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- 1 2 3 4 Hurwitz, Hy (November 9, 1936). "Globe Opens Headquarters For Golden Gloves Boxers: Entire Floor Rented at 53 Devonshire St--Thomas J. Kanaly Is Placed in Charge". The Boston Daily Globe.
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- ↑ "Players Receive Cash To Throw Cage Came". The Free Lance-Star. January 30, 1945. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Tom Kanaly Elected Prexy of N.E. A.A.A.U.". The Boston Daily Globe. December 21, 1943.