Beaumont, TX: Monday, January 8, 1940 (Armory) … Young Joe Stecher beat Jim (Goon) Henry (2-1, dq) … Babe Zaharias beat Otto Kuss (2-1) … Ken Hollis beat Jack League … referee-Alan Plummer … (promoter-Dan O’Connor) Beaumont, TX: Monday, January 15, 1940 (Armory) … Babe Zaharias beat Jim Henry … Billy Edwards vs Otto Kuss … El Pulpo vs Ken Hollis … (result found 1-21) Beaumont, TX: Monday, January 22, 1940 (Armory) (WTM) Bronko Nagurski* vs Babe Zaharias … Otto Kuss vs El Pulpo … Jack League vs Farmer Jim Nelson … (card cancelled due to icy roads) (last O’Connor card) Beaumont, TX: Monday, February 26, 1940 (Armory) … Alabama Bill Lee beat Black Panther (2-0, dq) … (ladies) Gladys Gilliam vs Carol Barna (1-1, nc) … Young Joe Stecher beat Sammy Menacher … referee- George Mansor … NOTES: Dave Schlesinger returned to be the new promoter, replacing Dan O’Connor. The Black Panther was managed by Count Pietro Rossi. Beaumont, TX: Monday, March 4, 1940 (Armory) … Paul Jones beat Young Joe Stecher (2-1) … (ladies) Carol Barna beat Mae Weston (2-1) … Mike Fraley beat Black Panther (unmasked as Al Billings) … referee- George Mansor Beaumont, TX: Monday, March 11, 1940 (Armory) … Henry Piers beat Chris Zaharias (2-1, dq) … Babe Zaharias beat Young Joe Stecher (2-1) … Len Macaluso drew Jack League (30:00) … referee-George Mansor Beaumont, TX: Monday, March 18, 1940 (Armory) … Paul Jones beat Henry Piers (2-1) … Chris Zaharias beat Mike Fraley (2- 1) … Babe Zaharias drew Angelo Cistoldi (30:00) … referee-Jack League Beaumont, TX: Monday, March 25, 1940 (Armory) … Paul Jones beat Chris Zaharias (2-1, dq) … Angelo Cistoldi beat Henry Piers … Mike Fraley beat Wayne Haley (of Corpus Christi) … referee-Jack League Beaumont, TX: Monday, April 1, 1940 (Armory) … Chris Zaharias beat Angelo Cistoldi (2-1, dq) … Babe Zaharias beat Otto Kuss (2-0) … Gorilla Macias beat George Mansor Beaumont, TX: Monday, April 8, 1940 (Armory) … Chris Zaharias beat Angelo Cistoldi (2-1, dq) … Babe Zaharias vs Jack Kennedy … Chief Little Beaver vs Otto Kuss … referee-Jack League Beaumont, TX: Monday, April 15, 1940 (Armory) … Babe and Chris Zaharias beat Angelo Cistoldi and Chief Little Beaver (2-0) … Jack League beat Jack Kennedy (2-1) … Len Macaluso drew Mike Fraley Beaumont, TX: Monday, April 22, 1940 (Armory) … Chief Little Beaver beat Babe Zaharias (2-1) … George Zaharias (sub for Karl Davis) beat Jack League (2-0) … Chris Zaharias beat Len Macaluso … referee- Otto Kuss … NOTE: Babe Zaharias had won the first fall, Beaver the second and third falls. Commissioner Parma Lee stepped in at the end of the match. He disqualified Babe Zaharias for illegal tactics in the first fall, and Little Beaver for the same in the third fall, which left result of the match to the second fall taken by Beaver in 11 minutes. Beaumont, TX: Monday, April 29. 1940 (Armory) … Chief Little Beaver vs Golden Terror … Paul Jones vs George Zaharias … Mike Fraley vs Nick Elitch … referee-Jack League … (cancelled due to inclement weather) Beaumont, TX: Monday, May 6, 1940 (Armory) … Paul Jones vs George Zaharias (1-1, nc-both cor)… The Superman beat Jim (Goon) Henry (2-0) … Pat Fraley beat Otto Kuss … referee-Jack League … NOTES: It was likely that the Golden Terror and The Superman was the same wrestler as both were managed by Count Rossi. Pat Fraley was called the older brother of Mike. Pat also was managed by Count Rossi. Beaumont, TX: Monday, May 13, 1940 (Armory) … Louis Thesz beat Paul Jones (2-1) … The Superman beat Angelo Cistoldi (2-0) … Pat Fraley beat Jim (Goon) Henry Beaumont, TX: Monday, May 20, 1940 (Armory) … Alabama Bill Lee beat Babe Zaharias (2-1) … The Superman beat Chris Zaharias (2-0) … Pat Fraley drew Hank Metheny (30:00) … referee-Paul Jones Beaumont, TX: Monday, May 27, 1940 (Armory) … The Superman beat Lou Plummer (2-0) … Hank Metheny beat Pat Fraley (2-1) … Sid Marcus beat Nick Elitch Beaumont, TX: Monday, June 3, 1940 (Armory) … (Handicap) The Superman beat Pancho Valdez and Hank Metheny (dq) … Sammy Menacher beat Lou Plummer … Ray Eckert (sub for Paul Jones) beat Sid Marcus … referee-Paul Jones Beaumont, TX: Monday, June 10, 1940 (Armory) … Alabama Bill Lee beat Tiny Morgan (2-1) … The Superman beat Hank Metheny (2-0, dq) … Lou Plummer beat Sammy Menacher (2-0) … referee-Paul Jones Beaumont, TX: Monday, June 17, 1940 (Armory) … Hank Metheny beat Ray Eckert … Lou Plummer beat Pancho Valdez … Paul Jones drew The Superman (30:00) … (Wrestle royal) Hank Metheny and Ray Eckert were the finalists, Lou Plummer, Pancho Valdez, Paul Jones and The Superman were eliminated Beaumont, TX: Monday, June 24, 1940 (Armory) … Tommy O’Toole beat Lou Plummer (1-0, utc) … Ivan Managoff beat Hank