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TODAY Canaland Circus made DEDICATION W Canastota Early This booklet is dedicated to the sport of boxing. We hope that its contents will convey the Idea that Canastota, New Fight Town York is the ideal site for the international Boxing Hall of In the early'fO'mid 1800's, Canastota en/oyed q degree ofprosperitypro Fame. vided by the Erie Canal. It is not difficult to imagine iron-muscled We've attempted to capture the essence of the sport of bargemen docking at Canasfofa boxing as a way of life in our community, a vital part of the and wagering a pint or two over the Saturday fights. When the circus social and economic fabric ofCanastota. made one ofits frequent visits to the town, the roustabouts often We have gathered some pictures and stories that portray tangled with the canalers, and the ghosts of those bareknuckle the importance of boxing in our town from the 19th century, brawls probablystill linger in Canastota on warm, summer nights. thru the teens, the roaring twenties, the depression years, One ofthose earlypugilists was the post WWII era, the Carmen Basiiio and Billy Backus cham an immigrant from Tipperary, Ireland, one Paddy Ryan who set pionship eras, the present resurgence of boxing and into the tled in Watervliet and ran a saloon. He fought an 86-rounder to win the future where our legacy of boxing may be shared with the heavyweight title from a Joe Goss, rest of the world. then lost the title to one John L. Sullivan, the first "official" In preparing this brochure, we were ably assisted by a num heavyweight champion of the world in accredited record books. Paddy ber of people who did the digging. Mike Milmoe, Ed Brophy, Ryan, the King of the Erie Canal, most probably fought in Canastota. Frank Eitman, Peter Finn, John DeJohn, Barbara Jones and Some historians feel that the roots of the Canastota boxing connection others. We thank you for helping with your time and effort. go way back into the 19th century, and it requires fust a touch of We appreciate your help. imagination to substantiate their theories. The real beginnings of Sincerely, boxing as an organizedsport came before the turn of the century and Canastota's Involvement is a matter ofwell documented record. Bill LeMon, Editor CANA-TOTA BOB FirstMotion Pistore CANASTOTA Progestion Canastota Boxing Boxing Hotspot Match! of the One of most significant events in the ner and both received i. j li , .. ^ „ ^^veral hard blows in history of boxing and motion pictures took the encounter." place in Canastota, The first motion picture Remember, this was lona , ^ ' , "5 before the era of projection was shown in Canastota and the the instant replay, and ,t wasn't until Twenties! subject was a boxing bout, Navember that DicksonS pro/ee/»on machine it was in August of 1895 that the forerunner wos ready and the very projected fight by Mike Miimoe of the Friday Night Fights was born. The film was shown to a small ^ . When Canastota folks think obout the Thruway entrance and In the Hubbard Can AA L. t MM Lj eL Bothering outside photographic process was known as the Mohan's Machine Shop, Th^^,. j * golden days ofboxing in the community they ning Factory on Diamond Street. There were Biograph and its inventor was W,K,L, up insideI the shop with projector was set generally relate to the Carmen Basilio years fights nearly every month and on the alter .r L . j pointing Dickson, a frequent visitor to Canastota, On through a window onto a uixl of the 50s or the Billy Backus years from the nate weeks there were shows in Oneida, the fifth ofAugust that year Dickson used his autside the building. '""keshift screen mid 60s to mid 70s when the community Sherrill, Sherburne and Syracuse, new invention to record a sparring match at For the next decade the Blr.