The evening world., 1911-07-27
Tommy Warren Was the First
IF%eatherweiaht Champion Of
America and Fought Many
Notable Battles During the
Eighties.
No. 2. WARREN,
Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Co.
lrhe New York World.D

Copyright lG rb, S Sy r ,S,k PT Ws,l eegeii'Ains Co.
ToMMY WARREN. the first
featherweight champion OF Amer
.ca under Marquis of Queens
berry rules. was born In Los Angeles
abou, 1865. He was ) feet 4 inches, and
his fighting weight was Ii6 pounds.
lie was a newsboy from the time he
was nine or ten years old. and It was
in that calling that he learned to use
his fists to advantage. He was often
called upon to defend himself and his
wares against older and stronger boys
and generally managed to handle him
self with credit In these encounters.
Later on Tommy became a candy and
magazine boy on one OF the railroads
on the Coast. When he grew older
Warren ran away from home and
drlfted all around the Pacific Slope.
He was an inveterate gambler. even
as . boy. and always hung around
the dance halls and gambling places.
1t was around these places that ne
gradually acquired a knowledge OF
boxing. and ne figured In a lot Of
battles along the Pacific Coast.
In 1883 he defeated Johnny Heating
Of Jersey City in a s~eventeen-round
bare knuckle fight at Sacramento. He
bested Billy o'Neill at Astoria. Oregon.
in six rounds with hard gloves. and
defeated John Smith at Portland. Ore
son. in five rounds; also Harry swift
in seven rounds at Walla Walla, Wash
ington.
After this Warren was challenged Tor
the featherweight championship OF tAe
p--- -, Ia,,A r,,1An War
rem met Condor at Seattle and de-
feated him easily. lie next fought with
Martin Brady at Deer Lodge. Mon
tana. This was under London Prize
Ring rules, with bare kHuckles. and
terrific light OF nineteen round He
whipped Jack Roach at Port Towns
end, Washington. In four rounds.
Tommy then jumped back to Denver
and defeated Bill johnson. known as
English Bill" in nine rounds, fight
ing with bare knuckles. While In Dem
yer he met and defeated Johnny Burns
In Ave rounds. and again whipped
johnson. this time in ten rounds.
His Longest Fight.
Warren was then challenged by Tom
Burke, and the men met at Rawlins.
Wyoming. They fought thirty-three
terrific rounds under Marquis of
Queen3oerry rules, the battls lasting
two hours and ten minutes. Warren
won. With the exception Of the Barnes
fight this was the longest and hardest
fight In which Warren ever figured.
After that Warren came to Chicago,
and in 1855 fought anS defeated Jem
Kelly. Andy Hanly. Chris Sommers and
Joe Morris. A draw vas fought with
Arthur Majesty at Bloomington, H..
and in the fall OF the same year and
In the spring of 1856 he fought two
more battles with the same man a,
Louisville. winning both times.
Although Warren was already a young
Alan when he first saw Kentucky. he
was always ,known as Tommy War.
Pen OF Louisville. While there Tommy
gave fres rein to his gambling propen-
stiles, and was known throughout that
region as ''The Boy Gambler" His
reputation as a tough. hard little
fighter also spread. Tommy's great
est delight IN the fighting game was
% knock out big negroes. Nothing
pleased him better than to go dow to
the dance halls and gambling dens
along the wharves and find a couple
OF burly roustabouts to lick. Tommy
spent quite some time around Louis
VILE. He fought and defeated every
man of his weight. and often heavier
men, who~,could be induced to meet
Aim. and his reputation began tc
1pread.
In the spring OF 1856 Warren Tough
18th Link Pope for the featherweigh'
championship of Cincinnati. Warren
winning the battle In ten rounds
Safer on he boxed a ten-round draw
St st. Louis with Danny DAILY. FL
fought a ffteen-round draw with Jacl
Bates In one of the small towns o.
Ohio. In this battle skintight gloves
we're used.
stated IN yesterdays article tha'
the fight between Warren and Ton
barnes took place In 1883. This Is
nistake. 1t was fought In April. 1886
Warren had been cleaning up all the
Hest featherweights In the Middle Yves
end was claiming the championship o.
America under Marquis Of Qussnsbsrrl