1927 Eighth Ward Semi-Pro Football team, Lancaster city champions. Identified as follows: Top row, left to right: "Happy" Greiner, co-manager; Mike Steinbecker, coach; Dick Demmy, Carl Trimmer, Jesse McGuiggen, Frank Burr, Ted Goskey, Roy St. Clair, Larry Scheid, "Pump" Roschel, "Piggy" Hutton, Jr., and "Piggy" Hutton, Sr. Middle row, left to right: John Todd, Norman Wagner, "Red" Boworo, "Bud" Spang, Larry Seaman, Bill Skethway, Bill Stegler, John St. Clair, Carvel Malcolm, "Fats" Creamer, "Beany" Ashby and "Poss" Steinman. Bottom row, left to right: "Snakey" Markley, "Snub" Viebahn, Pete Glazer, Al Mutzel, Carl Morrow, Jim Garvey, Has Dagget and Fulton Herr.
First illuminated football field in Pennsylvania. Lancaster Eighth Ward (Park Hill) vs. Reading Exeters at Stevens, PA. Reading won by a score of 7 to 6.
Lancaster Intelligencer article from 1924 about Rosey Stoy and Tim Droney preparing for boxing matches.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Tommy Kluth. From letter dated March 27, 1967. Written on front: "to my friend Johnny Hauck, a man I am proud to know. With all best wishes, Tommy Kluth".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Leo Lomski, also known as the Aberdeen Assassin. Real photo postcard.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Leo Lomski, also known as the Aberdeen Assassin. Real photo postcard.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Leon Lucas, amateur light heavyweight champion of U. S. A., 1928.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
In 1922 Jack McCarron and Jackie Clark, both of Allentown, were among the nation's outstanding middleweight boxers. here they are, McCarron the left, Clark on the right. In the middle is Charlie Ettinger, who was their manager. The picture was taken on the Boston State House steps in May 1922. That night McCarron boxed Tommy Robson and Clark boxed Pal Reed.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Houck Collection. Houck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Houck. The Houcks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
