
Go Back to page 1 of Ring Record 1937 02/08 PARIS, FRANCE HENRI DEGLANE DRAW 03/08 PARIS HENRI DEGLANE LOST 04/05 PARIS AL PERREIRA WON 04/15 LONDON, ENG LEO LEFEBVRE WON 04/19 PARIS AL PERREIRA LOST 04/28 BACK FROM EUROPE 05/14 BOSTON GEORGE KOVERLY WON 05/17 LAWRENCE BILLY BARTUSH WON 05/19 HOLYOKE RUBE WRIGHT WON 06/04 BUFFALO CY WILLIAMS WON 06/11 BOSTON GEORGE CLARK WON 06/18 BUFFALO CY WILLIAMS WON 06/19 BOSTON STEVE CASEY LOST 07/03 BUFFALO LEN MACALUSO WON 07/07 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT DRAW 07/09 BUFFALO DANNO O”MAHONEY DRAW 07/13 ALBANY ED MESKE WON 07/16 JAMESTOWN, NY JAKE PATTERSON ==== 07/20 BOSTON BILLY BARTUSH WON 08/04 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT LOST 08/11 SPRINGFIELD, MA DANNO O’MAHONEY DRAW 08/23 PORTLAND GEORGE CLARK DRAW 09/15 NYC (MSG) DANNO O’MAHONEY DRAW 09/20 HARTFORD GEORGE CLARK WON (dq) 09/21 OTTAWA BIBBER MCCOY George no show 09/22 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT LOST 1937 09/23 TORONTO BIBBER MCCOY DRAW 09/29 NYC (MSG) DANNO O’MAHONEY LOST 10/04 BALTIMORE JACK MARSHALL WON 10/06 CLEVELAND BIBBER MCCOY DRAW 10/12 INDIANAPOLIS SOL SLAGEL WON 10/13 ST. LOUIS ALI BABA LOST 10/20 SAN ANTONIO DUTCH HEFNER WON 10/22 HOUSTON ROLAND KIRCHMEYER DRAW 10/26 DALLAS BILLY EDWARDS DRAW (George had to return to New York to be a witness in a civil case) 11/10 ST. LOUIS FRANK SEXTON WON 11/16 QUEBEC CITY YVON ROBERT NC 11/19 BUFFALO JERRY MONAHAN WON 11/20 ERIE ERNIE POWERS WON 11/26 BUFFALO FRANK BRUNOWICZ WON 11/27 ERIE MARVIN WESTEBERG WON 12/01 HOLYOKE ROY DUNN NC 12/02 WASHINGTON JACK SINGER WON 12/03 BUFFALO ALI BABA WON 12/06 MONTREAL FELIX MIQUET LOST 12/08 BOSTON HANS STEINKE DRAW 12/09 HARTFORD GEORGE CLARK DRAW 12/10 BUFFALO DANNO O’MAHONEY LOST (cor) 12/13 NEW YORK CITY STEVE CASEY LOST 12/16 TORONTO YVON ROBERT DRAW 12/17 ROCHESTER EVERETT MARSHALL DRAW 12/18 ERIE JACK LEAGUE WON 12/20 NEW YORK CITY HANS STEINKE DRAW 12/22 BOSTON TOM HANLEY WON 1938 01/07 BOSTON EVERETT MARSHALL LOST 01/11 PROVIDENCE GEORGE CLARK WON 01/12 HOLYOKE FRANK JUDSON WON 01/21 BUFFALO GEORGE CLARK DRAW 01/28 BUFFALO GEORGE CLARK WON 02/04 BUFFALO DANNO O’MAHONEY WON 02/08 ALBANY DANNO O’MAHONEY DRAW 02/11 BOSTON PAT REILLY WON 02/25 BUFFALO FELIX MIQUET WON 03/01 INDIANAPOLIS STEVE CASEY LOST 03/03 ST. LOUIS DORV ROCHE WON 03/07 MEMPHIS BILL BARTUSH WON 03/08 EVANSVILLE DORV ROCHE DRAW 03/11 ATLANTA DOUG WYCOFF injury-unable to appear 04/06 ST. LOUIS DR. KARL SARPOLIS WON 04/08 CHICAGO STEVE CASEY LOST 04/10 MILWAUKEE DANNO O”MAHONEY DRAW 04/12 BUFFALO BOB WAGNER LOST 04/14 HARTFORD REB RUSSELL WON 04/20 ROCHESTER VIC