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THE FIGHT YEARS OF JOCK MALONE DURING THE TRIPLE FIGHT

JOCK MALONE FIGHT CAREER SPANNED 1916 – 1931


Part 3.1.0

3.1.0 Fight Record

1916

TFM’s 6-Part Presentation of Jock Malone – Part 3.1 (Fight Record)

Part 3.1 — Fight Record

This section presents Jock Malone’s 1916 fight outcomes from two perspectives: the win-loss-draw-no contest record he accumulated during the year, and the geographic reach of those bouts. To learn more about how TFM presents this information, visit THE TFM METHOD. In 1916 — the first year of his professional career — Malone compiled a perfect record of eight wins across eight bouts, with no losses, draws, or no contests. All eight fights were held within the United States, and Malone faced a different opponent in every bout, signaling the ambition and confidence of a young fighter eager to establish himself in the sport.

Part 3.1.1


1916

Jock Malone’s Annual Fight Record

Number of Bouts

8

Number of Opponents

8

Wins

8

Loses

0

Draws

0

No Count

0

Knockouts

Wins

3

Loses

0

Includes Technical Knockouts (TKOs)

Disqualifications

Wins

0

Loses

0

Click here to see summary of career record.

Geographic Footprints

U.S. Bouts

8


International Bouts

0


Part 3.2.0

3.2.0 Fights by Date

1916

  • 3.2.1 Highlights by Date
  • 3.2.2 Malone’s 1916 Fights

TFM’s 6-Part Presentation of Jock Malone – Part 3.2 (Fights by Date)

Part 3.2 — Fights by Date

This section presents Jock Malone’s 1916 bouts in chronological order, allowing visitors to follow the rhythm and pace of his fight campaign across the year. To learn more about how TFM organizes this information, visit THE TFM METHOD. Malone’s inaugural campaign unfolded in three distinct phases. He opened in March in Marshfield, Wisconsin — near the center of the state — before returning there in May for his second professional bout. After a summer without recorded fights, he resurfaced in September in Philadelphia, then launched an intense autumn stretch that saw him fight five times between October and November, all in the New York City metropolitan area. That closing run — four fights in November alone, across three of New York City’s boroughs — announced a young fighter who was not simply testing the waters, but pressing his case with urgency.

Part 3.2.1


1916

Boxing in the Shadows of War

Shown above is the front page of the Los Angeles Evening Herald, published on Saturday, April 15, 1914. The newspaper features accounts of U.S. forces preparing to take action in Mexico to preserve American lives and property.

Jock Malone won the first fight of his professional career on March 8, 1916 — one day before Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in which eighteen Americans were killed. Within a week, President Woodrow Wilson ordered General John “Black Jack” Pershing to lead a Punitive Expedition of six thousand troops into Mexico in pursuit of Villa. The raid did not occur in isolation. It was the latest eruption in a sequence of tensions stretching back to the Mexican Revolution of 1910, through the Tampico Incident and the U.S. invasion of Vera Cruz in 1914, and into the increasingly volatile borderlands of 1916. Meanwhile, the war in Europe — already in its second catastrophic year — cast a long shadow over American life. For a young fighter beginning his professional career in the American heartland, the world beyond the ring was anything but quiet.

1916 Sheet Music Told NY-Men to Prepare for War

Jock Malone’s 1916 Fight Calendar had the young boxer battling half of his opponents in New York state where young men were being told to prepare for war in various fashions. Shown to the right is sheet music copyrighted in 1916 titled, “March On to Plattsburg,” one of New York’s premiere Army training facilities.


In the days before radio, sheet music was often developed to reflect, if not promote, ideas of the day. Shown right, is an item in the TFM Collection that reflects the increasing militarization of popular sheet music in 1916, marketed as patriotic songs. Sheet music was purchased and played on pianos in homes and gathering places, including social and fraternal clubs.

