01/01/1929 - New York, NY - St. Nicholas Arena (1,000)
Renato Gardini (14:42) Jack Rogers
01/02/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Joe Shimkus (12min ref stop; ankle injury) Gil Mario
Carlos Henriquez (30min limit draw) Cyclone Rees
Renato Gardini (21min) Matt McCarr
Joe Stangel (45min limt draw) George Hagen
Kola Kwariani (25:10) Abe Kaplan
01/06/1929
Tex Rickard, long time boxing promoter at Madison Square Garden, passes away in Miami, FL.
01/08/1929 - New York, NY - St. Nicholas Arena (2,000)
Carlos Henriquez (15:47) Martin Merkur
Nino Darnoldi (4:47) Jack Rogers
Kola Kwariani (30min? dec) Mike Romano
Fred Grobmier (30min? dec) Wladek Zbyszko
Renato Gardini (2:49) Rejob Hassan
01/08/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Joe Shimkus (30min dec) Abe Kaplan
Charley Strack (30min limit draw) Nat Pendleton
Matt McCarr (18min) Stanislaus Zbyszko
Joe Stangel (20min) Pete Zalinskas
George Hagen (24min) Leon Labriola
01/15/1929 - New York, NY - St. Nicholas Arena
Abe Kaplan [sub. for Matt McCarr] def Cyclone Rees
George Hagen [sub. for Carlos Henriquez] def Al Morelli
Stanislaus Zbyszko vs Nino Darnoldi
George Hagen vs Stanley Stickney
Rudy Dusek def Jack Ganson
01/15/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Leon Labriola (8:15) Jack Rogers
Nat Pendleton (4:55) Pete Zalinskas
Charley Strack (30min limit draw) Wladek Zbyszko
Joe Stangel (21:26) Hans Bauer
Renato Gardini (32:40 UTC) Fred Grobmier
01/21/1929 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (6,000)
Carlos Henriquez (15:30) Ted Batenoff
Jack Ganson (30min limit draw) Nat Pendleton
Karl Pojello (10:42) Stan Stasiak
Rudy Dusek (25:28) George Vassel
Howard Cantonwine (3:50) Dan Koloff
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (44:41) Renato Gardini
01/23/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (7,000; 4,000 turn away)
Howard Cantonwine (15:12) George Walker
Karl Pojello (30min limit draw) Wladek Zbyszko
Charley Strack (11:20) Stanley Stickney
Joe Stangel (45min dec) Renato Gardini
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (36:45) George Hagen
01/29/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Stanislaus Zbyszko (30min limit draw) Fred Grobmier
Cyclone Rees (30min limit draw) Charley Strack
Howard Cantonwine (11:07) Frank Bruno [Frank Bronowicz]
Joe Stangel (28:30) Abe Kaplan
Renato Gardini (34:20) George Hagen
02/04/1929 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (3,500)
World Heavyweight Title: Gus Sonnenberg* (37:53) Howard Cantonwine
Wladek Zbysko (30min limit draw) Rudy Dusek
Matros Kirilenko def Abe Kaplan
Renato Gardini def Pete Zalinski (Zelinskas)
Toots Mondt (30min limit draw) Vanka Zelesniak
Carlos Henriquez def Jim Zabrisky
02/05/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (4,000)
Carlos Henriquez (11:22) Martin Mirkur
Charley Strack (30min dec) George Hagen
Toots Mondt (45min limit draw) Wladek Zbysko
Renato Gardini (16:03) Joe Shimkus
Non-title: Gus Sonnenberg (4:31) Frank Yusko
02/22/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (4,000)
Carlos Henriquez (12:50) Gil Mario
Charley Strack (30min dec) George Walker
Joe Stangel (13:20) Jim Sullivan
George Hagen (28:15) Fred Grobmier
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (45:30) Renato Gardini
02/25/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (7,000)
Howard Cantonwine def Fred Grobmier
Jim Londos (24:13) Gilberto Martinez Larrea
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (1:13:15) Kola Kwariani
02/27/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Joe Boyle (11:05) Martin Merkur
Charley Strack [sub. for George Walker] (30min limit draw) Cyclone Rees
Joe Stangel (13:08) Tony Rocco
Renato Gardini (20:08 DQ) Nino Darnoldi
Charlie Hansen (52:34 ref stop) George Hagen
* Hagen suffered a dislocated shoulder.