CHRISTY DRAW 04/29 BUFFALO BOB WAGNER WON 05/04 MONTREAL HAL RUMBERG DRAW 05/05 TORONTO BOB WAGNER DRAW 05/12 TORONTO MASKED MARVEL DRAW (Ted Cox was the Masked Marvel) 05/13 BUFFALO BOB WAGNER WON 05/17 OTTAWA HAL RUMBERG DRAW 1938 05/19 TORONTO VIC CHRISTY LOST 05/26 TORONTO MIKE MAZURKI WON 05/27 BUFFALO STEVE CASEY LOST 06/01 MONTREAL BOB WAGNER WON 06/02 TORONTO JULES STRONGBOW WON 06/10 BUFFALO STEVE CASEY DRAW 06/16 TORONTO CHIEF SAUNOOKE WON 06/21 MONTREAL HAL RUMBERG DRAW 06/23 TORONTO MASKED MARVEL LOST 06/24 BUFFALO JULES STRONGBOW WON 06/30 TROY, NY LEN MACALUSO WON 07/10 TORONTO HARDY KRUSKAMP DRAW 07/20 MONTREAL VIC CHRISTY WON 07/21 TORONTO HAL RUMBERG WON 07/28 TORONTO YVON ROBERT WON 07/29 BUFFALO VIC CHRISTY WON 08/03 NIAGARA FALLS JOHN KATAN WON 08/04 TORONTO MASKED MARVEL (Ted Cox) LOST 08/10 MONTREAL FELIX MIGUET DRAW 08/18 NIAGARA JULES STRONGBOW WON 08/?? HAMBURG, NY DAN O’CONNOR WON 08/27 HAMBURG JULES STRONGBOW WON 11/17 TORONTO CY WILLIAMS DRAW 11/21 MONTREAL LOU THESZ DRAW 12/06 CLEVELAND YVON ROBERT DRAW 1938 12/09 BUFFALO GEORGE KOVERLY WON 12/13 MONTREAL FRANK JUDSON WON 12/14 ROCHESTER BOB WAGNER WON 12/16 BUFFALO NICK LUTZE WON 12/19 MONTREAL DON EVANS DRAW 12/21 ROCHESTER BOB WAGNER WON 12/23 ERIE DANNO O’MAHONEY NC 12/26 CLEVELAND DON EVANS DRAW 1939 01/02 CLEVELAND JOHN KATAN WON 01/04 PITTSBURGH DANNO O’MAHONEY WON 01/09 SYRACUSE WEE WILLIE DAVIS WON (dec) 01/13 BUFFALO TED COX DRAW 01/17 CLEVELAND MASKED MARVEL LOST (The Masked Marvel was Ted “King Kong” Cox) 01/18 ROCHESTER GEORGE KOVERLY WON 01/19 PITTSBURGH BOB WAGNER WON (dq) 01/27 BUFFALO WLADYSLAW TALUN WON (cor) 01/30 MONTREAL CY WILLIAMS LOST 02/02 WHITE PLAINS FRANK JUDSON ==== 02/03 NEW YORK CITY JOE COX ==== 02/08 ROCHESTER DON EVANS DRAW 02/10 BUFFALO GEORGE KOVERLY WON 02/11 BOSTON PAT REILLY WON 02/16 PITTSBURGH TED COX DRAW 02/17 BUFFALO DANNO O’MAHONEY LOST 02/23 HARTFORD PAT KELLY WON 02/24 LEWISTON, ME FRANK BROWN WON 03/02 HARTFORD JIM CASEY WON 03/06 CLEVELAND DANNO O’MAHONEY DRAW 03/08 DETROIT BOB WAGNER WON 1939 03/10 BUFFALO DUTCH HEFNER WON 03/17 BUFFALO DUTCH HEFNER WON 03/20 TOLEDO DUTCH HEFNER LOST 03/22 ROCHESTER PAT FRALEY WON 03/24 BUFFALO DANNO O’MAHONEY WON 03/27 SYRACUSE WALTER PODOLAK DRAW 03/31 ERIE PAT FRALEY DRAW 04/04 BUFFALO HAL RUMBERG LOST 04/10 SYRACUSE BOB WAGNER DRAW 04/12 ROCHESTER JIM COFFIELD WON 04/13 PITTSBURGH CY WILLIAMS LOST 04/14 ERIE TED COX WON (dq) 04/18 ALBANY STEVE CASEY WON (decision) (George claimed the world’s heavyweight wrestling title) 04/21 BUFFALO HAL RUMBERG WON (Billed as Ed Don George’s 1,000 match) 05/09 WORCESTER PAT KELLY WON 05/11 HARTFORD MAYES