January 6, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George drew Bobby Managoff (1-1)
Lord Blears/Tony Morelli d. Pat Fraley/Jim Mitchell
Morris Shapiro d. Bud Curtis

January 13, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bill Longson d. Bobby Managoff
Pat Fraley/Jim Mitchell d. Lord Blears/Tony Morelli
Eric Holmbeck drew Morris Shapiro

January 20, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bill Longson d. Pat Fraley (1-0)
Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell d. Lord Blears/Frank Jares
Tony Morelli d. Morris Shapiro

January 27, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lord Blears/Bill Longson d. Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell
Terry McGinnis drew Dick Trout
Pat Fraley d. Tony Morelli

February 3, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George DCOR Bill Longson (1-1)
Bobby Managoff d. Lord Blears
Dick Trout drew Tony Morelli
Bud Curtis d. Rocco Toma

February 10, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Pat Fraley/Bobby Managoff d. Lord Blears/Sandor Szabo
Lofty Bloomfield d. Dick Trout
Angelo Cistoldi d. Bud Curtis
Bud Curtis d. Alfredo Zamora

February 17, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Danny McShain d. Bobby Managoff (2-1)
Lefty Bloomfield drew Jim Mitchell
Sandor Szabo d. Pat Fraley
Dave Levin d. Angelo Cistoldi

February 24, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card because of the Southern California Retail Hardware Association Convention.

March 3, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres d. Hans Schnabel
Bobby Managoff d. Angelo Cistoldi
Sandor Szabo drew Lord Blears
Woody Strode d. Al Billings
Paul Matty d. Johnny James

Schnabel subbed for Lefty Bloomfield, Cistoli for Danny McShain, and Matty for Steve
London.

March 10, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Primo Carnera d. Sandor Szabo
Danny McShain d. Bobby Managoff
Dave Levin drew Angelo Cistoldi
Dick Trout d. Steve London        

March 17, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Managoff d. Danny McShain
Sandor Szabo d. Karl Davis
Jesse James d. Dave Levin
Dick Trout d. Angelo Cistoldi

March 24, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Managoff d. Danny McShain
K.O. Koverly d. Sandor Szabo
Woody Strode d. Senator Hartford
Steve London d. Tiger Joe Marsh

March 31, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Managoff d. K.O. Koverly (2-1, special referee Joe Louis)
Jim Mitchell drew Sandor Szabo (1-1)
Woody Strode d. Rex Baker
Frankie Garza d. Ralph Albertson

April 7, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George drew Bobby Managoff (1-1)
Karl Davis/K.O. Koverly d. Dave Levin/Jim Mitchell
Frankie Garza d. Senator Hartford

April 14, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Karl Davis/K.O. Koverly d. Jim Mitchell/Tiny Roebuck (1-0)
Pat Fraley drew Bobby Managoff
Dave Levin drew Frankie Garza

April 21, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Managoff/Tiny Roebuck d. Karl Davis/K.O. Koverly
Pat Fraley d. Frankie Garza
Dave Levin drew Sing-Sing Talun

April 28, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Tiny Roebuck d. Lord Blears (2-1)
Bobby Managoff d. Pat Fraley
Woody Strode d. Mayes McLain
Mel Peters d. Ralph Albertson

May 5, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Semifinals
Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell d. Chester Hayes/John LaRance
Lord Blears/Pat Fraley d. Jesse James/Lucky Simunovich
Finals
Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell d. Lord Blears/Pat Fraley

May 12, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek d. Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell
Lucky Simunovich d. Pat Fraley
Woody Strode d. Rex Barker

May 19, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek drew Bobby Becker/George Becker
Bobby Managoff drew Lucky Simunovich
Pat Fraley drew Woody Strode

May 26, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek d. Bobby Becker/George Becker
Lucky Simunovich drew Lord Blears
Woody Strode drew Frankie Garza
Kiman Kudo d. Al Billings

June 2, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres (world champ) d. Bobby Managoff
Bobby Becker/George Becker vs. Lord Blears/Pat Fraley
Jim Mitchell vs. Morris Shapiro

Neither Long Beach paper had full results. Torres holds the Los Angeles version of the
title.

June 9, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George d. Emil Dusek (2-1)
Bobby Managoff drew Ernie Dusek (1-1)
Lucky Simunovich drew Jim Mitchell
Pat Fraley drew Chico Gracia

June 16, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card found

June 23, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George d. George Becker (2-1)
Bobby Managoff drew Ernie Dusek
Emil Dusek d. Morris Shapiro
Jim Mitchell drew Vic Christy

June 30, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Ernie Dusek d. (COR) Bobby Managoff (2-1, no holds barred)
Bobby Becker/George Becker drew Lord Blears/Hans Schnabel (0-0)
Vic Holbrook d. Jack Kennedy

July 7, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Ernie Dusek/Emil Dusek d. Bobby Managoff/Jim Mitchell (2-1)
Hans Schnabel d. Lucky Simunovich (2-0)
Lucky Simunovich drew Vic Holbrook

Simunovich subbed for Pat Fraley against Holbrook

July 14, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Emil Dusek/Ernie Dusek drew Dutch Hefner/Bobby Managoff (1-1)
Hans Schnabel d. Lucky Simunovich
Pete Peterson d. Sam Menacker

