January 2, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres vs. Hans Schnabel
Babe Zaharias vs. Pat Fraley
Sam Menacker vs. Tommy O’Toole
Joel Morris vs. Chris Zaharias

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

January 9, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
First of two one-night tournaments to determine a contender for Enrique Torres’s world
title
Eight wrestlers participating: Ralph Albertson, Pat Fraley, Bomber Kulkovich, Sam
Menacker, Tommy O’Toole, Mile High Ross, Hans Schnabel, George Temple, and Babe
Zaharias

Ad says eight wrestlers, but lists nine. No results printed; only the Long Beach
Independent available on Newspaper Archive

January 16, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Second of two one-night tournaments to determine a contender for Enrique Torres’s world
title
Among the nine men participating: Cardiff Giant, Maurice LaChappelle, Butch Levy, Mile
High Ross, and Chief Thunderbird

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

January 23, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres (world champ) vs. Chief Thunderbird
Hans Schnabel vs. Maurice LaChappelle
Butch Levy vs. Tommy O’Toole
Mile High Ross vs. Bud Curtis

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

January 30, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Hans Schnabel/Babe Zaharias vs. Maurice LaChappelle/Butch Levy
Pat Fraley vs. Bulldog Clements
Hardy Kruskamp vs. Bomber Kulkovich

February 6, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres vs. Chief Thunderbird
Pat Fraley vs. Hans Schnabel
Butch Levy vs. Bulldog Clements
Terry McGinnis vs. Bud Curtis

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

February 13, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Butch Levy vs. Bomber Kulkovich
Dutch Hefner vs. Maurice LaChappelle
Babe Zaharias/Chris Zaharias vs. Pat Fraley/Hardy Kruskamp

Card preview states that Hans Schnabel was originally to face Levy, but has been
suspended. No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper
Archive

February 20, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card

February 27, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres vs. Sandor Szabo (special referee Strangler Ed Lewis)
Dutch Hefner vs. Maurice LaChappelle
Ivan Kameroff vs. Chris Zaharias
Pat Fraley vs. Babe Zaharias

March 6, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Strangler Ed Lewis vs. Dutch Hefner
Maurice LaChappelle vs. Chief Thunderbird
Ivan Kameroff vs. Karl Davis
Bulldog Clements vs. Hardy Kruskamp

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

March 13, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Maurice LaChappelle vs. Sandor Szabo
Karl Davis vs. Dutch Hefner
Chief Thunderbird vs. Sammy Stein
Tommy O’Toole vs. Ivan Kameroff

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

March 20, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Frank Sexton d. K.O. Koverly (Koverly unable to continue)
Maurice LaChappelle drew Ivan Kameroff
Karl Davis d. Chief Thunderbird
Jack Pinto d. Joe Thorpe

March 27, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Frank Sexton d. Sandor Szabo
K.O. Koverly drew Karl Davis
Rebel Russell d. Ivan Kameroff
Antone Leone d. Hardy Kruskamp (Kruskamp unable to continue)

April 3, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Maurice LaChappelle d. Rebel Russell (special referee Joe Louis)
Karl Davis d. Sammy Stein (Stein unable to continue)
Antone Leone d. Chief Thunderbird
Gorilla Macias d. Alex Kasaboski

April 10, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres d. Maurice LaChappelle
Ivan Kameroff drew K.O. Koverly
Strangler Ed Lewis d. Bulldog Clements
Rebel Russell d. Chief Thunderbird
Jack Pinto d. Mike Works

April 17, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Rebel Russell/Swedish Angel d. Strangler Ed Lewis/Sam Menacker (special referee Joe
Louis)
Mike Mazurki d. Karl Davis
Sammy Stein d. Ivan Kameroff

April 24, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
One night tournament
Competing are: Karl Davis, Ivan Kameroff Alex Kasaboski, Bomber Kulkovich, Maurice
LaChappelle, Mike Mazurki, Terry McGinnis, Jules Strongbow, and Swedish Angel

No April 25 paper available

May 1, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
One night elimination tournament
Participating: Art Brady, Al Brown, Hardy Kruskamp, Sam Menacker, Carlos Mojica, Mile
High Ross, Rebel Russell, Regis Siki, and Otto Van Busing

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

May 8, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Rebel Russell d. Maurice LaChappelle
Henry Kulkovich/Sam Menacker d. Jules Strongbow/Swedish Angel
Polo Cordova d. Frank Albertson
Carlos Mojica drew Alex Kasaboski

May 15, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres (world champ) d. Rebel Russell (2-10
George Becker d. Antone Leone
Bobby Becker d. Sam Menacker
Jack Kennedy d. Otto Von Busing

May 22, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
One night tag tournament
Competing are: Bobby Becker/George Becker, Danny McShain/Rebel Russell, Lee
Henning/Jules Strongbow, Ivan Kameroff/Bomber Kulkovich

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

May 29, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres (world champ) vs. Danny McShain (light heavyweight champ)
Bobby Becker vs. Rebel Russell
Lee Henning vs. Jack Kennedy
Sam Menacker vs. Alex Kasaboski

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

June 5, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Danny McShain/Rebel Russell vs. Jack Kennedy/Enrique Torres
George Becker vs. Bobby Bruns
Carlos Mojica vs. Lee Henning

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

June 12, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Jack Kennedy d. Rebel Russell
Bobby Bruns d. (DQ) Lee Henning
Jack Moore d. Bobby Becker
Brother Frank drew Polo Cordova

