But the Black Boy Won Coleman Raines, Philadelphia, smacked Wallace Gross, East Orange, N.J., through the ropes in the second round of their national junior A.A.U. heavyweight battle at Philadelphia April 18, but Gross climbed back to win a decision.

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But the Black Boy Won Coleman Raines, Philadelphia, smacked Wallace Gross, East Orange, N.J., through the ropes in the second round of their national junior A.A.U. heavyweight battle at Philadelphia April 18, but Gross climbed back to win a decision.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1939]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Boxing Action: 1950s and Before

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