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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018
New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018 NEW YORK (January 10, 2018) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 23-member Class of 2018. The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 29, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. “This day is for all these inductees who worked so hard for our enjoyment,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said, “and for what they did for New York State boxing.” Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA light heavyweight Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), and (Buffalo) undefeated world-class heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs). Posthumous participants being inducted are NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20th century heavyweight James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight Champion Jack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) and (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs). -
Schenectady Athletic Hall of Fame and Reunion Dinner . . . Bob Czub
Join us Schenectady City Thursday, September 22 School District at the The 8th Annual Hall of Springs ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS in Saratoga Springs, NY TICKET……… INFORMATION Bill Eddy 1998 Schenectady . Sig Makofski 1998 City School District Larry Mulvaney 1998 TICKETS are $40 . ……………………. Walt Przybylo 1998 For Tickets and Information Ray Vacca 1998 . Please Call Barry Kramer 1999 thletic Donna Frank Bill Leonard 1999 A (518)668-5332 or (518)355-9115 Tony Parisi 1999 . Pete Shulha 1999 Hall of Fame Bob Pezzano (518)346-9297 Ed Catino 2000 and . Bill Rapavy 2000 Pat Riley 2000 Reunion inner GUEST SPEAKER Tommy Brennan 2001 D Billy Connors 2001 . Larry Mulvaney Mack Suprunowicz 2001 Dom Denio 2002 Thursday • Inducted into the SCSD Athletic Hall of Al DeSantis 2002 Fame in 1998 Norm Kitching 2002 September 22, 2005 Steve Szumachowski 2002 • Highly successful football coach at Jim Barbieri 2003 Mont Pleasant High School (107-64-4 record) Bill Kirvin 2003 Dick Suprunowicz 2003 2005 INDUCTEES • Coached 3 undefeated football teams Walt Suprunowicz 2003 (his 1967 team was ranked #1 in NYS) Mike Maietta 2004 . Schenectady Little League • Coached wrestling team at Mont 1954 World Series Champions Bob Czub Pleasant High School . (209-58-6 record) 2004 . ………………………………... • Wrestling teams won three sectional The purpose of the Athletic Hall . oe DeMeo titles of Fame is to honor those J individuals who have made . • Coached two NYS Champions, 9 NYS significant contributions to the . Place Finishers & 41 Sectional Champions history and tradition of sports in Marty Servo the Schenectady City School . • The football field at Schenectady High District. -
Max Baer, Jr., He Cried and Had Nightmares Over the Incident for Decades Afterwards
Biography He was born Maximilian Adelbert Baer in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of German immigrant Jacob Baer (1875-1938), who had a Jewish father and a Lutheran mother, and Dora Bales (1877-1938). His older sister was Fanny Baer (1905-1991), and his younger sister and brother were Bernice Baer (1911-1987) and boxer-turned actor Buddy Baer (1915-1986). His father was a butcher. The family moved to Colorado before Bernice and Buddy were born. In 1921, when Maxie was twelve, they moved to Livermore, California, to engage in cattle ranching. He often credited working as a butcher boy and carrying heavy carcasses of meat for developing his powerful shoulders. He turned professional in 1929, progressing steadily through the ranks. A ring tragedy little more than a year later almost caused him to drop out of boxing for good. Baer fought Frankie Campbell (brother of Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Famer Adolph Camilli) on August 25, 1930 in San Francisco and knocked him out. Campbell never regained consciousness. After lying on the canvas for nearly an hour, Campbell was finally transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he eventually died of extensive brain hemorrages. An autopsy revealed that Baer's devastating blows had knocked Campbell's entire brain loose from the connective tissue holding it in place within his cranium. This profoundly affected Baer; according to his son, Max Baer, Jr., he cried and had nightmares over the incident for decades afterwards. He was charged with manslaughter. Although he was eventually acquitted of all charges, the California State Boxing Commission still banned him from any in-ring activity within their state for the next year. -
Boxers of the 1940S in This Program, We Will Explore the Charismatic World of Boxing in the 1940S
Men’s Programs – Discussion Boxers of the 1940s In this program, we will explore the charismatic world of boxing in the 1940s. Read about the top fighters of the era, their rivalries, and key bouts, and discuss the history and cultural significance of the sport. Preparation & How-To’s • Print photos of boxers of the 1940s for participants to view or display them on a TV screen. • Print a large-print copy of this discussion activity for participants to follow along with and take with them for further study. • Read the article aloud and encourage participants to ask questions. • Use Discussion Starters to encourage conversation about this topic. • Read the Boxing Trivia Q & A and solicit answers from participants. Boxers of the 1940s Introduction The 1940s were a unique heyday for the sport of boxing, with some iconic boxing greats, momentous bouts, charismatic rivalries, and the introduction of televised matches. There was also a slowdown in boxing during this time due to the effects of World War II. History Humans have fought each other with their fists since the dawn of time, and boxing as a sport has been around nearly as long. Boxing, where two people participate in hand-to-hand combat for sport, began at least several thousand years ago in the ancient Near East. A relief from Sumeria (present-day Iraq) from the third millennium BC shows two facing figures with fists striking each other’s jaws. This is the earliest known depiction of boxing. Similar reliefs and paintings have also been found from the third and second millennium onward elsewhere in the ancient Middle East and Egypt. -
Anthony Zaleski. Professional Boxer, Middleweight
The Man of Steel ficer on duty at the station: and local servicemen like pilot Harmon “Name and occupation.” (formerly an All-American at the Universi “Anthony Zaleski. Professional boxer, ty of Michigan) and combat photographer middleweight.” John Bushemi symbolized the sacrifices its “I’d hate to be in your shoes, Zaleski. residents were making. No wonder that Tony Zale’s due here this week.” Tom, Johnny, and Tony were three of the Zale worked as a physical education most popular names that Gary parents instructor and made chose for their sons during the 1940s. frequent appearanc W ith war over Zale found himself back es as a fund-raiser in the ring on January 7, 1946, against for war bonds dur journeyman Bobby Giles. After winning ing his time in the six nontitle bouts in four months, all by service. Meanwhile, knockouts, Zale signed to defend his title his boxing skills at against Rocky Graziano, a savage brawler rophied. “I couldn’t from the borough of Queens who drew box with the kids,” well in New York. During training Zale he later said of his contracted pneumonia, forcing a postpone war work. “I have to ment. O n the day of the fight he woke wade in and punch. up with a sty but resisted efforts to move I can’t hold back. back the fight date again. Held at Yankee If I started pulling Stadium on September 27, 1946, the punches to protect bout was a classic confrontation between the kids, I would contrasting styles. never get over the habit. -