Santa Monica, California:  Friday, June 4, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Gorgeous George vs. Dave Levin (2/3) … Tony Martinez and
Enrique Torres vs. “Brother” Frank Jares and Rebel Russell … Bobby Becker vs. Jack
Kennedy … Tom Rice vs. George Temple
Note:  George was reportedly “back from a highly-successful Eastern tour.”

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, June 11, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Frank Jares and Rebel Russell b. The Becker Brothers (Bobby
and George Becker) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres b. Ted Christy …
Fred Atkins and Vic Christy drew … George Temple b. Jock Malone

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, June 18, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres and Wee Willie
Davis drew … The Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. Frank Jares and
Rebel Russell … Karl Davis b. Vic Holbrook (DQ) … Fred Atkins b. George Temple

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, June 25, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … The Becker Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) and Karl and
Willie Davis drew … Fred Atkins b. Tony Martinez … Vic Christy b. Rebel Russell … Kay
Bell and Ted Christy drew

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, July 2, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Club Tournament … Bobby Becker b. Karl Davis … Tony Martinez
b. Jack “Dutch” Holland … Fred Atkins b. Vic Holbrook … Rebel Russell b. Vic Christy …
Tony Martinez b. Frank Jares … Rebel Russell b. Fred Atkins … Tony Martinez b. Rebel
Russell … Bobby Becker b. John Lee … Bobby Becker b. Tony Martinez in the finals

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, July 9, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Gorgeous George b. Bobby Becker … George Becker b. Rebel
Russell … Dave Levin b. Don Lee … Fred Atkins and Tony Martinez drew

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, July 16, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. The Becker
Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) … Tony Martinez b. Karl Davis … Dave Levin b.
Rebel Russell … Willie Davis b. Terry McGinnis



Santa Monica, California:  Friday, September 17, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Gorgeous George b. Emil Dusek … Ernie Dusek b. Dave Levin …
The Golden Terror (Danny Plechas) b. George Temple … Tug Carlson and Sam
Menacker drew

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, September 24, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Gorgeous George and Lord Blears drew … Vic Holbrook and
Dave Levin b. Wee Willie Davis and Frank Jares … The Golden Terror b. Terry McGinnis
… George Temple b. Fritz Schnabel

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, October 1, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Gorgeous George b. Lord Blears (DQ) … The Zaharias Brothers
(Babe and Chris Zaharias) b. Vic Holbrook and Dave Levin … The Golden Terror b. Tug
Carlson … Terry McGinnis and Sam Menacker drew

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, October 8, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … The Golden Terror b. Hans Schnabel … Vic Holbrook and Dave
Levin b. The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris Zaharias) … Lord Blears b. Rocco Toma
… Al Billings and Morris Shapiro drew

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, October 15, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … The Golden Terror and Lord Blears drew … Jim Mitchell and Babe
Zaharias drew … Chris Zaharias b. Morris Shapiro … Jacobo Macias b. Al Billings

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, October 22, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Lou Thesz b. Lord Blears … Bobby Managoff and Jim Mitchell b.
The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris Zaharias) … Tug Carlson and Slim Zimbleman
drew … Eric Holmback b. Rocco Toma

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, October 29, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Frank Sexton and Bobby
Managoff drew … The Golden Terror and Lee Grable vs. Lord Blears and Jim Mitchell …
George Temple vs. Otto Von Busing … Morris Shapiro vs. Rocco Toma

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, November 5, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Enrique Torres vs. Dizzy Davis …
Wee Willie Davis vs. Bobby Managoff … Lee Grable vs. George Temple … Lord Blears
vs. Morris Shapiro

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, November 12, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Primo Carnera b. Gino Garibaldi … Dizzy Davis and Wee Willie
Davis b. Vic Christy and Bobby Managoff … Lord Blears and Morris Shapiro drew … Bud
Curtis b. Lee Grable

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, November 19, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres b. Dizzy Davis and Willie
Davis … Vic Christy b. Babe Zaharias … Morris Shapiro and Chris Zaharias drew …
Henry LaSalle b. Slim Zimbleman

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, November 26, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Bill Longson vs. Bobby Managoff … The Zaharias Brothers (Babe
and Chris Zaharias) vs. Lord Blears and Vic Christy … Jesse James vs. Morris Shapiro …
Jack Armstrong vs. Slim Zimbleman

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, December 3, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Bobby Managoff b. George Koverly … Lord Blears b. Hans
Schnabel … Jesse James and Dave Levin drew … Lee Grable b. Jack Armstrong

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, December 10, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Lord Blears and Bobby Managoff b. George Koverly and Hans
Schnabel … Tony Morelli b. Dave Levin … Butch Levy and Morris Shapiro drew …
Charley Shiranuhi b. Fritz Schnabel

Santa Monica, California:  Friday, December 17, 1948
(Ocean Park Arena) … Club Tournament … Dave Levin b. Tony Morelli … Eric Holmback
b. Jack Armstrong … Ted Chrsity b. Bud Curtis … Bobby Managoff b. Jacobo Macias …
Jim Mitchell b. Lee Grable … Morris Shapiro b. Terry McGinnis … Dave Levin b. Eric
Holmback in the finals




Research by Tim Hornbaker
September 16, 2010
Santa Monica Wrestling Results - 1948