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1 .`004ALUAMMOAA01/4.0 %.**AWWWONsimmumA449// International Boxing Research Organizatiori BOX 84, GUILFORD, N.Y Newsletter 1 14 October, 1984 WELCOME During the past few months the membership of IBRO has increased by more than 50% and now stands at 84 worldwide. We welcome the following 32 new members: Andy Betts* Joseph Brower* Alfred Bucchianeri Ocania Chalk* Joseph Corcoran* Tom Crome Stephen Crosson Bob Daniel Anthony Ferrante Jose Garcia* Morton Gerofsky* Les Gibbons Jack Hay* Walter Hogan* Charles Johnston Ronald Kirkman Ronald Land Charles Leone George Luckman Michael Matteson Ken McCauley Ray Mitchell Vincent Murray Richard Pagano* Thomas Ross K e n Smith* Be la Szilagyi* Tan Wee Eng* Howard Tannenbaum* Steven Walsh Robert Wellman* DaVid Wolf *Members whose names are followed by an asterisk are not included in the IBRO Membership Directory (contained in the Second Annual Journal.) Please make a special note of their, addresses on the following pages. Apologies to Jack Hay whose membership was received in time but was inadvertently omitted. ANNUAL JOURNAL Enclosed with this mailing is the Second Annual Journal. Thank you very much to all the members who contributed material to it. MEETING The New Haven meeting took place on Saturday, July 14th as scheduled. Although the turnout was light for a variety of reasons, the occasion did give several IBRO members a chance to meet each other cnd share a pleasant afternoon discussing boxing. Many thanks to Carl.chnipper for arranging the get -together. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The officers are President, John Grasso; Vice-President, Luckett Davis; Secretary, Robert Soderman; and Treasurer, Herb Goldman. The Vice-Presidential race was the closest with Luckett Davis nipping Laurence Fielding, Bill Schutte and Bert Sugar. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY The Membership Directory is contained on pages of the Journal. Please note that several of the new members are not included in this directory. Their addresses, however, are contained elsewhere in this newsletter.

2 2 CELEBRITY BOXERS - LORD BYRON by Peter Hatton IBRO Newsletter if8 listed some men who achieved fame outside of the boxing ring but who were known to have boxed. One of these men was the writer Lord Byron,born George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron Byron ( ). Peter Hatton provides some additional insight into Byron's boxing participation. "In this period there is a great distinction between bare-fisted 'milling' and gloved 'sparring.' (ed. note - see p.47 of the Second Annual Journal). There is no evidence that Byron did other than spar. Jim Ford credits him with 6 bouts while at Harrow (School) (1801-5) and our Dictionary of National Bibliography credits him with having been 'a poor scholar, good boxer' at school and a 'practised boxer' while at Cambridge University ( ). Boxing was not a formal sport at Harrow school at that date and I will see if I can find out anything more; however, given Byron's reputation as a protector of his friends with his fists (esp. Lords Clare & Delawarr, Harkness, Long, Sinclair and (more debatably) the future prime-minister Peel), I suspect these were challenge fights informally controlled rather than anything more formal. When in London from at least 1805 to at least , Byron was coached by 'Gentleman' John Jackson, 'Professor of Pugilism' (All-England Champion 1795-? 1800) at his gym at 13 Bond Street; at times Jackson also came round to Byron's rooms in the Albany to spar with him. I am sure Byron was a frequent spectator at the Fives Court, but had he participated in an exhibition, Pierce or Bee would have recorded it. Bee in Fancyiana lists Byron as one of the principal putters-up of purses in I suspect Byron's sparring at Cambridge was chiefly with Long and would have been watched by other undergraduates. My conclusion then is that Byron,though having a reputation for the use of his fists,never participated in a bout one could record formerly by the standards of 1 800, 1890 or 1984." "SHOWER" FIGHTS In reading a fight report in a contemporary Australian boxing magazine, the phrase "shower fight" was noted. An inquiry to John Hogg produced the following explanation. "A 'shower' fight results in shower of coins to the combatants as you may have surmised. Frequently notes also accompany the coins. Mainly preliminary bouts are showered, sort of a bonus to the lesser fighters for a good fight. Hard to say how common they are. Not as many as years ago wlien there were more preliminary fights on each programme. It's a dangerous practice but impossible to stop. A coin thrown from the back of the stadium can cause damage. I have seen ringsiders suffer head cuts from coins. In Melbourne years ago one lost the sight of an eye after being hit. When a shower starts you duck your head and cover your eyes." NEW ZEALAND Earlier this year, on March 19, 1984, Australian Tony Mundine lost his Australasian light heavyweight title to Samoan Alex Sua in Carlow Park, Auckland, New Zealand. What mode the bout unusual was the scoring of the three judges: , and In New Zealand they use the 20 point must scoring system for professional bouts as well as amateur ones. Does anyone know of cny other place where a 20 point system is used for professional bouts? (thanks to John Hogg for this item). THANKS To the following members for their contributions to this newsletter: George Blair, David Bloch, Tom Crome, Luckett Davis, Robert Diamond, Laurence Fielding, Michel Glodu, Bruce Harris, Peter Hatton, John Hogg, Joe Koizumi, Johnny Shevalla, Paul Soyka and Julius Weiner. A very special thank you to Charles Leone for his generous cash donation.

3 3 LEE SAVOLD In newsletter f 11 the record of Lee Savold appeared. The name Lee Hulver was given as another name for Savold. According to George Blair, Savold was the fighter's family name- his fatherls come was Sam Savold. Does anyone know whether Lee Hulver was an early ring name for Lee Savold, and if so, when did he stop using it? VIDEO TAPES A good source for fights on video tape per George Blair is Kurt Noltimier, 2240 Ridge Drive '33, St. Louis Park, Minnesota telephone BATTLING JIM JOHNSON In newsletter *13, an article on Joe Jeannette mentioned that Battling Jim Johnson fought out of a "Jim Jeffries-type crouch in his heavyweight title bout with Jack Johnson." Robert Diamond has a short film clip of Jim Johnson vs. Sam McVea in 1910 in Paris in which Jim Johnson fights in a very pronounced upright position and wonders if Jim Johnson changed styles for his bout against Jack Johnson. He writes, "Interestingly, McVea fights with his left arm completely extended and uses it as a spear to charge with. Both fighters also have the unfortunate habit during a brisk exchange of punches of throwing round-house punches with their heads down and eyes facing the floor." FIGHT FILMS Paul Soyka, Apt. 2414, 3550 Jeanne Mance, Montreal, Quebec H2x 3P7 is working on a project to catalog fight films. Please contact him if you have information on any fight films or would like to take part in this project. CELEBRITY BOXERS Julius Weiner has provided some more names of personalities from the entertainment world who boxed in their youth: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lou Costello, William Demarest, Jack Palance, Dale Robertson, Reginald Gardner and Phil "Take a- or Leave it" Baker. In addition, the Peace Corps director under President Johnson in 1966, Jack Hood Vaughan, was a Michigan Golden Gloves champion. TARTAN BOXING ANNUAL Robert W. Macdonald, 29 Baronswell, Wick, Caithness, Scotland has produced a limited edition of a new record book, The Tartan Boxing Annual This 43 page softcover book contains the records of 45 Scottish boxers - their 5 world champions, 5 contenders who fought for the world's championship, 3 others who were European champions, and 32 current boxers. The book includes4_additional_bouts_for Benny_Lynch_thct a_ re_not in the 1983 RRB. Distinction is made between bouts won by RSC, retirement, or injury, and the site of bouts held within Britain (Albert Hall, National S.C., etc.) is also given. An - interesting note is the fact that flyweight Johnny Hill is included among the world champions by the RRB but not by this Scottish compiler. This is a neat little book worth adding to your collection. Jerome Shochet, 6144 Oakland Mills Road, Sykesville, MD will take orders for the book at $6 U.S. funds. Overseas members may find it more convenient to write directly to Mr. Macdonald.

