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Owen Ziegler

BORN   January 1 1871; Lansdale, Pennsylvania
DIED June 22 1917; Resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2 (Some sources report 5-7 1/4; Some report 5-6 1/2)
WEIGHT 130-140 lbs


 

***** Amateur *****

1891
       Jack Hannigan                 New York, NY                     W  3
Dec 17 Billy Vernon                  New York, NY                     W   
        -Ziegler won the Amateur Championship of America tournament in
           New York, NY during Dec 17-19 (1891)

***** Professional *****

1892
May  7 Charles Hendrickson           Philadelphia, Pa                 W  2
          -Some sources report "TK 2"
Oct  7 Jimmy Fox                     Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Oct 20 Jimmy Hagen                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Oct 22 Billy Peterson                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
          -Referee Phillips ordered another round to be fought;
           Ziegler was willing but Peterson was not, citing
           the contract; Ziegler landed the harder blows
Oct 28 Jack Hannigan                 New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov  1 Jim Fogarty                   Philadelphia, Pa                EX   
Nov 11 George Reynolds               Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Nov 11 Billy McLaughlin              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Nov 25 Jack Lynch                    Philadelphia, Pa                EX   
Nov 26 Joe Harmon                    Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov 30 Billy Arnold                  Reading, Pa                     ND  3
Dec  2 Al O'Brien                    Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Dec 13 -Ziegler and Jack Lynch were photographed (prior to this date) in fighting poses
Dec 15 Jim Fogarty                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND   

1893
Jan  7 Al O'Brien                    Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3 
          -Lightweight Championship of Philadelphia
Jan 13 Billy Peterson                Gloucester City, NJ              L  6
Jan 28 Jerome Quigley                Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Quigley could not get down to 135 lbs
Jan 28 Billy Vernon                  Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -The previous 2 bouts were scheduled but cancelled
Jan 29 George Reynolds               Philadelphia, Pa                KO  6
Feb  4 George Reynolds               Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Feb 28 Wayne Kline                   Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Feb 28 Warren Ziegler                Philadelphia, Pa                ND   
Mar  1 Wayne Kline                   Philadelphia, Pa                TK  2
          -Some sources report 03/01/1892; Some sources report "W 2" 
Mar 11 Eddie Ryan                    New York, NY                     W  6
          -Some sources report "W 5"
Mar 18 Jimmy McHale                  Philadelphia, Pa                TK  2
          -McHale knocked down Ziegler in round two but broke a hand; 
           He could not continue
Apr 15 Pete Murray                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Apr 20 Jimmy Mullen                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
          -Referee McDonald ordered an extra round to be fought; Mullen refused
Apr 29 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -Some sources report "ND 6"
Jun 30 Stanton Abbott                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Jul 31 Al O'Brien                    Philadelphia, Pa                TK  3
          -A couple of seconds for O'Brien jumped into the ring;
           The referee stopped the bout; The bout ended in a row;
           Ziegler was better
Aug  2 -Ziegler was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Aug  8 -Ziegler was scheduled to spar in Norristown, Pa
Aug 26 Charles McKeever              Atlantic City, NJ              SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 30 -Ziegler got into a street fight with Andrew Donoghue in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct  6 -Ziegler was challenged by Andy Black, Amateur Middleweight Champion, at 140 lbs
Sep  1 Jack Hanley                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W  4
Oct 14 William Carlin                Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Carlin failed to show
Oct 23 Jack Randall                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Oct 26 -Ziegler was on a theatrical tour (The Sporting Craze) in Frankford, Pa
Oct 27 -Ziegler was on a theatrical tour (The Sporting Craze) in Frankford, Pa
Oct 28 -Ziegler was on a theatrical tour (The Sporting Craze) in Camden, NJ
Oct 28 -Ziegler was on a theatrical tour (The Sporting Craze) in Frankford, Pa
Nov    Frank Bohlen                  Wilmington, De                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec    Wayne Kline                   Philadelphia, Pa                EX  4
Dec 23 Wayne Kline                   Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Kline failed to show
Dec 23 W. Coons                      Philadelphia, Pa                EX  3
Dec 30 Frank Farley                  Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1894
Jan  8 -Ziegler was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Feb    -Ziegler was appointed Boxing Instructor at the Philadelphia, Pa Caledonia AC
Mar    Leslie Pearce                 Camden, NJ                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 22 Walter Campbell               New York, NY                    EX   
Mar 29 John Van Deusen               Philadelphia, Pa                EX   
Mar 31 Charles McManus               Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
Apr  7 Billy Ernst                   New York, NY                     W  6
          -Ernst knocked down Ziegler in round three
Apr 20 Hugh Winters                  New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Apr 26 Harry Warren                  Lancaster, Pa                   EX   
Apr 28 Jack Falvey                   New York, NY                     L  6
          -This was a questionable loss
May    -Ziegler resigned as Boxing Instructor at the Philadelphia, Pa Caledonia AC
May  5 Hugh Winters                  New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun  9 Frank Early                   Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
            Some sources report "James Hurley" from Chicago, Il
Jun 18 Billy Peterson                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Jun 23 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -Some sources report "ND 6"; Some report "ND 4"
Jul 28 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                TK  3
          -Ziegler knocked down McKeever in round three
Aug 20 Horace Leeds                  Atlantic City, NJ               ND  4
Sep  1 Jack Hanley                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Sep    "Wilmington" Jack Daly        Wilmington, De                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 19 -Ziegler married Anna McCrory
Sep 24 -Ziegler was challenged by Billy Duke to a bout
Sep 29 Jimmy Henley                  Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 13 Stanton Abbott                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Oct 23 Jack Randall                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
          -Some sources report 10/24/94
Nov 19 Jack McAuliffe                Brooklyn, NY                     D  3
          -This bout was originally set for Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic AC);
           Reportedly, McAuliffe broke a bone in his left arm; Police intervened;
           The verdict was "Technical Draw"
Dec 22 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Dec 24 -Ziegler was challenged by Andy Watson to a bout
Dec 27 -Ziegler was challenged by Charles Barnett to a bout
Dec 28 -Ziegler was challenged by Charles Gehring to a bout

