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3 stories matching middleweight

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  1. A Quick Knockout at the Athletic Club

    A local boxing match ended in under a minute when Joe Wardinsky landed a decisive left hook on W.W. Wade.

    Dec 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

  2. A Traveling Wrestler Issues a Local Challenge

    A visiting middleweight athlete offers to take on three Walla Walla men at once for a $100 side bet.

    Aug 1, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

  3. The Final Fight of a Local Sporting Legend

    Once a celebrated middleweight who drew crowds, Patsy Carroll died in poverty at a Seattle mission, remembered by the city’s sporting fraternity.

    Jan 6, 1904The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyLocal Legends

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