Los Angeles Wrestling Results

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 7, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Killer Karl and Wee Willie Davis b. Manuel Garza and Jim Mitchell
… Sandor Szabo b. Bomber Kulkovich … Chief Little Wolf and Dutch Hefner drew …
Marvin Jones b. Bud Curtis … Chief War Cloud b. Kolo Stasiak … (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 14, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Killer Karl and
Wee Willie Davis … Gorgeous George b. Marvin Jones … Manuel Garza b. Dutch Hefner
… Jim Mitchell b. Jules Strongbow … Angelo Cistoldi b. Bud Curtis … (promoter: Cal
Eaton) … (10,400 fans) (soldout)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 21, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Manuel Garza and
Enrique Torres … Gorgeous George b. Chief War Cloud … Gino Garibaldi and Sandor
Szabo drew … Don Blackman and Angelo Cistoldi drew … Dutch Hefner b. Marvin Jones
… (promoter: Cal Eaton ) … (9,800 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, January 28, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Gino Garibaldi and
Gorgeous George … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Dutch Hefner …
Manuel Garza b. Sam Menacher … Jim Mitchell b. Angelo Cistoldi … Bomber Kulkovich b.
Don Blackman … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 4, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) drew with Manuel
Garza and Enrique Torres … Gorgeous George and Sandor Szabo drew … Gino
Garibaldi b. Dutch Hefner … Jim Mitchell b. Bulldog Clements … Jules Strongbow b. Don
Blackman … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 11, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Sandor Szabo
Manuel Garza and Jim Mitchell b. Angelo Cistoldi and Gino Garibaldi … Ellis Bashara and
Butch Levy drew … Dutch Hefner b. Marvin Jones … Reginald Siki b. Bulldog Clements …
(promoter: Cal Eaton) … (referee: Bull Montana) … (8,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 18, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Manuel Garza and Enrique Torres b. Gino Garibaldi and Sandor
Szabo … Ellis Bashara b. Marvin Jones … Reginald Siki b. Angelo Cistoldi … Dutch
Hefner and Terry McGinnis drew … Jules Strongbow b. Bud Curtis … (promoter: Cal
Eaton) … (8,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, February 25, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Dutch Hefner … Gino Garibaldi and Sandor
Szabo b. Manuel Garza and Jim Mitchell (referee: Ed Lewis) … Reginald Siki b. Marvin
Jones … Jules Strongbow b. Bomber Kulkovich … Angelo Cistoldi and Terry McGinnis
drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (referee: Ed Lewis) … (9,700 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 3, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Manuel Garza … Angelo Cistoldi and Gino
Garibaldi drew with Tony Martinez and Jim Mitchell … Reginald Siki b. Jim Casey … Ellis
Bashara b. Bulldog Clements … Bud Curtis b. Marvin Jones … (promoter: Cal Eaton) …
(10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 10, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Manuel Garza … The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris Zaharias) b. Jim Mitchell and Reginald Siki … Tony Martinez b. Hardy
Kruskamp … Eric Holmback b. Angelo Cistoldi … Chief War Cloud and Tom Rice drew …
(promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 17, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Gino Garibaldi … The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris Zaharias) b. Tony Martinez and Jim Mitchell … World Heavyweight
Champion Enrique Torres b. Ellis Bashara … Eric Holmback b. Terry McGinnis … Bulldog
Clements and Angelo Cistoldi drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,600 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 24, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris Zaharias) b. Gorgeous
George and Enrique Torres … Jim Mitchell b. Manuel Garza … Tony Martinez b. Hardy
Kruskamp … Karl Davis and Eric Holmback drew … Jules Strongbow b. Angelo Cistoldi …
(promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, March 31, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George and Enrique Torres b. The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris Zaharias) … Tony Martinez and Jim Mitchell drew … Tom Rice b. Ellis
Bashara … Jack Kennedy b. Angelo Cistoldi … Bulldog Clements and Senator Hartford
drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 7, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George and Jeffries b. The Zaharias Brothers (Babe
and Chris Zaharias) (referee: Ed Lewis) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres
b. Eric Holmback … Gino Garibaldi and Tom Rice drew … Kimon Kudo b. Ben Morgan …
Reginald Siki b. Bulldog Clements … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 14, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Gorgeous
George … Tony Martinez and Jim Mitchell b. Gino Garibaldi and Jules Strongbow …
Kimon Kudo b. Tom Rice … Chris Zaharias b. Ellis Bashara … Jack Kennedy b. Senator
Hartford … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,800 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 21, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Tony Martinez and Enrique Torres b. Gorgeous George and
Chris Zaharias (referee: Max Baer) … Kimon Kudo b. Jules Strongbow … Gino Garibaldi
and Jim Mitchell drew … Reginald Siki b. Ben Morgan … Jack Kennedy and Tom Rice
drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Saturday, April 24, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George vs. Tony Martinez (referee: Ed Lewis) … Ben
Morgan and Jules Strongbow vs. Jack Kennedy and Jim Mitchell … Hardy Kruskamp vs.
