▁to ▁a ▁no - dec ision ▁in ▁a ▁six - round ▁bout ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁They ▁had ▁met ▁four ▁times ▁since ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁when ▁Cole man ▁won ▁a ▁newspaper ▁decision ▁in ▁a ▁six ▁round ▁bout ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁Pal mer ▁had ▁won ▁their ▁second ▁match ▁while ▁their ▁third ▁match ▁was ▁reported ▁various ly ▁as ▁a ▁draw ▁and ▁a ▁newspaper ▁decision ▁for ▁Cole man . ▁When ▁they ▁met ▁for ▁a ▁rem atch ▁ ▁four ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁Sc r anton , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁Wil kes - Bar re ▁Times ▁Le ader ▁gave ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁Cole man . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁he ▁killed ▁Kid ▁Harris ▁in ▁the ▁ring . ▁He ▁only ▁fought ▁twice ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁but ▁fought ▁ 1 1 ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁colored ▁wel ter weight ▁title ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁against ▁K yle ▁Whit ney ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁winning ▁on ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 - round er . ▁His ▁next ▁defense ▁was ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁against ▁" The ▁Fight ing ▁Gor illa , ▁who ▁out - point ed ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 ▁round ▁contest . ▁In ▁his ▁next ▁fight , ▁on ▁