(FOR SERIOUS FANS) THE WAWLI PAPERS, VOL. 1, NO. 12
J MICHAEL
WRESTLING AS WE LIKED IT:
THE WAWLI PAPERS by J Michael Kenyon
Volume I, Number XII
Sunday, August 25, 1996
Seattle, Washington, US of A
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IN THIS ISSUE: ASSORTED RESULTS, 1939-53, FROM
WASHINGTON STATE, WASHINGTON D.C. AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
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SPOKANE, WASHINGTON -- MASONIC TEMPLE -- 1939
Jan. 17 -- Billy Edwards def Dave Johnson, Toby
Wallace def Logger Agee, Cliff Thiede drew Sailor
Barto;
Jan. 24 -- Sailor Barto def Kay Bell 2-1, Billy Edwards
def Dave Johnson, Toby Wallace def Aimlo Kallio;
Jan. 31 -- Billy Hansen def Billy Edwards DQ, Dave
Johnson def Floyd Johnson, Sailor Barto def Bull
Venable;
Feb. 7 -- Billy Hansen def Dave Johnson, Sailor Barto
def Billy Edwards, Floyd Hansen def Bull Venable;
Feb. 14 -- Billy Hansen def Tom Zaharias, Toby
Wallace drew Floyd Hansen, Sailor Barto def Dave
Johnson;
Feb. 21 -- Sailor Barto def George Harben, Glen Palmer
def Dr. Harry Kahoe, Raoul Lopez def Dave Johnson
DQ;
Feb. 28 -- Andre Adoree (Al Baffert) def Billy Hansen,
Harry Kahoe drew Raoul Lopez, George Harben def
Dave Johnson;
Mar. 7 -- Andre Adoree def George Harben, Kay Bell
def Joe Reynolds, Bull Venable def Toby Wallace;
Mar. 14 -- Andre Adoree def Jim Clark, Al Getzowich
def George Harben, Toby Wallace drew Bull Venable;
Mar. 22 (Wednesday) -- Al Getzowich def Andre
Adoree, Jack Kogut def Bull Venable, Raoul Lopez def
Calvin Reese;
Mar. 28 -- Al Getzowich def Pat O'Shocker DQ, George
Harben def Jim Clark, Harry Kahoe def Kay Bell;
Apr. 4 -- Bob Kruse def Pat O'Shocker, George Harben
def Al Getzowich, Jack Kogut def Harry Kahoe;
Apr. 11 -- Dean Detton def Bob Kruse, Archibald Morris
def Harry Kahoe DQ, George Harben def Jack Kogut;
Apr. 18 -- Dean Detton def George Harben, Toby
Wallace def Jack Mitchell, Al Getzowich def Archibald
Morris;
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WASHINGTON, D.C. RESULTS, 1942-43 Promoter Joe
Turner, Turner's Arena (except for a few Uline Arena
shows promoted by Goldie Ahearne); curiously, when
Ahearne threw in the towel, he had switched from
using Jack Pfeffer's circus troupe to rival Rudy
Dusek's wrestlers....
Aug. 5--Bibber McCoy def Rudy Dusek, Michele Leone-
Jim Austeri def John Melas-Ace Freeman, Dick Lever
def Maurice LaChappelle, Tommy O'Toole drew Hans
Kampfer
Aug. 12--Ernie Dusek def McCoy, Leone-Austeri def
Freeman-LaChappelle, Herman Rohde def John
Vansky, Lever drew Abe Yourist
Aug. 19--Ernie-Rudy Dusek def Leone-Austeri, O'Toole
drew Joe Millich, Johnny Long def Eddie King,
LaChappelle def Vansky
Aug. 26--Ernie Dusek def Leone, Yourist def Vansky,
Millich def Rudy Dusek, LaChappelle def Austeri, Long
def Freeman
Sept. 2--Ernie Dusek drew Millich, LaChappelle-
Freeman def Austeri-King, Leone drew Long, Jack
Kelly def Vansky
Sept. 9--Millich def Leone, LaChappelle-Freeman def
Mike Heller (Jack LaRue)-Austeri, Long def Vansky,
Ron Etchison drew Kampfer
Sept. 16--Joe Millich def Long, LaRue def King,
LaChappelle drew Leone, Freeman drew Austeri,
