OWH: Peterborough 1952-1953

A look at the winter wrestling season of 1952-53 in Peterborough ON. It's part of the Toronto circuit locally promoted by Oshawa promoter Pat Milosh.

This Peterborough season starts when the 1952 Oshawa season ends and finishes a few days before the 1953 Oshawa season opens. Peterborough was a regular spot from the 1930s and by this era was full with the Tunney stars and assorted indys. Red Garner (CCWA), Toar Morgan, and Larry Kasaboski (Northland) all ran cards in the area.

Some highlights of the year include a visit by Primo Carnera to take on another giant Sky Hi Lee. The tag team of Dirty Dick Raines & Lou Plummer was on top of the busy tag scene while the Red Mask (later unmasked as Dutch Hefner at MLG -by Lou Thesz) would task the fan favorites. 

Sourced from the Peterborough library microfilm

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52/11/05 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Chief Big Heart W Lee Henning
Lou Plummer W Jim Coffield
Dick Raines D Jack Pesek

52/11/12 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Chief Big Heart W Lou Plummer
Johnny Barend D Bull Montana
Dick Raines W Tony Lanza

52/11/19 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Chief Big Heart DCOR Bobo Brazil (Sub for The Great Togo)
Billy Stack W/DQ Dick Raines
Jim Coffield D Kenny Ackles

52/11/26 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Dick Raines/Lou Plummer vs Chief Big Heart/Billy Stack
Kenny Ackles vs Lee Henning
Tony Lanza vs Lou Pitoschia

52/12/03 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Chief Big Heart/Kenny Ackles
Wee Willie Davis W Bull Montana
Jack Wentworth D Jim Coffield

52/12/10 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Chief Big Heart/Pat Flanagan
Lee Henning D Johnny Barend
Bull Montana DCOR Joe Christie

52/12/17 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer D Pat Flanagan/Bobo Brazil
Sky Hi Lee W Johnny Barend
Man Mountain Dean Jr W Jim Coffield

53/01/07 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer DCOR Pat Flanagan/Whipper Watson
Sky Hi Lee D Earl McCready
Man Mountain Dean Jr W Johnny Barend

53/01/14 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Ski Hi Lee/Frank Valois
Man Mountain Dean Jr W Chief Big Heart
Joe Christie D Frank Taylor

53/01/21 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
The Red Mask W Chief Big Heart
Earl McCready D Joe Christie
George Scott W Ray Clarke

53/01/28 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
The Red Mask W Yukon Eric
Man Mountain Dean Jr W Frank Taylor
Don Beitleman W Bill Stack

53/02/04 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Yukon Eric W The Red Mask
Ovilia Asselin W/DEC Frank Taylor (Asselin refuses victory after hitting Taylor with a low blow)
Earl McReady D Frank Valois

53/02/11 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Ski Hi Lee/The Red Mask W Whipper Watson/Yukon Eric
Larry Moquin W Frank Valois
Earl McCready D Steve Stanlee

53/02/18 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Ski Hi Lee/The Red Mask W Larry Moquin/Sammy Berg (sub for Yukon Eric)
Pat Flanagn W Joe Christie
Billy Stack W Frank Valois

53/02/25 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Ski Hi Lee/The Red Mask W Larry Moquin/Pat Flanagan
Lou Plummer W Ovilia Asselin
Joe Christie D Frank Taylor

53/03/04 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Primo Carnera W Ski Hi Lee
Larry Moquin D Steve Stanlee
Firpo Szybsko W Hardy Kruskamp

53/03/11 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Pat Flanagan/Bobo Brazil
Sammy Berg D Firpo Szybsko
Ovilia Asselin W Joe Christie

53/03/18 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Man Mountain Dean Jr W Bobo Brazil
Sammy Berg DCOR Don Beitleman
Ovilia Asselin W Steve Stanlee

53/03/25 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Man Mountain Dean Jr/The Red Mask W Yukon Eric/Timothy Geohagen
Larry Moquin D Firpo Szybsko
Ovilia Asselin D Frank Taylor

53/04/01 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Timothy Geohagen/Larry Moquin/Pat Flanagan W The Red Mask/Man Mountain Dean Jr/Firpo Szybsko
Earl McCready W Jan Gotch

53/04/08 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Timothy Geohagen D The Red Mask
Midgets- Little Beaver/Prince Salie Halassie W Tom Thumb/Mighty Schultz
Larry Moquin W Bert Ruby

53/04/15 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Hans Hemann W Timothy Geohagen
Siamese Foot Boxers - Exhibition
Pat Flanagan W Ben Sherman

53/04/22 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Hans Hermann/Bobo Brazil (Hermann refuses to tag in)
Pat Flanagan W Firpo Szybsko
Billy Stack D Jan Gotch

53/04/29 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Canadian Tag Titles: Dick Raines/Lou Plummer W Pat Flanagan/Bobo Brazil
Abe Zvonkin D Steve Stanlee
Billy Stack W Firpo Szybsko

53/05/06 Peterborough, ON Brock Arena
Bobo Brazil/Timothy Geohagen W Hans Hermann/The Red Mask
Pat Flanagan W Jan Gotch
Abe Zvonkin DCOR Billy Stack

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