Record

Performance TitleProgramme of Grand Boxing Tournament - St Patrick's Night
Performance Date17 March 1920
Performance DayWednesday
Main PerformersBombardier Billy Wells,
Paul Journee,
Mike Honeyman,
Francis Rossi,
Bombardier Charlie Woodman,
Jack Hart,
Fred Bretonnel,
Billy Housego,
Fred Housego,
Stoker Sivers
Secondary PerformersMoss De Young,
Percy Moss - referees,
George Hughes,
C Nicholls - timekeepers,
Ronald Adair - MC
Set ListBombardier Billy Wells (winner) v Paul Journee,
Mike Honeyman v Francis Rossi (draw),
Bombardier Charlie Woodman v Jack Hart,
Fred Bretonnel v Billy Housego,
Fred Housego (winner) v Stoker Sivers
Performance Notes'Bombadier Wells knocked out Paul Journee (France) in the 13th round of a 20-round contest at the Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, last night.

Once again, there was a great crowd of spectators at the Albert Hall, and it is a sign of the times that there is an ever-increasing number of women present on these occasions. The people who go to see a boxing match are drawn from many classes of society, but nowhere is this more apparent than in this particular arena. In the boxes and lower part of the house could be seen parties - of both sexes - in evening dress, while, above, there was a solid mass of men in the tweeds and serge of everyday wear. The St Patrick's Sports Association, under whose management the boxing was held, are to be congratulated upon the arrangements, which were as good last night as they were bad when Beckett met Smith recently". (The Times, 18 March 1920)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1920/19)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1920/19Programme of Grand Boxing Tournament17 March 1920
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OibagiezoopidybProgramme of Grand Boxing Tounament - St. Patrick's Night1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1661Wells; William Thomas (1889-1967); English heavyweight boxer
DS/UK/1662Journee; Paul (fl 1893-1920); French boxer
DS/UK/1663Honeyman; Mike (1896-1944); English boxer
DS/UK/1664Rossi; Francis (fl 1915-1927); Welsh boxer
DS/UK/1665Woodman; Charlie (fl 1919-1924); English boxer
DS/UK/1666Hart; Jack (b1864); English boxer
DS/UK/1667Bretonnel; Fred (1905-1928); French lightweight boxer
DS/UK/1668Housego; William (fl 1920-1931); British boxer
DS/UK/1670Housego; Fred (11 August 1891-1976); British boxer (bantamweight)
DS/UK/1671Sivers; Stoker (fl 1916-1920); British boxer
DS/UK/1652Adair; Ronald (18 March 1882-); British former boxer, boxing MC, vaudeville performer and actor
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