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.
Left to right: Johnny Indersipno, Dick "Honeyboy" Finnigan, Jack Dempsey, Jim Maloney, Eddie Mack, Dan Carroll.
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.
Newspaper article about Jack Dempsey from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, June 5, 1921.
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.
Drawing of Jack Dempsey waiting for Georges Carpentier. Uncle Sam at his side.
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.
Jack Dempsey in training match with Leo Houck at Atlantic City in June, 1921. Dempsey was training for a fight with Georges Carpentier.
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.
Jack Dempsey and Billy Miske at St. Paul Auditorium, May 3, 1918. Referee, Geroge A. Barton.
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.
Jack Dempsey training for his fight with Georges Carpentier - at his training camp with Leo Houck in Atlantic City, NJ.
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.
Harrison, NJ, July 27, 1918. Left to right: Mike Collins, Fred Fulton, referee Johnny Eckhart, announcer Joe Humphreys, Jack Dempsey, Clay Turner, and Jack Kearns. Dempsey knocked Fulton out in the first round - in 18 seconds.
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.
Atlantic City, NJ, 1921. Jack Dempsey, left, trainign for his fight with Georges Carpentier. Leo Hauck, right.
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.
Jack Dempsey was champ; Homer Smith; Young Fitzsimmons, son of Floyd.
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.