Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2007.24.152Description
Huddled together and waiting on the judges decision after "Irish" Pat McMurtry's, second right, 10-round bout with Willie Pastrano in front of a crowd of 11,000 spectators at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma on August 24, 1956. Pastrano won the bout by unanimous decision, and even though he lost, the match helped launch McMurtry into the national spotlight. Alongside McMurtry, starting from the left, are his manager Homer Amundsen, Peter Herman and Frank "Chi Chi" Britt.Made/Created
Date made
Aug 24, 1956Place
Location
Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma, WALexicon
Search Terms
Boxing, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Amundsen, HomerPerson or Organization
Herman, PetePerson or Organization
McMurtry, PatPerson or Organization
Britt, Chi ChiPerson or Organization
Britt, FrankRelated Events
Event
Willie Pastrano vs. "Irish" Pat McMurtry