4 4 BOXING - This is It! Is the title of a new book by Hank Kaplan and Enrique Encinosa. This 246 page book contains dozens of rare photos, chapters on the world's worst fighter (who won only 10 of 300 bouts), the greatest globetrotter in boxing history, a handicapped youth who became world's champion as well as chapters on Louis, Johnson, Dempsey, Robinson, Leonard and others. Available from ETC Publications, P.O. Drawer ETC, Palm Springs, CA GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS Recently IBRO was asked to review the boxing entries.for the Guinness Book of World Records. Included in the boxing section are facts about the longest and shortest fights, tallest fighter, most fights, most knockouts, etc. As most members know, mcny of these so-called "facts" have been passed along in various record books but have not always been verified. The Guinness authors would like to be able to authenticate all entries and have asked IBRO to help. Please send any material that might be used in this task to IBRO, Box 84, Guilford, NY Any additional items of the greatest, fewest, most, least nature that can be authenticated are also desired. The Andy Bowen-Jack Burke and Jeffries-Finnegan clippings in newsletter #13 are good examples of what they are looking for. YOUNGEST PROS boxer. One record not yet included in the Guinness Book is that of youngest professional The November, 1969 issue of "The Ring", page 29, includes the following item: "Canadian promoter Regis Levesque put a card together in Ccp del la Madeleine, Quebec Province, in which his 1 2-yearold son Daniel made his pro debut in a losing effort against another 12-yearold, Jacques Noel. The bout consisted of three two-minute rounds. The boys were paid a total of $35; S25 to Noel and 510 to Levesque. There is no minimum age for pro boxers in Quebec, and no local commission. Both boys plan to engage in bouts this Fall.' Can anyone help verify or challenge the validity of the above information. Does anyone know of any younger pro boxers? Did either boy ever box professionally again? SIDB A public corporation called Sports Information Data Base (SIDB) has recently been formed. Its purpose is to create a computerized data base of all sports. It plans to sell a sports research service to the media and eventually plans to offer it to the public. It also plans to provide the facility for computerized typesetting and to publish sports books. To the best of my knowledge, none of the members of IBRO are stockholders, officers or employees of SIDB. IBRO has been having negotiations with SIDB aimed at making IBRO the primary supplier and authenticator of historical boxing records. IBRO will continue to be conducted as a non-profit organization, but an agreement with SIDB may provide our organization with the backing necessary to produce an accurate all-time boxing record book. The utmost caution is being taken to safeguard the reputation which IBRO has established as an independent, noncommercial organization dedicated to boxing research and to producing an accurate history of boxing. ADDRESS CHANGE Please note that Reg Noble has a new mailing address. It is now P.O. Pasadena, TX It is correctly listed in the new membership directory. Box 6371 I

5 5 HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION - Dave Bloch This division, also called the super middleweight class, has been recognized by the following organizations at a weight of approximately 168 pounds. Utah Boxing Commission 4/ 3/67 Don Fullmer KO 6 Joe Hopkins, Salt Lake City 6/22/67 Don Fullmer KO 2 Luis Garduna, Missoula, MT 2/20/68 Don Fullmer W 10 Carl Moore, Phoenix 10/29/69 Doyle Baird W 10 Don Fullmer, Cleveland title claimed by Daniel Brewer - recognized by Ohio Boxing Commission 11/27/74 Bill Douglas KO 2 Danny Brewer, Columbus 11/28/7 5 Jesse Burnett K 0 3 Danny Brewer, Edmonton 5/ 3/7 6 Jesse Burnett KO 7 Danny Brewer, Stockton World Athletic Association 4/ 3/82 Jerry Halstead KO 6 Ron Brown, Denver Fall '83 Charles Smith recognized as champion by WAA International Boxing Federation 3/28/84 Murray Sutherland W 15 Ernie Singletary, Atlantic City 7/22/84 Chong-Pal Park KO 11 Murray Sutherland, Seoul Not a very impressive history, but a history it is. RATINGS John Grasso is working on a project to compile a list of every boxer listed in "The Ring's monthly ratings. The first part of this project appeared in the First Annual Journal entitled "Boxing's Major Leaguers". He would like to obtain copies of "The Ring's" monthly ratings for the following months: March, Sept.; June, August, Sept.; January; March, April, August, October, November; January thru June, August, December January, May thru August; February, July; any ratings published prior to February, in The Ring or any other publication. Any help with this data would be greatly welcomed.. RECORDS Records appearing in this newsletter were provided by the following members: Tom Crome - Tony Olson (AKA Tom- Crome) Luckett Davis - Arthur De Kuh, Arthur Huttick, Cannonball Eddie Martin, King Tut Laurence Fielding - Cuban Bobby Brown, Young Dencio Michel Gladu - Frankie Battaglia, Bobby Lawrence, Ralph McNaughton Joe Koizumi - Yoshio Shirai All records were reviewed by Luckett Davis, chairman of the IBRO records committee, and his comments are included where appropriate.

6 6 NEW MEMBERS Andy Betts 50 Lorimer Street Westcotes Leicester LE3 OQE Great Britain Mr. Betts is interested in professional boxing from 1960-date, both the U.S. and Great Britain, and in Sugar Ray Robinson and Willie Pep. He collects autographs, books and photos. Joseph Brower 1029 Kerwin St. Piscataway, NJ questionnaire not yet received Alfred Bucchianeri 1229 Visitacion Ave. San Francisco, CA questionnaire not yet received Ocania Chalk P.O. Box 92 McConnells, SC Mr. Chalk is interested in professional boxing from the bareknuckle era through 1929, in the U.S. and England, and in the Dixie Kid, Bobby Dobbs and Tom Molineaux. H e collects books and photos. Joseph L. Corcoran 255 Pierce Avenue Warwick, RI questionnaire not yet received. Tom Crome 7 Park Crescent Sh iremoor Newcastle upon Tyne England NE27 OLH Mr. Crome has compiled an extensive collection of unpublished pre-1940 records. He is also a collector of photos and negatives, boxing pins, neckties and lapel badges. He's interested in selling or trading items from his vast collection. He boxed as "Tony Olson" from and his ring record is included elsewhere in this newsletter. Stephen T. Crosson 5445 La Sierra Suite 400 Dallas, TX questionnaire not yet received

7 NEW MEMBERS 7 Bob Daniel 1523 Liberty Place Escondido, CA Mr. Daniel is interested in professional boxing from 1920 to date, primarily U.S. He's interested in the Hogue brothers (Big Boy and Shorty) and Speedy Dodo. He collects books, photos and records and has virtually every championship account published in the Los Angeles Times from 1957 to date. Anthony C. Ferrante Inverness Apts. Apt. #K484 Westville, NJ questionnaire not yet received Jose Garcia Ill 3044 W. 83rd Pl. Chicago, IL questionnaire not yet received Morton Gerofsky 1542 Devereaux Ave. Philadelphia, PA questionnaire not yet received Les Gibbons 5 Dowling Street Leumeah, NSW Australia 2560 Mr. Gibbons is the editor and publisher of "The Small Glove News", a monthly Australian boxing magazine. He is also the compiler of The Small Glove News Record Book, an Australian boxing record annual. Jack Hay Box 2355 R70 Las Vegas, NV Mr. Hay is interested in professional boxing from and collects books and photos. He is especially interested in any material pertaining to Jack Dempsey. He is the author of a recently published book, A Pair of Jacks: Jack Dempsey & Son, soon to be made into a feature film. The book is his life story, written as the only son of the heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, born in 1925 outside of marriage. Walter Hogan 307 Union St. Jersey City, NJ questionnaire not yet received

