Tacoma Bowl

The Tacoma Bowl was an outdoor boxing arena in Dayton, Kentucky, a Cincinnati suburb, that was used as a venue during the mid-to-late 1920s. The arena was constructed by Billy Browning a Cincinnati trainer of boxers, at a cost of $70,000 over 24 acres. Prior to it's opening in July 1925, it was reported to seat 12,300 people.

At the time of it's opening in 1925, the Tacoma Bowl used three judges who gave a decision that was shown outside the arena, either flashing a red or blue light corresponding to the fighter's corner. The referee had no involvement in the decision, as was customary at the time in Kentucky, which was no-decision. This scoring system lasted all of two shows, before the Kentucky State Boxing Commission stepped in and banned the lights.

Source: Cincinnati Enquirer, June 28, 1925, August 6, 1925