 On 29 March, he beat Gus Sonnenberg to start his second reign as AWA champion, losing the title to Ed Don George on 18 April in Albany, New York.He defeated George to win his start his third reign as AWA World Champion on 29 November 1939, dropping the title to The French Angel on 13 May 1940.In the same year, he beat Richard Codman for the Governor's Cup in Cambridge, Massachusetts.