sentences:  After his wartime service was concluded, Lawson was hired in January 1947 as the manager of the Meridian Peps, a Southeastern League team in Meridian, Mississippi.He spent only one season with Meridian and was hired in January 1948 as the manager of the Green Bay Bluejays.The Bluejays compiled a 37–35 record under Lawson before he resigned on July 16, 1948.