Galento puts up 10-grand note as challenge to Joe Louis. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Roly Poly Tony Galenton today deposited with the D.C. Boxing Commission ten thousand dollars as a challenge to Joe Louis for a championship bout. Tony claims Joe Louis ran out on him when he accepted a bout with John
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"Galento puts up 10-grand note as challenge to Joe Louis. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Roly Poly Tony Galenton today deposited with the D.C. Boxing Commission ten thousand dollars as a challenge to Joe Louis for a championship bout. Tony claims Joe Louis ran out on him when he accepted a bout with John" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galento_puts_up_10-grand_note_as_challenge_to_Joe_Louis._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._9._Roly_Poly_Tony_Galenton_today_deposited_with_the_D.C._Boxing_Commission_ten_thousand_dollars_as_a_challenge_LCCN2016874315.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 280121.
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