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Mike Orrison
BORN December 27 1889 DIED January 15 1946 (Resided in Kansas City, Kansas) WEIGHT 100-120 lbs
1906 Jul 22 Young Kelley near Kansas City, Ks W 8 1907 Jan 18 Kid Bismarck Kansas City, Mo ND 6 Oct 8 Oscar Coleman Kansas City, Mo D 4 Dec 6 Eddie McGee Kansas City, Mo SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1908 Nov 27 Charley Carpenter Kansas City, Mo TK 2 1909 Jan 1 Johnny Coulon Kansas City, Mo L 6 Apr 22 Buddy Burson Kansas City, Mo D 10 May 14 Jimmy Gallagher Kansas City, Mo TK 5 Jun 25 Buddy Burson Kansas City, Mo ND 6 Jul 13 -Orrison was challenged to a bout by Nick Polson Aug 12 -Orrison wanted a fight with Jimmy Austin 1910 Mar 28 Roy Campbell Kansas City, Mo ND 6 Apr 11 Roy Campbell Kansas City, Mo SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Apr 29 Ned Ford Kansas City, Mo W 10 Jul 31 Roy Campbell Kansas City, Mo W 6 Sep 1 John Rabuse Kansas City, Mo SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Oct 6 Marty Kane Reading, Ks SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; The local sheriff prevented the bout 1911 Jan 9 Kid Howard Kansas City, Mo W 6 Mar 14 Dakota Kid Kansas City, Mo WF 2 Apr 14 Eddie Lennon Muskogee, Ok SCH -This bout was scheduled but not held; Lennon changed opponents Apr 14 Young Togo Muskogee, Ok SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known May 5 Frankie Hennessy Kansas City, MO D 10 1912 Mar 8 Tommy Murphy Kansas City, Mo EX 3 Mar 20 -Orrison married Stella Farrar in Kansas City, Mo Apr -Orrison trained Freddie McGovern (Stanley Beattie), who won the 145-pound amateur class held on May 2 1912 Oct 3 -Orrison appeared at the boxing program held in Kansas City, Mo 1913 Jun 8 Bobby Burns St. Joseph, Mo D 10 Jul 20 Bobby Burns St. Joseph, Mo D 20 Oct 24 Kid Carpenter Kansas City, Mo EX 3 Nov 19 Harry Wade St. Louis, Mo ND 8 -Some sources report "W 8" Dec 4 Eddie Meiers Kansas City, Mo SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Dec 11 Eddie Meiers Kansas City, Mo SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1914 Jan 23 Fighting Thorpe Kansas City, Mo EX 3 Feb 5 Nate Jackson Kansas City, Mo W 10 Mar 17 Bobby Burns Kansas City, Mo D 10 Apr 1 Nate Jackson Kansas City, Mo D 10 Sep 16 Dick "Midge" Tierney Des Moines, Ia W 6 Oct 6 Bobby Burns Des Moines, Ia ND 10 Nov 13 Nate Jackson Tulsa, Ok D 10 Dec Allison Harvey Kansas City, Mo ND 1915 Jan 9 Dick "Midge" Tierney Des Moines, Ia SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Feb 1 Bobby Burns Des Moines, Ia D -This was said to be the tenth contest between the two men Feb 5 Nate Jackson Tulsa, Ok D 15 Feb 20 Nate Jackson Tulsa, Ok D 20 1916 Jul 4 Nate Jackson Dewey, Ok D 15 Jul 24 Nate Jackson Oklahoma City, Ok D 10 Aug 29 Bobby Burns Oklahoma City, Ok ND 10 1918 Jun -Orrison was appointed boxing instructor of the El Paso, Tx District at Fort Bliss, Tx; He also refereed bouts Aug 16 Nick Gundy El Paso, Tx EX 3 Sep Johnny Coulon Fort Bliss, Tx SCH -This bout was scheduled but cancelled Oct Johnny Coulon Camp Gordon, Ga EX 2 Dec 19 -Orrison challenged Tommy Felso to a bout 1919 Mar 28 Monte Dale Excelsior Springs, Mo ND 10 Apr 2 -Orrison challenged James "Red" Herring to a bout Apr 4 Benny Chavez Excelsior Springs, Mo ND 10 May 16 Frank McGowan Excelsior Springs, Mo L 10 Oct 24 Al Dale Excelsior Springs, Mo W 10 Nov 7 Eddie Coulon Chanute, Ks SCH -This bout was scheduled but cancelled Nov 7 Young Hennessey Chanute, Ks EX Nov 11 Harry Bramar Chanute, Ks SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1920 Jan 16 Harry Hennessey North Kansas City, Mo D 10 Feb 16 Benny Pappan Chillicothe, Mo ND 6 Feb 27 Bobby Dibbons Kansas City, Ks ND 10 -Some sources report "Bobby Gibbons" Mar 13 Dummy West Springfield, Mo EX 3 Mar 19 Frankie Dean Kansas City, Mo ND 10 Mar 22 Jack Martin Enid, Ok ND 10 Jun 10 Joe Flaherty Pittsburg, Ks ND 101921
Jan 21 Frankie Osner Kansas City, Ks ND 10
Apr 18 Jack Collopy Kansas City, Ks ND 10
-Some sources report "Jack Collins"
Apr 26 Young Manziel St. Joseph, Mo KO 3
Jul 4 "Young" Jack Thomas Girard, Ks KO 7
Sep 1 Frankie Osner Fort Scott, Ks ND 8
Sep 22 Stubby Durham Tulsa, Ok LT 6
Oct 5 Battling Williams Kansas City, Ks SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 5 Frank Walsh Kansas City, Ks EX 3
Nov 30 Paul Andrist Kansas City, Ks EX 4
Dec 7 Denny Gunn Kansas City, Ks ND 6
1922
Jan 26 Young Brown Kansas City, Ks SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 6 Nate Jackson Sedan, Ks SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 20 Kid Riley Shawnee, Ok L 8
Jun 9 Kid Speck Arkansas City, Ks SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 29 Kid Speck Atchison, Ks W 10
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Freddie Dorhan L
1914
Harry Green Sedalia, Mo D
1915
Roy Moore Kansas City, Mo L 15
1918
Gene "Kid" Payo El Paso, Tx ND
*** Top Photo Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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Mike Orrison
Jimmy Barry, Johnny Coulon, Mike Orrison
Boxing Instructors at Camp Gordon, Georgia
October 1918