Klamath Armory Wrestling

On this episode of the Klamath Armory Wrestling Podcast, we travel back to February 1936 to see if new fan favorite Cowboy Dude Chick can continue his unbeaten streak. Wrestlers Mentioned: Bob Kennaston, Tiger Taskoff, Ken Hollis, Max Glover, Cowboy Dude Chick, Frank Taylor, Wayne Long, Duke Pettygrove, Ted Christy, Wildcat George Wilson, Frankie Peck February 1936 Rankings Frankie Peck - 6 - 3 - 0 Dude Chick - 4 - 0 - 1 Leslie Wolfe - 4 - 0 - 1 Bob Kennaston - 4 - 3 - 0 Andre Adoree - 2 - 0 - 0 Ken Hollis - 4 - 4 - 0 Ted Christy - 2 - 0 - 0 Pete Belcastro - 2 - 1 - 2 Shinuchi Shikuma - 2 - 1 - 0 Babe Estes - 1 - 0 - 0 Floyd Wolfgang - 1 - 0 - 0 George Wilson - 1 - 0 - 1 Hans Schroder - 1 - 0 - 1 Jack Londos - 1 - 0 - 0 Frank Taylor - 2 - 2 - 0 Rex Mobley - 2 - 2 - 0 Jerry Marcus - 1 - 1 - 0 Duke Pettygrove - 1 - 2 - 0 Wayne Long - 1 - 2 - 0 Al Karasick - 0 - 1 - 1 Chief Thunder Bear - 0 - 1 - 0 Curly Woods - 0 - 1 - 0 Dan Savich - 0 - 1 - 0 Frank Sutey - 0 - 1 - 0 Paul Boesch - 0 - 1 - 0 Rudy Myers - 0 - 1 - 0 Johnny Soos - 0 - 2 - 0 Toots Estes - 1 - 4 - 1 Tiger Taskoff - 1 - 4 - 0 Max Glover - 0 - 3 - 0 Tuffy Cleet - 0 - 3 - 0 The Music Goes 'Round And Around - Tommy Dorsey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLRZ54P5EDU Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/   Music by Dan Ring ©2026 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com    

On this episode of the Klamath Armory Wrestling Podcast, we travel back to January 1936 to witness the rise of a brand new hero for wrestling fans in Klamath Falls to cheer for.  His name, Cowboy Dude Chick. Wrestlers Mentioned: Dude Chick, Ken Hollis, Shinuchi Shikuma, Frankie Peck, Tiger Taskoff, Max Glover, Tuffy Cleet, Frank Taylor, Bob Kenaston Janaury 1936 Rankings Frankie Peck - 5 - 2 - 0 Leslie Wolfe - 4 - 0 - 1 Dude Chick - 3 - 0 - 0 Andre Adoree - 2 - 0 - 0 Bob Kennaston - 3 - 3 - 0 Shinuchi Shikuma - 2 - 1 - 0 Pete Belcastro - 2 - 1 - 2 Babe Estes - 1 - 0 - 0 Floyd Wolfgang - 1 - 0 - 0 Jack Londos - 1 - 0 - 0 Hans Schroder - 1 - 0 - 1 Rex Mobley - 2 - 2 - 0 Frank Taylor - 1 - 1 - 0 Jerry Marcus - 1 - 1 - 0 Ken Hollis - 2 - 3 - 0 Tiger Taskoff - 1 - 2 - 0 Al Karasick - 0 - 1 - 1 Chief Thunder Bear - 0 - 1 - 0 Dan Savich - 0 - 1 - 0 Curly Woods - 0 - 1 - 0 Frank Sutey - 0 - 1 - 0 Paul Boesch - 0 - 1 - 0 Max Glover - 0 - 1 - 0 Rudy Myers - 0 - 1 - 0 Johnny Soos - 0 - 2 - 0 Toots Estes - 1 - 4 - 1 Tuffy Cleet - 0 - 3 - 0  Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Music by Dan Ring ©2026 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

