New Orleans, Louisiana:  Tuesday, May 1, 1945
(Coliseum Arena) … World Light Heavyweight Champion Jack Curtis b. Alberto Campos (2-0) …
“Big Boy” Cronin and Maurice LaChappelle b. The Masked Demon and Swede Olsen … The
Masked Demon b. Maurice LaChappelle … (promoter:  Martin “Marty” Burke) … (referees:  
Charley Cure, Arthur “Pops” Marullo)
Notes:  Curtis was a “claimant of the world’s light-heavyweight title.” Campos was an Indian
grappler.  The facility was at North Roman and Contl Streets.  Kids under 12, accompanied by
their parents, would be admitted free.  Bob Samuels was an American Transportation Corps
officer.

New Orleans, Louisana:  Tuesday, May 8, 1945
(Coliseum Arena) … The Masked Demon won a wrestle royal, beating Maurice LaChappelle in the
finals (others involved in the event were Swede Olsen, Garcia Lozano, Alberto Campos, George
Curtis) … Garcia Lozano b. George Curtis (DQ) (7:00) … Maurice LaChappelle b. Swede Olsen
(14:00) … (promoter:  Marty Burke)

New Orleans, Louisiana:  Tuesday, May 15, 1945
(Coliseum Arena) … The Masked Demon b. Maurice LaChappelle (2/3) … Buddy Knox and Swede
Olsen b. George Bruckman and George Curtis … Swede Olsen b. George Bruckman … Buddy
Knox b. George Curtis … (promoter:  Marty Burke)

New Orleans, Louisiana:  Tuesday, May 22, 1945
(Coliseum Arena) … Jack Curtis b. The Masked Demon (2-0) (second fall by DQ when Demon hit
Curtis with a chair) … Maurice LaChappelle b. George Bruckman (7:00) … George Curtis b.
Swede Olsen (DQ) … Maurice LaChappelle won a four-man wrestle royal … (promoter:  Marty
Burke)
Note:  George Curtis was Jack’s brother.

New Orleans, Louisiana:  Tuesday, May 29, 1945
(Coliseum Arena) … Buddy Knox and Jack Steele b. Red Dawson and Maurice LaChappelle (2-0)
… Jack Steele b. Maurice LaChappelle (21:00) … Red Dawson b. Buddy Knox (6:00) … Yaqui Joe
b. Swede Olsen (21:00) … (promoter:  Gus Short)
Notes:  According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune (5/29/45), promoter Short was “formerly a
sergeant honorably discharged after many months service with the AAF at Keesler Field,” and that
he “has taken over the promotional duties from Martin Burke and plans to continue offering the
same high class wrestling entertainment that has prevailed here in the past.” Joe was making his
local debut and was from Sonora, Mexico.


Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 13, 2007
New Orleans Wrestling Results - 1945