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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1930s |
| July – September |
| 1935 |
| 1930s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Abe Marshall; Abe Rothberg; Al Olsen;
Bennie Johnson; Bill Crussell; Bill Faulkner; Bill Ward; the Blue Flash; Bob Anderson (01); Bob Morton; Bob Wagner; Bobbie DeWitt; Bull
Schmidt; Charlie Norman; Charlie Strack; Chief Chewacki (01); Cleve Roby; Danno O’Mahoney; Darna Ostapovich; Dick Raines; Dick
Stahl; Dink Almand; Doc Langford; Dorv Roche; Doug Wyckoff; Ellis Bashara; Emilio Firpo; Floyd Byrd; Foy Rivers; Frank Bettis; Frank
Remille; Frank Speer; George Koverly; George Romanoff; Glenn Cowan; Happy Yarn; Henry Weber; Hold J. Gewinner; Honey Boy
Hackney; Howard Glymp; Howard Rakestraw; Hugh Welch; Jack Herren; Jack McAdams; Jack Newsome; Jack Ross; Jack Russell; Jack
Trainer; Jake Patterson; Jim Coffield; Jim Thompson; Jim Tracy; Jimmy Fant; Jimmy Hope; Joe Cox; Joe Dillman; Joe Russell; Joe
Santell; Joe Wolfe; John Dameron; John Mauldin; Karl Davis; Leon Fuller; Lou Bartell; Louis LaChene; Marshall Blackstock; Nat Jones;
Orville Brown; Pat O’Brien (01); Paul Burns; Paul Harper; Pedro Torres; Pete Mansau; Pete Sauer; Red Carlton; Red Dugan; Ripper
Reeves; Rita Gomez; Roland Kirchmeyer; Roy Stewart; Sammy Miller; Son Almand; Tarzan Jordan; Tiny Ruff; Totem Pole Anderson;
Wayne Coleman; Wesley Brownlee; Whitey Hewitt; Whitey Patterson; Young Americus; Young Corbett; Young Londos; Young Sampson.
July 1, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Sammy Miller over Bob Morton >
Honey Boy Hackney and Young Londos went to a draw at 60:00 > Louis LaChene over Emilio Firpo by disqualification / Notes: LaChene
substituted for Tarzan Jordan in the match against Firpo.
July 5, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Foy Rivers >
Jack Trainer versus Emilio Firpo > Honey Boy Hackney versus Son Almand / Notes: John Mauldin was credited as being a referee for this
card.
July 8, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack McAdams over Totem Pole
Anderson two falls to one > Honey Boy Hackney over Pete Mansau by disqualification > Sammy Miller over Emilio Firpo
July 10, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Dick Stahl over Bob Wagner by disqualification at 17:00 > Joe Cox and Roland Kirchmeyer went to a draw > Dick Raines over Charlie
Strack at 20:00 two falls to none
July 11, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Glenn Cowan versus Whitey Patterson >
Wayne Coleman versus Emilio Firpo > Sammy Miller versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: Bob Anderson (01) was credited as being a
referee for this card.
July 12, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Bull Schmidt >
Jack McAdams versus Emilio Firpo > Jack Ross versus Honey Boy Hackney
July 15, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack McAdams and John Mauldin
went to a draw at 45:00 > Honey Boy Hackney over Al Olsen by disqualification > George Romanoff over Emilio Firpo two falls to one
July 19, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack Trainer versus Honey Boy
Hackney > Jack McAdams versus Pete Mansau > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo / Notes: There were two referees for the Mauldin-
Firpo match.
July 22, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe and Sammy Miller went to
a draw at 10:00 > Bull Schmidt over Emilio Firpo by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Jack McAdams two falls to one > George
Romanoff over Al Olsen two falls to none / Notes: Wolfe issued an open challenge that he could beat anyone in ten minutes, and Miller
accepted.
July 24, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox and Marshall Blackstock went to a draw at 30:00 > Roland Kirchmeyer over Jim Coffield at 60:00 > Frank Speer over Whitey
Hewitt at 30:00 / Notes: Coffield substituted for Paul Harper in the match against Kirchmeyer.
