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John L. Dorgan, known as Ike Dorgan, was a bookbinder, boxing manager, press agent, and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of ''The Ring'' magazine. ==Biography== Dorgan was born in San Francisco, California, in April 1879, one of at least 11 children〔Ike Dorgan and his siblings: 〕—six sons and five daughters – of Thomas J. and Anna R. Dorgan née Tobin.〔Twelfth Census of the United States〕 Among his siblings were Thomas A. "Tad" Dorgan, a prominent cartoonist and creator of "Indoor Sports," as well as a well-known sportswriter; Richard "Dick" Dorgan, a cartoonist, writer, and illustrator; and Joseph V. "Joe" Dorgan. Ike Dorgan was a bookbinder (very early in his career), boxing manager (for Harry Ebbets and Frank "Fighting Dentist" Moran), press agent (for boxing promoter George L. "Tex" Rickard),〔Roberts, Randy. ''Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler''. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2003, p. 140. ISBN 0-252-07148-4, ISBN 978-0-252-07148-5〕 and publicity manager for the Madison Square Garden. He was a founding partner of ''The Ring'' magazine in February 1922 and remained with this influential publication until his retirement in 1930.〔("Ike Dorgan" ) in BoxRec (Boxing Records Archive) Boxing Encyclopaedia〕 Tad Dorgan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007 in the category of "Observer"; that is, print and media journalists, publishers, writers, historians, photographers, and artists.〔(International Boxing Hall of Fame: Observers )〕 Ironically, Ike Dorgan has not yet been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John L. Dorgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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