Buffalo, New York: January 6, 1939 (Broadway Auditorium) ... Wladislaw (Iron) Talun beat George (KO) Koverly ... Ted (King Kong) Cox beat Jack Donovan ... Mayes McLain beat Jerry Monahan ... Henry Gruber drew with Wee Willie Davis ... Andy Rascher beat Tiger Joe Marsh ... (Att. -8,768) Buffalo, New York: January 13, 1939 (BA) ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Bob Wagner ... Ed Don George drew with Ted Cox ... Mayes McLain beat Wee Willie Davis ... Ignacio Martinez beat Len Macaluso ... Don Evans drew with Andy Rascher ... (Att.-5,789) Buffalo, New York: January 19, 1939 (Thursday) (BA) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Mayes McLain ... George Koverly beat Jack Donovan ... Andy Rascher beat Ernie “Dutch” Hefner (dec.) ... Ignacio Martinez beat Paul Annotte ... Pat Fraley drew with Wild Bill Longson (sub for Al Dunlop) ... (Att.-4,728) Buffalo, New York: January 27, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat Wladislaw Talun (cor) ... Ted Cox drew with Don Evans ... Cy Williams beat Henry Graber ... Dutch Hefner drew with Wee Willie Davis ... Jerry Monahan beat Tiger Joe Marsh ... (Att.-8,927) Buffalo, New York: February 3, 1939 (BA) ... George Koverly beat Bob Wagner ... Cy Williams beat Mayes McLain (dec.) ... Don Evans beat Wee Willie Davis ... Dutch Hefner beat Jack Donovan ... Andy Rascher beat Paul Annotte ... (Att.-4,670) Buffalo, New York: February 10, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat George Koverly ... Dutch Hefner beat Wee Willie Davis ... Mayes McLain beat Ignacio Martinez (dec.) ... Pat Fraley beat Jerry Monahan ... Wild Bill Longson beat Henry Graber ... (Att.-4,920) Buffalo, New York: February 17, 1939 (BA) ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Ed Don George ... Dutch Hefner beat Mayes McLain ... Ted Cox beat Andy Rascher ... Jack League beat Bob Wagner (dec.) ... Walter Podolak beat Andy Meixner ... (Att.-4,896) Buffalo, New York: February 24, 1939 (BA) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Dutch Hefner ... Gus Sonnenberg beat Bob Wagner ... Cy Williams beat Jack Donovan ... Wild Bill Longson beat Wee Willie Davis ... Don Evans drew with Jim Coffield ... (Att.-5,967) Buffalo, New York: March 3, 1939 (BA) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Danno O’Mahoney ... Dutch Hefner drew with Jack League ... Don Evans beat Jerry Monahan ... Wild Bill Longson beat Henry Graber ... Tony Matisi beat Wee Willie Davis ... (Att.-6,662) Buffalo, New York: March 10, 1939 (BA) ... Cy Williams beat George Koverly ... Don Evans beat Jim Coffield ... Ed Don George beat Dutch Hefner ... Hal Rumberg beat Wild Bill Longson (dec.) ... Tony Matisi beat Jack Donovan ... (Att.-6,573) Buffalo, New York: March 17, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat Dutch Hefner ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Jack League ... Ali Baba beat Dave Johnson (cor) ... Ted Cox beat Walter Podolak ... Gino Garibaldi beat Henry Graber ... (Att.-7,797) Buffalo, New York: March 24, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat Danno O’Mahoney (35:06) ... Gino Garibaldi beat Cliff Thiede ... Hal Rumberg beat Jack Donovan ... Don Evans drew with Jack League ... Ray Matty beat Vic Dropik ... (Att.-6,109) Buffalo, New York: March 31, 1939 No Wrestling Buffalo, New York: April 4, 1939 (Tuesday) (BA) ... (AWAssoc.) Steve Casey* drew with Ted Cox (1 hour) (likely non title) ... Hal Rumberg beat Ed Don George ... Gino Garibaldi beat George Koverly ... Dutch Hefner drew with Cy Williams ... Don Evans beat Jack Donovan ... Bill Longson beat Andy Rascher ... (Att.-8,803) Buffalo, New York: April 14, 1939 No Wrestling NOTE: Ed Don George defeated Steve Casey by decision in Albany, N.Y. on April 18, to claim the World’s heavyweight title. Casey kept the belt and defended it elsewhere. Buffalo, New York: April 21, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George* beat Hal Rumberg ... Don Evans beat Bob Wagner ... Gino Garibaldi beat Dutch Hefner (cor) ... George Koverly beat Jim Coffield ... Cy Williams beat Jack League ... Leo Numa beat Jerry Monahan ... (Att.-6,877) Buffalo, New York: April 28, 1939 (BA) ... Don Evans beat Ted (King Kong) Cox ... Gino Garibaldi beat Danno O’ Mahoney ... Dutch Hefner beat Cliff Thiede ... Leo Numa beat Jim Coffield ... Jack League beat Dave Johnson ... (Att.-3,810) Buffalo, New York: May 5, 1939 (BA) ... Gino Garibaldi beat George Koverly ... Gus Sonnenberg beat Dutch Hefner ... Ted Cox drew with Danno O’Mahoney ... Don Evans drew with Wild Bill Longson ... Leo Numa beat Cliff Thiede ... (Att.