July 25, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Pete Mansau versus the Blue Flash > Sammy
Miller versus Glenn Cowan > Honey Boy Hackney versus Young Londos
July 26, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe versus Young
Londos > Emilio Firpo versus Son Almand > George Romanoff versus John Mauldin
July 29, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo over Totem Pole
Anderson two falls to one > Sammy Miller over Joe Wolfe by disqualification > George Romanoff over Honey Boy Hackney two falls to
none
July 31, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox and Roland Kirchmeyer went to a draw at 30:00 > Frank Speer over Karl Davis by disqualification two falls to none > Orville
Brown over Darna Ostapovich at 34:00 two falls to one
August 1, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bill Ward versus Whitey Patterson > Joe
Wolfe versus Honey Boy Hackney > Sammy Miller versus Emilio Firpo
August 2, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo versus Honey
Boy Hackney > Joe Wolfe versus Young Londos > George Romanoff versus Young Sampson
August 5, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Tarzan Jordan over Emilio Firpo >
Honey Boy Hackney over Young Sampson two falls to one > George Romanoff over Joe Wolfe
August 7, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > John Mauldin over Totem Pole
Anderson by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Pedro Torres / Notes: It was reported that this card was the first held in Albany in
at least twelve years.
August 7, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Joe Cox and Chief Chewacki (01) went to a draw at 30:00 > Dick Raines over Karl Davis at 28:00 two falls to one > Orville Brown and
Frank Speer went to a draw
August 8, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Wesley Brownlee versus Bill Ward > Lou
Bartell versus Young Sampson > George Romanoff versus Wayne Coleman
August 9, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Mauldin versus Joe
Wolfe > Emilio Firpo versus Tarzan Jordan > George Romanoff versus Honey Boy Hackney
August 12, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Happy Yarn over Jimmy Hope >
John Mauldin over Ripper Reeves > Honey Boy Hackney over Tarzan Jordan > Emilio Firpo over Joe Wolfe
August 14, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Pedro Torres over Wayne Coleman
> Honey Boy Hackney over John Mauldin
August 14, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Cox and Darna Ostapovich went to a draw at 30:00 > Frank Speer over George Koverly two falls to none > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Danno O’Mahoney* over Pete Sauer at 26:00 to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 7,000 were in
attendance for this card. O’Mahoney had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Jim Londos in
Boston, MA, on June 27, 1935. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling
Association.
August 15, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bob Anderson (01) versus Bill Ward >
Frank Remille versus Young Londos > No Time Limit Match: Joe Wolfe versus Wayne Coleman
August 16, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe versus Red
Dugan > Joe Dillman versus Young Londos > Jack Ross versus Son Almand
August 21, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Joe Dillman over Pedro Torres >
Honey Boy Hackney and Young Londos went to a draw at one fall each
August 21, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Darna Ostapovich over Dick Stahl two falls to none > Doug Wyckoff over Ellis Bashara at 16:00 > Frank Speer over Joe Cox
by disqualification at 50:30 two falls to one
August 22, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Leon Fuller versus Bob Anderson (01) >
John Mauldin versus Young Americus > Joe Wolfe versus Tarzan Jordan
August 23, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Whitey
Patterson > John Mauldin versus Bill Faulkner > Floyd Byrd versus Joe Wolfe
August 24, 1935 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Ten-Round
Boxing Match: Howard Rakestraw and Howard Glymp ended in a draw > John Dameron over Red Dugan two falls to none > Glenn
Cowan over John Mauldin by disqualification / Notes: It was reported that 8,000 were in attendance for this card. The event was
presented by the Fisher Body Plant’s bargaining committee and General Motors for their employees, and was also open to the
public. Doc Langford was credited as being a referee for this card.
August 26, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo over Young
Sampson > John Mauldin over Joe Wolfe two falls to none > Honey Boy Hackney and Son Almand went to a draw at 60:00 > John Mauldin
over Totem Pole Anderson
August 28, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Pedro Torres versus Young Londos
> Honey Boy Hackney versus Totem Pole Anderson
August 28, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Doug Wyckoff over Abe Rothberg at 20:00 > Darna Ostapovich over Jake Patterson at 35:00 two falls to none > Frank Speer
over Roland Kirchmeyer at 42:00 / Notes: Patterson substituted for Joe Cox in the match against Ostapovich.
