A group of professional prize fighters gather at the grave site of Lancaster's own boxing instructor, Leo Houck. His brother, Johnny Hauck, is thrid from right in the back row. Also on this photo are Herber Beck, Willie Sieple, Rosey Stoy and Earl Rebman.
Alert Club - 8th Ward football team. One player is holding a football on which is written "Alerts Champion Lancaster 07". Leo Houck is standing third from right.
New Haven, Connecticut, April 21, 1910. Fighting Dick Nelson of Denmark and Leo Houck of Lancaster fought a 12 round draw. This shows leo slamming away at Nelson's stomach. Sketched by Johnny Hauck at age 13. Written on front: "To Jack W. Loose, one of God's finest men, Sincerely, Johnny Hauck".
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 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.
Johnny Hauck, left, and Leo Houck, second from right, with two unidentified men.
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.
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.
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.
Johnny Hauck, with watering can and scrub brush, cleaning off the monument to his brother, Leo, at Buchanan Park.
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.
Johnny Hauck at monument to his brother, Leo, at Buchanan Park.
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.