Morris Shapiro def Vansky
Sept. 23--Leone def LaChappelle, Millich drew Long,
Paul Boesch def King, Shapiro def Austeri, Rohde
drew Freeman
Sept. 30--Ernie Dusek def Boesch, Angelo Savoldi def
Long dq, Etchison drew Millich, Shapiro def Bob Kess
Oct. 7--Long def A. Savoldi, Boesch drew Leone,
Shapiro def Freeman, LaChappelle def King
Oct. 14--Jim Londos def Gino Garibaldi, Etchison def
Leone dq, Shapiro def Vansky, Fred Grubmeier drew
Millich, Millich def LaRue
Oct. 21--Mildred Burke def Mae Young, Long def Rudy
Dusek dq, Shapiro def Leone, Dick Craddock def
Vansky, Etchison def LaRue
Oct. 28--Londos def Shapiro, Long def Melas, Garibaldi
def Grubmeier, Max Krauser def Etchison, Abe
Coleman def Austeri
NOV. 2 (ULINE)--Rube Wright drew Swedish Angel,
Toto, The Ape Man def Karol Trauser, Stewart Smith
(Irish Giant) def Franz Schuman dq, Ivan Vakturoff
drew Schuman, George Tragos drew Zimba Parker
(inaugural show for promoter Goldie Ahearne, Jack
Pfeffer booking talent...natch)
Nov. 4--Long drew Shapiro, LaChappelle-Freeman def
Austeri-Vansky, Krauser def King, Coleman drew
Leone
NOV. 9 (ULINE)--Wright def Tragos, Toto def Irish
Giant, Herman Levine def Purple Secret (Stewart
Smith), Schuman def Buddy Kilpatrick, Vakturoff drew
Parker
Nov. 11--Garibaldi def Leone, Long def Melas, Coleman
def Shapiro, Milo Steinborn def Austeri, Buddy Pappas
def Vansky (count up the number of guys Vansky puts
over on their first appearance for this group!)
Nov. 18--Ernie Dusek def Long, Shapiro def Joe
DeValto, Yellow Mask (Barto Hill) def Bamba Tabu
(Yaqui Joe), Krauser drew Garibaldi, Coleman drew
Henry Piers
Nov. 25--Ernie Dusek def Shapiro, Long drew George
Becker, Yellow Mask def DeValto, Leone drew
Steinborn, Piers def Melas
Dec. 2--French Angel def Rudy Dusek, Becker def
Yellow Mask dq, Leo Numa drew Garibaldi, Long def
Tabu, Kelly def Austeri
Dec. 9--Krauser def Garibaldi, Long drew Yellow Mask,
Freeman-Kelly def Coleman-Melas, Schuman def
Craddock
Dec. 16--Long def Yellow Mask dq, LaChappelle-
Freeman def Leone-Tabu, Garibaldi drew Shapiro,
Kelly def Melas
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Jan. 6--Rudy Dusek def Yellow Mask, Krauser def
Piers, Long def Schuman, Kelly drew Stanley Pinto
Jan. 13--Ernie Dusek def Yellow Mask, Rudy Dusek
drew Krauser, Long drew Kelly, Piers def Tom George
Jan. 20--Ernie Dusek def Yellow Mask, Leone drew
Krauser, Long def Freeman, Becker drew Kelly
Jan. 27--Ernie Dusek def Joe Cox, Yellow Mask def
Lever, Long def Emil Dusek, Craddock def Tabu
Feb. 3--Emil Dusek def Long, Krauser def Tony Felice,
Craddock drew Freeman, Lever & King no show
Feb. 10--Yellow Mask def Emil Dusek, Ernie Dusek
drew Krauser, Rudy Dusek def Rohde, Felice def Tabu
FEB. 15 (ULINE)--French Angel def Danno O'Mahoney,
Frank Bronowicz drew George Macricostas, Iron Talun
def Bobby Stewart dq, Levine drew Great Hans
Tristran
Feb. 17--Krauser def Yellow Mask dq, Grubmeier def
Kelly, Long def Austeri, Emil Dusek drew Leone
Feb. 24--George Koverly def Yellow Mask, Rudy Dusek
drew O'Toole, Emil Dusek def Grubmeier, Long drew
Leone
MAR. 1 (ULINE)--Pat Fraley drew Golden Terror (Bobby
