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'''George Schauer''' was the younger brother of [[Ray Schauer]].<br />
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George Joseph Schauer was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday, December 5, 1907. His parents were Thaddeus Edward Schauer (April 1, 1875 - May 16, 1949) and Minnie Frances Graham Schauer (August 6, 1879 - November 2 1941). George was their fifth son. The family lived at 238 East Jefferson Street in Pittsburgh's Northside 2nd Ward.<br />
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In 1912, when George was four years old, the family moved to Erie, PA. Erie didn't have as many belching smokestacks as Pittsburgh and was considered a healthier place to live. George's father's occupation is listed in most records as a tinner, but his actual job was working as a roofer (tin and slate). He continued to do such work in Erie.<br />
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George's brothers, Herb and Ray, attended Erie public schools. In 1915 when George's mother became pregnant, she wanted to return to Pittsburgh to be with her mother to have the baby. The family returned to Pittsburgh in 1915 where George attend public schools. The baby, Lauretta was born in Pittsburgh on February 26, 1916. In 1916 George's brother Herbert began working for the Hirsch Co., a furniture store in Pittsburgh. He was eighteen. In 1917 George's brother Raymond began boxing and wrestling as a Pennsylvania amateur. He was seventeen. By the age of nineteen he had gone to the west coast to prepare to box professionally.<br />
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In early 1920 when George was twelve tragedy befell the family when his twenty-one year old brother, Herbert, succumbed to influenza on February 2, 1920. The brothers shared a bedroom. George had lifelong memories of Herb's illness and labored breathing. Following Herb's death, his casket was placed in the parlor and George was responsible for resupplying the ice under the casket. He heard the drip, drip, drip his entire life. At the end of February 1920, his brother Ray began his seven year professional boxing career with his first bouts in the Pittsburgh area.<br />
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In 1921 on a nice spring day while playing with friends on the playground of the Latimer School, George shinnied up the school flag pole. He was taken to the school principal's office. Known for administering corporal punishment the principal made some references reflecting anti-German sentiment as he began using a rubber hose on George. After a few seconds George grabbed the hose and began striking the principal. That led to immediate expulsion from school. Although just barely a teenager he began working for a furniture upholstery business, often picking up and delivering furniture. A house fire in 1922 changed everything. Forced to relocate, George moved with his parents' and six year old sister back to Erie.<br />
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By the mid-1920's George was working at Uniflow Manufacturing by day and beginning to box by night. Uniflow made water pumps. During a taped interview in the mid-1980's George was asked why he began to box. He replied with a chuckle, "to make money." In later years he related that he had seven professional bouts, winning six by knockout with one "newspaper decision" draw. When his mother learned about his "sport" and as he put it, "boxed his ears." She made it clear that one fighter in the family was enough.<br />
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He never boxed professionally again. One newspaper account exists documenting one of his knockout victories. From the Saturday, May 1, 1926, Erie-Dispatch Herald the following account was given of his bout on Friday, April 30, 1926.<br />
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Curtain-raiser, 4 rounder - Georgie Shauers, of Erie, won by a technical knockout in the third round over Mitchell Shade, of Niles, O. Weights, Shade, 112, Shauers, 112.<br />
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Referee, Jerry Cole; judges, John Miller and Joe Williams; timer, Mike Henry.<br />
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Georgie Shauers, said to be a brother of Ray Shauers, but announced from Erie, substituted for Paully Glendore in the first bout of the evening against Mitchell Shade, and earned a technical knockout in the third.<br />
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Shade is a willing mixer, a hard hitter for a novice, and did his best to force the going, but he was not in Shauers' class. Shade was wild with his left and right hooks, and for the most part Shauers was just wise enough to step inside.<br />
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Shade was reeling on the ropes and ready to be battered down when referee Jerry Cole called a halt and gave the bout to Shauers. Mitchell was still dazed when he reeled to his corner and wondered what it was all about. <br />
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In 1928 George began 43 years of service working for the General Electric plant. At first they manufactured refrigerators, but later shifted entirely to making locomotives. The Great Depression began in 1929, and George was one of the fortunate Americans who was able to keep his job during those troubled times. He became the major source of financial support for his parents.<br />
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George married Edith Hopkins on April 16, 1938 at Erie's Gospel Tabernacle on East 11th Street. The Church of God where they had attended at that time did not observe the practice of exchanging wedding rings during a marriage ceremony. They changed wedding venues for that reason which led to a lifetime of attendance and service with The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA).<br />
