Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2007.24.152

Description

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, 1956

Place

Location

Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma, WA

Lexicon

Search Terms

Boxing, Professional/Semi-Pro

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Amundsen, Homer

Person or Organization

Herman, Pete

Person or Organization

McMurtry, Pat

Person or Organization

Britt, Chi Chi

Person or Organization

Britt, Frank

Related Events

Event

Willie Pastrano vs. "Irish" Pat McMurtry