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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Eddie Shevlin
(John Prendergast)

BORN February 22 1892; Boston, Massachusetts
DIED February 6 1959; Boston, Massachusetts
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 140-150 lbs
1909
May 11 Joe Murphy                 Boston, Ma                          W  6
May 25 Jimmy Reardon              Boston, Ma                         TK  4
Jun 29 Charles Dinsdale           Boston, Ma                         KO  2
Sep 14 Otto Mantell               Boston, Ma                         KO  5
Sep 28 Otto Mantell               Boston, Ma                         WF  3
Oct  4 Otto Mantell               Salem, Ma                          KO  6
Nov  1 Johnny Burdick             Boston, Ma                         TK  1
Nov  9 Tommy Bergin               Boston, Ma                          W  8
Dec  7 Tommy Furey                Boston, Ma                          D  8
Dec 20 Joe Murphy                 Salem, Ma                          KO  2

1910
Jan  4 Charlie Griffin            Boston, Ma                          D 10
Mar  1 Willie Moody               Boston, Ma                          W 10
Mar 22 Johnny Hogan               Boston, Ma                          W  8
Apr  5 Johnny Dohan               Boston, Ma                          W  6
Apr 22 Willie Moody               Brockton, Ma                        W 12
          -Shevlin was inactive for the remainder of the year
           due to an injured knee

1911
Feb 16 Harry Powers               Lawrence, Ma                        W 10
Mar  2 Harry Powers               Lawrence, Ma                        W 12
May 18 Johnny Stewart             Augusta, Me                        ND  6

1912
Feb  8 Battling Downey            Worcester, Ma                      TK  7
Oct 17 Kid Curley                 New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct 21 Joe Sieger                 New York, NY                       TK  3
Nov  7 Bill Fleming               New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 16 Paddy Sullivan             New York, NY                       ND 10

1913
Jan 11 Young Erne                 Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6

1914-1916
         -Shevlin did not box due to injuries;
          He served as a boxing coach at Cornell and Dartmouth

1917
Jul 19 Walter Butler              Newport, RI                         D 12
Aug 24 Walter Butler              Boston, Ma                          W 12
Sep 21 George Alger               Boston, Ma                          W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of New England
Oct 19 George Alger               Boston, Ma                        SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Alger was injured during training
Oct 19 Frankie Mack               Boston, Ma                          D 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Nov  9 George Alger               Boston, Ma                          W 12
Dec 14 Frankie Mack               Boston, Ma                          D 12

1918
Feb 11 Paul Doyle                 Chelsea, Ma                         W 12
          -Some sources report "W 11"
Jul 16 Jack Britton               Boston, Ma                         LT 10
Dec 18 Roland Todd                London, England                     W 10

          -Shevlin served in U.S Navy

1919
Jan 27 Johnny Basham              London, England                     L 15
Mar 17 Johnny Basham              London, England                     L 20
Apr 14 Fred Newberry              London, England                     W 20
May 19 Eddie Beattie              London, England                     W 15
Aug 23 Young Kloby                Lawrence, Ma                       LK  9
Nov 13 Johnny Morris              Newport, RI                        TK  5
Dec 18 Paul Doyle                 Boston, Ma                          D 12

1920
Jan  5 George Alger               Boston, Ma                         LF  4
Feb  2 George Alger               Boston, Ma                          W 12
Mar  9 Nate Siegel                Boston, Ma                          D 12
Mar 23 Paul Doyle                 Portland, Me                       ND 12
Jun  8 Nate Siegel                Boston, Ma                          W 12
Jul  1 Jack Britton               Portland, Me                       ND 12
Sep 21 Paddy Flynn                Boston, Ma                          W 10
          -Some sources report "Eddie Flynn"
Oct  9 Paul Doyle                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Oct 28 Allentown Dundee           Quincy, Ma                          W 10
Nov 10 Eddie McAndrews            Boston, Ma                         KO  3
Nov 20 Johnny Summers             Boston, Ma                          W 10
Nov 30 "Young" Mike Donovan       Boston, Ma                         TK  4

