Martin, Harris (1865–1903)
Harris Martin in Minneapolis, 1887. The photograph appeared on page two of the St. Paul Globe on April 27, 1903.
Bibliography
Anderson, Sheldon, ed. Twin Cities Sports: Games for All Seasons. Fayetteville, AK: University of Arkansas Press, 2020.
Aycock, Colleen, and Mark Scott, eds. The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920s. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011.
Cyber Boxing Zone. “Harris Martin.”
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/blackpearl.htm
Find a Grave. “Harris ‘The Black Pearl’ Martin.”
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147703103/harris-martin
Libby, Horace M. “Career of Black Pearl; Was a Noted Local Boxer.” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, December 20, 1914.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1914-12-20/ed-1/seq-45
Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. “Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame-Pioneers.”
http://mnbhof.org/Harris_Martin.html
[No author.] “‘Black Pearl.’ The Well Known Pugilist Is Knocked Out by Heart Disease.” Appeal, May 2, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016810/1903-05-02/ed-1/seq-3
———. “The Black Pearl Flunking.” St. Paul Daily Globe, August 1, 1890.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-08-01/ed-1/seq-5
———. “The Black Pearl Wins.” St. Paul Daily Globe. December 22, 1886.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1886-12-22/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Black Pearl’s Death Due to Heart Disease.” St. Paul Globe, April 28, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059523/1903-04-28/ed-1/seq-6
———. “Defeated at Last: The Black Pearl Defeats Black Frank in Thirty-Eight.” St. Paul Daily Globe, May 3, 1887.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1887-05-03/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Heart Disease Puts Out the Black Pearl.” St. Paul Globe, April 27, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059523/1903-04-27/ed-1/seq-2
———. “Moore Is Mauled.” St. Paul Daily Globe, May 24, 1890.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-05-24/ed-1/seq-5
———. “Municipal Justice.” Minneapolis Tribune, February 26, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1891-02-26/ed-1/seq-8
———. “News Gatherers.” Western Appeal, July 21, 1888.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016811/1888-07-21/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Note and Comment.” St. Paul Daily Globe, July 31, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1891-07-31/ed-1/seq-3
———. “The Pearl Loses a Fight.” St. Paul Daily Globe, July 31, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1891-07-31/ed-1/seq-3
———. “‘The Pearl’ Wins.” St. Paul Daily Globe. December 5, 1886.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1886-12-05/ed-1/seq-7
Chronology
1865
1884
1886
1887
1890
1891
1891
1891
1891
1892
1900
1903
2010
Bibliography
Anderson, Sheldon, ed. Twin Cities Sports: Games for All Seasons. Fayetteville, AK: University of Arkansas Press, 2020.
Aycock, Colleen, and Mark Scott, eds. The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920s. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011.
Cyber Boxing Zone. “Harris Martin.”
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/blackpearl.htm
Find a Grave. “Harris ‘The Black Pearl’ Martin.”
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147703103/harris-martin
Libby, Horace M. “Career of Black Pearl; Was a Noted Local Boxer.” Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, December 20, 1914.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1914-12-20/ed-1/seq-45
Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. “Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame-Pioneers.”
http://mnbhof.org/Harris_Martin.html
[No author.] “‘Black Pearl.’ The Well Known Pugilist Is Knocked Out by Heart Disease.” Appeal, May 2, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016810/1903-05-02/ed-1/seq-3
———. “The Black Pearl Flunking.” St. Paul Daily Globe, August 1, 1890.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-08-01/ed-1/seq-5
———. “The Black Pearl Wins.” St. Paul Daily Globe. December 22, 1886.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1886-12-22/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Black Pearl’s Death Due to Heart Disease.” St. Paul Globe, April 28, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059523/1903-04-28/ed-1/seq-6
———. “Defeated at Last: The Black Pearl Defeats Black Frank in Thirty-Eight.” St. Paul Daily Globe, May 3, 1887.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1887-05-03/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Heart Disease Puts Out the Black Pearl.” St. Paul Globe, April 27, 1903.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059523/1903-04-27/ed-1/seq-2
———. “Moore Is Mauled.” St. Paul Daily Globe, May 24, 1890.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1890-05-24/ed-1/seq-5
———. “Municipal Justice.” Minneapolis Tribune, February 26, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016771/1891-02-26/ed-1/seq-8
———. “News Gatherers.” Western Appeal, July 21, 1888.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016811/1888-07-21/ed-1/seq-1
———. “Note and Comment.” St. Paul Daily Globe, July 31, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1891-07-31/ed-1/seq-3
———. “The Pearl Loses a Fight.” St. Paul Daily Globe, July 31, 1891.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1891-07-31/ed-1/seq-3
———. “‘The Pearl’ Wins.” St. Paul Daily Globe. December 5, 1886.
https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn90059522/1886-12-05/ed-1/seq-7