Stewart), Man Mountain Dean def Tony Milano, Chief
Chewacki def Blimp Levy, Jim Stefano def Tabu,
Macricostas def Tristran
Mar. 3--Koverly def Emil Dusek, Yellow Mask def
Austeri (sub for Lou Plummer), Craddock def Austeri
dq, Krauser drew Lever
Mar. 10--Yellow Mask def Koverly, Krauser def Emil
Dusek, Rohde def Leone dq, Austeri drew Coleman
MAR. 15 (ULINE)--Golden Terror def MM Dean, Purple
Flash (Mae Weston) def Elvira Snodgrass, Iron Talun
def Chewacki, Macricostas def Tabu, Toar Morgan def
Vakturoff, Stefano drew Ike Eisner
Mar. 17--Ernie Dusek def Krauser, Yellow Mask drew
Leone, Emir Badui def Ed White, Joe Parelli drew
Eddie Pope
Mar. 25--Ed Lewis def Nanjo Singh, Mildred Burke def
Purple Flash, Morgan def Lever, Long drew
Macricostas, Tom George drew Stefano
MAR. 30 (ULINE)--Yellow Mask def Leone, Krauser def
Koverly, Rudy Dusek drew Steinborn, Badui def
Austeri
Apr. 1--Macricostas def Numa, Long-Freeman def
Tabu-Bomber Kulkovich, Babe Sharkey def Vakturoff,
George Craig def Jack Delaney, Ed Pavloski drew
Pope
APR. 6 (ULINE)--Ernie Dusek def Yellow Mask, Joe Cox
def Steinborn, Coleman-Louis Gyureak def Austeri-
Parelli, Craddock def Felice
Apr. 8--Ed Lewis def Macricostas, Long-Freeman def
Tabu-Pope, Craig def Tom George, Lever def Vakturoff
APR. 13 (ULINE)--Cox def Rudy Dusek, Nick Elitch def
Leone dq, Steinborn def Badui, Craddock drew Parelli
Apr. 15--(tournament) Pavloski def Freeman, Tabu def
Pope, Macricostas def Charles Manoogian, Tom
Mahoney def Stefano, Long def Red Czar (Tony Felice)
dq, Craig def Chief Lone Wolf; Canadian Angel (Jack
Rush) def Tabu, Macricostas def Pavloski, Long def
Craig; Mahoney def Macricostas dq; Canadian Angel
def Mahoney (sub for Long, injured)
APR. 20 (ULINE)--Krauser def Cox, Coleman drew
Leone, Steinborn def Ed White, Larry Moquin def
Austeri dq
Apr. 22--French Angel def Canadian Angel,
Macricostas def Mahoney, Long def Harry Nixon,
Sharkey def Red Czar dq, Lever def Manoogian
Apr. 28--(tournament) Macricostas-Stefano def John
Bonica-Mario di Caprio, Sharkey-Czar def Pavloski-
King Clancy; Lever-Pope def Macricostas-Stefano;
Sharkey-Czar def Lever-Pope (Tony Galento referee)
May 5--Macricostas def Red Czar, MM Dean def Lever,
Chewacki drew Mahoney, Long def Clancy, Tom
George drew Freeman
May 13--Jim Londos def Long, Macricostas def King,
Red Czar drew Yourist, Sharkey NC Mahoney, Sharkey
(sub for Nanjo Singh) def Abe Stein
May 19--French Angel def Iron Talun, Long drew Lever,
Yourist def Red Czar dq, Sharkey def Mahoney, King
def Tom George
May 26--Londos def Steinborn, Danno O'Mahoney
drew Macricostas, Sharkey NC Lever, Yourist-Red
Czar def Long-Melas, King drew Bonica
June 2--Snodgrass def Mae Weston, Sharkey def
Lever, Bronowicz-Red Czar def Bonica-Yourist,
Macricostas def Tabu
June 9--Snodgrass def Mae Young, Red Czar def
Steinborn, Ben Morgan NC Babe Sharkey, Yourist
drew Macricostas, Bonica def Melas
June 16--Snodgrass def Flora Dearn, Sharkey def Red
Czar, Ben Morgan def Lever, Long def Freeman,
Macricostas drew Melas
June 23--Joe Savoldi def Long, Sharkey NC Yourist,
Ben Morgan def Steinborn, Craddock drew Freeman,
Lever def Tabu
