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August 30, 1942
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Toby Hatcher, wife and second to boxer Jimmy Hatcher, stays home with infant son for his Los Angeles fight but plans to join for the New Orleans bout against champion Sammy Angott. (148 characters)
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THE DAY'S SPORTS PARADE
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. (UP)-One of the most unusual persons we've encountered in the realm of sports is little Toby Hatcher, a pretty blonde gal who is "nuts about boxing," who is married to a lightweight contender, and who actually works as a second for her husband.
Little Toby would be hitting out for Los Angeles soon were it not for her three-months old baby boy, Jimmy, jr., who, Toby notes, already doubles up his fists and is bound to be a fighter "just like his dad."
SMART FIGHTER
Jimmy Hatcher, sr., a fast, smart leather-tosser from Lake City, S. C., heads west soon in his campaign for the lightweight crown. On Sept. 11, he tangles with Juan Zuratti at Los Angeles. And after this engagement comes the lightweight champion, Sammy Angott, at New Orleans-in a non-title bout which now is being arranged for Sept. 28.
"I can't go to Los Angeles because little Jimmy is so young," Mrs. Hatcher said. "But I'm making arrangements so that I'll be in New Orleans for the Angott fight. I'm trying to get a second's license in New Orleans, and I'm fixing it so that a very good friend in New York will take care of the baby during the few days I'm absent."
Blonde Toby is not particularly concerned with the Los Angeles bout because neither her big book of clippings about current lightweights nor her library of boxing books make much mention of the
By JACK CUDDY
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. (UP)-One of the most unusual persons we've encountered in the realm of sports is little Toby Hatcher, a pretty blonde gal who is "nuts about boxing," who is married to a lightweight contender, and who actually works as a second for her husband.
Little Toby would be hitting out for Los Angeles soon were it not for her three-months old baby boy, Jimmy, jr., who, Toby notes, already doubles up his fists and is bound to be a fighter "just like his dad."
SMART FIGHTER
Jimmy Hatcher, sr., a fast, smart leather-tosser from Lake City, S. C., heads west soon in his campaign for the lightweight crown. On Sept. 11, he tangles with Juan Zuratti at Los Angeles. And after this engagement comes the lightweight champion, Sammy Angott, at New Orleans-in a non-title bout which now is being arranged for Sept. 28.
"I can't go to Los Angeles because little Jimmy is so young," Mrs. Hatcher said. "But I'm making arrangements so that I'll be in New Orleans for the Angott fight. I'm trying to get a second's license in New Orleans, and I'm fixing it so that a very good friend in New York will take care of the baby during the few days I'm absent."
Blonde Toby is not particularly concerned with the Los Angeles bout because neither her big book of clippings about current lightweights nor her library of boxing books make much mention of the
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Boxing
Lightweight Contender
Female Second
Family Balance
Upcoming Fights
What entities or persons were involved?
Toby Hatcher
Jimmy Hatcher Sr.
Jimmy Hatcher Jr.
Juan Zuratti
Sammy Angott
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles, New Orleans, Lake City S. C., New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Toby Hatcher
Jimmy Hatcher Sr.
Jimmy Hatcher Jr.
Juan Zuratti
Sammy Angott
Location
Los Angeles, New Orleans, Lake City S. C., New York
Event Date
Sept. 11, Sept. 28
Story Details
Toby Hatcher, a blonde woman passionate about boxing, is married to lightweight contender Jimmy Hatcher and works as his second. She cannot travel to his fight against Juan Zuratti in Los Angeles due to their three-month-old son Jimmy Jr., but plans to attend and second him in the upcoming non-title bout against champion Sammy Angott in New Orleans.