San Francisco Wrestling Results

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, January 4, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Sandor Szabo b. George Zaharias (2/3) … Cy Williams b. Red
Vagnone (14:08) … Yellow Peril b. Pierre Dusette (13:04) … Crusher Foster b. Herman
Olson (5:45) … Leo Jensen and Walter Sirois drew … Tony Zaharias b. Leo Narbares (15:
56) … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz)
Notes: A report stated that Zaharias was “one of the very few grapplers who have beaten”
World Champion Bronko Nagurski, and he did it “just before” he won the title. Williams was
the Pacific Coast champion.

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, January 11, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Sandor Szabo b. Ivan Rasputin (2/3) … Cy Williams b. Gino
“Red” Vagnone … Pierre Dusette b. Pat O’Shocker (DQ) … Terry McGinnis and Yellow
Peril drew … Crusher Foster b. Joe Mazzetti … Joe Parelli and Jack Wagner drew …
(promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (referee: Joe Gardenfield)
Note: Foster was said to be 6’6” and weighing 300 pounds.

San Francisco, California: Thursday, January 13, 1938
(National Hall) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dude Chick b. Ted Christy (2/3) …
Leroy McGuirk and Bob Montgomery drew (45:00) … Jimmy Lott b. Frank Murdock … Hugh
Adams b. Duke Pettigrove … Al Westcoatt b. Sheik MarAllah … (promoter: Frank Schuler)
… (sponsored by: American Legion)
Notes: Season opener. Chick was the World Junior Champion.

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, January 18, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Cy Williams b. Chief Little Wolf (2/3) (third fall by countout) …
Ivan Rasputin b. Crusher Foster … Yellow Peril b. Jack Wagner … Pierre Dusette b. Abe
Kaplan … Joe Parelli and Frankie Schroll drew … Al Kasaboski b. Frank Nelson …
(promoter: Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, January 25, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Ivan Rasputin b. Yellow Peril (2-0) (Peril was unmasked to
reveal “Frank Cole of Tennessee”) … Terry McGinis b. Walter Sirois (9:40) … Pat O’
Shocker and Red Vagnone drew (30:00) … Glenn “Pop” DuBose b. Ted Cox (DQ) … Joe
Parelli b. Joe Bennicasa … Leo Jensen and Abe Kaplan drew (20:00) … (promoter: Joe
Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, February 1, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Sandor Szabo b. Cy Williams to capture the Pacific Coast
Heavyweight Title (2-0) (second fall by DQ) … Terry McGinnis b. Pat O’Shocker … Danny
Dusek b. Gino Vagnone … Leo Jensen and Joe Parelli drew … Don Evans b. Frankie
Schroll .. Glenn DuBose and Abe Kaplan drew … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:
Joe Gardenfield)

San Francisco, California: Thursday, February 3, 1938
(National Hall) … Jimmy Lott b. Ted Christy (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Clara Mortenson b.
Marion Gardini (11:12) … Jack McDonald and Pat O’Brien drew … Marshall Carter b.
Tommy Ward … Pete LaGrange b. Earl McCann

San Francisco, California: Thursday, February 10, 1938
(National Hall) … Leroy McGuirk b. Jimmy Lott (2/3) … Jack McDonald b. Ted Christy (2/3)
… Pat O’Brien b. Duke Pettigrove … The Hooded Dragon b. Frankie Hill … Wildcat
McCann b. Al Westcott

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, February 15, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Jim Londos b. Cy Williams (2-0) (second fall in 38 seconds with
an airplane spin) … Terry McGinnis b. Abe Kaplan … Lefty Bloomfield b. Leo Jensen
(three rounds) … Rudy LaDitzi b. Glenn DuBose … Danny Dusek b. Crusher Foster …
Hank Methany b. Frankie Schroll … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (7,000 fans)
Notes: The San Francisco Chronicle stated: “The gorgeous Greek comes back to the city
in which he began his great career after two years spent touring the world, beating every
champion of every country he visited, thereby clinching his international title.” No show next
week. Londos reportedly left the city for a tour of the northwest after this show, and
Malcewicz wanted to hold him to a contract to meet Sandor Szabo. Malcewicz claimed
Londos was trying to duck the bout, and would go to the State Athletic Commission if need
be.

