January 3, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card

January 10, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner (Ohio junior heavyweight champ) d. Frank Wolf (2-1)
Ted Havens drew Tarzan Cantwell
Dave Reynolds d. Buzz Jones (decision, 1-1)

First card of 1940

January 17, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Great Mephisto d. Gil Knutson (1-1, Knutson unable to continue for third fall)
Walter Stratton drew Dave Reynolds
Al Szasz d. Gus Johnson (decision, 1-1)

January 24, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frank Taylor d. Walter Sirois (decision, 1-0)
Harry Kent d. Al Getz (2-1)
Al Szasz d. Bobby Blake

January 31, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Billy Weidner drew George McCloud (1-1)
Jimmy Hefner vs. Walter Achiu
Frank Clemons vs. Carl Reese

Other results are unreadable. Zanesville switches to Mondays

February 5, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Ike Cazzell/Al Szasz d. Jimmy Hefner/Buzz Jones (team match)
Al Szasz d. Buzz Jones
Betty Busher d. Jane Hartzell

February 12, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Stacey Hall (light heavyweight champ) d. Flash Clifford (2-0)
Al Szasz d. Bobby Blake
Bobby Roberts d. Walter Sirois (decision, 1-1)

February 19, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Al Szasz drew Walter Stratton (1-1, Szasz unable to continue for third fall and match ruled
a draw)
Frank Taylor d. Olaf Olsen (2-1)
Cal Reese d. (DQ) Tuffy Cleet

February 26, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Ike Cazzell/Al Szasz d. Jimmy Hefner/Fritz Kruger (2-1)
Frank Taylor d. Harry Kent (2-1)
Slim Havens d. Jack Bole (2-0)

March 4, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Al Szasz d. Walter Stratton (2-1)
Frank Wolfe. Flash Clifford (1-0)
Fritz Kruger d. Walter Achiu

Wolfe subbed for Tiger Tasker

March 11, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card found

March 18, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Ike Cazzell/Al Szasz d. Maurice Letchfield/Frank Wolfe (2-1, team match)
Tuffy Cleet d. Gus Johnson (2-1)

March 25, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Oregon McDonald (2-1)
Turp Grimes d. Raoul Lopez
Frank Wolfe d. Flash Clifford

April 1, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Stacey Hall d. Lord Lansdowne (2-1)
Morris Shapiro d. Fritz Kruger (2-0)
St. Pierre d. Slim Havens (decision, 1-0)

April 8, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card as boxing matches are held instead

April 15, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Fred Carone d. Raoul Lopez (2-0)
Flash Clifford d. Buzz Jones
Dave Reynolds d. Maurice Letchford

Letchford called Morris Litchford. This was ladies’ night at the Armory. Every female
admitted free of charge if she was accompanied by a male

April 22, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Al Szasz d. (DQ) Tiger Tasker (2-1)
Jack Smithers drew Walter Stratton
Frank Wolfe d. Bob Blake

April 29, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Fred Carone d. Oregon McDonald (2-0)
Al Szasz d. Dave Reynolds
Ike Cazzell d. Ned Taylor

May 6, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Alex Kasaboski d. (DQ) Tiger Tasker (2-1)
Jimmy Hefner d. Buzz Jones
Flash Clifford d. George Becker (decision)

May 13, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
George McCloud d. Great Mephisto (1-1, Mephisto unable to continue)
Ned Taylor drew Al Szasz
Frank Wolfe d. Bob Anderson

Mephisto said to have broken a collarbone when McCloud fell on him while Mephisto was
attempting a slam. This was the last card of the season.

November 4, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Jackie Nichols d. Tex Riley (2-1)
Dick Trout d. Ned Taylor (1-0)
Joe Wolf d. Buddy Knox (decision)

Knox subbed for Bobby Blake

First card of the season

November 11, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Jackie Nichols d. Stacey Hall (2-1)
Jimmy Lott d. Dick Trout
Frank Wolfe d. Bob Anderson

November 18, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Jules (Speedy) LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Frank Wolfe (1-0, Wolfe unable to
continue ford second fall)
Stacey Hall d. Jimmy Lott (2-1)
Ned Taylor d. Joe Wolfe

LaRance said to have dislocated Wolfe’s shoulder

November 25, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Harry Kent d. Chief Sunoco (2-1)
Tom Mahoney d. Swede Nelson (2-0)
Ned Taylor d. (DQ) Gordon McKenzie

Nelson subbed for Al Lovelock

December 2, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Speedy LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) drew Joe Wolfe (1-1)
Speedy LaRance (junior heavyweight champ) d. Ned Taylor
Jim Dawson d. Jack Smithers

LaRance took on two opponents because Great Mephisto was unable to appear

December 9, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
No card found

December 16, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory) about 1,500
Billy Weidner d. Cowboy Len Hughes
Joe Wolfe d. Jim Dawson
Harry Kent d. George McCloud

Third annual Christmas Kiddies charity show

December 23, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Frank Sexton d. Harry Kent (2-1)
Patsy Martin drew Wilma Gordon (1-1)
Frank Wolfe d. Buddy Knox

Kent subbed for Red Ryan

December 30, 1940 Zanesville, OH (Elberon Avenue Armory)
Buddy Knox/Billy Weidner d. Speedy LaRance/Joe Wolfe (team match)
Jack Smithers d. Curley McCloud (2-1)
Jack Smithers drew Carl Paynter

Sherman Lambert was to be Paynter’s opponent, but was injured in an auto accident


Research by Becky Taylor
Zanesville Wrestling Results - 1940