Montreal Wrestling Results

Montreal, Quebec: January 9, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Strangler Bob Wagner (2-1) ... Danno O’Mahoney
drew Ted (King Kong) Cox ... Mayes McLain beat Jerry Monahan ... Don Evans beat
Henry Graber ... (1st card of the year)

Montreal, Quebec: January 16, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Don Evans (2-1) ... Ted (King Kong) Cox beat
Mayes McLain ... Jack Donovan beat Jerry Monahan (sub for Ignacio Martinez) ...
Maurice Robert drew Paul Annotte (sub for Andy Rascher)

Montreal, Quebec: January 23, 1939
No Wrestling

Montreal, Quebec: January 30, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Ed Don George (2-1, utc) ... Bill Longson beat
Maurice Robert ... Dutch Hefner drew Jack Donovan ... Pat Fraley beat Wee Willie Davis
(cor-who just left the ring in 2:04)

Montreal, Quebec: February 6, 1939
(Forum) ... Ted (King Kong) Cox beat Bob Wagner (2-0) ... George Koverly beat Mayes
McLain ... Ignacio Martinez drew Jack Donovan ... Pat Fraley beat Tiger Joe Marsh ...
(last card of the month)

Montreal Star: February 9, 1939
“Bootleg” mat shows were banned by the Montreal Athletic Commission. Promoters were
getting around getting a license by staging so called free shows to the pubic.

Montreal, Quebec: March 1939
No Wrestling all month

Montreal, Quebec: April 18, 1939
(Forum) ... (1 fall match) Gus Sonnenberg beat Ted (King Kong) Cox ... Red Shadow
beat Andy Meixner (sub for Don Evans) ... Bill Longson drew Jack League ... Gino
Garibaldi beat Jimmy Coffield ... Bob Wagner beat Cliff Thiede (spelled Theide here) ...
(1st show since February)

Montreal, Quebec: April 25, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Danno O’Mahoney (2-1) ... Red Shadow beat Hal
Rumberg ... Bob Wagner beat Jimmy Coffield ... Gino Garibaldi beat Maurice Robert (cor)
... Jack League beat Dave Johnson

Marseille, France: April 29, 1939
Felix Miquet beat Yvon Robert (2-1) … NOTE: This was Robert’s last match in his tour of
France.

Montreal, Quebec: May 2, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Danno O’Mahoney (2-1) ... Steve Casey drew
Strangler Bob Wagner (30:00) ... Red Shadow beat Jack League ... Cliff Thiede drew Hal
Rumberg (sub for George Koverly) ... Walter Podolak beat Dave Johnson … NOTE: The
Star mentioned that Casey was recognized as champion in Boston. The Casey-Wagner
contest was to be the main event. However Cy Williams agreed to give Danno O’Mahoney
a return match. George Koverly was double booked in St. Louis where he defeated Jean
Pusie, hockey tough guy.

Montreal, Quebec: May 3, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Aurele LeBel* (world’s Jr. light heavyweight champion) beat
Jack Riley (2-1) (sub for Bob Lortie) ... Romero Masse drew Henri Dufresne ... Arthur
Prouix drew Cyclone Lecavalier ... Dynamite Dunn vs Count Otto Von Zuppe (both dq) ...
Jean-Louis Renaud drew Young Sonnenberg

Montreal, Quebec: May 8, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Victor Delamarre beat Harry Madison (utc) ... (non title) Zelis
Amhara* drew Jack Remillard (60:00) ... Paul Durocher drew Dick Tracey ... Bob Steele
beat Ernie Arthur ... Graham Stockton drew Clem Durocher

Montreal, Quebec: May 8, 1939
(St. Jean Shamrock Hall) ... Marcel Quimet beat Juan Lopez (dq) ... Count Otto Von
Zuppe beat Italian Lou Kelly ... Bill O’Brien drew Lucien Gregoire* (claimant of World’s Jr.
welterweight title) ... Bob Girard beat Al Tucker ... Kid Lyons drew Georges Loyer ...
NOTE: Motion pictures of the Yvon Robert-Henri DeGlane match in Paris recently were
shown after the card. Possibly this card was at St. Jean, Quebec, 28 miles southeast of
Montreal.

Montreal, Quebec: May 9, 1939
(Forum) ... Red Shadow beat Don Evans (1-0, utc) ... Hal Rumberg drew Gino Garibaldi
... Bob Wagner beat Alonzo Woods ... Walter Podolak beat Jimmy Coffield (16:20) …
NOTE: The Herald said that Podolak had too much power for Coffield. The Montreal Star
had Coffield as winner.

Montreal, Quebec: May 10, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Sam Chuck* (World’s welterweight champion) beat George
Desparois (2-1) ... Lucien Gregoire* vs Henri Dufresne (both dq) ... Juan Lopez drew Irish
Pat Barry ... Count Otto Von Zuppe drew Jack Larouche ... Georges Loyer drew Nick
Marra

Montreal Star: May 15, 1939
Yvon Robert returned from Europe this weekend, Leo Lefebvre also was there.

