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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

Tim Kearns
(Tom Gannon)

BORN   November 6 1875; Lawrence, Massachusetts (Fought out of Boston, Massachusetts)
DIED June 9 or 10 1910; New York, New York
 (Food Poisoning)
HEIGHT 5-6 1/2
WEIGHT 133-142 lbs
MANAGER Jimmy Lane


Kearns used the name "Tom Gannon" early in his career

1893-1896
       -Kearns boxed as an Amateur

1897
Apr 17 Billy Lightfoot            New York, NY                     KO  2
May  1 Black Griffo               New York, NY                      W 15
May  4 Jack Smith                 Brooklyn, NY                      L 10
May    Billy Teller               New York, NY                      W   
May 29 Hiram "Hymie" Goldstein    New York, NY                     WF  5
          -Goldstein's seconds entered the ring
Oct  6 Joe "Kid" Robinson         Boston, Ma                        D 10
Oct 18 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Newmarket Junction, NH            D 15
Nov  5 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Manchester, NH                    D 10
Dec 16 Maurice Rosenberg          Manchester, NH                   LF  6

1898
Jan 24 Maurice Rosenberg          Boston, Ma                        W  4
Feb  3 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Cambridge, Ma                    EX  4
Feb 15 Eddie Connolly             Cleveland, Oh                     D 20
Mar  8 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Lynn, Ma                          D 12
Mar 14 Charles Lynch              Portsmouth, NH                    W  8
Apr 11 Andy Watson                Lynn, Ma                          D 12
Apr 12 "Young" Peter Jackson      Portsmouth, NH                    W  4
May  2 Charles Lynch              Boston, Ma                       ND   
Jul  8 Otto Sieloff               New York, NY                     LK  2
Jul 30 Terry Mack                 Brooklyn, NY                     WF  3
Sep  3 Jack Fox                   Brooklyn, NY                      D 10
Oct 29 Owen Ziegler               Brooklyn, NY                     LT  4
Dec  6 Kid Broad                  New York, NY                     LK  7
Dec  8 Mike Hauser                Bridgeport, Ct                   KO  3

 1899
Jan 14 Frank Collier              Brooklyn, NY                     TK  8
Feb  4 Chip Morrison              Brooklyn, NY                     KO  7
Feb 11 Billy Moore                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  6
Mar  2 Jack Dwyer                 Hartford, Ct                     TK 14
Mar 24 Jack Williams              Brooklyn, NY                     WF  2
          -Williams kicked Kearns and was disqualified
Mar 25 Tommy Cleary               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr  8 Billy Ernst                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  8
Apr 13 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Manchester, NH                    W 15
May  1 Billy Moore                Syracuse, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May  6 Jim Popp                   Brooklyn, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 13 Joe Flaherty               Brooklyn, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
May 13 Billy Needham              Brooklyn, NY                     TK  3
May 20 Edward "Kid" Carter        Brooklyn, NY                     TK  7
Jun 16 Eddie Connolly             Brooklyn, NY                     TK 22
Jul 14 "Wilmington" Jack Daly     Brooklyn, NY                     KO 12
Jul 22 Jack Dwyer                 Brooklyn, NY                     TK  4
          -Police intervened
Sep 29 "New York" Jack O'Brien    Brooklyn, NY                     LK 13
Oct 14 Joe Mullins                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  4
Oct 30 Martin Flaherty            Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
Nov 11 Billy Ernst                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  6
Nov 18 Young Starr                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec  8 George "Elbows" McFadden   Brooklyn, NY                      L 25

1900
Feb  3 Young Starr                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar  3 Harry Berger               Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  3
Mar 23 Andy Watson                Boston, Ma                        W 15
Mar 31 Tommy Cleary               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Apr 16 Jack Downey                Brooklyn, NY                     KO 10
Jun 16 "New York" Jack O'Brien    Brooklyn, NY                     WF  6
Jul 14 Jim Burke                  Brooklyn, NY                     KO  7
Oct  4 "New York" Jack O'Brien    Hartford, Ct                     LT 18
          -Buffalo (NY) Courier reports a "LT 1" verdict;
           Some sources report "W 18"
Nov 23 Eddie Kennedy              Allegheny, Pa                     D 20

