Black and white photograph of Ben Levine, manager of the Metroplitan Association A.A.U. Boxing Team, receiving the Point Trophy upon winning the team trophy at the National Boxing Championships in April of 1952. Levine is receiving the trophy from Charles Ivers of the Dilboy Post. Levine was a participant in the development of amateur sports competition from 1902 as a boy of 13 when he went to work for James Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union until his retirement from the A.A.U. in 1968. Levine's primary contribution was to Amateur boxing, which he first promoted prior to 1920. He staged the first Golden Gloves and was the Assistant Manager of te U.S. Boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and an international jurist in boxing at the Olympics in 1932.
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