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Letter: Augusta, Georgia to Ben Stein, Macon, Georgia, probably between 1927 and 1929

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Walker, Al

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Letter from Al Walker, promoter and owner of the Augusta-based Dixie Fighters, to Ben Stein, manager and owner of the Douglass Theatre, regarding possible boxing matches. Responding to a telegram from Stein, Walker apologizes for sending a 125 pound boxer and offers Kid Leroy, who he describes as a willing fighter of 135 pounds. He compares the rumored 160 pound weight of Stein's boxer, Jimmie, to the 150 pound weight of his boxer, indicating his disadvantage. Walker mentions that he is sending Stein advertising materials.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
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Keywords

  1. African American Boxers
  2. African Americans
  3. Arenas
  4. Augusta
  5. Boxers
  6. Boxing
  7. Boxing Managers
  8. Boxing Matches
  9. Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
  10. Entertainment Events
  11. Georgia
  12. Jackson, Battling
  13. Leroy, Kid
  14. Luckey, Abe
  15. Macon
  16. Sports Promoters
  17. Stein, Ben
  18. Webb, Spike

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