^ u spawned two world champions. The biggest name locally in boxing at the noon behind a machine shop on West Center Keith-s Theatre in New " But there were some very other exciting time belonged to Jimmy DeCapua who Street In Canastota. The stars of this historic cansidered one of the telZ^ "Z times for the boxing buffs in Canastota, The fought as a middleweight and match were Prof, Al Leonard and his pupil, the warld. Now America . ^ " r village has been a boxing hotspot for lightheavyweight. He had boxed In Florida Bert Hosley, According to a report in the recardingrightsandshowinaVt. " decades. before coming home to Canastota, At one Canastota BEE, "For more than one minute of peaple. Baling was g"! We've been doing some research on our time he was welterweight champion of they went at each other In a scientific man- beast, it all began in CanZstl" "" community boxing heritage as part of a Michigan, His career in boxing came in bet special project the Carmen Baslllo Memorial ween his regular job as a policeman, Jimmy Committee Is embarked on. Boxing and eventually had a bout with Mahan Machine Canastota are intertwined. Remember the lightheavyweight champion Mike McTigue, a On West CenterStreet Canastota High School boxing teams of the bout that Jimmy won. McTigue was champion OS of November, J963. The late 20s and 30s? in 1923-25 with the bout between the two "j"f'• '895 sparring match On Saturday we got engrossed in the 1925 coming In held In Bennington, Vermont in ond tho November, J895 Issues ofthe Canastota Bee-Journals, the late 20s, pro/ec/lon bath accurred at he rear offhis building. That Is the year that there were boxing There were lots of other local boys who shows all over the village and In surrounding were Into boxing at the time. Danny Photo byvvw Sharpe. communities. Canastota seemed to be a hub Garofalo, now living in Utica, was fighting in 3 for much of the activity, providing the spark 1925, He remembers it well, "I got out. There and the fighters, wasn't any money In it. They'd promise you cote C4AAL Eddie Kelber was a catalyst for much of the '60 for a main bout and after it was over put activity. The former New York Giants '20 on the table and say that was It, Once baseball pitcher who had been gassed and when Jimmy DeCopuo wos my second we got rUMBEIi. lost a lung In World War I, had come to our '60, Jimmy was a cop and he took out his Canastota for marriage to a Canastota gun and said we weregoing to be paid in full. MAHAN woman and became caught up in the boxing They paid the '60," MACHINE SHOP action. He was Commander of the American Another fighter of the time from Canastota Legion that year and the legion promoted was Red Johnson, There was Dominick Bruno, fights all over - In Newkirk Hall of Center Nick DeBalso, Johhny Beach, Danny's brother W. CeNTCR. Street, In Woolsey Hall on Center Street, on Seraflne, There was Pete Baltusnik, Freddie Moose Field at the Helntz farm near the Lumbrazo, Mike Costanzo, KO Chappie moved from Binghamfon to tinued as a policeman and boxer. Conosfofo to be in the thick of things. As Base Spadter tells about the McTigue fight. Canastota High School reported in "Kelsey's Ken" the B-J sports "Jimmy told me that in the 8th round he eoiumn ofthe day... "KO Chappie has located threw a punch and went into a clinch and Mc in Conostoto. He appears to be a nice boy Tigue said, "Give an old man a chance." Jim Keeps Boxing and con sure fight up a storm. He wiii be o my beat him In the 10 round non title fight. welcome addition to our excellent crop of Base thinks Johnny Beach could have been a boxers. The addition of Chappie means that champion had he put his mind to it. "There Conostoto without o doubt will lead any was this good Syracuse fighter, Joe Galnor Flame Alive Central New York village or city in the from Syracuse who was the best around, From the exciting professional boxing mat the finest boxing teams in the state. Pinky caliber of its boxers." Even then, we were a Johnny put him out under the Hubbard shed ches of the 1920's, the history of Canastota Schmidt coached these teams and the drawing cordfor young men getting involved in five rounds." Said Kelsey in the Bee- boxing moves Into the depression years of school's top athletes competed for