Montreal, Quebec: May 15, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (non title) Zelis Amhara* beat Clem Durocher (2-1) ... Jean
Pusie beat Graham Stockton ... Harry Madison beat Paul Durocher ... Bob Steele drew
Aleck Berjoie ... Jack Remillard beat Leo LeBlanc ... (Ray Lamontagne-promoter)

Montreal, Quebec: May 16, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Cy Williams* beat Jack Washburn (2-1, dq) ... Red Shadow drew Bob
Wagner ... Hal Rumberg won Jimmy Coffield ... Leo Lefebvre beat Dave Johnson ... Jack
League drew Tommy Nilan … NOTE: Washburn was disqualified in both losing falls. After
the match he ko’d matchmaker Jack Ganson. Usually villains, Williams and Wagner were
fan favorites in their matches on this card.

Montreal Herald: May 17, 1939
Yvon Robert to wed Miss Leona Branelle in the near future. In a match several years
ago, Robert injured his back in a contest when Ed Don George tossed him from the ring.
His future wife was a nurse that treated him in the hospital.

Montreal, Quebec: May 17, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Mephisto vs Jack Riley ... Arthur Prouix vs Romeo Masse ...
Bob Lortie vs Count Otto Von Zuppe ... Armand Courville vs Jack Britton ... Al Tucker vs
Jacques Trudeau

Montreal, Quebec: May 22, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (non title) Victor Delamarre beat Zelis Amhara* (2-0) ... Harry
Madison beat Jack Remillard (utc) ... Aleck Boyer drew Ernie Arthur ... Paul Durocher
beat Bob Steele ... Jean Pusie beat Clement Dorocher

Montreal, Quebec: May 23, 1939
(Forum) ... No Wrestling

Montreal, Quebec: May 25, 1939
(Mount Royal Avenue Slade Exchange) ... Count Otto Von Zuppe vs Mephisto (both dq)
... (non title) Sam Chuck* drew Armand Courville ... Farmer Mack drew Alex Teslock ...
Arthur Prouix beat Young Marquette ... Jack Britton beat Dennis White

Montreal, Quebec: May 29, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM*) Harry Madison beat Zelis Amhara (2-0) (won the world’
s junior heavyweight title) ... (battle royal) Martin Levy won by eliminating Graham
Stockton last, also Jean Pusie and Jack Remillard ... Aleck Boyer drew Dick Tracey ...
Lucien LeBlanc beat Jack Miller (dq) ... Maurice Letchford beat Bob Steele

Montreal, Quebec: May 30, 1939
(Forum) ... Yvon Robert beat Jack Washburn (2-0, dq in 1st fall, pinned in 2nd fall with
rolling arm scissors) ... Red Shadow beat John Katan ... Frank Taylor drew Bob Wagner
... K.O. George Koverly beat Jack League ... Maurice Robert drew Tommy Nilan

Montreal Herald: May 31, 1939
Jack Ganson announced the new deal to include: No more masked wrestlers. No more
kicking, eye-gouging, hair-pulling, fights outside the ring, jostling of referees, under
penalty of no purses for offenders. Ganson also wants one champion.

Montreal, Quebec: May 31, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Mike Futa* (World middleweight claimant) beat Georges Desparois
(2-1) ... (non title) Romero Masse beat Lucien Gregoire* (dq) ... Bob Lortie drew Farmer
Mack ... Alex Teslock beat Jacques Trudeau ... Bob Birno drew Marcel Ouimet

Montreal, Quebec: June 5, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Victor Delamarre Sr. beat Chief War Eagle (dq) ... Maurice
Letchford beat Graham Stockton ... Richard Dellamarre beat Jack Miller (cor) ... Victor
Delamarre Jr. drew Bob Steele ... Jean Pusie beat George Bridge

Montreal, Quebec: June 7, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Paul Lortie beat Farmer Mack (2-0) ... Bob Lortie drew Mephisto (in
red mask) ... Arthur Prouix drew Sam Chuck ... Jacques Trudeau drew Jack Larouche ...
Bill O’Brien beat Young Marquette

Montreal, Quebec: June 12, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM) Harry Madison* beat Maurice Letchford (2-1, cor) ...
Chief War Eagle beat Jean Pusie (cor) ... Charlie Layden beat Jack Remillard ... Jack
Miller beat Ernie Arthur ... Bob Steele drew Zelis Amhara

Montreal, Quebec: June 14, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... (non title) Juan Lopez beat Sam Chuck* … Farmer Mack drew
Dynamite Dunn ... Armand Courville drew George Desparois ... Bob Girald vs Irish Jack
Riley (nc-both cor) ... Al Tucker vs Fred Columbo (nc-both cor)

Montreal, Quebec: June 15, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... (WJTM) Harry Madison* vs Charlie Layden ... Zelis Amhara vs
Jack Remillard ... Jean Pusie vs Graham Stockton ... Bob Steele vs Alex Boyer ... Jack
Miller vs Paul Durocher ... (promoter Ray Lamontague’s card was rained out)

Montreal Daily Herald: June 19, 1939
Arthur Prouix won the world’s 142 pound title last week from Lucien Gregoire.

