Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, January 4, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Ben Reuben (1:36:00) (Reuben was unable to continue
after landing on the back of his head on the stage floor) (Reuben was carried to the
dressing room and had ten minutes to recover and continue if he was able, but was not
able to do so) (Thye wasn’t awarded a fall) … Oscar Butler b. Cyclone Burns (11:20) …
Jack DeLacey b. Charles Olsen (dec., 15:00) … (promoter:  Jack Routledge)
Notes:  Thye was said to be a claimant to the World Middleweight championship.  He was
also an instructor at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club.  Dr. Archie Van Cleve
attended to Reuben in the dressing room and advised him against continuing, saying that
he had possibly dislocated his neck vertebrae.  Butler was from Portland.  Thye weighed
162 to Reuben’s 154.

Walla Walla, Washington:  Tuesday, January 10, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye failed to throw Carl Nelson twice in 75:00 (Thye scored one fall in 58:00)

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, January 12, 1922
(Pythian Hall) … Oscar Butler b. Ben Reuben when the latter was unable to continue due
to an injured arm (2/3) (one of Reuben’s trainers told the referee to halt the match)
(Reuben won the first fall in 29:00, Butler took the second in 5:15) … Mike Glover b. Jack
DeLacey (8:15) … Buck Kavanaugh and Red Nutting drew (20:00) … (referees:  Ted
Thye (main event), Al Garlock)
Notes:  Reuben reportedly hurt his arm in the Thye bout.  Basanta Singh challenged the
winner of the main event.  Next show on February 1, 1922.  Butler was called the “Frank
Gotch of Portland.”

Silverton, Oregon:  Monday, January 23, 1922
( ) … Richard Kanthe b. E. Anderson (2-0) … R. Bow and Seymore drew (10:00) … Jack
Lambert b. Willis White (12:30)
Notes:  Kanthe, Seymore, and Anderson were all of Salem.  Bow was from Silverton.  
Kanthe and Anderson wrestled at 165 pounds.

Medford, Oregon:  Wednesday, January 25, 1922
( ) … Ralph Hand b. Benny Reuben (2/3)
Notes:  Hand was from Gold Hill, Oregon and weighed 167 to Reuben’s 155.

Pendleton, Oregon:  Friday, January 27, 1922
( ) … Ray McCarroll b. Charlie Olson (36:00) … Dee Hatton b. Roscoe Perry (15:00) …
Slim Williams b. Young Ketchell (knockout in the second round) … several other boxing
matches
Notes:  Olson was said to be a claimant to the Canadian Middleweight championship.  
This was a combined boxing-wrestling show.  McCarroll weighed 165 to Olson’s 160.

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, February 1, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Pinky Gardner (2/3) (Gardner won the opening fall in 32:
00, Thye took the second in 25:30 and Thye won the third in 12:30) … Jim Anderson b.
Jack Larry (8:00) … Basanta Singh b. Ed Anderson when Anderson was unable to
continue after being butted in the mouth within the first minute (Anderson lost teeth) …
Basanta Singh b. J. Anderson (13:00) (replacement match for the Singh-Anderson bout)
… (referee:  Carl Freilinger) … (timekeeper:  Virgil Hamlin)
Notes:  Pinky Gardner trained at the Armory on January 29 with Jack Larry of El Paso.  
Thye reportedly once wrestled as the Masked Marvel in Portland.  Gardner was a
wrestling coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York.  Gardner was called the
“speediest” wrestler seen locally in a long time.  After losing the main event, Gardner
made a speech from the stage, praised Thye, but then challenged him again.

Walla Walla, Washington:  Wednesday, February 1, 1922
( ) … Carl Nelson b. Ray McCarroll (52:00) … Chris Geiek b. Frank Allison (2-0)
Notes:  Nelson was from Walla Walla and McCarroll was from Pendleton.  Allison was said
to be from Portland.

