Thornton Beats Wenbourne in Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves
Ralph Thornton, a smart light heavyweight from Burlington, defeated Earle Wenbourne of Wayne Teachers College in Cedar Rapids, with Thornton leveraging inside fighting and speed. The bout highlighted rising talents from Iowa and Nebraska as Olympic trial entrants, with several veteran handlers and youngsters competing for top 119 and middleweight spots.
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Thornton
Correctionville
Wayne
Neb
Me Too Tips Roll In Major Open Softball Win
Me Too defeated Catholic Workmen 4 to 2 at Ellis Park as Tucker limited the opponents to two hits. Bill Coburn hit his third homer of the season for the Me Too club in the Major Open league. Friday slate features Eagles vs C B J and Wilson vs Quaker at 7:30 and 8:45.
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B.S . Wilson
Quakers
Eagles
Wilson
Quaker
Me Too
Ellis Park
Catholic Workmen
Tucker
Bill Coburn
Thornton and Rossie Reach Cedar Rapids Final Showdown
Rossie Hurdled tough foes from Nebraska as Bob Rossie and Ralph Thornton advanced to the Olympic sub-regional final in Cedar Rapids after close semis. Thornton outboxed Earle Wenbourne, while Rossie edged Booker in a tight 160-pound bout amid high praise from veterans.
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Thornton
Rossie
Fight Facts Results From Thursday in Cedar Rapids
In the 112 pound class Amphey KO'd Lalo Valosauez of Omaha 1 02. 119 pound Schmidt of Davenport defeated Ron Spain of Omaha by decision. 127 pound Gavin of Cascade defeated Rus sell Tague of Davenport by decision. 136 pound Ewing of Davenport KO'd Tommy Heath of Waterloo in 2 23 of third. Hughes of Omaha TKO'd George Wold of Davenport in 1 03 of first. Len Smith of Colfax won by default over Bob Moody of Waterloo. 147 pound Lockett of Ashland Neb defeated Thomason of Des Moines. Kanellis of Cedar Rapids defeated Rob Ward of Davenport. Judge of Boone defeated Art Heinz of Armstrong. 160 pound Thornton of Keokuk defeated Earl Wenbourne of Wayne Neb. Rossie of Iowa City defeated Fred Lee Booker of Omaha. 176 pound Steiner of Ashland Neb defeated Yack Bush of Davenport. Pairings Friday Final Round Amphey vs Baker Davenport. Gavin vs Seydel Iowa City. Semifinals Smith Colfax vs Hughes Maria Koser Welty Iowa City vs Ewing Davenport. Kanellis Cedar Rapids vs Judge Boone. Nisser Des Moines vs Socklett Ashland Neb. Final Round Rossle Iowa City vs Thornston Keokuk. Steiner Ashland Neb vs Brown Omaha. