Young Players Push USLTA National Championship Upset Wave
Wartime policy keeps y oung talent in the spotlight as the 63rd National Championships open with many junior players advancing. Veterans led by Pauline Betz still dominate the women’s field, while rising stars like Bobby Falkenburg Jack Jossi and Sid Wood contest early rounds alongside a strong girl’s contingent.
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New York
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Alameda
From Ring to Rhythm Lorenzo Pack Becomes Songwriter After Boxing Career
Detroit born boxer Lorenzo Pack, once a heavyweight hopeful with 77 KOs, shifted to music after losing an eye in a 1937 Galento fight and retiring in 1942. He now collaborates with Milton Nelson writing songs like Miss Sally Sue, aiming for recognition beyond the ring. They reportedly sparked the idea at a Madison Square Garden bout.
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Boston Teams Sign Managers On Same Day
Boston on August 31 saw both major league clubs in the city renew managers on the same day. Joe Cronin signed a new three year term with the Red Sox and Bob Coleman got a two year contract with the Braves. Cronin, in his nineteenth season, has led the Red Sox to multiple top finishes. Coleman, after a long minor league run, secured his first long term deal since Casey Stengel.
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Former boxing champ Loughran joins sugar brokerage in Philadelphia
Tommy Loughran, a former light weight champion, plans to become a private ambassador for the State Department’s good neighbor policy with Latin America. At 41, he will join Lowry & Co., a sugar brokerage firm, as he begins training in the new business under district salesman Joe McGuigan.
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State Department
Latin America
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Lowry & Company
Joe McGuigan
Yesterday's results wrap several baseball leagues
Semipro Azteca 10 beat Southern Pacific 2. National League games saw Chicago 12 over Pittsburgh 5 and 6–3. Brooklyn 10 over Philadelphia 2. Boston 7 over New York 4. American League New York 9 over Boston 7. Washington 9 over Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 12 over St Louis 7. International League Jersey City 5 over Baltimore 3. Rochester 7 over Buffalo 5. Toronto 6 over Montreal 2. American Association Columbus 7 over Louisville 4. Indianapolis 5 over Toledo 4. Toledo 5 over Indianapolis 1. Pacific Coast League Hollywood 3 over San Francisco 2. San Francisco 3 over Hollywood 1. Portland 3 over San Diego 1. Oakland 3 over Los Angeles 2. Seattle 3 over Sacramento 2. Southern Association Birmingham 2 over Atlanta 1. New Orleans 5 over Chattanooga 4. Chattanooga 10 over New Orleans 3.
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Stapley Gains 2-0 Lead In State Softball Title
In Phoenix on August 31, Stapley company edged Marston's 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the five game state men’s softball championship series. The third game is set for tomorrow night as the crown awaits the winner with three victories.
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Lough Runs May Travel To Cuba and South America
In a Philadelphia office discussion McGuigan notes Lough will be sent abroad as a salesman, with assignments leading to Cuba and transit through South America.
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