Frank "Kid" Carsey
(Frank Carsello)

BORN    February 6 1885; New Orleans, Louisiana (Fought out of Chicago for a while)
HEIGHT  5-4
WEIGHT  110-133 lbs

 

Carsey was  a short, squat warrior who waged battle with many of the top men in his weight class just after the turn of the century

Among those Carsey defeated during his career were such men as Morris Rauch, Kid Stinger, Phil Logan, Hugh McGovern, Phil Brock and Gus Bezenah

1903
Jan  8 Tommy Thomas               Chicago, Il                       L  6
Mar 17 Kid Lucca                  Oshkosh, Wi                      TK  8
          -Perhaps, this man was "Rosario 'Kid' Locke"
Jun 16 Morris Rauch               Fond du Lac, Wi                   D  8
Aug 14 Ted "Kid" Henderson        Indianapolis, In                  D  6
Sep 25 Tommy Scully               Milwaukee, Wi                     W  6
Oct 10 Johnny Abrahams            Chicago, Il                      TK  2
Oct 17 Tommy Shea                 Chicago, Il                       L  6
Oct 30 Johnny Moran               Milwaukee, Wi                     D  6
Dec  4 Jimmy Murray               Milwaukee, Wi                     W  6
Dec 19 Eddie Gardner              Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Dec 26 Tommy Scully               Chicago, Il                       W  6

1904
Feb  8 Young Duffy                Chicago, Il                       W  6
Feb 27 Tommy Thomas               Chicago, Il                       D  6
Mar 18 Gus Bezenah                Milwaukee, Wi                     L  6
Mar 31 Freddie Cole               Indianapolis, In                  W  6
May 11 Johnny Donnelly            Indianapolis, In                  W  6
Jun  6 Joe Green                  Chicago, Il                       L  6
Jun 17 Morris Rauch               Indianapolis, In                  W 10
Jun  6 Joe Green                  Chicago, Il                       L  6
Jun 21 Kid Taylor                 Chicago, Il                       D  6
Dec 22 Jimmy Kelly                New Orleans, La                   L 10

1905
Feb  1 Monte Attell               New Orleans, La                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Attell did not show
Mar 29 Eugene Lowe                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  1 Kid Stinger                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  8 Robert "Bert" Keyes        Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 10 "Philadelphia" Jimmy Devine Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr 15 Eugene Lowe                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 29 Tommy "Kid" Love           Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May  6 Johnny Allen               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 10 Frank "Kid" Beebe          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 20 Johnny Allen               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 24 Kid Taylor                 Wilmington, De                   TK  3
May 24 Kid Stinger                Wilmington, De                    W  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 27 Jack Langdon               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun  3 Kid Taylor                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 10 Howard Smith               Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  4
Jul  4 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 14 Frank "Kid" Beebe          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 21 Young Crosta               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 28 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 11 Hugh McGovern              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  5
Sep 30 Jack Langdon               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct  7 Tommy "Kid" Love           Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct 14 John "Rouse" O'Brien       Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov  4 Eddie Johnstone            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 11 Tommy Feltz                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 30 Tony Bender                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Bender knocked Carsey down two times
Dec  8 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy      New York, NY                     ND  4
Dec 25 Jack Langdon               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1906
Jan  3 Phil Brock                 Sharon, Pa                       TK  7
          -Carsey used the name "Kid Beebe" for this bout;
           Police intervened
Feb  7 Walt "Kid" Carter          Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 16 William "Young" Nitchie    Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 22 John "Rouse" O'Brien       Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  2 Johnny Allen               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  9 Eddie Wallace              New York, NY                     ND  3
Mar 17 Charles "Chick" Tucker     Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 28 Phil Logan                 Essington, Pa                    ND 20
Apr  6 Tommy Herman               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  7 Johnny Marto               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 14 Freddie Welsh              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 28 Spike Robson               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 12 Frank "Young" Haines       Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  3
Jun  8 Abe Herman                 Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  4
Jun 15 Freddie Welsh              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jul  5 Willie Spracklin           Detroit, Mi                       D 25
Jul 26 Phil Brock                 Lorain, Oh                        D 10
          -Some sources report 7/25/07
Aug 15 Abe Attell                 Grand Rapids, Mi                  L 15
Aug 28 Adam Ryan                  Chicago, Il                      EX  4
Aug 28 Johnny Coulon              Chicago, Il                      EX  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Sep  3 Abe Attell                 Davenport, Ia                    LT  3
          -Some sources report "LF 3"
Oct  1 George Williams            Indianapolis, In                  L 10
Dec 25 Tony Bender                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
 
1907
Jan  5 Johnny Allen               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 12 Young Loughrey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 29 Jimmy Dunn                 New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
Apr  1 Gus Bezenah                New Castle, Pa                   KO  1
Apr 29 Robert "Bert" Keyes        New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
May 31 Jimmy Dunn                 Dayton, Oh                        L 20
Aug 22 Robert "Bert" Keyes        New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
Aug 30 Freddie Weeks              Denver, Co                        D 20
Oct  4 Jimmy Dunn                 Dayton, Oh                        D 20
Nov 28 Kid Taylor                 New Orleans, La                   D 10
Dec 12 Muggsy Shoels              Pueblo, Co                       KO 18

1908
May 19 Harry Rose                 Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  7
Jun 20 Charlie "Kid" Dalton       Vernon, Ca                        W 25
Jul 17 Phil Brock                 Vernon, Ca                       LK 20
Sep  4 Phil Brock                 Los Angeles, Ca                  ND 10
Sep 15 Freddie Welsh              Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  4

1909
Dec 14 Wildcat Ferns              Oklahoma City, Ok                LT 10

1910
Sep  5 Roxy Roach                 Oklahoma City, Ok                TK  7

1911
Jan 14 Frank Madole               Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  1
Feb 18 Bobby Scanlon              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  3 Tommy Carey                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 29 Joe Ferguson               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 28 Pal Brown                  Hibbing, Mn                      KO  4
May 31 Billy Nixon                Boston, Ma                       LK  2

1916
Mar  6 Hal Clark                  Milwaukee, Wi                    ND  6

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1902
       Young Mahoney                                               KO  4
       Billy Oats                                                   W  6
       Dan Gillian                                                  D  6

1903
       Billy O'Day                                                 KO  5
       Billy O'Day                                                 KO  3
       George Henning                                              KO  6
       Eddie Walters                                               KO  3
       Eddie Gardner                                               KO  2
       Eddie Falen                                                 KO  2
       Kid Lucca                                                    W  8
          -Perhaps, this man was "Rosario 'Kid' Locke"
       Kid Henderson                                                D  6

1904
Feb  2 Robert "Bert" Keyes        Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
       Billy Henderson                                             KO  4
       Johnny Conroy                                               KO  5
       Young Duffy                                                  W  6
       Tom Barry                                                    W  6
       Canadian Kid                                                 W  6
       Fighting Greek                                               W  6
       Tommy Thomas                                                 D  6

1905
Feb  4 Phil Brock                 South Sharon, Pa                 KO  7
Feb 22 Phil Brock                 Sharon, Pa                       NC  7
          -Some sources report "KO 7"
       Young Lucas                                                 KO  4
       Howard Smith                                                KO  4
       Kid Carter                                                   W  6
       Phil Logan                                                   W 20
       Eugene Lowe                                                 ND   
       Jack Langdon                                                ND  6
       William "Young" Nitchie                                     ND   
       John "Rouse" O'Brien                                        ND   
       Johnny Allen                                                ND  6
       Eddie Wallace                                               ND  3
       Charles "Chick" Tucker                                      ND  6

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization