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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Eddie Croake

BORN 1878; Clinton, Iowa
HEIGHT 5-8
WEIGHT  144-167 lbs
MANAGER Frank O. Scott, Jack Curran
1899
Apr 26 J. Alton                    St. Louis, Mo                      W  8
Apr 29 P. Peterson                 Alton, Il                          W  6
May  2 Gus Freddy                  St. Louis, Mo                     KO  2
May 10 Bill Lambert                East St. Louis, Il                KO  9
Jul 10 Jimmy Murray                Clinton, Ia                        D 20
Jul 20 Jack Evans                  DeSoto, Ia                        KO  3
Oct  2 Perry Queenan               Clinton, Ia                        W 20
Nov 30 Barney Connors              Clinton, Ia                       KO  9

1900
Jan 12 Mike Carroll                DeKalb, Il                        KO  4
Feb  5 Oliver Cristy               Geno, ???                          W  7
Feb 12 Jimmy Stafford              Des Moines, Ia                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 20 Oliver Cristy               Geno, ?????                       KO  5
Apr 24 Billy Zearsaw               Clinton, Ia                       KO  4
May  6 Bill Alben                  Sterling, Il                      KO  3
May 17 Walter Nolan                Des Moines, Ia                     W 25
Jun 18 Jimmy Graham                Des Moines, Ia                     W 10
          -Some sources report TK 10"
Aug 10 Harry Sheppard              Boone, Ia                         KO 12
Aug 15 Bill Auldrich               Clinton, Ia                       KO 10
Aug 24 Kid Grady                   Clinton, Ia                       KO  3
Sep  8 Jack Gleason                Erie, Il                          KO  8
Oct  2 Perry Queenan               Clinton, Ia                        D 20

1901
Jan  3 Jim Stafford                Dubuque, Ia                       KO  8
Jan 10 Reddy Brennan               Streator, Il                      KO  4
Feb  4 "Young" Peter Jackson       Belvidere, Il                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held;
           Authorities prevented the bout
Feb  4 "Young" Peter Jackson       Gilbert, Il                       LK 13
          -Some sources report "Rock County, Wi";
           Some sources report "LK 12"
Feb 25 Walter Nolan                Des Moines, Ia                     D 25
Apr  7 Jack Cusick                 Memphis, Tn                       KO  2
          -Some sources report "W 10" on 4/12/1901
May 12 Jim Graham                  Des Moines, Ia                    KO 10
Jul  2 Jim Murray                  Clinton, Ia                        D 20

1902
Jan 20 Jack Brausholtz             Houghton, Wi                       W  4
          -Perhaps, this man was "Jack Beauscholte"
Feb 10 Tom Scully                  Billings, Mt                       W 10
Jul 20 Frank Freeman               Billings, Mt                       D 25
Sep 18 Jerry McCarthy              Billings, Mt                      KO  5
Oct 27 Mose LaFontise              Great Falls, Mt                   LK 11
Nov 18 Ray Zeigler                 Great Falls, Mt                   TK 10
          -Some sources report 11/20/1902
Dec 25 Denis "Ike" Hayes           Havre, Mt                         TK 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"

1903
Feb 20 Jack McDonough              Miles City, Mt                     W 10
          -Croake lasted ten rounds and claimed win

1905
May  5 Tom Reilly                  Havre, Mt                         LK  8

1906
Feb  9 "Montana" Kid Lee                                             ND  6

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