The November 27, 1916 edition of The Police Gazette — one of America’s leading sports publications — offered a vivid snapshot of the moment Jock Malone was navigating as a young professional. Woodrow Wilson graced the cover following his re-election victory. Inside, the magazine featured Mike Gibbons, a fellow Minnesotan from St. Paul who held the World Middleweight title — the very crown Malone would one day pursue. On the facing page, France’s celebrated boxer Georges Carpentier appeared in uniform, photographed in the cockpit of a military aircraft. By 1916, the war in Europe had already reached the sport’s elite. For Carpentier. the ring had given way to the cockpit. It was a reminder, vivid and immediate, that the world Jock Malone was entering as a professional boxer was one in which the lines between sport, politics, and war had never been thinner.

Two years before he was photographed piloting a military airplane, France’s Georges Carpentier was at the pinnacle of his game, having won the title of World White Heavyweight Champion against American rival Gunboat Smith. That title, conceived to undermine Jack Johnson’s standing as World Heavyweight Champion, never benefitted Carpentier.

Jack Johnson

Part 3.2.2


UNITED STATES

Fight No.

Date

Opponent

Venue

City and State

Country

Outcome for Malone

March 1916

JM-16-01

1916-Mar-08

Ford Munger

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS

May 1916

JM-16-02

1916-May-05

Young White

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS

September 1916

JM-16-03

1916-Sep-04

Ritz Walters

Olympic Athletic Club

Philadelphia, PA

USA

W-TKO

October 1916

JM-16-04

1916-Oct-16

Fighting Fitzpatrick

Clermont Athletic Club

NYC-Manhattan, NY

USA

W-NWS

JM-16-05

1916-Oct-30

Johnny Kid Herman

Clermont Avenue Rink

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS

November 1916

JM-16-06

1916-Nov-10

Cuppy Logan

venue presently unknown

Cleveland, OH

USA

W-KO

JM-16-07

1916-Nov-17

Harry Gattle

Hunts Point Athletic Club

NYC-The Bronx, NY

USA

W-KO

JM-16-08

1916-Nov-18

Frank Carbone

Broadway Arena

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS


Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.


Part 3.3.0

3.3.0 Fight Opponents

1916

  • 3.2.1 Featured Opponents
  • 3.2.2 Alphabetical Listing

TFM’s 6-Part Presentation of Jock Malone – Part 3.3 (Fight Opponents)

Part 3.3 — Fights by Opponent

This section examines Jock Malone’s 1916 opponents — first highlighting those Featured by TFM, then presenting the full roster in alphabetical order. To learn more about how TFM profiles opponents, visit THE TFM METHOD. Malone faced eight different opponents in 1916, with no rematches during the year. One of those eight — Frank Carbone — is Featured by TFM. Malone’s decision to close his inaugural campaign against Carbone at the Broadway Arena in Brooklyn, rather than against lesser-known opponents, reflects the competitive instinct that would define his career. All eight opponents were defeated, and the range of cities and venues Malone chose suggests he was already positioning himself within the broader landscape of professional boxing on the East Coast.

Part 3.3.1

Malone’s 1916 Ring Opponents included one contender who is Featured by TFM.

Frank Carbone

USA-(NY)

Fight Years

(1912-1924)

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Part 3.3.2

UNITED STATES

Fight No.

Date

Opponent

Venue

City and State

Country

Outcome for Malone

01. Frank Carbone

JM-16-08

1916-Nov-18

Frank Carbone

Broadway Arena

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS

02. Fighting Fitzpatrick

JM-16-04

1916-Oct-16

Fighting Fitzpatrick

Clermont Athletic Club

NYC-Manhattan, NY

USA

W-NWS

03. Harry Gattle

JM-16-07

1916-Nov-17

Harry Gattle

Hunts Point Athletic Club

NYC-The Bronx, NY

USA

W-KO

04. Johnny Kid Herman

JM-16-05

1916-Oct-30

Johnny Kid Herman

Clermont Avenue Rink

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS

05. Cuppy Logan

JM-16-06

1916-Nov-10

Cuppy Logan

venue presently unknown

Cleveland, OH

USA

W-KO

06. Ford Munger

JM-16-01

1916-Mar-08

Ford Munger

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS

07. Ritz Walters

JM-16-03

1916-Sep-04

Ritz Walters

Olympic Athletic Club

Philadelphia, PA

USA

W-TKO

08. Young White

JM-16-02

1916-May-05

Young White

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS

Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.


