January 1, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
No card

January 8, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
5-man battle royal
George Wagner d. (DQ) Paul Orth (2-1)
The Mask d. Danny Savich (2-0)

Fifth man was Andy Tremaine. This was the first card of the year.

January 15, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
The Mask vs. Paul Orth
Martino Angelo vs. Original Mephisto
Preliminary match

January 22, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Martino Angelo d. The Mask (1-1, Mask unable to continue for third fall)
Andy Tremaine d. Tex Hager (2-1)
Jack Terry drew George Wagner

Jack Terry called "London's Original Mephisto."

January 29, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Martino Angelo d. Al Williams (2-0)
Andy Tremaine d. Billy Rayburn (2-1)
George Wagner d. Tex Hager

February 5, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Al Williams d. (DQ) Martino Angelo (boxing, 5th round)
Tex Hager d. George Wagner (2-1)
Jack Hagen drew Billy Raburn

February 12, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Billy Raburn/Al Williams d. Martino Angelo/Jack Hagen (2-1, team match)
Gil LaCross d. George Wagner (2-0)

February 19, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Billy Raburn/Al Williams d. (DQ) Martino Angelo/Gil LaCross (2-1, team match)
Andy Tremaine drew Buck Estes (1-1)

February 26, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Billy Raburn/Al Williams d. Gil LaCross/Paul Orth (2-0, team match)
Andy Tremaine d. Lefty Pacer (2-1)

Orth subbed for Martino Angelo and Pacer subbed for Toto Higami.

March 4, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Toto Higami d. Jack Hagen (2-1)
Gil LaCross d. Billy Raburn (2-0)
Buck Weaver drew Lefty Pacer

March 11, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Toto Higami d. (DQ) Dale Haddock (2-0)
The Mask d. Tex Hager (2-1)
Buck Lipscomb drew Buck Estes

March 18, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Buck Estes d. Al Williams (2-0)
Dale Haddock d. Andy Tremaine (2-1)
John Felix drew Tex Hager

March 25, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Farmer Mack vs. Jack Hagen
Dale Haddock vs. Andy Tremaine

Results column unreadable

April 1, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Dave Levin d. (DQ) Raoul Lopez (2-0)
George Becker d. Maurice Letchford (1-0)
Flash Clifford drew Bob Anderson

April 8, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Oregon McDonald d. Fred Carone (2-1)
George Becker d. Walter Achiu (1-0, Achiu unable to continue ford second fall)
Bob Anderson d. Bob Hulse

April 15, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Al Szasz d. Ike Cozzell
Stacey Hall vs. Gil Knutson

Sports page missing from April 16 edition

April 22, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Bill Cazzell vs. George Becker
Walter Achiu vs. Bob Anderson

Sports page missing from April 23 edition

April 29, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
George Becker d. Walter Achiu (2-1)
Stacey Hall d. (DQ) Tiger Tasker (2-0)
Scotty Williams drew Bill Mareno

Virtually no newspapers available for May

June 3, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
George Becker/Frankie Talaber d. Walter Achiu/Oregon McDonald (2-0, team match)
Mildred Burke d. Gladys Gillem (2-1)

June 10, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Frankie Talaber d. Great Mephisto (2-1)
Stacey Hall drew Paavo Ketonen
Fred Carone d. Frankie Wolfe

June 17, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors or Steam Shovel Arena)
Stacey Hall vs. Paavo Ketonen
Mildred Burke vs. Gladys Gillem
Ned Taylor vs. Barfoot

Sports page missing from June 18 edition.

June 24, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Speedy LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Stacey Hall (2-1)
Buck Weaver d. Ned Taylor (2-1)
Barfoot drew Gus Johnson

July 1, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Speedy LaRance d. Stacey Hall (1-1, Hall unable to continue for third fall)
Buck Weaver drew Frankie Talaber (1-1)
Jimmy Hefner d. Ned Taylor

July 8, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Paavo Ketonen/Buck Weaver d. Walter Achiu/Frankie Talaber (team match)
Dick Trout d. Bull Marino (2-0)

July 15, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Rained out

July 22, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Buck Weaver vs. Paavo Ketonen
Dick Trout vs. Walter Achiu
Jimmy Hefner vs. Ned Taylor

Main sports page missing from July 23 edition

July 29, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Dick Trout d. Buck Weaver (2-1)
Stacey Hall d. Alex Kasaboski (2-1)
Jimmy Hefner d. Lefty Pacer

August 5, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Swedish Angel d. Fred Carone (2-0)
Bob Montgomery drew Dick Trout (1-1)
Bob Anderson drew Ralph Alexander

Angel identified as being Olaf Swenson

August 12, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Danny Savich d. Dick Trout (2-0)
Tex Riley d. Frankie Talaber (decision, 1-1)
Jimmy Hefner d. Bull Marino

August 19, 1940 Marion, OH (outdoors)
Danny Savich d. Dick Trout (2-0)
Buck Weaver drew Tex Riley (1-1)
Gus Johnson drew Ned Taylor

August 26, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Tex Riley d. Buck Weaver (2-1)
Bob Montgomery d. Gus Johnson (2-1)
Lefty Pacer d. Bob Anderson

September 2, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Results are cut off from the September 3 sports page and the September 1st and 2nd
papers are missing.

September 9, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gordon MacKenzie d. Harry Kent (2-1)
Mildred Burke d. Wilma Gordon (2-0)
Bob Montgomery drew Fred Carone

September 16, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gordon MacKenzie d. Gil Knutson (2-0)
Bob Montgomery drew Jimmy Hefner (1-1)
Jimmy Lott d. Ned Taylor

September 23, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gordon MacKenzie d. Bob Montgomery (2-0)
Harry Kent d. Fred Carone (2-0)
Tex Riley d. Lefty Pacer

September 30, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Swedish Angel d. Kay Bell (2-0)
Gil Knutson drew Great Mephisto (1-1)
Stacey Hall d. Dick Trout

October 7, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Gil Knutson d. Stacey Hall (2-1)
Jimmy Lott d. Jackie Nichols (2-1)
Dick Trout drew ? Taylor

Taylor’s first name not mentioned in the preview. His hometown is listed as Winnipeg. The
usual Taylor – Ned – is from New Jersey.

October 14, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Speedy Jules LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Gil Knutson (1-1, Knutson unable
to continue for third fall)
Jimmy Lott d. Dick Trout (2-1)
Lefty Pacer drew Ned Taylor

October 21, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Jules LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Paul Orth (2-0)
John Silvey d. Art Perkins
John Silvey d. Walter Stratton (2-1)

Orth was originally supposed to face Stratton, but was bumped to the main event because
Oregon McDonald failed to appear.

October 28, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Billy Weidner d. Jimmy Lott (2-0)
Buddy Knox d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Joe Wolfe d. Gil Knutson

November 4, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
No card

November 11, 1940 Marion, OH (Steam Shovel Arena)
Jules LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Angelo Savoldi (2-0)
John Silvey d. Ray Chaundy (2-1)
Tex Riley d. Ned Taylor

No papers available for the remainder of November or December


Research by Becky Taylor
Marion Wrestling Results - 1940