June 30--Sharkey def Ben Morgan, Craddock def
Eisner, Bonica def Stefano, Bronowicz def Gus
Steffan, Freeman def Eddie Clay (Koverly, Lever, Melas
no shows)
July 7--French Angel def Sharkey, Long drew Bonica,
Leone def Freeman, Black Mask (Hans Kampfer) def
Tabu, Pavloski def Allen Cherney
July 14--Sharkey def Leone, Bonica-Tony Martinelli def
Tabu-A. Savoldi, Black Mask def Lever, Steinborn drew
Macricostas, Yourist def Eisner
July 21--Chief Thunderbird def Sharkey dq, Black
Mask def Pat Fraley, Steinborn def Yourist, Martinelli
def Vansky, A. Savoldi def Sailor Bob Corby (George
Bruckman)
July 28--Sharkey def Lever, Thunderbird def Abe Stein,
LaChappelle drew Leone, Black Mask def Yourist, Jack
Winthrop def Tabu
Aug. 4--Black Mask def Yourist, Thunderbird drew Ben
Morgan, LaChappelle def Vansky, Long drew Leone,
Winthrop def Lever dq
Aug. 11--Thunderbird def Leone, Sharkey def
Winthrop, Iron Talun def Lever, Black Mask def Tabu,
Macricostas def Ben Morgan dq
Aug. 18--Sharkey def Iron Talun, Lever-Vansky def
Long-LaChappelle, Thunderbird def Ben Morgan dq,
Macricostas drew Black Mask
Aug. 25--Long-LaChappelle def Vansky-Lever,
Thunderbird drew Blue Streak, John Wentworth def
Leone dq, Craddock drew Abe Stein
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LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CAL- MARCH, APRIL 1951
Mar. 12 -- Hollywood Legion -- Danny McShain def
Great Scott, Leo Garibaldi def Dave Levin, Jesse
James def Ted Christy, Joe Pazandak def John
Cretoria, Roy Asselin drew Angelo Cistoldi;
Mar. 13 -- South Gate -- Baron Leone vs Great Scott,
The Bushman vs Sheik Lawrence;
Mar. 14 -- LA Olympic -- Baron Leone def Danny
McShain 2-1, Black-Carlos Guzman def Karl Davis-Abe
Kashey, Joe Pazandak def Roy Asselin, Tony Martinez
def The Bushman, Andre Drapp def Pancho Valentino;
Mar. 15 -- Long Beach -- Baron Leone vs Mr. Moto, Ted
Christy vs Sheik Lawrence, Joe Pazandak vs Angelo
Cistoldi, Roger Mackay vs Tony Martinez;
Mar. 16 -- Santa Monica -- Danny McShain-Great Scott
vs Black-Carlos Guzman, Great Togo vs Roy Asselin,
Leo Garibaldi vs Dave Levin, Karl Davis vs Jesse
James;
Mar. 17 -- Valley Garden -- Baron Leone vs Karl Davis;
Mar. 19 -- Hollywood Legion -- Enrique Torres def Gino
Garibaldi, Leo Garibaldi def Antone Leone, Joe
Pazandak def Roy Asselin, Jesse James def Bud
Curtis, Bob Corby drew Tony Morelli;
Mar. 19 -- Pasadena -- Billy Varga-Johnny Dugan def
Karl Johnson-Darling Danny;
Mar. 20 -- South Gate -- Leo Garibaldi vs Great Togo,
Pat Fraley-Terry McGinnis vs Karl Davis-Angelo
Cistoldi;
Mar. 21 -- LA Olympic -- Black-Carlos Guzman def Mr.
Moto-Great Togo, Enrique Torres def Abe Kashey, Joe
Pazandak def Bud Curtis, Tony Martinez drew Angelo
Cistoldi, Woody Strode def Pancho Valentino, Karl
Davis vs Jesse James;
Mar. 22 -- Long Beach -- Baron Leone vs Mr. Moto,
Enrique Torres-Tony Martinez vs Great Scott-Abe
Kashey, Joe Pazandak vs Don Lee, Hardy Kruskamp
vs Bud Curtis;
Mar. 23 -- Santa Monica -- Leo-Gino Garibaldi vs Mr.
Moto-Great Togo, Black Guzman vs Roger Mackay,
Carlos Guzman vs Karl Davis, Donn Lewin vs Angelo
Cistoldi;
Mar. 24 -- Valley Garden -- Black-Carlos Guzman vs Mr.
