San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, January 7, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) … Ivan Rasputin b. Bobby Managoff by decision to capture the Pacific
Coast Heavyweight Title (60:00) (no falls) (the referee gave the match to Rasputin) … Otto
Kuss b. George McKenzie (15:03) … Pat Riley b Dale Raines (8:30) … Pat Kelley b.
George Harbin (13:33) (flying tackle) … Dr. Zack Gacek b. Jack Kujot (12:20) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:  Joe Gardenfield)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, January 14, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) … Ivan Rasputin b. Otto Kuss (18:13) … Bill Davis b. Hardy Kruskamp (22:
33) … Pat Kelley b. Pat Riley (4 seconds) (flying body scissors) … Gordon McKenzie b.
Ernie Peterson (10:24) … Johnny Marrs b. Dr. Zack Gacek (15:19) … (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, January 21, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) … Pat Kelley vs. Bronko Nagurski (one-fall) … Pat “Hard Boiled” Haggerty
vs. Ignacio Martinez … Bill Davis vs. Terry McGinnis … Otto Kuss vs. Gordon McKenzie …
Dr. Zack Gacek vs. Pat Riley … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Notes:  Ignacio Martinez was Pedro Martinez and was said to be making his local debut.  He
was a “crack Mexican champion and elbow-smash expert.”

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, January 28, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Bobby Managoff b. Ivan Rasputin to capture teh Pacific Coast
Heavyweight Title (45:35) (piledriver) ... Bill Davis b. Terry McGinnis (19:49) ... Harry
Moseley b. Gordon McKenzie (21:00) ... Ignacio Martinez b. Dale Rainey (crabhold) ... Otto
Kuss and Johnny Marrs drew ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)





San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 3, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Bobby Managoff b. The Black Panther to capture the Pacific Coast
Heavyweight Title (countout) (47:00) (Panther was unmasked to reveal Frank Sexton) ...
Pantaleon Manlapig b. Gordon McKenzie ... Jim Casey b. Johnny Marrs ... Danno
O'Mahoney b. Fred Bray ... Pedro Brazil and Hans Schultz drew ... (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz)
Note:  Bray was a newcomer from St. Louis.

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 10, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Bill Longson b. Bobby Managoff to capture the Pacific Coast
Heavyweight Title (23:43) ... Pantaleon Manlapig b. Kay Bell ... Ivan Rasputin and Tom
Rice drew ... Danno O'Mahoney b. Gordon McKenzie ... Ali Adali b. Johnny Marrs ...
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 17, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Maurice Tillet b. Ivan Rasputin (17:00) (head crush) ... Jim Casey and
Bill Longson drew ... George Macricostas b. Kay Bell ... Abe Kashey b. Gordon Mackenzie
... Johnny Marrs and Bronko Valdez ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Note:  Rasputin was called the "South City welding foreman."

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 24, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson and Jim Casey drew
(60:000 (no falls) ... Frank Sexton b. Tom Rice (8:45) ... Pantaleon Manlapig b. Joe
Mazzetti ... Ali Adali b. Pedro Brazil ... Fred Bray and Bronko Valdez drew ... (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 1, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Maurice Tillet b. Pantaleon Manlapig ... Frank Sexton b. Johnny Marrs
... Bill Longson and Danno O'Mahoney drew ... Jim Casey b. Joe Mazzetti ... Abe Kashey
and George Macricostas drew ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 8, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Frank Sexton b. Bill Longson to capture the Pacific Coast Heavyweight
Title (33:05) (headlocks) ... Bobby Managoff and Ivan Rasputin drew ... George
Macricostas b. Johnny Marrs (18:58) ... Jim Casey b. Bronko Valdez ... Leo Carlson and Dr.
Freddie Meyers drew ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) ... (referees:  Joe Gardenfield, Al
Stecher)
Notes:  The newspaper indicated that "many experts consider the uncrowned world's
champion" to be Sexton.  When Sexton lost the title to Managoff, he reportedly suffered an
accident that put him in the hospital for a week.  Sexton was said to be a "clever and clean
wrestler." Longson was a "wild stylist." Leo Carlson was a "former amateur champion." The
referees, Gardenfield and Stecher, got into it with each other, and Stecher challenged the
other official - all of this happening during the main event.

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 15, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Bobby Managoff b. Ivan Rasputin (15:00) ... Pantaleon Manlapig b.
Danno O'Mahoney (11:10) ... Jim Casey and George Macricostas drew ... Ali Adali b.
Gordon McKenzie (13:55) ... Johnny Marrs and Freddie Meyers drew ... (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz) ... (large crowd)
Note:  There were many women in the crowd.

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 22, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Maurice Tillet b. Pantaleon Manlapig (18:00) ... Jim Casey and Bill
Longson drew ... George Macricostas and Bobby Managoff drew ... Ali Adali b. Rudy
LaDitzi ... Karl Pojello b. Joe Mazzetti ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 29, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Ed Don George b. Bobby Managoff (28:20) (Managoff was unable to
continue after being thrown from the ring) (Managoff was taken to Mt. Zion Hospital and it
was suspected he suffered from a dislocated vertebra) ... Frank Sexton b. Ali Adali ... Bill
Longson b. Gino Vagnone ... Jim Casey and Ivan Rasputin drew ... Johnny Marrs and Dr.
Freddie Meyers drew ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)




San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, September 30, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Bronko Nagurski b. Bill Longson (31:00) ... Rudy LaDitzi b. Harry Kent
(16:05) ... Al Kasaboski and Gino Vagnone drew (30:00) ... Kenny Ackles and Freddie
Meyers drew ... Brother Jonathan b. Fred Bray (5:31) ... (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 7, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Jim Casey b. Frank Sexton to capture the Pacific Coast Heavyweight
Title (34:17) ... Harry Kent and Bill Longson drew ... Brother Jonathan b. Ali Adali (7:42) ...
Kenny Ackles and Hans Schultz drew ... The Cardiff Giant b. Pat Rooney (5:03) ...
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 14, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion Jim Casey b. Harry Kent (35:45)
... Brother Jonathan b. The Cardiff Giant (1:00) ... Pete Peterson b. Charley Raineri (4:43)
... Al Kasaboski and Johnny Marrs drew ... Joaquin Murietta and Bronco Valdez drew ...
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 21, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Frank Sexton b. Brother Jonathan (30:00) (airplane spin) ... Harry Kent
b. Leonardo Gacia (10:20) ... Pete Peterson b. Hans Schultz (13:00) (flying tackles) ...
Charley Raineri b. Pat Rooney (7:08) ... Kenny Ackles and Jack Wagner drew ...
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 28, 1941
(Coliseum Bowl) ... Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion Jim Casey b. Pete Peterson (25:
37) ... Harry Kent and Frank Sexton drew (30:00) ... Ali Adali and Al Kasaboski drew ...
Gino Vagnone b. Fred Bray (19:36) ... Kenny Ackles b. Bronko Valdez (19:36) ...
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Notes:  In the advertising for the show, it was said that Jim Casey was "risking his gold belt"
against Peterson, and was the "Pacific Coast wrestling champion." The follow-up report
about this show claimed that Casey beat Peterson and received a "belt verifying that his
now the Pacific Coast champion." The title of the article was:  "Casey Captures Pacific
Coast Wrestling Title." Peterson was stationed at Fort Ord.  Kent was said to be the
"Northwest champion."













Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 28, 2010
San Francisco Results - 1941