Month: February 1916

HELEN HILDRETH, the Lady Pugilist, was having the best of it in a MIXED FIGHT with Johnny Atkinsson, when the POLICE and BOXING COMMISSION Fred Wenck jumped into the RING and ORDERED the stop to fight!  – Grupp’s Gym, N.Y.C. In another publication, they reported the following HILDRETH:   Tonight, the vaudeville that was the  talk

 One of the earliest documented materials that WBAN found was dated February 29, 1916. The article stated, “Helen Hildreth, the Lady Pugilist, was having the best of it in a mixed fight with Johnny Atkinson when Police and Boxing Commissioner Fred Wenck jumped into the RING and ordered the fight stopped “Grupp’s Gym, N.Y.C.” This