03/05/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Bob Diry (21:35) Jim Zebriskie
Wladek Zbyszko (30min limit draw) Charley Strack
Nat Pendleton (4:26) Sailor Williams [sub. for George Hagen]
Renato Gardini (8:42) Pat Markey
Charlie Hansen (49:10) Joe Stangel
03/09/1929 - Port Chester, NY - Holy Rosary Hall
Oscar Nygren (2-0) Sailor Williams
1: Nygren (5:10)
2: Nygren (6:05)
Renato Gardini (32:20) Jack Rogers
Wladek Zbyszko (31:02) Carl Vogel
03/14/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (14:10) Teddy Rodinoff
Wladek Zbyszko (15:30) Fred Grobmier
Joe Stangel (5:45) Pat Markey
Charley Strack (30min limit draw) Renato Gardini
World Heavyweight Title: Gus Sonnenberg* (35:40) Charley Hansen
03/18/1929- New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory
Mike Romano (13:53) Pete Zilimski
Wladek Zbyszko (11:22) Abe Kaplan
Toots Mondt (30min) Joe Stangel
Pat McGill (30min limit draw) Renato Gardini
Kola Kwariani (66:25 ref dec) Marin Plestina
03/19/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (8:26) Cyclone Gale
Cyclone Rees (20:47) Abe Kaplan
Matros Kirilenko (30min dec) Wladek Zbyszko
Renato Gardini (30min limit draw) Toots Mondt
Kola Kwariani (18:41) Joe Stangel
03/19/1929 - Meriden, CT - City Hall Auditorium
Teddy Verrillo vs Pete Colonius
Young Hercules vs either Young Lawson or Johnny Devers
Silent Bob Degoriao vs Cyclone Pat Mongillo
03/26/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Pat McGill (13:12) Charles Lepanen
Jack Washburn (30min dec) Joe Stangel
Matros Kirilenko (12:40) Fred Grobmier
Renato Gardini (30min limit draw) Marin Plestina
Mike Romano (42:38) Pat McKay
04/02/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (18:15) Tony Rocco
George Zaharias (19:45) Matt McCarr
Renato Gardini (22:15) Pat McKay
Mike Romano (6min) Pete Zilimski
Matros Kirilenko (35:40) Stanislaus Zbyszko
04/08/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (4,000)
Jack Washburn (30min limit draw) Mike Romano
Renato Gardini (10:14) George Zaharias
Jim McMillen (45min dec) Toots Mondt
Kola Kwariani (7:08) George Hill
Ed "Strangler" Lewis v Matros Kirilenko
04/09/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Pat McKay (30min limit draw) Joe Stangel
Fred Grobmier (14:20) George Zaharias
Renato Gardini (20:33) Jim Heslin
Wladek Zbysko (30min limit draw) Jim McMillen
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (48:02) Mike Romano
04/16/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (30min dec) George Zaharias
Ernest Cuneo (9:42) Carl Vogel
Fred Grobmier (21:49) Jim Heslin
Nat Pendleton (30min dec) Pat McKay
Jack Washburn (29:55) Mike Romano
04/16/1929 - Meriden, CT
World Welterweight Title*: Freddie Verillo def Pete Colonius
04/22/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory
Pat McGill (20min dec) Jack Washburn
Karl Pojello (20:42) George Zaharias
Paul Berlenbach (18:27) Fred Grobmier
Toots Mondt (90min) Jim McMillen
* "McMillen hurled himself out of the ring and was knocked unconscious for 12 minutes."
04/23/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Harold Schuster (9:14) Joe Stangel
Karl Pojello (30min limit draw) Pat McKay
Jack Washburn (30min limit draw) Toots Mondt
Renato Gardini (25:57) George Zaharias
Jim Londos (16:18) Hans Bauer
04/30/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Toots Mondt (30min limit draw) Karol Schuster
Renato Gardini (10:28) Farmer Barney
George Hagen (18:17) Oscar Nygren
Jack Washburn (20:21) Pat McKay
Paul Berlenbach (22:21) George Zaharias
05/07/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (30min limit draw) Fred Grobmier
Jack Washburn (10:34) George Zaharias
Jim McMillen (19:07) Pat McKay
Paul Berlenbach (30min FTT) Renato Gardini
Karol Schuster (46:57) Toots Mondt
05/14/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Buck Olsen (13:55) George Zaharias
Matros Kirilenko (15:34) Pat McKay
Ray Steele (30min limit draw) Renato Gardini
Karol Schuster (30min dec) Wladek Zbyszko
Jack Washburn (26:52) George Hagen
05/21/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Vanka Zelesniak (9:49) George Zaharias
Renato Gardini (10:57) Oscar Nygren
Toots Mondt (30min limit draw) Kola Kwariani
Karol Schuster (5:56) Pat McKay
Hans Steinke (26:56) Jack Washburn
06/03/1929 - Bridgewater, NJ - Amusement Academy (100)
Vanka Zelesniak (30min limit draw) Karol Schuster
Joe Stocca (7:20) Pat McKay
Carlos Henriquez (42min) John Maxos
06/04/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (4,500)
Joe Stocca (10min) George Zaharias
Vanka Zelesniak (14:30) Clevio Massimo
Toots Mondt (15:30) Cyclone Rees