1895
Jan  9 -Ziegler was challenged by Billy Vernon to a bout
Jan 12 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Jan 19 Jack Everhardt                Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Jan 21 Jack Everhardt                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Feb  1 Jimmy Fox                     Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Feb  8 Jack Hanley                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W  6
Mar 19 Stanton Abbott                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr  1 Jerome Quigley                Chicago, Il                     WF  5
Apr  4 Frank Garrard                 Chicago, Il                      D  6
Apr 11 -Ziegler was challenged by Frank Garrard to another bout
Apr 13 -Ziegler was challenged by Harry Lane to a bout
Apr 27 -Ziegler was challenged by Billy Hill ("Muldoon's Pickaninny") to a bout
Apr 27 Jerome Quigley                Chester, Pa                     TK  2
May  9 Charles Gehring               Baltimore, Md                    D  6
May 23 -Ziegler became the father of a baby girl, said to weigh twelve pounds
May 30 Jack Everhardt                Brooklyn, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jul 12 -Ziegler was knocked down by a blow from the horse, Atrox, 
          in a practice session at Philadelphia, Pa
Jul 15 -Ziegler was scheduled to spar with a horse, Atrox, at a
          horse show in Philadelphia, Pa (Winter Circus)
Jul 25 -Ziegler accepted a challenge by Charles Wood to a bout
Aug 10 Horace Leeds                  Sea Isle City, NJ              SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 19 Stanton Abbott                Baltimore, Md                    W 20
Aug 29 -Ziegler seconded Jerry Miller vs "Scaldy" Bill Quinn in Williamsport, Pa
Aug 31 -Ziegler was challenged by Leslie Pearce to a bout
Sep 14 -Ziegler was scheduled to enter a bag-punching contest in Philadelphia, Pa
Sep 28 Jack Hanley                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Oct  3 -Ziegler was scheduled to spar at Philadelphia, Pa
Oct 24 Jack Everhardt                New Orleans, La                  D 25
Dec 17 Harry Warren                  Lancaster, Pa                   KO  3