Reginald Siki … Senator Hartford vs. Johnny James … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (referee:
Ed Lewis)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, April 28, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George and Kimon Kudo were both counted out …
World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Gino Garibaldi (referee: Max Baer) …
Dave Levin b. Ben Morgan … Reginald Siki b. Jack Kennedy … Tom Rice b. Frank Jares
… (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (referee: Max Baer) … (8,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, May 5, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Kimon Kudo and Enrique Torres b. Gorgeous George and Reb
Russell … Ali Baba b. Pat Fraley … Gino Garibaldi b. Jack Kennedy … Tony Martinez and
Jim Mitchell drew … Kay Bell and Tom Rice drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, May 12, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Ali Baba and Enrique Torres b. Karl Davis and Reb Russell …
Tom Rice b. Jim Mitchell … Kimon Kudo and Dave Levin drew … Tony Martinez b. Eric
Holmback … Vic Christy b. Jock Malone … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (8,200 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, May 19, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The French Angel (Maurice Tillet) b. Gino Garibaldi … The
Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. Tom Rice and Jules Strongbow … Kimon
Kudo b. Eric Holmback … Tony Martinez and Reginald Siki drew … Kay Bell b. Fred
Wright … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (8,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, May 26, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The French Angel (Maurice Tillet) b. Kimon Kudo … The Becker
Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. Karl Davis and Reb Russell … Dave Levin b.
Frank Jares … Ali Baba b. Jack Kennedy … Tom Rice b. Fred Wright … (promoter: Cal
Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, June 2, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Maurice Tillet (Angel won the first fall, but
was unable to continue after George sent him into the press row in the second fall) … The
Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. Frank Jares and Tom Rice … Vic
Holbrook and Reginald Siki drew … Tony Martinez b. Jack Kennedy … Fred Atkins and
Kay Bell drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (referee: Pappy Boyington) … (10,400 fans)
(capacity)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, June 9, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. George Becker
(2/3) … Vic Holbrook and Dave Levin b. Fred Atkins and Frank Jares … Ali Baba b. Jock
Malone … Chief War Cloud and Jules Strongbow drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,000
fans)
Notes: Becker was going to use his new hold “Arch of Triumph” against Torres and
Torres was known for his “dreaded” body scissors. According to the Los Angeles
Examiner, Baba beat Rebel Russell and Kay Bell beat Jock Malone.

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, June 16, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Tag Team Elimination Tournament (opening night) … Killer Karl
and Wee Willie Davis b. The Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) (2/3) … World
Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Fred Atkins … Ali Baba b. Frank Jares … Dave
Levin and Rebel Russell drew … Vic Christy and Jack Holland drew … (promoter: Cal
Eaton) … (8,200 fans)
Notes: It was said that tonight was starting the “long awaited tag team elimination
tourney. Each week hereafter, there will be a team-match topping the card, until only the
survivors remain to be crowned.”

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, June 23, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Tag Team Elimination Tournament (second round) … Killer Karl
and Wee Willie Davis b. Tony Martinez and Enrique Torres … Gorgeous George b.
George Becker … Bobby Becker b. Kay Bell … Jules Strongbow b. Jack Holland … Fred
Atkins and Dave Levin drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,900 fans)
Notes: George was making his Olympic return after “several weeks.” The Los Angeles
Examiner said “The Gorgeous One established gate records all over the North in recent
weeks.” He was also called George Wagner by that same paper.

