Subject: Sports / Date: 1937 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Jesse Owens puts on running shoes while sitting on grass, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Jesse Owens puts on sprinting spikes while sitting on the grass. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Wrestling heavyweights Gus Sonnenberg and Baptiste Paul grappling at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Wrestling heavyweights "Dynamite" Gus Sonnenberg and "Thunder Bird Indian Chief" Baptiste Paul grappling with one another at the Olympic Auditorium.
Date:: [circa May 16, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

USC track athletes stretching on the field, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: USC track athletes stretching on the field. UCLA and USC varsity and freshmen track teams both held events at the Coliseum, providing for a twin bill.
Date:: [circa April 24, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

USC track athlete clapping on the sidelines at a meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: USC track athlete clapping on the sidelines at a meet. UCLA and USC varsity and freshmen track teams both held events at the Coliseum, providing for a twin bill.
Date:: [circa April 24, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

USC track athlete taping his foot on the sidelines at a meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: A USC track athlete taping his foot on the sidelines at a meet. UCLA and USC varsity and freshmen track teams both held events at the Coliseum, providing for a twin bill.
Date:: [circa April 24, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

UCLA football team runs across Spaulding Field during practice, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: UCLA football team runs across field during practice.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

College football practice at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, circa 1935

Description:: Possibly practice before UCLA vs. Loyola game
Date:: [1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Frances Hjelte and Mrs. Virginia Petticord shaking hands on the tennis court, Los Angeles

Description:: Mrs. Frances Hjelte (possibly the wife of George Hjelte, superintendent of the Los Angeles playground and recreation dept. 1930s and 40s) and Mrs. Virginia Petticord (1901-1990?) smiling and shaking hands across the net on a tennis court
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Wrestlers Gino Garibaldi and Ernie Dusek falling out of the ring during at match a Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 6, 1937

Description:: Wrestlers Gino Garibaldi and Ernie Dusek falling out of the ring during a match at Olympic Auditorium. Garibaldi was the match winner.
Date:: October 6, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Football game between the Los Angeles Bulldogs and the Rochester Tigers at Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, November 14, 1937

Description:: American Pro Football League game between the Los Angeles Bulldogs and the Rochester Tigers at Gilmore Stadium. The exciting game kept the 17,000 fans on their toes and ended with a victory for the Bulldogs, who defeated the Tigers 48-21
Date:: November 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium (1801 S. Grand Ave.).
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium (1801 S. Grand Ave).
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium (1801 S. Grand Ave.).
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium (1801 S. Grand Ave.).
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators place their bets on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators between races on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Janice Lipking, a Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sister at UCLA, playing badminton at a summer rush party, Los Angeles, July 29, 1937

Description:: Janice Lipking, a Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sister at UCLA, playing badminton at a summer rush party.
Date:: July 29, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum concession stand, circa 1935

Date:: [1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Pat "Popeye" O'Brien, wrestler and referee, Los Angeles, between 1936 and 1945

Description:: Pat "Popeye" O'Brien, former wrestler and later referee, sitting at a desk looking at a piece of paper. Popeye nickname comes from his physical likeness to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man
Date:: [between 1936 and 1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Capt. Leopold McLagle, American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and actor, in court, November 18, 1937

Description:: Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937.
Date:: November 18, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium.
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Heavyweight wrestler Vincent López grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Heavyweight wrestler Vincent Lopez grappling with newcomer El Pulpo at the Olympic Auditorium (1801 S. Grand Ave.).
Date:: [circa November 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Journalists crowd around Mikhail Gromov, Sergei Danilin, and Andrei Yumashev who set a world record for by flying directly from from Moscow to Southern California by way of the North Pole, at March Field Air Base. Riverside, 1937

Description:: Photographers and journalists crowd around pilot Mikhail Gromov, co-pilot Sergei Danilin, and navigator Andrei Yumoshev, who landed the then longest flight in aviation history from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA by way of the North Pole. The three men flew for 62 hours and 17 minutes before landing in Earl Smith's Hemet Valley cow pasture. They were quickly taken to March Field Air Base in Riverside, California, for a meal and a shower before meeting the press.
Date:: July 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Wrestler and football player Bronko Nagurski in the ring before his match against Vincent López at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Wrestler and Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski in the wrestling ring before his match against Vincent Lopez at Wrigley Field. Nagurski won the match in front of 20,000 fans to defend his title as world heavyweight champion
Date:: August 11, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Wrestler and football player Bronko Nagurski poses with a group of women in the wrestling ring at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, August 11, 1937

Description:: Wrestler and Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski poses with a group of women before his match against Vincent Lopez at Wrigley Field. Nagurski won the match in front of 20,000 fans to defend his title as world heavyweight champion
Date:: August 11, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Horses race out of the gate on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Horses race out of the gate at a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Spectators at a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Horses race on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Horses race at Santa Anita on Derby Day, February 22, 1937.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Race horse "Indian Brown."