8 8 NEW MEMBERS Charles E. -Johnston 228B S. 8th Street Santa Paula, CA Mr. Johnston is interested in professional boxing from especially, and in Californian boxers such as Sam McVey and Frank Fields. Also interested in Denver Ed Martin, Hank Griffin, Dixie Kid, Kid Williams (original). He has done extensive research on boxing in Ventura County, California and has forwarded a tremendous amount of material to IBRO which will appear in a future newsletter. Included among those records are 6 unrecorded bouts for Henry Armstrong in , 9 unrecorded bouts for Sam McVey from and additional bouts for Chalky Wright, Maxie Rosenbloom and Midget Wolgast. His collecting interests include books, photos, records and biographical data. Ronald R. Kirkman Country Club Drive Harper Woods, MI questionnaire not yet received Ronald W. Land 308 E. Southern Avenue Indianapolis, IN questionnaire not yet received Charles T. Leone 794 Crescent Woods Dr. Valley Park, MO Mr. Leone is interested inprofessional boxing from and collects autographs, books, films and records. I -le is interested in completing his collection of Ring magazines and Ring Record Books. He enjoys investigating "unusual" records - fighters who had long careers, troubled or strange ones. He has provided IBRO with data on some early Archie Moore bouts which will appear in a future newsletter. George E. Luckman 4617 West 161st Street Lawndale, CA Mr. Luckman is interested in professional boxing from and collects books, programs and records. He is the vice-president of the World Boxing Hall of Fame and is a member of numerous boxing associations including the Cauliflower Alley Club of Hollywood. Michael Matteson 804 West 3rd Gladwin, MI Mr. Matteson is interested in amateur and professional boxing in the bareknuckle and contemporary eras in both Great Britain and the U.S. He collects autographs, books and programs.

9 9 NEW MEMBERS Ken McCauley 4991 A Parker St. Louis, MO questionnaire not yet received Ray Mitchell 23 Milburn Road Gymea, NSW Australia 2227 Mr. Mitchell is a renowned Australian journalist, author, sports historian, television and radio commentator, boxing referee and boxing agent. He is also the editor of the quarterly magazine "The Square Ring". Vincent Murray 9325 Spring Rd. Ocala, FL questionnaire not yet received Richard Pagano 841 Colwell Road Swarthmore, PA Mr. Pagano is interested in amateur and professional boxing of all eras. interests include books, photos and magazines. His col lecting Thomas E. Ross 960 8th Street Beloit, WI Mr. Ross is interested in professional boxing, all eras but especially , and is interested in Charley Burley, Burt Lytell, Lee Oma, Tami Mauriello, Jimmy Bivins, Elmer Ray and Joe Baksi. His collecting interests include photos, records and newspaper and magazine accounts of past fights. K en Smith 294 Nye St. Marion, Ohio Mr. Smith is interested in amateur and professional boxing, all eras, and is interested in Rocky Marciano and Laszlo Pcpp especially. He collects books, programs and records.

10 10 NEW MEMBERS Bela Szilagyi 2654 Ruhl Avenue Columbus, OH Mr. Szilagyi is a concert pianist who is also interested in compiling the records of professional boxers. He has compiled records of boxers from Mexico, Central and South America as well as the U.S. He also collects photographs and video tapes and has extensive collections of both. Tan Wee Eng 101 Dunbar Walk Singapore Republic of Singapore Mr. Tan is interested in both amcteur cnd professional boxing From 1910-dote of all countries. He collects autographs, books, photos, programs and records, He is an expert on Filipino boxing and would like to correspond and exchange news, views, clippings, photos of old -time Oriental boxers who fought in the U.S., Europe and Australia; also Chinese boxers who fought in the U.S. in the "good old days." Howard Tannenbaum 1108 Burke Ave. Bronx, NY questionnaire not yet received Steven Walsh 2409 Parker St. Berkeley, CA Mr. Walsh is interested in professional boxing, gloved era pre thru 1919, in New England, New York, Michigan, Montana and California. He is specifically interested in Stanley Ketchel, Frank Klaus, Sam Langford, Porky Flynn, Willie Lewis, Jim Smith and Joe Choynski. He is interested in any facts concerning the last year of Stanley Ketchel and in cny federal or state attempts to ban or regulate boxing in the era (legislation, speeches, editorials, etc.). He collects books, films and photos. Robert Wellman PSC 4 2 Box APO S.F questionnaire not yet received David Wolf 147 West 79th Street New York, NY Mr. Wolf is interested in professional boxing of all eras; U.S., England, Canada, Mexico and Australia. He is specifically interested in Lennie "Boom Boom" Mancini, Freddie Mills, Rocky Marciano and Benny Lynch. He collects books, films, programs, records and videotape He is a former sportswriter and is currently a boxing manager.

11 11 INFORMATION WANTED 1 - David Bloch, 400 Berwickshire Drive, Richmond, VA points out that in the Ring Record Book there appears the records for John Kid Goodman and Abie Kid Goodman but their records are identical for the most part. He would like help in clearing up this record (or records). 2 - Alfred Bucchianeri, 1229 Visitacion Ave., San Francisco, CA is interested in learning more about Marcel Cerdan's first opponent, Marcel Bucchianeri. Date born, place, boxing record and any other information about him. 3 - Ocania Chalk, P.O. Box 92, McConnells, SC is looking for an accurate round-by-round copy of the Tom Cribb vs. Torn Molineaux bout on December 18, at Copthall Common, Sussex, England. 4 - L. Robert David!, 4424 Chesapeake St. N.W., Washington, DC would like to know if the "Honest John" Kelly who refereed the Jim Corbett-Tom Sharkey fight on 11/22/98 is the same "Honest John" Kelly who umpired for many years in that era in the National League. 5 - Rob ert Diamond, 632 Maltman Ave., Los Angeles, CA is looking for the following: a) the record of Hcmbone Kelly, a Boston light heavyweight of the 1920's (called by Johnny Indrisano the "hardest puncher he ever saw",'; Kelly was reputed to be too cheap to pay for services of a second and carried his own water bucket into the ring. ID), any information on a bantamweight who fought pro and amateur from named Jack Lewis, John Lewis or Kid Lewis. He may have beaten Frankie Jerome in an amateur bout and lost to Benny Leonard's brother, Charlie in another amateur bout. He moved to Los Angeles and may have had a financial interest in several fighters managed by Hyrnie Kaplan. c) knowled of the whereabouts of any films of Harry Greb in action. d) the addresses of Lou Salica and Tommy Farmer (ex-manager of Manuel Ortiz). Are these men still alive? e) films in super 8 of Louis-Shcrkey, Louis-Burman, Louis-Pastor(either bout), Louis-Braddock, or any of Louis' first 22 bouts; films of Eder Jofre, films of Pascual Perez. f) books about the life of Peter Jackson and the present address of the Vance Harvey Publ. Co., which is no longer at the 29 Horsefair Street, Leicester, England address. g) details of the no decision bouts of Harry Greb and Benny Leonard. 6 - Michel Gladu, Case Postale 696, Tour de la Bourse, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 3P7 would like the following: "Anything on the following boxers from Western Canada except the Ring Record Book record on Eddie Wenstob - Eddie Wenstob (1 934); Jack Tebo - heavyweight from Edmonton; Sonny Buxton from Victoria, BC who fought Wenstob; Roy Clift of Vancouver; Bob Fox of Alberta; West Coast heavies - Webster Epperson, Ston Scrvold and Johnny Baker; and an unknown to me who fought in Alberta - Eddie Skelton (who lost to Fred Lenhardt). " 7 - Chris Greyvenstein, c/o South African Boxing World, P.O. Box 6288, Roggebaai 8012, Capetown, South Africa is interested in the final years of old-time greats such as Battling Nelson, Ad Wolgast, Sam Langford, original Joe Walcott, Joe Jeannette, Sam McVey, Joe Gans, George Dixon, George Gardner, Jack Root, Marvin Hart, Jack Everhardt, Kid Lavigne and Jimmy Britt. 8 - Bruce Harris, 11 Windham Loop , Staten Island, NY is looking to borrow a biography of Jem Mace and will pay all postage costs involved. 9 - Jack Hay, Box 2355 R 70, Lcs Vegas, NV is interested in obtaining photos of Jack Dempsey and information about Dempsey's family.

12 12 INFORMATION WANTED 10 - John Hogg, 19 Buena Vista Ave., Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4151 is looking to obtain a copy of the record of Jack Lester who was active in the second decade of the 20th Century Charles Leone, 794 Crescent Woods Dr., Valley Park, MO is looking for the complete records of the following fighters: Bearcat Wright, Omaha heavyweight 1920's-30's; Bij Bill Hartwell, heavyweight, same era; K.O. Christner, Akron heavyweight, same era; Pat McCafferty, Topeka lightweight, mid to late 40's Michael Matteson, 804 West 3rd, Gladwin, MI is looking for any information about the bareknuckle heavyweight champion, George Millsom. Also, he would like to obtain current addresses for Carlos Monzon, Joe Brown, Sandy Saddler, Carlos Ortiz, Jose Napoles and Kid Chocolate Reg Noble, P.O. Box 6371, Pasadena, TX is looking for an accurate complete record of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson William O'Crotty, Wilcox St., Joliet, IL h looking for information on an Irish boxir named Michael James Crotty who fought around the turn of the century and may have fought in the U.S. as well as England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Also, any information regarding a book written by Daniel Crotty entitled Blocking and Hitting Ken Smith, 294 Nye St., Marion, Ohio would like to obtain the details of Laszlo Papp's amateur record Paul Soyka, Apt. 2414, 3550 Jeanne Mance, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 3P7 is interested in details concerning the whereabouts of early fight films such as the ones,a-z--je of the Jeffries -Sharkey bout by Vitagraph, Edison and Biograph Howard Tannenbaum, 1108 Burke Ave., Bronx, NY is looking for complete results of the World Amateur Championships held May, in Havana; complete results of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials for and 1972; complete results of the National AAU and National Golden Gloves tournaments from Julius Weiner, 628 Binstead Rd., Glen Burnie, MD is looking for a picture of Jack Dempsey sparring with Tony Galento in a gym in New York City in Joseph Brower, 1029 Kerwin St., Piscataway, NJ would like to know if Fred Fulton is still alive, and if so, where he is living Jack Kincaid, c/o Morfield, 2055 Cruger Ave., Bronx, NY is looking for a photo of AI Guido.

13 13 INFORMATION WANTED 20 - Dane A. Brady, c/o Larrabee Logging Co., Freshwater Bay, Box 3076, Juneau, AK is looking for information on Dane Saxon Brady who fought in the late 1920's or early 1 930s, was from Vemonia, Oregon and may have fought as a flyweight in Portland, Oregon Ray Campbell, 65 Leisure Oaks, Fordyce, Arkansas is looking for the records of Jimmy Clark, ',a 1938 opponent of Tony Zaland Maurice Strickland 22 - Tom Chase, 179 Anderson Ferry Road, Cincinnati, OH is a contributor to the Biographical History of American Sport and is looking biographical data on the following: Joe Brown, Bob Foster, Emile Griffith, Frank Klaus, Sonny Liston, Joe Lynch, Jack Root and Bud Taylor. He needs their parents' names and occupations, educational background, names of spouses and children, amateur career and activities after retirement from the ring Joe Diorio, 106 Fernwood, Hot Springs, AR would like to know the real name of flyweight champion Willie La Morte and would like to know whether or not Jimmy Perrin was of Italian extraction. (His real name was LaCcva) Anthony Fertitta, 10 Waterside Plaza, Apt. 13F, New York, NY is locking for information about the ring activities of his fotber, Anthony Fertitta, who fought under the name of Johnny Oliver in the early 1900s, probably as a bantamweight. He also was a boxing promoter at the Bushwick Arena in the early 1920s Allan Galfund, 5500 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase, MD is looking for information on the borzing career of his late brother, Harry Galfund who boxed as a welterweight in the New York City area during the 1920s David Kalniz, S. Beulah St., Philadelphia, PA is looking for information about the boxing career of his cousin, the late Benny Kaufman, a bantamweight active in the ring from Andrew Kaufman, 320 W. 83rd Street, New York, NY is looking for information about the boxing career of Lawrence Kid Kaufman, who was active in the 1930s in the New York City crea Jim Molachowski and Sam Bookheimer, Dept. of Political Science, Univ. of Ky., Lexington, KY are working on a study of the regulation of professional boxing in the U.S. and are interested in locating previous studies of this type Harold Manning, 307 W. Commercial, Anaconda, Montana is interested in any additions or corrections to the record of Santiago Zorilla cs it appeared in the Ring Record Book Marty Carson, P.O. Box B, Orlando, FL is locking for the record of a New England lightweight of the 1920s and 1940s ncmed Toby Tobias Bob Mignogna, 6420 Carlton St., Philadelphia, PA is locking for the record or additional information about a man named Frankie Valeriano or Frankie Volerio who boxed during the 1930s as a lightweight in California.

14 14 INFORMATION WANTED 32 - S. Middleberg, Doty Ave., At 55, Hawthorne, CA is looking for the record of a light heavyweight named Paul Cavaliere, who was a sparring partner of Joe Louis Ken Montgomery, So. 5th, Springfield, IL is looking for the records of Pat McStravick, Pierre Louis and Eddie Burl, three boxers who fought during the 1 930s and 40s Francesco Patricolo, P.O. Box 78, Gardiner, NY is interested in finding out the whereabouts of Tony Alongi, the New Jersey heavyweight of the 1 960s Richard Sappington, Loving Road, Severn, MD is interested in any information about a boxer named Eddie Daily who was from Maryland and boxed during the early 1900s. His real last name was Martin James R. Winkler, 470 Larimer Drive, Millersburg, IN is looking for information on Bernard (Barney) Winkler, who boxed during the 1920s Dave Venis, Rt 4, Delaney Ferry Road, Versailles, KY 41)383 is looking for the record of Bill Hartwell, a heavyweight who boxed during the era John Hanners, Box 137, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA is working on the Biographical Dictionary of Sport and needs to know: the names and occupations of Tony Canzoneri's parents, and also for Paul Berlenbach's parents and whether Paul Berlenbach has any children John E. DiMeglio, Dept. of History - 007, Mankato State University, Mankato, MN is also working on this book and needs the names of parents, occupations of parents, names of wives and children for Mickey Walker, Willie Pep and Tommy Loughran Jim Giglio, Dept. of History, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO is also working on this book and needs personal data on Jake LaMotta and would like a way of contacting him - address or telephone number Carlo Rabaiotti, Corner Grill Cafe, 68 High Street, Swansea, W. Glamorgan, South Wales, SAl 1 L is looking for the record of the Welsh heavyweight, Jimmy Wilde (not the flyweight champion).