Bozeman, Montana:  Saturday, February 4, 1922
( ) … World Welterweight Champion Gus Kallio b. Rang Robbins (1:40:00)
Notes:  Match said to be at “Three Forks,” and Robbins was injured.

Portland, Oregon:  Tuesday, February 7, 1922
(Woodmen of the World Hall) … Oscar Butler and Basanta Singh drew (2 hours) (1-1) …
(referee:  Weber)
Notes:  Facility was at East Sixth and Alder Streets.  Butler was said to be a claimant to
158 pound honors.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, February 9, 1922
(Labor Temple) … Trolly Beeson b. Moose Norbeck (2/3) … Eli Lux b. Paul Kenny
(decision after 60:00) (Lux held the only fall, scored in the third round) … John Vidahoff
b. Jimmy Anderson (no falls after three 10:00 rounds) (decision) … Red Nutting b. Jack
Larry (decision after 3 rounds) (1-1) … (promoter:  Ad Garlock) … (referee:  Ad Garlock)
… (timekeepers:  M.C. Hill, Fred T. Merrill) … (“fair-sized” crowd)
Notes:  This was the first Portland show to be held partially under the “White Rules,”
named for Chicago promoter Ed White.  The semifinal and preliminaries were staged
under these rules, which meant that the wrestlers competed in 10:00 rounds, then rested
for two minutes before starting another round.  Paul Kenny was a substitute for Oscar
Butler, who was sick.

Portland, Oregon:  Saturday, February 11, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Pinky Gardner (1-0) (only fall scored at the 9:55 mark of
the 10th round) (White Rules) … Basanta Singh b. Richard Kanthe (18:27) … Walter
Arndt and Jack Larry drew (15:00) … (promoter:  Jack Routledge)
Notes:  Thye reportedly wanted to regain his lost middleweight championship from Walter
Miller before the year was over.  He wanted to beat Gardner faster than Miller did in Los
Angeles recently.

Portland, Oregon:  Tuesday, February 21, 1922
(Pythian Hall) … Oscar Butler b. Ad Gustavo (2/3) … Leon Fabre b. Red Nutting …
Walter Arndt b. Jack Larry (8:15) … (promoter:  Baker)
Notes:  Butler was said to have won the “middleweight championship of South Africa” from
Gustavo.  The wrestling at this show was said to be secondary to the speeches made by
Baker, Butler, Gustavo, and referee Ted Thye.  The newspaper claimed that if there were
many more shows like this, wrestling in Portland would be killed.  The Fabre-Nutting
match was considered to be bad, with Fabre toying with his opponent.  The facility was at
West Park and Yamhill streets.  Gustavo was from Baker, Oregon.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, March 16, 1922
(Columbia Hall) … Taro Miyake b. three wrestlers within 60:00 in the jiu-jitsu style, beat
Ernest Olson in 3:50, Max Glover in 6:20 and Moose Norbeck in 15:00 … John Viedhoff
b. Jack Larry (8:45) … Louis Pergantas b. Paul Kenney (11:00) … (promoter:  Ad
Garlock) … (largest crowd of the season in Portland)
Notes:  Taro Miyake entered the territory on February 23 from Denver, and immediately
challenged Ted Thye.  He reportedly had been in the United States since 1914, and that
same year, he visited Portland.  He was accompanied by Louis Pergantas, a Greek
wrestler.  Miyake was said to be the champion Jiu-Jitsu wrestler of the world, at 185
pounds.  The facility was at Second and Oak Streets.  Pergantas was said to be the
Greek Light Heavyweight champion of the world.

LaGrande, Oregon:  Thursday, March 16, 1922
( ) … Ad Gustavo b. Basanta Singh (2-0)

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, March 22, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Taro Miyake by decision (1-0) (2 hours) (Thye took the
only fall in 1:21:00) (catch and jiu-jitsu permitted, no jackets) … Paul Renney b. Ernest
Olson (15:00) … Oscar Butler b. Ed Schmitt (5:40) … (promoter:  Jack Routledge) …
(referee:  Carl Freilinger)
Notes:  “Renney” is likely Paul Kenney.  Louis Pergantas challenged Thye.  The Thye-
Miyake match was called the “most spectacular wrestling” seen in many years.  Schmitt
outweighed Butler by at least 40 pounds.

