Well, to a skeptic, there really is nothing substantial here. Drawing conclusions about Auerbach is more a reflection of his 1920 quotes. But I...
"was probably the biggest visible figure in bringing big-time professional boxing and spectator spots in general to the forefront of American...
A very interesting article. I advise anyone interested to go to the New York Times Archives and read it in full....
The New York Times Archives have some info on Dempsey's manager A J Auerbach, a beauty parlor owner who befriended Dempsey in 1916. The print is...
Preparing to respond to Janitor's above post, I re-read the three ringside reports printed on page 2 of this blog. I didn't notice this key line...
"what are you arguing about?" Nothing. I just pointed out that a primary source said prize fighting was illegal in Utah. You say he is obviously...
"The bottom line is that Utah was a relative boxing backwater with little talent, low gates, low purses, and smaller venues." Where we differ is...
Schmeling's seconds threw in the towel against Louis in 1938 (it is on film)--but that fight certainly wasn't fixed. Anyway, what difference did...
The law on boxing must have been very vaguely written, or it was ignored by the authorities. Interesting info. The stats also show that there...
"most fights in that area at that time were very small" Off the ringside reports, boxing was illegal in Utah. The sheriff apparently looked...
I will be looking forward to the photos. *It seems odd that there would be two special trains with a small venue.
"newspaper reports make clear that the number of seats and cost associated with them was known ahead of time." But apparently the total number...
"the author . . . was one of those opposed to the fight and as such has an interest in making it look worse than it was" Possible, but going way...