August 29, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Eight-Round Boxing Match: Bennie
Johnson versus Jack Newsome > Bob Anderson (01) versus Red Dugan > No Time Limit Match: Joe Wolfe versus Frank Remille
August 30, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Red Dugan
> Joe Wolfe versus Dink Almand > Wayne Coleman versus Tarzan Jordan
September 3, 1935 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron over Charlie
Norman two falls to one > Young Londos over John Mauldin by disqualification two falls to none > Jack Ross over Emilio Firpo two falls to
one
September 5, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo >
Honey Boy Hackney versus Young Londos > Paul Burns versus Tarzan Jordan / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being a referee for
this card.
September 5, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill
Faulkner versus Tiny Ruff > Frank Remille versus Bull Schmidt / Notes: Hold J. Gewinner was credited as being a referee for this card.
September 6, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Charlie Norman versus
Bill Ward > Emilio Firpo versus Honey Boy Hackney > Son Almand versus Young Sampson
September 9, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Glenn Cowan versus Emilio
Firpo > Ripper Reeves versus Honey Boy Hackney > Bill Crussell versus Joe Wolfe
September 11, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Women’s Match: Bobbie
DeWitt versus Rita Gomez > Joe Wolfe versus Ripper Reeves > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Honey Boy Hackney* versus
Totem Pole Anderson / Notes: It was reported that Hackney became the Southern Light Heavyweight Champion when he went over Roy
Lumpkin September 2, 1935, in Augusta.
September 12, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > John Dameron versus Whitey
Patterson > John Mauldin versus Glenn Cowan > Emilio Firpo versus Young Londos / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being a
referee for this card.
September 12, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Wesley Brownlee and Frank Remille went to a draw
September 13, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Leon Fuller versus Hugh
Welch > Glenn Cowan versus Red Dugan > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo
September 16, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus John
Dameron > Bill Crussell over Young Sampson two falls to none > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Honey Boy Hackney* over
Sammy Miller two falls to one to retain the title / Notes: Hackney had been billed as Southern Light Heavyweight Champion since
September 2, 1935.
September 17, 1935 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ellis Bashara over Jake Patterson at 27:00 > Frank Speer over Doug Wyckoff by disqualification at 33:00 two falls to one >
Dorv Roche over Roland Kirchmeyer at 24:00 two falls to one
September 18, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Glenn Cowan over Red Dugan
> Sammy Miller over Pedro Torres
September 19, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bob Anderson (01) versus Totem Pole
Anderson > Sammy Miller versus Young Londos > John Mauldin versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being
a referee for this card.
September 19, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Leon Fuller versus Roy Stewart > Bill Faulkner versus Bull Schmidt > Wesley Brownlee versus Frank Remille
September 20, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Pat O’Brien (01)
versus Hugh Welch > Sammy Miller versus Young Americus > Jack Russell versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 23, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos versus Young
Americus > Joe Santell versus Jack Russell > Bill Crussell versus Abe Marshall
September 25, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Jimmy Fant versus Young
Londos > Abe Marshall versus Joe Santell > Sammy Miller versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 26, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Eight-Round Boxing Match: Joe