Portland, Oregon:  Tuesday, March 28, 1922
(Woodmen of the World Hall) … Ted Thye b. Oscar Butler (Thye had to win twice in 60:
00, but only scored one fall and the match was halted because Butler suffered an injured
arm and was unable to continue) (only fall in 38:30 with wristlocks, Butler forfeited second
fall) … Paul Kenney b. Ernest Olson (13:00) … Fred Reidlinger b. Fred Fish (8:00)

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, April 5, 1922
(The Armory) … Ted Thye b. Jim Noregaard (1-0) (46:35) … Basanta Singh b. Jack
Kennedy (dec., 30:00) … George Lambert b. Joe Anderson (15:00) … (“fair” sized
crowd) … (benefit for the Community Chest)
Notes:  Kennedy was from Condon, Oregon.  Anderson was a substitute for Oscar
Butler.  Lambert was from Salem.  Before the matches, Ray Lesher, a wrestling instructor
at the YMCA, gave an exhibition of holds.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, April 13, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ad Santel b. Taro Miyake (dec., 60:00) (jiu-jitsu match) (there were
three 20:00 periods) (no falls were scored) … Paul Amort b. Fireman Burns (7:45) …
Oscar Butler b. Ernest Olson (dec., 15:00)
Notes:  Santel was said to be a claimant to the World Light Heavyweight championship.  A
year ago, Santel and his trainer “Charley” Weber went to Japan, according to the
newspaper report.  There, Santel took part in 27 matches and won every one.  He arrived
in Portland on Saturday from San Francisco.  During the match, Santel was the
aggressor.  After the victory, Santel didn’t return to San Francisco.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, April 20, 1922
(Lyric Theater) … Ad Santel b. Louis Pergantas (2-0) (38:20, 18:00) … Taro Miyake b.
Bill Rossman (3:35) (jiu-jitsu match) … Oscar Butler b. Farmer Vance (dec., 30:00) …
(referee:  Basanta Singh)

Spokane, Washington:  Wednesday, May 3, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye b. Taro Miyake (2/3) (third fall by disqualification when Miyake refused to
break a stranglehold) (catch-as-catch-can match) … (referee:  Guy Sanson)

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, May 10, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Louis Pergantas (1-0) (2 hours) (only fall scored at 1:43:
20 mark) … Rudy Warner b. Paul Amort and Ernest Olson (handicap match) (Warner
had to beat both men in 30:00) … (referee:  Carl Freilinger)
Notes:  Warner was from Nebraska and was a middleweight.  Thye and Pergantas
weighed 165 pounds.

Portland, Oregon:  Tuesday, May 16, 1922
(Woodmen of the World Hall) … Oscar Butler vs. Jack Kennedy … Ernest Olson vs.
Farmer Vance
Notes:  Butler and Kennedy waited at the Hall for a large enough crowd to show up so
they could wrestle.  They waited an hour, then cancelled the show.  Warm weather and
other attractions in the area kept fans away.

Albany, Oregon:  Tuesday, May 23, 1922
( ) … Charlie Olson b. Farmer Vance (2-0) (1:02:00, 17:00)
Notes:  Olson was from Albany and Vance was from Jerome, Idaho.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, May 25, 1922
(Lyric Theater) … Ted Thye b. George Barnes (2/3) (Barnes won the first fall in 1:09:55,
Thye took the second in 26:40, and then Barnes was unable to continue for the third fall
after suffering a dislocated shoulder) … Oscar Butler and Tom Ray drew (30:00) … Ray
Ginther and Jim Manning drew (15:00) … (referee:  G.L. Rathbun)
Notes:  Dr. Archie Van Cleve advised Barnes not to wrestle.  Barnes was the first man to
get a fall on Thye this season.

