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Identifier
20038540
Description
The Golden Gloves District Tournament is being held in Fort Worth, Texas at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Squaring off on opening night, left to right, are Leonard Hutto and George Brakefield. They are battling in the High School lightweight division. Hutto is a student at the Masonic Home and Brakefield is a student at Polytechnic. The fighters are shown swapping blows near the ropes. A referee is keeping a close watch in the background. Hutto went on to gain a three round decision.
Archival Date
1945-02-02
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-648
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Boxing; Boxers (Sports)
Names
Hutto, Leonard; Brakefield, George; Golden Gloves District Tournament; Tex.); Polytechnic High School (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Subjects
Boxing; Boxers (Sports)