Creator

Paul McAllister

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Identifier

20056301

Description

The 1943 Golden Gloves District Tournament is being held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Competing in the semi-finals of the welterweight division, left to right, are J. V. Nasche and Corporal Ray Benson. Benson is a corporal in the Marine Air Corps. He is on the receiving end on a left hand chop sting from Nasche. Despite the early struggles, Benson fought back and won the decision.

Archival Date

1943-02-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1675

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Boxing; Boxers (Sports)

Names

Nasche, J. V.; Benson, Ray

Subjects

Boxing; Boxers (Sports)

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