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On October 7, 1941, a son, George H., was born to George and Edith. Just before his birth George's mother, Minnie, began a six week illness that resulted in a failed operation and her death on November 2, 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on Sunday, December 7, 1941, the "day that will live in infamy," led shortly to gas rationing which ended the egg route business. That morning George was tinkering with a radio in their basement at 1225 Priestley when it suddenly began working. The first thing he heard was the news that the American base in Pearl Harbor had been bombed. George, who had been too young for service in World War I, was too old for service in World War II, but served the war effort by joining the forces converting the General Electric plant to war time production. The young family lived within walking distance of the plant in Lawrence Park, PA.<br />
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A cottage on the highest hill in Erie overlooking the city and Lake Erie was altered to become their permanent home. Shortly after their second child, Joseph H., was born on January 19, 1946, and the family moved five miles to 1752 East 43rd Street in Erie, PA.<br />
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George enjoyed the 3/4 of an acre by planting fruit trees, evergreen trees, starting a garden, and had his own little vineyard. In time the city brought water and sewer lines to the neighborhood. Starting in 1948, the family made several trips to visit relatives in southern California. The first trip was made several months before George's father, Thaddeus, passed away in San Bernardino on May 16, 1949. The Erie GE always shut down for maintenance during the summer, enabling George to maintain a perfect GE attendance record for 43 years. <br />
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Over time George and Edith became active members of the Lawrence Park C&MA. He served as a trustee, elder, and elder emeritus. When the church doors were open for services, the Schauer family was in attendance.<br />
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As George was nearing retirement in October 1969 GE workers staged a nationwide 104 day strike. Choosing not to be a strike breaker George chose to accept employment in a North East, PA vineyard trimming the vines and replanting grapevine shoots, a necessary annual task to maintain that the plants remain fruit bearing. After working as a leader die setter for years in a deafening environment, becoming hearing impaired, he enjoyed the outdoor quiet and solitude of working alone, even when the weather turned brutally cold along Lake Erie.<br />
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In early 1971 George took early retirement, officially, with the loss of the 104 days, being credited for 42 years. He began learning about antiques, especially glassware, and became a garage/estate sale regular. His buys found there way to his sister's antique shop in California either by mail or personal delivery. At least once a year George and Edith would pack their covered pickup truck with his finds and used the commissions from his sister's retail sales of the items to pay for their round trips.<br />
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On one of the family's early trips to Colton, George visited and was interviewed at the Redlands General Electric plant for a possible transfer there from the Erie plant. It was a turning point in life, and he and Edith decided that "life on the hill" in Erie was best for their family. Given that they were able to make so many later trips to California, they enjoyed the best of both worlds.<br />
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At the age of 75 in 1983 George fell out of a tree and landed on his back. He and Edith decided to keep what happened quiet. It took weeks for the stiffness and soreness to leave his body. George thought that since he had no broken bones, medical attention was not needed. Later he joked that had the fall been fatal people would not be inclined to lament, "poor George, he died so young."<br />
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Between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 1986, George's health rapidly deteriorated. Congestive heart failure began taking its toll on his strength and vitality. The C&MA funeral service and outdoor graveside burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Millcreek Township occurred three days after George's death following his massive heart attack at their "home on the hill" on Friday, January 16, 1987.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ray_Schauer&diff=600766Ray Schauer2016-01-01T09:49:05Z<p>Sagesteps: /* Biography from wikitree.com[http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Schauer-63&public=1] */</p>
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==Biography from wikitree.com[http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Schauer-63&public=1]==<br />
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Raymond James Schauer was born June 22, 1900, in Pittsburgh, PA, the third son of Thaddeus Edward and Minnie Layng Graham Schauer.<br />
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In 1917 Ray began boxing as an amateur in Pittsburgh. He was also a wrestler (105 lbs.). His employment at the time he competed his 1918 military registration card was as an electrical helper for the B&O Railroad in Pittsburgh, PA. From 1920 to 1927 Ray fought professionally as a flyweight and bantamweight from coast to coast and internationally, once claiming the Pacific Coast Flyweight Championship.<br />
