The Smoker

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  1. scribbs

    scribbs Member Full Member

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    Jan 25, 2013
    Did a search and nothing came up so thought I would post this. It waffles a little bit but I found it an interesting arcane bit of boxing history that I didn't know about. Anyone aware of this before?

    "In 1905, at the dawn of America’s empire under Teddy Roosevelt, a black sailor and a Jewish sailor boxed in a makeshift ring on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship. What was intended to be entertainment for hundreds of idle soldiers instead turned into a tragedy, marking a pivotal, if overlooked, moment in the history of race in the American military."

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/aramroston...the-uss-yankee?utm_term=.bvV9LZZXJ#.wrqvgxxAX
     
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