"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. THE FIGHT GAME

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"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. THE FIGHT GAME

1948

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/97666

Reel 1 shows prize fighting to be big business. Includes a scene from the Gans-Nelson fight in 1906. Shows Gene Tunney. Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott weigh in. Boys learn to box at the New York City Police Athletic League. Reel 2, Abe Greene, Jimmy Cannon, Dr. Harrison Martland, and James Farley comment on problems of the profession: competition among the N.B.A., the N.Y. State Athletic Commission, and the 20th Century Sporting Club, Inc.; "fixed" bouts; and injury to fighters. Also shows Sol Strauss, Edward P. Eagan, Frank S. Hogan, and scenes of Madison Square Garden.

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