January 13, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Joe Montana d. Flash Clifford (2-1)
Tuffy Cleet d. Whitey Govro (2-0)
Joe Wolf d. Joe Wheeler

George McCloud was originally slated to face Don Evans, but did not appear. Wolf-
Wheeler was not originally on the card. This was apparently the first card of the year in
Newark.

January 20, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
George McCloud d. Ivan Barenoff (2-0)
Bill Hutton d. Railroad Routt (decision)
George Becker d. (DQ) Pat Ryan (2-0)

Barenoff might be Ivan Managoff, but he might not be, either.

January 28, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Joe Montana d. (DQ) Sterling Davis (2-0)
Joe Magyar d. Dutch Schultz (2-0)
Clarence Miller drew Boyce Workman

Miller, ordinarily the referee, had to sub for Ike Connor

February 4, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Ivan Managoff d. Ed White (2-0)
Frankie Hart d. Babe Kasaboski (2-1)
Ira Shota drew Joe Banaski

Banaski subbed for Jose Rodriquez. Said to be Shota’s second professional match.

February 10, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Joe Montana d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Sterling Davis d. Joe Magyar (2-1)
Bill Hutton d. Bob Johnson

February 17, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Frank Wolfe d. (DQ) Joe Montana (2-1)
Yellow Dragon d. Jack Smithers (2-0)
Prince Ilaki d. Henry Hill

February 25, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Stacy Hall d. Prince Ilaki (2-1)
Bobby Blake d. Pete Sherman (2-0)
Jack Smithers drew Joe Magyar

March 4, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Sterling Davis d. Joe Magyar (2-0)
Joe Montana d. Jack Smithers (2-0)
Clarence Miller drew Duke Dawson

Miller subbed for Bill Hutton

March 11, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Frankie Talaber d. Sterling Davis (2-0)
Eddie Pope d. (DQ) Ray Ryan (2-0)
Joe Wolfe drew Jack Smithers

March 18, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
No card

March 25, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Great Mephisto d. Frankie Hart (Hart injured by piledriver)
Alonzo Wood drew Jack Claybourne (1-1, double knockout)
Prince Ilaki d. Flash Clifford

April 1, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Bobby Blake d. Sterling Davis (2-0)
Joe Magyar drew Railroad Routt (1-1)
Francis Steele d. Henry Hill

April 8, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
No card found

April 15, 1938 Newark, OH (Recreation Center)
Great Mephisto d. Stacy Hall (1-0, Hall unable to continue following a piledriver)
Jack Claybourne d. (DQ) Whitey Govro (2-0)
Tex Hager d. Henry Hill

Piledriver banned by promoter Tim Nolan following Hall’s injury. Govro subbed for Al
Williams.

No cards found for the remainder of 1938. Looks like the piledriver really was banned…



Research by Becky Taylor
Newark (OH) Wrestling Results - 1938