5 3 5
●
( SPORTS—BASEBALL . )
JACKIE ROBINSON.
Save and Win
with Jackie Robinson Daily Dime
Register Bank.
Painted tin dime saving
bank, 2
1
⁄
2
inches square with a slot for
coin; facsimile of Robinsonís signature on
the side with two tiny vignettes of game
scenes. Paint quality about 85-90%.
[400/600]
RARE SURVIVAL OF THIS PIECE OF BASE
-
BALL MEMORABILIA
By inserting a dime in
the slot on the side of the bank, a little window
showing the day of the week and the number of
dimes one has inserted changes. On the bottom
is a recessed piece that says ìPress down at
$5.00.î At the present there are two dimes in
the bank.
536
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(SPORTS—BOXING.) ALI,
MUHAMMAD.
Ali Frazier Philippines
1975.
Color poster by Leroy Neiman, 21
3
⁄
4
x 14
3
⁄
4
inches, framed.
Des Moines: Veterans Memorial Aud.
(1970)
[500/750]
SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE POSTER FOR A
LOCAL VIEWING
(
IN THIS CASE DES MOINES
IOWA
),
VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION OF
THE LEGENDARY
“
THRILLA IN MANILA
.”
Closed circuit was a phenomenon peculiar to
the 1970’s, wherein people could see a live fight
on a large screen for an even half-way around
the world. The “Thrilla in Manila” was the
third and final famous boxing match between
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the
Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the
World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on
October 1, 1975. The contest’s name is derived
from the frequent Ali rhymed boast that it
would be a “Killa and a Thrilla and a Chilla,
when I get that gorilla in Manila”. Ali won by
a TKO, after Frazier’s manager had the fight
stopped at the end of round 14.
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