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Item # 711335

March 22, 1938

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, March 22, 1938

* U.S. Intercity Golden Gloves Championships
* Chicagoland vs. New York City young boxers
* Madison Square Garden - amateur boxing titles


The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "CHICAGO FIGHTERS WHIP NEW YORK, 9 T0 7" with subheads and two action photos. (see images) More on page 3 of this section with photos of the competitors.
Complete section II only with 12 pages, rag edition, a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in great condition.

wikipedia notes: The Chicago Golden Gloves is an amateur boxing tournament, considered by many boxing aficionados as one of the three most elite Golden Gloves titles, along with the Intercity Golden Gloves and the New York Golden Gloves. The tournament is also more formally known as the Chicagoland Golden Gloves Charities Tournament. It was initiated by the Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward in 1923.

Category: The 20th Century