National Police Gazette "Gallery" Information Needed

[GoldenAge50s]

Jerry--

VERY interesting information! Those pictures/pages are beautiful! Altho I had no idea these pics existed, I have always been a big boxing fan.

Started as a kid at the beginning of the '50's watching the Pabst Blue Ribbon Wed nite fights & the Fri nite Gillette Cavalcade Boxing on our little B&W TV.

I used to score the fights w/ a little booklet put out by one of those sponsors---Don't know what ever happened to it, but I wish I had it today to look thru!

[budob]

Some additional images:

[Jerry G]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

Jerry--

VERY interesting information! Those pictures/pages are beautiful! Altho I had no idea these pics existed, I have always been a big boxing fan.

Started as a kid at the beginning of the '50's watching the Pabst Blue Ribbon Wed nite fights & the Fri nite Gillette Cavalcade Boxing on our little B&W TV.

I used to score the fights w/ a little booklet put out by one of those sponsors---Don't know what ever happened to it, but I wish I had it today to look thru!

Fred,

I guess you were a little a head of me. I only remember my dad watching the Friday night fights from Gillette. I specifically remember the bell and announcement that opened the show. Very exciting.

If you ever run across one of those scorecards please scan and post it for us. I've never seen one and it sounds interesting.

[Jerry G]

Bud,

Your Jack Monroe was from Police Gazette dated January 1957. This was actually the first black and pink picture. They didn't print another until April 1964 which was Chas "Kid" McCoy.

Packy McFarland was issued August1952. Awesome picture!

Joe Brown and the leading lightweight contenders is from March 1958. Brown also shared the cover with Mike Todd (one of many Mr. Liz Taylors) and Eleanor Roosevelt. The mag also had a full page color team picture of the Milwaukee Braves.

[Jerry G]

More examples.

Color oddities on Harry Greb picture are light reflection from my camera.

[budob]

I'm with Fred.... although God knows I'm considerably younger than he ..... I grew up watching the Wednesday night and Friday night fights on TV. My old man took me to many fights (and wrestling matches) at Sunnyside Arena (Queens)and Madison Square Garden in the late '40s and 1950s. Even saw a number of great gym fights in Brooklyn back then

[GoldenAge50s]

Jerry--

I grew up in a hotel as after the War my folks & returning-from-service Uncle went together & bought one. I'm pretty sure the scorecard was issued by Pabst (or another beer company) and was a bar handout to score the TV fights.

I had my booklet filled w/ fights I scored by sneaking downstairs & into the bar on Wed & Fri nites! Being the packrat I am about keeping (& still having) stuff from my childhood I have no idea how this booklet got away from me!

My favorites to watch back then were Kid Gavilan, Baby-Face Chuck Davy, and a guy who seemed to fight at least twice a week, Ralph "Tiger" Jones!

[Jerry G]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

Jerry--

I grew up in a hotel as after the War my folks & returning-from-service Uncle went together & bought one. I'm pretty sure the scorecard was issued by Pabst (or another beer company) and was a bar handout to score the TV fights.

I had my booklet filled w/ fights I scored by sneaking downstairs & into the bar on Wed & Fri nites! Being the packrat I am about keeping (& still having) stuff from my childhood I have no idea how this booklet got away from me!

My favorites to watch back then were Kid Gavilan, Baby-Face Chuck Davy, and a guy who seemed to fight at least twice a week, Ralph "Tiger" Jones!

Kid Gavilan, just as he appeared on the old black and white with the foil on the antenna. Kinda.

[GoldenAge50s]

That's the "Keed" alright! Love it! I can see the bolo punch coming right up!

[Exhibitman]

Kid Gavilan!



alas, no longer mine...



Tunney reffing a Gavilan exhibition in Cuba



The photo on this PC was taken on 9/9/49, the evening of the Gavilan-Castellani bout. Check the names on the MSG marquee.