positions in boxing. Journal, "How Johnny put Canastota on the the thirties while the sparks of the sport in every weight class. Among the scholastic Another of the fighters who come on the boxing map. Through five rounds Galnor remained glowing hotly. The next move in boxers of the pre-war era were Benny Sgroi scene a bit later was Eddie Gordy, one of never landed a single, clean blow...In this the community's love affair with the sporf who later became an intercollegiate boxing Conostoto's oil'timestrong men. battle Johnny Beach fought the best battle became a high school romance and Canastota champion at Syracuse University, the three Eddie used to ploy hardball barehanded. He that has been fought by any boxer in a local high School put together Its first boxing Montalbano brothers, Casper, Fred and Tony; carried pianos up and down stairs. He boxed, or neighboring town ring. He showed boxing team In 1934. The initial program was held at Louie and Frank Fiore and even the great he wrestled, he did it all. He hod more class, which if he takes care of himself, may the school on Valentine's Day as seven bouts Carmen Baslllo who boxed a few matches strength than finesse and would often end carry him high in the world offisticuffs." of three, two-minute rounds against a team before departing for the U.S. Marines. up hitting himself with his round house So it isn't all Basilio and Backus when you from Fulton, N.Y. were staged. Boxing on With the war came the end to all high school rights, but he was a crowdpleoser. think of Canastota boxing. There were those that first team to carry the banner of boxing programs and it was never resumed Former Conostoto mayor Ernie Emmi before and after who carry a rich boxing Canasfofa High were Art Robinson, Sfon following V—J Day. But for one golden remembers hiking himself up the fire escape tradition for Canastota. The Canastota Dunfey, Bun Sykes, Paul Kimball, Andy Plna decade boxing played as big a role in the life to the Woo/sey building as a youngster to Boxing club is the longest established club and William Fine. of a Canastota teenager as did bobbysox and watch the wonderful fights. promoting fights west of Albany in the state Until America's entry in World War 11, boogie woogie. High School boxing kept the DeCopua and Beach and Gus Gustafson and the most active Syracuse club right now Canastota High School turned out some of long chain in the Canasfofa connection un finally drifted away from Conostoto and broken. in operated by another Canastotan, Ed 11 relocated In Bath, Maine where Jimmy con Brophy. The tradition continues... "THE TOOT consisted ofthe following boys. F. Patane 95 lbs., P. Ellis 95 erican Legion TJUESDAY lb., H. Fiore 100 lbs., A. Farnach 100 lbs.. A, Veschussio 105 lbs., Arena September IQth F. Mariano 110 lbs., A. Basilio 2300 SEATS UNDER ROOF ? 10 lbs., C. Tornatore 115 lbs,, ICSematis St. at R. R.-West Palm Beach 8:30 P. M. J. Russitano 115 lbs., G. Sor- bello 120 lbs., J. SagnettI JIMMY 120 Ids., R. Hamlin 120 lbs., E. LeBlanc 125 lbs., L. Nichols 130 lbs., V. Hall 135 lbs., S. Guifre 140 lbs., P. Hamlin 145 lbs., C. DeCAPUArM>T. HJi ft lix POI SDh Cretaro 755 lbs., C. Moore 165 lbs. EIWIE Mr. Schmidt expects to have a league next year. This year, I he put on a novice tour The Canastota High Boxing second time by a score of8.5 nament for boys who had SAGUESiiryG.vfA-tf:*'' j*.: nn SV9 lo Team won three ofthe four to 1.5. They won the first never been out for boxing. t VERNON SEELEY vs.. "RED" HOOKS matches they fought. They against Oswego by a score of The boys were matched as wr .f vwM nrtrB defeated the Skaneateles 7 to 4, and lost the second equally as possible according
MnrMQAfTA YOUNG LUCIUS vs. JIMMY FOUNTAIN Ml a rvi.M at. AOt High team twice. The first against the same team by a to age and weight. The win
