Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, January 3, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker and Gino Garibaldi drew (90:00) … Bibber McCoy b.
Rudy Dusek … Jim Austeri and Abe Coleman b. Billy Darnell and Ace Freeman (team
match) … John Millis b. Herb Freeman … Fred Grobmier and Pat Muldoon drew …
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)
Notes:  The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin stated that Billy Darnell was a “protégé of Dutch
Rohde,” and was making his “debut” locally.  Garibaldi reportedly had a “12-bout winning
streak.”

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, January 10, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... George Becker b. Emil Dusek (dec., 90:00) (1-1) ... Rudy Dusek b.
Pat Muldoon (22:07) (toehold) ... Jim Austeri and Abe Coleman b. Billy Darnell and Fred
Grobmier (team match) ... Ali Adali b. Matros Kirilenko (5:31) ... Billy Darnell and Ace
Freeman drew (30:00) ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly) ... (referee:  Doc Gehman)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, January 17, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Joe Cox b. George Becker (2/3) ... The Dusek Brothers (Emil and
Rudy Dusek) b. Jim Austeri and Abe Coleman (2/3) (team match) ... Billy Darnell b. Duke
Keomuka ... Ali Adali b. Herbie Freeman ... Fred Grobmier and Tony Martinelli drew (30:
00) ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, January 24, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek b. Lou Plummer (2/3) ... George Becker and Tony
Martinelli b. the Dusek Brothers (Emil and Rudy Dusek) (team match) ... Joe Cox b. Ali
Adali (3:15) ... Cliff Olson b. Abe Coleman (UTC due to injury) ... Jim Austeri b. Billy
Darnell (26:50) ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, January 31, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek b. Lou Plummer (24:23) ... Joe Cox b. Emil Dusek ... Ed
"Strangler" Lewis b. Cliff Olsen ... George Becker and Tony Martinelli b. Jim Austeri and
Herb Freeman (team match) ... Fred Grobmier b. Duke Keomula ... (promoters:  Frank
and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, February 7, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek b. Gino Garibaldi (2/3) ... Ed "Strangler" Lewis b. Emil
Dusek ... Lou Plummer b. Rudy Dusek ... Joe Cox and Bibber McCoy drew ... George
Becker and Tony Martinelli b. Jim Austeri and Dutch Rohde (2-0) (team match) ...
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, February 14, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... George Becker and Tony Martinelli vs. The Dusek Brothers (Emil and
Ernie Dusek) (team match) ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, February 21, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Joe Cox b. Ernie Dusek (2/3) ... George Becker and Emil Dusek drew
(30:00) ... Nanjo Singh b. Tony Martinelli ... The Canadian Angel b. Fred Steel ... "Emil"
Rohde b. Ali Adeli ... Jim Austeri and Abe Yourist drew (30:00) ... (promoters:  Frank and
Ray Hanly)
Notes:  The Canadian Angel was Andre Vadnais.  The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
(2/22/44) stated that Adeli's opponent was "Emil Rohde."

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, February 28, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek b. Joe Cox (2/3) ... The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Rudy
Dusek) b. Tony Martinelli and Herman "Dutch" Rohde (team match) ... George Becker and
Bibber McCoy drew (30:00) ... Nanjo Singh b. The Canadian Angel ... Milo Steinborn b.
Jim Austeri ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, March 6, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Joe Cox b. George Becker (2/3) ... Emil Dusek and Herman "Dutch"
Rohde drew (30:00) ... Nanjo Singh b. Abe Yourist (cobra deathlock) ... Bibber McCoy b.
Milo Steinborn ... Fred Grobmier and Tony Martinelli b. Jim Austeri and Herb Freeman (2-
0) (team match) ... (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, March 13, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker b. Emil Dusek (35:10) … Joe Cox b. Bibber McCoy
(21:12) … Jim Austeri and Rudy Dusek b. Billy Darnell and Fred Grobmier (team match)
… Nanjo Singh b. Ali Adali (cobra deathlock) (8:12) … Joe Miller and Abe Yourist drew …
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)
Notes:  Singh was said to be undefeated in the Philadelphia area in 10 matches since his
comeback “less than two months ago.”

