January 3, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory) Wednesday
Orville Brown no contest Turp Grimes (1-0)
(commission rules Brown illegally attacked Grimes)
Jack Kirschmeyer d. Jack Rogers
Sterling Davis d. Sammy Vangler

Based on the fact that Roland Kirschmeyer was in town weeks later, this is also probably
him

January 9, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Orville Brown d. Frank Sexton (2-1)
Stacy Hall drew Otis Clingman (1-1)
Steve Budynas d. Cleve Welch

January 16, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Walter Stratton d. Silent Rattan (2-1)
Jack Zarnas d. Cleve Welch (2-1)
Bull Curry drew Ernie Dugan

January 23, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Walter Stratton d. Sterling Davis (2-1)
Jack Zarnas d. (DQ) Steve Budynas (2-1)
Prospector Pete d. Joe Wolf

January 30, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Orville Brown d. Turp Grimes (2-1)
George Ligorski d. Sailor Bull Curly (2-1)
Prospector Pete d. Bob Blake

February 6, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Great Mephisto (world light heavyweight champ) d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Silent Rattan d. (DQ) Prospector Pete (2-0)
Tom Marvis d. Cleve Welch

February 13, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Orville Brown d. Leon Grandovitch (2-1)
Mildred Burke (lightweight champ) d. (DQ) Gladys Ryan
Lon Chaney drew Joe Wolfe

February 20, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Roland Kirschmeyer d. Frank Sexton (2-1)
Jimmy Hefner drew Buck Weaver (1-1)
Ken Hollis d. Steve Budynas

February 27, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. Otis Clingman (2-1)
Ken Hollis d. Turp Grimes (2-0)
Soldier Thomas d. Gordon Arquette

March 6, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Orville Brown d. (DQ) Roland Kirschmeyer (2-0)
Charley Santon d. Joe Marvin (decision, 1-1)
Walter Stratton d. Dixie Dugan

March 13, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner (light heavyweight champ) d. Kimon Kudo (2-1)
Walter Stratton d. Billy Burke (1-0)
Sammy Vangler d. Gordon Arquette (decision)

March 20, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Dixie Dugan won a 6-man battle royal
George McCloud d. George Gustovich
Cleve Welch d. Joe Wolfe
Dixie Dugan d. Bob Blake

The battle royal was a more traditional one with Dugan pinning Wolfe to end it.

March 27, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Orville Brown d. Roland Kirschmeyer (2-0)
Whitey Wahlberg drew Dave Reynolds (1-1)
Soldier Thomas d. Bill Christy

April 3, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Buck Weaver d. Whitey Wahlberg (2-1)
Frankie Hart d. Gordon Arquette (2-0)
Joe Wolfe d. (DQ) Gorilla Raines

April 10, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card

April 17, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Dave Reynolds d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Leon Grandovitch drew Olaf Olsen (1-1)
Sammy Vangler d. (DQ) Pasha Bey

Pasha Bey sounds like he’s Ali Pasha

April 24, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card because of the annual policeman’s ball

May 1, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Dave Reynolds (2-1)
Stacy Hall drew Black Panther (1-1)
Joe Wolfe d. Al Lovelock

Last card of season

October 16, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Alex Kasaboski d. Jimmy Hefner (2-1)
Jack Zarnas d. Felix Slowikowski (decision, 1-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Buzz Jones

First card of the season; Reynolds subbed for Tarzan Cantwell.

October 23, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Stacy Hall d. Walter Stratton (Ohio light heavyweight champ) (2-1) NEW CHAMP
Jimmy Hefner drew Gil Knutson (1-1)
Bill Cazzell d. Bob Blake

October 30, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Jack Zarnas d. Oregon McDonald (2-1)
Fred Carone d. Harry Kent (1-0)
Ike Cazzell d. Whitey Wahlberg

November 6, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Ike Cazzell d. Walter Achiu (2-1)
Mildred Burke d. Doris Ryan (2-0)
Walter Stratton drew Gus Johnson

Next card is apparently on November 22

November 22, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Fred Carone d. Jack Zarnas (2-1)
Wilma Gordon d. Princess Rose White Cloud
Sailor Parker d. Jimmy Barrette (2-0)

Cards switch to Wednesdays

November 29, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner d. Ike Cazzell (Cazzell unable to continue)
Walter Stratton d. Sailor Parker (1-1, Parker unable to continue for third fall)
Bob Blake d. Bill Davison

December 5, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner d. Gil Knutson (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. (DQ) Buzz Jones
Jimmy Hefner d. Tetsura Higami (decision)

December 13, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Kimon Kudo d. Alex Kasaboski (2-0)
Walter Achiu d. Tony Hammarto (1-0)
Two boxing bouts

December 20, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Oregon McDonald (2-0)
Princess Rose White Cloud d. Wilma Gordon (2-0)
Walter Stratton drew Kimon Kudo (1-1)

December 27, 1939 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Probably no card


Research by Becky Taylor
Zanesville Wrestling Results - 1939