TWO HTHFR T.nnn PRFI IMINAriF<; •auni itxioiB time by a score of8 to 3, the score of6.5 to 5.5. The team ners were aworded medals. Canasfota High Sciioef CARMEN BASILIO Boxing Teams The Canastota Ciouter by FRANK ELTMAN brother could make the trip to the national Dispatch Sports Editor championships in Boston. CANASTOTA — Pinky Schmidt had to keep Paul agreed to stay home and Carmen went chasing him out of the Canastota High School to the finals before getting beat by Charley gym. He only weighed about 85 pounds and Cotton, It was that loss that convinced the weight classes didn't go that low in high Basilio to turn professional, said Paul. school boxing competition. Basilio was largely known as "just a club Schmidt, the coach of the Canastota boxing fighter," in his early professional days. He team, could take only so much pestering also gained a reputation as a rugged, lion- before he relented and let the scrawny kid hearted fighter who dished out as much as he box. After all, the match against Cato- took. Meridian was the last match a Canastota After battling some of the greats of his day, team would ever have. including Kid Gaviian, Chuck Davey, and Billy What difference would It make anyway? Graham, Basilio finally won the world It made plenty of difference to that son of welterweight title on June 10, 1955, when he immigrant farmers who nourished that love knocked out Tony DeMarco in the 12th round of pugilism until it grew into two different in Syracuse. world boxing championships and a lifetime He later went on to beat Sugar Ray Robin ofdedication to that sport. son for the world middleweight title in 1957. Carmen BasiUo, the Canastota Ciouter as That accomplishment won Basilio the Hickok Ring Magazine once referred to him, has Beit, symbolic of the professional athlete of come a long way since the day Pinky Schmidt the year. Above: These Canasfofa High boxers will met let him box. The Robinson fight earned Basilio nearly Norwich High at Canastota in the final home His neighbors, the people of Canastota, *200,000, which was a huge purse for any non- meet of the season on Friday night. They are, I to want to make sure no one forgets the mark heavyweight bout in 1957. Basilio explained, r, V. Masucci, Warrington Austerman, Ray Bar- Basilio made on the boxing world. "Well there was never any love lost between tholomay, Joe Cerio, Sammy Tornatore, William Dozens of BasiUo's friends are planning to me and Robinson. There was a little friction. Fine, Patsy Pugliano, Andy Pino, and Dan Garaf- erect a building honoring the boxing iegend There was a lot of public interest and closed fola, former professional fighter, who is helping opposite the New York State Thruway exit in circuit TV. I was the welterweight champion Athletic Director William Schmidt in training the Canastota. and he was the middleweight champion. And Canastota squad. "Naturally I couldn't be nothing but happy he was five years older than I was. A lot of Right - S.U.'s Ben Sgroi, Intercollegiate Boxing about this, i really appreciate what the people wanted to see whot would happen." Champ from Canastota helped carry Orange to people of Canastota are doing. And I have to What happened was one of boxing's more tell you, I'm a little bit nervous about the NCAA Title. memorable matches. Basilio and Robinson whole thing," said Basilio. battered each other for 15 rounds before a "This is something that never even entered large Yankee Stadium crowd. And Basilio my mind, it's a great honor that people think won the title. that much ofme," he said. 1941 BOXING TEAM Although BasiUo's love of boxing grew CARMEN'S ist Row - (/ to r) Frank Mariano, Eddie when he was a youngster, he didn't actually LeBlanc, Joe Russitano, Leonard Nichols, start taking the sport seriously until after BOXING RECORD George Sorbello. being discharged from the U.S. Marines: he 79 FIGHTS 2nd Row - Charlie Moore, Bug Mali, Ben Sgroi, served in Guam and Pearl Harbor during Bill Tanner, Jim Rinaldo. World War 11. WON _ -26KOS- 56 3rd Row - Ray Hay, TonyMontalbano in 1948, both Carmen and his brother, Paul won the Adirondack competition of the LOST _ 16 Golden Gloves. But someone had to work on DRAWS 7 the farm back In Canastota, so only one BASILIO: The Canasfofa Cloufer BATTLE OF WELTERWEIGHT COWTEWDEBS CANASTOTA
