January 19, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Andy Tremaine d. Jack Hagen (2-1)
Stanley Buresch d. George Wagner (2-0)

No papers before January 16 are currently on Newspaper Archive.

January 26, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
John Felix/Frankie Hart vs. Tex Hager/Andy Tremaine (team match)

Reportedly the first team match ever in Elyria. No results printed.

February 2, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Mr. X d. Tex Hager (2-1)
Buck Estes d. John Felix (2-0)

Estes subbed for George Hartay, who reportedly broke an ankle on January 30 in
Sandusky against Mr. X.

February 9, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Billy Raburn/Andy Tremaine d. Jack Hagen/Mr. X (2-1, team match)

Only match in preview and results

February 16, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Mr. X d. Martino Angelo (2-1)
Billy Raburn drew Stanley Buresch (1-1)

The second fall of Raburn-Buresch came at 59:51 and the decision was made to not
make the wrestlers come back out for the final nine seconds.

February 23, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Buck Estes d. Billy Raburn (2-1)
Toto Higami d. Jack Hagen (2-0)

Estes is the younger brother of Toots Estes

March 1, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Toto Higami d. (DQ) Dale Haddock (2-1)
Paul Orth d. Lefty Pacer (2-0)

Haddock subbed for Martino Angelo, who broke his arm in a match against Orth in
Toledo on February 29.

March 8, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Paul Orth d. Toto Higami (Hygami injured in first fall and is unable to continue)
Frankie Hart drew Tex Hager (1-1)

March 15, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Paul Orth vs. Toto Higami (judo jacket)

Most papers for this week are missing, including March 16

March 22, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
No card because of Good Friday

March 29, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Buck Estes vs. Jack Hagen
Tex Hager vs. Frankie Hart

A radio will be installed for the fans to listen to the Joe Louis-Johnny Paychek fight.

No results printed

April 5, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Buck Estes/Tex Hager d. Jack Hagen/Farmer Mack (2-1, team match)

Only match announced in preview and results

April 12, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Tex Hager d. Cyclone Mackey (2-1)
Toto Higami d. Frankie Hart (1-1, Hart unable to continue for third fall)

Mackey recently unmasked in Toledo. Under the hood, he had been Mr. X

April 19, 1940 Elyria, OH (Armory)
Buck Estes d. Lefty Pacer (2-1)
Frankie Hart d. Gil LaCross (2-0)

April 26, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
5-man battle royal
Don Hill d. (DQ) Cyclone Mackey (2-0)
Billy Fox d. (DQ) Buck Lipscomb (2-1)

Fifth man was Gil LaCross

May 3, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Don Hill d. Buck Lipscomb (2-0)
Billy Fox d. Buck Estes (2-0)

Billy Fox is said to be the son of former wrestler Charlie Fox. Referee Bill Rutherford
challenged Lipscomb after his match.

May 10, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Buck Lipscomb d. Billy Fox (2-1)
Tex Hager d. (DQ) Walter Miller (2-1)

May 17, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Buck Lipscomb/Walter Miller d. Buck Estes/Tex Hager (2-0, team match)

Only match on the card

May 24, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Martino Angelo d. Buck Lipscomb (2-0)
Don Hill d. Andy Tremaine (2-1)

May 31, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Tex Hager d. Don Hill (2-0)
Walter Miller d. Bob Castle (2-0)

June 7, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Walter Miller d. Paul Orth (2-0)
Tony Marino d. Billy Fox (2-1)

June 14, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
No card because of a Flag Day program at the theater

June 21, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Dick Trout d. Buck Lipscomb (2-0)
Bob Castle d. Tex Hager (2-0)

June 28, 1940 Elyria, OH (Rialto Theater)
Most papers missing on Newspaper Archive for that week; none of the remaining ones
contain any card information. No papers are online for the remainder of 1940.


Research by Becky Taylor
Elyria Wrestling Results - 1940