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San Antonio, TX: January 4, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Purple Flash (2-0) ... Olaf (Popeye) Swenson beat Lou Plummer (2-0) ... Hal Rumberg drew with Abe Yourist ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis) ... (promoter-Harry Coffman) ... NOTE: After losing the first fall on a foul and the second by submission, the Flash unmasked. Nobody knew that he was Henry Piers.

 

San Antonio, TX: January 11, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... George Zaharias beat Juan Humberto (2-1, dq) ... Olaf (Popeye) Swenson beat Hal Rumberg (2-1) ... Purple Flash drew with John Katan ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: January 18, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ali Baba beat Juan Humberto (2-1) ... Olaf (Popeye) Swenson drew with Mike Mazurki (1-1) ... Stanley Pinto beat John Katan (dq)

 

San Antonio, TX: January 25, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ali Baba beat Purple Flash (1-0, utc) ... Mike Mazurki beat Juan Humberto (45:00, dec.) ... Olaf (Popeye) Swenson beat Prince Bhu Pinder ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 1, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Mike Mazurki beat Olaf (Popeye) Swenson (2-0) ... Juan Humberto beat Abe Yourist (2-1) ... Dean Parker (pro debut) beat Ellis Bashara ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis) ... NOTE: Parker was a San Antonio heavyweight.

 

San Antonio, TX: February 8, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Crusher Steve Casey* beat Mike Mazurki (2-0) ... Hal Rumberg beat John Katan (2-1, dec.) ... Don McIntyre beat Stanley Pinto (dq) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 15, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... John Katan beat Olaf (Popeye) Swenson (2-1) ... Harry Kent beat Stanley Pinto (2-1, dq.) ... Frank Taylor beat Abe Yourist ... (referee-George Hagen)

 

San Antonio, TX: February 22, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat John Katan (2-1) ... Stanley Pinto beat Leo (Daniel Boone) Savage (2-0, dq) ... Alabama Bill Lee drew with Mike Mazurki (30:00 ... (referee-George Hagen) ... NOTE: The Lee-Mazurki bout replaced Olaf Swenson vs Frank Taylor. Elmer Estep helped Savage in the match.

 

San Antonio, TX: March 1, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Leo (Daniel Boone) Savage beat Stanley Pinto (1-1, utc) ... Juan Humberto drew with Frank Taylor (45:00, 1-1) ... Bill Lee beat Ivan Rasputin (dq) ... (referee-Mike Mazurki) ... NOTE: Elmer Estep, billed as Savage’s cousin carried a red rooster to ringside.

 

San Antonio, TX: March 8, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Juan Humberto beat Frank Taylor (2-1) ... Ivan Rasputin beat George Hagen (1-0, utc) ... Harry Kent drew with John Katan (30:00) ... (referee-Abe Yourist)


San Antonio, TX: March 15, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ivan Rasputin beat Juan Humberto (2-1) ... Bill Lee beat John Katan (2-1, dec.) ... Harry Kent beat Nick Elitch (cor) ... (referee-Barney Myers)

 

San Antonio, TX: March 22, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Everett Marshall beat Ivan Rasputin (2-1) ... Lee Wycoff beat John Katan (2-0) ... Nick Elitch beat Stanley Pinto (dq) (sub for Abe Yourist) ... (referee-Barney Myers) ... NOTE: A major riot started after the main event.

 

San Antonio, TX: March 29, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Ivan Rasputin (2-0, dq) ... Lee Wycoff drew with Otto Kuss (45:00, 1-1) ... Abe Yourist drew with Paul Harper (30:00) ... (referee-Barney Myers)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 5, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Bill Lee (1-1, utc) ... Paul Harper beat Henry Piers (2-1) ... Otto Kuss beat Abe Yourist

 

San Antonio, TX: April 12, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Karl Davis beat Lou Plummer (2-0) ... Juan Humberto beat Paul Harper (45:00, 1-0) ... Otto Kuss beat George Hagen ... (referee-Abe Yourist)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 19, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ivan Rasputin beat Karl Davis (2-1) ... Juan Humberto beat Len Tocco (2-0) ... Lou Plummer beat Paul Harper ... (referee-George Hagen)

 

San Antonio, TX: April 26, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ivan Rasputin beat Lou Plummer (utc) ... Norman (Rusty)  Westcoatt beat Juan Humberto (45:00, 1-1, dec.) ... Otto Kuss beat Joe Cox (dq., reversed decision) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: May 3, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ivan Rasputin beat Juan Humberto (2-0, dq.) ... Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt beat Lou Plummer (2-0) ... Alabama Bill Lee beat Otto Kuss ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis) ... NOTE: This was Harry Coffman’s last card as he left to take over as promoter in El Paso.

