Earl Baird - Revision history

Ric: Manager: Sam Wallach

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Manager: Sam Wallach

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			'''Manager:''' [[Sam Wallach]] [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1922-03-17/ed-1/seq-24/x]<br>
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Ric: Nov 1916 at San Diego

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Nov 1916 at San Diego

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	In 1915 Baird went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]		In 1915 Baird went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]

	Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.		Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. He lost to [[Eddie Gleason]] at San Diego in November 1916. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1916-08-19/ed-1/seq-7/] The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

	He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-05-30/ed-1/seq-9/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds, (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].) He then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.		He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-05-30/ed-1/seq-9/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds, (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].) He then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.

Ric: Sept 1914 bout with Billy Nelson @ WW

2013-07-29T02:03:44Z

Sept 1914 bout with Billy Nelson @ WW

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	'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer in 1913 at 108 pounds, winning his first championship that year.		'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer in 1913 at 108 pounds, winning his first championship that year.

	In 1914, January 16, he W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA--per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. The the May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/].		In 1914, January 16, he W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA--per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. The the May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/]. On Sept. 18, 1914, Baird beat Billy Nelson in Walla Walla, WA. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1914-09-19/ed-1/seq-7/]

	In 1915 Baird went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]		In 1915 Baird went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]

Ric: another external newspaper source cited/linked

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another external newspaper source cited/linked

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	Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.		Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

	He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds, (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].) He then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.		He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-05-30/ed-1/seq-9/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds, (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].) He then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.

	Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

Ric at 20:41, 8 July 2013

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	Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.		Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

	He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds~~; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917~~, ~~at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.~~ (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].)		He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds, (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].) He then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.

	Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

	Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918~~, and the Washington State Artillery Corps circa July~~, then served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was often respectfully referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."		Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, then served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. (He had enlisted in the Washington State Artillery Corps the previous July.) When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was often respectfully referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."

	Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)		Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)

Ric: linked to July 1917 SS partial retrospective

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linked to July 1917 SS partial retrospective

Ric: newspaper source linked

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newspaper source linked

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	Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.		Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

	He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.		He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.

	Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

Ric: external newspaper article linked

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external newspaper article linked

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	'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. The May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/]. He later went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion. He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''.

			The May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/]. He later went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]

			Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

			He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.

			Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

	Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was sometimes referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."		Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was sometimes referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."
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	Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)		Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)

	According to an April 19, 1947 L. H. Gregory column in the ''Portland Oregonian'' newspaper, Baird was then living in Berkeley, California, after obtaining an engineering degree at the University of Washington (Seattle), which he had started before he began boxing professionally after World War I. He evidently had worked under Dr. Lawrence at Cal-Berkeley University in the development of the Cyclotron.		According to an April 19, 1947, L. H. Gregory column in the ''Portland Oregonian'' newspaper, Baird was then living in Berkeley, California, after obtaining an engineering degree at the University of Washington (Seattle), which he had started before he began boxing professionally after World War I. He evidently had worked under Dr. Lawrence at Cal-Berkeley University in the development of the Cyclotron.

			According to the World War II Registration Records database found on Ancestry.com, one Earl Llewellyn Baird was born on April 23, 1894 in Malvern, Iowa. His residence was in Berkeley, California, and his place of employment was at Bethelham Steel Company in San Francisco. And per the California Death Records database found on RootsWeb, one Earl L. Baird died on April 15, 1963 in Contra Costa County, California. His listed birth date was April 23, 1894.

	According to the World War II Registration Records database found on Ancestry.com, one Earl Llewellyn Baird was born on April 23, 1894 in Malvern, Iowa. His residence was in Berkeley, California, and his place of employment was at Bethelham Steel Company in San Francisco. And per the California Death Records database found on RootsWeb, one Earl L. Baird died on April 15, 1963 in Contra Costa County, California. His listed birthdate was April 23, 1894.
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	[[Category:World War I Veterans\|Baird, Earl]]		[[Category:World War I Veterans\|Baird, Earl]]

Ric: noted May 1914 PNA tourney at Vancouver

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noted May 1914 PNA tourney at Vancouver

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	'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. He went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion. He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).
			'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. The May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/]. He later went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion. He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

	Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was sometimes referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."		Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was sometimes referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."

