Bozeman, Montana:  Friday, September 4, 1925
( ) … Jack Taylor b. George Kastenko (2/3)
Notes:  Taylor was from Wyoming and Kastenko was said to be the “heavyweight
champion of North Dakota.”

Pueblo, Colorado:  Monday, September 7, 1925
(State Armory) … Joe “Toots” Mondt b. George Gostovich (1-0) (Mondt won the first fall in
20-seconds) (second fall was a “draw”) … Pat McGill b. Dave Rutz (2-0)
Notes:  Mondt trained at the Mecca Billiard Parlor.  Rutz was from Greeley.

*Wayne Munn was going to appear at the Empress Theater in Denver on Monday,
September 7, 1925.  He was said to be a “Nebraska collegian, lawyer, preacher, former
football star, and the most sensational heavyweight wrestler in the world.” He was going to
demonstrate wrestling holds and explain how he beat Ed Lewis for the wrestling title.  
Munn often speaks “before commercial and women’s clubs, Boy Scout meetings, and Bible
school assemblages.” He was going to advise “Denver about clean athletics and why he
believes compulsory athletic training should be arranged for to assure the posterity of
America.”

Denver, Colorado:  Wednesday, September 16, 1925
(Stockyards Stadium) … Joe “Toots” Mondt b. Wayne Munn (2/3) (Munn won the initial fall
in 47:52, Mondt won the second in 5:45, and Mondt won when Munn refused to continue
after protesting the second fall loss) … Pat McGill b. Elmer Guthrie (16:45) … George
Gostivich b. Dave Rutz (17:44) … Jim Holland b. Fred Missoula (10:55) … (promoters:  
Paul M. Newstrom, Lawrence Phipps Jr.) … (sponsored by:  American Legion) … (referee:  
Don Kilton) … (3,000 fans)
Notes:  Mondt trained at Eddy’s gym on Eighteenth and Champs streets and Munn worked
out at the Empress Theater.  There was seating for 4,000.  Kilton was the wrestling coach
at the University of Colorado.  A record crowd was predicted with fans from Omaha,
Cheyenne, and Casper.  When Munn refused to come out of his dressing room for the
third fall, Mondt went to the press table and said that he’d “cancel the second fall,” and
just wanted Munn to come out and finish the match.  Kilton then gave Munn 10-minutes to
return to the ring, and if he didn’t, the match would go to Mondt.  Denver Post writer Walter
Judge affirmed that referee Kilton was an “honest man” and “competent referee.” Missoula
was from Denver University.

Pueblo, Colorado:  Friday, September 25, 1925
( ) … George Gostovich and Joe “Toots” Mondt drew (1-1) (90:00)

Pueblo, Colorado:  Thursday, October 15, 1925
( ) … Jack Edwards vs. Joe “Toots” Mondt … George Gostovich vs. Martin Zikov

Las Animas, Colorado:  Friday, October 16, 1925
( ) … Joe “Toots” Mondt b. Charley Neff (2-0)

Denver, Colorado:  Friday, October 23, 1925
(Stockyards Stadium) …Wayne Munn b. Joe "Toots" Mondt (2-0) (35:33, 6:26) ... Alan
Eustace b. Jack Hunnel ... George Gostovich b. George Koblinvenskiz ... Dave Rutz b. Neff
Sampson ... Jimmy Holland and Lionel Hunter drew (amateurs) ... (promoters:  Paul M.
Newstrom, Lawrence Phipps Jr.) … (sponsored by:  American Legion) … (referee:  
Charles Lavine of Chicago) ... (3,000 fans)
Notes:  The Denver Post stated that Munn had taken the first fall "after 35 minutes and 33
seconds of sensational grappling." Rutz was from Greeley and Gostovich from Pueblo.  
Hal McKay and Fred Mazzola were supposed to wrestle, but McKay was injured a few days
before.  McKay was from Fort Collins and Hunnel from Arizona.







Research by Tim Hornbaker
February 19, 2011
Denver Wrestling Results - 1925