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Ray fought all-out non-stop in every bout. Ringside reporters often deemed his action packed fights as the best of all bouts that night. There are news accounts of fans showering the ring with money after some fights. Even in his final seven pro bouts when he suffered beatings, referees stopped the fights even though Ray was still on his feet.<br />
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There are unexplained gaps of inactivity on his boxing record. He surely had more bouts as he criss-crossed the country that didn't become part of his official record. At times he rode the rails. Sometimes he and his manager, Russ Campbell, drove. Few roads were paved. Some gaps were caused by his scrapes with the law. He was hot headed and had a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, being jailed more than once.<br />
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He manifested classic symptoms of being punch drunk after his career ended and a feature article on page 7 of the Sunday, February 28, 1937, Pittsburgh Press about " Joe Cauliflower," was in fact about Ray. In the late 20's and early 30's Ray worked as a wiper in ship boiler rooms (several round trips New York to Havana). In the late 1930's Ray at times clerked at the family grocery store at 215 East 10th Street in Erie, PA. His generous spirit got him into trouble because sob stories caused him to extend credit. Not being able to collect these due bills was one of the reasons the store went out of business.<br />
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In the late 40's Ray lived in a trailer beside an orange grove in Mira Loma. In a second trailer he kept his boxing memorabilia and trophies from his amateur career. Before vanishing one night gypsies living and working in the orange grove looted the second trailer. Nothing was ever recovered. In California in the 40's and 50's Ray was known as a conscientious restaurant kitchen employee; i.e., Santa Catalina restaurants, Derby House in Colton, and as a waiter, dishwasher, and dormitory attendant at Kaiser Mines Eagle Mountain.<br />
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At age 53 in 1954 he married Verna Berry from Erie, PA, the widowed (since 1944) mother of one of Jimmy and Lauretta Ray's Colton neighbors. Their wedding took place on May 29, 1954 in San Bernardino, CA. During their thirteen years of marriage they lived in Mira Loma and Eagle Mountain. Near the end of her life, Verna suffered from dementia and had a lengthy stay at San Bernardino Medical Center. Ray lived in an apartment in the neighborhood and visited her daily until she passed away on November 28, 1967. Ray testified he was a born again Christian during his final years. He passed away on July 17, 1974 at a convalescent center in Colton. Both are interred at Hermosa Cemetery in Colton, CA.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=600519Eddie Bowen2015-12-30T04:03:55Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
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During the buildup to his third bout with [[Ray Schauer]] in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet [[Midget Mike O'Dowd]]. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, [[Pancho Villa]], in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
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Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
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A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
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Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
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Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
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The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in July 1893, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
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Eddie's brothers were:<br />
* William T. "Willie" born March 22, 1891 in Wales - died September 11, 1972<br />
* [[George Bowen|George Reuben Bowen]] born April 3, 1892 in Wales - died February 3, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA<br />
* [[Andy Bowen (Washington DC)|Henry Harold (Andy) Bowen]] born March 6, 1898 in Rhode Island - died April 4, 1950 in Washington, DC<br />
* [[Ray Bowen|Raymond]] born in Scranton, PA 1906<br />
* [[Johnny Bowen|John]] born in Scranton, PA 1907<br />
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Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
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Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
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The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
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Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=600518Eddie Bowen2015-12-30T04:01:22Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
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During the buildup to his third bout with [[Ray Schauer]] in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet [[Midget Mike O'Dowd]]. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, [[Pancho Villa]], in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
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Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
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A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
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Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
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Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
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The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in July 1893, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
