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SPORTS SCENES
A Clean, Well-Lighted Gym
Even a fifty-one-year-old boxer has to have a place to fight
March
1
1984
PETE DEXTER
Marion Ettlinger
A Clean, Well-Lighted Gym
PETE DEXTER
March
1
1984
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SPORTS SCENES
A Clean, Well-Lighted Gym
Even a fifty-one-year-old boxer has to have a place to fight
March
1
1984
PETE DEXTER
Marion Ettlinger
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