Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 Introduction: Bootleg Boxing in New York State 3 One. Hometown History 13 Two. Luigi Giuseppe D'Ambrosio 25 Three. 1933—You're Getting to Be a Habit 37 Four. 1934—Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled 50 Five. 1935—Lullaby of Broadway 65 Six. 1936—Tragedy and Triumph 85 Seven. 1937—Pennies from Heaven 112 Eight. 1938—Thanks for the Memory 134 Nine. 1939—Heaven Can Wait 152 Ten. 1940—I Want a Girl 168 Eleven. 1941—You Made Me Love You 182 Twelve. The Flight to Phoenix 190 Appendix A: Luigi Giuseppe D'Ambrosio—A Selected Boxing Record 205 Appendix B: Federation of Amateur Sports Clubs Directory of Selected Boxers (1931–1933) 213 Appendix C: Official Records of Associated Members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame 215 Chapter Notes 217 Bibliography 225 Index 227