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Lot 223: Joe Louis and His Negro League Team (1937)

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Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $147.49
Price Realized: $176.25
Auction Date:8/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

The World's Heavyweight Champion has his own baseball team, the Detroit Brown Bombers. They have blanked the Hollywood All-Stars in a softball game at Los Angeles Wrigley Field 4-0. Louis thrilled fans by starting the game at first base. He is posed choosing up sides with a young Henry Armstrong. Wide World stamp on the verso. Original paper caption. EX-MT. 7x9''.

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