 

San Antonio, TX: May 10, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt beat Ivan Rasputin (2-0) (first by dq) ... Ernie Dusek beat Gorilla Macias (2-1) ... Frank Taylor beat Jack Wilkens (of Houston) ... (promoter-Carl Geyer) ... NOTE: Referee Dr. Karl Sarpolis awarded Ernie Dusek the third fall without noticing that Ernie had his feet again the ropes. Promoter Carl Geyer came into the ring and wanted Sarpolis to change his decision and award the match to Macias. Sarpolis would not go along with this, so Geyer replaced him in the main event with Frank Taylor as referee.

 

San Antonio, TX: May 17, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt beat Gorilla Macias (2-0) ... Bill Sledge beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (1-0, dq) ... Gordon McKenzie beat Paul Harper ... (referee-Art Shires)

 

San Antonio, TX: May 24, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Chief Joe Little Beaver beat Joe Cox (2-1, dq) ... Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt beat Nick Elitch (2-0) ... Bill Sledge beat Cowboy Blackley ... (referee-Art Shires)

 

San Antonio, TX: May 31, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Dynamite Joe Cox beat Art Shires (2-0, dq) ... Bill Sledge drew with Joe Corbett (45:00, 1-1) ... El Pulpo beat Ray Eckert ... (referee-Paul Harper)

 

San Antonio, TX: June 7, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Bronko Nagurski beat Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt (utc) ... El Pulpo beat Joe Corbett (45:00, 1-0) ... Juan Humberto drew with Terry McGinnis (30:00) ... (referee-Paul Harper) ... NOTE: El Pulpo’s real name was said to be Eugenio Munoz.

 

San Antonio, TX: June 14, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Bronko Nagurski beat Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt (2-0) ... Joe Cox beat Joe Corbett (2-1) ... El Pulpo beat Terry McGinnis ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: June 21, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Everett Marshall beat El Pulpo (2-1) ... Joe Cox drew with Norman (Rusty) Westcoatt (45:00, 1-1) ... Joe Corbett beat Terry McGinnis

 

San Antonio, TX: June 28, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Everett Marshall beat Rudy Dusek (2-0) ... Ernie Dusek drew with Joe Cox (45:00) ... El Pulpo beat Emil Dusek ... (referee-Jack League) ... NOTE: Originally Lou Thesz was going to defend his world title on the card. However he suffered a broken knee cap in losing to Bronko Nagurski on June 23 at Houston.

 

San Antonio, TX: July 5, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... El Pulpo beat Juan Humberto (2-1) ... Ivan Managoff beat Mike Mazurki (45:00, 1-0) ... Brother Ben Morgan beat Lou Plummer (dq) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: July 12, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... El Pulpo beat Lou Plummer (2-0) (first by dq) ... Brother Ben Morgan beat Jules Strongbow (2-0) ... Juan Humberto drew with Jack League (30:00) ... (referee-Johnny Galliano)

 

San Antonio, TX: July 19, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Bronko Nagurski* beat Brother Ben Morgan (2-0) ... El Pulpo drew with Ivan Managoff (45:00) ... Jules Strongbow beat Lou Plummer (dq) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: July 26, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... El Pulpo beat Chief Joe Little Beaver (2-1) ... Ivan Managoff beat Lou Plummer (1-0, utc) ... Tarzan White beat Sol Slagel (30:00, dec.) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: August 2, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ivan Managoff beat El Pulpo (2-1) ... Sol Slagel beat Lou Plummer (2-0) (first by dq) ... Sammy Menacher beat Joe Corbett ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: August 9, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (Handicap) Pancho Valdez beat El Pulpo (43:00) Pancho Valdez F.T.T. Sol Slagel in remaining 17 minutes ... Ivan Managoff drew with Sammy Menacher (45:00, 1-1) ... Bill Sledge beat Lou Plummer ... (referee-Jack League) ... NOTE: Valdez’s manager Count Pietro Rossi was kicked out of ringside coaching.

 

San Antonio, TX: August 16, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Dick Raines beat Pancho Valdez (2-0, dq) ... Ivan Managoff beat Bill Sledge (2-1) (sub for Chief Chewchki) ... Sammy Menacher beat Sol Slagel ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: August 23, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Dick Raines beat Ivan Managoff (1-1, utc) ... (WLTM) Mildred Burke* beat Louise Kelly ... Sammy Menacher drew with Pancho Valdez (45:00, 1-1) ... Ellis Bashara beat Lou Plummer ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

 

San Antonio, TX: August 30, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Pancho Valdez beat Sammy Menacher (2-1) ... Dan O’Connor beat Ellis Bashara (dq) ... Dick Raines drew with Warren Bockwinkel (30:00) ... (referee-Dr. Karl Sarpolis) ... NOTE: As usual Valdez was managed by Count Pietro Rossi.