Date:: 1935-1937?
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Race horse "Valiant Fox."

Date:: 1935-1937?
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Players collide during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears at Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Players collide during a football game between reigning National Football League Champions the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears at Gilmore Stadium. The game ended in a 20-20 tie after a rough battle (3 Packers and 1 Bear injured and taken out of the game) between the rival teams.
Date:: January 24, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Golfers compete at the 12th annual Los Angeles Open golf tournament, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Unidentified golfers compete in the 12th Los Angeles Open golf tournament. A crowd watches the players compete. The tournament was held at the Harding and Wilson golf courses in Griffith Park. 128 golfers competed in the four day tournament.
Date:: January 8, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Track athlete finishes relay race during the All-City High School track and field meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Track athlete finishes relay race during the All-City High School track and field meet.
Date:: June 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Track athletes race during the All-City High School track and field meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Track athletes race during the All-City High School track and field meet.
Date:: June 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Track athletes race during the All-City High School track and field meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Track athletes race during the All-City High School track and field meet.
Date:: June 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Female wrestlers Clara Mortensen and Mrs. Dick Rutherford squaring off in the ring, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Female wrestlers Clara Mortensen and Mrs. Dick Rutherford battling in the ring. Thousands of fans flocked to the Olympic Auditorium to watch the wrestling antics.
Date:: [circa June 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Female wrestlers Clara Mortensen and Mrs. Dick Rutherford squaring off in the ring, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Female wrestlers Clara Mortensen and Mrs. Dick Rutherford battling in the ring. Thousands of fans flocked to the Olympic Auditorium to watch the wrestling antics.
Date:: [circa June 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Track athlete participates in the high jump event during the All-City High School track and field meet, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Track athlete participates in the high jump event during the All-City High School track and field meet.
Date:: June 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Kenny Washington on Spaulding Field at UCLA, Los Angeles, 1936-1939

Description:: Kenny Washington was the first Bruin to become a consensus All American in 1939, and was among the first African Americans to play at UCLA and in the NFL.
Date:: [ca. 1939-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Joe Louis in the boxing ring

Description:: Joe Louis in the boxing ring before a fight.
Date:: ca. 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Jesse Owens jumps over a hurdle, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Ohio State University's Olympic track and field star Jesse Owens demonstrates his running style in Los Angeles.
Date:: ca. 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Tennis players Frederick J. Perry and J. Donald Budge, 1937

Description:: A note on the back of the print notes that these men were PSW champions between 1932 and 1934, and 1935 to 1938.; no association with UCLA.
Date:: September, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Bowling on the green at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 1920-1939

Description:: Men in suits or vests and hats playing lawn bowls in Exposition Park
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Al Watrous, American professional golfer, circa 1930-1939

Description:: Al Watrous (left) walking next to another golfer on a golf course with 3 golfers in the distance on the right
Date:: [circa 1930-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Von Elm on a golf course, circa 1924-1938

Description:: George Von Elm on a golf course in putting position
Date:: [circa 1924-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Von Elm on a golf course, circa 1924-1938

Description:: George Von Elm on a golf course in putting position with a club house behind him
Date:: [circa 1924-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Von Elm on a golf course, circa 1924-1938

Description:: George "Gix" Von Elm was an American professional golfer most noted for his amateur career. During the period 1924 to 1931, Von Elm was one of the best players in the world.
Date:: [circa 1924-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Von Elm on a golf course, circa 1924-1938

Description:: George Von Elm on a golf course in putting position with a club house behind him
Date:: [circa 1924-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George Von Elm on a golf course, circa 1924-1938

Description:: George Von Elm on a golf course next to his golf bag
Date:: [circa 1924-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Cuban boxer Kid Chocolate, circa 1930-1938

Description:: Boxer Kid Chocolate wearing a 3-piece suit and standing at the bottom of a staircase
Date:: [circa 1930-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bowling on the green at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 1920-1939

Description:: Men in suits or vests and hats playing lawn bowls in Exposition Park
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Al Simmons holding bats in a baseball field, 1930's

Description:: Baseball player Al Simmons swinging three baseball bats in a baseball field. Other players are visible in the distance.
Date:: [circa 1930-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Montage photograph of college football game and announcer, [Los Angeles?], circa 1931-1938

Description:: Montage photograph of college football field, with crowd in background, players on field and on sidelines, announcer with microphone and simulated window frame superimposed in foreground
Date:: [circa 1931-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Wrestler, Santa Monica, [1930s?]

Description:: Man wearing briefs and watch, holding tobacco pipe, twirling mustache, with awning in background
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Swimmers at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, circa 1933-1938

Description:: The earliest acetate negatives in this collection date to 1933
Date:: [circa 1933-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

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