Russell versus Young Corbett > Wayne Coleman versus Jack Russell > Joe Santell versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 26, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Jim Tracy versus Bill Faulkner > Tiny Ruff versus Son Almand > Jim Thompson versus Jack Herren
September 27, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Wesley Brownlee versus
Whitey Patterson > Red Dugan versus Young Londos > Wayne Coleman versus Son Almand
September 30, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos over Wesley
Brownlee > Joe Santell over Jack Russell by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Abe Marshall
Bennie Johnson; Bill Crussell; Bill Faulkner; Bill Ward; the Blue Flash; Bob Anderson (01); Bob Morton; Bob Wagner; Bobbie DeWitt; Bull
Schmidt; Charlie Norman; Charlie Strack; Chief Chewacki (01); Cleve Roby; Danno O’Mahoney; Darna Ostapovich; Dick Raines; Dick
Stahl; Dink Almand; Doc Langford; Dorv Roche; Doug Wyckoff; Ellis Bashara; Emilio Firpo; Floyd Byrd; Foy Rivers; Frank Bettis; Frank
Remille; Frank Speer; George Koverly; George Romanoff; Glenn Cowan; Happy Yarn; Henry Weber; Hold J. Gewinner; Honey Boy
Hackney; Howard Glymp; Howard Rakestraw; Hugh Welch; Jack Herren; Jack McAdams; Jack Newsome; Jack Ross; Jack Russell; Jack
Trainer; Jake Patterson; Jim Coffield; Jim Thompson; Jim Tracy; Jimmy Fant; Jimmy Hope; Joe Cox; Joe Dillman; Joe Russell; Joe
Santell; Joe Wolfe; John Dameron; John Mauldin; Karl Davis; Leon Fuller; Lou Bartell; Louis LaChene; Marshall Blackstock; Nat Jones;
Orville Brown; Pat O’Brien (01); Paul Burns; Paul Harper; Pedro Torres; Pete Mansau; Pete Sauer; Red Carlton; Red Dugan; Ripper
Reeves; Rita Gomez; Roland Kirchmeyer; Roy Stewart; Sammy Miller; Son Almand; Tarzan Jordan; Tiny Ruff; Totem Pole Anderson;
Wayne Coleman; Wesley Brownlee; Whitey Hewitt; Whitey Patterson; Young Americus; Young Corbett; Young Londos; Young Sampson.
July 1, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Sammy Miller over Bob Morton >
Honey Boy Hackney and Young Londos went to a draw at 60:00 > Louis LaChene over Emilio Firpo by disqualification / Notes: LaChene
substituted for Tarzan Jordan in the match against Firpo.
July 5, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Foy Rivers >
Jack Trainer versus Emilio Firpo > Honey Boy Hackney versus Son Almand / Notes: John Mauldin was credited as being a referee for this
card.
July 8, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack McAdams over Totem Pole
Anderson two falls to one > Honey Boy Hackney over Pete Mansau by disqualification > Sammy Miller over Emilio Firpo
July 10, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Dick Stahl over Bob Wagner by disqualification at 17:00 > Joe Cox and Roland Kirchmeyer went to a draw > Dick Raines over Charlie
Strack at 20:00 two falls to none
July 11, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Glenn Cowan versus Whitey Patterson >
Wayne Coleman versus Emilio Firpo > Sammy Miller versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: Bob Anderson (01) was credited as being a
referee for this card.
July 12, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Bull Schmidt >
Jack McAdams versus Emilio Firpo > Jack Ross versus Honey Boy Hackney
July 15, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack McAdams and John Mauldin
went to a draw at 45:00 > Honey Boy Hackney over Al Olsen by disqualification > George Romanoff over Emilio Firpo two falls to one
July 19, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Jack Trainer versus Honey Boy
Hackney > Jack McAdams versus Pete Mansau > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo / Notes: There were two referees for the Mauldin-
Firpo match.
July 22, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe and Sammy Miller went to
a draw at 10:00 > Bull Schmidt over Emilio Firpo by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Jack McAdams two falls to one > George
Romanoff over Al Olsen two falls to none / Notes: Wolfe issued an open challenge that he could beat anyone in ten minutes, and Miller
accepted.
July 24, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox and Marshall Blackstock went to a draw at 30:00 > Roland Kirchmeyer over Jim Coffield at 60:00 > Frank Speer over Whitey
Hewitt at 30:00 / Notes: Coffield substituted for Paul Harper in the match against Kirchmeyer.
