January 6, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Sandor Szabo d. Chief Little Wolf (2-1)
Karl Davis/Kolo Stasiak d. Bomber Kulkovich/George Temple (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Terry McGinnis

January 13, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Karl Davis/Wee Willie Davis d. Bomber Kulkovich/Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Angelo Cistoldi d. Hardy Kruskamp (2-0)
Sam Menacker d. Kolo Stasiak

January 20, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Lucky Simunovich/Sandor Szabo d. Karl Davis/Wee Willie Davis (2-1)
Angelo Cistoldi d. Bud Curtis (2-1)
Don Blackman d. Alex Kasaboski

January 27, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Sam Menacker/Lucky Simunovich d. Karl Davis/Wee Willie Davis (2-1)
Gino Garibaldi d. Terry McGinnis (2-1)
Angelo Cistoldi drew Don Blackman

Menacker subbed for Sandor Szabo

February 3, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Gino Garibaldi (2-1)
Lucky Simunovich d. Angelo Cistoldi
Sam Menacker d. Bulldog Clements
Hardy Kruskamp d. Don Blackman

February 10, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi d. Lucky Simunovich/Enrique Torres (2-1)
Bomber Kulkovich d. Sam Menacker
Bud Curtis vs. Bulldog Clements

No result for Curtis-Clements

February 17, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Butch Levy/Sandor Szabo vs. Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi
Lord Blears vs. Harry Cretoria
Morris Shapiro vs. Davidson

February 24, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi vs. Butch Levy/Sandor Szabo (special referee Strangler Ed
Lewis)
Lord Jan Blears vs. Danny Savich
Dutch Carole vs. Lee Grable

A fire destroys the ring and mat the morning after the matches. Speculation was that a
dropped cigarette caused the blaze. No results found.

March 2, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi d. Butch Levy/Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Lord Jan Blears d. Angelo Savoldi (2-1)
Gene the Apollo d. Pete Mehringer

March 9, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Babe Zaharias/Chris Zaharias d. Lord Jan Blears/Gene the Apollo (1-0)
Gino Garibaldi d. Morris Shapiro (2-0)
Tom Rice d. Bulldog Clements

March 16, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi d. Babe Zaharias/Chris Zaharias (2-0)
Tony Morelli d. Lord Jan Blears
Butch Levy drew Gene the Apollo

March 23, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi d. (COR) Tony Martinez/Enrique Torres (1-0)
Gene the Apollo d. Harry Cretoria (2-0)
Tony Morelli d. Bill Marcus

March 30, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Angelo Cistoldi/Gino Garibaldi d. Gene the Apollo/Tony Martinez (2-1)
Tony Morelli d. Johnny James
Chester Hayes drew Jose Lopez

April 6, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Gorgeous George d. Gino Garibaldi
Kiman Kudo d. Jock Malone
George Temple d. Bulldog Clements
Gene the Apollo drew Tony Morelli

April 13, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
First round
Eric Holmbeck d. Hardy Kruskamp
Art Brady d. Leo Garibaldi
Chris Zaharias d. Johnny James
Jock Malone d. Reginald Siki
George Temple d. Senator Hartford
Kiman Kudo had a bye
Second round
Eric Holmbeck d. Kiman Kudo
Chris Zaharias d. Art Brady
George Temple d. Jock Malone
Semifinals
George Temple d. Eric Holmbeck
Chris Zaharias had a bye
Finals
Chris Zaharias d. George Temple

April 20, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Chris Zaharias (2-0)
Kiman Kudo d. Eric Holbeck (judo jacket)
Tom Rice d. Hardy Kruskamp
Art Brady drew Al Billings

April 27, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Eric Holmbeck (2-1)
Gino Garibaldi/Tom Rice d. Jack Kennedy/Hardy Kruskamp (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Al Billings

Kruskamp subbed for Gene the Apollo in the tag

May 4, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Jack Kennedy/Enrique Torres drew Gino Garibaldi/Tom Rice (1-1, special referee Max
Baer)
Ali Baba d. Eric Holmbeck (2-0)
Eric Pedersen drew Al Billings

May 11, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Jack Kennedy/Enrique Torres d. Gino Garibaldi/Tom Rice (2-0)
Ali Baba d. Jim Mitchell (2-1)
Gene the Apollo drew Speedy LaRance

May 18, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Ali Baba/Enrique Torres d. Karl Davis/Gino Garibaldi
Tom Rice d. Kay Bell
Jack Kennedy drew Eric Holmbeck

May 25, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Maurice Tillet vs. Tom Rice
Ali Baba vs. Eric Holmbeck
Christy vs. Kiman Kudo
Kay Bell vs. Jock Malone

No results found

June 1, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Vic Holbrook/Tony Martinez d. Eric Holmbeck/Rebel Russell
Ali Baba d. Tom Rice
Swede Olson d. Duke Keomuka

June 8, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
French Angel/Rebel Russell d. Vic Holbrook/Tony Martinez (2-1)
George Temple d. (COR) Cliff Olson (2-1)
Duke Keomuka d. Morris Shapiro

June 15, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Rebel Russell drew Enrique Torres (1-1)
Tony Martinez drew Ali Baba
Dave Levin drew George Temple
Vic Christy d. Jock Malone

Levin subbed for Andre Adore

June 22, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Rebel Russell (2-1)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. (DQ) Fred Atkins/Ted Christy (1-0)
Ali Baba d. Hardy Kruskamp

June 29, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. Fred Atkins/Ted Christy (2-1)
Jimmy Lott d. Bob Corby
Gene the Apollo drew Leo Wallick

