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Identifier
20056323
Description
The 1943 Golden Gloves State Tournament is being held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Squaring off in a bout for the flyweight division, left to right, are Private Jesse Spivey and Jose Andres. Spivey is a soldier stationed at Ellington Field near Houston, Texas. He was the national flyweight champion in 1941. Andres, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the 1942 champion. He is shown trapping Spivey in a corner of the ring. Andres went on to win the unanimous decision.
Archival Date
1943-02-12
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
Boxers (Sports); Boxing
Names
Andreas, Jose; Golden Gloves State Tournament; Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum; Ellington Field; Spivey, Jesse
Subjects
Boxers (Sports); Boxing