The "Long Count"
"Boxing"
Essay
By: James P. Dawson
Date: 1948
Source: Dawson, James P. "Boxing." In Danzig, Allison, and Peter Brandwein, eds. Sport's Golden Age: A Close-Up of the Fabulous Twenties. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948, 77–78.
About the Author: James P. Dawson (1896–1953) was hired by The New York Times as a copy boy in 1908. He became the boxing editor of The New York Times and covered boxing and baseball until his death in 1953. The annual award presented to the top rookie in the Yankees' training camp is named in his honor.
Gene Tunney Floored by Dempsey
Photograph
Date: September 22, 1927
Source: "Gene Tunney Floored by Dempsey." September 22, 1927. Bettman/Corbis. Image no. U184391ACME. Available online at http://pro.corbis.com (accessed May 8, 2003).
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1920's Sports Primary Sources
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