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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Jack Wade
(Fred R. Griffith)

BORN 1874; San Jose, California
DIED October 13 1903; Butte, Montana
WEIGHT  135 lbs

 

1898
May  2 Howard "Kid" Oglesby        Helena, Mt                        LT 16
          -Police intervened
Aug 17 Kid Palmer                  Belgrade, Mt                      LK  2

1899
Oct  2 Kid Brown                   Bingham, Ut                       KO  4
Oct 21 Bobby Lawless               Bingham, Ut                       KO  1
Nov 13 Young Thomas                Eureka, Ca                        KO  3
          -Some sources report 12/07/1899

1900
Jan 18 Young Thomas                Salt Lake City, Ut                 D  4
Mar 14 Jim Francis                 Salt Lake City, Ut                ND  5
Apr 16 Bert McDonald               Rock Springs, Wy                  KO  6
Jul  3 John "Silent" Rowan         Rock Springs, Wy                  KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Aug 30 Mike "Dummy" Rowan          Diamonville, Wy                    D  6
Sep  1 Kid Cameron                 Laramie, Wy                       KO  3
Nov 17 Howard "Kid" Opie           Butte, Mt                         LK  5
          -Some sources report "L 5"
Nov 20 Howard "Kid" Opie                                              W  9

1901
Jan 18 Tom Ritchey                 Butte, Mt                         KO  3
Feb 27 "Montana" Kid Lee           Helena, Mt                        KO 11
          -Some sources report 2/22/1901
Apr 16 Frank Gudger                Great Falls, Mt                    W  6
          -Some sources report "KO 6"
May  4 Frank Gudger                Great Falls, Mt                   WF  6
May 18 Howard "Kid" Oglesby        Great Falls, Mt                    D 20
          -Lightweight Championship of Montana
May 29 Eugene Turner               Rock Springs, Wy                  KO 11
Jul  6 Eugene Turner               Rock Springs, Wy                  WF  3
Jul 15 Jim Daly                    Butte, Mt                         KO  1
Aug  5 Jack Donnelly               Butte, Mt                         TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 7"
Aug 19 Howard "Kid" Oglesby        Butte, Mt                          W 21
Oct 24 Doc Flynn                   Anaconda, Mt                      KO 15
Nov 18 Patsy Sullivan              Anaconda, Mt                      KO 13
          -Lightweight Championship of Montana
Nov 22 Howard "Kid" Oglesby        Billings, Mt                      ND  4
Dec  4 Jake Yanger                 Helena, Mt                        TK 11

1902
Jan 18 Howard "Kid" Opie           Butte, Mt                         KO 16
          -Lightweight Championship of Montana
Jan    Kid Goodman                 Helena, Mt                        KO  8
Mar 17 Jack Clifford               Salt Lake City, Ut                LK 13
Jul 16 Jack Clifford               Butte, Mt                         LK  4
          -Some sources report "LK 3"
Sep 25 Wisconsin Kid               Havre, Mt                          D 20
Oct 25 Wisconsin Kid               Havre, Mt                         LT   

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