MCLAIN WON 05/12 PORTLAND, ME MARVIN WESTENBERG NC 05/17 ROCHESTER GINO GARIBALDI WON 05/26 BUFFALO TED COX WON 06/16 OLEAN, NY DUTCH HEFNER WON 06/20 HARTFORD GUS SONNENBERG DRAW 06/22 BOSTON STEVE CASEY LOST (decision) 06/27 MONTREAL FRANK TAYLOR WON 07/04 MONTREAL GUS SONNENBERG NC (both cor) 1939 07/05 OTTAWA BOB WAGNER didn’t appear 07/10 NIAGARA FALLS JACK WASHBURN WON 07/14 OLEAN, NY JERRY MONAHAN WON 09/02 LITTLE VALLEY, NY LEO NUMA ==== 09/05 HAMILTON LEO NUMA LOST (leg injury) 09/13 OTTAWA YVON ROBERT DRAW 10/04 OTTAWA DANNO O’MAHONEY WON (dq) 10/12 ERIE WILD BILL LONGSON WON (decision) 10/27 BUFFALO MARVIN WESTENBERG WON (decision) 10/30 ERIE BABE ZAHARIAS WON (dq) 11/03 BUFFALO STEVE CASEY LOST (injury) (Ending Ed Don George’s world wrestling title claim) 11/27 BUFFALO MAYES MCLAIN WON 12/01 BUFFALO MARVIN WESTENBERG WON 12/06 ROCHESTER DON EVANS WON 12/08 BUFFALO FRED VON SCHACHT WON 12/13 ROCHESTER JOE SAVOLDI DRAW 12/14 DETROIT WILD BILL LONGSON WON 12/15 BUFFALO CY WILLIAMS LOST 12/28 ERIE IVAN RASPUTIN WON (dq) 12/29 BUFFALO DUTCH HEFNER WON 1940 01/05 BUFFALO CY WILLIAMS WON 02/06 MIAMI CARLOS RODRIQUEZ WON 02/13 MIAMI FRED BRUNO DRAW 02/16 MIAMI BILL HOOLAHAN WON 02/20 MIAMI FRED BRUNO WON (dq) 03/20 ROCHESTER TED COX WON 03/21 TORONTO WILD BILL LONGSON LOST 03/22 BUFFALO LEE HENNING WON 03/27 ROCHESTER ELMER (GREAT) SLAGEL DRAW 1940 03/28 TORONTO WILD BILL LONGSON WON (dq) 04/02 HAMILTON ELMER (GREAT) SLAGEL WON 04/04 TORONTO IVAN RASPUTIN WON (dq) 04/06 ERIE IVAN RASPUTIN WON 04/10 ROCHESTER ELMER (GREAT) SLAGEL WON 04/12 BUFFALO WILD BILL LONGSON WON 04/18 TORONTO TED CHRISTY WON 04/19 ERIE didn’t appear ==== 04/23 MONTREAL LEO LEFEBVRE DRAW 04/26 BUFFALO IVAN RASPUTIN WON 04/29 CLEVELAND FRANK SEXTON DRAW 04/30 HAMILTON TED CHRISTY DRAW 05/01 OTTAWA WILD BILL LONGSON WON (dq) 05/02 TORONTO ELMER ESTEP DRAW 05/03 BUFFALO YVON ROBERT DRAW 05/13 BOSTON CHARLIE STRACK WON 05/16 BOSTON YVON ROBERT WON 05/30 TORONTO TED COX DRAW 05/31 AKRON, OH TED CHRISTY WON 06/05 MONTREAL MARVIN WESTENBERG DRAW 06/21 BUFFALO MAURICE (ANGEL) TILLET LOST (dq) 06/26 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT DRAW 07/09 HAMILTON didn’t appear ==== 07/18 CLEVELAND CHARLIE STRACK WON 08/29 OLEAN, NY LEE HENNING WON 09/12 WASHINGTON HERB FREEMAN WON 09/14 BROOKLYN EDDIE NEWMAN ==== 09/21 BROOKLYN LOU PLUMMER WON 1940 09/25 HEMPSTEAD FRANK JUDSON ==== 10/12 ERIE JUAN HUMBERTO WON (dq) 10/17 TORONTO JUAN HUMBERTO DRAW 10/18 BUFFALO JOE SAVOLDI WON 10/26 AKRON, OH LEE HENNING Ed canceled bout 10/29 WORCESTER FRITZ SCHNABEL WON 10/30 BOSTON MARVIN WESTENBERG ==== 11/06 BOSTON YVON ROBERT ==== 