Golden Gloves State Tournament

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20056324

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 hitting Spivey with a left jab. Andres went on to win the unanimous decision. A referee is also standing in the ring.

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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License

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Subjects

Military personnel; Boxing