Ted Frenchie
Name: Ted Frenchie
Alias: Francis/Frank/Ted Alphones LaBar
Birth Name: Alfonzo M. 'Frank' LaBarba
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Died: 1968-01-01 (Age:68)
Pro Boxer: Record
Ted Frenchie was the elder brother of the 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist and former Flyweight World Champion Fidel LaBarba. Like his younger brother would also later do, Frenchie became involved in the motion picture business after his boxing career ended. His exact date of death unknown.
He is to be distinguished from the Los Angeles-area African-American middleweight boxer who fought under the same name during the 1920s, and the featherweight Ted Frenchie of the 1930s.
According to the Federal Census for 1910 (April 29), New York, Bronx, the LaBarba family resided at 715 East 149 Street. The members of the family were:
- Labarba Domenico (head) born Italy (immigrated to US in 1892)
- Palmina (wife) born Italy (immigrated to US in 1898)
- Nunziata (daughter) born Italy (immigrated to US in 1898): supposedly this was 'Uncle Louie'
- Alfonzo (son) born New York: Ted Frenchie
- Antonio (son) born New York
- Guisseppe (son) born New York
- Fedele (son) born New York: Fidel LaBarba
- Maria (daughter) born New York
- Mariannina (sister, to head above) born Italy (immigrated to US in 1902)