Spokane, Washington:  Friday, June 2, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye b. Paul Prehn (2/3) … Lakey Morrow b. Terry Brown (boxing match)
(featherweights)

Gold Hill, Oregon:  Tuesday, June 6, 1922
(Gold Hill Arena) … Walter Miller b. Ralph Hand
Notes:  Walter Miller was an instructor at the Los Angeles Athletic Club and was a
claimant to the World Middleweight championship.  Miller arrived in Portland on May 26
on his way to Walla Walla, where he was going to meet Ted Thye on May 30.  Miller
worked out at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club on May 26, where he played
handball.  His last bout in Los Angeles was against “Kinjo” and the match went two hours
without a fall.  Hand held a victory over Tom Ray of Omaha, who was a protégé of Farmer
Burns.

Portland, Oregon:  Friday, June 9, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … World Middleweight Champion Johnny Meyers b. George Barnes (2-0)
(58:56 of the sixth round, 28 seconds of the seventh round) (White Rules) (match was
scheduled for 12 rounds) … Dr. Carl Furness and Louis Pergantes drew in three 10:00
rounds … (promoter:  Jack Routledge) … (in attendance:  Walter Miller)
Notes:  This show was originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 7.  Meyers was going to
wrestle Ted Thye next month in Spokane.  Before arriving in Portland, Meyers, his
manager Ed White, and trainer “Doc” Carl Furness were in Virginia, Minnesota, where
they were training in the woods.  Furness travels with and trains Meyers.  This was
Meyers’ first trip west, and was in an attempt to clear his championship claim.  They
arrived in Portland on June 5.  Meyers was 32 years old and had been grappling for 14
years.  He stood 5’5 ½” tall and wrestled about 1,000 matches.  He was a student of the
art of leverage.  On June 6, he was going to train at the Olympic Gym.

Spokane, Washington:  Thursday, June 15, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye b. World Middleweight Champion Johnny Myers (decision after each had
won a fall in a 12-round match) (White Rules) (Meyers took the first fall in the sixth round,
Thye won the second fall in the 10th round) … (referee:  Chris Gesek)
Notes:  Thye weighed 164, over the title limit, thus the championship didn’t change
hands.  Meyers was at 158.  Each round was 10 minutes.

Toledo, Oregon:  Saturday, June 24, 1922
( ) … George Barnes and Tom Ray drew after six rounds (60:00) (White Rules)
Notes:  Ray was originally to have wrestled Charles Olson of Albany, but because there
was a small crowd, Olson refused to wrestle.  Barnes was initially the referee, and he
stepped into battle Ray.

Spokane, Washington:  Friday, June 30, 1922
( ) … Johnny Meyers and Ted Thye drew (2 hours, then after a 15:00 overtime) (“Police
Gazette Rules”)
Notes:  Meyers was a claimant to the World Middleweight championship.  Reportedly,
Californians backed Walter Miller, where Meyers was regarded in the east.  The Spokane
promoter guaranteed Miller $3,000 to meet the winner in this city.  Miller, however, wants
to wrestle in Los Angeles.  Police Gazette Rules meant that the two wrestlers went for two
hours, and after two hours a decision was rendered.  In this case, a 15-minute overtime
was allowed.  One source said that both men scored a fall, but another said there were
no falls.  Sometimes Thye is called a claimant to the middleweight title, and other times he’
s not.  Meyers and Ed White left Portland for Los Angeles on July 5, looking for a bout
with Miller.

St. Helens, Oregon:  Friday, June 30, 1922
(Liberty Theater) … Hill vs. Moose Norbeck
Notes:  The week before, Norbeck appeared and offered $1 a minute for anyone who
could last with him.  Hill, said to be a local longshoreman, accepted the deal and stayed
10:00.  Norbeck then said he could beat Hill in 15:00, but the latter stayed the limit.  
Norbeck challenged Hill to a finish match for the purse of $150 and the gate.