-4,112) Buffalo, New York: May 12, 1939 (BA) ... (AWAssoc.) Steve Casey* beat Gino Garibaldi ... Wladislaw Talun beat Hal Rumberg ... Don Evans beat Dutch Hefner ... Ted Cox beat Jack League ... Jack Washburn drew with Wild Bill Longson ... (Att.-4,729) Buffalo, New York: May 19, 1939 (BA) ... Ted Cox beat Don Evans ... Wladislaw Talun vs Wild Bill Longson (nc) ... Ivan Rasputin beat Alonzo Wood ... Gino Garibaldi beat Jerry Monahan ... Jack Washburn beat Cliff Thiede ... (Att.-3,877) Buffalo, New York: May 26, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George* beat Ted (King Kong) Cox ... Ivan Rasputin beat Len Macaluso ... Cy Williams beat Jerry Monahan ... George Koverly beat Cliff Thiede ... Tommy Nilan beat Jim Coffield ... (Att.-3,506) ... (last card of the season) Hamburg, New York: August 25, 1939 (Erie County Fair) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Dutch Hefner ... (AWAssoc.) Steve Casey* beat Don Evans (non title) ... Len Macaluso beat Jerry Monahan ... Leo Numa beat Jim Coffield Buffalo, New York: October 13, 1939 (BA) ... Leo Numa beat Dutch Hefner ... Wladislaw Talun beat Jack Washburn ... Cy Williams beat Pat Kelly ... Bill Longson beat Len Macaluso ... Tommy Nilan beat Al Dunlop ... (Att.-3,822) Buffalo, New York: October 20, 1939 (BA) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Leo Numa ... Lou Thesz beat Jerry Monahan ... Cy Williams beat Tommy Nilan (cor) ... Frederick Von Schacht beat Len Macaluso ... Frank Sexton beat Gus (Babe) Zaharias ... (Att.-4,032) Buffalo, New York: October 27, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George* beat Marvin Westenberg (dec.) ... (AWAssoc) Steve Casey* beat Dutch Hefner ... Fred Von Schacht beat Eddie Cook ... Hal Rumberg beat Joe “Bull” Komar ... Frank Sexton beat Jim Wright ... (Att.-4,648) Buffalo, New York: November 3, 1939 (BA) ... (WTM) (AWAssoc.) Steve Casey* beat Ed Don George (utc) (64:58) (this ended Ed’s claim to the title) ... Hal Rumberg beat Dutch Hefner ... Fred Von Schacht beat Jerry Monahan ... Wild Bill Longson beat Bull Komar ... Tommy Nilan drew with Benny Stein ... (Att.-4,906) Buffalo, New York: November 10, 1939 (BA) ... (WTM) (NWAssoc.) Bronko Nagurski* beat Hal Rumberg ... Wild Bill Longson beat Danno O’Mahoney ... Yvon Robert beat Frank Sexton (dec.) ... Elmer (the Great) Eastep beat Len Macaluso ... Pat Kelly drew with Jerry Monahan ... (Att.-4,827) (Note: Elmer Eastep was Sol Slagel. In December they started calling him Slagel again. He was killed in a car crash near Dallas in February 1942. About 2 years later, another Elmer Eastep appeared. Lou Newman said the later guy was from southern California.) Buffalo, New York: November 17, 1939 (BA) ... Wladislaw Talun beat Fred Von Schacht (cor) ... Everett Marshall beat Frank Sexton ... Lou Thesz drew with Wild Bill Longson ... Elmer Eastep beat Hal Rumberg ... Tommy Nilan beat Young Joe Stecher ... (Att.-7,121) Buffalo, New York: November 24, 1939 (BA) ... (AWAssoc.) Steve Casey* drew with Lou Thesz (1 hour) ... Fred Von Schacht beat Pat Kelly ... Cy Williams beat Hal Rumberg ... Tommy Nilan beat Pat Reilly ... Jerry Monahan beat Benny Stein ... (Att.-3,274) Buffalo, New York: November 27, 1939 (Monday) (BA) ... (WTM) (NWAssoc.) Bronko Nagurski beat Dutch Hefner ... Ed Don George beat Mayes McLain ... Cy Williams drew with Leo Numa ... Ben Shalom beat Bill Wright ... Tommy Nilan beat Bruno Luczak ... Ray Matty drew with Pete Baltrom ... (Att.-5,234) Buffalo, New York: December 1, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat Marvin Westenberg ... Joe Savoldi beat Tommy Nilan ... Cy Williams beat Mayes McLain ... Sol Slagel beat John Katan ... Wild Bill Longson beat Jim Wright ... (Att.-3,994) Buffalo, New York: December 8, 1939 (BA) ... Ed Don George beat Fred Von Schacht ... Cy Williams beat Don Evans ... Everett Marshall drew with Sol Slagel ... Ivan Rasputin beat Tommy Nilan ... Jerry Monahan beat Len Macaluso ... (Att.-6,000) Buffalo, New York: December 15, 1939 (BA) ... Cy Williams beat Ed Don George ... Leo Numa drew with Frank Sexton ... Ivan Rasputin beat Mayes McLain ... Wild Bill Longson beat John Katan ... Tommy Nilan beat Pete Baltrom ... (Att.3,994) Buffalo, New York: December 22, 1939 (BA) ... Sol Slagel beat Cy Williams (30:14) ... Leo Numa drew with Danno O’Mahoney ... Ivan Rasputin beat Abe Yourist ... Wild Bill Longson beat Pat Kelly ... Dutch Hefner drew with Frank Sexton ... (Att.-2,996) Buffalo, New York: December 29, 1939 (BA) ... Sol Slagel beat Danno O’Mahoney ... Ed Don George beat Dutch Hefner ... Ivan Rasputin beat Frank Sexton ... Leo Numa drew with Mayes McLain ... Tommy Nilan beat Pat Kelly ... (Att.-4,010) Jack Herman-matchmaker Research by Don Luce |
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