Colorado Springs, Colorado: Tuesday, August 2, 1938 (City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall b. Lee Wykoff (90:00) (1-0) (Marshall won the only fall in 1:27:15) (Wykoff was accompanied by his manager Max Baumann) … Johnny Atkins b. Dutch Wyman (18:28) (Atkins had been or still was Wykoff’s manager out of Kansas City, and by 1942 was matchmaking in Denver) … Dorv Roche b. Frank Graham (22:12) … John Grandovitch and Pat McLark drew (45:00) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) … (referee: Dan Darnell) … (1,100+ fans) Notes: The Colorado Springs Gazette stated that "not since 1923 when Ed 'Strangler' Lewis met Gobar, Hindu gold-leaf eater, in a championship match at the old Stratton park pavilion, has Colorado Springs been able to offer to wrestling fans a match as attractive" as Marylander was giving with Marshall-Wykoff. Wyman was from Topeka. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Thursday, August 25, 1938 (City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall b. Tommy “Firpo” Wilcox (17:25) … Dorv Roche b. Pat McClary (36:23) … Lee Wykoff b. John Grandovitch (23:55) … Dutch Wyman b. Marvin Frantz (18:35) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) … (referee: Jack Bloom) … (750 fans) Note: Frantz was from Cincinnati. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, September 7, 1938 (City Auditorium) … Everette Marshall and Lee Wykoff drew (90:00) (1-1) (Marshall won the first fall in 1-hour, Wykoff won the second in 18:50) … Dorv Roche b. Pat McClary (31:25) (Roche won the right to wrestle Lou Thesz) … Marvin Frantz and Dutch Wyman drew (30:00) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (1,000 fans) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Wednesday, September 14, 1938 (City Auditorium) … Lou Thesz and Dorv Roche drew (90:00) (1-1) … Ray Eckert b. Pat McClary (33:29) (Eckert was billed as a training partner of Thesz) … Lee Wykoff b. John Grandovitch (13:00) … (promoter: Abe Marylander) … (referee: Jack Bloom) … (announcer: Glen Martin) … (timekeeper: W.H. Theleman) … (1,200 fans) Notes: The Colorado Springs Gazette explained that Roche had a "brilliant record." He beat Danno O'Mahoney, drew in 90-minutes with Lou Thesz, drew with Ed Don George, Steve Casey, Everette Marshall, Ralph Garibaldi, Gus Sonnenberg, and beat Milo Steinborn. One report pegged Roche as being groomed for the heavyweight title throne. Bloom was from Denver. Denver, Colorado: Wednesday, September 28, 1938 ( ) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Everette Marshall b. Lee Wykoff (2/3) Colorado Springs, Colorado: Thursday, September 29, 1938 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Everette Marshall b. Dorv Roche (2- 0) (Marshall won the second fall by disqualification) … Ivan Managoff b. Abe Friedman … Ray Eckert b. Tex Irwin … (promoter: Abe Marylander) … (referee: Glen “Fat” Neece) ... (benefit for veterans) Research by Tim Hornbaker October 22, 2010 |
Colorado Springs Wrestling Results - 1938 |