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, June 7, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Wrestling Tournament for the vacant Pacific Coast Heavyweight
Title … (first round) … Don Evans b. Eli Fischer … Jack Purden b. Hans Steinhauer
(default) … George Koverly b. Charley Raineri … Leo Narberes b. Bill Beth … Nick
Campofreda b. Crusher Foster … Cy Williams b. Hans von Busing … Dr. Freddie Meyers
b. Mike Bouskos … Sandor Szabo b. Hank Methany (countout) … The Purple Shadow b.
Walter Lech … Mike Chacoma b. Joe Bennicasa … Terry McGinnis b. Al Kasaboski (flying
tackles) … George Koverly b Leo Narberes … George Koverly b. Don Evans (to advance
to the semi-finals) … Sandor Szabo b. Dr. Freddie Meyers … Sandor Szabo b. Nick
Campofreda … Purple Shadow b. Ted Key … Purple Shadow b. Terry McGinnis … Sandor
Szabo b. George Koverly … Sandor Szabo b. Purple Shadow in the finals to capture the
Pacific Coast Title (decision) … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz)
Notes: The midnight curfew was lifted by the athletic commission. Malcewicz wanted to
secure Art Shires as a referee. The latter had been officiating bouts in Southern California
recently.

San Francisco California: Tuesday, June 14, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion Sandor Szabo b. Ivan
Rasputin (2/3) (Szabo reportedly won undisputed honors to the title with this victory) … Joe
Savoldi b. George Koverly (DQ) … The Purple Shadow b. Hans von Busing … Leonardo
Garcia b. Al Kasaboski … Cy Williams b. Ted Key … “Big” Ben Morgan and Marvin
Westenberg drew … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz)
Note: Savoldi was reportedly back from a tour of the world.

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, June 21, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Bronko Nagurski b. Sandor
Szabo (1-0) (1:05:00) … Terry McGinnis b. Hank Methany … George Koverly and Marvin
Westenberg drew … Ted Key b. Bill Beth … Don Evans and Ezra Morgan drew … Mike
Chacoma and Leonardo Garcia drew … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (referee: Jack
Wagner)
Notes: Szabo was said to be the cousin of Niklas Szabo, “holder of the world record for two
miles.” He was quoted as saying “From my cousin, I get my speed. From my father, I get
my strengh.”

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, June 28, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Bronko Nagurski b. Sandor
Szabo (2/3) … Bob Gregory b. Al Kasaboski (12:00) … George Koverly and Terry
McGinnis wrestled to a no contest … Ezra Morgan b. Nick Campofreda … Ted Key and
Marvin Westenberg drew … Purple Shadow b. Mike Bouskous … Leonardo Garcia and
Jack Purden drew … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (gate: $3,591) … (benefit for the
Mission Kiwanis)

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, September 6, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Hans Kampfer b. George Koverly (2-0) (first fall by DQ) …
Shuniki Shikuma b. Tommy O’Toole … Ted Key b. Frank Malcewicz … Nick Campofreda
and Jack Washburn drew … Laverne Baxter b. Mike Bouskos … Leonardo Garcia b. Al
Sparks (DQ) … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz) … (referee: Joe Gardenfield)
Note: Kampfer was called the “Sandow of the Mat.”

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, September 13, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … International Heavyweight Champion Jim Londos b. Shuniki
“Killer” Shikuma (2-0) … Marvin Westenberg b. Al Sparks … Laverne Baxter b. Leo
Narberes … Ted Key b. Cowboy Mallott … Leonardo Garcia and Jack Reeder drew … Nick
Campofreda b. Joe Bennicasa … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, September 20, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … George Zaharias b. Marvin Westenberg (2/3) … Hans Kampfer
b. Charles Raineri … Ted Key and Shuniki Shiniki drew (30:00) … Laverne Baxter b. Mike
Bouskos … Nick Campofreda b. Frank Malcewicz (flying tackle) … Tommy O’Toole and Al
Sparks drew … (promoter: Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California: Tuesday, September 27, 1938
(Dreamland Auditorium) … Hans Kampfer b. George Zaharias (2/3) … Ivan Rasputin b. Al
Sparks … Ted Key b. Ernie Peterson … Laverne Baxter b Hans von Busing … Nick
Campofreda and Rusty Westcoatt drew … Tommy O’Toole b. Cowboy Mallot … (promoter:
Joe Malcewicz)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 10, 2007

San Francisco Results - 1938