July 25, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Pete Mansau versus the Blue Flash > Sammy
Miller versus Glenn Cowan > Honey Boy Hackney versus Young Londos
July 26, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe versus Young
Londos > Emilio Firpo versus Son Almand > George Romanoff versus John Mauldin
July 29, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo over Totem Pole
Anderson two falls to one > Sammy Miller over Joe Wolfe by disqualification > George Romanoff over Honey Boy Hackney two falls to
none
July 31, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox and Roland Kirchmeyer went to a draw at 30:00 > Frank Speer over Karl Davis by disqualification two falls to none > Orville
Brown over Darna Ostapovich at 34:00 two falls to one
August 1, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bill Ward versus Whitey Patterson > Joe
Wolfe versus Honey Boy Hackney > Sammy Miller versus Emilio Firpo
August 2, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo versus Honey
Boy Hackney > Joe Wolfe versus Young Londos > George Romanoff versus Young Sampson
August 5, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Tarzan Jordan over Emilio Firpo >
Honey Boy Hackney over Young Sampson two falls to one > George Romanoff over Joe Wolfe
August 7, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > John Mauldin over Totem Pole
Anderson by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Pedro Torres / Notes: It was reported that this card was the first held in Albany in
at least twelve years.
August 7, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Joe Cox and Chief Chewacki (01) went to a draw at 30:00 > Dick Raines over Karl Davis at 28:00 two falls to one > Orville Brown and
Frank Speer went to a draw
August 8, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Wesley Brownlee versus Bill Ward > Lou
Bartell versus Young Sampson > George Romanoff versus Wayne Coleman
August 9, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Mauldin versus Joe
Wolfe > Emilio Firpo versus Tarzan Jordan > George Romanoff versus Honey Boy Hackney
August 12, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Happy Yarn over Jimmy Hope >
John Mauldin over Ripper Reeves > Honey Boy Hackney over Tarzan Jordan > Emilio Firpo over Joe Wolfe
August 14, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Pedro Torres over Wayne Coleman
> Honey Boy Hackney over John Mauldin
August 14, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Cox and Darna Ostapovich went to a draw at 30:00 > Frank Speer over George Koverly two falls to none > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Danno O’Mahoney* over Pete Sauer at 26:00 to retain the title / Notes: It was reported that 7,000 were in
attendance for this card. O’Mahoney had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Jim Londos in
Boston, MA, on June 27, 1935. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling
Association.
August 15, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bob Anderson (01) versus Bill Ward >
Frank Remille versus Young Londos > No Time Limit Match: Joe Wolfe versus Wayne Coleman
August 16, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Joe Wolfe versus Red
Dugan > Joe Dillman versus Young Londos > Jack Ross versus Son Almand
August 21, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Joe Dillman over Pedro Torres >
Honey Boy Hackney and Young Londos went to a draw at one fall each
August 21, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Darna Ostapovich over Dick Stahl two falls to none > Doug Wyckoff over Ellis Bashara at 16:00 > Frank Speer over Joe Cox
by disqualification at 50:30 two falls to one
August 22, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Leon Fuller versus Bob Anderson (01) >
John Mauldin versus Young Americus > Joe Wolfe versus Tarzan Jordan
August 23, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Whitey
Patterson > John Mauldin versus Bill Faulkner > Floyd Byrd versus Joe Wolfe
August 24, 1935 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Ten-Round
Boxing Match: Howard Rakestraw and Howard Glymp ended in a draw > John Dameron over Red Dugan two falls to none > Glenn
Cowan over John Mauldin by disqualification / Notes: It was reported that 8,000 were in attendance for this card. The event was
presented by the Fisher Body Plant’s bargaining committee and General Motors for their employees, and was also open to the
public. Doc Langford was credited as being a referee for this card.
August 26, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Emilio Firpo over Young
Sampson > John Mauldin over Joe Wolfe two falls to none > Honey Boy Hackney and Son Almand went to a draw at 60:00 > John Mauldin
over Totem Pole Anderson
August 28, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Pedro Torres versus Young Londos
> Honey Boy Hackney versus Totem Pole Anderson
August 28, 1935 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Ponce DeLeon Ballpark (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Doug Wyckoff over Abe Rothberg at 20:00 > Darna Ostapovich over Jake Patterson at 35:00 two falls to none > Frank Speer
over Roland Kirchmeyer at 42:00 / Notes: Patterson substituted for Joe Cox in the match against Ostapovich.
