Camden Wrestling Results

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, January 24, 1938
( ) ... Chief Chewacki b. Abe Kashey (2/3)
Note: Chewacki was said to be from Guthrie, Oklahoma.

*There were two factions running Camden, indicating the major divide in professional
wrestling at the time. There was the Ray Fabiani-Jack Pfefer syndicate at the Convention
Hall on Mondays. On Thursdays, there was the Paul Bowser-Rudy Dusek-Tom Packs
syndicate at the Camden Armory.

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, March 21, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Chief Chewacki b. Sammy Stein (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Jesse
James b. Tony Siano (34:27) … Gino Martinelli and Dutch Schultz drew (30:00) … Dick
Daviscourt b. Bronko Valdez (5:47) … John Murphy b. Jose Rodriguez (20:08) …
(referee: “Doc” Geaman)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, March 24, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Ernie Dusek b. Jack League (32:59) … Joe Dusek b. Len Macaluso
(30:58) … Chief War Eagle b. Joe Maynard (16:22) … Bibber McCoy b. Artie LeGrand …
Ed Meske and Ed White drew (30:00)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, March 28, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Orville Brown b. Jake Patterson (2-0) … Harry Jacobs b. Dick
Daviscourt (1-0) (Daviscourt was unable to continue after suffering rib injuries) … Luigi
Bacicalupi b. Juan Olaquivel (15:58) … Jose Rodriguez b. Joe Bonica (12:37) … Kiman
Kudo and Tony Martinelli drew (30:00)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, March 31, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Ernie Dusek b. Chief Chewacki (29:42) … Joe Dusek and Ed Meske
drew (30:00) … Al Bisignano b. Ed White (7:07) … Bibber McCoy b. Chief War Eagle …
Andy Rascher and Charley Strack drew (30:00) … (6,000 fans)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, April 7, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Chief Chewacki (DQ) (24:31) … Joe Cox and
Joe Dusek drew (30:00) … Al Bisignano b. Charley Strack (14:58) … Bibber McCoy and
Andy Rascher drew (30:00) … Lee Yhe Wing b. Harry Finkelstein (12:01) … (referee: Doc
Geaman)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, April 11, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Orville Brown b. Chief Sanooke (2-0)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, April 14, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Chief Chewacki vs. Everette Marshall … Al Bisignano vs. George
Koverly … Everett Kibbons vs. Bibber McCoy … Joe Maynard vs. Andy Rascher … Ralph
Garibaldi vs. Lee Yhe Wing

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, April 18, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Ali Baba b. Boris Demetroff (2-0) … Bobby Bruns b. Jake Patterson
… Herman Schultz and Tony Sianos drew (30:00) … King Kong b. Tony Martinelli … Jose
Rodriguez b. Tony Milano … (syndicate: Ray Fabiani, Jack Pfefer)

*Sometime in April 1938, Lou Daro went to New York City and met with a group of
promoters. These individuals ended any hostilities and joined the International Promoters’
Association. Among those reported to be in attendance were Paul Bowser, Tom Packs,
Billy Sandow, Walter Miller, Ted Thye, Ed White, and Ray Fabiani. Daro would serve as
the president of the organization, while Fabiani was vice president and Bert Bertolini was
secretary. A unification of sorts was made between the syndicate of Fabiani and the
troupe of Bowser, Packs and Sandow.

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, April 21, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Gino Garibaldi b. Rudy Dusek (27:02) … Joe Dusek and Jack
League drew (30:00) … Al Bisignano b. Wally Dusek (12:17) … George Koverly b. Frank
Bruce (12:22) … Len Macaluso and Andy Rascher drew (30:00) … (syndicate: Paul
Bowser, Rudy Dusek)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, April 25, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Joe Savoldi b. Chief Thunderbird (Thunderbird suffered a dislocated
jaw in the third fall and was unable to continue) … Orville Brown b. Ivan Yaktaroff … Vic
Weber b. John Bognar … Herman Schultz b. Jose Rodriguez … King Kong b. Mike Kilonis
(24:10) … (syndicate: Ray Fabiani, Jack Pfefer)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, April 28, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Gino Garibaldi b. George Koverly (2/3) … Bob Gregory b. Les Ryan
(17:04) … Joe Cox b. Frank Bruce (12:29) … Al Bisignano b. Bibber McCoy (27:08) …
Andy Rascher b. Jim Parker (9:22)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, May 2, 1938
(Camden Armory) … John Murphy and Herbie Schultz drew (90:00) (1-1) … Kiman Kudo
and Vic Weber drew … Bobby Bruns b. Juan Olaquivel … King Kong b. Hans Schwartz …
Ivan Vactuross b. Joe Rodriguez
Note: The newspaper called him “Bob Burns, 222, Chicago.” This show was likely held at
the Convention Hall, not the Armory as the paper indicated.

