Ramsey County History – Summer 2002: “Growing Up In St Paul: Manager, Fight Promoter, Minnesota Game Warden—Johnny Salvator and His Impact on Boxing in St. Paul”

Growing Up In St Paul: Manager, Fight Promoter, Minnesota Game Warden—Johnny Salvator and His Impact on Boxing in St. Paul
Author: Paul R. Gold

The young German, Johann Salwetter (b. 1891 in Serbia), came to St. Paul around 1910 and became, in time, Johnny Salvator—boxer, trainer of World War I soldiers, movie-house operator, manager, and big-time local boxing impresario before losing everything during the Great Depression. Afterward, he served twenty-five years as Ramsey County game warden. Salvator died in 1973.
PDF of Growing Up in St. Paul