MAD.M AVE. 4Stti TO Skh srs. 1. T. CRT SO.AUSHLQ or OrrSNATIONALGARDEN-FillBOZDfC CLITB OF HEW TOK. BOUTSSEPT.START AT >20 P. M.1IL 'GOOD LUCK, CARMEN!' MAIN EVENT 10 ROUNDS This 1952 photo shows Canastota Po//ce Chief Freddie Verro, Conostoto High School boxing coach Pinky Schmidt and Mayor Alex DeBrucque wishing Carmen Boslflo good fortune OSthe fighter waited for a BASILIO train to take him to Chlcogo LEADING CONTENDER FROM CANASTOTA,N.Y. HAD KID GAVILAN ON THE FLOOR for his July T6fight with Chuck Dovey. vs
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HeHeie LIE contributions of the many promoters and fighters of championship calibre who have visited Canastota throughout the years. Manager-promoter Tony Grazlano recalls greeting these king-makers in Canastota: Norm Rothchild, Don King, Bob Arum, Dkk mVIRONICA SUUnT*. 1. Y • iuhM CtitiiMr • Frvuge «( Ctrau MHi*. Fonwr RtRtn«fU t H.MmlfH Cka^iM H tki VwU. George Parnassus, Don Ozbaum, Murray Goodman, Sam SHverman and Lou Messina. - OTHER ACTION PACKED BOUTS Tony Graz's guest hook of fighters includes
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Memories ofBoxing twinkle In in Backus'eyes V by FRANK ELTMAN What they didn't know was i hadn't lost since I star iO Dispatch Sports Editor ted boxing again. Those seven losses came before * • rjr. 7^ CANA5TOTA — The fire that once burned In the eyes 1965. They were probably looking for an easy fight, of BillyBackus has been reduced to a twinkling flame. but they quickly found out It was going to be a war," BILLY'S BOXmG Backus said. But the warmth and love of boxing that allowed The first two roundswere typical of many champion Backus to wear the world welterweight title belt In I' •'TIIM i RECORD 1970 still glows. ship bouts. Each fighter tried "sizing up" his op "I still watch the film of that fight. I eon give you a ponent. In the third round, Napoles told his handlers 73FIGHTS blow by blow description if you want," gleamed he had enough and was ready to put awaythe scrap N- ♦- per from Canastota. *e. Backus, allowing himself a brief moment of modest "In the third round he came out flying. He was if*^ Won 48 back-patting. dynamite. Hekept moving; he wason his toes. Hewas Backus, who retired in 1978 after a devastating eye really sharp as can be. He had every intention that he 21 KO's inlury and 75 professional fights. Is loined by his un was gonna put me away. He hit me with his best shot cle, Carmen BasUio, in being honored by the villagers and I was still there,"grinned Backus. f-OST _ 20 af Canastota who want to pay tribute to their cham- The fourth round was different, though. After '^Staties of the champions are being made and a discovering that he could take the best the champion PtfAWS building on North Peterboro Street that will house hadto dish out.Backus was readyto brawl. Acut over the likenesses is planned. Backus is honored by the attention. "I'm happy they thought about me, said HgXXortZ Backus, referring to the committee that Is planning *BaIint"w'ho Is 16 years older "Z'^york^rs' ?hohlTho beating« opened''"""P'O"ogosh«"" I after the llgW. Brophy has demonstrated a unique obilitY Last year ej * to combine boxing savvy wif/i skillful showmanship. His SEARCH fights feature special effect lighting, stirring music on th^ StillNumber One PA system, a glamorous Round Card girl and ^"ceess at Program h,, ! many other trappings that have spelledsuc '"^""Bhour rho el.":; cess In his first two ventures. His most recepf 9 ^O'Wnionlfy, promotion offered free champagne and Sport for Canastotn! cigars to top-price ticket purchasers. At 2^ years of age, Brophy has gained more ex With such a rich tradition of boxing in the Ed has been a boxing fan since he was five past, it wouid notbe difficuit tooverlook the years old. He began clipping articles and pic perience Inmore phases of boxing that manY tremendous enthusiasm for the sport that tures from magazines and newspapers In the of us do In a lifetime. He