1921
Jan  1 Johnny McLaughlin          Marlborough, Ma                    TK  5
Jan 11 Johnny Gill                Boston, Ma                          W 10
Feb 22 Young Neil                 Boston, Ma                         KO  2
Mar 29 Jack Perry                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Apr 18 Barney Adair               Boston, Ma                          W 10
Apr 29 Jack Perry                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Jul  4 Young Kloby                Salem, Ma                           W 10
Jul 25 Steve Latzo                Boston, Ma                          W 10
Sep 27 Nate Siegel                Boston, Ma                          W 10
Oct  3 Walter Mohr                Fall River, Ma                      W 10
Nov  7 Billy Logan                Lynn, Ma                           TK  4
Nov 15 Mike Morley                Boston, Ma                          W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of New England
Dec  9 Mickey Donley              Providence, RI                      W 10
Dec 20 Paul Doyle                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of New England

1922
Feb 28 Nate Siegel                Boston, Ma                          L 10
May  1 Nate Siegel                Boston, Ma                          W 10
May  9 Jack Perry                 Worcester, Ma                       L 10
May 22 Jack Perry                 Boston, Ma                          L 10
Jun  8 Pete Latzo                 Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Jul 17 Jack Perry                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Aug 10 Georgie Ward               Revere, Ma                          W 10
Sep 25 Alex Trambitas             Boston, Ma                          W 10
Oct  9 Dave Shade                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Oct 16 Pete Latzo                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   ND 10
Nov 20 Moe Herscowitz             Montreal, Que, Canada               W 10
Nov 29 Jimmy Kelly                New York, NY                        W 12
Dec  1 Phil Bloom                 North Providence, RI                W 10

1923
Jan  1 Ray Pryel                  Lynn, Ma                           TK  6
Feb  3 Dave Shade                 Boston, Ma                          L 10
Mar 16 Al Sears                   Lewiston, Me                       TK  3
          -Welterweight Championship of New England
Apr 16 Jimmy Jones                Pittsburgh, Pa                     LF  3
Apr 27 Frankie Murphy             North Providence, RI               TK  9
Apr 30 Cowboy Padgett             Boston, Ma                          W 10
May 14 Jimmy Jones                Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND 10
May 30 Alex Trambitas             Woonsocket, RI                      W 10
Jun 13 Jimmy Jones                Boston, Ma                          L 10
Jun 25 "K.O." Phil Kaplan         Newark, NJ                         ND 12
Sep 21 George Ward                Boston, Ma                          L 10
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Nov  2 George Ward                Boston, Ma                          L 10

1924
Jan  1 Frankie Quill              Nashua, NH                         KO  2
Jan 24 Eddie Burnbrook            Scranton, Pa                        D 10
Mar 21 George Ward                Boston, Ma                          L 10
Apr 21 Jimmy Jones                Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
May 29 "Young" Tansey Norton      Boston, Ma                         KO  4
Jun  2 Eddie Burnbrook            Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
Jun 30 Paul Doyle                 Lynn, Ma                            W 10
Jul  3 Nedder Healey              Halifax, NS, Canada                 W 10
Aug  9 Moe Herscovitch            Halifax, NS, Canada                 W 10
Nov 14 Bob Lowrie                 Boston, Ma                          W 10
Nov 24 Willie Harmon              Pittsburgh, Pa                      L 10

1925
Jan 19 Paddy Flynn                Lynn, Ma                           WF  7
Feb  3 Paddy Ryan                 Hartford, Ct                       TK  7
Mar 26 Rocky Smith                Hartford, Ct                        W 10
May 15 Sammy Baker                Holyoke, Ma                         L 10
Jun 30 Harry Martone              Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Jul 13 Jack Rappaport             Newark, NJ                         ND 12
          -Some sources report "Jersey City, NJ"
Aug  8 Buddy Clark                Salem, Ma                           W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of New England
Aug 26 Rocky Smith                Bangor, Me                         ND  6
Oct 30 "Sheik" Johnny Leonard     Holyoke, Ma                         W 10
Dec 18 Al Mello                   Boston, Ma                         LT  8

*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***

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