Referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 10, 1937

Title: Referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 10, 1937
Date Created: August 10, 1937
Date: 1937-08-10
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Former boxing world champion and now referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey, "the black shadow of Leiperville" (left), and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match between the two men at Olympic Auditorium. Hankinson was the winner of the match after Godfrey threw in the towel in the 8th round. Godfrey's loss was attributed to his age
Caption: Text from original nitrate sleeve: Prizefighting - Geo. Godfrey vs. Hank Hankinson; Baer, Max - referee
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Geo. Godfrey Max Baer Hank Hankinson

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Names: Baer, Max, 1909-1959
Godfrey, George, 1897-1947
Olympic Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hankinson, Hank, 1913-1943
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: People
Boxing--California--Los Angeles
Referees
Boxers (Sports)--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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