defeated Joe Ricco > Battle Royal: Roy Epting defeated Ferris Epting, Leo Jeffers, and Sailor Downs / Notes: It is unclear as to the reason for the battle royal.

MARCH 17 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Pete Rogers versus Bill Collins > Bill Crussell versus Jack McAdams > Boxing Match: Weldon Newsome versus Will Louie Semril / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 21 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Jim Hesslyn versus Yusef Hussane > Joe Ricco versus Sailor Downs / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 22 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gino Garibaldi defeated Tom Marvin at 60:00 > Milo Steinborn defeated Whitey Hewitt at 51:00 (2-0)

MARCH 26 (SUNDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (W.K. Carswell – Promoter) > Jim Hesslyn versus Dobie Osborne > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat Newman* versus Jack Ross / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It is unclear as to how Pat Newman came to be recognized as Southern Lightweight Champion. The last reference we have show that Jim Hesslyn defeating Jack Ross to win the title on February 28, 1933, in Augusta.

MARCH 27 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – HOWELL MILL ARENA (F.P. Owens – Promoter) > Pete Rogers versus Young Gotch > Dave Terrell versus Pat Austin > Bob Anderson versus Gene Fox / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also an amateur wrestling match, but no details were provided following the card.

MARCH 28 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Milo Steinborn defeated Richard Dick (2-0) > Joe Savoldi defeated Jack Zarnas by disqualification (2-0)

MARCH 30 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – BROOKHAVEN AMERICAN LEGION ARENA (Hugh Allgood – Promoter) > Eddie Wagner versus Jack McAdams > Gene Fox versus Dave Terrell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.

MARCH 31 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – GEORGIA POWER ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL CLUB (F.P. McGee – Promoter) > Bill Crussell versus Paul Burns > Ted Radcliffe versus Oscar Williamson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There were also two boxing matches, but no details were provided following the card.

MARCH 31 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Wesley Brownlee – Promoter) > Dave Terrell versus Red Dugan > Smitty Anderson versus the Armless Wonder of the World > Wrestler versus Boxer Match: Jack Britt versus Whitey Patterson > Jack McAdams versus Chief Lakeside / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There was also a boxing match, but no details were provided following the card.