Montreal, Quebec: June 19, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Zelis Amhara beat Chief War Eagle (2-1) ... Jean Pusie beat
Jack Remillard ... Charlie Layden beat Graham Stockton ... Jack Miller drew Alex Boyer ...
Lucien LeBlanc beat Al Tucker

Montreal, Quebec: June 20, 1939
(Delorimier Ball Park, att.-2,000) ... Paul Lortie beat King Kong Frankenstein ... Bob
Lortie drew Fred Bruno ... Art LeGrand beat Dynamite Dunn (dq) ... Henry Defresne beat
Arthur Prouix ... Juan Lopez beat Lucien Gregoire ... (promoters: Julien and Deval)

Montreal, Quebec: June 21, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Paul Lortie beat Count Otto Von Zuppe (2-0) ... Willie Bourque beat
Mike Futa (dq) ... Bob Lortie beat Jacques Trudeau ... Arthur Prouix drew Johnny
Katsulos ... Bob Birno drew Dennis White

Montreal, Quebec: June 22, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... (rained out for the second week in a row)
NOTE: The same matches as on June 15th were booked.

Montreal, Quebec: June 26, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM*) Zelis Amhara beat Harry Madison (2-1) (won world’s
Junior heavyweight title) ... Charlie Layden beat Turk Lamy ... Ragnor Haldine beat Bob
Steele ... Graham Stockton beat Paul Durocher ... Ernie Arthur drew Lou Kelly

Montreal, Quebec: June 27, 1939
(Forum) ... Ed Don George beat Frank Taylor (2-1) ... Dutch Hefner beat Bob Wagner
(dec.) ... Leo Lefebvre beat Joe Maynard ... Don Evans drew Jack Kelly
Note: Promoter Jack Ganson had all matches under the round system. He ordered all
wrestlers not use illegal tactics. A small crowd went to the card.

Montreal, Quebec: June 28, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... King Kong Frankenstein beat Irish Jack Riley ... Johnny Katsulos
drew Sam Chuck ... Jacques Trudeau beat Johnny Demchuk (dq) ... Jack LaRouche beat
Fred Bruno ... Mike Futa beat Dennis White

Montreal, Quebec: June 29, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Victor Delamarre (Sr.) beat Jean Pusie (2-0) ... Richard
Delamarre beat Jack Miller ... Victor Delamarre (Jr.) Beat Lou Kelly ... Joe Samson drew
Roland Labrie

Montreal, Quebec: July 3, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Harry Madison drew Ragnor Haldine (1:30:00) ... Charlie
Layden beat Jean Pusie ... Paul Duveen drew Jack Remillard ... Ture Lamy drew Leo
LeBlanc ... R. Laftis beat Al Tucker

Montreal, Quebec: July 4, 1939
(Forum) ... Ed Don George vs Gus Sonnenberg (nc-both cor) ... Leo Numa (ex Red
Shadow) drew Bob Wagner ... Leo Lefebvre beat Dutch Hefner ... Bob (Legs) Langevin
beat Alex Kasaboski ... NOTE: Poor crowd for Jack Ganson’s last show.

Montreal Herald: July 4, 1939
The Montreal Athletic Commission fined Jack Ganson $100 for revising the wrestling
constitution without authority. They didn’t like his round system used for the June 27th
show.

Montreal, Quebec: July 4, 1939
(Delorimer Ball Park) ... Paul Lortie beat Mephisto (unmasked as Terry Van) (2-0) ... Bob
Lortie beat King Kong Frankenstein ... Fred Bruno drew Johnny Demchuk ... Sam Chuck
drew Mike Futa ... Bill O’Brien drew John Katsulos

Montreal, Quebec: July 6, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Charlie Layden beat Harry Madison (2-1, dq) ... Ragnor Haldine
drew Jack Remillard ... Paul Duveen beat Ture Lammy ... Bob Steele beat Jack Miller ...
Tony Morris drew Roland Labrie

Montreal Herald: July 11, 1939
Major wrestling will be resumed at the Forum on August 8, it was learned from the
Canadian Arena Company. Jack Ganson, who was matchmaker in the past will shortly
leave for Europe where he will look over the mat field on behalf of the local syndicate.
Paul Bowser, Boston promoter, will name a local representative in a few days to handle
the programs in conjunction with the Canadian Arena Company.

Montreal, Quebec: July 12, 1939 (Att.-1,500)
(St. James Market Hall) ... Johnny Demchuk drew Paul Lortie (1:30:00, 1-1) ... Bob Lortie
beat Jack Riley ... Johnny Katsulos beat Lucien Gregoire (dq) ... Marcel Quimet beat Vic
Vincent ... Willie Bourgue drew Georges Desparois

Montreal, Quebec: July 13, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* vs Ragnor Haldine ... Maurice Letchford vs
Tiger Jim Delisle ... Charlie Layden vs Jean Pusie ... Paul Durocher vs Paul Duveen ... Al
Tucker vs Lucien LeBlanc ... (card was rained out)

Montreal, Quebec: July 17, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Harry Madison beat Roy (Ragnor) Haldine ... Maurice
Letchford drew Alex Kasaboski ... Tiger Jim Delisle drew Wilf DeTremble ... Turc Lammy
drew Bob Steele ... Lou Kelly beat Jack Miller

Montreal, Quebec: July 19, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Juan Lopez beat Arthur Prouix ... Johnny Demchuk drew Great
Mephisto (unmasked Terry Van) ... Willie Bourque beat Armand Courville (dq) ... Farmer
Mack beat Dynamite Dunn (dq) ... Mike Futa drew Eddie Ben Jackson

Montreal, Quebec: July 20, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Ragnor Haldine beat Alex Kasaboski (2-1, dq) ... (non title) Zelis
Amhara* drew Charlie Layden ... (5 man battle royal) Paul Duveen won over Graham
Stockton (eliminated last), Blimp Levy (eliminated early), Jean Pusie, Harry Madison and
Jack Remillard were in lineups. If it was 5 men, someone no showed.