June 19, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Bruns/Strangler Ed Lewis vs. Lee Henning/Chris Zaharias
Jack Kennedy vs. Brother Frank
Vic Holbrook vs. Bobby Becker

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

June 26, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lee Henning vs. Bobby Bruns
Jack Kennedy vs. Bobby Becker
Sam Menacker vs. Red Vagnone
Brother Frank vs. Steve Gob

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

July 3, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Sandor Szabo drew George Becker
Bobby Becker/Jack Kennedy d. Brother Frank/Lee Henning
Sam Menacker drew Milo DiMetri

July 10, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek vs. Vincent Lopez/Danny McShain
George Becker vs. Bobby Bruns
Jack Kennedy vs. Jack Moore

July 11 paper not available

July 17, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Ernie Dusek d. Sandor Szabo (2-1)
Emil Dusek vs. Bobby Bruns
Jack Moore vs. Lee Henning
Jack Kennedy vs. Jules Strongbow

Only one result printed

July 24, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek vs. Bobby Becker/George Becker
Sandor Szabo vs. Jack Moore
Jack Kennedy vs. Carlos Mojica

No results printed; only the Long Beach Independent available on Newspaper Archive

July 31, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Becker/George Becker drew Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek (1-1)
Sandor Szabo drew Jack Kennedy
Carlos Mojica d. Lee Henning

August 7, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek d. Jack Kennedy/Enrique Torres
George Becker d. Chris Zaharias
Mike Mazurki drew Jules Strongbow

Mazurki subbed for Carlos Mojica

August 14, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Ernie Dusek d. Strangler Ed Lewis (2-1)
George Becker drew Emil Dusek
Bobby Becker d. Jack Kennedy
Vic Christy d. Jules Strongbow

August 21, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card because of a Better Homes show in the Auditorium

August 28, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Becker/George Becker d. Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek
Karl Davis vs. Vic Christy
Sam Menacker vs. Reggie Siki

Only one result printed

September 4, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Vincent Lopez/Enrique Torres d. Karl Davis/Swedish Angel
George Becker drew Vic Christy
Jules Strongbow drew Bobby Becker

September 11, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Maurice LaChappelle/Vincent Lopez d. Karl Davis/Swedish Angel (2-1)
George Becker vs. Jules Strongbow
Bobby Becker vs. Vic Christy

Only one result printed

September 18, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Swedish Angel d. George Becker
Hans Schnabel d. Vincent Lopez (0-1, Lopez unable to continue)
Larry Moquin d. Karl Davis
Vic Christy drew Maurice LaChappelle

September 25, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Vic Christy/Larry Moquin d. Hans Schnabel/Swedish Angel
Karl Davis drew Vincent Lopez (1-1)
Mike Mazurki d. Sam Menacker

October 2, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Hans Schnabel d. Larry Moquin
Vic Christy/Mike Mazurki d. Karl Davis/Swedish Angel
Reno Adoree drew Sam Menacker

October 9, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Larry Moquin d. Hans Schnabel (2-0)
Strangler Ed Lewis d. Karl Davis
Earl McCready d. Mike Mazurki
Jim Mitchell d. Rene Adoree

Schnabel mixes it up with ringside observer Strangler Ed Lewis who tosses him back into
the ring. Rene Adoree is probably Andre Adore

October 16, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Strangler Ed Lewis d. Hans Schnabel
Manuel Garza drew Larry Moquin
Jim Mitchell d. Hans Schultz
Karl Davis drew Mike Mazurki

Results state that Lewis had to have sight assistance from referee Joe Wood. The ropes
broke in the Garza-Moquin match and it was declared a draw.

October 23, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Manuel Garza/Larry Moquin d. Karl Davis/Hans Schnabel
Jim Mitchell d. Reginald Siki
Wee Willie Davis drew Vic Christy

October 30, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Wee Willie Davis/Kolo Stasiak d. Manuel Garza/Larry Moquin
Jim Mitchell vs. Earl McCready
Sam Menacker vs. Chief War Cloud

Only one result printed

November 6, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card

November 13, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Sandor Szabo d. Manuel Garza
Sandor Szabo d. Larry Moquin
Sandor Szabo d. Kolo Stasiak
Jim Mitchell d. Alex Kasaboski
Hardy Kruskamp d. Reginald Siki

November 20, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Frank Sexton d. Jim Mitchell (Mitchell unable to continue)
Gorgeous George d. Sandor Szabo (2-0)
Manuel Garza d. Jules Strongbow
Alex Kasaboski d. Rudy Valentino

November 27, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Frank Sexton d. Larry Moquin
Manuel Garza d. Gorgeous George (2-1, reversed decision)
Karl Davis/Marvin Jones d. Ramon Duran/Sam Menacker

December 4, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George drew Manuel Garza
Karl Davis/Marvin Jones d. Bomber Kulkovich/Jim Mitchell
Sam Menacker d. Kolo Stasiak

December 11, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George d. (COR) Manuel Garza (2-1)
Dutch Hefner/Bomber Kulkovich d. Karl Davis/Marvin Jones
Jules Strongbow drew Terry McGinnis

Strongbow subbed for Sam Menacker

December 18, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres d. Gorgeous George (2-1)
Sam Menacker d. Bomber Kulkovich
Dutch Hefner d. Karl Davis
Sandor Szabo d. Wee Willie Davis

December 25, 1947 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card


Research by Becky Taylor
Long Beach Wrestling Results - 1947