In California, Cornetist Louis Armstrong ("world's greatest Negro cornet player") was sentenced to jail for 30 days for taking poison when caught smoking a "reefer.
It was his idea to play a cornet for the testthe cornet he had given to young Alton.
The teacher soon moved him to drums, then to alto sax, bugle and cornet.
Cornet wins; rain stops action in Nuremberg Third-seeded Alize Cornet defeated Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 in an all-French first-round match at the rain-drenched Nurnberger Versicherungscup on Tuesday.
June 12, 2013 - ESPN
Rains Disrupts WTA Play Again in Nuremberg Third-seeded Alize Cornet defeated Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 in an all-French first-round match at the rain-drenched Nurnberger Versicherungscup on Tuesday.
June 11, 2013 - New York Times
Alize Cornet, Julia Goerges notch early wins in rainy Nuremberg NUREMBERG, Germany, June 11 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Alize Cornet and No. 4 Julia Goerges each logged a first-round victory in rainy conditions Tuesday at the first Nuremberg Versicherungscup.
June 11, 2013 - UPI