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Larry McGrath
BoxRec
Career: 1924-1937
USA
Residence: California
Did not find McGrath in anyone's list so I just gave him a Judgement of 15 more or less based on the small number of title fights he officiated and though I didn't read the details he got suspended at least one time. Normal on Fouls and Stoppage.
10/21/37 - California Eagle, LA - Ran an article on some fights at the Olympic
Auditorium on 10/19/37 one of which was Lightweight Ernie Carter (ID 071504) vs
Donnie Nicholas in the newspaper article. Says Carter floored Donnie in the first
and earned a 4 round decision win from referee Larry McGrath. BoxRec shows this bout
for Carter against Don Nichols. The referee listing of bouts for McGrath does not
list this bout. Reason mention it here.
Photo is from the 06/20/37 Los Angeles Times. Caption says, Ray Vargas, light-
heavyweight, has just floored Cort Shepherd, St. Louis youngster in a recent bout at
the Olympic Auditorium. Larry McGrath is third man. BoxRec does not list McGrath as
referee for this fight which shows under Vargas' record (ID 012406) the fight taking
place 06/15/37 at the Olympic his opponent listed as Courtland Sheppard, who is from
St. Louis in BoxRec's data.BoxRec's list of fights for McGrath shows the Jackie
Wilson/Pete DeGrasse fight which took place as the headline on the card
Vargas/Sheppard fought on.There was a written account of this fight card in the
6/16/37 edition of the LA Times.
Scanning through newspaper articles, found some to point the fact that McGrath
dabbled in show business some, probably playing a boxing/referee type. There was a
show called "The Milky Way" out in early 1936 that starred Harold Lloyd. Larry
McGrath was listed in the show as a referee.
09/17/25 - The Los Angeles Times - Account of fight between Ace Hudkins and Mushy
Callahan which was fought to a draw. Larry McGrath was the referee and one of
Mushy's seconds objected to the decision rendered. He climbed into the ring after
the fight was over and attempted to assault McGrath, but McGrath swung a left to the
chin of Mushy's second. Specators and officials separated the two before more fists
were thrown. Intersting crossing of paths of McGrath and Callahan.
Title Fights officiated BoxRec:
12/01/31 - California State Lightweight, Bobby Pacho vs Hector McDonald
11/22/32 - World Featherweight(California version), Baby Arizmendi vs Varias
12/22/33 - California State Welterweight, Ceferino Garcia vs Mike Payan
10/16/34 - California State and Pacific Coast Middleweight, Oscar Rankins vs Swede
Berglund
Not many at all. He did officiate 4 Art Lasky bouts.
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