Mark thanks so much never thought of amazon and i will check out your other suggestions Pat On 3/3/07, mark.dixon@att.net <mark.dixon@att.net> wrote: > > When I came across a piece of text like your obituary, I often find it > helpful to Google the names of individuals and organizations mentioned. In > this case, I found the website > http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/nonboxers.htm which mentions Jack > McGuigan as a fight promoter. There were other websites, too. Check them > all out and make note of the sources cited. > > Amazon is another good research tool. Just enter "Philadelphia" and > "boxing" in the subject line for a book search and see what has been > published. > > Mark > > -------------- Original message from "Patricia Sullivan" < > sully723@gmail.com>: -------------- > > > > Does anyone know how or where to search for Boxing History? Can someone > > direct me? > > He lived in Lansdown, PA > > > > Thanks > > > > > > My husband's uncle was William (Billy) King. He died June 7, 1970 in > > Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA. > > > > In his obituary, News of Delaware County, June 8 or 9, 1970 it stated > that > > he "this lovable mild mannered man began a life-long romance with boxing > in > > 1905, when he saw his first professional bouts at Jack McGuigan's > National > > Athletic Club:. "Later he became a boxer for a while, in 1911, at Lew > > Bailey's Broadway A.C. and from 1912 to 1917 directing the Suburban Club > in > > Lansdowne, promoted and helped develop a number of local scrappers, > > including Whitey Fitzgerald, Joe and Johnny Eagan, George Fern, etc." > "In > > 1917 Billy dropped everything enlisted and went overseas with the A.E.F. > (WW > > i) > > > > The article also states: "For the past 13 years he was the irreplaceable > > Secretary of Ring I, Veteran Boxers Association, and it is they who will > > miss him most excepting of course his devoted widow, Ida." > > > > Now it states: "Among many honors and one which he perhaps cherished > more > > than any other, was the Golden Glove he received from Ring I, V. B.A for > his > > many activities in their behalf. > > > > Our family would like to know more about his boxing career and i have > not > > had any luck finding more information about him and wonder if you could > > help. I hope you can. > > > > Thanks > > Pat Sullivan > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >