Undated
Eddie Smith KO 10
1895
Mar 10 -Philadelphia Item reported -- George W. "Biddy" Bishop is anxious to
fight any featherweight in America at 118 lbs; He is said to have been
born at Covington, Ky and is now 25 years old; He claims to have held
the 105-lb Amateur Championship of Ohio for four years, winning it at
14 years of age; His record in the Houston (Tx) Post, where works
as a stereotyper, claims many victories in the North, West, and
Pacific Coast; Draws with Solly Smith and Cal McCarthy are included;
He is 5-7 1/2.
** Biddy Bishop used to write articles for Ring Magazine
Apr 1 "Denver" Ed Woods Riverside, Tx KO 7
-This was a rattling, bloody fight near Trinity, Tx;
The men were scheduled to fight at Trinity but the Sheriff intervened;
They went to a woods and fought; Los Angeles Times reports "near
Trinidad, Texas"
1897
Jul George Higgs Rossland, BC, Canada W 10
Aug 16 Mose LaFontise Butte, Mt LK 3
1898
Jun 5 -Bishop is said to have arrived in the Klondike; While there, he climbed
the Chilkoot Pass, considered to be the real test of a "stampeder"
1900
Apr 17 Aurelio Herrera Bakersfield, Ca LK 3
1906-1907
-Bishop moved to Spokane from San Francisco shortly after the
San Francisco earthquake
1905-1916
-Bishop worked for the TACOMA DAILY NEWS and, by 1914, became
its Sports Editor; Later, became a well-known referee and promoter in
Seattle and Tacoma; Afterwards, moved to Ohio, where he managed
boxers and promoted fights
1930
-Bishop joined the Sourdough Stampede Association
*** Photo And Some Data Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
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