Pat McGill (19min) Stanley Pinto
Hans Steinke (38min) Karol Schuster
06/10/1929 - New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis def Joe DeVito
Jim Clinstock def Toots Mondt
Hans Steinke drew Kola Kwariani
06/11/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Cyclone Rees (30min limit draw) Chief White Eagle
Jim Clintstock (30min limit draw) Renato Gardini
Toots Mondt (9:01) Stanley Pinto
Jim McMillen (8:50) Tony Felice
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (26:40) Jack Washburn
06/18/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (2,500)
Frank Judson (9:30) Bill Nelson
Kola Kwariani (11:11) Jack Marter
Jim McMillen (16min) Jack Washburn
Renato Gardini (30min FTT) Karol Schuster
Hans Steinke (15min) Toots Mondt
06/24/1929- New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (4,000)
Joe Stocca (13:24) Chief White Eagle
Gino Garibaldi (8:30) Oscar Nygren
Jim Clintstock (7:38) Jack Washburn
Vanka Zelesniak (8:44) Bill Nelson
Hans Steinke (30min limit draw) Jim McMillen
Jim Londos (42:53) Kola Kwariani
06/25/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Frank Judson (9min) Clevio Massimo
Joe Stocca (10:30) Bill Nelson
Jim McMillen (30min limit draw) Gino Garibaldi
Vanka Zelesniak (4:30) Mike Chaplin
Hans Steinke [sub. for Wladek Zbyszko] (38min) John Grandovich
07/02/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Carlos Henriquez (16min) Mike Chaplin
Renato Gardini (4:30) Jack Albright
John Grandovich (30min limit draw) Wladek Zbyszko
Hans Steinke (30min limit draw) Vanka Zelesniak
Frank Judson (20min) Cyclone Rees
07/09/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (cancelled)
* "John Grandovich who was scheduled to wrestle Frank Judson in the feature event at Ridgewood Grove suffered an injury in training.... Rather than put on an inferior show, management has decided to call it off".
Fred Meyers vs Gene LeDoux
Tony Rocco vs Rudy LaDitzi
Tony Felice vs Vanka Zelesniak
Henri Deglane vs Kola Kwariani
John Grandovich vs Frank Judson
08/23/1929
Dick Shikat defeats Jim Londos in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as the world heavyweight wrestling champion by the state athletic commissions of New
York and Pennsylvania as well as the National Boxing Association after the both commissions withdraw the recognition of Gus Sonnenberg.
09/17/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (3,500; first card of the season)
Mike Romano (30min limit draw) Vanka Zelesniak
Hans Steinke (24min) George Hill [sub. for Joe Rogacki]
Paul Maliaros (23min) Oscar Nygren
Karl Pojello (47min) Hans Bauer
09/24/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (3,000)
Paul Maliaros (19min) Tony Felice
George Manish (30min limit draw) Karl Pojello
Frank Judson (24min) George Hill
Joe Komar (37min) Jack Wagner
10/03/1929 - Jamaica, NY - Jamaica Arena (first card of the season)
Charley West (30min limit draw) Martin Merkur
Paul Maliaros (23:12) Mike Chaplin
Jack Wagner (24:52) Tony Rocco
Frank Judson (51:35) Rudy LaDitzi
10/08/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Paul Maliaros (8min ref stop) Gil Mario
* Mario suffers shoulder injury.
Frank Judson (30min limit draw) Hans Steinke
Mike Romano (45min FTT) Renato Gardini
Karl Pojello (44min) Paul Harper
10/10/1929 - Jamaica, NY - Jamaica Arena
Paul Maliaros (30min limit draw) Tony Rocco
Cyclone Rees (21:45) Harry Stevens
Hans Steinke (7:31) Arthur Boganz
Karl Pojello (36:55) Jack Humberto [Juan Humberto]
10/15/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (3,500)
Paul Maliaros (19min) Teddy Rodinoff
Hans Steinke (10min) Fred Herman
Renato Gardini (45min limit draw) Paul Harper
George Calza (23:30) Joe Komar
10/21/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (5,000)
Harry Glick (8:07) Hugh Mitchell
George Calza (8:05) Cliff Binckley
Frank Judson (5:03) Rudy LaDitzi
George Manish (30min limit draw) Jim McMillen
NYSAC & NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (22:15 ref stop) Vanka Zelesniak
10/22/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (2,000)
Carlos Henriquez (30min limit draw) Paul Maliaros
George Hagen (30min dec) Joe Komar
Jim McMillen (22min) Cliff Binckley
George Calza (16min) Charley Blackstock [Marshall Blackstock]
10/29/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (4,000)
Joe Parelli (14:30) Charley West
Rudy Dusek (30min limit draw) Karl Pojello
George Manish (12:55) Rudy LaDitzi [sub. for Cliff Binckley]
George Calza (13:14) Pat McKay
World Heavyweight Title Contendership Match: George Hagen (40:04) Joe Komar
* Hagen earns right to face Dick Shikat on 11/06/1929.
