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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 10
1921
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 ***
 

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Mike Orrison
 

Jimmy Barry, Johnny Coulon, Mike Orrison
Boxing Instructors at Camp Gordon, Georgia
October 1918