1901
Feb 18 William "Spike" Sullivan   Louisville, Ky                    L 20
Apr  9 Kid Thomas                 New Britain, Ct                  LT 14
Sep  5 Martin Duffy               Toronto, Ont, Canada             LT 11
Nov 28 Andy Watson                Manchester, NH                    D 15

1902
Jan 11 George "Elbows" McFadden   Philadelphia, PA                 LT  5
Jan 14 Paddy Fenton               New London, Ct                   NC 11
          -Thomas Donahue, Boxing Supervisor, intervened and stopped the bout
Feb  5 Tommy Broderick            New London, Ct                    W   
Feb  7 Herman Miller              Baltimore, Md                    LT 14
Apr  4 Herman Miller              Baltimore, Md                     D 20
Apr 19 Mike "Twin" Sullivan       Boston, Ma                        D  6
Jul  2 Patsy Sweeney              near Manchester, NH              LT  1
          -Some sources report "Lake Massabesic, NH"
Sep 12 Herman Miller              Baltimore, Md                    WF  4
Sep 27 Martin Judge               Chicago, Il                       W  6
Oct  3 Emil Sanchez               Chicago, Il                      TK  5
Oct 17 Jack Carrig                Chicago, Il                      WF  3
Nov  8 Jack Carrig                Chicago, Il                      KO  4 
Nov 27 Kid Black                  Chicago, Il                       D  6
Dec  5 Charles Berry              Milwaukee, Wi                    WF  2
Dec 29 Whitney Lester             Chicago, Il                      KO  3

1903
Jan  3 Otto Sieloff               Chicago, Il                       L  6
Jan 30 Art Simms                  Milwaukee, Wi                    TK  5
Feb 20 Kid Black                  Milwaukee, Wi                    KO  1
Mar 27 Charles Berry              Milwaukee, Wi                    ND  6
Apr 18 Otto Sieloff               Milwaukee, Wi                    LK  3
May 25 Jim Haywood                Boston, Ma                        W 10
Jun  5 Sam Langford               Boston, Ma                       LT  2

1904
Jan  2 Cub White                  Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
Jan  7 Dave Holly                 Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  2
Mar 17 Tommy Sullivan             Lawrence, Ma                     LK  6

1908
Mar 13 Willie Green                New York, NY                     ND  4

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1896
       Dave Nelligan                                               KO  3

1897
Nov    Joe "Kid" Robinson         Newmarket Junction, NH            D 15
       Joe Youngs                                                   W  3
       Dave Nelligan                                                W  4
       Tal Santry                                                   D  4
       Jimmy Gorman               New York, NY                      D 10
       Jack Rose                                                    D 10
       Dave Crofton                                                 W 15
       John Sullivan                                                W  3

1898
Mar  4 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Lynn, Ma                          D 12
          -Perhaps, this is a reference to the 03/08/1898 bout
       Mike Doherty                                                TK  2
       Peter Manning                                               TK  4
       Joe Riley                                                   TK  3
       Jack Mulvey                                                 TK  7
          -Some sources report "W 7"
Sep 10 George Holden              Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Nov  5 Bob "Stonewall" Allen      Manchester, NH                    D 10
          -Perhaps, this is a reference to the 11/05/1897 bout

1899
May    Patsy Sweeney              New York, NY                      L   
       Joe Mullins                                                 KO  7
       Kid Black                                                    W 15
       Sam Sevis                                                   KO  4

1901
Nov    Andy Watson                                                  D  9
          -Perhaps, this is a reference to the 11/28/1901 bout

*** Much Data And Photo Provided By William Schutte ***

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