Boxing, gambling have long connection in Elgin

from Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum · host Elgin History Museum

Boxing was once a popular spectator sport in Elgin, whether the cops and preachers liked it or not. You have a ringside seat to the whole story in this echo from November 21, 1999.

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