11/04/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (8,000)
Jim McMillen (6:18) George [Marshall] Blackstock
Karl Pojello (30min limit draw) George Manish
George Calza (30min limit draw) Hans Steinke
Vanka Zelesniak (14:51) Dimitri Demetroff
NYSAC & NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (26:36) Gino Garibaldi
11/06/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (5,000)
Cyclone Rees drew Paul Maliaros
Hans Steinke (30min limit draw) George Manish
Renato Gardini (14:14) August Benkert
NYSAC & NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (76:30) George Hagen
11/11/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (6,000)
George Manish def Charley Blackson
Hans Steinke (7:20) Anton Peterson
Jim Londos (13:56) Tony Felice
George Calza (40:29) Vanka Zelesniak
NYSAC & NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (20:51) Joe Stocca
11/12/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (4,000)
Paul Maliaros (30min limit draw) Karl Pojello
George Calza (9min) Harry Stevens
Jim Londos (45min limit draw) Renato Gardini
George Hagen (44min) Vanka Zelesniak
11/19/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (5,000)
Vanka Zelesniak (12min) Charley Blackstock
Renato Gardini (12min pin) Frank LaMarque
Paul Maliaros (18min) Bob Diry
George Manish (30min limit draw) Mike Romano
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (1:00:15) George Hagen
11/25/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (8,500)
Jim McMillan (30min limit draw)
Vanka Zelesniak
Hans Steinke (30min limit draw)
George Hagen
Matros Kirilenko (8:07) Dmitra Demitroff
Main Event: NYSAC World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (58:54) George Calza
Extra Match: Renato Gardini (5:03) Charley [Marshall] Blackstock
11/26/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (2,000)
Steinke was in the 2nd match
George Manish (10:30) Tony Rocco
Hans Steinke (30min dec) Matros Kirilenko
Mike Romano (19:00) Joe Rogacki
George Hagen (30min limit draw) Frank Judson
Karl Pojello (54:00) Paul Maliaros
12/02/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (3,500)
John Maxos (16:44) Rudy LaDitzi
Matros Kirilenko (10:31) August Benkart
Renato Gardini (3:43) Andy Zaharoff
George Calza (30min dec) Jim Londos
Hans Steinke (49:55) George Hagen
12/03/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove (3,000)
George Manish (13:30) Dimitri Demetroff
Ricardo Calza (19:00) Charley West
Bob Meinforth (30min dec) Paul Maliaros
George Calza (45min limit draw) George Hagen
Hans Steinke (32:00) Vanka Zelesniak
12/10/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Buck Olsen (17min) Charley Blackstock
George Manish (4:30) Frank LaMarque
Hans Steinke (30min dec) Joe Komar
Main Event: George Calza (88min) George Hagen
Extra Match: Jim McMillen (10min curfew draw) Joe Rogacki
12/16/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (8,000)
George Manish (15:13) Tom Draak
Vanka Zelesniak (18:50) Jess Peterson
Jim McMillen (19:31) Leon Labriola
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (1:36:14 curfew draw) George Calza
12/17/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Frank Wolf (5min) Gil Mario
Glen Gough (3min) Charley Blackstock
Jim McMillen (23min) Buck Olsen
George Manish (30min) Joe Komar
George Calza (54min) John Maxos
12/23/1929 - Ridgewood, NY - Ridgewood Grove
Paul Maliaros (15min) Clevio Massimo
Cyclone Rees (30min dec) Charlie Fox
Mike Romano (11min) Buck Olsen
George Hagen (30min limit draw) John Maxos
NYSAC & NWA World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (50:30) George Calza
12/30/1929 - New York, NY - 71st Regiment Armory (4,000)
George Hagen (9:35) Tom Draak
Hans Steinke (30min dec) Joe Komar
Matros Kirilenko (38:14) Vanka Zelesniak
George Calza (17:28) Jack Washburn
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title: Dick Shikat* (30:27) Mike Romano
Researches by Fred Hornby, Hisaharu Tanabe, Jeff Sharkey, Paul Sosnowski
additional information from Jimmy Wheeler
