Paddy Ryan (left) vs. John L. Sullivan (right), fight to benefit the Sullivan Arena, Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, 1897. John H. Clark is in the left corner, Arthur Chambers, the right, and Ernest Crowhurst is referee.
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.