 

San Antonio, TX: September 6, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Pancho Valdez beat Dan O’Connor (2-1, dq) ... Dick Raines beat Chief Chewacki (as Chewchki) (2-1, dec.) ... Ellis Bashara beat Sammy Menacher ... (referee-Sol Slagel)

 

San Antonio, TX: September 13, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Dan O’Connor beat Pancho Valdez (2-0) ... Dick Raines beat Ellis Bashara (1-1, utc) ... Ivan Managoff beat Bill Sledge (utc) (sub for Sol Slagel) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: September 20, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (final) Dick Raines beat Jim (Goon) Henry (2-0) ... Chief Chewacki beat Ellis Bashara (2-1) ... Dan O’Connor drew with Ivan Managoff ... (6 man Rassle Royal) Managoff, O’Connor, Bashara, and Chewacki eliminated) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: September 27, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (WTM) Bronko Nagurski* beat Dick Raines (2-0) ... Dan O’Connor beat Chief Chewacki (as Chewchki) (2-0) (first fall by dq) ... Sammy Menacher beat Hippo Herbert (dq) ... (referee-Jack League) ... NOTE: Raines was the fan favorite against Nagurski.

 

San Antonio, TX: October 4, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (LWTM) Mildred Burke* beat Carol Barns (2-0) ... Dan O’Connor beat Hippo Von Herbert (2-0) ... Ivan Managoff drew with Abe Kashey (45:00) ... Dick Raines beat Sammy Menacher ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio. TX: October 11, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (final) Dan O’Connor beat Abe Kashey (2-1) ... Roy Graham beat Sammy Menacher (45:00, 1-0) ... Ivan Managoff drew with Dick Raines (30:00) ... (6 man Rassle Royal) Raines, Managoff, Menacher, Graham eliminated ... (referee-Jack League)

San Antonio, TX: October 18, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Roy Graham beat Abe Kashey (2-1, dq) ... Mike Mazurki beat Frank Taylor (45:00, 1-0) ... Ivan Managoff drew with Ken Hollis (30:00) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: October 25, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Ellis Bashara beat Abe Kashey (2-0) (first by dq) ... Ivan Managoff drew with Stan Mayslack (45:00, 1-1) ... Sammy Menacher beat Ken Hollis (dq) ... (referees-Jack League and Bill Harrison, semi final)

 

San Antonio, TX: November 1, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Roy Graham beat Ellis Bashara (2-1) ... Mike Mazurki beat Ken Hollis (2-0) (first fall by dq) ... Frank Taylor beat Warren Bockwinkel (utc) ... (referees-Jack League and Bill Harrison)

 

San Antonio, TX: November 8, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Roy Graham beat Henry Piers (2-1, dq) ... Mike Mazurki beat Warren Bockwinkel (45:00, 1-0) ... Frank Taylor beat Bud Leavon ... (referee-Bill Harrison)

 

San Antonio, TX: November 15, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Roy Graham beat Mike Mazurki (2-1) ... El Pulpo drew with Henry Piers (45:00) ... Frank Taylor beat Ken Hollis (dq) ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: November 22, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... El Pulpo beat Roy Graham (2-1, dq)... (bear vs man) Ginger beat Ken Hollis (cor) ... Henry Piers beat Jim (Farmer) Nelson (225 pounds) ... (referee-Jack League) ... NOTE: Roy Welch handled the 372 pound bear.

 

San Antonio, TX: November 29, 1939

No Wrestling

 

San Antonio, TX: December 6, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... (final) Young Joe Stecher beat El Pulpo (2-1) ... (bear vs man) Ginger beat Roy Graham ... Otto Kuss beat Billy Edwards (dq) ... (7 man Rassle Royal) (eliminated in order Henry Piers, Ginger the bear, Roy Graham, Billy Edwards and Otto Kuss ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: December 13, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Danno O’Mahoney beat Henry Piers (2-1) ... Roy Graham vs Biiy Edwards (1-1, no contest) ... El Pulpo beat Otto Kuss ... (referee-Jack League)

 

San Antonio, TX: December 20, 1939

(Walkathon Arena) ... Billy Edwards beat Roy Graham (2-1) ... Young Joe Stecher beat Harry Kahoe (2-0, dq) ... El Pulpo beat Jack League (sub for Ken Hollis) ... (referee-Eddie Elzea) ... (last card of the year)






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*San Antonio results provided by researcher Don Luce