Montreal, Quebec: July 24, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Alex Kasaboski beat Harry Madison (2-0, utc) ... (non title) Zelis
Amhara* drew Charlie Layden ... Jack Remillard drew Bob Steele ... Alex Boyer beat Ernie
Arthur ... Turc Lamay drew Al Tucker

Montreal, Quebec: July 26, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Paul Lortie beat Johnny Demchuk (1-1, utc) ... Johnny Katsulos beat
Lucien Gregoire (2-0) ... Maurice Letchford drew King Kong Frankenstein ... Bob Girard
drew Alex Teslock ... Kid Lyons beat Young Marquette (dq)

Montreal, Quebec: July 27, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* beat Ragnor Haldine (1-0, utc) ... Jack
Remillard beat Chief War Eagle (dq) ... Charlie Layden beat Alex Teslock ... Bob Steele
drew Paul Duveen ... Joe Sampson beat Jack Miller

Montreal Star: July 28, 1939 (also Montreal Herald)
Cy Williams must defend the World’s title by August 8.

Montreal, Quebec: August 2, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... (WMTM*) Armand Courville beat Mike Futa (2-1) (won world’s
middleweight title) ... King Kong Frankenstein drew Farmer Mack ... Bob Lortie drew Alex
Teslock ... Bill O’Brien beat Juan Lopez (dq) ... George Loyer drew Arthur Tabah

Montreal, Quebec: August 3, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* beat Ragnor Haldine (2-1) ... Harry
Madison beat Alex Kasaboski (Madison won 1st fall, both were dq in 2nd fall, this gave
Madison the bout) ... Graham Stockton drew Charlie Layden ... Paul Durocher beat Jack
Remillard ... Alex Boyer beat Lou Kelly

Montreal, Quebec: August 7, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* beat Charlie Layden (2-1) (sub for
Harry Madison) ... Graham Stockton drew Larry Raymond (of Detroit) ... Tiger Jim Delise
beat Bob Steele ... Paul Durocher drew Roland Labrie ... Lou Kelly beat Tony Morris

Montreal, Quebec: August 8, 1939
(Forum, att.-4,000) ... (tournament for the vacant Montreal belt) (1st round) Albert Mills
beat Jack Smith ... Ernie Dusek beat Al Mercier ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Bob Wagner
... Gus Sonnenberg beat Yvon Robert (dq) ... (semi finals) Danno O’Mahoney beat Albert
Mills ... Gus Sonnenberg was hurt in his earlier match and was unable to face Ernie
Dusek ... (final) Ernie Dusek beat Danno O’Mahoney (20:28)

Montreal Star: August 9, 1939
Ernie Dusek was awarded the World heavyweight title by the Montreal Athletic
Commission, as Cy Williams failed to put up a bond to defend the championship.

Montreal, Quebec: August 9, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Maurice Letchford beat King Kong Frankenstein (2-1, dq) ... Aureie
Lebel drew Alex Teslock ... Lucien Gregoire drew Henri Dufresne ... Juan Lopez drew
Johnny Katsulos ... Sam Chuck beat Arthur Prouix

Montreal, Quebec: August 10, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Alex Kasaboski beat Ragnor Haldine (2-1) (sub for Harry
Madison-out with boils) ... Larry Raymond drew Charlie Layden ... (non title) Zelis
Amhara* beat Tiger Jim Delisle ... Graham Stockton beat Chief War Eagle ... Lucien
Leblanc beat Jack Remillard

Montreal, Quebec: August 14, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Larry Raymond vs Ragnor Haldine (nc-both ko’d) ... Georges
Cagney beat Tiger Jim Lelisle (utc) ... Paul Durocher beat Al Tucker ... Ted McKinely
beat Robert Grouix ... Alex Boyer beat Tony Norris

Montreal, Quebec: August 15, 1939
(Forum, att.-4,000) ... (WTM) Ernie Dusek* beat Gus Sonnenberg (2-1) ... Yvon Robert
beat George Linnehan ... Marvin Westenberg beat Bob Wagner ... Emil Dusek beat Gene
Bowman ... Leo Lefebvre beat Tiger Joe Marsh

Montreal, Quebec: August 16, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... (WMTM*) Juan Lopez beat Sam Chuck (utc) (won the world’s
middleweight title) ... Paul Lortie vs Farmer Mack (both dq) ... Armand Courville drew
Eddie Ben Jackson ... Bob Lortie beat King Kong Frankenstein ... Jean-Louis Renaud
drew Willie Bourque

Montreal, Quebec: August 17, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Larry Raymond beat Graham Stockton ... Alex Kasaboski vs
Chief War Eagle (both dq) ... Georges Cagney beat Raynor Haldine ... Charlie Layden
drew Lucien Leblanc ... Al Tucker drew Lou Kelly

Montreal, Quebec: August 22, 1939
(Forum, att.-3,500) ... Yvon Robert beat Emil Dusek (2-0) … Steve Casey drew Marvin
Westenberg ... Leo Lefebvre beat Whitey Grovo ... Bob (Reb) Russell drew George
Linnehan

Montreal, Quebec: August 23, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Maurice Letchford beat Paul Lortie (2-1, dq) ... Mike Futa vs
Georges Deparols (both dq) ... Henri Dufresne drew Johnny Katsulos ... Lucien Gregoire
drew Bill O’Brien ... Farmer Mack drew Alex Teslock

