Yes, he was the sporting editor of NPG (from 1880) and of New York Daily News (from 1867 allegedly, can't confirm; he often quoted NY Daily News...
It was William Edgar (W.E.) Harding, and it was in March 1885....
1888-05-26 The Illustrated Police News, Law Courts and Weekly Record (Boston, MA) (page 3) ... Previous to the wind-up, there was considerable...
1888-05-16 The Boston Herald (page 8) ... The second round of this three-round bout was just finished, when Master of Ceremonies Daly stepped to...
1888-05-16 The Boston Daily Globe (page 5) George Godfrey, the colored heavyweight champion, called at The Globe office this afternoon to say a...
1888-05-16 The Boston Daily Globe (page 1) JOHN'S BENEFIT. -------- ... While they were taking a breathing spell Billy Daly stepped to the...
1899-04-14 New York Evening Journal (New York, NY) (page 10) GANS AND M'FADDEN TO MEET TO-NIGHT. -------- ... If he is that good and it is claimed...
1899-03-20 New York Evening Journal (New York, NY) (page 8) A STUDY OF FIGHTER M'GOVERN. -------- ... In action he is the most persistent, savage...
1899-02-27 New York Evening Journal (New York, NY) (page 8) Fitzsimmons is a fighting machine. As they build torpedo boats for speed only, without...
1899-02-20 New York Evening Journal (New York, NY) (page 8) It is altogether likely that Jeffries is the first ambidextrous fighter who has ever...
1899-02-15 New York Evening Journal (New York, NY) (page 8) STUDY OF FITZ, BY RIGHT CROSS. -------- ... First of all, Robert Fitzsimmons is the...
1904-08-13 The Globe and Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY) (page 5) Now that Frankie Neil and "Tommy" Murphy are matched Harlem sports will...
Let's not go overboard. Godfrey was only a slight favorite over Patsy Cardiff at 10 to 8, and the betting was about even before the start of...
1809-02-02 London Times (page 4) Round 1. Some sparring; Belcher threw in right and left, one of which blows told slightly; Crib returned one,...
They just reprinted reports penned by somebody else, not by their stuff reporter (they didn't have one). You could find the same write-up in...