Moto-Karl Davis;
Mar. 26 -- Hollywood Legion -- Mr. Moto-Great Scott def
Jesse James-Black Guzman, Leo Garibaldi def Billy
McDaniels, Andre Drapp drew Angelo Cistoldi, Joe
Pazandak def Bomber Kulkovich, Roy Asselin def
George Temple;
Mar. 26 -- Pasadena -- Tor Johnson-Karl Johnson def
Billy Varga-Johnny Dugan, Tom Renesto vs Darling
Danny (Joe Louis, referee);
Mar. 27 -- South Gate -- Karl Davis-Angelo Cistoldi vs
Leo Garibaldi-Roger Mackay;
Mar. 28 -- LA Olympic -- Baron Leone def Mr. Moto,
Great Scott-Karl Davis drew Leo-Gino Garibaldi, Joe
Pazandak def Billy McDaniels, Roger Mackay drew
Tony Martinez, Bud Curtis def Bob Corby (Joe Louis,
referee);
Mar. 29 -- Long Beach -- Mr. Moto-Great Scott vs
Enrique Torres-Tony Martinez, Karl Davis vs Andre
Drapp, Joe Pazandak vs Bomber Kulkovich, Chester
Hayes vs Roy Asselin;
Mar. 30 -- Santa Monica -- Baron Leone vs Carlos
Guzman;
Mar. 31 -- Valley Garden -- Black Guzman vs Mr. Moto,
Carlos Guzman vs Joe Pazandak;
Apr. 2 -- Hollywood Legion -- Gino-Leo Garibaldi def
Great Scott-Mr. Moto, Sandor Szabo drew Jesse
James, Roy Asselin def Tony Morelli, Angelo Cistoldi
drew Billy McDaniels;
Apr. 2 -- Pasadena -- Billy Varga-Johnny Dugan vs Tor-
Karl Johnson, Red Torch vs Bomber Kulkovich, Frank
Gary vs Tom Renesto, Tuffy Costello vs Raoul Lopez;
Apr. 3 -- South Gate -- Karl Davis-Joe Pazandak vs
Leo-Gino Garibaldi, Terry McGinnis vs Angelo Cistoldi,
Bud Curtis vs Pancho Valentino, Bob Corby vs Billy
McDaniels;
Apr. 4 -- LA Olympic -- Baron Leone drew Black
Guzman, Joe Pazandak-Great Scott def Billy
McDaniels-Roger Mackay, Mr. Moto def El Capitano,
Tony Morelli def Angelo Cistoldi, Chester Hayes vs
Bud Curtis;
Apr. 5 -- Long Beach -- Sandor Szabo vs Mr. Moto,
Roger Mackay vs Joe Pazandak, Karl Davis vs Billy
McDaniels, Donn Lewin vs Lucky Simunovich;
Apr. 6 -- Santa Monica -- Baron Leone def Carlos
Guzman, Black Guzman drew Leo Garibaldi, Tony
Martinez vs Great Scott, Donn Lewin vs Bud Curtis;
Apr. 7 -- Valley Garden -- Baron Leone vs Dave Levin,
Joe Pazandak vs Billy McDaniels;
Apr. 9 -- Hollywood Legion -- Gorgeous George def
Jesse James, Leo-Gino Garibaldi def Karl Davis-
Angelo Cistoldi, Sandor Szabo def Roy Asselin, Billy
McDaniels def Howard Cantonwine;
Apr. 9 -- Pasadena -- Billy Varga def Tor Johnson,
Johnny Dugan vs Karl Johnson, Tuffy Costello def
Darling Danny, Tom O'Dell vs Pete Mehringer;
Apr. 10 -- South Gate -- Gorgeous George vs Dave
Levin, Gino Garibaldi vs Joe Pazandak, Howard
Cantonwine vs Karl Davis, Angelo Cistoldi vs Jesse
James;
Apr. 11 -- LA Olympic -- Baron Leone def Black
Guzman, Great Scott def Tony Martinez, Joe Pazandak
def Roy Asselin, Vic Holbrook drew karl Davis, Lucky
Simunovich def Hardy Kruskamp;
Apr. 12 -- Long Beach -- Baron Leone vs Leo Garibaldi,
Enrique Torres-Tony Martinez vs Mr. Moto-Karl Davis;
Apr. 13 -- Santa Monica -- Gorgeous George vs Roger
Mackay, Black Guzman vs Great Scott;
Apr. 14 -- Valley Garden -- Baron Leone vs Enrique
Torres;
Apr. 16 -- Hollywood Legion -- Danny McShain vs
Roger Mackay, Black-Carlos Guzman def Great Scott-
Don Lee, Sandor Szabo def Bud Curtis, Lucky
Simunovich def Bob Corby;
Apr. 16 -- Pasadena -- Billy Varga def Johnny Dugan,
Darling Danny vs Tuffy Costello, Tom Renesto vs Pete
Mehringer, Tex Mooney vs Raoul Lopez;
Apr. 17 -- South Gate -- Baron Leone vs Gino Garibaldi,
Joe Pazandak-Angelo Cistoldi vs Sandor Szabo-
Bomber Kulkovich;
Apr. 18 -- LA Olympic -- Baron Leone def Gorgeous
George, Danny McShain def Tony Martinez, Enrique
