Bakersfield Wrestling Results

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, January 7, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Danny McShain b. Red Berry … George Dusette and Paavo
Katonen drew (1-1) … Bobby Coleman b. Sammy Cohen (DQ) … Mike London b. Rosie
Rosenbaum … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Baron Ginsberg)
Notes: Berry was called the champion here, while Katonen was the “ex-champion.”

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, January 14, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Danny McShain b. Paavo Katonen (2/3) (Katonen was unable to
continue for the third fall) … George Dusette b. Paul Bozzell (2-0) (first fall by DQ) …
Mike London b. Bobby Coleman (1-0) (doctors prevented Coleman from continuing) …
Yukon Jake b. Sheik MarAllah (2-0) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Tiger
McGee) … (physician: Dr. Lambeth)
Note: One report called Katonen the champion, but that the title was not at stake
because they wrestled at catchweights.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, January 21, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … George Dusette b. Danny McShain … Kenny Ackles b. Paavo
Katonen … Charley Lay and Billy Vargo drew (1-1) (Vargo was a substitute for Mike
London) … Milt Olsen b. Bobby Coleman (2-0) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee:
Pat O’Brien)
Notes: McShain, in an advertisement was called a “claimant of world title,” while Dusette
was called the “Canadian champion.” Ackles was the “New England Champion,” and
Katonen was the “former champion.” The show was said to be the “Greatest All-Star Card
of All Time, Battle of the Champions, Double Main Event.” In Hollywood, Red Berry
remained the titleholder, so it is unclear what championship McShain claimed here.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, January 28, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Wrestling Tournament … Paul Bozzell won the tournament … Jimmy
Lott b. Yukon Jake … Kenny Ackles b. Danny McShain … George Dusette b. Gust
Johnson … Paul Bozeel b. George Dusette … Kenny Ackles b. Billy Vargo … Jimmy Lott
b. Mike London … Danny McShain b. Charley Lay … Paul Bozzell b. George Saleem …
(promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Pat O’Brien) … (announcer: Bill Powers) …
(timekeeper: Ed Helm)
Notes: After the win, Bozzell was said to be the “unpopular champion of the local
wrestling tournament,” and said to have won a “mat title” and “belt.” It was said to be a an
11-wrestler “championship” tournament. This “title” is likely limited to Strelich’s empire.
Results of all tournament matches was not provided by the Bakersfield Californian.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, February 4, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Gorilla Ramos b. Billy Vargo (2/3) … Kenny Ackles b. Paul Bozzell
(2-0) (first fall by DQ) … George Dusette and Jimmy Lott drew (1-1) … Charley Lay b.
Mike London (DQ) (11:58) ... (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Tiger McGee) …
(timekeeper: Lloyd Miller)
Notes: Gorilla Ramos was the “finest example of Latin-American dramatics we have seen
here,” according to Max Mayhem’s report in the Bakersfield Californian. Ackles name
was spelled “Eckles.”

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, February 11, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Ken Ackles b. Danny McShain (2/3) … Gorilla Ramos b. Mike
London … Yukon Jake b. Milt Olson … Wes Crouthers and Charley Lay drew …
(promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Pat O’Brien)
Note: Crouthers was called the “former navy champion.”

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, February 18, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Gorilla Ramos b. Mike London (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Kenny
Ackles b. George Dusette (2/3) … Jimmy Lott b. Billy Vargo (2-0) … Wes Crouthers
(Crothers) b. Yukon Jake (DQ) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Bull Montana)
… (announcer: Bill Powers)
Notes: Defense Night at the Stadium. The wrestlers and “others were paid in defense
bonds and stamps.” Ramos was called the “Mexican Barrymore.” Alex Carillo, a boxer,
was Ramos’s interpreter. A “small riot” was started during the London-Ramos affair.
Ramos chased London into his dressing room.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, February 25, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Gorilla Ramos and Danny McShain drew (1-1) … Kenny Ackles b.
Mike London … Bob Kenaston b. Gust Johnson … Sammy Cohen and Milt Olsen drew …
(promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Jack Allen)

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, March 4, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Gorilla Ramos b. Danny McShain (2/3) … George Dusette and Bob
Kenaston drew (1-1) … Sammy Cohen b. Charley Lay … Billy Weidner b. George Saleem
… (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referees: Sammy Cohen, Bob Kenaston, George
Saleem) … (in attendance: boxing referee Frankie Ciarlo)
Notes: Kenaston was spelled “Kenniston” by the newspaper. He was said to have had a
resemblance to Victor McLaglen.”

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, March 11, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Red Berry b. Mike London (2/3) … Bob Kenaston b. Billy Weidner
(2-0) … Jimmy Lott b. George Dusette (2/3) … George Wagner b. Sammy Cohen (DQ)
… (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referees: Red Berry, Jimmy Lott) … (announcer: Bill
Powers)
Notes: The newspaper called Wagner, “Wagoner.” Sammy Cohen was initially scheduled
to referee the Berry-London match, but Berry protested. Lott replaced him.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, March 18, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Red Berry b. Sammy Cohen … Gorilla Ramos and George Wagner
drew (1-1) … Jimmy Lott b. Bob Kenaston (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Charley Lay b. Prince
Omar … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Baron Ginsberg)
Note: Berry was called the “champion in some spots.”

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, March 25, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Monte LaDue and Danny McShain b. Gorilla Ramos and Jimmy Lott
(2/3) (tag team match) … Bob Kenaston b. Red Berry (2/3) … George Wagner b.
Charley Lay (2-0) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Jack Allen)

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, April 1, 1942
(Bakersfield Arena) … Gorilla Ramos and George Wagner b. Monte LaDue and Danny
McShain (2/3) (tag team match) … Red Berry b. Bob Kenaston (2-0) … Ted Tourtas b.
Prince Omar (2-0) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referees: Bull Montana, Ted
Tourtas)

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, April 8, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Gorilla Ramos and George Wagner b. Red Berry and Monte LaDue
(2/3) (tag team match) … Jimmy Lott and Billy Vargo drew (1-1) … (promoter: Steve
Strelich) … (referee: Tiger McGee)

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, April 15, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Red Berry b. Monte LaDue (2-0) … Danny McShain b. Gorilla
Ramos (2/3) … Jimmy Lott b. Bob Kenaston (DQ) … Sammy Cohen and Bobby Coleman
drew … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Lou Gordon)

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, April 22, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Red Berry and George Wagner b. Bob Kenaston and Monte LaDue
(2/3) (tag team match) … Antone Leone and Mike Nazarian drew (1-1) (Leone was a
substitute for Red Lyons) … Bobby Coleman b. Mike London (2/3) (third fall by DQ)
(London punched the referee) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referee: Pat O’Brien)
Note: Leone was called a French Canadian.

Bakersfield, California: Wednesday, April 29, 1942
(Strelich Stadium) … Red Berry and George Wagner b. Bob Kenaston and Mike Nazarian
(2/3) (tag team match) … Bobby Coleman b. Jim Mattly (2-0) … Sammy Cohen and
Monte LaDue drew (1-1) … (promoter: Steve Strelich) … (referees: Baron Ginsberg,
Mike London) … (announcer: Bill Powers)
Note: London was said to have helped the heel tag team of Kenaston and Nazarian.

Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 13, 2010

Bakersfield Wrestling Results - 1942