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Jim Londos & professional wrestling...
Jim Londos & professional wrestling...
Item # 723951
January 13, 1934
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 13, 1934
* Jim Londos - The Golden Greek
* Early professional wrestling
* Title match vs. Joe Stecher
The front page of the sport's section (page 15) has a banner headline: "Londos Tosses Stecher in Nick of Time and Retains Title" with subheads and nice action photo. (see images) Nice to have from the city where this event took place. Rare as such.
Complete with 22 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
AI notes: On January 12, 1934, in Detroit, Michigan, reigning world heavyweight champion Jim Londos successfully defended his title against veteran Joe Stecher before a reported crowd of around 16,000 fans, defeating Stecher in their main‑event battle at the Olympia (with some accounts giving the match time at about 55 minutes) and then again later in the month on January 26, 1934 in a similar outcome; these victories over Stecher were part of Londos’ early‑year run of high‑profile defenses that helped solidify his status as the top draw in professional wrestling during the Depression era.
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