August 29, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Eight-Round Boxing Match: Bennie
Johnson versus Jack Newsome > Bob Anderson (01) versus Red Dugan > No Time Limit Match: Joe Wolfe versus Frank Remille
August 30, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus Red Dugan
> Joe Wolfe versus Dink Almand > Wayne Coleman versus Tarzan Jordan
September 3, 1935 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron over Charlie
Norman two falls to one > Young Londos over John Mauldin by disqualification two falls to none > Jack Ross over Emilio Firpo two falls to
one
September 5, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo >
Honey Boy Hackney versus Young Londos > Paul Burns versus Tarzan Jordan / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being a referee for
this card.
September 5, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill
Faulkner versus Tiny Ruff > Frank Remille versus Bull Schmidt / Notes: Hold J. Gewinner was credited as being a referee for this card.
September 6, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Charlie Norman versus
Bill Ward > Emilio Firpo versus Honey Boy Hackney > Son Almand versus Young Sampson
September 9, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Glenn Cowan versus Emilio
Firpo > Ripper Reeves versus Honey Boy Hackney > Bill Crussell versus Joe Wolfe
September 11, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Women’s Match: Bobbie
DeWitt versus Rita Gomez > Joe Wolfe versus Ripper Reeves > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Honey Boy Hackney* versus
Totem Pole Anderson / Notes: It was reported that Hackney became the Southern Light Heavyweight Champion when he went over Roy
Lumpkin September 2, 1935, in Augusta.
September 12, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > John Dameron versus Whitey
Patterson > John Mauldin versus Glenn Cowan > Emilio Firpo versus Young Londos / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being a
referee for this card.
September 12, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Wesley Brownlee and Frank Remille went to a draw
September 13, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Leon Fuller versus Hugh
Welch > Glenn Cowan versus Red Dugan > John Mauldin versus Emilio Firpo
September 16, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Ward versus John
Dameron > Bill Crussell over Young Sampson two falls to none > Southern Light Heavyweight Title Match: Honey Boy Hackney* over
Sammy Miller two falls to one to retain the title / Notes: Hackney had been billed as Southern Light Heavyweight Champion since
September 2, 1935.
September 17, 1935 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ellis Bashara over Jake Patterson at 27:00 > Frank Speer over Doug Wyckoff by disqualification at 33:00 two falls to one >
Dorv Roche over Roland Kirchmeyer at 24:00 two falls to one
September 18, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Glenn Cowan over Red Dugan
> Sammy Miller over Pedro Torres
September 19, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Bob Anderson (01) versus Totem Pole
Anderson > Sammy Miller versus Young Londos > John Mauldin versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: Red Carlton was credited as being
a referee for this card.
September 19, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Leon Fuller versus Roy Stewart > Bill Faulkner versus Bull Schmidt > Wesley Brownlee versus Frank Remille
September 20, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Pat O’Brien (01)
versus Hugh Welch > Sammy Miller versus Young Americus > Jack Russell versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 23, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos versus Young
Americus > Joe Santell versus Jack Russell > Bill Crussell versus Abe Marshall
September 25, 1935 (Wednesday) – Albany, GA – Supreme Circle Hall (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Jimmy Fant versus Young
Londos > Abe Marshall versus Joe Santell > Sammy Miller versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 26, 1935 (Thursday) – Avondale, GA – Avondale Arena (Nat Jones – Promoter) > Eight-Round Boxing Match: Joe
Russell versus Young Corbett > Wayne Coleman versus Jack Russell > Joe Santell versus Honey Boy Hackney
September 26, 1935 (Thursday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) >
Jim Tracy versus Bill Faulkner > Tiny Ruff versus Son Almand > Jim Thompson versus Jack Herren
September 27, 1935 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Riverside Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Wesley Brownlee versus
Whitey Patterson > Red Dugan versus Young Londos > Wayne Coleman versus Son Almand
September 30, 1935 (Monday) – Atlanta, GA – Key Arena (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos over Wesley
Brownlee > Joe Santell over Jack Russell by disqualification > Honey Boy Hackney over Abe Marshall