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, May 5, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Ernie Dusek b. Al Bisignano (2-0) … King Levinsky b. Joe Maynard
(countout) (5:17) … Joe Dusek and Mike Mazurki drew (30:00) … Jack League b. Ed
Newman (14:22) … Len Macaluso and Rebel Russell drew (30:00)
Note: King Levinsky, billed from Chicago, was a “former fighter.”

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, May 9, 1938
(Convention Hall) … John Murphy b. Herb Schultz (2-0) (second by DQ) … Orville Brown
b. Rugi Bocigalubi (14:37) … Bobby Bruns and Bhu Pinter drew (30:00) … Chief Sanooke
b. Vanka Zelezniak (23:53) … Stoney Siani and Vic Weber drew (30:00) … (referee: Billy
Martinelli)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, May 16, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Orville Brown b. Chief Thunderbird (1-0) (48:02) (piledriver)
(Thunderbird suffered an injury and was unable to continue) … Bobby Bruns b. Jake
Patterson (7:07) … Bhu Pinder b. Frenchy LaRue (20:52) … Roy Schuyler b. Bob
Windwick (18:21) … Eddie King b. Ed Ponz (20:50)
Note: King was from Wildwood, New Jersey. Schuyler was from Gibbstown, NJ.

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, May 23, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Orville Brown b. Bhu Pinder (2-0) (Brown won the falls in 46 seconds
and 33:26) … Bobby Bruns b. Jake Patterson (33:04) … Frenchy LaRue b. Boris Demitroff
(21:38) … Chief Thunderbird b. Ivan Vacturoff (18:15) … Roy Schuyler b. Eddie King (14:
54)

Near Camden, New Jersey: Friday, June 3, 1938
(Fairview Arena) … Bobby Bruns and Chief Thunderbird drew … Fred Grubmier b.
Frenchy LaRue (22:31) (figure four scissors) … Rudy Kay b. Roy Schuyler … Boris
Demitroff b. Eddie King … Bhu Pinder b. Ivan Vacturoff
Note: Fairview Arena was at Black Horse pike and Crescent Blvd.

*When wrestling resumed at the Convention Hall in October 1938, Jack Pfefer’s
involvement with Ray Fabiani is likely over.

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, October 3, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Joe Savoldi b. Charley Grubmier (2-0) … Sandor Szabo b. Hank
Methany (16:48) … . Dr. Len Hall b. Joe Pazandak (13:56) … The Golden Terror b. Tom
Mahoney (14:11) … Jules Strongbow b. Jack McArthur (15:04) … (syndicate: Ray Fabiani)
Note: Season opener.

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, October 6, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Yvon Robert b. Joe Cox (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Gino Vagnone b.
Rudy Dusek (dec., 30:00) … George “Red” Ryan b. Al Getz (18:47) … Bibber McCoy and
Stan Sokolis drew (30:00) … Hank Barber b. Ed White (12:33) … (referee: John “Doc”
Seaman) … (syndicate: Paul Bowser, Rudy Dusek)
Note: Cox was billed as being from Mountain View, Missouri.

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, October 10, 1938
(Convention Hall) … The Golden Terror and Joe Savoldi wrestled to a no contest (match
ended in a wild riot and the Philadelphia Inquirer stated that “many of the capacity crowd of
4,000 fans were hurt in the melee”) (1-1) (police protected the Golden Terror out of the
ring) … Jules Strongbow b. The Cardiff Giant … Hank Methany b. Joe Pazandak … Joe
Montana b. Eddie King … Tom Mahoney and Jack McArthur drew … (referee: John
Seaman) … (4,000 fans)
Notes: Eddie King was billed as a “former Columbia University athlete.” Seaman was from
Newark. Katherine Hughes, a 39 year old fan, suffered a cut over her right eye from a
glass thrown by another fan.

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, October 13, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Ernie Dusek b. Gino Vagnone (2/3) … Gino Garibaldi b. Eddie
Newman (20:18) … Hank Barber b. George Ryan (18:42) … Stan Sokolis b. Angelo
Cistoldi (13:10) … Johnny James b. John Swenski (12:12)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, October 17, 1938
(Convention Hall) … The Golden Terror b. Hank Methany (14:12) and Sammy Menacker
(17:01) … Joe Montana b. Gorilla Grubmier (30:42) … George Zaharias b. Abe Kashey
(19:11) … Jules Strongbow b. Jack McArthur (9:36) … Gino Martinelli b. Lee Yat Wing (17:
42)
Note: Montana was from Camden.