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	'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. He went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion. He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. He went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion. He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

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	'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer~~. He W-3 over [[Lee Francis]]~~ at ~~Spokane~~, ~~WA, Jan. 16, 1914, per the ''Tacoma Daily News''~~.		'''Earl Baird''' was a member of the Seattle Athletic Club (SAC) when he started as an amateur boxer in 1913 at 108 pounds, winning his first championship that year.

	The May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/]. ~~He later~~ went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]		In 1914, January 16, he W-3 over [[Lee Francis]] at Spokane, WA--per the ''Tacoma Daily News''. The the May 6, 1914 ''Daily Capital Journal'' (Salem, Oregon) reported that he had won a preliminary and semi-final at the P.N.A. championships at Vancouver, British Columbia--beating Davies of Victoria, the former coast champion. [http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1914-05-06/ed-1/seq-6/].

			In 1915 Baird went with fellow SAC members [[Val Sontag]] and [[Lloyd Madden]] to the amateur tournament in Los Angeles, CA, where he W-3 over [[Eddie Nattis]] of Anaheim on 19 Nov. 1915. ''Everett Daily Herald'' (Everett, WA, USA). See also, Dec. 30, 1915 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-9/]

	Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.		Baird later engaged in the Pacific Northwest (USA) amateur championship in early March 1916 in Portland, Oregon--ultimately losing to [[Albert Byers]] (135 lbs.) of Multnomah. The ''Everett Daily Herald'' reported he was engaged in a Seattle amateur smoker Nov. 17, 1916, and mentioned that he was from Victoria, British Columbia. The April 2, 1917 edition stated that he was the SAC and University of Washington champion.

	He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament.		He then defeated both [[Pinky Mitchell]] and [[Charlie Beecher]], circa April 3, 1917, in an amateur tournament at Boston (125 pounds); returned for another Seattle tourney April 25 [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-04-26/ed-1/seq-11/]; made a lifetime member of the SAC and awarded a silver membership card May 8; beat [[Clarence Amundson]] in a May 31 Seattle tourney at 125 pounds; then defeated [[Sam Eckstein]] of the Olympic Club, Nov. 22-23, 1917, at San Francisco, in an amateur tournament. (July 10, 1917 ''Seattle Star'' retrospective of Baird's career to that date: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1917-07-11/ed-1/seq-8/].)

	Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).		Baird W-3 over [[Bat Chico]], at Seattle, Feb. 2, 1918, in another amateur bout. Baird ultimately won the USA National Amateur Lightweight Championship at (Boston?).

	Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was ~~sometimes~~ referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."		Baird joined the United States Air Corps circa Feb. 14, 1918, and the Washington State Artillery Corps circa July, then served in France during World War I, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant. When he became a professional boxer soon after the war ended, he was often respectfully referred to as "Lt. Earl Baird."

	Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)		Baird took out a license to marry Miss Ruth Bailey in late November 1918. (A [[:Image:BairdBetty.jpg\|photograph]] of Baird and his infant daughter, Betty, can be found in the December 14, 1921 ''Tacoma News Tribune''.)
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	According to an April 19, 1947, L. H. Gregory column in the ''Portland Oregonian'' newspaper, Baird was then living in Berkeley, California, after obtaining an engineering degree at the University of Washington (Seattle), which he had started before he began boxing professionally after World War I. He evidently had worked under Dr. Lawrence at Cal-Berkeley University in the development of the Cyclotron.		According to an April 19, 1947, L. H. Gregory column in the ''Portland Oregonian'' newspaper, Baird was then living in Berkeley, California, after obtaining an engineering degree at the University of Washington (Seattle), which he had started before he began boxing professionally after World War I. He evidently had worked under Dr. Lawrence at Cal-Berkeley University in the development of the Cyclotron.

	According to the World War II Registration Records database found on Ancestry.com, one Earl Llewellyn Baird was born on April 23, 1894 in Malvern, Iowa. His residence was in Berkeley, California, and his place of employment was at ~~Bethelham~~ Steel Company in San Francisco. And per the California Death Records database found on RootsWeb, one Earl L. Baird died on April 15, 1963 in Contra Costa County, California. His listed birth date was April 23, 1894.		According to the World War II Registration Records database found on Ancestry.com, one Earl Llewellyn Baird was born on April 23, 1894, in Malvern, Iowa. His residence was in Berkeley, California, and his place of employment was at Bethlehem Steel Company in San Francisco. And per the California Death Records database found on RootsWeb.com, one Earl L. Baird died on April 15, 1963, in Contra Costa County, California. His listed birth date was April 23, 1894.

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