Albany, Oregon:  Tuesday, July 4, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye b. Charlie Olson

Albany, Oregon:  Monday, July 20, 1922
( ) … Charlie Olson b. Cyclone Brooks (2-0)
Note:  Brooks was from Astoria.

Eugene, Oregon:  Friday, July 24, 1922
( ) … Ted Thye b. “Doc” Carl Furness (2-0) … Nick Zvolis b. Carl Miller (dec., 3rd round
with a  stranglehold) (mixed boxer vs. wrestler match) (Zvolis was the wrestler) (six rounds)
Note:  Furness was a medical student and the trainer of Johnny Meyers.

*In early August 1922, Ted Thye challenged Johnny Meyers for a return match at 160
pounds for the World Middleweight championship.  Thye was willing to go to Los Angeles
for the match, or compete anywhere in the Northwest.

Albany, Oregon:  Saturday, August 12, 1922
( ) … Arthur Chester vs. Charlie Olson … Billy Jacobs vs. Young Cole … Fred Hampton
vs. Arthur Rabitzke
Notes:  Olson was from Olympia and Chester was from Pocatello, Idaho.  The Chester-
Olson match was said to be for the 158-pound Northwest championship.

Aberdeen, Washington:  Monday, August 14, 1922
(Aberdeen Athletic Club) … Carl Furness vs. Louis Pergantas … (matchmaker:  Bob
Oliver)
Notes:  Furness was said to be a protégé of Dr. B.F. Roller.  This match was cancelled
when Furness failed to appear.  His car reportedly broke down en route.  The show was
postponed until the following Monday with Pergantas taking on Clyde “Cyclone” Brooks of
Michigan.  George W. Actor and Jack Washburn, who previously lost to Pergantas, were
also booked.

LaGrande, Oregon:  Friday, September 1, 1922
( ) … Basanta Singh vs. Ted Thye

Albany, Oregon:  Monday, September 4, 1922
( ) … Charlie Olson b. Arthur Chester (decision)
Notes:  Both wrestlers weighed in at 158 and this was the return bout.  It may have been
for the Northwest Middleweight championship.

Albany, Oregon:  Tuesday, October 3, 1922
(The Armory) … Ralph Hand b. Henry Burke (2/3) … Dell and Ted Fox boxed six rounds
(midget boxers from Independence) … (referee:  Moose Norbeck)
Notes:  This was part of a three-day wrestling tournament during the Linn County Fair.  
The promoters were L.H. Hulburt and Clay Kirk.

Albany, Oregon:  Wednesday, October 4, 1922
(The Armory) … Ted Thye b. Moose Norbeck (2/3)

Albany, Oregon:  Thursday, October 5, 1922
(The Armory) … Charles Olson vs. Basanta Singh

Albany, Oregon:  Friday, October 6, 1922
(The Armory) … Ted Thye failed to throw Henry Burke and Charles Olsen in a special
handicap match (Thye agreed to beat both in 60:00)
Note:  Burke was from Omaha.

Gold Hill, Oregon:  Friday, October 13, 1922
(Gold Hill Arena) … Johnny Carlson b. Battling Richie (boxing) … Ralph Hand b. Ad
Gustavo (1:40:00)

Albany, Oregon:  Monday, October 16, 1922
(The Armory) … Charlie Olson b. Arthur Chester (2/3)

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, October 19, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Allah Hussane (2-0) (1:02:00, 17:00) … Red Nutting and
Mike Reed drew (15:00) … Max Glover b. Jimmy Anderson (dec., 30:00) … (promoter:  
Virgil Hamlin)
Notes:  Season opener.  Thye is wrestling as a light heavyweight here, facing Hussane,
who was 15 pounds heavier.  Hussane was said to be San Francisco’s “Terrible Turk,”
and has wrestled many great wrestlers.