1896
Jan  4 Billy Helferty                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
          -Some sources report "Dan Helferty"
Jan 15 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                 L  6
Jan 23 Jimmy Handler                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar  7 Jim Franey                    Philadelphia, Pa                TK  4
          -Some sources report 02/26/1896; Some sources report "ND 4"          
Mar  9 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar 11 Jerome Quigley                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Apr  8 Maurice Hagerstrom            Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
May  1 Young Corbett (George Green)  San Francisco, Ca                L 10
May 28 Dal Hawkins                   San Francisco, Ca                W  8
         -Some sources report 05/29/1896
Oct 26 Charles Johnson               Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Dec 26 William "Kid" McPartland      New York, NY                     D 20

1897duled but cancelled
Jan  4 Jack Everhardt                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jan 11 George "Kid" Lavigne          Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Feb  1 Billy Vernon                  New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was sche
Feb  1 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar  1 Jack Bennett                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar 15 William "Kid" McPartland      Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr  5 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
May 10 Joe Dougherty                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
          -The verdict was not "ND 4"
May 17 George "Kid" Lavigne          Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jul 12 Young Griffo                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Aug  9 "Wilmington" Jack Daly        Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Sep 14 Eddie Connolly                San Francisco, Ca                W 20
Nov 10 Young Corbett (George Green)  San Francisco, Ca               LK  1
Dec 22 Jerome Quigley                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Dec 27 William "Matty" Matthews      Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6

1898
Jan 18 Charles McKeever              Williamstown, Pa                ND  6
Feb 19 Jerome Quigley                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar 17 Reddy Connelly                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Apr 15 John "Young" Mahoney          Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
May  9 William "Matty" Matthews      Paterson, NJ                     L 20
Jun  4 Jack Everhardt                Brooklyn, NY                     D 20
Jul 11 Billy Ernst                   Brooklyn, NY                    WF 17
Aug 19 William "Kid" McPartland      New York, NY                     L 25
Oct 10 "Wilmington" Jack Daly        Brooklyn, NY                     L 25
Oct 20 Louis Demange                 Paterson, NJ                    KO  2
          -Some sources report "Louis Demond"
Oct 29 Jim Curran                    Brooklyn, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Curran did not show
Oct 29 Tim Kearns                    Brooklyn, NY                    TK  4
Nov 26 "New York" Jack O'Brien       Brooklyn, NY                   SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Dec 10 William "Matty" Matthews      Toronto, Ont, Canada             D 15
Dec 12 Charley "Rough House" Burns   Cincinnati, Oh                   D 10

1899
Jan  2 William "Matty" Matthews      Brooklyn, NY                     D 20
Apr 15 Frank "Indian" Wongo          Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Apr 28 Walter Nolan                  Chicago, Il                      D  6
Apr 28 Charley "Rough House" Burns   Chicago, Il                      D  6
          -The previous 2 bouts are reported for the same date by different sources
May 12 William "Matty" Matthews      Chicago, Il                      D  6
Jun 26 Charles McKeever              Brooklyn, NY                    LT  7
Sep  8 Charley "Rough House" Burns   New York, NY                    TK 12
Oct 13 William "Kid" McPartland      New York, NY                     L 25
Oct 21 Ed Denfass                    Philadelphia, Pa                LK  1
          -Some sources report 10/22/1899
Nov 13 Charley "Rough House" Burns   Brooklyn, NY                    LK  5
Nov 25 Jack Bennett                  Chicago, Il                      L  6
Dec  8 Jack Bennett                  Chicago, Il                      L  6
Dec  9 Tom Duggan                    Chicago, Il                     TK  5

1900
Feb  8 Jack Bennett                  Niles, Oh                       KO  4
Feb 17 John Hudson                   Chicago, Il                     TK  2
Mar  1 Charley "Rough House" Burns   Milwaukee, Wi                    D  6
Mar  8 Soldier Walker                Chicago, Il                     KO  3
          -Perhaps, this man was "Soldier" James Walker
Mar 17 Charley "Rough House" Burns   Chicago, Il                      W  6
Mar 26 William "Matty" Matthews      Niles, Oh                       LK  2
Oct  8 Isadore "Izzy" Strauss        Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Oct 22 Jack Bennett                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov 12 Young Starr                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov 21 William "Matty" Matthews      Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov 29 Eddie Connolly                Hartford, Ct                    KO  2
          -Welterweight Championship of New England