Montreal, Quebec: August 24, 1939
(Frontenac Stadium) ... Larry Raymond beat Chief War Eagle (2-1) ... (battle royal)
Martin “Blimp” Levy won over Jack Remillard, Charlie Layden and Alex Kasaboski ...
Ragnor Haldine beat Lou Kelly (sub for Graham Stockton) ... Bob Steele beat Roland
Labrie ... Jack Miller beat Ray Loranger

Montreal, Quebec: August 28, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Larry Raymond beat Charlie Layden (2-1, dq) ... George
Cagney beat Graham Stockton ... Aurele LeBel beat Jack Remillard ... Arthur Tabah drew
Ted Mckinley ... Paul Durocher drew Gaston Pelland

Montreal, Quebec: August 29, 1939
(Forum) ... Cy Williams beat Rudy Dusek (2-1) ... Yvon Robert drew Gus Sonnenberg ...
Bob (Reb) Russell beat Al Morelli ... Frank Judson drew George Linnehan

Montreal, Quebec: August 30, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... (both titles at stake) Juan Lopez* (147# world champion) vs Arthur
Prouix* (142# world champion) ... Bob Lortie vs Farmer Mack ... Johnny Demchuk vs Alex
Teslock ... Armand Courville vs Young Sonnenberg ... Dennis White vs Willie Bourque

Montreal, Quebec: September 6, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... Paul Lortie beat Johnny Demchuk (2-1) ... Al Korman drew Irish Jack
Riley ... Young Marquette beat Lucien Gregoire ... Pat Flanagan (1st local bout) beat Bob
Girald ... Mike Futa beat Young McCoy

Montreal, Quebec: September 7, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* beat Alex Kasaboski (2-0) ... Ragnor
Haldine beat Charley Layden ... Larry Raymond beat Chief War Eagle ... Tiger Jim Delisle
beat Ture Lammy ... Lou Kelly drew Al Tucker ... NOTE: The show was canceled on
Monday, as Alex Kasaboski was struck in Ottawa.

Montreal, Quebec: September 11, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM) Zelis Amhara* drew Larry Raymond (1:47:42) (sub for
Harry Madison) ... Chief War Eagle beat Paul Duveen ... Tiger Jim Delisle beat John O’
Reilly ... Ragnor Haldine beat Bill Steele ... Jack Remillard drew Charlie Layden

Quebec, Quebec: September 11, 1939
Yvon Robert beat Danno O’Mahoney (dq) ... Leo Lefebvre drew Marvin Westenberg ...
Frank Judson beat Ivan Zaboski

London, Ontario: September 11, 1939
William M. “Scotty” McDougall has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army as a private. He
was said to be the first Canadian wrestler to enlist.

Montreal, Quebec: September 12, 1939
(Forum, att.-3,000) ... Yvon Robert beat Gus Sonnenberg (2-1) ... Ed Don George drew
Danno O’Mahoney (30:00) ... Leo Lefebvre beat Al Morelli ... Maurice Robert beat Alex
Kasaboski ... Marvin Westenberg beat Frank Judson

Montreal, Quebec: September 14, 1939
(Slade Exchange) ... (non title) Mike Futa beat Armand Courville* (2-1) ... Jack Riley drew
Maurice Letchford ... Arthur Prouix drew Johnny Katsulos ... Alex Teslock drew Farmer
Mack ... Georges Desparois beat John Blondi

Montreal, Quebec: September 18, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM*) Larry Raymond beat Zelis Amhara (1-0) (won the
world’s junior HW title) ... Ragnor Haldine beat Charlie Layden ... Jack Remillard beat Bob
Steele ... Chief War Eagle beat Turk Lemay ... Tiger Jim Delisle drew Lou Kelly

Montreal, Quebec: September 19, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Ernie Dusek* beat Yvon Robert (2-1, dq) ... Marvin Westenberg beat
Rebel Bob Russell ... Leo Lefebvre beat Frank Judson ... Steve Casey beat George
Linnehan

Montreal, Quebec: September 21, 1939
(Mount Royal Avenue Slade Exchange) ... (non title) Sam Chuck beat Juan Lopez* (2-0)
... Paul Lortie beat Farmer Mack ... Georges Desparois drew Eddy Ben Jackson ... Jack
Riley beat Bob Lortie (dq) ... Johnny Katsulos drew Young Marquette

Montreal, Quebec: September 25, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM*) Harry Madison beat Larry Raymond (2-1) (won the
world’s junior heavyweight title) ... Charley Layden drew Zelis Amhara ... Ragnor Haldine
beat Jack Remillard ... Bob Steele beat Jack Miller ... John Carochia beat Jack Britton
(164 pounds)

Montreal, Quebec: September 26, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Ernie Dusek* beat Marvin Westenberg (2-1) ... Leo Lefebvre beat
Albert Mills ... Maurice Robert beat Rebel Bob Russell (dq) ... Jim Wright drew Frank
Judson

Montreal, Quebec: September 27, 1939
(Mount Royal Avenue Slade Exchange) ... Armand Courville* vs Georges Desparois ...
Jean-Louis Renaud vs Tiger Jim Delisle ... Maurice Letchford vs Jacques Trudeau ...
Arthur Prouix vs Bill O’Brien ... Alex Teslock vs Farmer Mark ... (rained out)