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Eddie's brothers were:<br />
* William T. "Willie" born March 22, 1891 in Wales - died September 11, 1972<br />
* [[George Bowen (New Castle)|George Reuben Bowen]] born April 3, 1892 in Wales - died February 3, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA<br />
* [[Andy Bowen (Washington DC)|Henry Harold (Andy) Bowen]] born March 6, 1898 in Rhode Island - died April 4, 1950 in Washington, DC<br />
* [[Ray Bowen|Raymond]] born in Scranton, PA 1906<br />
* [[Johnny Bowen|John]] born in Scranton, PA 1907<br />
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Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
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Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
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The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
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Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=600517Eddie Bowen2015-12-30T03:53:32Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
<br />
During the buildup to his third bout with [[Ray Schauer]] in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet [[Midget Mike O'Dowd]]. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, [[Pancho Villa]], in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
<br />
Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
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A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
<br />
Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
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Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
<br />
The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in July 1893, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
<br />
Eddie's brothers were:<br />
* William T. "Willie" born March 22, 1891 in Wales - died September 11, 1972<br />
* [[George Reuben Bowen]] born April 3, 1892 in Wales - died February 3, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA<br />
* [[Andy Bowen (Washington DC)|Henry Harold (Andy) Bowen]] born March 6, 1898 in Rhode Island - died April 4, 1950 in Washington, DC<br />
* [[Ray Bowen|Raymond]] born in Scranton, PA 1906<br />
* [[Johnny Bowen|John]] born in Scranton, PA 1907<br />
<br />
Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
<br />
Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
<br />
The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
<br />
Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=600512Eddie Bowen2015-12-30T02:39:07Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
<br />
During the buildup to his third bout with [[Ray Schauer]] in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet [[Midget Mike O'Dowd]]. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, [[Pancho Villa]], in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
<br />
Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
<br />
A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
<br />
Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
<br />
Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
<br />
The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in July 1893, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
<br />
Eddie's brothers were:<br />
* William T. "Willie" born March 22, 1891 in Wales - died September 11, 1972<br />
* [[George Reuben Bowen]] born April 3, 1892 in Wales - died February 3, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA<br />
* [[Henry Harold "Andy" Bowen]] born March 6, 1898 in Rhode Island - died April 4, 1950 in Washington, DC<br />
* [[Ray Bowen|Raymond]] born in Scranton, PA 1906<br />
* [[Johnny Bowen|John]] born in Scranton, PA 1907<br />
<br />
Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
<br />
Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
<br />
The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
<br />
Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=599948Eddie Bowen2015-12-27T10:53:27Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
<br />
During the buildup to his third bout with [[Ray Schauer]] in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet [[Midget Mike O'Dowd]]. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, [[Pancho Villa]], in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
<br />
Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
<br />
A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
<br />
Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
<br />
Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
<br />
The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in July 1893, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
<br />
Eddie's brothers were:<br />
* William T. "Willie" born March 22, 1891 in Wales - died September 11, 1972<br />
* [[George Reuben Bowen]] born April 3, 1892 in Wales - died February 3, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA<br />
* [[Henry Harold "Andy" Bowen]] born March 6, 1898 in Rhode Island - died April 4, 1950 in Washington, DC<br />
* [[Ray Bowen|Raymond]] born in Scranton, PA 1906<br />
* [[Johnny Bowen|John]] (born in Scranton, PA 1907)<br />
<br />
Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
<br />
Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
<br />
The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
<br />
Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=599759Eddie Bowen2015-12-25T15:24:51Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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<div><boxer>081649</boxer><br><br />
Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
<br />
During the buildup to his third bout with Ray Schauer in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet Midget Mike O'Dowd. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, Pancho Villa, in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
