Jackson, MS: January 5, 1940 No Wrestling Jackson, MS: January 12, 1940 Charlie Keene and Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis and Cyclone Burns ... Puma Balderama drew with Sailor Parker ... Ken Oakley beat Irish McGee (dq) Jackson, MS: January 19, 1940 Postponed because of cold weather Jackson, MS: January 26, 1940 (special referee: Jess Willard) Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis ... Charliey Keene vs Ken Oakley ... Puma Balderama vs Bob Castle Jackson, MS: February 2, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Rex Mobley (dq) ... Charlie Keene vs Sailor Parker ... Puma Balderama vs Ken Oakley ... Cyclone Burns vs Bob Castle Jackson, MS: February 9, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Charlie Keene (dq) ... Rex Mobley beat Cyclone Burns ... Puma Balderama drew with Bob Castle ... Irish McGee beat Sailor Parker Jackson, MS: February 16, 1940 Charlie Keene and Rex Mobley beat The Blimp and Jack Steele ... Sailor Parker drew with Bob Castle ... Puma Balderama beat Irish McGee Jackson, MS: February 23, 1940 Rex Mobley beat Jack (Stinger) Steele ... (boxing) Sailor Parker beat Irish McGee (decision-6 rounds) ... Charlie Keene beat Puma Balderama Jackson, MS: March 1, 1940 No Wrestling Jackson, MS: March 8, 1940 Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis (Won Southern light heavyweight title) ... Charlie Keene drew with Sailor Parker ... Jack Steele beat Puma Balderama Jackson, MS: March 15, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Bob Castle ... Jack Steele beat Charlie Keene ... Duke Ruppenthal beat Puma Balderama ... Sailor Parker beat Irish McGee Jackson, MS: March 22, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Jack Steele ... Duke Ruppenthal drew with Chin Lee ... Sailor Watkins beat Bob Castle Jackson, MS: March 29, 1940 Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis ... Chin Lee drew with Jack Steele ... Duke Ruppenthal vs Bob Castle ... (last indoor card) ... (result of Mobley-Curtis bout was found at a later date) Jackson, MS: April 5, 1940 (Pearl Street Arena-outdoors) ... Rex Mobley drew with Joe Banaski ... Chin Lee drew with Duke Ruppenthal ... Sailor Watkins drew with Jack Steele Jackson, MS: April 12, 1940 (City Auditorium-indoors) ... Chin Lee and Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis and Joe Banaski ... Sailor Watkins drew with Duke Ruppenthal ... Jack Steele drew with Bob Castle Jackson, MS: April 19, 1940 Chin Lee and Rex Mobley beat Jack Curtis and Joe Banaski ... Jack Purdin beat Bob Castle ... Duke Ruppenthal beat Jack Steele (dq) ... (Sailor Watkins-referee) Jackson, MS: April 26, 1940 Joe Banaski beat Chin Lee ... Jack Steele drew with Duke Ruppenthal ... Gentleman Jack Purdin drew with Jack Curtis Jackson, MS: May 3, 1940 Chin Lee beat Jack Steele ... Joe Banaski drew with Jack Curtis ... Duke Ruppenthal beat Bob Castle ... NOTE: Sugi Hayamaka was at the matches. Jackson, MS: May 10, 1940 Chin Lee beat Jack Steele ... Joe Banaski beat Jack Purdin.(the match went the limit.) ... Jack Curtis beat Sugi Hayamaka Jackson, MS: May 17, 1940 (boxing) Jack Steele beat Chin Lee (ko-5 fifth round) ... Jack Curtis beat Duke Ruppenthal ... Joe Banaski drew with Jack Purdin ... Sugi Hayamaka drew with Russ Riley Jackson, MS: May 24, 1940 Chin Lee beat Jack Curtis ... Carlos Rodriquez beat Jack Steele ... Jack Purdin drew with Russ Riley Jackson, MS: May 31, 1940 Farmer Jones beat Chin Lee ... Carlos Rodriquez beat Russ Riley ... Leo Jensen drew with Sugi Hayamaka ... (Att.-2000) Jackson, MS: June 7, 1940 Farmer Jones drew with Carlos Rodriquez ... Jack Purdin beat Chin Lee ... Joe Banaski beat Leo Jensen ... Russ Riley drew with Sugi Hayamaka Jackson, MS: June 14, 1940 Carlos Rodriquez beat Jack Purdin ... Joe Banaski drew with Farmer Jones ... Sugi Hayamaka beat Leo Jensen ... Flash Clifford beat Russ Riley Jackson, MS: June 21, 1940 (WLTM) George Becker* beat Carlos Rodriquez ... Joe Banaski beat Sugi Hayamaka ... Jack Purdin drew with Flash Clifford ... (Sailor Watkins-referee) Jackson, MS: June 28, 1940 Joe Banaski and Flash Clifford beat Carlos Rodriquez and Gorilla Poggi (as Poggi the Angel) ... Jack Purdin drew with Sugi Hayamaka ... Russ Riley beat Leo Jensen June 30, 1940 Joe Banaski held the LH title 4 years ago, and the title changed hands several times since he held it. Jackson, MS: July 5, 1940 (WLTM) George Becker* vs Joe Banaski ... (card was rained out) Jackson, MS: July 6, 1940 Poggi the Angel vs Leo Jensen ... Flash Clifford vs Jack Purdin ... Sugi Hayamaka vs Russ Riley ... (likely rained out) Jackson, MS: July 8, 1940 Flash Clifford beat Carlos Rodriquez (dq) ... Poggi the Angel beat Porky Parker Jackson, MS: July 12, 1940 (WLTM) George Becker* beat Flash Clifford ... (non title) Rex Mobley (Southern LH