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, June 30, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Tag Team Elimination Tournament (third round) … Killer Karl and
Wee Willie Davis b. The Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) … Ali Baba b. Kay
Bell … Tony Martinez b. Fred Atkins … Ted Christy b. Hardy Kruskamp … George Temple
b. Alex Kasaboski … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (7,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, July 7, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Ali Baba … The Christy Brothers (Ted and
Vic Christy) b. Killer Karl and Wee Willie Davis … Fred Atkins b. Sam Menacher … Fat
Frank and Reb Russell drew … Don Lee b. Chief War Cloud … (promoter: Cal Eaton) …
(9,800 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, July 14, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. The Christy
Brothers (Ted and Vic Christy) … Bobby Becker b. Reb Russell … Sandor Szabo b. Fred
Atkins … Tony Martinez b. Jack Holland … Kimon Kudo b. Don Lee … (promoter: Cal
Eaton) … (8,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, July 21, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie) b, The Becker Brothers
(Bobby and George) ... Wee Willie Davis and Tony Martinez drew ... Karl Davis b. Terry
McGinnis ... Vic Christy b. Fat Frank ... Fred Atkins b. Jack Holland ... (promoter: Cal
Eaton) ... (9,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, July 28, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... The Dusek brothers (Emil and Ernie) b. Karl and Wee Willie Davis
... Hans Schnabel b. George Temple ... Dave Levin b. Maurice LaChappelle ... Vic Christy
b. Fred Atkins ... Hardy Kruskamp and Terry McGinnis drew ... (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 4, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Emil Dusek … Sandor Szabo b. Vic Christy
… Hans Schnabel b. Dave Levin … Sam Menacher b. Kolo Stasiak … Maurice
LaChappelle and Tony Martinez drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 11, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George and Sandor Szabo b. Emil Dusek and Hans
Schnabel … Wee Willie Davis b. Sam Menacher … George Becker b. Ted Christy …
Maurice LaChappelle and Dave Levin drew … Kolo Stasiak b. Jack Holland … (promoter:
Cal Eaton) … (9,800 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 18, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Primo Carnera b. Killer Karl Davis … The Dusek Brothers (Emil
and Ernie Dusek) b. Vic Christy and Vic Holbrook … Dave Levin b. Fritz Schnabel …
Bobby Becker and Hans Schnabel drew … George Temple b. Alex Kasaboski …
(promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, August 25, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Primo Carnera
and Sandor Szabo (referee: Ed Lewis) … Bobby Becker b. Killer Karl Davis … Hardy
Kruskamp b. Jose Juarez … George Becker b. Maurice LaChappelle … Wee Willie Davis
and Terry McGinnis drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (10,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, September 1, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. The Becker
Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) … Lou Thesz b. Wee Willie Davis … The Golden
Terror b. Terry McGinnis … Dave Levin and Hans Schnabel drew … Killer Karl Davis and
Vic Holbrook drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,400 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, September 8, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. The Becker
Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) … Dave Levin b. Killer Karl Davis … Sandor Szabo
b. Maurice LaChappelle … The Golden Terror b. Fritz Schnabel … Frank Jares and Eric
Pederson drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (8,800 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, September 15, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Dave Levin … The Dusek Brothers (Emil
and Ernie Dusek) b. Maurice LaChappelle and Sam Menacher … The Golden Terror b.
Myron Cox … Tug Carlson and Wee Willie Davis drew … George Temple b. Al Billings …
(promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,000 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, September 22, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Ernie Dusek … Lord Blears b. Tug Carlson
… Jacobo and Jose Macias b. Emil Dusek and Frank Jares … The Golden Terror and Jim
Mitchell drew … Sam Menacher b. Al Billings … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (9,500 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, September 29, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Gorgeous George b. Sandor Szabo ... Lord Blears b. Dave Levin
... The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris) drew with Jacobo and Jose Macias ... Jim
Mitchell and Hans Schnabel drew ... Sammy Menacher b. Curly Hartford ... (promoter: Cal
Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, October 6, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Gorgeous George and Lord Blears drew ... The Zaharias Brother
(Babe and Chris) b. Vic Holbrook and Jim Mitchell (Black Panther) ... Jacobo Macias b.
