Detroit, Michigan: January 5, 1942 Bobby Bruns beat Paul Orth ... Frank Taylor beat Jack League ... Frankie Hart beat Frank Clements ... The Hornet drew with Jack Smith Detroit, Michigan: January 12, 1942 Paul Orth beat Jack Claybourne ... Bert Rubi drew with Al Lafoon ... Walter Roxy drew with Dale Haddock ... Gil LaCross beat Jack Smith Detroit, Michigan: January 26, 1942 Leo Wallick beat Carl Papke ... Bert Rubi beat Fritz Krueger ... Flash Gordon beat Reb Russell Detroit, Michigan: February 2, 1942 Flash Gordon beat Fritz Krueger ... Flash Gordon beat Reb Russell (in final of tournament) ... Vanka Zarnoff, Jack Smith and others also in tournament Detroit, Michigan: February 23, 1942 Bobby Bruns drew with Leo Wallick ... Flash Gordon beat Pat Healey ... Bert Rubi beat Tom George ... Jack League drew with Frank Clements Detroit, Michigan: March 23, 1942 Jim Londos beat Abe Coleman ... Wladislaw Talun beat Jack League ... Jack Steele beat Flash Clifford ... Joe Maiche drew with Joe Ferona Detroit, Michigan: April 20, 1942 Vic Christy beat Lee Henning ... Earl McCready beat Roland Kirchmeyer ... Rufus Jones beat Jack Steele ... Ivan Kalmikoff drew with Jack Smith Detroit, Michigan: May 4, 1942 Jim Londos vs Vic Christy ... George Zaharias vs Roland Kirchmeyer ... Wladislaw Talun vs Bobby Roberts ... Earl McCready vs Jerry Monahan Detroit, Michigan: May 11, 1942 Farmer Jones beat Marin Angelo ... Rufus Jones beat Sailor Al Olsen ... Lefty Pacer beat Billy Venable (dq) ... Frank Manicaci drew with Al Billings Detroit, Michigan: June 1, 1942 Farmer Jones beat Jules LaRance (dq) ... Walter Roxy drew with Rufus Jones ... Jack Lipscomb beat Leo Jensen ... Marin Angelo beat Frankie Hart Detroit, Michigan: June 8, 1942 Marin Angelo beat Walter Roxy ... Al Billings beat Lefty Pacer ... Bob Castle beat Jack Lipscomb ... Frankie Hart beat Leo Jensen Detroit, Michigan: June 15, 1942 Marin Angelo beat Rufus Jones ... Walter Roxy drew with Al Billings ... Frankie Hart beat Lefty Pacer ... Bob Castle beat Ivan Kalmikoff Detroit, Michigan: June 22, 1942 Marin Angelo and Al Billings beat Walter Roxy and Jack Claybourne ... Jack Steele drew with Jack Bloomfield ... Bob Castle beat Leo Jensen Detroit, Michigan: June 29, 1942 Jack Claybourne and Rufus Jones beat Marin Angelo and Al Billings ... Jack Bloomfield beat Joe Ferona ... Lefty Pacer drew with Bob Castle Detroit, Michigan: July 13, 1942 Maurice Tillet (French Angel) beat Rudy Strongberg ... Wladislaw Talun beat Nick George ... Pete Baltram drew with Ali Adali ... Billy Bartush beat Pete Schuh Detroit, Michigan: July 27, 1942 (wrestle royal) Rufus Jones won royal over Joe Ferona, Ivan Kalmikoff and Marin Angelo ... Walter Roxy drew with Jack Bloomfield ... Lefty Pacer beat Billy Venable Detroit, Michigan: August 11, 1942 Walter Roxy and Bert Rubi vs Al Lafoon and Stan Buresch ... Leo Wallick vs Flash Gordon ... Dale Wayne vs Frankie Hart Detroit, Michigan: August 17, 1942 Leo Wallick beat Rufus Jones ... Bert Rubi drew with Marin Angelo ... Fred Carone beat Lefty Pacer ... Axel Madsen drew with Leo Jensen Detroit, Michigan: August 24, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Marin Angelo ... Babe Kasaboski beat Nick Billings ... Jack Bloomfield beat Ivan Kalmikoff ... Axel Madsen beat Sailor Al Olsen Detroit, Michigan: August 25, 1942 Flash Gordon beat Al Lafoon ... Bert Rubi drew with Paul Orth ... Lou Klein beat Dick Gamon ... Harold Chaundy beat Jack Smith Detroit, Michigan: August 31, 1942 Rufus Jones beat Jack Bloomfield ... Bert Rubi drew with Babe Kasaboski ... Walter Roxy drew with Billy Venable ... Buddy Knox beat Bill Zimm Detroit, Michigan: September 1, 1942 Bert Rubi drew with Reb Russell ... Lou Klein beat Paul Orth (dq) ... Al Lafoon beat Don Raymond ... Harold Chaundy beat Shorty Donovan Detroit, Michigan: September 7, 1942 Bert Rubi vs Rufus Jones ... Babe Kasaboski vs Buddy Knox ... Bill Zimm vs Firpo Wilcox ... Fred Carone vs Sailor