Cottage Grove, Oregon:  Tuesday, October 24, 1922
( ) … Ralph Hand b. Basanta Singh (2/3)

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, November 2, 1922
(Woodmen of the World Hall) … Oscar Butler b. Paul Amort (2-0) (20:20, 14:30)
Notes:  The Butler-Amort was said to be for the Portland Middleweight championship,
vacated now that Ted Thye has become a light heavyweight.  Butler was a welder and
reportedly only lost one match in his last 53.  Amort was an ex-college light heavyweight
wrestling champion, and now taught at Benson Technical School.

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, November 8, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Jack Dod (2-0) (1:06:00, 9:00) … Jimmy Anderson b. Art
Kidd (10:00) … Max Glover b. Ernest Olson … (promoter:  Virgil Hamlin) … (referee:  Carl
Frelinger)
Notes:  Dod was also spelled “Dodd” in the local newspaper.  Dod was from Sacramento
and was training to be a boxer when he encountered Farmer Burns, who trained him in
wrestling instead.  He’s been wrestling 15 years and had 600 bouts.  He weighed 175
pounds.  Dod recently held “Toots” Mondt to a two hour draw, and also drew with Ad
Santel.  Louis Pergantas challenged the winner of the Thye-Dod match.  Pergantas was
making Aberdeen, Washington his headquarters now.

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, November 15, 1922
(B’Rith Amateur Athletic Club) … Boxing Championship Tournament … Ted Thye and
Virgil Hamlin gave a 15-minute exhibition of wrestling holds

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, November 16, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Jack Dod (1:04:13) (1-0) (Dod was unable to continue
after the first fall and was suffering from boils on each arm) (wristlocks) … Jimmie
Anderson b. Jim Manning (9:00) … Jack Clayton and Art Kidd drew (15:00) … (promoter:
Virgil Hamlin)
Notes:  Taro Miyaki was originally booked to wrestle Dod tonight.  After Miyaki failed to
appear, Thye, Butler, Pergantas and Singh each wanted their shot at Dod.  The fans
were given a ballot to pick who they’d like to see wrestle him, and Thye was picked.  
Initially Dod looked the crowd size and refused to wrestle unless given more money.  A
deal was reached that pacified him.

Portland, Oregon:  Thursday, November 23, 1922
(Woodman of the World Hall) … Oscar Butler b. Cris Gesek (2/3) … Young Bowman b.
Jimmie Anderson (8:00) … Max Glover b. Sid Carter (6:00)
Note:  Gesek was from Walla Walla.

Lebanon, Oregon:  Wednesday, December 13, 1922
( ) … Earl Foster b. Nick Zvolis (2-0) … (referee:  Charles Olson)
Notes:  Foster was from Lebanon.  Olson was called the Albany middleweight wrestling
champion.

Portland, Oregon:  Tuesday, December 19, 1922
(Woodman of the World Hall) … Henry Burke vs. Oscar Butler … Charles Olson vs.
Basanta Singh … (referee:  Ben Bordsen)
Note:  Burke wanted a match with Thye, who was reportedly a claimant to the World
Middleweight Title.

Portland, Oregon:  Wednesday, December 27, 1922
(Heilig Theater) … Ted Thye b. Al Karasick (2/3) (Thye won the first fall in 32:05,
Karasick took the second in 23:00, and Thye won the final in 20:00) … Basanta Singh b.
Kid Ireland (9:00) … Jimmie Anderson b. Danny Needham (2-0) (boxer vs. wrestler) …
(promoter:  Virgil Hamlin) … (referee:  Carl Freilinger)
Notes:  Anderson was a wrestler and Needham was a boxer.  There was talk that Ed
“Strangler” Lewis may come into Portland in the coming weeks, perhaps on February 3,
1923.  Karasick had been wrestling about 10 years.


Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 13, 2010
Portland Wrestling Results - 1922