Part 3.4.0

3.4.0 Fight Locations

1916

  • 3.4.1 Location Highlights
  • 3.4.2 Fights Per Location

TFM’s 6-Part Presentation of Jock Malone – Part 3.4 (Locations)

Part 3.4 — Fights by Location

This section maps Jock Malone’s 1916 bouts by geographic location, organized by country, state, and city. To learn more about how TFM tracks fight locations, visit THE TFM METHOD. In 1916, Malone’s fight campaign spanned four states — Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York — and six cities, covering a geographic arc that moved steadily eastward across the year. He began in Marshfield, Wisconsin, a railroad hub near the center of the state, before making his way through Philadelphia and Cleveland and ultimately arriving in New York City, where he competed across three boroughs in the final weeks of the year. That eastward progression is one of the defining narratives of Malone’s 1916 campaign — a fighter from Minnesota’s orbit moving deliberately toward the center of American boxing.

Part 3.4.1


1916

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Boxing Footprint

A Map of Malone’s Fight Locations

Jock Malone launched his professional boxing career in Marshfield, Wisconsin — a railroad hub near the center of the state — where boxrec.com records his first two professional bouts. From those modest beginnings in the American heartland, Malone’s 1916 campaign carried him through four states and six cities, closing with a remarkable autumn stretch in New York City. His final four fights of the year were held across three of the city’s boroughs — Brooklyn, Manhattan, and The Bronx — a fitting conclusion to an inaugural campaign that announced a fighter of exceptional range and ambition.

Above is a postcard featuring the Wisconsin Central Depot at Marshfield, Wisconsin, a facility Jock Malone might have used when he arrived and departed Marshfield for the first two fights of his boxing career. Below is an interesting BRAVE NOTE*:

Marshfield, Wisconsin, was nicknamed the “Hub City” due to the intersection of multiple railroad lines, including those built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad starting in 1872.

*Note: Content generated by BRAVE AI.

American Bouts

8


U.S. Fight Locations

4

States

4

Cities

States/Cities (No. Bouts)

1. New York (4)

  • NYC-Brooklyn (2)
  • NYC-Manhattan (1)
  • NYC-The Bronx (1)

2. Ohio (1)

  • Cleveland (1)

3. Pennsylvania (1)

  • Philadelphia (1)

4. Wisconsin (2)

  • Marshfield (2)

International Bouts

0


*

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Part 3.4.2


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UNITED STATES

Fight No.

Date

Opponent

Venue

City and State

Country

Outcome for Malone

NEW YORK

NYC-Brooklyn

JM-16-05

1916-Oct-30

Johnny Kid Herman

Clermont Avenue Rink

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS

JM-16-08

1916-Nov-18

Frank Carbone

Broadway Arena

NYC-Brooklyn, NY

USA

W-NWS

NYC-Manhattan

JM-16-04

1916-Oct-16

Fighting Fitzpatrick

Clermont Athletic Club

NYC-Manhattan, NY

USA

W-NWS

NYC-The Bronx

JM-16-07

1916-Nov-17

Harry Gattle

Hunts Point Athletic Club

NYC-The Bronx, NY

USA

W-KO


OHIO

Cleveland

JM-16-06

1916-Nov-10

Cuppy Logan

venue presently unknown

Cleveland, OH

USA

W-KO


PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia

JM-16-03

1916-Sep-04

Ritz Walters

Olympic Athletic Club

Philadelphia, PA

USA

W-TKO


WISCONSIN

Marshfield

JM-16-01

1916-Mar-08

Ford Munger

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS

JM-16-02

1916-May-05

Young White

venue presently unknown

Marshfield, WI

USA

W-NWS


Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.



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