Torres def Howard Cantonwine, Joe Pazandak def
Bomber Kulkovich, Donn Lewin def Chester Hayes,
Paul Matty def Rudy Lyons;
Apr. 20 -- Santa Monica -- Danny McShain-Great Scott
drew Gino-Leo Garibaldi, Enrique Torres vs Don Lee,
Ali Bey vs Bob Corby, Vic Holbrook vs Jesse James;
Apr. 21 -- Valley Garden -- Gorgeous George vs Terry
McGinnis, Sandor Szabo vs Joe Pazandak;
Apr. 23 -- Hollywood Legion -- Danny McShain def
Roger Mackay, Black Guzman-Vic Holbrook def
Sandor Szabo-Don Lee, Billy McDaniels drew Great
Scott, Paul Matty def John Cretoria;
Apr. 23 -- Pasadena -- Tom Renesto-Billy Varga def
Darling Danny-Karl Johnson;
Apr. 24 -- South Gate -- Gino-Leo Garibaldi vs Karl
Davis-Sandor Szabo, Joe Pazandak vs Tony Martinez,
Hardy Kruskamp vs Bob McCune, Paul Matty vs Bob
Corby;
Apr. 25 -- LA Olympic -- Danny McShain drew Baron
Leone, Enrique Torres def Billy McDaniels, Gino-Leo
Garibaldi def Don Lee-Joe Pazandak, Sandor Szabo
def Angelo Cistoldi, Paul Matty def Bob Corby dq;
Apr. 26 -- Long Beach -- Baron Leone def Sandor
Szabo 1-0 60:00, Karl Davis-Joe Pazandak drew
Enrique Torres-Roger Mackay, Lucky Simunovich def
Billy McDaniels, Paul Matty def Pancho Valentino
Apr. 27 -- Santa Monica -- Danny McShain def Leo
Garibaldi, Black Guzman vs Donn Lewin;
Apr. 28 -- Valley Garden -- Leo-Gino Garibaldi vs Karl-
Willie Davis;
Apr. 30 -- Hollywood Legion -- Baron Leone vs Gino
Garibaldi, Sandor Szabo vs Great Scott, Leo Garibaldi
vs Donn Lewin, Vic Holbrook vs Bob McCune
Apr. 30 -- Pasadena -- Billy Varga vs Don Lee, Terry
McGinnis-Johnny Dugan vs Karl Johnson-Darling
Danny;
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WASHINGTON STATE RESULTS, PAIRINGS -- 1953
Jan. 8 -- Bremerton -- Frank Stojack vs John Cretoria,
Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) vs Ivan Kameroff,
Gordon Hessel vs Al Watkins
Jan. 15 -- Bremerton -- Masked Marvel vs John
Cretoria, George Dusette vs Ivan Kameroff, Dick Hayes
vs Jack Kontos
Jan. 20 -- Yakima -- George Dusette def Masked
Marvel, Angelo Martinelli vs Jack Kontos, Gordon
Hessel vs Dick Hayes
Jan. 27 -- Yakima -- Frank Stojack drew George
Dusette, Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Al Watkins, Bud
Rattal vs Jack Kontos
Jan. 29 -- Bremerton -- Kurt Von Poppenheim-John
Cretoria def George Dusette-Angelo Martinelli, George
Drake def Gordon Hessel, Al Fridell drew Arnold Snell
Feb. 3 -- Yakima -- Carl Engstrom vs John Cretoria,
Bud Rattal vs George Drake, Al Watkins vs Jack
Kontos
Feb. 5 -- Bremerton -- Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Angelo
Martinelli, Chief Thunderbird vs George Dusette, John
Cretoria vs George Drake
Feb. 10 -- Yakima -- Masked Marvel vs Carl Engstrom,
Angelo Martinelli vs Bud Rattal, Al Watkins vs George
Drake
Feb. 12 -- Bremerton -- Masked Marvel vs Angelo
Martinelli, George Drake vs Glen Detton, Jack Kontos
vs Al Fridell
Feb. 17 -- Yakima -- Masked Marvel vs George Dusette,
Harold Sakata vs Kurt Von Poppenheim, Bud Rattal vs
Al Watkins
Feb. 24 -- Yakima -- Frank Stojack vs George Dusette,
Harold Sakata vs Bud Rattal, Walter Kameroff vs
Angelo Martinelli
Feb. 26 -- Bremerton -- Great Yamato-Harold Sakata vs
Carl Engstrom-George Drake, Luther Lindsey vs
George Dusette, Dick Hayes vs Al Fridell
Mar. 3 -- Yakima -- Harold Sakata-Great Yamato vs Carl
Engstrom-Walter Kameroff, Bud Rattal vs Doug
Donnan, Al Fridell vs Jack Kontos
Mar. 10 -- Yakima -- Harold Sakata vs Carl Engstrom,
Doug Donnan vs Bud Rattal, Chief Little Bear vs.
