January 1, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Gil Knutson (2-1)
Frank Wolff d. Ike Gazell (2-0)
Frank Grissen drew Henry Morgenstein

January 8, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. (DQ) Alex Kasaboski (2-1)
Walter Achiu d. Bobby Blake
Walter Stratton d. Buzz Jones

January 15, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory) 1,200
Billy Weidner (world junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Great Mephisto (2-1)
Dave Reynolds drew Masked Marvel (1-1)
Bud Steele d. Ralph Akers

January 22, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Billy Weidner (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Great Mephisto (2-1)
Masked Marvel d. Charley Layden (2-1)
Bud Steele drew Frank Vanderbilt

Mephisto unable to continue in third fall because while he was piledriving Weidner,
Weidner’s head hit him in the groin

January 29, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Masked Marvel d. Charley Layden (1-0, Layden unable to continue after the first fall)
Walter Stratton d. Walter Achiu (2-1)
Hank Vanderbilt d. Frank Akers

February 5, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory) 1,300
Billy Weidner (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Walter Stratton (1-1, Stratton unable to
return for third fall)
Masked Marvel drew Stacey Hall (world light heavyweight champ) (1-1)
Dave Reynolds d. (DQ) Bull Marino

Benefit for the Mansfield Finnish Relief Fund

February 12, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
5-man battle royal won by Bull Marino
George Becker d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Bull Marino d. Larry Mundo (2-0)
Frank Wolfe d. Charles Layden

Standard battle royal; other four contests were Frank Wolfe, Larry Mundo, Charles
Layden, and Bob Steele.

February 19, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Stacey Hall (world light heavyweight champ) d. George Becker (2-1)
Heinie the Hun d. Flash Clifford (2-0)
Bull Marino d. Masked Marvel (Marvel refuses to reenter ring)
Vern Heiser d. Ralph Akers

Said to be Heiser’s professional debut

February 26, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker d. Bull Marino (2-1)
Heinie the Hun d. Walter Achiu (2-0)
Vern Heiser d. Heinie Morgenstern

March 4, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Bull Marino d. George Becker (boxing, 3rd round)
Heinie the Hun d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Jimmy Hefner d. Buzz Jones (2-0)
Frank Grassel d. Henry Morganstern (decision)

March 11, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Heinie the Hun d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
George Becker d. Bull Marino (mixed boxing and wrestling, 4th round)
Bob Steele d. Tuffy Cleet

March 18, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Jimmy Hefner d. Fred Carone (2-0)
Masked Marvel d. Bull Marino (decision, 1-1)
Bob Steele d. Ralph Akers

March 25, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Jimmy Hefner d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Heinie the Hun d. Masked Marvel (2-0)
Dave Reynolds d. Bob Steele

Marvel unmasked as Jack Smithers. Tuffy Cleet, who did not appear, was originally
scheduled to face Hefner.

April 1, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Heinie the Hun d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Al Szasz d. Buzz Jones (2-1)
Bob Steele drew Gus Johnson

Several fans waited outside Heinie’s dressing room door after the match, but police
convinced them that the show was officially over and to go home.

April 8, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Stacey Hall (world light heavyweight champ) d. Al Szasz (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Maurice Letchford (2-1)
Flash Clifford drew Ike Cazell

April 15, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
George Becker d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Bull Marino d. Jack Smithers (2-0)
Bull Marino d. Bob Steele

Steele’s opponent failed to appear, so Marino wrestled twice.

April 22, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
Stacey Hall (world light heavyweight champ) d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Dave Reynolds drew Bob Steele
Heinie the Hun d. Bull Marino (2-1)

Reynolds wrestled twice as Bob Steele’s opponent failed to appear

April 29, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Armory)
No card found. It looks like this was the end of the season and no cards were held until
the fall.

October 7, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Saprana Athletic Club)
Gil LaCross d. Black Panther (2-1)
Tiger Jack Moore drew Walter Miller
Wendell Grassel d. Jack Brenneman

First card of the season

October 14, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Saprana Athletic Club)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Angelo Martini (2-1)
Tiger Moore d. Gil LaCross (2-1)
Bob Steele d. Wendell Grassel

Steele subbed for Vern Heiser

October 21, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Saprana Athletic Club)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Angelo Martini (2-1)
Walter Miller drew Black Panther (1-1)
Bob Steele drew Speedy Martin

A Martin slam breaks Steele’s nose mid-match

October 28, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Saprana Athletic Club)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Walter Miller (2-0)
Jack Kennedy drew George Kentosh
Buck Weaver drew Billy Fox
Black Panther d. Tiger Moore

This Jack Kennedy is a Mansfield local

November 4, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Soprana Athletic Club)
Buck Weaver d. Maurice LaChappelle (2-1)
John Swenski d. (DQ) Gil LaCross
Bob Steele d. Speedy Martin

It is likely Swenski against LaCross. He is labeled as Sweeney in the preview and
Sevensky in the results.

November 11, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Soprana Athletic Club)
Buck Weaver d. Billy Fox (1-0, Fox unable to continue for second fall)
Paul Bozzell drew Jimmy Goodrich (1-1)
Speedy Martin d. Tarzan Calwell

Fox said to have dislocated a vertebra and was carried from the ring

November 18, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Soprana Athletic Club)
5-man battle royal
Black Panther d. (DQ) Antone Leone (2-0)
Buck Weaver d. Gil LaCross (2-0)

Fifth man was Bob Steele, who was subbed for Jimmy Goodrich

November 25, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Soprana Athletic Club)
Martino Angelo d. Black Panther (2-1)
Bert Rubi d. Antone Leone (2-1)
Speedy Martin drew Emery Zahn

December 2, 1940 Mansfield, OH (Doehla-Soprana Athletic Club)
Martino Angelo d. Johnny Demchuk (2-0)
Bob Castle d. Bob Steele (2-1)

Steele subbed for Black Panther. Next show is on December 11.

No papers available for the rest of December


Research by Becky Taylor
Mansfield Wrestling Results - 1940