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