Young Firpo (August Locati) - Revision history

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	* To learn more about Locati ~~and~~ the ~~"Glory Years" of boxing in~~ Walla Walla ~~(the late 1920s)~~, ~~see~~ the ~~October 21~~, ~~1979~~, ~~WALLA WALLA UNION-BULLETIN, p~~. 12.		'''August Locati''' worked as a commercial gardener. He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with [[Tony Talarico]] and [[Kid Rocco Criscola]]. [[Tommy Gardner]] and [[Mike Brotherton]] also came from Walla Walla. Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and [[Bert Tribbey]]. Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.

	~~Locati worked as a commerical gardener. He had come from the~~ Walla Walla ~~onion patches~~, ~~along with Tony Talarico~~ and ~~Kid Rocco Criscola~~. ~~Tommy Gardner~~ and ~~Mike Brotherton also came from Walla Walla~~. Firpo ~~got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side~~ of ~~West Main Street~~, ~~between Third and Fourth~~, ~~after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton~~ and ~~Bert Tribbey~~. ~~Tommy Gardner reportedly~~ was in ~~the curtain raiser~~.		Firpo fought often in Walla Walla's most famous and popular boxing venue, the [[Keylor Grand Theater]] at the corner of Fourth and Alder. He often fought around 153 pounds. He quit in 1929, after three years of boxing, primarily at the urging of his wife and mother. It is reported by the paper mentioned below that Firpo had a career record of some 70 fights, with 44 wins, 7 losses, and 4 draws. He was still living in Walla Walla as of late 1979.

	Firpo ~~fought often in Walla Walla's most famous and popular boxing venue~~, ~~the Keylor Grand Theater at the corner of Fourth and Alder. He often fought around 153 pounds. He quit~~ in ~~1929, after three years of boxing.~~		This fighter is not to be confused with light-heavyweight [[Young Firpo]] of Burke, Idaho, who was fighting in the Pacific Northwest during this era. Or the Young Firpo of Pendleton/Albany, Oregon. Or the welterweight from Boise, Idaho.
	~~Primarily at~~ the ~~urging of his wife and mother~~. ~~It is reported by~~ the ~~paper mentioned above that~~ Firpo ~~had a career record~~ of ~~some 70 fights~~, ~~with 44 wins~~, ~~7 losses, and 4 draws. He was still living in Walla Walla as of late 1979~~.

	~~This fighter is not to be confused with light-heavyweight Young Firpo~~ of ~~Burke, Idaho, who was fighting~~ in the ~~Pacific Northwest during this era. Or~~ the ~~Young Firpo of Pendleton/Albany~~, ~~Oregon~~. ~~Or the welterweight from Boise, Idaho~~.		To learn more about Locati and the "Glory Years" of boxing in Walla Walla (the late 1920s), see the October 21, 1979, WALLA WALLA UNION-BULLETIN, p. 12.

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2006-11-30T06:34:41Z

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	~~August L. Locati~~		<boxer>043495</boxer>

	To learn more about Locati and the "Glory Years" of boxing in Walla Walla (the late 1920s), see the October 21, 1979, WALLA WALLA UNION-BULLETIN, p. 12.		* To learn more about Locati and the "Glory Years" of boxing in Walla Walla (the late 1920s), see the October 21, 1979, WALLA WALLA UNION-BULLETIN, p. 12.

	Locati worked as a commerical gardener.		Locati worked as a commerical gardener. He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with Tony Talarico and Kid Rocco Criscola. Tommy Gardner and Mike Brotherton also came from Walla Walla. Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and Bert Tribbey. Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.
	He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with Tony Talarico and Kid Rocco Criscola.
	Tommy Gardner and Mike Brotherton also came from Walla Walla.
	Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and Bert Tribbey.
	Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.

	Firpo fought often in Walla Walla's most famous and popular boxing venue, the Keylor Grand Theater at the corner of Fourth and Alder.		Firpo fought often in Walla Walla's most famous and popular boxing venue, the Keylor Grand Theater at the corner of Fourth and Alder. He often fought around 153 pounds. He quit in 1929, after three years of boxing.
	He often fought around 153 pounds.		Primarily at the urging of his wife and mother. It is reported by the paper mentioned above that Firpo had a career record of some 70 fights, with 44 wins, 7 losses, and 4 draws. He was still living in Walla Walla as of late 1979.
	He quit in 1929, after three years of boxing.
	Primarily at the urging of his wife and mother.
	It is reported by the paper mentioned above that Firpo had a career record of some 70 fights, with 44 wins, 7 losses, and 4 draws.
	He was still living in Walla Walla as of late 1979.

	This fighter is not to be confused with light-heavyweight Young Firpo of Burke, Idaho, who was fighting in the Pacific Northwest during this era.		This fighter is not to be confused with light-heavyweight Young Firpo of Burke, Idaho, who was fighting in the Pacific Northwest during this era. Or the Young Firpo of Pendleton/Albany, Oregon. Or the welterweight from Boise, Idaho.
	Or the Young Firpo of Pendleton/Albany, Oregon.
	Or the welterweight from Boise, Idaho.

JABARDELLI: Mike Brotherton was also from Walla Walla, Washington.

2006-07-10T07:44:43Z

Mike Brotherton was also from Walla Walla, Washington.

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	Locati worked as a commerical gardener.		Locati worked as a commerical gardener.
	He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with Tony Talarico and Kid Rocco Criscola.		He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with Tony Talarico and Kid Rocco Criscola.
	Tommy Gardner also came from Walla Walla.		Tommy Gardner and Mike Brotherton also came from Walla Walla.
	Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and Bert Tribbey.		Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and Bert Tribbey.
	Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.		Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.

Unknown user at 00:00, 1 January 2005

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

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August L. Locati

To learn more about Locati and the "Glory Years" of boxing in Walla Walla (the late 1920s), see the October 21, 1979, WALLA WALLA UNION-BULLETIN, p. 12.

Locati worked as a commerical gardener.
He had come from the Walla Walla onion patches, along with Tony Talarico and Kid Rocco Criscola.
Tommy Gardner also came from Walla Walla.
Firpo got his start in Vic Mullins gym on the north side of West Main Street, between Third and Fourth, after watching a 1925 bout between Mike Brotherton and Bert Tribbey.
Tommy Gardner reportedly was in the curtain raiser.

Firpo fought often in Walla Walla's most famous and popular boxing venue, the Keylor Grand Theater at the corner of Fourth and Alder.
He often fought around 153 pounds.
He quit in 1929, after three years of boxing.
Primarily at the urging of his wife and mother.
It is reported by the paper mentioned above that Firpo had a career record of some 70 fights, with 44 wins, 7 losses, and 4 draws.
He was still living in Walla Walla as of late 1979.

This fighter is not to be confused with light-heavyweight Young Firpo of Burke, Idaho, who was fighting in the Pacific Northwest during this era.
Or the Young Firpo of Pendleton/Albany, Oregon.
Or the welterweight from Boise, Idaho.