January 4, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Prospector Pete d. Clete Kaufman (donkey wrestling)
Frankie Hart d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Bob Blake d. Lon Chaney

Donkey wrestling rules: a fall occurs when a man falls off his donkey. If this occurs
because the donkey kicks or bucks, it does not count as a fall. This was supposed to be
2/3 falls, though there is no indication that it ended up that way. Prospector Pete is also
known as Pete Sherman.

January 11, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Stacy Hall d. Frankie Hart (1-0)
Bob Blake drew Walter Stratton
Cleve Welch d. Jack Rogers

Hart subbed for Jimmy Hefner

January 18, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Jimmy Hefner d. Frankie Hart (2-0)
Sailor Curley d. Bob Blake (2-0)
Cleve Welch drew George Ligoski

Curly subbed for Otis Clingman. Piqua shows switch to Fridays starting next week.

January 27, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Yellow Dragon d. Jimmy Hefner (2-0)
5-man battle royal
Jack Zarnas drew Cleve Welch
Turp Grimes drew Sailor Curley

Men in the battle royal were Jack Zarnas, Cleve Welch, Turp Grimes, Sailor Curley, and
Martin Levy.

February 3, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Yellow Dragon d. Sailor Curley (2-0)
Kimon Kudo drew Bill Brooks
Frankie Hart d. (DQ) Gorilla Poggi

February 10, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Yellow Dragon d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Cleve Welch drew Jack Zarnas (1-1)
Prospector Pete Sherman drew Sammy Vangler

Referee Howard Wagner fractures his jaw when punched by Jimmy Hefner after his match.

February 17, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Turp Grimes d. (DQ) Yellow Dragon (2-1)
Whitey Wahlberg d. Bob Hulse (2-0)
Lon Chaney d. Sammy Vangler

Hulse subbed for Frankie Hart

February 24, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Apparently no card. On February 23, there is an advertisement for the March 3 card, but
no mention of anything on the 24th.

March 3, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
John Pesek (world champ) d. John Grandovitch (1-0, Grandovitch unable to continue for
second fall)
Turp Grimes drew Cleve Welch (1-1)
The Man From Mars d. Frank Remille

March 10, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Roland Kirschmeyer drew Orville Brown (1-1)
Turp Grimes d. Cleve Welch
Ernie Dugan drew Pasha Bey

March 17, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Roland Kirschmeyer d. Orville Brown (2-0)
Steve Budynas d. (DQ) Turp Grimes (2-0)
Bob Blake drew Bill Brooks

Kirschmeyer won in a total of 20 seconds – 10 seconds for the first fall and 10 for the
second

March 24, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. Whitey Wahlberg (2-0)
The Man From Mars d. Gordon Arquette (1-0, Arquette unable to continue for second fall)
Sammy Vangler drew Soldier Thomas

March 31, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
The Man From Mars d. Kimon Kudo (0-1, Kudo injured in second fall and cannot
continue)
Frankie Hart drew Bill Brooks
Sammy Vangler d. Spike Ashby

April 7, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
No card

April 14, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Turp Grimes d. (DQ) Yellow Dragon (2-0)
Cleve Welch drew Al Lovelock
Bob Hulse d. Bob Arquette

April 21, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Stacy Hall d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Whitey Wahlberg drew Tug Wilson (1-1)
Bob Hulse d. Ernie Dugan

April 28, 1939 Piqua, OH (Armory)
Great Mephisto d. (DQ) Turp Grimes (2-0)
Sammy Vangler drew Spike Ashby (0-0)
Bob Hulse d. (DQ) Bob Blake

Only about four papers available for the rest of the year



Research by Becky Taylor
Piqua Wrestling Results - 1939