George Etcell - Revision history

Wouter at 17:43, 8 March 2026

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	'''Division:''' Bantamweight		'''Division:''' Bantamweight

Matt at 18:51, 15 February 2009

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	* His bouts, while in the navy, included a KO-2 in Venice, California; a bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantamweight Championship); and a KO-4 over [[Tommy Chappel]] of the U.S.S. ''New Mexico'' for the Pacific Fleet Bantamweight Title.		* His bouts, while in the navy, included a KO-2 in Venice, California; a bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantamweight Championship); and a KO-4 over [[Tommy Chappel]] of the U.S.S. ''New Mexico'' for the Pacific Fleet Bantamweight Title.

	According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.		According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur. Etcell would box in the featherweight class and lose on points in his opening match to eventual gold medalist [[Paul Fritsch]] on points.

	[[Category:World War I Veterans~~\|Etcell, George~~]]		{{DEFAULTSORT:Etcell, George}}
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Ric at 05:46, 1 January 2007

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	According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.		According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.

	[[Category:~~Boxers who served in~~ World War I\|Etcell, George]]		[[Category:World War I Veterans\|Etcell, George]]

Ric at 01:31, 4 November 2006

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	* Originally he had spent two years in the U.S. Army with the 3rd Division on the French Marne, seeing action in World War I. He had suffered a severe wound in the "St. Mihiel Drive."		* Originally he had spent two years in the U.S. Army with the 3rd Division on the French Marne, seeing action in World War I. He had suffered a severe wound in the "St. Mihiel Drive."
	* He had fought amateur bouts at the New York A.C., Brooklyn's Crescent A.C., the Pittsburgh A.C., and the Boston A.C.		* He had fought amateur bouts at the New York A.C., Brooklyn's Crescent A.C., the Pittsburgh A.C., and the Boston A.C.
	* His bouts, while in the navy, included a KO-2 in Venice, California; a bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy ~~Bantam~~ Championship); and a KO-4 over [[Tommy Chappel]] of the U.S.S. ''New Mexico'' for the Pacific Fleet Bantamweight Title.		* His bouts, while in the navy, included a KO-2 in Venice, California; a bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantamweight Championship); and a KO-4 over [[Tommy Chappel]] of the U.S.S. ''New Mexico'' for the Pacific Fleet Bantamweight Title.

	According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News ~~tribune~~'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.		According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News Tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.

	[[Category:Boxers who served in World War I\|Etcell, George]]		[[Category:Boxers who served in World War I\|Etcell, George]]

Ric: Boxer:George Etcell:132307 moved to George Etcell

2006-11-04T00:59:25Z

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	George D. Etcell.		<boxer>132307</boxer>
	~~Etcel(l)~~ recently arrived in the United States naval shipyard of Bremerton, Washington, in 1919.		'''Division:''' Bantamweight
	~~Its~~ newspaper, the ~~BREMERTON EVENING SEARCHLIGHT~~ published ~~a nice~~ article on him in its Nov. 18 edition~~, as he~~ was the star bantamweight on the U.S.S. ~~ARKANSAS.~~
	~~The ARKANSAS~~ had its own ship-board newspaper, the "Arklight."		'''George D. Etcell''' had recently arrived at the United States naval shipyard of Bremerton, Washington in 1919. The town newspaper, the ''Bremerton Evening Searchlight'', published an article on him in its Nov. 18 edition. He was the star bantamweight on the U.S.S. ''Arkansas'', which had its own ship-board newspaper, the "Arklight." The ''Evening Searchlight'' re-published portions of the ''Arklight'' article on Etcell, and noted:
	The ~~EVENING SEARCHLIGHT~~ re-published portions of the "Arklight" article on Etcell:		* He had enlisted in the United States Navy five months earlier at New York.
	He had enlisted in the United States Navy five months ~~before~~ at New York.		* He was presently in the engineers force.
	He was presently in the engineers force.		* Originally he had spent two years in the U.S. Army with the 3rd Division on the French Marne, seeing action in World War I. He had suffered a severe wound in the "St. Mihiel Drive."
	Originally he had spent two years in the U.S. Army with the 3rd Division on the French Marne, seeing action in World War I.		* He had fought amateur bouts at the New York A.C., Brooklyn's Crescent A.C., the Pittsburgh A.C., and the Boston A.C.
	He suffered a severe wound in the St. Mihiel Drive.		* His bouts, while in the navy, included a KO-2 in Venice, California; a bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantam Championship); and a KO-4 over [[Tommy Chappel]] of the U.S.S. ''New Mexico'' for the Pacific Fleet Bantamweight Title.
	He had fought amateur bouts at the New York A.C., Brooklyn's Crescent A.C., the Pittsburgh A.C., and the Boston A.C.
	His bouts while in the navy included~~, according to this re-published article,~~ a K-2 in Venice, California~~, another~~ bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantam Championship), and a K-4 over Tommy Chappel of the U.S.S. ~~NEW MEXICO~~ for the Pacific Fleet ~~Bantam~~ Title.		According to the July 19, 1920 ''Tacoma News tribune'', Etcell was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics. He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.
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	According to the July 19, 1920 ~~TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE~~, he was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics.		[[Category:Boxers who served in World War I\|Etcell, George]]
	He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.

Unknown user at 00:00, 1 January 2005

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

New page

George D. Etcell.
Etcel(l) recently arrived in the United States naval shipyard of Bremerton, Washington, in 1919.
Its newspaper, the BREMERTON EVENING SEARCHLIGHT published a nice article on him in its Nov. 18 edition, as he was the star bantamweight on the U.S.S. ARKANSAS.
The ARKANSAS had its own ship-board newspaper, the "Arklight."
The EVENING SEARCHLIGHT re-published portions of the "Arklight" article on Etcell:
He had enlisted in the United States Navy five months before at New York.
He was presently in the engineers force.
Originally he had spent two years in the U.S. Army with the 3rd Division on the French Marne, seeing action in World War I.
He suffered a severe wound in the St. Mihiel Drive.
He had fought amateur bouts at the New York A.C., Brooklyn's Crescent A.C., the Pittsburgh A.C., and the Boston A.C.
His bouts while in the navy included, according to this re-published article, a K-2 in Venice, California, another bout at Santa Clara, CA (for the Army-Navy Bantam Championship), and a K-4 over Tommy Chappel of the U.S.S. NEW MEXICO for the Pacific Fleet Bantam Title.
____________________________
According to the July 19, 1920 TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE, he was going to box in the Antwerp Olympics.
He was eligible, the paper said, because he was in the United States Navy, thus he was still considered an amateur.