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, October 20, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Joe Cox b. Ernie Dusek (2/3)… Gino Garibaldi b. Chris Zaharias (21:
59) … Emil Dusek b. Johnny James (20:25) … Hank Barber b. Angelo Cistoldi (13:01) …
Al Bisignano b. Joe Maynard (14:21)
Note: Ernie Dusek reportedly lost for the first time in two years of wrestling in Camden.

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, October 24, 1938
(Convention Hall) … The Golden Terror vs. Sam Menacker and Hank Methany in a
handicap match … Joe Savoldi vs. Jules Strongbow … Chief Little Wolf vs. Tom Mahoney
… Eddie King vs. Lee Yat Wing … (booking office: Joe “Toots” Mondt)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, October 27, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Joe Cox and Gino Vagnone drew in 90-minutes (1-1) … Gino
Garibaldi b. Emil Dusek (27:01) … Maurice Robert b. Frank Bruce (16:26) … Johnny
James and Stan Sokolis drew (30:00) … Al Bisignano b. George Wilson (9:46) … (booking
office: Rudy Dusek, Paul Bowser)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, October 31, 1938
(Convention Hall) … The Golden Terror and Joe Savoldi drew (60:00) … Chief Little Wolf
b. Herb Freeman (2-0) … Hank Methany b. Henry King (17:57) … Joe Montana b. Walter
Percy (13:30) … Pete Peterson and Jules Strongbow drew (30:00)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, November 3, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Joe Cox b. Gino Garibaldi (2/3) … Ed Meske and Chris Zaharias
drew (30:00) … Rudy Dusek b. Johnny James (14:04) … Al Bisignano and Jack League
drew (30:00) … Gus Vagnone b. Rebel Red Russell

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, November 7, 1938
(Convention Hall) … World Heavyweight Champion Bronko Nagurski vs. Chief Little Wolf …
The Golden Terror vs. Joe Montana

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, November 10, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Steve Casey b. Danno O’Mahoney with one-fall in 90-minutes (Casey
won the only fall in 62:50 when O’Mahoney was disqualified) … Gino Vagnone b. Chris
Zaharias (15:58) … Joe Cox b. Jack League (dec., 30:00) … The Red Devil b. Ed
“Strangler” White (11:52) … Hank Barber and Ed Meske drew (30:00) … (referee: Jesse
M. Gehman)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, November 14, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Chief Chewacki b. Pete Peterson … The Golden Terror and Joe
Montana drew (30:00) … Hans Kampfer b. Jules Strongbow by default … The Cardiff Giant
b. Tom Mahoney (21:18) … Casey Berger and Walter Percy drew … (3,000 fans)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, November 17, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Joe Cox b. Gino Vagnone (2/3) … Al Bisignano b. Gene Bowman by
decision … The Red Devil b. Sid Westrich … Hank Barber and Hans Steinke drew …
Angelo Savoldi and George Wilson drew

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, November 24, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Ernie Dusek b. Joe Cox (2/3) … Gino Vagnone b. Emil Dusek (9:55)
… The Red Devil b. Rudy Dusek (14:22) … Al Bisignano and Wally Dusek drew (30:00) …
Gino Garibaldi b. Jack League (10:08)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, November 28, 1938
(Convention Hall) … Man Mountain Dean b. Frank Brown (2-0) (Brown was unable to
continue for the second fall) (TOM: 7:11) … The Golden Terror b. Chief Chewacki (11:18)
… Joe Montana b. Jim Wright (21:01) … Pete Peterson b. Herb Freeman (21:22) … Nick
Campofreda b. Tom Mahoney (18:46) … Roy Schuyler b. The Cardiff Giant (DQ) (6:11)

Camden, New Jersey: Thursday, December 1, 1938
(Camden Armory) … Gino Vagnonne b. Joe Cox (2/3) (Vagnonne won the third fall by
disqualification) … Wally Dusek and Hans Steinke drew … Al Bisignano b. Chris Zaharias
by disqualification (28:16) … Gino Garibaldi b. Ed Newman (10:46) … The Red Devil b.
Hank Barber (19:47) … (referee: Ben Leonard) … (booking office: Rudy Dusek)

Camden, New Jersey: Monday, December 5, 1938
(Convention Hall) … The Golden Terror b. Joe Montana (2/3) … Joe Savoldi b. Carl
“Dutch” Schultz … Chief Little Wolf b. Pete Peterson … Nick Campofreda b. Jim Wright …
Pat Corrigan and Walter Percy drew … (booking office: Joe “Toots” Mondt) … (4,000 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 16, 2011

Camden Wrestling Results - 1938