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1916

1916-1931: THE FIGHT YEARS OF JOCK MALONE
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3.0 Jock Malone and F1 (Boxing) in 1916
THE FIGHT YEARS OF JOCK MALONE DURING THE TRIPLE FIGHT
JOCK MALONE FIGHT CAREER SPANNED 1916 – 1931
Jock Malones in 1916
Part 3.1.0
Jock Malone’s 1916 Fight Record
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
Malone’s Fight Record
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
The Fights of Jock Malone in 1916 by Date
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
Highlights by Date
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.

1916 Politics, War, and Boxing Converged in America’s Leading Sports Magazine


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.


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Part 3.2.2
Malone’s 1916 Fights by Date
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
The Fights of Jock Malone in 1916 by Opponent
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
Jock Malone’s Featured Opponents in 1916
Malone’s 1916 Ring Opponents included one contender who is Featured by TFM.
Part 3.3.2
Jock Malone’s Opponents in 1916 – Alphabetical Listing
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
The Fights of Jock Malone in 1916 by Location
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
Location Highlights
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
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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