Golden Gloves State Tournament

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20056330

Description

The 1943 Golden Gloves State Tournament is being held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Squaring off in a heavyweight bout, left to right, are Corporal Meade Willis and Private Gene Poletti. Willis is stationed at Camp Wallace. Poletti, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is stationed at Camp Polk. In the second round of the Saturday night fight, Poletti cornered his opponent and knocked him to the mat. Willis is shown on the ground in a corner of the ring as the referee prepares to call a knockout. Poletti went on to win the state tournament and advance to nationals.

Archival Date

1943-02-13

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

Boxers (Sports); Boxing; Military personnel