1888
Mar 25 Dick Moore St. Paul, Mn KO 7
Nov 13 Tom Osborne St. Paul, Mn KO 3
Dec 15 Paddy Nolan St. Paul, Mn KO 2
Dec 18 George Lamar Minneapolis, Mn KO 1
1889
Jan 13 -Kemmick was reported by newspapers to have had several
battles and was unbeaten
Jan 22 Joe Lamera Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
-This was a fast and furious fight
Mar 3 Tom Hanley Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
-Police Gazette names this man "Ed Hanley" and
reports a "W 2" verdict; Some sources report 3/02/89
Mar 3 Tom Failes Minneapolis, Mn W 10
-Police Gazette names this man "Dick Failes" and
reports a "W 6" verdict;
The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Ed Moehler Minneapolis, Mn KO 1
Paddy Shea Ashland, Wi KO 2
Jul 16 Frank Morrissey Ashland, Wi KO 1
Aug 16 John Van Heest Ashland, Wi EX 3
Sep 27 Frank Kellar Ashland, Wi D 10
-Kellar was badly punished; Some sources report 7/21/89
Oct 13 -Kemmick refereed the Danny Needham-Frank Besow bout
at Ashland, Wi
Oct 15 George Curtis Ashland, Wi KO 2
-Danny Needham was the referee; Police intervened
and arrested the fighters and some others; Some
sources report 1/15/89 vs "John W. Curtis"
1890
Jan 1 Jim Duval Denver, Co KO 1
Apr 2 Gus Brown El Paso, Tx KO 2
Apr 22 Davey Crockett El Paso, Tx KO 1
Apr 24 Fred Neilson El Paso, Tx KO 3
Apr 25 Fred Robinson El Paso, Tx KO 3
Jun 1 Tom Standard El Paso, Tx KO 1
Jun 7 Gus Green El Paso, Tx KO 1
Jun 23 Fred Neilson Fort Worth, Tx KO 1
Jul 3 Paddy Shea Fort Worth, Tx KO 2
Jul 28 Jim Foster San Antonio, Tx KO 2
Aug 15 Red Hennessey Fort Worth, Tx KO 3
1891
Feb 18 -Kemmick seconded Danny Needham vs Tommy Ryan at Minneapolis, Mn
Apr 24 Jim Scully Minneapolis, Mn KO 2
May 4 Charles McManus Minneapolis, Mn W
May 8 Joe McManus St. Paul, Mn KO 4
Jun 7 John Van Heest Minneapolis, Mn SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 11 Joe Tansey Janesville, Wi EX
Jul 21 Jimmy Murphy St. Paul, Mn D 12
Aug Billy Mahan San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 21 Ed Leroy Fort Worth, Tx KO 1
1892
Feb 26 Hite Peckham San Francisco, Ca NC 3
-There were several suspicious knockdowns;
The referee declared a "No Contest";
Some sources report "KO 3"
Apr 25 James Scully Minneapolis, Mn KO 3
-Some sources report "KO 2" on 4/24/91
May 6 Con Doyle Minneapolis, Mn SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 6 Jack Wilkes Minneapolis, Mn D 10
1893
Jun 18 -The Philadelphia (Pa) Item reported that Kemmick,
one of the best 142-lb men a few years ago, now
looks like a wreck, battling with consumption
Sep 9 Jim Sullivan Coney Island, NY D 10
1895
Aug 24 -The Philadelphia (Pa) Item reported that Kemmick
(of St. Paul) died of consumption; He was 25 years
of age
*** Much Data Was Provided By Jake Wegner ***
*** Photo Was Provided By Bill Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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