<br />
Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
<br />
A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
<br />
Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
<br />
Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
<br />
The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in 1895, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
<br />
Eddie's brothers were:<br />
<br />
George R. (born 1892 in Wales)<br />
<br />
William "Willie" (born 1894 in Wales - September 11, 1972)<br />
<br />
Henry Harold "Andy" (born in Rhode Island March 6, 1898 - April 4, 1950) 1930 U.S. Census - hotel swimming pool lifeguard<br />
* Raymond "Ray" (born in Scranton, PA 1906)<br />
John (born in Scranton, PA 1907)<br />
<br />
* Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
<br />
Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
<br />
The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
<br />
Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eddie_Bowen&diff=599758Eddie Bowen2015-12-25T15:21:04Z<p>Sagesteps: </p>
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<div><boxer>081649</boxer><br><br />
Eddie Bowen was born on December 6, 1904 in Scranton, PA. His full name was Edwin Auckland Bowen, son of 1896 immigrants from Wales, Harry Bowen and Mary Catherine Mathias. Eddie had an 8th grade education according to U.S. Census records. When Eddie began his pro boxing career in 1922 his first two bouts were in Maryland, but with his parents living in New Castle, PA he fought all but ten of his next sixty bouts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Eight of those ten 1920's bouts are listed as being held in Washington, DC. Results were included with sports news in local newspapers. Professional boxing was not legalized in the District of Columbia until 1934. <br />
<br />
During the buildup to his third bout with Ray Schauer in the span of two months (March to May 1924) local newspapers made much of Eddie's undefeated record. He had one six round decision win against Schauer, but their second bout was a ten round draw. The winner of their rubber match would meet Midget Mike O'Dowd. Plans were being made for the winner of that bout to meet World Flyweight Champion, Pancho Villa, in a title bout in the Sharon or New Castle area to take advantage of the local boxers' popularity and insure a big gate. Villa, from The Philippines, who had fought in Pittsburgh, was a very popular action fighter. He was fighting in Brooklyn, NY as tentative plans were made. When Bowen shellacked Schauer in their third bout, scoring six knockdowns and winning all ten rounds, the stage was set for the pivotal bout with O'Dowd.<br />
<br />
Mike O'Dowd and Eddie Bowen had a total of four fights. Bowen had two more bouts in the month leading up to his June 17, 1924 encounter with O'Dowd to remain undefeated. According to the Lima News, by June 17, 1924 Eddie Bowen had been beaten only once in 16 bouts, and had scored 9 kayoes. O'Dowd won by a TKO in the ninth round as Bowen suffered his first loss. They met again on July 16, 1924 and O'Dowd won a ten round "newspaper decision." They had a third fight in Youngstown, OH two months later on September 3, 1924. After Eddie was knocked down four times his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round. They did meet in Sharon, PA one more time the following June 22, 1925 which was declared a no contest in the third round. O'Dowd had won the first two rounds, but suffered an arm injury in the third round resulting in the referee stopping the bout. <br />
<br />
A year later Eddie fought a ten round draw with Mike's brother, Phil O'Dowd. He couldn't get past him either, and neither Eddie, or Ray Schauer, or Mike O'Dowd ever fought for a world championship. Mike O'Dowd did lose an eight round decision in 1931 to Barney Ross two years prior to Ross winning his first of four world championships in four weight divisions. A little over a year after the failed plans were being made for the flyweight championship bout with Villa, Pancho tragically passed away on July 14, 1925 in California. Ten days after losing a ten round decision to Jimmy McLarnin he died from Ludwig's angina, a type of skin infection that occurs on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, that spread to his throat. It is caused by a mouth injury. He was only 23 years old. <br />
<br />
Eddie's pro boxing career essentially ended with four bouts in 1928. One was at the Congressional Country Club in Rockville, MD, another in Washington, DC, a third in Greensboro, NC, and a fourth in the Majestic Theater in Danville, VA. <br />
<br />
Eddie had only two bouts after his November 14, 1928 marriage to Frances Neugebauer (November 1905 - January 9, 1992), from Pittsburgh, PA at St. Peters Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Three months later on February 9, 1929 Eddie and his brother Andy fought a three round exhibition at Carroll Hall in Washington, DC. Eddie was TKO'd in his one 1929 bout late that year in Lima, OH. The 1930 U.S. Census identifies Eddie and Frances as homeowners in Detroit, MI where he was employed as an inspector at the Kelvinator Plant. Their daughter, Maryann Bowen, was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1930. She passed away on December 29, 2001 in Accokeek, Prince George's County, MD. By 1931 the family was living in Washington, DC where Eddie became a taxi cab driver. His final pro boxing contest was a late 1932 TKO loss at the Post Gymnasium in Fort Benning, GA. That bout occurred five days before his 28th birthday. He and Frances were divorced in the 1930's.<br />
<br />
