Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1918 — “SAILOR” MEEHAN IS POPULAR AS A BOXER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
“SAILOR” MEEHAN IS POPULAR AS A BOXER
"Sailor” Willie Meehan, the Pacific coast heavyweight champion, is one of the most popular boxers who ever stepped over the ropes in a San Francisco ring. He is now stationed at the San Pedro naval training station, where he is acting as boxing instructor.