Quebec, Quebec: September 29, 1939
Maurice Gosselin beat Willie Theriault ... Henri Defresne drew Aristide Dutremble ...
Young Tarzan drew Lucien Sansfacon ... Kid Hecker drew Young Lindsay ... George
Girard beat Nick Mars

Montreal, Quebec: October 2, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (non title) Harry Madison* beat Zelis Amhara (dq) … Jack
Trudeau beat Chief War Eagle (dq) ... Jack Remillard drew Eddie Marquette ... Paul
Durocher beat Lou Kelly

Montreal, Quebec: October 3, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM*) Yvon Robert beat Ernie Dusek (2-1) ... Leo Lefebvre beat Danno O’
Mahoney (19 seconds) ... Steve Casey beat Frank Judson ... Bob (Reb) Russell beat
Albert Mills … NOTE: Yvon Robert defeated Ernie Dusek to win the World’s heavyweight
title as recognized by the Montreal Athletic Commission.

Montreal, Quebec: October 4, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Paul Lortie beat Maurice Letchford (2-0) ... Armand Courville
beat Georges Desparois (dq) ... Tiger Jim Delisle vs Willie Bourque (nc) ... Arthur Prouix
drew Bill O’Brien ... Alex Teslock drew Farmer Mack

Montreal, Quebec: October 7, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Zelis Amhara vs Bob Steele ... Harry Madison vs Jack Remillard
... (coverage was bad because of Canada’s Thanksgiving)

Montreal, Quebec: October 10, 1939
(Forum) ... Leo Lefebvre beat Danno O’Mahoney (2-1) ... Steve Casey beat Bob (Reb)
Russell ... Maurice Robert beat Paul Duveen ... Eddie Newman drew Legs Langevin

Montreal, Quebec: October 11, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Arthur Prouix drew Johnny Katsulos (1:30:00) ... Jack Riley
drew Farmer Mack ... Sam Chuck beat Lucien Gregoire ... Romeo Masse beat Young
Marquette (dq) ... Marcel Quimet drew Young Sonnenberg

Montreal, Quebec: October 16, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... (WJTM) Harry Madison* beat Zelis Amhara (1-1, utc) ...
Maurice Letchford drew Jacques Trudeau ... Tiger Jim Delisle beat Lou Kelly ... Jack
Miller beat Turk Lemay ... Paul Castonguay drew Henri Levesque

Montreal, Quebec: October 17, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Yvon Robert* vs Ernie Dusek (nc-both cor) ... Lou Thesz beat Jim
Wright ... Steve Casey beat George Linnehan ... Mayes McLain beat Bill Longson (dq)
NOTE: Longson was called the ex Purple Shadow.

Montreal, Quebec: October 18, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... George Desparois beat Sam Chuck (2-0) ... Armand Courville
drew Willie Bourque ... Bob Lortie vs Jack Riley (nc-both cor) ... Eddie Ben Jackson drew
Tiger Jim Delisle ... Johnny Katsulos beat Lucien Gregoire

Montreal Herald: October 20, 1939
Cy Williams sues the Montreal athletic commission over his world title. He makes out that
the commission and Eddie Quinn took the title away from him and had a tournament
which Ernie Dusek won. Quinn made out that it was an attempt by former matchmaker
Jack Ganson to make him look bad.

Montreal, Quebec: October 23, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Maurice Letchford vs Paul Lortie (both dq) ... Zelis Amhara
beat Jacques Trudeau ... Bob Lortie beat Jack Miller (dq) ... Chief War Eagle drew Alex
Teslock ... John O’Reilly drew Paul Castonguey

Montreal, Quebec: October 24, 1939
(Forum) ... No Wrestling

Montreal, Quebec: October 26, 1939 (Thursday)
(St. James Market Hall) ... Juan Lopez* beat Arthur Prouix (2-1) ... Marcel Quimet drew
Eddie Ben Jackson ... Henri Dufresne vs Lucien Gregoire (nc) ... Antime Arbour beat
Willie Bourque (dq) ... Jean-Louis Renaud drew Young Sonnenberg

Montreal, Quebec: October 30, 1939
(St. James Market Hall) ... Paul Lortie beat Zelis Amhara (cor) ... Bob Lortie beat Harry
Madison (dq) ... Chief War Eagle beat Paul Durocher ... Paul Castonguay beat Jack
Britton (158 pounds) ... John O’Reilly drew Henri Levesque

Montreal Star: October 31, 1939
Cy Williams still claims the title. During the summer, Ernie Dusek won a elimination
tournament when Williams refused to defend the title.