Metheny (2-1, dq) … Ray Eckert beat Pancho Valdez Beaumont, TX: Monday, July 1, 1940 (Armory) … Bull Hefner beat Hank Metheny (2-1) … Ray Eckert beat Ivan Managoff (2-0) … Ed Virag beat Nick Elitch … referee-Charley Schwartz Beaumont, TX: Monday, July 8, 1940 (Armory) … Killer Karl Davis beat Chief Little Beaver (dq) … Bull Hefner beat Ray Eckert (1-0, utc) … Ed Virag beat George Mansor Beaumont, TX: Monday, July 15, 1940 (Armory) … Bull Hefner beat Cowboy Luttrell (2-1) … Chief Little Beaver beat Whiskers Savage (dq) … Nick Elitch drew George Mansor (30:00) … NOTE: Savage lost the match after losing his temper in the second fall. The paper didn’t mention the first fall. Beaumont, TX: Monday, July 22, 1940 (Armory) … Cowboy Luttrell beat Bull Hefner (2-1) … Whiskers Savage beat Hank Metheny (dq) … Ray Eckert beat Strangler Kenon Beaumont, TX: Monday, July 29, 1940 (Armory) … The Superman beat Cowboy Luttrell (2-1, dq) … Bull Hefner beat Pat Fraley … Hank Metheny beat George Mansor Beaumont, TX: Monday, August 5, 1940 (Armory) … Cowboy Luttrell beat Hank Metheny … The Superman drew Bull Hefner … (Tuxedo royal) Chief Uno won over Cowboy Luttrell, The Superman, Bull Hefner and Hank Metheny … (results found 8-11) … NOTE: The rules for the match were that the wrestler wearing the most clothes after 20 minutes would be the winner. Beaumont, TX: Monday, August 12, 1940 (Armory) … Cowboy Luttrell vs Karl Davis … Bull Hefner vs The Superman … Chief Uno vs George Sauer Beaumont, TX: Monday, August 19, 1940 (Armory) … (Loser catches a greased pig) Cowboy Luttrell beat Bull Hefner (2-1, dq) … Pat Fraley beat Karl Davis (dq) … Paul Jones beat Hank Metheny … referee-George Sauer … NOTE: Hefner had an easy time catching the pig. Beaumont, TX: Monday, August 26, 1940 (Armory) … Bull Hefner beat Karl Davis (2-0) … Pat Fraley drew Paul Jones … Ed Virag beat Wayne Haley Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, September 4, 1940 (Armory) … (WTM) Ray Steele* beat Bull Hefner (2-0) … Pat Fraley beat Walter Sirois … Paul Jones drew Young Joe Stecher … referee-Jack League Beaumont, TX: Monday, September 9, 1940 No Wrestling Beaumont, TX: Monday, September 16, 1940 (Armory) … (jiu-jitsu) Oki Shikina beat Chief Little Beaver (2-0) … Ed Virag beat Young Joe Stecher … Paul Jones vs Albert Corral Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, September 25, 1940 (Armory) … Chief Little Beaver beat Oki Shikina (2-0) … Cowboy Luttrell beat Ed Virag (2-1) … Young Joe Stecher (sub for Walter Sirois) beat John Grandovich (the unmasked Superman) (dq) Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, October 2, 1940 (Armory) … Cowboy Luttrell vs Chief Little Beaver … Pat Fraley vs Ed Virag … Ted Christy vs Young Joe Stecher Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, October 9, 1940 No Wrestling Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, October 16, 1940 (Armory) … (ladies) Gladys Gillem beat Edna Yoder (2-0) … Ed Virag beat Tommy Nilan … Lou Newman beat Roy Graham (dq) Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, October 23, 1940 (Armory) … (LWTM) Mildred Burke* beat Gladys Gillem (2-0) … Roy Graham beat John Grandovich (2-1) … Chief Little Beaver vs Lou Newman Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, October 30, 1940 (Armory) … Ellis Bashara beat Cowboy Roy Graham (2-1, dq) … Lou Newman drew Jack Kennedy … John Grandovich vs Dr. Karl Sarpolis Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, November 6, 1940 No Wrestling Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, November 13, 1940 (Armory) … Albert Corral beat Jack Kennedy (2-0) … (Ladies-Handicap) Mildred Burke beat Vera Lee (31:00), Mildred Burke beat Edna Yoder (9:00), Mildred Burke beat Gladys Gillem (15:00) … Bull Hefner beat Lou Newman … NOTE: Lupe Acosta injured in Dallas Tuesday was unable to appear in the handicap match. Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, November 20, 1940 (Armory) … Louis Thesz beat Albert Corral (2-1) … Cliff Gustafson beat Bull Hefner … Joe Pazandak beat Young Joe (Legs) Stecher Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, November 27, 1940 No Wrestling Beaumont, TX: Wednesday, December 4, 1940 (Armory) … Dorv Roche vs Ellis Bashara … Albert Corral vs Young Santel (nephew of Ad) … Joe Pazandak vs Lou Newman … (Cancelled due Guardsmen using the Armory) … NOTE: There was no more wrestling at this site for the rest of the year. A quick check of 1941 found no cards mentioned. During 1942 some cards were held at a different site. No doubt a Beaumont paper would be better to check than the Port Arthur newspaper. Research by Don Luce |
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