White City Stadium venue. Also in 1931, Queens Park Rangers F.C. began the first of two spells playing at the stadium, until 1933 (the second spell was from 1962–63). QPR eventually decided against a permanent move to White City and stayed at Loftus Road. Between 1932 and 1958 the stadium hosted major British boxing events, with attendances peaking as high as 90,000 for the second meeting between Len Harvey and Jack Petersen in 1934. The first major fight at the stadium was Len Harvey’s unsuccessful challenge for the NBA Middleweight Championship versus Marcel Thil of France. Future heavyweight champion Primo Carnera suffered his
Tri-City Apollos Tri-City Apollos The Tri-City Apollos were a professional American football team based in Midland, Michigan. The team began as the Macomb Arrows in the Midwest Football League, changing their name to the Pontiac Arrows and Michigan Arrows before joining the Continental Football League for its 1968 season. 1968 home games were played at University of Detroit Stadium until the final home game of the season, which was played in Midland. In January 1969 the Arrows announced a permanent move to Midland, as well as a name change to the Tri-City Apollos. The Apollos finished the 1969 CFL season with a