Is one reason whY early I960's and has put together a collection the sport of boxing Is alive and well IP exists in Canastota today. Canastota today. We have several gyms, one of the oldest of boxing memorabilia that Is the envy of fight clubs in the state, young amateur many collectors throughout the country. In boxers and promoters. One of these fact, his scrapbooks, photo albums, posters promoters is Bd Brophy. and if evera young and signs were Included In Brophy's fights at man had boxing in his blood, it is Bd Brophy. the War Memorial, In 1973 Ed tried the gloves himself, then Fan, fighter, promoter, trainer, preacher of went into coaching teenage amateurs from the Gospel according to Boxing, he's done it Canastota. He still maintains a gym In his alk garage. In 1982, he began to realize his *^sns CHAMPION fr\day,DEC. 9,8:00 PM LOU WES. VALUER SHULER HEAV>rNElQHT 1WV.BS. - MATT BILLY ; FARRAGO SULLIVAN 3ftQV.BE. Follow Your Favorite To The TitJeJi DOME INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS LIMITED DMtflGHT CHARLES V/ILLIAMS HUDSON Onondaga Wor M»morlol Audllonum, Syracusp, N. Y. MemoHal Aud. 3»LBB. FfL. Dec.9,1983 genehal admission ♦ s#c. MM FRI.y DEC. 9, 1983 $6 E C '*' 9^ ™ BOXING 8:00 p.m. I Mezzanine "•ngside NOTICE I TIpkeJiNowOnSaleAt WAR MEMORIAL EN T S«c $10 vfp Rf TliU li lol.t sml po z TiCyCTe ^'ngs.de $12 •WarMefliorial.SyracuM ll !• -iriil fhi-.u t.. a P'tiAjl] ikn .-Tte itnilrrslaodlns Uiai VjTr . SALE AT *[> 5. Near Other Halls of Fame•• munity, with Its War Memorial and Carrier Dome, two In a single day a family could visit the Basketball Hall ofAmerica's great sports facilities. of Fame In Springfield, Mass., the Baseball Hall In Cooperstown, the Soccer Hall ofFame in Oneonta and the Boxing Hall In Canastota. A few hours more and 6. Media Center... It's the Football Hall ofFame In Canton, Ohio. Proximity to Syracuse means top notch media availability for wire services, two excellent dally newspapers, all major radio and TV network af 7, A Boxing Hotbed••• filiates, an aggressive cable TV operation and Central New York Is enjoying a Renaissance of boxing stringers for national magazines. with Canasfotan Ed Brophy promoting his SYRACUSE IN SEARCH OF A CHAMPION series at the War Memorial, national promoters using the War 8. Hometown Flavor••• Memorial for title fights, and the presence of the People like the feeling of Hometown, U.S.A. and Carrier Dome which can seat up to 60,000 for an Indoor Canastota lives up to the Image with tree-lined fight, one ofthe few facilities to make such a boast. streets, neat, comfortable homes, prosperous business district and a pace not quite as hectic as most vacationers are used to keeping during the other fifty weeks of the year. Canastota Is a far cry from the CANASTOTA, N^yT| flash and glitter of America's gambling capitals, and that charm Is the unique benefit we have to offer the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Aerial view of land available for Hall of Fame location. f" nrai The Cemmitttee OFFICERS Joe Bonaventura - Chairman Charles Sgroi - Vice President Charles Bidinger - Secretary Ed Brophy - Treasurer MEMBERS Donald Cerio - Mayor of Canastota Mike Perretta - Attorney Anthony Pulverenti - President, Canastota Office, Oneida National Bank Case Mulford - Real Estate Broker Peter Finocchiaro - Town Councilman Mike Milmoe - Editor-Owner, Canastota Bee Journal Fred Davis - Genesee Rocky Altamero - Contractor-Owner, Canastota Construction Company Joe Eppolito - Aide to Sen Martin Auer; County Republican Chairman Paul Basilio - Owner Food Processing Company Joe Paone - District Public Relations, Niagara Mohawk John Emmi - Motel Owner i Joe Rinaldo - Restaurant Owner Dave Beach - Owner of McDonald's Franchises Bob Arnold - Audio/Visual Technician Grace Rapasaddi - Town & Village Clerk Felix Montalbano - Business Owner Jack Rogers - Office Supply Corp. Owner Rich Rinaldo - Pabst Beer Sales Representative FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME, Contact Ed Brophy 315-697-7835