Sammy Menacher ... Jose Macias b. Brother Frank Jares ... Tug Carlson and Dave Levin
drew ... (promoter: Cal Eaton) ... (9,300 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, October 13, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Lord Blears and Jim Mitchell b. The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and
Chris) ... Jacobo Macias b. Rocco Toma ... Jose Macias b. Howard Cantonwine ... Vic
Holbrook b. Tug Carlson ... Dave Levin and Morris Shapiro drew ... (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, October 20, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz and AWA World
Heavyweight Champion Frank Sexton drew in 60-minutes (1-1) (Sexton won the initial fall
and Thesz took the second) … The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris Zaharias) b.
Bobby Managoff and Terry McGinnis … Jose Macias b. Senator Hartford … The Black
Panther b. Rocco Toma … Ray Gunkel and Vic Holbrook drew (Gunkel was billed as “Roy
Dunkel”) … (promoter: Cal Eaton) … (8,600 fans)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, October 27, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... AWA World Heavyweight Champion Frank Sexton b. Lord Blears
... The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris) drew with Bobby Managoff and Jim Mitchell ...
Jose Macias b. Slim Zimbleman ... Eric Holmback b. Morris Shapiro ... Jack Armstrong and
Howard Cantonwine drew ... (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, November 3, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres b. The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris) ... Lord Blears and Dizzy Davis drew ... Jim Mitchell b. Eric Holmback ...
Jacobo Macias b. Rocco Toma ... (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, November 10, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Primo Carnera beat Jim Mitchell ... The Zaharias Brothers (Babe
and Chris) b. Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres ... Dizzy Davis b. Bud Curtis ... Vic
Christy and Gino Garibaldi drew ... Henry LaSalle b. Slim Zimbleman ... (promoter: Cal
Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, November 17, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres b. The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris) ... Jim Mitchell b. Morris Shapiro ... Sterling (Dizzy) Davis b. Henry
LaSalle ... Bud Curtis and Paul Matty drew ... Dr. Lee Grable and Jacobo Macias drew ...
(promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Monday, November 22, 1948
(Pico Palace) … Vic Christy and Bobby Managoff vs. Lord Jan Blears and Wee Willie
Davis … Dr. Lee Grable vs. Harry Higami … Al Billings vs. Jacobo Macias … (promoter:
Harry Rubin)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, November 24, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Wild Bill Longson b. Enrique Torres ... Lord Blears b. Bobby
Managoff ... Jim Mitchell (Black Panther) b. Babe Zaharias … Charley Shiranuchi b. Slim
“Box Car” Zimbleman … Jacobo Macias and Chris Zaharias drew … (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, December 1, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres b. Lord Blears and George
Koverly ... Gino Garibaldi and Jim Mitchell (Black Panther) drew ... Jesse James b. Dr. Lee
Grable ... Jose Macias d. Hardy Kruskamp ... Jacobo Macias b. Duke Kotsonaros …
(promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, December 8, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) ... (Tournament-First Round) Ted Christy b. Jose Macias ... Dr. Lee
Grable b. Paul Matty ... Bobby Managoff b. Senator Hartford ... Jesse James b. Fritz
Schnabel ... Lord Blears b. Jacobo Macias ... Butch Levy b. Charley Shiranuhi ... George
Koverly b. Art Brady ... Jack Armstrong - bye ... (Second Round) Jack Armstrong b. Ted
Christy ... Bobby Managoff b. Jesse James ... Lord Blears b. Dr. Lee Grable ... George
Koverly b. Butch Levy (Semi-Final) Bobby Managoff b. Lord Blears ... George Koverly b.
Jack Armstrong ... (Final) Bobby Managoff b. George Koverly to win Tournament …
(promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, December 15, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Dave Levin b. Hans Schnabel … Eric Holmback b. Jose Macias …
Gino Garibaldi b. Howard Cantonwine … Lord Blears b. George Temple … Jim Mitchell b.
Vic Christy … Al Billings b. Hardy Kruskamp … (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Los Angeles, California: Wednesday, December 22, 1948
(Olympic Auditorium) … Bobby Managoff and Jim Mitchell drew … Jesse James and
Sammy Menacher b. Lord Blears and Gino Garibaldi … Tony Morelli b. Bud Curtis …
Butch Levy b. Rocco Toma … Eric Holmback and Jose Macias drew … (last card of the
year) … (promoter: Cal Eaton)

Research by Tim Hornbaker, Don Luce, Bob Nitsche

Los Angeles Wrestling Results - 1948