Corby subbed for Gorilla Ramos

July 6, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Gorgeous George d. Bobby Becker (2-1)
Terry McGinnis drew Fred Atkins
Ted Christy d. Hardy Kruskamp
George Temple d. Tony Ross

July 13, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. Fred Atkins/Ted Christy (2-0)
Karl Davis drew Sandor Szabo (1-1)
Chief War Cloud d. Pat Frank

July 20, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. Karl Davis/Wee Willie Davis (1-0)
George Temple d. Ted Christy
Myron Cox d. Pat Frank

July 27, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. Ted Christy/Karl Davis (2-1)
Maurice LaChappelle drew Ali Baba (1-1)
George Temple d. Chief War Cloud

August 3, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Emil Dusek/Hans Schnabel d. Bobby Becker/George Becker
Ted Christy d. Maurice LaChappelle
Vic Christy d. Al Billings

Schnabel subbed for Ernie Dusek

August 10, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl) 3,100
Gorgeous George d. Bobby Becker (2-1)
George Becker drew Emil Dusek
Vic Christy drew Hans Schnabel
Hardy Kruskamp d. Ted Christy

August 17, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl) 2,500
Primo Carnera d. George Becker (2-0)
Ted Christy/Hans Schnabel d. Bobby Becker/Vic Holbrook (1-0)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Al Billings

August 24, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl) 2,200
Primo Carnera/Sandor Szabo d. Ted Christy/Hans Schnabel (2-0)
Vic Holbrook d. Vic Christy
Dave Levin d. Kolo Stasiak

August 31, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek d. Mike Mazurki/Sandor Szabo (1-0)
Lou Thesz d. Kola Stasiak (2-0)
Golden Terror d. Vic Holbrook

September 7, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek d. Terry McGinnis/Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Golden Terror d. Maurice LaChappelle (2-0)
Dave Levin d. Alex Kasaboski

September 14, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek drew Terry McGinnis/Sandor Szabo (1-1, two referees)
Golden Terror d. Wee Willie Davis (2-0)
Eric Pedersen d. Fritz Schnabel

September 21, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Gorgeous George d. Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Golden Terror d. Terry McGinnis
Gorilla Macias d. Fritz Schnabel
Wee Willie Davis drew Myron Cox

September 28, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Gorgeous George d. Hans Schnabel (2-0)
Golden Terror d. Sandor Szabo (1-0)
Jacobo Macias d. Myron Cox
Jose Macias d. Frank Jares

October 5, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Golden Terror d. Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias d. Babe Zaharias/Chris Zaharias
Hans Schnabel drew Terry McGinnis

October 12, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias d. (COR) Golden Terror (handicap)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Frank Coulter
George Zaharias drew Howard Cantonwine
Frank Jares d. John Sepeda

October 19, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Lou Thesz (NWA world champ) d. Babe Zaharias
Jose Macias d. Al Billings
Jacobo Macias d. Rocco Toma
George Temple drew Senator Hartford

October 26, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Lord Blears d. Golden Terror (2-1, Terror unmasked as Danny Plechas)
Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias d. Eric Holmbeck/Boxcar Zimm
George Temple d. Rocco Toma

November 2, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Lord Blears (2-1)
Lee Grable/Eric Holmbeck d. Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias (2-1)
Henri La Salle d. Count Otto Von Bussing

November 9, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Ted Christy (2-1)
Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias d. Lee Grable/Eric Holmbeck (2-1)
Gino Garibaldi drew Pierre LaSalle

November 16, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Enrique Torres d. Gino Garibaldi (2-1)
Jacobo Macias/Jose Macias drew Ted Christy/Lee Grable (1-1)
Pierre LaSalle d. Boxcar Zimm

November 23, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
First round
Bobby Managoff d. Jesse James (decision)
Ted Christy d. Jacobo Macias
Boxcar Zimm d. Jack Armstrong
Morris Shapiro d. Charlie Shiniauni
Lee Grable had a bye
Second Round
Bobby Managoff d. Lee Grable (decision)
Ted Christy d. Morris Shapiro (decision)
Boxcar Zimm had a bye
Semifinals
Bobby Managoff d. Boxcar Zimm
Ted Christy had a bye
Bobby Managoff d. Ted Christy (wins Wilmington Bowl championship for 1948)

November 30, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
First round
Lord Blears d. Hardy Kruskamp
Dave Levin d. Al Billings
Second round
Lord Blears d. Jesse James (decision)
Semifinals
Dave Levin d. (DQ) Lee Grable
Lord Blears has a bye
Finals
Lord Blears d. Dave Levin

Also wrestling in the tournament were Vic Christy, Duke Kotsonaras, & Jose Macias

December 7, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Managoff d. Lord Blears (1-1, decision)
Ted Christy/Tony Morelli d. Dave Levin/Jose Macias (2-1)
Jacobo Macias d. Art Brady

December 14, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Managoff d. Gino Garibaldi (2-1)
Vic Christy/Jim Mitchell drew Fritz Schnabel/Hans Schnabel (1-1)
Lee Grable d. Jacobo Macias

December 21, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Bobby Managoff d. Lord Blears
Gino Garibaldi/Lee Grable d. Vic Christy/Butch Levy (2-1)
Jose Macias d. Rocco Toma

December 28, 1948 Wilmington, CA (Wilmington Bowl)
Butch Levy/Bobby Managoff d. Gino Garibaldi/Lee Grable (two referees – Tony Morelli
and baseball player Lou Novikoff)
Terry McGinnis d. Eric Holmbeck (2-1)
Ted Christy drew Bud Curtis


Research by Becky Taylor
Wilmington Wrestling Results - 1948