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Title
Richards
Studio
A7338-3
Description
Seattle
boxer
Al
Hostak
, the "
Savage
Slav
" and
manager
Eddie
Marino
look
at
decayed
stairs
leading
to the
former
Commerce
St
.
location
of
Marino's
Olympic
Athletic
Club
on
June
25
,
1938
.
Eddie
Marino
was an
ex-Marine
whose
nickname
was the "
Little
Sergeant.
" He had been in the
boxing
business
for
many
years
and had
come
close
with
many
potential
titleholders
. His
long
wait
finally
was
over
; a
month
after
this
photograph
was
taken
,
Al
Hostak
would
KO
champion
and
Tacoma
native
Freddie
Steele
in the
middleweight
title
fight
. In a
professional
career
that
began
at the
age
of
18
,
Hostak
had
83
fights
with
68
wins
,
9
losses
and
6
draws
.
(T.Times
6-25-38)
ALBUM
9
.
Subjects
Hostak, Al
Marino, Eddie
Boxers (Sports)--Seattle--1930-1940
Olympic Athletic Club (Tacoma)
Stairways--Tacoma
Image Date
1938-06-25
Decade
1930s
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Image type
Jpeg Image
Print type
8x10"
Local identifer
7\9016.jpg
Collection
Richards Studio
Series
Richards Studio A7338
Address
719 COMMERCE ST, TACOMA
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