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Jack McClelland

BORN   August 18 1873; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DIED November 19 1954; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT   5-6 1/2
WEIGHT 115-133 lbs
MANAGER Tobe McCurry


 

 

1895
Feb  9 Jack Bennett               McKeesport, Pa                    W  3
May 14 John Carner                Cleveland, Oh                     W  3

1896
Mar  4 Jim Othello                Allegheny, Pa                     W  4
Mar  5 Billy Kennedy              Allegheny, Pa                     W  4
Apr 14 Tommy Mitchell             Carnegie, Pa                     ND  6
Apr 23 H. Farhion                 Pittsburgh, Pa                    D  6
Nov 16 Tommy Smith                Pittsburgh, Pa                   WF  6
Dec 14 Jimmy Conlon               Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  4
Dec 21 -McClelland appeared at the Pittsburgh (Pa) Bedford AC

1897
Feb 10 James "Squirrel" Finnerty  Niles, Oh                            6
          -Police intervened and stopped the bout
Feb 11 James "Squirrel" Finnerty  Niles, Oh                        TW  6
          -The men gave a repeat performance of the bout
Mar 16 Paddy McGrath              McKees Rocks, Pa                 TK  3
Mar 29 Charles Leopold            New York, NY                      W 10
Apr 21 Pat Murphy                 Carnegie, Pa                     KO  3
May  1 Bob Black                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   KO  3
Jun  3 Louden Campbell            Braddock, Pa                      D  6
Jun 14 Louden Campbell            Pittsburgh, Pa                   EX   
          -McClelland and Campbell sparred during Jun 14-18 following each
           performance of the New York Vaudeville and Specialty Company
Aug 26 Henry Mason                Kittanning, Pa                   TK  3
Nov 22 Joe Bernstein              Allegheny, Pa                    ND  8
Dec  9 Joe Leonard                Allegheny, Pa                     W  4
Dec 31 Billy Farren               Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  1

1898
Jan 13 Jimmy Kennard              Millvale, Pa                     TK  9
          -Some sources report 1/13/98;
           Some sources report "New York, NY";
           Reports vary - "W 9" - "ND 9"
Jan 20 Mike Tunney                McKeesport, Pa                   KO  4
Feb 28 Johnny Lavack              Millvale, Pa                      D 10
Mar 12 Yock Henniger              Pittsburgh, Pa                    D 35 
Mar 28 Johnny Beers               Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK  3
Mar 29 George Engel               Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK  2
Apr  4 Eddie Gardner              Wheeling, WV                     KO 19
Apr 25 Jack Kinlow                Pittsburgh, Pa                    W 15
Jun 30 Oscar Gardner              Wheeling WV                      LK 10
Oct 20 Yock Henniger              Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK  6
Nov 11 George Johnson             Esplen, Pa                       KO  2
Dec  5 Eddie Lenny                Youngstown, Oh                    D 20

1899
Jan  9 Luke Stevens               Homestead, Pa                    TK 13
Feb 13 Tommy "Kid" Hogan          Pittsburgh, Pa                    D 20
Feb 24 Tommy "Kid" Hogan          Pittsburgh, Pa                    W 20
May  1 Eddie Gardner              Wheeling, WV                     TK 20
Sep  2 Marty McCue                Brooklyn, NY                      D 20
Sep  7 Joe Hopkins                Wheeling, WV                     KO 15
Oct  2 Solly Smith                Pittsburgh, Pa                   WF  6
          -Some sources report "TK 6"
Nov 15 Joe Fairburn               Pittsburgh, Pa                    W 10
Dec 21 Sam Bolen                  Wheeling, WV                      D 20

1900
Feb  5 Henry Mason                New Kensington, Pa               KO  6
Feb 22 Billy Ryan                 Utica, NY                         W 25
Feb 26 Paddy Murphy               Pittsburgh, Pa                   WF 10
Mar 14 George Engel               Allegheny, Pa                    ND   
Mar 30 Jack "Doc" Hamilton        Utica, NY                         W 25
Apr 26 Billy Ryan                 Syracuse, NY                      L 25
May  1 Kid Broad                  Cleveland, Oh                    LT 13
Jun 11 Jack "Doc" Hamilton        Millvale, Pa                      D 20
Jul  2 Oscar Gardner              Millvale, Pa                      D 20
          -Some sources report 7/04/1900
Aug  9 Kid Broad                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND 20
Sep  3 Tony Moran                 Wheeling, WV                     KO 15
Sep 13 Jack "Doc" Hamilton        Wheeling, WV                      W 20
Oct 11 Yock Henniger              Millvale, Pa                      W 20
Oct 20 Joe Leonard                Toronto, Ont, Canada              W  6
Oct 30 Billy Ryan                 Pittsburgh, Pa                    D 20
Dec 18 Billy Ryan                 Youngstown, Oh                   ND 20