Tommy Martindale
Mar. 12 -- George Dusette vs Luther Lindsey, Masked
Marvel vs Walter Kameroff, Chief Little Bear vs Al
Fridell
Mar. 19 -- Bremerton -- Masked Marvel vs Luther
Lindsey, Johnny Demchuk vs Harold Sakata, Doug
Donnan vs Bud Rattal
Mar. 24 -- Yakima -- Luther Lindsey vs George Dusette,
Dave Jons vs Walter Kameroff, Dick Hayes vs Doug
Donnan
Mar. 31 -- Yakima -- Luther Lindsey def Masked Marvel
DQ, George Dusette vs Bud Rattal, Walter Kameroff vs
Dick Hayes
Apr. 2 -- Bremerton -- George Dusette vs Johnny
Demchuk, Carl Engstrom vs Red Vagnone, Paul
DeGalles vs Bud Rattal
Apr. 7 -- Yakima -- Luther Lindsey vs Carl Engstrom,
Walter Kameroff vs Dave Jons, Tommy Martindale vs
Danno McDonald
Apr. 14 -- Yakima -- Luther Lindsey vs Walter Kameroff,
Danno McDonald vs Bud Rattal, Gypsy Moe Faeita vs
Al Watkins
Apr. 21 -- Yakima -- Battle Royal featuring Jack Kiser,
Walter Kameroff, Bud Rattal, Bronko Lubich, Danno
McDonald, Gypsy Moe
Apr. 28 -- Yakima -- Bud Rattal-Carl Engstrom vs
Walter Kameroff-Jack Kiser, Bronko Lubich vs Al
Watkins, Doug Donnan vs Dick Hayes
Apr. 30 -- Spokane -- George Dusette def Jack Carter,
Cal Roberts-Sugy Hayamaka def Harold Sakata-Treach
Phillips DQ, Gino Nicolini def Gregario Iribarren
May 5 -- Yakima -- DANNY McSHAIN def George
Dusette, Luther Lindsey vs Jack Kiser, Bud Rattal vs
Bronko Lubich
May 7 -- Spokane -- GYPSY JOE def George Dusette,
Jack Carter-Sugy Hayamaka drew Dale Haddock-Gino
Nicolini, Harold Sakata def Ralph Alexander
May 12 -- Yakima -- Battle Royal featuring Jack Kiser,
Luther Lindsey, Bronko Lubich, Bud Rattal, Paul
DeGalles, Axel Cadier
May 14 -- Spokane -- (tournament) Gino Nicolini def
Tarzan Zimba, Harold Sakata def Joe Campbell,
George Dusette def Apache Craig, Sugy Hayamaka def
Bob Cummings, Gino Nicolini def George Dusette,
Harold Sakata def Sugy Hayamaka, Gino Nicolini def
Harold Sakata
May 19 -- Yakima -- Gypsy Moe Faeita-Walter Kameroff
vs Luther Lindsey-Jack Kiser, Bronko Lubich vs Axel
Cadier, Dick Hayes vs Al Watkins
May 21 -- Spokane -- DANNY McSHAIN def Gino
Nicolini 2-0, Apache Craig-Sugy Hayamaka drew Jack
Carter-Dale Haddock, George Dusette def Harold
Sakata
May 26 -- Yakima -- DANNY McSHAIN def Jack Kiser,
Luther Lindsey vs Bronko Lubich, Axel Cadier vs
Angelo Poffo
May 28 -- Spokane -- Apache Craig def Jack Carter,
Doug Donnan def Al Warshawski, George Dusette def
Frank James DQ, Pee Wee James-Great Schultz def
Sky Low Low-Tiger Jackson
June 2 -- Yakima -- Battle Royal featuring Walter
Kameroff, Danno McDonald, Cal Roberts, Angelo
Poffo, Juan Hernandez, Bud Rattal
June 4 -- Spokane -- Paul DeGalles def Bill Fletcher,
Apache Craig def Frank James DQ, Einar Olsen drew
Victor Ochoa, George Dusette def Frank Fakety
June 9 -- Yakima -- Danno McDonald vs Eric Pederson,
Dave Jons vs Bud Rattal, Cal Roberts vs Juan
Hernandez
