Sam Langford takes up employment with the Department of Public Welfare
- Title of event
- Sam Langford takes up employment with the Department of Public Welfare
- Type of event
- Boxing Bout
- Address of event
- Sam Langford takes up employment with the Department of Public Welfare Happened Entirely at 19-49, W 142nd St
- Report on event
- Sam Langford takes up employment with the Department of Public Welfare Sole event referenced by Sam Langford Reports Too Early, Is Given Temporary Position
- Start date / time
- December 15, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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"Bright and early Monday morning, the famous old prize ring favorite appeared at the 369th Infantry Armory to begin training boxers and preparing recreational programs for the Department of Public Welfare. This job had been promised him by LaGuardia last week following an accident in which the old "Boston Tar Baby" had been knocked down and slightly injured by a taxicab on Lenox Avenue."