Resource Type: still image / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives / Date: 1937 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Wrestler Man Mountain Dean laying down in the ring at a wrestling match against Sandor Szabo at the Olympic Arena. Szabo and Dean were frequent opponents.
Date:: [circa July 11, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Man Mountain Dean in bed with a broken leg. A common opponent of his was Sandor Szabo, the "Handsome Hungarian."
Date:: [circa July 11, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Man Mountain Dean falling out of the ring at a wrestling match against Sandor Szabo at the Olympic Arena. Szabo and Dean were frequent opponents.
Date:: [circa July 11, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler King Chewaki falling out of the ring onto referee Dick Rutherford at Olympic Auditorium while the spectators laugh.
Date:: [1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Jules Strongbow on the ground after falling out of the ring during a match against Daniel Boone Savage at the Olympic. Also known as the "Cherokee Choker," Strongbow weighed in at 285 pounds and measured at six foot four inches.
Date:: [circa May 16, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against wrestler/football player Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Nagurski injured Detton's left arm during the match and eventually emerged victorious, thus retaining his World Heavyweight title.
Date:: November 17, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Dean Detton supported by the referee during his match with wrestler/football player Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Nagurski injured Detton's left arm during the match and eventually emerged victorious, thus retaining his World Heavyweight title.
Date:: November 17, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski. Detton and Nagurski met in the ring several times between 1937 and 1938, Nagurski was usually the victor in these matches
Date:: between 1937 and 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Detton and Nagurski met in the ring several times between 1937 and 1938, Nagurski was usually the victor in these matchesPhoto was probably in the wrong sleeve, or mislabeled
Date:: between 1937 and 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium. The match was mixed-style. Kudo was awarded the first round after Detton was so enraged by Kudo's jiu jitsu skills that he ripped off Kudo's jacket. The second round was catch-as-catch-can style. Detton won this with the move shown in the picture and Kudo was unable to return for a third round, so Detton was declared the winner.
Date:: August 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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