1901
Jan  1 Jack McKeever              Windber, Pa                      KO  3
Jan 29 Eddie Santry               Millvale, Pa                     KO  4
Mar 16 Willie Fitzgerald          Elwood, In                       WF 14
Apr  5 Ole Oleson                 Toronto, Ont, Canada             TK 16
Apr 29 Dave Sullivan              Louisville, Ky                   LK 20
Aug 21 Eddie Gardner              Kittanning, Pa                    W 20
Nov 21 Jack "Doc" Hamilton        New Castle, Pa                    D 15
          -Some sources report "D 13"

1902
Feb 19 Eddie Santry               Chicago, Il                       D  6
Mar  6 William "Buddy" Ryan       Chicago, Il                       D  6
Apr 19 Billy Ryan                 Toronto, Ont, Canada              D  3
Jun  2 Ole Oleson                 McKees Rocks, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 20 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan  St. Louis, Mo                    KO 12
Nov 27 Eddie Toy                  St. Louis, Mo                     L 20
Dec  9 Ole Oleson                 Jackson, Mi                       D 15
Dec 18 Hugh McPadden              St. Louis, Mo                     D 20
Dec 19 Eddie Toy                  Pittsburgh, Pa                    D 10

1903
Jan 17 Frank "Crocky" Boyle       Allegheny, Pa                     W 10
          -Some sources report "Pittsburgh, Pa"
Mar 21 Andy Daly                  Pittsburgh, Pa                    W 10
Apr  4 Billy Ryan                 Toronto, Ont, Canada              L 20
Jul  2 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan  St. Louis, Mo                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Aug 24 Sammy Smith                Philadelphia, Pa                 WF  3
          -A ruckus occurred in round three; Police intervened
Aug 31 Sammy Smith                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct 21 Tom Costello               Tacoma, Wa                       KO  1
Dec  4 Charles Neary              Milwaukee, Wi                     D  6
Dec 23 George Engel               East Pittsburgh, Pa              TK  6
Dec 24 Jimmy Reeder               Greensburg, Pa                   ND  6

1904
Jan 14 Jimmy Hanlon               Beaver Falls, Pa                 KO  4
Jan 16 Billy Willis               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 28 Kid Herman                 Kansas City, Mo                   L 20
Feb 13 Joe "Kid" Tyler            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  3
Mar 28 Jack "Doc" Hamilton        Beaver Falls, Pa                  W 15
Apr  4 Tim Callahan               South Sharon, Pa                 ND 10
May 12 Abe "Kid" Goodman          St. Louis, Mo                    ND 10
Jun  2 Abe Attell                 St. Louis, Mo                     W 15
Aug 12 George "Kid" Decker        Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 20 Jimmy Dunn                 South Sharon, Pa                 ND 12
Oct 17 Solly Stroup               Pittsburgh, Pa                    W 15
Dec 13 Charles Atkinson           Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK  3

1905
Mar 18 "Young" Kid McCoy          McKeesport, Pa                   ND  6
Apr 17 Al Martin                  Monangehela City, Pa             ND  6
Apr 20 Kid Carter                 Johnstown, Pa                    ND  6
Jul 31 Jimmy Dunn                 Bridgeport, Oh                    D 15
Aug 11 Jimmy Reeder               Altoona, Pa                      ND  6

1906
Jan  3 Kid Carter                 Monangehela City, Pa             ND  6
Sep 28 Al Weaver                  Warren, Pa                       ND 10

1907
Feb 13 Al Martin                  Greensburg, Pa                   ND  6

1908
Feb  6 Skipper Manning            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  4
Feb 12 Joe "Kid" Tyler            Ambridge, Pa                      D 10
Apr 13 Ned Chernoff               Monessen, Pa                      D  6

1910
Sep 22 George Blackhall           Homewood, Pa                     ND  6
Oct  8 Matty McAuliffe            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Oct 15 Cliff Ford                 Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK  4
Nov  5 Dick Coy                   Pittsburgh, Pa                   KO  3
Nov 26 Jeddy McFadden             Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Dec 17 Jeddy McFadden             Pittsburgh, Pa                   LK  2

1911
Mar 25 Johnny McCleary            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Apr 18 George Blackhall           Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6

*** Much Data Was Provided By Douglas Cavanaugh ***

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