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Tommy Houck

BORN   April 3 1891; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DIED July 10 1948; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 115-125 lbs
1907
Jun 26 Young Wilson               Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  2
Nov 11 Young Donahue              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  1

1908
Nov 11 Young Madge                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Nov 18 Eddie McKeown              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 19 Eddie McKeown              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1909
Jan 14 Young Tracy                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 16 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 20 Johnny Loeber              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb  9 Benny Green                Harrisburg, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  4 Julius "Yankee" Schwartz   Lancaster, Pa                    ND  6
Mar 17 Eddie McKeown              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 19 Danny Holland              Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Apr  3 Tommy West                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  8 Happy Davis                Lancaster, Pa                    TK  3
May 28 Julius "Yankee" Schwartz   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun  4 Julius "Yankee" Schwartz   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 18 Tommy West                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 19 Jimmy Brennan              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun 25 Mike Malone                Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  5
Aug 25 Johnny Mayo                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 11 Joe Roche                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 15 Jimmy Brennan              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 29 Eddie Doyle                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 10 Happy Davis                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec  2 Eddie Clayton              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec  4 Charley Harvey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 25 Frankie Pass               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Dec 25 Young Palmer               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1910
Jan  8 Harry Tracey               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 18 Charley Harvey             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 30 Willie Healy               New York, NY                     ND  4
Apr  8 Kid Butts                  New York, NY                     ND  6
Apr 11 Mike "Kid" Ghetto          New York, NY                     ND  6
Apr 21 Mike "Kid" Ghetto          New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 25 Charley Goldman            New York, NY                     ND 10
May  9 Charley Goldman            Albany, NY                       ND 10
May 30 Tommy Daly                 Albany, NY                       ND 10
Jun 13 Young Wagner               New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 18 Jimmy Dunn                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 25 Charley Harvey             Albany, NY                       ND 10
Sep 12 Joe Wagner                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct 10 Joe Wagner                 Albany, NY                       ND 10
Oct 24 Willie Carroll             New York, NY                     TK  3
Oct 31 "Jersey" Frankie Burns     New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 28 Jimmy Moran                New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec  5 Jimmy Carroll              New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 28 Johnny Moran               New York, NY                     ND 10

1911
Jan 23 Joe Shea                   New Haven, Ct                    NC 12
Feb  6 Sam Kellar                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Feb 22 Jimmy Carroll              New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar  2 Young O'Leary              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar 13 Young Goldman              New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 16 Young O'Leary              New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 23 Joe Shea                   Waterbury, Ct                    ND 12
Apr 24 "Jersey" Frankie Burns     New Haven, Ct                    ND 15
May  4 Al Delmont                 Waterbury, Ct                    ND 12
May 12 Young Britt                Baltimore, Md                     L 15
Jun 26 "Young" Dyson              New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug 21 Willie Jones               New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 11 Willie Jones               New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct 13 Ty Cobb                    New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct 21 Mike "Kid" Ghetto          New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov  4 Johnny Dundee              New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 15 Joe "Kid" Coster           New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 21 "Young" Dyson              New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 25 Frankie Pass               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1912
Jan  2 "Young" Dyson              Thornton, RI                      D 20
Feb 16 Tommy O'Toole              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  8 Johnny Dundee              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 16 Johnny Lore                New York, NY                     KO  6
Mar 27 Patsy Kline                New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 10 Johnny Dundee              New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 23 Patsy Kline                Newark, NJ                       ND 10
Apr 29 Benny Kaufman              Albany, NY                       ND 10
May 11 Packey Hommey              New York, NY                     ND 10
May 13 Young Britt                Baltimore, Md                     L 15
May 20 Young Sheppard             New York, NY                     KO  7
Jun  4 Packey Hommey              New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun  8 Young Reilly               New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 18 Packey Hommey              New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 10 Young Reilly               New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug 28 George Kirkwood            New York, NY                     LT  6
Sep 12 Joe Wagner                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 21 Johnny "Young" Lustig      New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct  1 George "K.O." Chaney       Baltimore, Md                    TK 11
Oct 11 Young Wagner               New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 18 Carey Phelan               New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec  2 Patsy White                New York, NY                     TK  3
Dec 30 "Harlem" Eddie Kelly       New York, NY                     TK  4

1913
Jan  5 Johnny "Young" Lustig      New York, NY                     ND 10
Jan 11 Young Driscoll             Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Feb 24 Mike "Kid" Ghetto          New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 17 Young Fulton               New York, NY                     TK  3
Mar 22 Packey Hommey              New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 19 Kid Black                  New York, NY                     ND 10
May  7 "Young" Abe Brown          New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 18 Matt Brock                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 15 Joe "Kid" Coster           New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 27 Benny Leonard              New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 22 Johnny Reese               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 29 Frankie Callahan           Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Dec 16 Young McAuliffe            Bridgeport, Ct                    L 10

1914
Jan  3 Frankie Fleming            New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 25 Willie Kenny               Brooklyn, NY                     WF  5
May 16 Teddy Hubbs                New York, NY                     ND 10
May 22 George "K.O." Chaney       Baltimore, Md                    LT  6
Jul 25 Walter Brooks              Brooklyn, NY                     TK  7
Aug 14 Benny Leonard              Elmsford, NY                     LK  7
Aug 29 Willie Warren              New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct 10 Frankie Fleming            New York, NY                     ND 10
Oct 17 Young Stacey               New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov  6 Patsy Broderick            New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 21 Young Denny                Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Dec  5 Willie Jones               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Dec 14 Young Fulton               New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 17 Kohoma Kid                 Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1915
Jan  1 Jack Sheppard              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Jan  6 Sammy Taylor               Windsor, Ont, Canada             ND  8
Jan  8 Frankie Fleming            Montreal, Que, Canada             L 10
         -Featherweight Championship of Canada
Mar 12 Packey Hommey              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 22 Packey Hommey              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 17 Kid Black                  Newburgh, NY                     ND 10
Jun  5 Harry Green                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  5
Jul 15 "Young" Abe Brown          Thornton, RI                     LT  6
Oct  8 Charley Bergen             New Haven, Ct                     L  8
Oct 28 Jimmy Fasane               Waterbury, Ct                    ND 10
Nov 15 Teddy Fabryck              Bridgeport, Ct                   ND  8

1916
Feb 21 Tommy Touhey               New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 13 Carey Phelan               New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 10 Carey Phelan               New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun  3 Tommy Touhey               New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 19 Frankie Conifrey           New York, NY                     LK  6
Jul 28 Willie Jackson             New York, NY                     LT  7

*** Photo Was Provided By William Schutte ***

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