15 15 "Th e Boxing Rambler" - Johnny Shevalla "We are all winners when we share happiness." - Coleen Conte (Coleen is the wife of the late superb character actor Richard Conte. Co leen is intensely active in the famed Hollywood Thalions Club. The Thalians favorite charity is their own mental hedlth center in L.A. Coleen is totally dedicated and lovingly devoted to the Thalians, as is this tourist. A thrill that stays. We love to promote and do p.r. for the Thalians. Loving and lovely - they're in my ring. "Crowd of Memories" - Hollywood: "A Good Sport", (CBS-TV telernovie ). Ralph Waite played sports columnist Tonny O'Bannon who falls in love with fashion magazine editor, Michelle Tenney, played by Lee Remick. An enjoyable script and performance. This story taok this tourist back to the misty past when Spencer Tracy spoke some lines in "Woman of the Year", ( his first of nine pictures with Katharine Hepburn, ), that I never forgot. Tracy's dialogue sums up what this column is all about. "Yes, I like this job more every day. I like the people. like to write about them." It is always pure pleasure for this tourist to have the opportunity to meet, to get to know and to love the Beautiful people in sports and show business: the loyal fans, writers, the fight crowd, the rodeo and movie cowboys and the genuine friends that have graced our life with so much giving, giving us the solid thrills and golden memories that stay. We're particularly fond of the happy times breaking bread with the uncommon athlete of yesteryear. Grantland Rice, the late famed sports columnist once wrote about the talent that comes from Eastern Pennsylvania: "Hard rock kids with anthracite in their legs." Three kids immediately come to mind, Joe Baksi, Steve Filipowicz and Len Eshmont. They were neighbors in Kulpmont, Pa. Hugh A. Mulligan - A.P. - Julligan's Stew : "Harry Balogh, the blue-jawed baritone of Madison Square Garden, would smite the ringside bell thrice, pull down the overhead mike and bawl: 'This is the premiere attraction of the evening, 15 rounds, introducing in this corner, weighing 138 1/2 pounds, wearing purple trunks, etc., etc., etc." Carl Lundquist - U.P.I., The Sporting News, sent this tourist the following note: "Johnny, I am not going to try and count the years, but it has been a long and wonderful association. I truly appreciate your warm letters and you are one of the reasons why this crazy business is really worthwhile." Carl, I am grateful and proud of our friendship. May I always prove worthy of your friendship. Arthur George Rust, Jr., Radio WABC, New York sports talk show host and columnist:" I have to fight back the tears when I think of Joe Louis, Joe Dimaggio and Jackie Robinson." Arthur, my favorite cowboy and pal, Gene Autry, once recorded a touching song: "Memories that make me cry". Being a romanticist as you are and a sentimentalist that I picked up from my grandpop Joseph and my uncle Edmund, I cry when I think of talent, greatness and pure champions. Ode to Fritzie Zivic - Zivic was a craftsman - proud of his profession. Jack O'Brian of radix WOR, New York and King Features syndicate columnist, end famed Broadway actor Eli Wallach were talking about Art Rooney Sr. (owner, founder, Pittsburgh Steelers and much revered in the N.F.L. - extraordinary sportsman). Eli recalled Mr. Rooney and added, "He's known the world over - 'Pittsburgh A rt.'" This tourist along with veteran A.L. umpire Jim Honochick and stellar Football player, Eddie Soroka were given the seat of honor at a memorial service for athletes by the St. Clair (Pa.) Oldtimers Assn. Smooth sailing from your host and guest, Johnny Shevalla

16 16 ORIENT TITLEHOLDERS Mr. Joe Koizumi has graciously furnished IBRO with complete records of 42 ex Orient Champions. The comp_jete_let_of 42_records is available at no charge to all erembers requesting it. Send requests to IBRO, Box 84,- Guilford, NY The following is a list of the 42 boxers: Katsutoshi Aoki Nobuo Chiba Masao Gondo Osamu Haba Katsuo Haga Rokuro Ishiyama Hachiro Ito Shoji Iwamoto Fumio Kaizu Shigeji Kaneko Yukio Katsumata Shigemasa Kawakami Hisao Kobayashi Teruo Kosaka Kazuyoshi Kubokura Yoshiaki Matsumoto Hisao Minami Hitoshi Misako Kiyoshi Miura Kozo Nagata Takeshi Nakamura Yoshio Nakane Katsuya (Musashi)Nakano Kyo Noguchi Yoshimitsu(Turtle)Okabe Koichi Okada Koji Okano Masakazu Otsuka Katsuo Saito Seisaku Saito Tetsuo (Eagle) Sato Jiro Sawada Mitsunori Seki Hiroshi Shoji Akihisa Someya Yoshinori Takahashi Katsuyoshi Takayama Kazuo Takayama Kiyoshi Tanabe Makoto Watanabe Sadao Yaoita Kenji Yonekura bantam feather middle fly bantam jr. feather welter fly middle feather jr. light jr. middle feather light welter fly welter/middle fly bantam bantam fly bantam welter fly jr.middle/middle jr. feather jr. welter bantam feather fly jr. welter light feather jr.light/jr. welter light welter fly feather fly jr. welter fly bantam

17 'q`3.c*4-;44j s Aar - ' war,. 146'ir' i';'411v a.,_1wtv,v;ip ORIENTAL AND PACIFIC BOXING FEDERATION P.O. BOX 3990 MANILA. PHILIPPINES 17 Mr. Luis TABITLI/A President Dr. IxsooN LEE Vice-President Atty. Rommrro Hymn= Secretary-General JR. FLYWEIGHT (108 lbs) OFBF MONTHLY RATINGS PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30, 1984 WORLD CHAMPIONS AND CONTENDERS JR. FEATHERWEIGHT (122 lbs) =Jungkeo Chang Dodie'Boy Penalosa Jae Honz Kim Katsuo Tokashiki Sot Chitalada Munjin Choi Kiyoei Torres Tetsumi Takeshita Soon Jung an Yong Hyun Kim Kwa JaiMangsurin Little Baguio Bony Navarrete Steve Bell Yoshiyuki Uchida FLYWEIGHT lbs) Soonchun Kwon Koji Kobayashi Frank Ceoeffo Rene Busayeng Soonjung Kang Katsuo Tokashiki Edel Geropimo Hisup Shin RE.BANTAMWEIGHT (115 lbs) =Judo Chun' "'Jiro Watanabe "Tharyoa'Phooltharat Kaocai Galassy Dong-choon Lee Frank Cedeno BANTAMWEIGHT (118 lbs) 2-:Satoshi Shingaki Chan Young Park Eijiro Murata Neptali Alarmag (K) (WBC Champion) (P) (IBF Champion) (K) (IBF - EC) (J). (WBA 15) (NBC 17) (T) (WBC #4) (K) (WBA #7)(W BC 110 (IBF - EC) (J) (WBA 08)(WBC 42) (IBF f6) (J) (WBA 49) (K) (IBF 31) (K) (IBF #3) (T) (IBF 04) (P) (IBF #5) (P) (IBF (A) (IBF 49) (J) (IBF 010) (K) (IBF Champion) (J) (NBC15) (P) ((WBA #10) (IBF 01 (P) (IBF #2) (K) (WBC 18) (J) (IBF 16) (P) (IBF 17) (K) (IBr #9) (K) (J) (T) (T) (K) (P) (IBF Champion (WBA Champion) (WBC Champion) (WBA 13) (WBC 42) (IDF - EC) (WBA 19) (NBC 117) ::=Seun-Gin Soo Seunghoon Lee Jiwon Kim )Bobby Berna Hiroyuki Iwamoto Chung Soon Myung Eijiro Kuruma JR. LIGHTWEIGHT Yuh Rolando Navarretc )Taejin Rod Sequeftan Yonekura Ikhoni Jin Sick Choi Ilbok Lee (K) (K) (K) (P) (J) (K) (J) FEATHERWEIGHT- (126 lbs) (IBF Champion) (WBA #2)(WBC #4) (IBF - EC) (WBA 08) (WBC 010) (IBF - EC) (IBF 43) (IBF 45) (IB #9) (IBF #10 MinkeunOh (K) (ILI? Champion) (NBA #10) Soon Hyung Chung (K) (IBF #5) JR. MIDDLEUEIGHT Champion) Tadashi T Mihara (IBF chul Back (NBA #7)(IBF (IBF 03) (IBF #5) (130 lbs) JR. TELTERWEICHT (140 lbs) (K) (IBF Champion) (NBA 13) (P) (NBA 02(WBC 41) (IBF #5) (K) (WBA #1) (NBC 02) (IB - EC) (P) (WBA 4:6)(IBF #3) (J) (WBA 47) (K) (IEF- EC) (K) (IBF 49) Allan Alegria (P) (WBA #5) Akio Kameda (J) (WBA 48) Ewgsik Kim (K) (WBA #10) WELTERWEIGHT (147 lbs) Junsok Hwang (K) (WBA 07)(IBF #3) (154 lbs) (J) (WBC #10) (K) (IBF #7)

18 18 2 JR. FLYWEIGHT - 49 kgs. (108 lbs) FLYWEIGHT kgs. (112 lbs) Champion: Hyungwoo Yuh (K) Champion: Hisop Shin (K) Title Acquired: April 15, 1984 Title Acquired: January 29, 1983 Next Defense: (Choice) Last Defense: June 5, 1983 Next Defense: (Compulsory) Contenders: 1. Steve Bell (A) Contenders: 2. Thongtep Petsriracha (T) 1. Rene Busayong (P) 3. Little Baguio (P) 2. Shuichi Hozumi (J) 4. Junhwan Choi (K) 3. Nongberd Naphataya (T) 5. Edwin Inocencio (P) 4. Nixon Gabriel (I) 6. Tubaeus Jaya (I) 5. Edel Geronimo (P) 7. Kazuhiro Ikeda (J) 6. Sukhwan Yun (K) 8. Ohkong Son ''(K) 7. Wayne Mulholland. IA) 9. Sakdisamuth Singsamang (T) 8. Yoshiyuki Uchida (J) 10. Alexander - 11) 9. Kwangho Song (K) 10. Munadi (I) JR. BANTAMWEIGHT kgs. (115 ibs) Champion: (VACANT) Contenders: 1. Elly Pical 2. Heeyun Chung 3. Charlongchai Singcaltex 4. Ruben dela Cruz 5. Mutsu Watanabe 6. Diego de Villa 7. Wongso Indrajit 8. Pray,,irasak Euangsurin 9. Jackl Haruyama 10. Willie White JR. FEATHERWEIGHT kgs. (122 ibs) Champion: Jiwon Kim (K) (NBA i3)(wbc 4110) Title Acquired. October 29, 1933 Last Defense:. February 12, 1934 (Compulsory) Next Defense: (Choice) Contenders: 1. Takuya Muguruma 2. Little Bangoyan. 3. Yunkap Choi 4. Craig Pevy 5. Honod,. 6. Dejvarin Hollywood 7. Ernie Sanico 8. Chanjoone Chun 9. Amado Cabato 10. Eiji Oyama BANTAMWEIGHT kgs. (118 lbs) Champion: Neptali Alamag (P) Title Acquired: March 30, 1984 :. Next Defense: (Compulsory) Contenders: 1. Kigangthongnoi Sithumnueri(T) 2. Taeiang Chun (K). 3. Ernie Catalufla (P). 4. Edward (I) 5. Paul Ferreri (A) 6. Jun Arbas (P) 7. Mitsuo Imazato (J) 8. Jaemyung Choi (K) 9. Manachai Sorvatana (T) 10. Celso Areglo (P) FEATHERWEIGHT kgs. (126 lbs) Champion: (VACANT) Contenders: 1. Sul Inting 2. Keeyoung Chung 3. Eijiro Kuruma 4. Joko Arter 5. Ronald Smnlis 6. Tony Russell T. Sansakdi Osodsapha 8. aingyun Kim 9. Dongprasert Sorsombutr 10. Masahiro Takagi (P) (K) (4) (I) (P) (A) (T) (K) (T) (J)

19 JR. LIGHTWEIGHT kgs. (133 lbs) Champion: Rod Sequeflan (P) (RIBA i6) Title Acquired: August 28, 1983 Last Defense: October 23, 1983 (Choice) Next Defense: (Compulsory) 19 LIGMEIGHT kgs. (135 lbs) Champion: Juari (I) Title Acquired: October 16, 1983 Last Defense: April 14, 1984 (Choice) Next Defense: (Compulsory) Contenders: Contenders: 1. Wantaek Choi (X 1. Jongjong Pacquing. (P) 2. Geron Porras (P) 2. Sukkyu Park (K) 3. Tubi Lee (I) 3. Hikaru T000nari (J) 4. Ilbok Lee (K) 4. Barry Michael (A) 5. Brian Schofield (A) 5. Johannes Siren (I) 6. Sal: Galexi (T) 6. Downthong Chuvatana (T) 7. Gen Tose (J) 7. Eadie Cuero (P) 8. Ray Tayaban (P) 8. Cheyenne Yamamoto (J) S. Lester Ellis (A) 9. Kyuwoon Choi (K) 10. Aisu Chorcharerakit (T) 10. Graeme Brooke (A) JR. WELTERWEIGHT kgs. (140 lbs) WELTERWEIGHT kgs. (147 lbs) Champion: Eunesik Kim (K) (WBA E.0) Champion: Junsok Hwang (K)(WDA #7) Title Acquired: September 4, 1963 Title Acquired: April 18, 1982 Last Defense: October 16, 1983 (Choice ) Last Defense: November 13, 1983(Ccmp.) Next Defense: (Compulsory) Next Defense: (Choice) Contenders: Contenders: 1. Hidekazu Akai (J) 1. Junya Kushikino (J) Z. Kyungduk An (K) 2. Seungsoon Lee (K) 3. Brian Janssen (A) 3. Russell Sands (A) 4. Thomas Americo (I) 4. Young dela Cruz (P) 5. Cisco Ferrer (P) 5. Piet Gomies (I) 6. Kongrag Vocherernrat (T) 6. Carlos Elliott (J) 7. Cris Ladera (P) 7. Pat Leg rlise (A) 8. Chonghak Lee (K) 8. Willie Makitoki (P) 9. Jeff Malcolm (A) 9. Youngkil Chung (K) 10. Masahirog Tanbu (J) 10. Petchsayarm Petcharern (T) /tx JR. NIDnEt4EIGHT kgs. (154 lbs) 1.1aDDLLIF.T.GHT kgs. (160 lbs) Champion: inchul Beek (K) Champion: ChonEpal?ark (K) (WBA 47) Title Acquired: December 7, 1931 Title Acquired: September 4, 1983 (Choice) hextdefense: (Choice) Last Defense: July 10, 1983 Next Defense; (Compulsory) Contenders: Contenders: 1. Keitoku Senrima (J) 1. Altcri. Dapaimo (I) 2. Ritchie Roberts (A) 2. Jaehyung Yuh (K) 3. Changhwan Nob (K) 3. Ken Salisbury (A) 4. Mug= Kawasaka (J) 4. Steve Renwick (A) 5. Suwarro (I) 5. Sangdo Chung (K) 6. Emmanuel Otti (A) 5. Hendrix Salmon (I) 7. Doug Sam (A) 7. 7ohi Arai (J) 8. Euijin Kim (K) 8. Dave Sarago (A) 9. Jungwon Moon (K) 9. Hike de Guzman (P) 10. Shinji ojo (J) 10. Kei Tsukada (J)

20 LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT kgm lbs) CRUISERWEIGHT - (190 lbs) Champion: Gary Hubble (A) Champion: (VACANT) Title Acquired:, 1983 July 23 Next Defense: (Choice) Contenders: 1. Wally Carr (A) Contenders 2. Garry Bubble 1. Emmanuel Otti (A) 3. Kevin Wagstaff (A) (A) 2. Tom West (A) 4. John Layton (A) 3. Wally Carr (A) 5. Niki Skoric (A) 4. Kevin Wagstaff (A) 6. Ron Sheldon (A) 5. Young Stone (A) 7. Fulu Atti (A) 6. Peter Hewitt (A) 7. Con O'Connor (A) 8. John Layton (A) 9. Pat Hailwood (A) 10. Alex Temelkov (A) HEAVYWEIGHT - (Over 190 lbs) Champion: Haile Haumona (A) Title Acquired: December 8, 1983 Next Defense: (Choice) Contenders: 1. Steve Aczei (A) 2. Terry Archer (A) 3. Young Haumona (A) 4. Larry Tattoo (A) 5. Geoff Peate (A) 6. Handing (A) 7. Leo Moore (A) 8. Sid Hatch (A) 9. Roy Bijkerk (A) SUBMITTED BY: / -7- /1,, kberto R. REVERENTE Secretary General, OPBF Chairman, Ratings Committee /rvt APPROVED: ): A, LUIS TAi3UENA President, OPBF MO.

21 21 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS - NEWSPAPER DECISIONS - Bruce Harris Abe Attell 11/14/11 11/20/11 12/ 1/11 12/ 2/11 1/18/12 Jack Britton 8/12/12 12/ 8/16 Georae Chip 12/ 2/11 Young Cohen, New York Willie Jones, New York Patsy Kline, New York Willie Jones, Brooklyn K.O. Brown, New York Eddie Smith, New York Sam Robideau, Cleveland George Brown, Pittsburgh ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-L 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 6 Johnny Coulon 5/25/11 Johnny Daly, Fort Wayne, IN 7/ 2/12 Joe Wagner, New York ND-D 10 ND-W 10 Harry Forbes 11/14/11 11/30/11 Charlie Goldman, Brooklyn Eddie O'Keefe, New Orleans ND-W 10 ND-L 10 Mike Gibbons 11/28/11 Willie Lewis, New York 12/16/11 Young Erne, Philadelphia 1/23/12 Jack Denning, Bronx Joe Jeannette 12/26/11 Jack Twin Sullivan, Buffalo 6/ 9/14 Harry Wills, New Orleans 7/ 2/15 Bil Watkins, New York Frank Klaus Jimmy Howard, Pittsburgh Eddie McGoorty 1/30/12 Walter Coffey, New York 5/28/12 Bob Moho, New York Battling Nelson 12/ 4/11 Andy Bezenah, Jeffersonville, IN 12/15/11 Bobby Wilson, Utica 12/22/11 One Round Hogan, New York Freddie Welsh 5/22/12 Jimmy Duffy, Buffalo ND-W 10 ND-L 6 ND-L 10 ND-W 10 ND-L 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 6 ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-D 10 ND-W 10 ND-L 10 ND-W 10 Jess Willard 7/29/12 8/19/12 Kid Williams 1/ 6/12 1/15/12 1/17/12 4/23/12 Arthur Pelkey, New York Luther McCarty, New York Banty Lewis, New York Charley Harvey, Brooklyn Young Mickey McDonough, New York Battling Reddy, New York ND-W 10 ND-D 10 ND-W 10 ND-W 10 ND-D 10 ND-W 10

22 22 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS - Bruce Harris Monte Attell 10/ 2/11 Johnny Daly, New Orleans W 10 (undated) 1/24/1 2 Chick Hayes, Indianapolis ND-D10 (undated) Paul Berlenbach 9/28/33 Carl Knowles, Atlanta L 10 (undated) Note - Jimmy Jomes, in King of the Canebrakes, describes in detail a bout between Paul Berlenbach and Babe Hunt (pp ). The bout supposedly took place in late September, 1933, in Atlanta. However, there is no record of this fight. Jones was probably describing the Berlenbach-Knowles affair. Johnny Dundee 8/13/12 Matt Brock, Cleveland D 12 (not 10) Mike Gibbons 6/ 9/14 George K.O. Brown, Boston ND-W12 (additional bout) Young Griffo 9/17/94 Eddie Loeber, Coney Island TKO 1 (not 9/27/94) Kid Herman 7/ 2/15 Joe Beiderberg, New Orleans Eddie McGccrty 1 2/1 3/11 Harry Ramsey, Pittsburgh 20 (opponent listed as "Louisiana", Beiderberg's nickname) ND-W 6 (not Philadelphia) Billy "Honey" Mellody 9/26/11 Jimmy Mitchen, Brooklyn TKO 4 (additional bout) Note - Mellody's record in the RRB shows a 9/25/11 bout with Young Griffo in Philadelphia. Griffo's record shows the date to be 5/25/11. Young Stribling 8/ 2/33 George Neron, Beckley, WV 8/29/33 Benny O'dell, Rome, GA Jack "Twin" Sullivan 5/15/14 Soldier Kearns, New York Kid Williams 1/30/12 Young Solsberg, Brooklyn W 10 (not 8/29/33) KO 2 (not 8/ 2/33)? (additional bout) N D- L 10 (not 1/20/12)

23 23 Agence Agency Documentation et recherche sur la boxe Case postale 696. Tour de la Bourse. Montreal. 9AS Canada Tel.: (514) (1) ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS LEE SAVOLD: (Source of information: Edmonton Journal) (date) Edmonton, Alta. Eddie Wenstob LTKO. 8 LOU EROUILLARD: (new fights) (Source of information: Montreal La Presse Quebec City's Sun) Montreal Bert Heathfield WKO Montreal Bobby Allinson WKO Montreal Len Smith WTKO Norwich Toe Rousseau WKO Quebec City Frankie Belanger Sr. WKO. 1 (Rudolph)AL McCOY: Former World Middleweight champion. (new fight) (Source of information: Montreal's La Presse) Montreal Eugene Brosseau LKO. 2 EDDIE RAN: (Source of information: Montreal La Presse) (new fight) Montreal Eddie Beaurivage WD 8 (continued).

24 24 Agence Documentation et recherche sur la boxe Agency Case postale 696. Tour de la Bourse, Montrial. Qui.. H4Z 1J9. Canada (514) (2) ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS EDDIE SHEVLIN: (source: Halifax Chronicle & Montreal La Presse). (new fights) Montreal Moe Herscovitch WD Halifax Nedder Heeley WD. 10 NOTE: Also met and beat Frankie Bull of Toronto but I did not find this result yet. AL McCOY: (Former Toe Louis challenger); information: The Beauceville (new fights). News BeauceTille, Que., Babe Beattie WKO Beauceville, Que., Battling Johnson WKO (addition) 3.7. Montreal Sammy Slaughter WKO. 3 CH CK SUGGS: (source: Quebec City's Sun & Sherbrooke Tribune) Quebec City Ralph McNaughton Draw Morrisville Battling Henaire LD. 10