11/12 OGDEN DEL KUNKEL LOST 12/02 MONTREAL GEORGE LINNEHAN WON 12/06 BUFFALO IVAN RASPUTIN WON 12/11 ROCHESTER JUAN HUMBERTO WON 12/13 BUFFALO ROY GRAHAM WON 12/19 ERIE TED COX WON 12/20 PHILADELPHIA JUAN HUMBERTO LOST 12/27 BUFFALO ROY GRAHAM WON 1941 01/03 PHILADELPHIA SANDY O’DONNELL WON 01/10 TORONTO SANDY O’DONNELL WON 01/16 DETROIT SANDY O’DONNELL WON 01/17 BUFFALO WLADISLAW TALUN LOST 01/24 PHILADELPHIA SOL SLAGEL LOST 01/30 DETROIT ROY GRAHAM WON 01/31 BUFFALO GEORGE KOVERLY WON 02/07 PHILADELPHIA JERRY MONAHAN WON 1941 02/14 BUFFALO WLADISLAW TALUN WON 04/02 BUFFALO NANJO SINGH WON 04/08 WORCESTER MARVIN WESTENBERG LOST 04/09 BOSTON ABE KASHEY WON 04/25 BUFFALO ROLAND KIRCHMEYER WON 05/01 TORONTO GEORGE KOVERLY LOST 05/23 BUFFALO BILLY HANSEN WON 06/06 BUFFALO BILLY HANSEN LOST 06/27 BUFFALO BILLY HANSEN WON 07/07 PASADENA WEE WILLIE DAVIS WON 07/08 SAN DIEGO MIKE MAZURKI WON 07/14 PASADENA RUDY LADITZI WON 07/15 SAN DIEGO HARDY KRUSKAMP DRAW 07/16 VENTURA RUDY LADITZI DRAW 07/17 LONG BEACH TED CHRISTY WON 07/23 LOS ANGELES DANNO O’MAHONEY WON 07/25 OAKLAND FRANK SEXTON DRAW 07/29 SAN FRANCISCO BOBBY MANAGOFF WON 07/30 LOS ANGELES MAURICE (ANGEL) TILLET LOST 08/05 SAN FRANCISCO FRANK SEXTON LOST 08/27 MONTREAL LOU THESZ DRAW 11/04 Ed Don George was defeated in his bid for sheriff of Erie County, NY. This might explain his limited wrestling schedule at times in 1941. 11/12 TORONTO CHIEF THUNDERCLOUD WON 11/19 HEMPSTEAD PAT FRALEY DRAW 11/21 PHILADELPHIA LOU PLUMMER WON (dq) 11/22 BROOKLYN STANLEY PINTO DRAW 11/25 HAMILTON LEO NUMA WON 11/27 TORONTO EARL MCCREADY DRAW 12/04 TORONTO WHIPPER BILLY WATSON DRAW 12/09 HAMILTON EARL MCCREADY DRAW 12/12 BUFFALO JOE COX WON 1942 01/09 BUFFALO GUS SONNENBERG WON 01/20 MONTREAL GEORGE PAVICH WON 02/03 HAMILTON JOHN GRANDOVICH WON 02/06 BUFFALO TOMMY O’TOOLE WON (cor) 02/13 BUFFALO TOMMY O’TOOLE WON 03/06 TORONTO WHIPPER BILLY WATSON LOST 03/18 ROCHESTER TOMMY O’TOOLE WON 03/19 TORONTO EARL MCCREADY DRAW (George entered the Navy as a Lt. Commander until the end of World War II) 1947 06/26 BOSTON as referee 09/12 George promoted his first Buffalo wrestling card 1955 08/30 George sold his Upstate Athletic Club today to Ignacio (Pedro) Martinez, former partner, for a reported $100,000. Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Utica, Binghamton, Erie, PA and 10 other cities are included. A drop in attendance led George to sell. Later he promoted in Havana, Cuba until kicked out by Fidel Castro, after he took over. 1985 09/18 Died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and buried in North Java, NY. |
| Ed Don George Ring Record - Page 3 |