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, March 20, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Joe Cox b. George Becker (Becker was unable to continue after each
took a fall) … Angelo Savoldi b. Billy Darnell (18:10) … Fred Grobmier b. Jim Austeri (11:
40) … Joe Mills b. Herb Freeman (14:21) … Bibber McCoy b. Abe Yourist (26:22) … Emil
Dusek and Nanjo Singh drew (30:00) … (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, March 27, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Yvon Robert b. Joe Cox (2/3) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Rudy
Dusek) b. Tony Martinelli and Angelo Savoldi (team match) … Bibber McCoy b. Matros
Kirilenko … Nanjo Singh b. Dr. John Bonica … Jim Austeri and Abe Yourist drew …
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, April 3, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Joe Cox b. Yvon Robert (2/3) (Cox won the third fall with a toehold)
… Tony Martinelli and Angelo Savoldi b. Jim Austeri and Herb Freeman (2-0) … George
Becker b. Rudy Dusek … Bibber McCoy b. Ernie Dusek … Joe Millis b. Abe Yourist …
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, April 10, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker b. Joe Cox (2/3) … Fred Grobmier and Abe Yourist b.
Jim Austeri and Dr. John Bonica (2/3) (team match) … Herb Freeman b. Ali Adali … Tony
Martinelli and Nanjo Singh drew … Rudy Dusek and Angelo Savoldi drew … (promoters:  
Frank and Ray Hanly)
Notes:  Plummer was in the Coast Guard and discharged after being wounded in the Allied
landing at Salerno, Italy, according to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin (4/10/44).

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, April 17, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker and Bibber McCoy drew when neither were able to
continue (13:30) … Joe Cox b. Tony Martinelli … Fred Grobmier and Abe Yourist b. Nick
Elich and Herb Freeman (team match) … John Melas and Angelo Savoldi drew (30:00) …
Pat Muldoon b. Jim Austeri … (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, April 24, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Nanjo Singh b. Tony Martinelli (2/3) (third fall by countout when
Martinelli missed a flying tackle and sailed from the ring) … George Becker b. Angelo
Savoldi (13:08) … Rudy Dusek b. Pat Muldoon (22:56) … Dr. John Bonica and Nick Elitch
drew (30:00) … Fred Grobmier and Abe Yourist b. Ali Adali and Jim Austeri (2/3) (team
match) … (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly) … (2,800 fans)
Note:  Singh was replacing Joe Cox, who was sick in New York City.

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, May 1, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker b. Rudy Dusek (2/3) … Dr. Len Hall and Nanjo Singh
drew … Tony Martinelli and Angelo Savoldi drew … John Melas b. Abe Yourist … Dr. John
Bonica and Fred Grobmier b. Jim Austeri and Herb Freeman (team match) … (promoters:  
Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, May 8, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Bobby Managoff b. Nanjo Singh (2/3) … George Becker and Tony
Martinelli drew … Dr. Len Hall b. John Melas … Dr. John Bonica and Angelo Savoldi drew
… Jim Austeri and Antone Leone b. Fred Grobmier and Abe Yourist (2/3) (team match) …
(promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)
Note:  Managoff ended Singh’s local winning streak.

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, May 15, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker and Bobby Managoff were both counted out in the
third fall (1-1) … Dr. Len Hall and Tony Martinelli drew … Nanjo Singh b. Dr. John Bonica
… Rudy Dusek b. Jim Austeri … Fred Grobmier and Antone Leone wrestled to a no
decision … Angelo Savoldi b. Herb Freeman … (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, May 22, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker b. Nanjo Singh (2/3) … Dr. John Bonica and Tony
Martinelli b. Jim Austeri and Antone Leone (team match) … Fred Grobmier and Angelo
Savoldi drew (30:00) … Rudy Dusek b. John Melas (18:50) … Abe Yourist b. Herb
Freeman (16:52) … (promoters:  Frank and Ray Hanly)

*No Camden shows on May 29 or June 5, 1944.  Philadelphia also didn’t return as of June
5.



Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, October 2, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker b. Rudy Dusek (36:32) … Tony Martinelli and
Herman “Dutch” Rohde were both counted out (33:59) (the two bumped heads, knocking
each other out) … Fred Grobmier and Abe Yourist b. Jim Austeri and Pat Welsh (2/3)
(team match) … Pat Welsh b. Matros Kirilenko (22:05) … (promoter:  Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, October 9, 1944
(Convention Hall) … George Becker and Herman “Dutch” Rohde drew (90:00) (1-1) …
Rudy Dusek b. Charles Allen (20:39) … Tony Martinelli b. Jim Austeri (17:15) … Pat
Welsh and Abe Yourist drew (30:00) … Fred Grobmier b. The Turkish Angel (9:31) …
(promoter:  Ray Hanly) … (3,200 fans)
Note:  Rohde was said to be a “rookie on the Camden police force,” according to the
October 9, 1944 edition of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, October 16, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Gino Garibaldi b. George Becker (2/3) … Jim Austeri and Rudy
Dusek drew … Tony Martinelli and Herman “Dutch” Rohde drew … Jim Austeri and Pat
Welsh b. Charles Allen and Fred Grobmier … (promoter:  Ray Hanly)
Notes:  Rohde was the “hometown heavyweight.” Garibaldi was back from a tour of the
Midwest.  Both Garibaldi and Becker wanted to wrestle Ernie Dusek when the latter arrived
in November.

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, October 23, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Gino Garibaldi b. Bibber McCoy (2/3) … Herman “Dutch” Rohde b.
Jim Austeri … Tony Martinelli b. Jim Meyers … The Black Terror b. Charles Allen … Fred
Grobmier and Pat Welsh drew (30:00) … (promoter:  Ray Hanly) … (3,200 fans)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, October 30, 1944
(Convention Hall) … Ernie Dusek b. Tony Martinelli … Gino Garibaldi and Herman “Dutch”
Rohde drew … Jim Austeri and Pat Welsh b. Billy Darnell and Fred Grobmier (team
match) … The Black Terror b. Frank Bruce … (promoter:  Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, November 6, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek vs. Gino Garibaldi ... Black Terror vs. Herman "Dutch"
Rohde ... Jim Austeri vs. Bibber McCoy ... Pat Welsh vs. Abe Yourist ... Billy Darnell vs.
Joe Meyer ... (promoter:  Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, November 13, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Ernie Dusek vs. Herman "Dutch" Rohde ... Tony Martinelli vs. Bibber
McCoy ... Frank Bruce and Fred Grobmier vs. Jim Austeri and Pat Welsh ... Black Terror
vs. Jack Steele ... (promoter:  Ray Hanly)
Notes:  Rohde was called a "youthful Camden wrestler-policeman." Steele was from
Memphis.

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, November 20, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Bibber McCoy b. Gino Garibaldi (default) ... Black Terror b. Fred
Grobmier ... "Dutch" Rohde b. Pat Welsh ... Rudy Dusek b. Frank Bruce ... Jim Austeri b.
Ali Abali ... (promoter:  Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, November 27, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... George Becker b. The Black Terror (2/3) ... Fred Grobmier b. Joe
Myers ... Herman "Dutch" Rohde b. Rudy Dusek ... Fred Grobmier and Murray
Rothenberg b. Jim Austeri and Matros Kirilenko (2/3) ... (promoter:  Ray Hanly)

Camden, New Jersey:  Monday, December 4, 1944
(Convention Hall) ... Gino Garibaldi b. Herman "Dutch" Rohde (2/3) (Rohde knocked
himself out during the third fall) (Rohde was said to be a "Camden policeman" and was
carried from the ring by "six other bluecoats, who had been rooting for him to win") ... The
Black Terror and Tony Martinelli drew (30:00) ... Jim Austeri b. Ed Straeb ... Fred
Grobmier and Abe Yourist drew (30:00) ... Frank Bruce b. Jack Steele ... (promoter:  Ray
Hanly)







Research by Tim Hornbaker
Camden Wrestling Results - 1944