June 11 -- Spokane -- Paul DeGalles-Tarzan Zimba def
Gregario Iribarren-Sugy Hayamaka, Apache Craig def
Harold Sakata, Einar Olsen def Frank James
June 16 -- Yakima -- GYPSY JOE def Jack Kiser, Fuzzy
Smith vs Tiger Jackson, Danno McDonald vs Bud
Rattal
June 18 -- Spokane (Ferris Field) -- (tournament) Paul
DeGalles-Tarzan Zimba def Apache Craig-Sugy
Hayamaka, Gregario Iribarren-Victor Ochoa def Einar
Olsen-Dale Haddock, Gregario Iribarren-Victor Ochoa
def Paul DeGalles-Tarzan Zimba
June 23 -- Yakima -- GYPSY JOE def Danno McDonald,
Rey Urbano vs Axel Cadier, Bud Rattal vs Cal Roberts
June 25 -- Spokane -- Frank Stojack def Paul DeGalles,
Gregario Iribarren def Tarzan Zimba, Sugy Hayamaka
def Red Vagnone, Bill Fletcher drew Jack Kiser
June 30 -- Yakima -- Frank Stojack vs Danno
McDonald, Axel Cadier vs Cal Roberts, Angelo Poffo vs
Rey Urbano
July 2 -- Spokane -- Gregario Iribarren def Cal Roberts,
Red Vagnone-Tarzan Zimba def Apache Craig-Sugy
Hayamaka, Doug Donnan drew Einar Olsen
July 7 -- Yakima -- Gorgeous George vs Danno
McDonald, Luther Lindsey vs Axel Cadier, Cal Roberts
vs Angelo Poffo
July 9 -- Spokane -- (tournament) Victor Ochoa def
Tarzan Zimba, Logger Larsen def Greg Iribarren, Bill
Fletcher def Paul DeGalles, Red Vagnone def Doug
Donnan, Red Vagnone def Victor Ochoa, Bill Fletcher
def Logger Larsen, Red Vagnone def Bill Fletcher
July 14 -- Yakima -- Danno McDonald-Luther LIndsey
vs Axel Cadier-Angelo Poffo
July 17 -- Spokane (Ferris Field) -- LOU THESZ def Red
Vagnone 2-0, DANNY McSHAIN def Frank Stojack 1-0
60:00, Victor Ochoa drew Dale Haddock, Doug Donnan
def Einar Olsen (4,591, $9,018)
July 21 -- Yakima -- Frank Stojack vs Danno McDonald,
Dave Jons vs Angelo Poffo, Axel Cadier vs Cal Roberts
July 23 -- Spokane -- Red Vagnone-Tarzan Zimba def
Doug Donnan-Logger Larsen, Duke Demetri def Paul
DeGalles, Doug Donnan def Dale Haddock DQ
July 28 -- Yakima -- Dave Jons-Danno McDonald vs
Angelo Poffo-Don Kindred, Cal Roberts vs Axel Cadier
July 30 -- Spokane -- Bill Fletcher drew Red Vagnone,
Glen Detton drew Sugy Hayamaka, Doug Donnan def
Paul DeGalles DQ, Tarzan Zimba def Duke Demetri
Aug. 6 -- Spokane -- Cal Roberts def Doug Donnan,
Red Vagnone def Duke Demetri, Paul DeGalles def
Glen Detton, Sugy Hayamaka drew Tarzan Zimba
Aug. 10 -- Spokane (Ferris Field) -- FRANK STOJACK
def GYPSY JOE 2-1 (won NWA world jr. lightheavy title,
Ted Walker referee), Cal Roberts-Sugy Hayamaka vs
Tarzan Zimba-Red Vagnone, Einar Olsen vs Doug
Donnan
Aug. 13 -- Spokane -- Bill Fletcher (later Rocket
Monroe) def Paul DeGalles, Sugy Hayamaka def Red
Vagnone, Doug Donnan def Tarzan Zimba DQ, Einar
Olsen drew Glen Detton
Aug. 20 -- Spokane -- One-night tournament
advertising Jack Kiser, Danny O'Rourke, Sugy
Hayamaka, Glen Detton, Paul DeGalles, Tarzan Zimba,
Bill Fletcher, Doug Donnan
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