Draft:Nate Druxman
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Nate Druxman (1892 - 1969) was a boxing promter in Seattle. He arranged fights at various venues around Seattle. Gambling and professional fights were barred for a time so he arranged sparring matches and club fights.
He was named Nate Druxinman until he changed his name.[1]
The state legislature of Washington outlawed gambling on horse races and prize fighting in 1809.[2] Druxman had a foray into ice hockey with the Pacific Coast Hockey League's Seattle Eskimos and helped build an arena, but sold his interest.[3][4] He promoted boxing matxhes until 1942.[3] He promoted the Zale v. Hostak and Steele v. Hostak fights.[5][6]
He acquired the Dunn Residence in Montlake.[7]
In 1937, eitorial cartoonist Sam Groff depicted him along with other sports figures including Hec Edmundsin and Al Ulbrickson with what they might want for Christmas.[8]] His sons were photographed woth Jack Dempsey in 1931.[9] The Museum of History and Industry in Seattle has a collection of photographs and ephemera related to his career.[10]
Ed Druxman was his son.[11] His nephew Michael B. Druxman has written books about his life in Hollywood's tinseltown. He described Druxman as getting into the realtor business after being a promoter.[12]
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References[edit]
- ^ https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Nate_Druxman
- ^ https://www.sportspressnw.com/2127332/2012/wayback-machine-nate-druxman-mr-boxing
- ^ a b Obermeyer, Jeff (2004). Hockey in Seattle. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-2923-3.
- ^ Edwards, Helen (2019). The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-5255-3807-0.
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=nathaniel+druxman&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1006US1006&hl=en-US&tbm=bks&sxsrf=ALiCzsYYvnhU3FlA_n0_lK0ZWLJ6R1dEcQ:1659236541299&ei=vfDlYubpEZzrkvQPsN6foA0&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwimvJHlkaL5AhWctYQIHTDvB9QQ8NMDegQIARBQ&biw=530&bih=1061&dpr=3
- ^ "The Saturday Evening Post". March 1952.
- ^ https://web6.seattle.gov/DPD/HistoricalSite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=2147015171
- ^ "A glimpse of Seattle's 1930s sports scene". 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Jack Dempsey with Nate Druxman's sons, August 27, 1931".
- ^ "Nate Druxman Seattle boxing photograph and ephemera collection - Archives West".
- ^ "Edward Druxman Obituary (2006) - Everett, WA - the Herald (Everett)". Legacy.com.
- ^ Druxman, Michael B. (October 2013). "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Hollywood: More of My Wacky Adventures in Tinseltown".
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