25 Some records, from Laurence Fielding. YOUNG DENCIO Rated No. 9 Flyweight by The Ring for the year Had more than forty fights before 1924, most of them were in the Philippines May 2-Mickey Morris, Reading... KO Sept. 20-Midget Carbon, Berwyn, Md. KO 6 Oct. 11-Johnny Fagan, Berwyn, Md D 10 Nov. 27-Joe Colletti, Reading, Pa. W 8 Dec. 3-Mickey Morris, Atl. City 8 Dec. 18-Jose Javier, New York W 1921L Jan. 7-Benny Schwartz, Baltimore L 12 Apr. 5-Johnny Buff, Boston L 10 Pay 19-Bobby Burke, Kenilworth, Md. L 12 June 23-Bobby Burke, Kenilworth W 15 July 28-Frank Herbert, Kenilworth D 10 Sept. 4-Little Jeff, Washington W 10 Sept. 18-Frankie Goldstein, Wash. K0 4 Oct. 20-Jackie Feldman, Baltimore D 12 Oct. 24-Izzy Schwartz, Washington D 12 Dec. 18-Indian Russell, Wash. W Jan. 12-Dave Frye, Washington W 8 Feb. 4-Young Kid %lie, Baltimore L 12 Feb. 17-Harry Farren, Washington W 10 Mar. 16-Jackie Feldman, Washington D 10 Apr. 14-Adolph Molina, Rockville W 6 May 1-Little Jeff, Washington W 10 Aug. 5-Little Jeff, Norfolk L 10 Sept. 28-Little Jeff, Baltimore L 10 -Ernie Jarvis, New York L 10 -Joe Dillon, New York W 10 Dec. 28-Johnny Myers, Washington L Mar. 5-Izzy Schwartz, New York L Johnny Myers, Kenilworth W 10 June 8-Jack Cafoni, Kenilworth D 8 June 22-Frisco Grande, Kenilworth W 8 July Curry, Kenilworth KO 3 July 16-Emil Peluso, Trenton 10 Sept. 11-Johnny Myers, Annapolis L 10 Sept. 14-Willie Woods, Kenilworth W Feb. 7-Jack Cafoni, Silver Springs L 6 Mar. 9-Ernie Brooks, Hagerstown.. L 8 Dec. -Ernie Peters, Chicago L Sept. 25-Happy Atherton, Ind'polis ND 10 Nov. -Ernie Peters, Licago... KO by 6 * Asterisk indicates newspaper decisions. Undated fights: Young Dencio is said to have lost once to Jackie Feldman, also to Marty Cold, and to have had two fights with Alec Burley of Canada and two with Johnny Nasser. Also met Pedro Transeco, Tony Ponzi, and Luis Carpenter. Also needed are the dates of his 1925 New York fights with Joe Dillon and Ernie Jarvis. CUBAN BOBBY BROWN Rated No. 8 Light Heavyweight by The Ring for the year He was named Cuban Bobby Brown to avoid confusion with Bobby Brown of Lowell, Mass Oct Babe McCorgary, Reading... L 6 Nov. 29-Babe McCorgary, Reading... L 8 -Jeff Smith (of Mt. Holly) Morristown, N. J.... KO Jan. 23-Babe McCorgary, Phila.... KU 5 Feb. 1-Jimmy Mendes, Providence... D 10 Mar. 19-Johnny Haystack, Trenton.. KO 9 -Pat Walsh, Atlantic City...KO 3 -Tiger Payne, Trenton W 10 -Sam Silverberg KO 2 : -Herman Heller KO 2 -Gene McCue, Jersey City...KO 4 -Joe Lill KO 4 Nov. 22-Maxie Rosenbloom, Jersey C. L 10 Dec. 20-Leo Mitchell, Boston W 10 Dec. 28-Joe Sekyra, Chicago L Harry. Dillon, Minneapolis ND 10 -Jack Henson KO 5 Mar. -Rosey Rosales, Cleveland L Mar. 22-Maxie Rosenbloom, Syracuse L 10 June 3-Tiger Payne, Jersey City D 10 -Gunboat Williams, Newark.. KO 7 -Eddie Anderson, Newark... KO 2 -Joe Ni111 KO 9 Oct. 14-Tony Galento, Newark L 10 (Brown died of pneumonia late in 1929). Identity problem: According to the Feb Ring, Brown knocked out one "Jeff Smith of Mt. Holly, N.J." The question is, was this the once great Jeff Smith, or was it some other fighter using that name? In the Nov Ring, in the Jersey Notes of Harry Dolfuss, page 32, it is mentioned that "Jeff Smith, veteran of many years, outpunched Jack Palmer, of Philadelphia." So apparently he did sometimes fight in New Jersey, during his. last years. 25

26 26 Following is a clarification of a record book discrepancy mentioned in Newsletter # 7: George Manolian won the decision over Wolcott Langford on Aug. 30, 1927, according to the Boston Globe. So the record of Langford is wrong in the Ring and Everlast, and right in the Andrews. JEYt SMITH (1983 RRB, page 638): The date of his fight with Henry Lamar was Mar. 22, In the Nov Ring, page 34, in the "Maine Musings" of R. A. Weatherbee, it is stated that "Jeff Smith, a former Maine-boy, returned to Portland after a long absence and outpointed Homer Robertson" (number of rounds not stated). If this really was the same Jeff Smith, then the record book is wrong, in indicating that he was inactive in 1926, and this fight should be added to his record. MIDGET WOLGAST had quite a few fights before 1929, besides those listed in the 1983 Ring Record Book, page 938. On Mar. 29, 1926 he defeated Billy Squires at Philadelphia, number of rounds not stated. In the September 1926 Ring, in the Southern Jersey notes of Harry Dollfus, page 31, it is mentioned that he defeated Little Jeff in 6 rounds (probably newspaper decision) "at the seashore" (probably meaning Atlantic City), and that this was his eighth straight win at that place. In the Nov Ring, Jersey Notes, page 32, he stopped Charley Hoffman in 3 at Atlantic City. On Dec. 20, 1926 he got a newspaper win over Joe Allano at Atlantic City. In the Feb Ring, in Ross Kauffman's Philadelphia Notes, page 33, he beat ratty White in 10 at Phila. In the May 1928 Ring, page 32, South Jersey notes, he beat Jim Griffin at Atlantic City. Also during 1928 he is said to have defeated George Burns, Jose Allano, Steve Cole, and Lew Goldberg. If any member has the Ring for the months of July through December 1928 he could help by going through the Jersey notes and Eddie Borden's Corner in the Fistic Market, the flyweight results. In the March 1929 Ring, page 21, he defeated Marty Gold, and in the May 1929 Ring, page 20, he beat Frisco Grande. EDDIE (CANNONBALL) MARTIN had several fights in 1928 and 1929 which are not in his record (1983 RRB, pages ). The one with Herman Wallace is mentioned in the April 1929 Ring, page 23, in the New York notes, the others in the issues of Jan., Apr., May, and July 1929 in Eddie Borden's Corner, in the junior lightweights add: -Jackie Cohen, Brooklyn W add: -Herman Wallace KO 3 -George Nickfors -Joe Barbara -Al Rube Goldberg May 3-Davey Abad, St. Louis L 10 CHARLEY (PHIL) ROSENBERG (1983 RRB, page 900), this fight is mentioned in the April 1929 Ring, page 24, also in the 1930 Self Defense Sporting Annual, p.106: 1929 add: Feb: 7-Billy Kowalik, Buffalo LF 5 Record'book ditcrepancies: in the record of Benny Ross, in the 1928 Everlast, page 144, a loss to Tiger Flowers is admitted, 6 rounds, in his 1925 losses, date and place not indicated. This fight is not in Flowers' record (1983 RRB, page 648). However, it does appear in his record in the 1926 Everlast, pp Date is given as Nov. 30, 1925, place Buffalo. In the record of Dixie La Hood, in the 1928 Andrews, page 201, the last line of his 1927 record reads: Nov. 16-Santiago Zorilla, Wil-nington (Calif.) Result not indicated, and it is not in any other record of La Hood or Zorilla So who won, or did the fight really take place?? In the record of Happy Littleton, in the 1922 Andrews, page 146, a 1921 loss to Harry Greb is aaratted, 15 rounds, at New Orleans, the date not given. This fight does not appear in Greb's record in that book, nor does it appear in the 1983 RRB, page 646. However, it is in Greb's record in the 1922 Everlast, page 107, but again with no month or day given.