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Robert L. Lucas
Robert Lee "Bob" Lucas was the son of Alice and Leon "Donkey" Lucas. His father achieved recognition as a boxer in the 1928 Olympics, competing in the light-heavyweight division.
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Leon Lucas
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Leon Lucas
Leon Lucas (1901–1971), Camden boxer who reached the 1928 U.S. Olympic team as a light heavyweight and later founded the famed Donkey's Place tavern.
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Donkey's Place
Donkey's Place, the Camden tavern at 1223 Haddon Avenue opened by boxer Leon Lucas in 1943, famous for its steak sandwiches on a poppy seed roll.
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Camden landmark does one thing - and does it right
Owned by one family for 61 years, Donkey's Place sticks to cheesesteak by Eileen Stillwell, Courier-Post Staff Donkey's Place , a bar and cheesesteak landmark on Haddon Avenue , is alive and well after 61 years of operation by the Lucas family.
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Donkey's Place is a Stubborn Survivor, and so is its Cheesesteak
By Rick Nichols, Inquirer Columnist It is a bit of Camden in amber now, Donkey's Place is, or maybe a shrine - the dingy bar hung with photos of the founder, his dukes perpetually up; the grill steaming with steaks and onions; the back room still swathed in the original tobacco-colored mural, a sweep of Sahara, its palms chipped and faded from 60 years of wear.
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In Camden, A Neighborhood Bar with The Works
Cheers to Donkey's Place , Still Kicking After 50 Years By Gwen Florio, Inquirer Staff Writer CAMDEN — It's the classic neighborhood bar: all soothing dark wood and low, easy talk and the murmur of a ballgame from a discreet corner television.
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Camden Reached Peak in Boxing in 1919-20
Standout Performers Appeared in Bouts Held at Armory Camden has had its ups and downs in the boxing game, but probably reached its peak so far as performers are concerned when bouts were held at the Haddon Avenue Armory during 1919-20.
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Webster Will Join Forces With Georgette, Prince
Camden Courier Post - November 20, 1948 By TOM RYAN A new boxing triumvirate soon will be formed in Camden, it was learned today. Those involved are Tony Georgette, Joe Webster and Eddie Prince, all Camden residents.
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Trenton 'Phantom' Gains Verdict Over Local Italian for Third Straight Time
Camden Courier Post - September 19, 1928 By TOM RYAN Before one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a boxing shot at the Convention Hall , Vincent Forgione, of Philadelphia.
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Gorman Meets Test Against Joe Bashara
Hard-Hitting Middleweights Meet in Prelim to Forgione-McGorgary Bout Tuesday Successful so far in a comeback campaign launched recently, Joe Bashara, hard-hitting middleweight from Baltimore, will stack up against a tough customer in one of the preliminary bouts at the all-star show arranged by the Matthew Purnell Post 518, Veterans of Foreign Wars , at the Camden Convention Hall next Tuesday.