Exhibition Puncher 1947 Seattle

[Dutchman]

Found this pic on eBay. Interesting setup, and one heck of a crowd

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-Seattle-Times-Outdoor-Show-Punching-Bag-Huge-Press-Photo-/360506825282?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item53efe19a42

[Speedbag]

WOW, that's alot of people. nice outfit, i like that bag. i don't think you'll have much misshits with that monster bag...ralph

Going...going... gone



now to find out who that guy is.......

[paranday]

now to find out who that guy is.......

I suspect the Budweiser bag girl. Every time I see her I think about speed bags.

[Speedbag]

I suspect the Budweiser bag girl. Every time I see her I think about speed bags.

yes, me too.

[MsDeville]

Uh huh… sure. Speed bags…

[Speedbag]

..and that would be Chuck McCoy:

never heard of him until today....

[Zaza]

..and that would be Chuck McCoy:

...same here... I was looking for info on him yesterday... not much to be found.

[Dutchman]

There were a lot of these acts out there at one time. I had a newspaper clip from a what I believed to be a NYC local paper (Brooklyn, maybe the Bronx) dating from the late 1930's early 40's of a husband and wife team that gave striking bag exhibitions. They're out there waiting to be rediscovered

[Speedbag]

...same here... I was looking for info on him yesterday... not much to be found.

I found this in the online archives of the Seattle Times newspaper, and had to purchase the download of the April 13, 1947 edition. It was driving me crazy not to know who that was... Most "fancy bag punching" references lead to Young Corbett of 1904, 1916, etc. way before this time reference.

also got the original picture off ebay, from the Seattle Times link.



I told my therapist this is not an addiction, but he disagrees...

[paranday]

I told my therapist this is not an addiction, but he disagrees...

Therapist? You talk to your speed bags too?

[Speedbag]

Therapist? You talk to your speed bags too?

yeah. Doesn't everybody?



(just so you know.... mine also talk back )