1901
          -Ziegler traveled with a show, playing the part of a college boy;
           He met all-comers in sparring sessions at the end of the show
Mar 22 Thomas Corcoran               Savannah, Ga                    KO 11
Dec 24 Frank Hart                    Jacksonville, Fl                KO  3
          -Some sources report 12/25/1902

1902
Jan 17 William Leach                 Savannah, Ga                    KO  3
          -Some sources report 02/18/1902
Mar 29 Eddie Connolly                Chicago, Il                      D  6
Apr 22 Hugo Kelly                    Chicago, Il                      L  6
May 29 James "Rube" Ferns            Joplin, Mo                      LK  3
Jun 21 Jack "Twin" Sullivan          Savannah, Ga                     D 25
          -Some sources report 06/27/1902
Sep 15 Fred Douglass                 Savannah, Ga                    WF  2
          -Some sources report 09/22/1902; Some sources report "KO 3"
Oct 15 Bobby Thompson                Savannah, Ga                    KO  4
Oct 31 Thomas Corcoran               Savannah, Ga                    KO 12
Nov  5 Jack Bennett                  Savannah, Ga                    KO  1
Nov 19 Patsy Sweeney                 Boston, Ma                      LT  4
Dec 10 William "Matty" Matthews      Savannah, Ga                    LT  6

1903
Aug 15 -Zeigler was given a Benefit at Philadelphia, Pa (Broadway AC)

       -Ziegler was with the "Physical Culture Exhibition Company" in New York, NY

1904
Jan 28 Billy Farren                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Feb 29 Joe Grim                      Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
          -This was a "hot" bout
Mar 10 Jack McKenzie                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3
May 20 Neill "Mull" Bowser           Sharon, Pa                      ND 10
Jun  6 Neill "Mull" Bowser           Sharon, Pa                      ND 10
Dec  1 Neill "Mull" Bowser           Beaver Falls, Pa                 D 15

1905
Jan 24 Joe Youngs                    Beaver Falls, Pa                KO  9
Feb  5 Cy Flynn                      Buffalo, NY                      L 12
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
       Jack Hanley                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  

1892
       Jack Bonner                   Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
       John Anderson                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W  1
       Arthur Wood                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W  1
       John Boomestein               Philadelphia, Pa                 W  1
       Gus Fulmer                    Philadelphia, Pa                 W  4
       Jerome Quigley                Philadelphia, Pa                 W  3
       Pat Sheehan                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W  3
       Chuck Conners                 New York, NY                     W  3
       Bob Lewis                     Wayne Junction, Pa               W  1
       Arthur Kelly                  Paoli, Pa                        W  1
       Gus Gross                     Malvern, Pa                      W  2
       Frank Fisher                  Conshohocken, Pa                 W  3
       Joe Krim                      Conshohocken, Pa                 W  3
          -Some sources report "Joe Kirm"
       Charles Krim                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W  3
          -Some sources report "Charles Kirm"
       J.S. Harmon                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W  3
       Joe Einstein                  Shenandoah, Pa                   W 17
       Joe Gitt                      Hanover, Pa                      W 27
       Joe Gitt                      Hanover, Pa                      W 11
       Wayne Kline                   Reading, Pa                      W  4
       Butch Wilkinson               in Ohio                          W 37
       Frank Bowen                   in Ohio                          W  7

1893
Oct 13 Stanton Abbott                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Dec 22 Charles McKeever              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4

1894
Apr 28 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                 W  6

1895
Feb 12 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                 W  4
Jun 23 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Dec 13 Charles "Bull" McCarthy       Philadelphia, Pa                 D  4
          -Some sources report "W 6"

1896
       Jack McAuliffe                                                EX   

1904
Dec 31 Neill "Mull" Bowser           Beaver Falls, Pa                 D 15

*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis ***