January 3, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Andy Rascher d. Al Woods (2-1)
Mildred Burke d. Wilma Gordon (2-0)
Jack Purdin drew Jose Rodriquez

January 10, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Don Evans (2-1)
Joe Magyar d. Whitey Govro (2-1, Govro refuses to come out for third fall)
Joe Wolf d. George Wagner

McCloud subbed for Frank Sexton, who was injured January 10 in an automobile wreck.

January 17, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Shunichi Shikuma (2-1)
Ivan Managoff drew Dan O’Connor (1-1)
Flash Clifford d. Jose Rodriquez

January 24, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Dan O’Connor d. Al Woods (2-1)
Stacy Hall d. Flash Clifford (1-0)
Joe Wolf d. Babe Kasaboski

January 31, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner (light heavyweight champ) d. Jimmy Hefner (2-0)
Joe Wolf drew Sterling Davis (1-1)
Joe Magyar d. Railroad Routt

February 7, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Dan O’Connor d. Ray Eckert (2-1)
Tuffy Cleet d. (DQ) Whitey Govro (2-0)
Dutch Schultz d. Spike Ashby

February 14, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Everett Marshall d. Andy Rascher (2-0)
Al Woods drew Frank Bronowicz (1-1)
Henry Hill d. Flash Clifford

February 21, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Ivan Managoff d. Ed White (2-1)
Ray Eckert d. Tuffy Cleet (2-0)
Jack Smithers d. Railroad Routt

February 28, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner (light heavyweight champ) d. Great Mephisto (2-1)
Joe Banaski drew Jimmy Hefner (1-1)
Joe Wolf d. Rex Johnson

March 7, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp no contest Al Woods
Frank Bronowicz d. Ray Eckert (1-0)
Joe Montana d. Flash Clifford

Woods was struck by a thrown pop bottle and possibly fractured his skull.

March 14, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frankie Talaber d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Joe Montana d. Joe Magyar (decision, 1-1)
Prince Ilaki d. Rex Johnson

March 21, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card

March 28, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Al Woods vs. Hardy Kruskamp
Dan O’Connor vs. Frank Bronowicz
Casey Berger vs. Kid Dawson

Results not printed in Zanesville Times-Recorder and March 29 Zanesville Signal is
missing

April 4, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frankie Talaber (light heavyweight champ) d. Frank Wolfe (2-1)
Joe Banaski d. Pete Sherman (1-0)
Tuffy Cleet d. Flash Clifford

April 11, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frank Sexton d. Al Woods (1-0, Woods unable to continue)
Jack Claybourne d. Tuffy Cleet (decision, 1-1)
Walter Stratton d. Joe Wolf

April 18, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card

April 25, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Jack Claybourne (2-1)
Stacy Hall drew Joe Montana (1-1)
Whitey Wahlberg d. Flash Clifford

May 2, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frank Sexton d. George McCloud (2-1)
Stacy Hall d. Dick Griffin (2-0)
Jack Curtis d. (DQ) Frank Bruno

Final indoor card of the season

June 20, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Mark Park)
Joe Montana d. Gorilla Grubmeier (2-1)
Prince Ilaki d. Fred Kupfer (2-0)

Combo boxing/wrestling card

June 27, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Mark Park)
Frankie Talaber (light heavyweight champ) d. Joe Montana (2-1)
Mr. X d. Bobby Blake (1-0)
Fred Kupfer d. Johnny Vagnier

Apparently, only two outdoor cards were held

October 24, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Whitey Wahlberg d. Buck Weaver (2-1)
Joe Wolf drew Cleve Welch (1-1)

Sammy Vangler fails to appear for his match with Gordon Arquette. Arquette challenges
anyone in the armory, but no one takes him up on the offer.

October 25, 1938 Lima, OH (Memorial Hall)
Martino Angelo/Duke Petigrove d. Sammy Cohen/Matty Matsuita (2-1, team match)
Jack Smith drew Frank Clemons (1-1)

Smith subbed for Lefty Pacer

October 31, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frank Sexton d. Andy Rascher (2-1)
Lem Stecklin d. Angelo Martini (1-0)
Gordon Arquette d. Dick Griffin

November 7, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Whitey Wahlberg (1-1, Wahlberg unable to continue for third fall)
Kimon Kudo d. Bill Cazzell (1-0)
Gordon Arquette d. Sammy Vangler

November 14, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner (light heavyweight champ) d. Great Mephisto (2-0)
Kimon Kudo d. Gordon Arquette (2-1)
Jack Cheney d. Joe Wolf

November 23, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory) Wednesday
Joe Wolf d. Jack Smithers
Curly McCloud d. Ray Dixon

Combo boxing/wrestling card

November 28, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. (COR) Silent Rattan (2-1)
Andy Rascher d. (DQ) Jack Zarnas (2-0)
Bobby Blake d. Joe Lipscomb

December 5, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Walter Stratton d. Otis Clingman (2-1)
Bobby Blake d. Lon Chaney (decision, 1-1)
Joe Wolf d. (DQ) Frank Remille

December 12, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Stacy Hall d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Andy Rascher drew George Ligorski (1-1)
Sammy Vangler d. Frank Remille

December 19, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Walter Legorski (2-1)
Stacy Hall drew Walter Stratton (1-1)
Bobby Bruns d. Cleve Welch

December 26, 1938 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card

Zanesville promoter was George McCloud.



Research by Becky Taylor
Zanesville Wrestling Results - 1938