In Chicago Stadium last week, the night was filled with the music of haymakersand lighted by flashbulbs. It was the semifinals of the national Golden Gloves tournaments, and 500 U.S. newspapers had a proprietary interest in the slugging. The contestants had been chosen in local contests sponsored by the papers. Though the fighters usually showed more spunk than skill, Golden Gloves had produced Joe Louis. The photographers worked as hard on their bosses' pet sport promotion as the leather-pushers. Their pictures were the sport shots of the week (see cuts).
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