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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1930s |
| April – June |
| 1938 |
| 1930s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Andy Rascher; Bill Bartush; Bob Gregory;
Danno O'Mahoney; Dick Lever; Dobie Osborne; Dorv Roche; Doug Wyckoff; Ernest Kelly; Ernie Dusek; Everett Marshall; Floyd Marshall;
Frank Sexton; Frank Speer; George Ligosky; Henry Piers; Jacques Bernard; Jim Wright; Joe Cox; L.C. Warren; Lou Thesz; Marshall
Blackstock; Pete Baltram; Pierre LaBelle; Ray Villmer.
April 6, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv
Roche over Frank Speer by disqualification > Henry Piers over George Ligosky > Jim Wright over Ray Villmer
April 13, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv
Roche over Jim Wright > Ernest Kelly and Henry Piers went to a draw > Jim Wright over George Ligosky / Notes: Wright substituted for
Speer in the match against Roche.
April 20, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Dorv Roche by disqualification > Jim Wright over Dobie Osborne > Ernest Kelly over Ray Villmer
April 27, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Everett
Marshall over Jim Wright by countout > Frank Speer and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Henry Piers over Ernest Kelly
May 4, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Thesz
and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Henry Piers over Bill Bartush > Ernest Kelly over Frank Speer by disqualification
May 11, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Henry Piers > Dorv Roche and Joe Cox went to a draw > Bill Bartush over Ernest Kelly
May 18, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Henry Piers > Frank Speer over Bill Bartush > Andy Rascher over Pete Baltram
May 25, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank
Speer over Henry Piers by disqualification > Dorv Roche over Ernest Kelly > Pierre LaBelle over Jacques Bernard
June 1, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danno
O'Mahoney over Ernie Dusek > Frank Speer and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Bob Gregory over Pierre LaBelle / Notes: It was reported
that 3,000 were in attendance for this card.
June 8, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug
Wyckoff and Henry Piers went to a draw > Frank Sexton over Dick Lever > Ray Villmer over Marshall Blackstock / Notes: This would turn
out to be the final card promoted by Speer, as he unexpectedly died on June 10, 1938.
June 10, 1938 (Friday) Notes: Frank Speer died during the evening of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 32.
June 15, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Henry
Piers over Joe Cox by disqualification > Frank Sexton over Floyd Marshall > Ray Villmer over Dick Lever by disqualification / Notes: Warren
replaced Frank Speer as the promoter in Atlanta.
June 29, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George
Ligosky over Dick Lever by disqualification > Frank Sexton over Floyd Marshall > Joe Cox over Henry Piers by disqualification
Danno O'Mahoney; Dick Lever; Dobie Osborne; Dorv Roche; Doug Wyckoff; Ernest Kelly; Ernie Dusek; Everett Marshall; Floyd Marshall;
Frank Sexton; Frank Speer; George Ligosky; Henry Piers; Jacques Bernard; Jim Wright; Joe Cox; L.C. Warren; Lou Thesz; Marshall
Blackstock; Pete Baltram; Pierre LaBelle; Ray Villmer.
April 6, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv
Roche over Frank Speer by disqualification > Henry Piers over George Ligosky > Jim Wright over Ray Villmer
April 13, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv
Roche over Jim Wright > Ernest Kelly and Henry Piers went to a draw > Jim Wright over George Ligosky / Notes: Wright substituted for
Speer in the match against Roche.
April 20, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Dorv Roche by disqualification > Jim Wright over Dobie Osborne > Ernest Kelly over Ray Villmer
April 27, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Everett
Marshall over Jim Wright by countout > Frank Speer and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Henry Piers over Ernest Kelly
May 4, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Thesz
and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Henry Piers over Bill Bartush > Ernest Kelly over Frank Speer by disqualification
May 11, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Henry Piers > Dorv Roche and Joe Cox went to a draw > Bill Bartush over Ernest Kelly
May 18, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou
Thesz over Henry Piers > Frank Speer over Bill Bartush > Andy Rascher over Pete Baltram
May 25, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank
Speer over Henry Piers by disqualification > Dorv Roche over Ernest Kelly > Pierre LaBelle over Jacques Bernard
June 1, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danno
O'Mahoney over Ernie Dusek > Frank Speer and Dorv Roche went to a draw > Bob Gregory over Pierre LaBelle / Notes: It was reported
that 3,000 were in attendance for this card.
June 8, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (Frank Speer – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug
Wyckoff and Henry Piers went to a draw > Frank Sexton over Dick Lever > Ray Villmer over Marshall Blackstock / Notes: This would turn
out to be the final card promoted by Speer, as he unexpectedly died on June 10, 1938.
June 10, 1938 (Friday) Notes: Frank Speer died during the evening of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 32.
June 15, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Henry
Piers over Joe Cox by disqualification > Frank Sexton over Floyd Marshall > Ray Villmer over Dick Lever by disqualification / Notes: Warren
replaced Frank Speer as the promoter in Atlanta.
June 29, 1938 (Wednesday) – Atlanta, GA – Warren Arena (L.C. Warren – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George
Ligosky over Dick Lever by disqualification > Frank Sexton over Floyd Marshall > Joe Cox over Henry Piers by disqualification