We travel back to December 1935.  Will fan favorite, Pete Belcastro be the one to stop the reign of terror brought to Klamath Falls by the dastardly Ken Hollis?  You're about to find out. Wrestlers Mentioned: Rex Mobley, Toots Estes, Leslie WOlfe, Frankie Peck, Ken Hollis, Pete Belcastro, Bob Kenaston, Shinuchi Shikuma Leslie Wolfe - 4 - 0 - 1 Andre Adoree - 2 - 0 - 0 Frankie Peck - 3 - 2 - 0 Pete Belcastro - 2 - 1 - 2 Babe Estes - 1 - 0 - 0 Floyd Wolfgang - 1 - 0 - 0 Hans Schroder - 1 - 0 - 1 Jack Londos - 1 - 0 - 0 Ken Hollis - 2 - 2 - 0 Rex Mobley - 2 - 2 - 0 Shinuchi Shikuma - 1 - 0 - 0 Bob Kenaston - 2 - 3 - 0 Jerry Marcus - 1 - 1 - 0 Al Karasick - 0 - 1 - 1 Chief Thunder Bear - 0 - 1 - 0 Curly Woods - 0 - 1 - 0 Dan Savich - 0 - 1 - 0 Frank Sutey - 0 - 1 - 0 Paul Boesch - 0 - 1 - 0 Rudy Myers - 0 - 1 - 0 Johnny Soos - 0 - 2 - 0 Toots Estes - 1 - 4 - 1 Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Music by Dan Ring ©2025 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com    

On this episode of the Klamath Armory Wrestling Podcast, we travel back to November 1935.  After several weeks off, wrestling returns to the armory and brings with it one of Klamath Falls' favorite wrestlers, Pete Belcatro. Klamath Armory Rankings - November 1935 Fighter - Wins-Losses-Draws 1. Andre Adoree - 2 - 0 - 0 2. Frankie Peck - 2 - 0 - 0 3. Leslie Wolfe - 2 - 0 - 0 4. Pete Belcastro - 2 - 0 - 1 5. Bob Kenaston - 2 - 2 - 0 6. Babe Estes - 1 - 0 - 0 7. Floyd Wolfgang - 1 - 0 - 0 8. Hans Schroder - 1 - 0 - 1 9. Jack Londos - 1 - 0 - 0 10. Jerry Marcus - 1 - 1 - 0 11. Toots Estes - 1 - 2 - 1 12. Al Karasick - 0 - 1 - 1 13. Chief Thunder Bear - 0 - 1 - 0 14. Curly Woods - 0 - 1 - 0 15. Frank Sutey - 0 - 1 - 0 16. Dan Savich - 0 - 1 - 0 17. Paul Boesch - 0 - 1 - 0 18. Ken Hollis - 0 - 1 - 0 19. Rex Mobley - 0 - 1 - 0 20. Rudy Myers - 0 - 1 - 0 21. Johnny Soos - 0 - 2 - 0 Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Music by Dan Ring ©2025 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com    

On this episode of the Klamath Armory Wrestling Podcast we travel back to October 1935 to take a look at Mack Lillard's historic first month of wrestling action at the Klamath Armory, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Klamath Armory Rankings - October 1935 Fighter - Wins-Losses-Draws 1. Andre Adoree - 2-0-0 2. Babe Estes - 1-0-0 3. Floyd Wolfgang - 1-0-0 4. Jack Londos - 1-0-0 5. Hans Schroder - 1-0-1 6. Toots Estes - 1-1-0 7. Bob Kenaston - 1-2-0 8. Al Karasick - 0-1-1 9. Chief Thunder Bear - 0-1-0 10. Curly Woods - 0-1-0 11. Dan Savich - 0-1-0 12. Paul Boesch - 0-1-0 Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Music by Dan Ring ©2025 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com    

The story of how a single facebook post sent me down the rabbit hole of pro wrestling in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Episode Links: Klamath County Museum - https://www.klamathcounty.org/496/Visit-the-Museum Historic Oregon Newspapers - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu The Evening Herald - https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063812/ Connect with the Show: http://www.klamatharmory.com Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.com https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Music by Dan Ring ©2025 Saturday Morning Media – http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com