Montreal, Quebec: October 31, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Yvon Robert* beat Cy Williams ... Mayes McLain drew Marvin
Westenberg ... Pat Riley (as The Angel) beat Jim Cortland ... Maurice Robert beat Jack
Marshall ... Art LeGrand beat Albert Mills

Montreal, Quebec: November 7, 1939
(Forum) ... Cy Williams vs Joe Savoldi (nc-both cor) ... Leo Lefebvre beat Al Mercier ...
Pat (Angel) Riley beat Tommy Nilan ... Mayes McLain beat Jim Wright

Montreal, Quebec: November 14, 1939
(Forum) ... Lou Thesz beat Cy Williams ... Joe Savoldi beat Hal Rumberg ... Maurice
Robert drew Legs Langevin ... Pat Kelly beat Pat Riley (dq)

Montreal, Quebec: November 21, 1939
(Forum) ... Lou Thesz beat Leo Lefebvre (cor) ... Steve Casey beat Mayes McLain ...
Elmer the Great beat Pat Riley (dq) ... Pat Kelly beat Hal Rumberg

Montreal, Quebec: November 28, 1939
No Wrestling

Montreal, Quebec: December 5, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Yvon Robert* vs Lou Thesz (no contest) ... Everett Marshall beat Pat
Kelly ... Joe Savoldi beat Wild Bill Longson ... Elmer (The Great) Eastep beat Pat Riley
(American Angel)

Montreal, Quebec: December 12, 1939
(Forum) ... (WTM) Yvon Robert* vs Lou Thesz (nc-both cor) ... Joe Savoldi beat Cy
Williams (dq) ... Bob (Legs) Langevin beat Joe Maynard ... Maurice Robert beat Les
Ryan ... (last Forum card of the year)

NOTES: This research was started back in the 1960's, when I was trying to learn the
history of the Montreal heavyweight championship. Earlier this year I ordered missing
months to finish the year. I was using the Montreal Star. The library threw a monkey
wrench at me, by not sending September 1939.
Recently I ordered the Montreal Herald for June and September. The library sent me May
though October 1939.
The Herald for 1939 had two months on each reel. However the big feature was that the
Montreal Herald gave reports for the French promotions in that city, which the Star didn’t.
Because there is so much to research, I don’t plan to check January-April and November-
December in the Herald for the French promotion.

Many of the French promotion wrestlers are little known by me or anyone. Let’s have a
little run down on some of them. Most were lighter weight wrestlers that the Forum didn’t
use.
***Zelis Amhara was a black wrestler who boxed amateur around New York City from his
bio. He wrestled as a face here.
***Paul Lortie and his younger brother Bob, wrestled for years, in Montreal, Europe and
made a tour of the NYC area around 1951.
***Larry Raymond was billed from Detroit. He was Larry “Babe” Kasaboski, younger
brother of Alex Kasaboski. Both Alex and Larry were Canadians. However the Montreal
promoters billed each from the U.S.
***Mephisto (Terry Van) may be Judo Jack Terry. In 1940, Terry wrestled in California
under a mask as Mephisto. I don’t have much on Larry or Terry for 1939.
***Maurice Letchford was well known in England.
***Graham Stockton also appeared in England.
***Clem and Paul Durocher were brothers, Clem the elder one.
***Jack Britton later was the boss of midget wrestling.
***Chief War Eagle was the father of Don Eagle. There were several wrestlers over the
years that were called War Eagle.
***Tiger Jim Delisle also wrestled in England.
***Al Tucker wrestled in Ohio during 1951-52-53 and was billed as the manager of
Edmund Francis or Roy Shire by Al Haft.

The Eddie Quinn takeover from Jack Ganson was very interesting. Ganson didn’t like
some of the showmanship used in 1939. However the fans of that period wanted the
action of villains. It would be like trying to change what Vincent Kennedy McMahan does
today.
It is hard to tell if the Quinn-Ganson affair was a work to draw heat or bitter feelings
between the two promoters. What ever the case, it worked. Of course Yvon Robert drew
crowds in Montreal and other Quebec cities that he didn’t in the U.S.
Jack Ganson, after the war promoted in Cleveland, Ohio until his death in 1957.

dq=disqualification
cor=count of the ring
1-1, utc=unable to continue the third fall
2-1, utc=unable to continue while wrestling in the third fall
*=defending champion
WTM=world’s heavyweight title match
WJTM=world’s junior heavyweight title match
WMTM=world’s middleweight title match

Research by Don Luce
February 15, 2012

*Jack Ganson instituted new rules for wrestling in Montreal, stating that matches would be
staged in rounds. The move was very unpopular.

*The Montreal Athletic Commission cancelled out Jack Ganson’s wrestling in rounds
decision.

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, July 4, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ed Don George and Gus
Sonnenberg were both counted out (1-1) (George won the first fall in 11:03, Sonnenberg
won the second in 9:15, double-countout in 11:03) … Leo Numa and Bob Wagner drew
(30:00) … Leo Lefebvre b. Dutch Heffner (24:48) … Bob “Legs” Langevin b. Alex
Kasabowski (11:58) … (promoter: Jack Ganson) … (600 fans)

Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec: Thursday, July 6, 1939
(Ste. Agathe Arena) … Bob Wagner b. Bob “Legs” Langevin (2/3) … Tony Parkin and
Maurice Robert drew … Leo Lefebvre b. Art Legras (14:00) … (promoter: Art Husson) …
(700 fans)

Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec: Thursday, July 13, 1939
(Ste. Agathe Arena) … Leo Lefebvre vs. Bob Wagner … Bob “Legs” Langevin vs. Art
Legrand … Mike Kilroy vs. Tony Parkin … (promoter: Art Husson)

*The decline in popularity of professional wrestling in Montreal saw Jack Ganson ousted
as promoter. Boston promoter Paul Bowser worked with Forum Manager Tommy Gorman
to instill Eddie Quinn as matchmaker in Montreal. The Montreal Athletic Commission
granted Quinn a license to promote on Thursday, July 27, 1939.

