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The Fistic Arts: 1924

Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 12:54pm.
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March 22, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Theodore Roosevelt III, boxing." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

March 22, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Theodore Roosevelt III, boxing." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

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Wonder who had the equipment contract?

Submitted by michaeljy on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 11:29am.

I guess they didn't believe in sharing boxing gloves -- almost everybody has a pair on. Part of what made Everlast the company it is today.

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TR3's cause of death

Submitted by Louise on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:13am.

Perhaps he died because he couldn't stand the new Age of Snark that our culture has entered. 20th Century America was a lot more sincere in its public correspondences and utterances. Even the satirical statements of Will Rogers were gentler, cleaner and funnier than any of the comedians that you see in stand-up or online today.

I wonder how many of those children survived WWII. They all would have been of service age at that time.

God bless their manly, determined little hearts.

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TR Sez:

Submitted by Bull City Boy on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 7:22am.

Bully!

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A lot to live up to

Submitted by Sewickley on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 7:24pm.

TR3's grandfather was the youngest President of the U.S. and a Nobel-Prize winner. His father was a General and Medal of Honor winner. Can you imagine trying to live up to that legacy?

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Educated Guess

Submitted by Don Jay on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 6:06pm.

My money is on the kid with the dark gym clothes being the budding Roosevelt pugilist, unlike the rest with plain old white shorts and shirts, Teddy the Third paid attention to style....you betcha.

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TR3

Submitted by RDown3657 on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 4:58pm.

Despite the asbestos, our young pugilist lived to the ripe age of 86, dying on May 2, 2001. Probably climate change that got him.

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Tough White Kids

Submitted by Mr Mel on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 8:40am.

This was a segregated event. If it had been open to everyone, there may have been different story here.

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But ...

Submitted by oinonio on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 3:34pm.

Sorry if don't see the family resemblance, which kid is TR3?

[He's the boy in the dark top. His father Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was one of the instructors at this session (below, hand raised). - Dave]

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Boy 5th from the right

Submitted by Walter on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 2:47pm.

This isn't what was advertised in the brochure!

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What I notice

Submitted by Mark Dyer on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 2:45pm.

All that asbestos. Cute shot of the kids, too.

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Stand tall, young man!

Submitted by RBPjr on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 2:27pm.

Seventh kid from the right seems to standing "tippy-toe" so he can be seen behind the pugilist on the right.

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The Dead End Kids

Submitted by cribsie on Thu, 07/07/2011 - 1:53pm.

Funnily enough, the kid boxing on the left looks like a young Jimmy Cagney. Oh, and the look on the face of the boy seventh from the left is priceless, though they all look like they're rarin' to go.

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