He left Honolulu on July 29 , 1925 , after a working vacation of three months , and returned to San Francisco via commercial liner where he met with Mayor James Rolph who assured him he could continue his work as a movie extra in Los Angeles should he move to the West Coast . Abe had had at least one brief movie role while living in New England . Rolph had appeared in a few movies himself . Heading north , he helped the Navy with the aftermath of the June 29 , 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake . While in the Los Angeles area in late 1925 , he posed for a photograph with heavyweight world champion Jack Dempsey and flyweight champion Fidel LaBarba who had several bouts scheduled there late that year . Wearing gloves and boxing shoes in the photo , Dempsey was likely on a break from a sparring session . Dempsey would meet and get to know Abe on several occasions , particularly after the publication of Abe 's book . Besides appearing in Abe 's books , several newspapers ran the photo under the caption , " Famous Boxing Champions Meet Again , " though Hollandersky 's celebrity could hardly compare to Dempsey 's . Besides his Central and South American travels between 1912 – 1917 , his cruises with the Navy took him to locations as afar as Japan , China , Cairo , Melbourne , Brussels , Paris , Rome and London
1925 Santa Barbara earthquake
1925 Santa Barbara earthquake
Abraham Jacob Hollandersky