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, August 8, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … Tournament to determine a challenger to World Champion Cy
Williams … Billy Mills b. Jack Smith (11:25) … Ernie Dusek b. Al Mercier (14:43) … Danno
O’Mahoney b. Bob Wagner (13:43) … Gus Sonnenberg b. Yvon Robert (DQ) (10:08)
(Sonnenberg was unable to continue in the tourney) … Danno O’Mahoney b. Billy Mills (8:
30) … Ernie Dusek b. Gus Sonnenberg by forfeit … Ernie Dusek b. Danno O’Mahoney to
win the tournament (20:28) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) (initial show) … (referee: Dan
Murray) … (announcer: Downing Bourassa) … (4,000 fans)

*Ernie Dusek claimed the World Heavyweight Title on Wednesday, August 9, 1939, but
the move was not initially backed by the Montreal Athletic Commission. Alderman Dave
Rochon, commission chairman, made a plea for the recognized titleholder Cy Williams to
return to Montreal to wrestle the tournament’s victor, and would have to determine where
the commission stood if he failed to appear.

*By Friday, August 11, 1939, the Montreal Athletic Commission officially stripped Cy
Williams of the World Heavyweight Title and recognized Ernie Dusek.

*Cy Williams would file two $10,000 suits against the Montreal Athletic Commission and
Eddie Quinn, respectively, over the use of the World Heavyweight Champion “title,”
claiming that he had sole right to claim that spot.

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, August 15, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Ernie Dusek b. Gus Sonnenberg
(2/3) (Dusek won the first fall in 17:32, Sonnenberg won the second in 6:06, Dusek won
the third in 8:33) … Yvon Robert b. George Linnehan (18:12) … Marvin Westenberg b.
Bob Wagner (13:18) … Emil Dusek b. Joe Bowman (11:28) … Leo Lefebvre b. “Tiger”
Joe Marsh (8:35) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (2,500 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, August 22, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … Yvon Robert b. Emil Dusek (2-0) (Robert won the first fall in 12:35
and the second in 3:41) … Steve Casey and Marvin Westenberg drew … Leo Lefebvre
b. Whitey Grovo (7:06) … George Linnehan and Bob Russell drew … (promoter: Eddie
Quinn) … (3,500 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, August 29, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Title claimant Cy Williams b. Rudy Dusek (2/3)
(Dusek won the first fall in 16:08, Williams won the second in 8:12 and third in 3:26) …
Yvon Robert and Gus Sonnenberg drew (30:00) … Bob Russell b. Al Morelli (15:38) …
Frank Judson and George Linnehan drew (30:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (3,000
fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, October 3, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … Yvon Robert b. Ernie Dusek to capture the World Heavyweight Title
(2/3) (Dusek won the first fall in 19:35, Robert won the second in 4:35 and third in 8:02)
… Leo Lefebvre b. Danno O’Mahoney (19-seconds) … Steve Casey b. Frank Judson (14:
45) … Bob Russell b. Albert Mills (15:55) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Dan
Murray) … (announcer: T.P. Gorman) … (7,301 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, October 10, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … Leo Lefebvre b. Danno O’Mahoney (2/3) (O’Mahoney won the first
fall in 11:12, Lefebvre won the second in 4:43 and third in 9:01) … Steve Casey b. Rebel
Bob Russell (24:30) … Maurice Robert b. Paul Duveen (10:38) … Bob “Legs” Langevin
and Eddie Newman drew (30:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack)
… (2,000 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, October 17, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Yvon Robert and Ernie Dusek drew
(1-1) (Robert won the first fall in 20:15, Dusek won the second in 13:05, double-countout
in 11:20) … Lou Thesz b. Jim Wright (16:52) … Steve Casey b. George Linnehan (18:19)
… Mayes McLain b. Bill Longson (DQ) (12:17) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee:
Sammy Mack) … (4,200 fans)

*Cy Williams, World Heavyweight Title claimant and formerly recognized by the Montreal
Athletic Commission, agreed to wrestle Yvon Robert in a title vs. title contest at the
Montreal Forum. Promoter Eddie Quinn demanded that Williams arrive in Montreal four
days prior to the match, on Saturday, to prove that would go ahead with the bout. That
rule applies to boxing matches in Montreal.

*Cy Williams was managed by former Montreal promoter Jack Ganson, and Yvon Robert
wanted the latter barred from ringside. Ganson would need a manager’s license to go
forward with that move. Williams continued to fight the local commission to be billed as
the recognized World Champion and not as the challenger versus Robert.

*Jack Ganson would appear before the Montreal Athletic Commission at 12:00 p.m. the
day of the show to ask to be granted a managerial license to accompany Cy Williams to
the ring.

Montreal, Quebec: Tuesday, October 31, 1939
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Yvon Robert b. Cy Williams to unify
the latter’s claims with his own (2-0) (first fall by disqualification in 24:05, second fall in 11:
05) … Mayes McLain and Marvin Westenberg drew (30:00) … Maurice Tillet b. Jim
Cortland (12:04) … Maurice Robert b. Jack Marshall (12:50) … Art LeGrand b. Albert
Mills (13:20) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Danny Murray) … (in attendance:
Paul Bowser) … (5,800 fans)
Notes: Jack Ganson managed Cy Williams and was reportedly denied a license to act as
Williams’ second by the Montreal Athletic Commission, but was ringside anyway.

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Montreal Wrestling Results - 1939