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.
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.