Al Olsen Detroit, Michigan: September 8, 1942 Reb Russell beat Paul Orth ... Lou Klein drew with Flash Gordon ... Al Lafoon drew with Frank Clemons ... Jack Smith beat Bill Green Detroit, Michigan: September 15, 1942 Harold Chaundy beat Eddie Lewis (dq) ... Flash Gordon beat Lou Klein ... Al Lafoon beat Tony Barrowcliff ... Dale Wayne drew with Bill Brand Detroit, Michigan: September 21, 1942 Bill Zimm beat Buddy Knox ... Babe Kasaboski beat Ivan Kalmikoff ... Marin Angelo beat Jack Bloomfield ... Axel Madsen beat Fred Carone Detroit, Michigan: September 28, 1942 Bill Zimm beat Reb Russell (dq) ... Wild Red Berry beat Lefty Pacer ... Babe Kasaboski beat Soldier Thomas (dq) ... Billy Venable beat Joe Hobbs Detroit, Michigan: October 5, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Bill Zimm ... Eddie Lewis beat Babe Kasaboski ... Wild Red Berry beat Buddy Knox ... Lefty Pacer drew with Billy Venable Detroit, Michigan: October 6, 1942 Flash Gordon beat Eddie Lewis ... Reb Russell vs Bert Rubi ... Harold Chaundy vs Lou Klein Detroit, Michigan: October 12, 1942 Eddie Lewis beat Babe Kasaboski ... Buddy Knox beat Billy Venable ... Wild Red Berry drew with Walter Roxy ... Rufus Jones drew with Fred Carone Detroit, Michigan: October 13, 1942 Bert Rubi and Lou Klein beat Paul Orth and Rufus Jones ... Johnny Silvi drew with Harold Chaundy ... George Connell beat Shorty Donovan Detroit, Michigan: October 20, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Eddie Lewis ... Lou Klein beat Paul Orth ... Harold Chaundy drew with George Connell Detroit, Michigan: November 9, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Eddie Lewis ... Wild Red Berry beat Nick Billings ... Babe Kasaboski drew with Steve Nenoff ... Jack LaRue beat Sailor Al Olsen Detroit, Michigan: November 10, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Lou Klein ... Flash Gordon drew with Stan Buresch ... Harold Chaundy drew with Babe Kasaboski Detroit, Michigan: November 16, 1942 Bert Rubi drew with Flash Gordon ... Walter Roxy drew with Steve Nenoff ... Babe Kasaboski beat Fred Carone (dq) ... Jack Vansky beat Sailor Al Olsen Detroit, Michigan: November 17, 1942 Eddie Lewis drew with Paul Orth ... Harold Chaundy drew with Dale Haddock ... George Connell drew with Frankie Hart Detroit, Michigan: November 23, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Flash Gordon ... Buddy Knox beat Nick Billings ... Fred Carone beat Jack Vansky ... Babe Kasaboski beat Joe Hobbs Detroit, Michigan: November 24, 1942 Paul Orth beat Eddie Lewis (dq) ... Lou Klein beat Leo Jensen ... Stan Buresch drew with Babe Kasaboski Detroit, Michigan: December 1, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Lou Klein ... Harold Chaundy beat Dale Haddock ... Ivan Kalmikoff drew with Frankie Hart Detroit, Michigan: December 7, 1942 (wrestle royal) Rufus Jones won royal over Nick Billings, Bert Rubi, Eddie Lewis and Babe Kasaboski ... Walter Roxy beat Fred Carone ... Ali Pasha beat George Connell Detroit, Michigan: December 8, 1942 Flash Gordon beat Stan Buresch ... Frankie Hart drew with Leo Jensen ... Harold Chaundy drew with Frank Clemons Detroit, Michigan: December 15, 1942 Bert Rubi vs Leo Jensen ... Ivan Kalmikoff vs Harold Chaundy ... Frankie Hart vs Dale Wayne Detroit, Michigan: December 21, 1942 Bert Rubi beat Paul Orth ... Eddie Lewis drew with Frankie Hart ... Leo Jensen beat Ivan Kalmikoff (dq) ... Buck Lawson drew with Harold Chaundy Detroit, Michigan: December 29, 1942 Walter Roxy drew with Bert Rubi ... Frankie Hart beat Ivan Kalmikoff ... Harold Chaundy drew with Bill Brooks Note: Al Billings and Nick Billings were the same wrestler. Burt Ray didn’t make it clear what first name Billings used in Detroit. Eddie Lewis was not Strangler Lewis. He often appeared as Bad Man or Bad Boy Lewis. Bob Nitsche said that he once wrestled as Johnny Balbo’s brother, Eddie Balbo. Research by Burt Ray |
Detroit Wrestling Results - 1942 |