The Bowen family was well known in boxing circles as the "Fighting Bowens." Eddie was one of six brothers, each of whom became a boxer. There was one non-boxing sibling. Their sister, Sarah Augusta Daisy Bowen Lockard, born in Wales in 1895, became a naturalized American citizen in 1908. She worked in a Washington, DC hotel as a waitress following her divorce in the 1920's. She passed away in Washington, DC on April 29, 1976. <br />
<br />
Eddie's brothers were:<br />
George R. (born 1892 in Wales)<br />
William "Willie" (born 1894 in Wales - September 11, 1972)<br />
Henry Harold "Andy" (born in Rhode Island March 6, 1898 - April 4, 1950) 1930 U.S. Census - hotel swimming pool lifeguard<br />
* Raymond "Ray" (born in Scranton, PA 1906)<br />
John (born in Scranton, PA 1907)<br />
<br />
* Ray Bowen was the first boxer licensed to fight professionally in Washington, DC and fought in the first legal bout on May 23, 1934, winning a six round decision over Sailor McKenna at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse. He became a boxing referee in the Washington, DC area for decades following his boxing retirement later in 1934.<br />
<br />
Eddie had a difficult 1931 as a taxi cab driver. On March 1, 1931 Eddie's taxi struck 80 year old Mary Torrence at Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue as she was crossing the street. It was reported in the March 2, 1931 Evening Star that she was taken to Emergency Hospital for serious head and internal injuries. Eddie was arrested and held at the third precinct pending the outcome of the woman's injuries. Mary Elizabeth Torrence died of natural causes at her Washington, DC home on March 14, 1932.<br />
<br />
The September 30, 1931 Evening Star said that Eddie Bowen, taxi driver, faked a story that he was robbed of $7 and had his cab stolen. When he saw two policemen examining his unlawfully parked vehicle he made up a story that two African-Americans engaged his cab, then produced a gun, took his money, and then took off with his cab. Eddie later gave a signed statement to two police detectives that he fabricated his original story to avoid getting a ticket.<br />
<br />
Social security death records indicate he died in October 1985. Burial was at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, MD.</div>Sagestepshttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ray_Schauer&diff=599183Ray Schauer2015-12-20T03:35:37Z<p>Sagesteps: /* Biography from wikitree.com[http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Schauer-63&public=1] */</p>
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==Biography from wikitree.com[http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Schauer-63&public=1]==<br />
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Raymond James Schauer was born June 22, 1900, in Pittsburgh, PA, the third son of Thaddeus Edward and Minnie Layng Graham Schauer.<br />
<br />
In 1917 Ray began boxing as an amateur in Pittsburgh. He was also a wrestler (105 lbs.). His employment at the time he competed his 1918 military registration card was as an electrical helper for the B&O Railroad in Pittsburgh, PA. From 1920 to 1927 Ray fought professionally as a flyweight and bantamweight from coast to coast and internationally, once claiming the Pacific Coast Flyweight Championship.<br />
<br />
Ray fought all-out non-stop in every bout. Ringside reporters often deemed his action packed fights as the best of all bouts that night. There are news accounts of fans showering the ring with money after some fights. Even in his final seven pro bouts when he suffered beatings, referees stopped the fights even though Ray was still on his feet.<br />
<br />
There are unexplained gaps of inactivity on his boxing record. He surely had more bouts as he criss-crossed the country that didn't become part of his official record. At times he rode the rails. Sometimes he and his manager, Russ Campbell, drove. Few roads were paved. Some gaps were caused by his scrapes with the law. He was hot headed and had a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, being jailed more than once.<br />
<br />
He manifested classic symptoms of being punch drunk after his career ended and a feature article on page 7 of the Sunday, February 28, 1937, Pittsburgh Press about " Joe Cauliflower," was in fact about Ray. In the late 20's and early 30's Ray worked as a wiper in ship boiler rooms (several round trips New York to Havana). In the late 1930's Ray at times clerked at the family grocery store at 215 East 10th Street in Erie, PA. His generous spirit got him into trouble because sob stories caused him to extend credit. Not being able to collect these due bills was one of the reasons the store went out of business.<br />
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In the late 40's Ray lived in a trailer beside an orange grove in Mira Loma. In a second trailer he kept his boxing memorabilia and trophies from his amateur career. Before vanishing one night gypsies living and working in the orange grove looted the second trailer. Nothing was ever recovered. In California in the 40's and 50's Ray was known as a conscientious restaurant kitchen employee; i.e., Santa Catalina restaurants, Derby House in Colton, and as a waiter, dishwasher, and dormitory attendant at Kaiser Mines Eagle Mountain.<br />
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At age 54 in 1954 he met Verna Berry from Erie, PA, the widowed (since 1944) mother of one of Jimmy and Lauretta Ray's Colton neighbors. Their wedding took place on May 29, 1954 in San Bernardino, CA. During their thirteen years of marriage they lived in Mira Loma and Eagle Mountain. Near the end of her life, Verna suffered from dementia and had a lengthy stay at San Bernardino Medical Center. Ray lived in an apartment in the neighborhood and visited her daily until she passed away on November 28, 1967. Ray testified he was a born again Christian during his final years. He passed away on July 17, 1974 at a convalescent center in Colton. Both are interred at Hermosa Cemetery in Colton, CA.</div>Sagesteps