July 21, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Dutch Hefner/Bobby Managoff d. Ernie Dusek/Hans Schnabel
Jim Mitchell d. Rocco Toma (2-0)
Lucky Simunovich d. Pete Peterson

Schnabel subbed for Emil Dusek

July 28, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Ernie Dusek/Hans Schnabel DDQ Dutch Hefner/Bobby Managoff (1-1)
Lucky Simunovich d. Jim Mitchell (2-1)
Cliff Theide drew Pete Peterson

August 4, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Hans Schnabel d. Lucky Simunovich
Bobby Managoff vs. Dutch Hefner
Jim Mitchell/Morris Shapiro vs. Terry McGinnis/Pete Peterson

Only the Long Beach Independent available

August 11, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Hans Schnabel d. Lucky Simunovich (Simunovich unable to continue)
Dutch Hefner vs. Sandor Szabo

Only the Long Beach Independent available

August 18, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Enrique Torres (Pacific Coast champ) vs. Bobby Managoff
Dutch Hefner vs. Hans Schnabel
Jim Mitchell vs. The Shadow
Jules LaRance vs. Lucky Simunovich

Only the Long Beach Independent available

August 25, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lou Thesz drew Enrique Torres (Pacific Coast champ)
Dutch Hefner vs. George Becker
The Shadow vs. Lucky Simunovich
Jules LaRance vs. Jim Mitchell

Thesz said to be the one “who claims the title of the Midwest.”

September 1, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lou Thesz d. Sandor Szabo
Tony Galento d. Dutch Hefner
Bobby Becker d. Jules LaRance
George Becker drew Shadow

September 8, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lou Thesz drew Gorgeous George
Sandor Szabo d. Karl Davis
Masked Marvel d. Sam Menacker
Marvin Jones d. Ralph Albertson

September 15, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Bobby Becker/George Becker drew Masked Marvel/Shadow (1-1)
Vic Christy d. K.O. Koverly (2-0)
Marvin Jones d. Chico Gracia

September 22, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Sandor Szabo drew Vic Christy (1-1)
Marvin Jones/Shadow d. Bobby Becker/George Becker (2-1)
Bomber Kulkovich d. Sven Skaaland

September 29, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gorgeous George d. Vic Christy (2-1)
Dutch Hefner/Butch Levy drew Karl Davis/Wee Willie Davis (1-1)
Bomber Kulkovich drew Marvin Jones

October 6, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
No card because of real estate convention

October 13, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
One night tournament
Lee Henning d. Arnold Skaaland (first round)
Lee Henning d. Sandor Szabo (second round)
Lee Henning d. Johann Hefer (semifinals)
Lee Henning d. Vic Christy (finals)
Other matches (may or may not be part of tournament)
Dutch Hefner d. Chico Gracia
Vic Christy d. Wee Willie Davis
Johann Hefer d. Basher McDonald
Vic Christy d. Dutch Hefner
Wee Willie Davis/Basher McDonald d. Chico Gracia/Arnold Skaaland

October 20, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Wee Willie Davis/Masked Goliath d. Vic Christy/Jack Claybourne (1-0, special referee Joe
Louis)
Dutch Hefner drew Lee Henning (1-1)
Chester Hayes d. Jose Macias

October 27, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Lee Henning/Masked Goliath d. Vic Christy/Jack Claybourne (2-1)
Dutch Hefner d. Baron Michele Leone (2-0)
Flash Gordon d. Basher McDonald

November 3, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi d. Lee Henning/Masked Goliath (1-0)
Pat Fraley drew Jack Claybourne (1-1)
Frank Murdoch d. (DQ) Tony Morelli

November 10, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Masked Goliath d. (DQ) Gino Garibaldi
Leo Garibaldi d. Lee Henning (2-1)
Jack Claybourne d. Tony Morelli
Pat Fraley d. Bomber Kulkovich

November 17, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi drew Lord Blears/Goliath II (1-1)
Jack Claybourne drew Frank Murdoch
Pat Fraley d. Lee Henning (2-0)

November 24, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Antonino Rocca d. Pat Fraley
Lord Blears/Masked Goliath drew Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi
Vic Holbrook drew Kola Kwariani

December 1, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Antonino Rocca d. Lee Henning (2-0)
Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi d. Pat Fraley/Vic Holbrook (1-0)
Lord James Blears d. Bomber Kulkovich
Kola Kwariani d. Don Kindred
Arnold Skaaland d. Chester Hayes

December 8, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Goliath II/Baron Michele Leone d. Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi (1-0)
Vic Holbrook drew Pat Fraley
Jack Claybourne d. Chief Little Wolf

December 15, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Antonino Rocca d. Jack Claybourne (2-0)
Baron Michel Leone d. Pat Fraley
Masked Goliath d. Vic Holbrook
Kola Kwariani d. Al Billings

December 22, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Municipal Auditorium)
Gino Garibaldi/Leo Garibaldi d. Abe Kashey/Baron Michele Leone
Masked Goliath d. Marvin Jones
Chief Little Wolf d. Dick Trout

December 29, 1949 Long Beach, CA (Convention Hall)
Antonino Rocca d. Masked Goliath (Goliath unmasked as Len Hall)
Baron Michele Leone drew Leo Garibaldi
Sandor Szabo d. Kola Kwariani
Tony Morelli d. Dick Trout


Research by Becky Taylor
Long Beach Wrestling Results - 1949