January 6, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Frank Sexton (Ohio heavyweight champ) d. Cleve Welch (2-0)
Sterling Davis d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Bob Blake d. Ike Connors

January 13, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Show canceled. Wrestlers appear, but the donkeys that were to also participate do not
because of road conditions. The donkeys were in West Virginia last night.

January 20, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Silent Rattan (1-0, Rattan unable to continue for second fall)
Jack Zarnas d. Cleve Welch (decision)
Bryan Bey d. Bill Brooks (2-0)

Bey is also known as Pasha Bey.

January 27, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No card found

February 3, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto (light heavyweight champ) d. Whitey Wahlberg (2-1)
Walter Stratton d. Ernie Dugan (2-0)
Lon Chaney d. George Ligoski

Mephisto won the title on February 2 from Frankie Talaber in Columbus

February 10, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto (light heavyweight champ) d. Kimon Kudo (1-1, Kudo unable to return for
third fall)
Otis Clingman d. Bill Brooks (2-1)
Lon Chaney d. (DQ) Pasha Beiram Bey

February 17, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Frank Sexton (Ohio heavyweight champ) d. Sailor Bull Curley (2-1)
Jack Zarnas d. Cleve Welch (2-0)
Pasha Beirman Bey d. Gorilla Poggi

February 24, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Mildred Burke (women’s world light heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Babe Myers (2-1)
Whitey Wahlberg d. Firo Rinaldi (2-0)
Masked Question Mark d. Ernie Dugan

March 3, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory) 1,200
Great Mephisto (world light heavyweight champ) drew Kimon Kudo (1-1)
Mildred Burke (world light heavyweight champ) d. Babe Myers (2-0)
Steve Budynas d. Sailor Curley (decision)

March 10, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory) 500
Kimon Kudo d. Whitey Wahlberg (2-1)
Frankie Hart d. Sammy Vangler (2-0)
Masked Marvel d. Sailor Thomas

March 17, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. Frankie Hart (2-1)
Masked Marvel d. Dave Reynolds (2-0)
Gordon Arquette d. Sammy Vangler (decision)

March 24, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leon Grandovitch d. Frank Sexton (2-1)
Steve Budynas d. Tommy Marvin (2-0)
Cleve Welch d. Sailor Durante

March 31, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leon Grandovitch d. Del “Sailor” Raines
Dave Reynolds d. Whitey Wahlberg (decision, 1-1)
Steve Budynas d. (DQ) Bill Curley

April 7, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Apparently no card

April 14, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Billy Weidner (world light heavyweight champ) vs. Dave Reynolds
Sammy Vangler vs. Spike Ashby
George McCloud vs. Bieram Bey

No results found

April 21, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Dave Reynolds (1-0, Reynolds unable to continue for second fall)
Black Panther d. Bill Brooks (2-1)
Beiman Bey d. Spike Ashby

April 28, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Leon Grandovitch d. Steve Budynas (2-0)
Frankie Hart d. Whitey Wahlberg (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. (DQ) Beiman Bey (2-1)

May 5, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No evidence of wrestling

May 12, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Dory Detton d. Pascha Beiram Bey (2-0)
Yellow Dragon d. Otto Von Eckner (2-0)
Bull Curly d. Al Lovelock

Dragon is identified in the results as Bob Blake

May 19, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No evidence of wrestling

May 26, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Dory Detton (light heavyweight champ) d. Great Mephisto (1-0, Mephisto unable to return
for second fall)
Bob Steele d. (DQ) Spike Ashby
Yellow Dragon d. Al Lovelock (decision, 1-1)

Dragon referred to as Yellow (Masked Marvel) Dragon

June 2, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No card. A card was scheduled to be held on June 9, but there is no evidence that this
happened. The May 26 card was likely the last of the season.

October 30, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Walter Miller d. Great Mephisto (2-0)
Joe Morelli d. Bob Blake (2-0)
Bob Steele d. Sailor Parker

First card of the season

November 6, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No card found

November 13, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Walter Miller d. Bill Kenney (2-1)
Ike Cazzell d. ?
Bob Steele d. Frank Snyder

In the preview, Cazzell was slated to face Charley Layden, but the other two matches
were different than in the preview

November 20, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No card found; Shows move to Thursdays after this week

November 30, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory) 1,500
Princess Rose White Cloud d. Wilma Gordon
Gil Knutson d. Tuffy Cleet (2-0)
Bob Steele d. Bob Blake

December 7, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Princess Rose White Cloud d. (DQ) Gladys Gillem (2-0)
Gil Knutson d. Ike Cazzell (2-0)
Dave Reynolds d. Buzz Jones

December 14, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Dave Reynolds d. Tetsura Higami (2-1)
Mildred Burke d. Gladys Gillem
Masked Marvel d. Bob Blake

December 21, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Mildred Burke d. Princess Rose White Cloud
Kimon Kudo d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Masked Marvel d. Gus Johnson

December 26, 1939 Mansfield, OH (Armory) Tuesday
Kimon Kudo d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Mae Weston d. Gladys Gillem (2-0)
Masked Marvel d. Bill Cunnay


Research by Becky Taylor
Mansfield Wrestling Results - 1939