Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 6, 1945
(The Armory) … Maurice LaChappelle b. Lon Chaney (2/3) … Irish McGee and Herb Parks
drew (30:00) … Rod Fenton b. Balk Estes (13:00) … (sponsored by:  Hercules Athletic Club)
… (2,200 fans)
Notes:  Lon Chaney was billed as being from Vincennes, Indiana, Balk Estes from Hammond,
Rod Fenton from Birmingham, McGee from Chicago and Chappelle from Montreal.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 13, 1945
(The Armory) … Martino Angelo b. Ali Ali (1-1) (decision) … Monty LaDue b. Leo Jensen (18:
00) (Jensen was a substutite for Rene LaBelle) … Herb Parks b. Buck Lipscomb (16:00) …
(referee:  Bud Westfall) … (2,400 fans)
Notes:  Monty LaDue was from Manchester, Massachusetts, Martino “Mike” Angelo from
Akron, and Ali Ali from Turkey.  Rene LaBelle was from Toronto and Jensen was said to be
from Birmingham.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 20, 1945
(The Armory) … Martino Angelo and Maurice LaChappelle b. Ali Ali and Gil LaCross (2/3) …
Rene LaBelle and Monty LaDue drew … (2,800 fans)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 27, 1945
(The Armory) … Ali Ali b. Martino Angelo (2/3) … Rod Fenton b. Buck Lipscomb (14:00) …
Angelo Martinelli b. Monty LaDue (14:00) … (2,200 fans)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 6, 1945
(The Armory) … Ali Ali b. Maurice LaChappelle (2/3) (LaChappelle won the first fall in 14
seconds) … Don Eagle b. Red Dawson (12:00) (Indian deathlock) … Rod Fenton b. Angelo
Martinelli (13:00) … (2,400 fans)
Notes:  The Indianapolis Star stated that Don Eagle was 20 years old and that he would be
making his “first local appearance.” He was “managed by his father,” and “always enters the
ring attired in his native costume.” Dawson was from Minneapolis.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 13, 1945
(The Armory) … “Coach” Billy Thom b. Rod Fenton (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Al Massey b.
Cowboy Luttrall (15:00) … Don Eagle b. Nick Billins (12:00) (Indian deathlock) … (referee:  
Bud Westfall) … (2,800 fans)
Notes:  Thom was said to be from Bloomington, Luttrall was from Austin, Texas, and Billins
from Birmingham.  Massey was from Memphis.  Thom weighed 187 pounds.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 20, 1945
(The Armory) … Angelo Martinelli b. Maurice LaChappelle (2/3) … Babe Zaharias b. Cherry
Vallina (12:00) … Gil LaCross b. Don Eagle (18:00) (Eagle was forced to quit because of a
knee injury) … Warren Bockwinkel b. Ralph Garibaldi (14:00) (Garibaldi was unable to
continue due to a knee injury) (Bockwinkel was a substitute for George Koverly) … (3,200
fans)

*An Associated Press article in the Wednesday, March 21, 1945 edition of the Indianapolis
Star stated:  “Koverly in Accident, St. Louis, Mo., March 20 (AP) – George Koverly, 38, well
known in heavyweight wrestling circles, was injured seriously when his automobile crashed
into a bridge abutment near Wentzville, Mo., early today.  Eddie Campbell, 28, also a
wrestler, who was riding with Koverly, was killed.”

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 27, 1945
(The Armory) … Angelo Martinelli b. Gil LaCross (2/3) … Warren Bockwinel b. Duke Kapalini
(14:00) … Nick Billins and Irish McGee drew … (2,600 fans)
Note:  Kapalini was said to be from Hawaii.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, April 3, 1945
(The Armory) … World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Warren Bockwinkel (2/3) …
Vic Christy and Jack Hader drew … Babe Zaharias b. Fritz Schnabel (16:00) … (3,200 fans)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, April 10, 1945
(The Armory) ... Angelo Martinelli b. Monte LaDue (2/3) (third fall with a flying tackle) ... Don
Eagle b. Irish McGee (Indian deathlock) (24:00) ... Ali Ali b. Buck Lipscomb (15:00)
(headlock) ... (sponsored by:  Hercules Athletic Club) ... (2,400 fans)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, April 17, 1945
(The Armory) ... George Koverly b. Jack Hader (2/3) (Hader unable to continue due to an
injured shoulder) ... Duke Kapalana b. Fritz Schnabel (14:00) ... Ralph Garibaldi b. Jack
Reeder (26:00) (Indian deathlock) ... (2,200 fans)
Note:  "Kapalana" weighed 235 pounds and was from Hawaii.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, April 24, 1945
(The Armory) ... Billy Thom b. Angelo Martinelli (2/3) (third fall with a stepover toehold) ...
Don Eagle b. Lon Chaney (11:00) ... Gil LaCross b. Earl Malone (21:00) (shortarm scissors)
... (2,900 fans)
Notes:  This was billed as Billy Thom's farewell to Indianapolis wrestling fans because he'd
recently resigned as the wrestling coach at Indiana University and was planning to relocate
to California, where he was going into business.  Don Eagle was said to be a junior
heavyweight.  Chaney was from Vincennes, Indiana.  Thom was from Bloomington.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, May 1, 1945
(The Armory) ... Jack Hader vs. Gino Vagnone ... Duke Kapalana vs. Bulldog Wagner ...
Herb Parks vs. (?)















Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 26, 2010
Indianapolis Wrestling Results - 1945