champion) beat Carlos Rodriquez ... Gorilla Grubmyer beat Russ Riley ... Jack Purdin drew with Poggi the Angel Jackson, MS: July 19, 1940 rained out Jackson, MS: July 20, 1940 (Pearl Street Arena) ... (WLTM) George Becker* beat Joe Banaski ... Rex Mobley beat Jack Purdin ... Carlos Rodriquez drew with Gorilla Grubmyer ... Russ Riley beat Poggi the Angel (dq) ... (Sailor Watkins-referee) Jackson, MS: July 26, 1940 (New Arena on Capitol and Amite) ... (non title) Rex Mobley beat George Becker* ... Gorilla Grubmyer beat Flash Clifford ... Jack Purdin drew with Poggi the Angel ... (Watkins-referee) Jackson, MS: August 2, 1940 Jack Curtis and Flash Clifford beat Jack Steele and Gorilla Grubmyer (dq) ... Rex Mobley beat Poggi the Angel ... Sailor Watkins beat Russ Riley Jackson, MS: August 9, 1940 (WLTM) George Becker* vs Rex Mobley ... (card was rained out) Jackson, MS: August 10, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Jack Steele drew with Flash Clifford ... Rod Fenton beat Poggi the Angel ... (George Becker had another booking this Saturday) Jackson, MS: August 16, 1940 (WLTM) George Becker* drew with Rex Mobley ... Jack Steele beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Flash Clifford beat Rod Fenton (dq) Jackson, MS: August 23, 1940 George Becker and Flash Clifford beat Gorilla Grubmyer andRod Fenton ... Jack Curtis beat Poggi the Angel Jackson, MS: August 30, 1940 (WLTM*) Rex Mobley beat George Becker (won world's light heavy-weight championship) ... Jack Curtis beat Flash Clifford ... Farmer Jones drew with Rod Fenton Jackson, MS: September 7, 1940 (WLTM) Rex Mobley* beat George Becker ... Jack Curtis beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Yaqui Joe beat Rod Fenton ... (Att.-2,500) Jackson, MS: September 14, 1940 Jack Curtis and George Becker vs Rex Mobley and Gorilla Grubmyer ... Rod Fenton vs Buck Davidson ... Yaqui Joe vs Flash Clifford ... (last card of the month) Jackson, MS: October 4, 1940 (National Guard Armory) ... (WLTM) Rex Mobley* beat Bob Corby ... Yaqui Joe beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Jack Curtis drew with Billy McEuin ... Rod Fenton drew with Buck Davidson Jackson, MS: October 11, 1940 (WLTM) Rex Mobley* vs Yaqui Joe ... Bob Corby vs Rod Fenton ... Jack Curtis vs Gorilla Grubmyer Jackson, MS: October 18, 1940 Bob Corby and Jack Curtis vs Gorilla Grubmyer and Billy McEuin ... Yaqui Joe vs Sugi Hayamaka ... Buck Davidson on card Jackson, MS: October 25, 1940 No Wrestling Jackson, MS: November 1, 1940 (City Auditorium) ... (non title) Bob Corby beat Rex Mobley* ... Jack Curtis drew with Yaqui Joe ... Buck Davidson beat Gorila Grubmyer (dq) Jackson, MS: November 8, 1940 Bob Corby and Jack Curtis beat Gorilla Grubmyer and Jack Steele ... Yaqui Joe beat Buck Davidson Jackson, MS: November 15, 1940 (WLTM) Rex Mobley* beat Bob Corby ... Jack Curtis beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Yaqui Joe beat Dan Wilson Jackson, MS: November 22, 1940 Jack Curtis beat Jack Purdin ... (boxing) Claude Skidmore (local referee) beat Gorilla Grubmyer (decision-6 Rounds) ... Bob Corby beat Yaqui Joe Jackson, MS: November 29, 1940 (animal vs man) Ginger (350 lb. bear) beat Gorilla Grubmyer ... Jack Curtis vs Roy Welch ... Bob Corby vs Yaqui Joe Jackson, MS: December 6, 1940 (animal vs 5 wrestlers) Ginger (bear) beat George Thomas, Jack Curtis, Bob Corby (by ko) and beat Gorilla Grubmyer and Yaqui Joe (by count out) ... Gorilla Grubmyer drew with George Thomas ... Roy Welch (bear's owner) beat Yaqui Joe Jackson, MS: December 12, 1940 (Thursday) Bob Corby and Jack Curtis beat Jack Steele and Gorilla Grubmyer ... Yaqui Joe drew with George “Lefty” Thomas Jackson, MS: December 20, 1940 (non title) Jack Curtis beat Rex Mobley* ... Farmer Jones beat Jack Steele ... (Fans got to pick the bouts. Also Lon Chaney, George Thomas, Frankie Hill, Bob Corby, and Yaqui Joe were to be picked for two other bouts. One man didn't wrestle for the evening Jackson, MS: December 27, 1940 Rex Mobley and Jack Steele beat Bob Corby and Jack Curtis ... Lon Chaney vs Yaqui Joe ... George Thomas vs Irish McGee NOTES Promoter Billy Romanoff wrestled Jack Reynolds for the world's welterweight title back in the 1920's. Rex Mobley was billed from Amarillo, Texas. He held the LH belt all during 1941. The title was defended in Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and likely a few nearby states. Who George Becker won it from is a mystery. In 1939, Carlos Ramos defended the world light heavyweight title in Jackson. I know that Ramos defeated Babe Kasaboski in Arizona for a title called the Junior lightheavyweight championship. Ramos seemed to lose it in El Paso. Maybe it was a different belt. Likely the promoters just put the title on George Becker. Research by Don Luce |
Jackson Wrestling Results - 1940 |