Babe Ruth and Manuel Cortez Wrestling photograph

Date1945 April 02

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Babe Ruth wrestling. The caption (not shown) reads "Babe Ruth (left), 240 pounds, applies his own version of a neck lock to Manuel Cortez, 200, after the Boston grappler refused to heed the Bambino's warning against unnecessary roughness in a bout at Portland, ME., April 2. The Babe made his debut as wrestling referee in contest between Cortez and Leo Numa, of Seattle, Wash., the winner. The Babe says he dropped four pounds chasing the 'rasslers round the ring."

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0508

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Subject Cortez, Manuel

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 8.25 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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