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Title
T-103
Date(s)
- 1936-05 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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In May of 1936, Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, contender for the world's middleweight champion, sported a director's baton and Eugene Linden, founder and conductor of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra, wore the boxing gloves as the two gave trading places a try. Both men were in their early 20's and had received world wide recognition in their fields. Freddie Steele, born Frederick Earl Burgett, defeated Babe Risko July 11, 1936, for the middleweight crown. Linden was awarded the only scholarship in the United States to study in Salzburg, Austria, with Bruno Walter. (T. Times 5/29/1936, pg. 3) ALBUM 9.
Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Conductors;