Battling Gahee - Revision history

Delisa at 04:53, 15 February 2021

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	Wounded in action in France circa October 1918.		Wounded in action in France circa October 1918. Gahee moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I.

	William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".		William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".
	In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist. In 1921 both "Battling Gahee" and "William Gahee, boxer" are listed in the Memphis City directory at different addresses.		In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist. In 1921 both "Battling Gahee" and "William Gahee, boxer" are listed in the Memphis City directory at different addresses.

	Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness~~. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I~~. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)		Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)

Delisa at 04:51, 15 February 2021

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	~~Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died~~ in ~~a veterans hospital~~ in ~~Dearborn, Michigan~~. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)		Wounded in action in France circa October 1918.

	William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".		William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".
	In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist. In 1921 both "Battling Gahee" and "William Gahee, boxer" are listed in the Memphis City directory at different addresses.		In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist. In 1921 both "Battling Gahee" and "William Gahee, boxer" are listed in the Memphis City directory at different addresses.

			Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)



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Daveymac at 16:41, 20 February 2013

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	William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".		William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".
	In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist.		In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist. In 1921 both "Battling Gahee" and "William Gahee, boxer" are listed in the Memphis City directory at different addresses.

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Daveymac at 16:33, 20 February 2013

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	William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".		William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".
			In 1926-1927 he is in the Youngstown, OH city directory as a pugilist.

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Daveymac at 16:31, 20 February 2013

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	Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)		Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)

	William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census.		William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census. He is also listed in the 1917 St. Louis City Directory as a "pugilist".

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Daveymac at 16:26, 20 February 2013

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	Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)		Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)

			William Gahee, pugilistic instructor, is in St. Louis in the 1920 census.

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Ric: tweaked, & WWI categories added

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tweaked, & WWI categories added

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	== Toledo Blade ~~Obituary ==~~		Per the ''Toledo Blade'' obituary, '''Battling Gahee''' died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. His address was given as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and the paper reported that he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with [[Jack Dempsey]], and had moved to Toledo, Ohio, from Memphis in 1919 after serving in World War I. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. (Courtesy of [[Bob Mee]].)
	He died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. ~~They gave his~~ address as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and ~~said~~ he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with Jack Dempsey, and had moved to Toledo from Memphis in 1919 after serving in ~~WW1~~. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. ~~courtesy~~ [[Bob Mee]]

	== External Link ==		== External Link ==
	* [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gahee-battling.htm CBZ]		* [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gahee-battling.htm CBZ]


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			[[Category: African American Boxers]]
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John at 18:20, 20 April 2012

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	~~CBZ page:~~ [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gahee-battling.htm]		== Toledo Blade Obituary ==
			He died in a veterans hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. They gave his address as 418 Pinewood Avenue, Toledo, and said he had died after a year's illness. In his prime he had sparred with Jack Dempsey, and had moved to Toledo from Memphis in 1919 after serving in WW1. He had been employed at the Champion Spark Plug Co. and left a wife, Novel, and son, James. He still had family back in Memphis. courtesy [[Bob Mee]]

			== External Link ==
			* [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gahee-battling.htm CBZ]

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	~~'''Battling Gahee''' was a scrappy competitor and was a popular sparring partner for some "name" fighters~~.		CBZ page: [http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gahee-battling.htm]
	~~During his career, he gained wins over such men as [[Sam Langford]], [[Gorilla Jones]], [["Young" Peter Jackson]], [[Brad Simmons~~]~~], [["Fighting" Bob Lawson]], [[John Lester Johnson]] and "Rough House" Ware.~~

Ric at 01:21, 7 March 2011

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	'''Manager''' [[Saint Saxon]]		'''Manager''': [[Saint Saxon]]

	'''Battling Gahee''' was a scrappy competitor and was a popular sparring partner for some "name" fighters		'''Battling Gahee''' was a scrappy competitor and was a popular sparring partner for some "name" fighters.
	During his career, he gained wins over such men as [[Sam Langford]], [[Gorilla Jones]], [["Young" Peter Jackson]], [[Brad Simmons]], [["Fighting" Bob Lawson]], [[John Lester Johnson]] and "Rough House" Ware		During his career, he gained wins over such men as [[Sam Langford]], [[Gorilla Jones]], [["Young" Peter Jackson]], [[Brad Simmons]], [["Fighting" Bob Lawson]], [[John Lester Johnson]] and "Rough House" Ware.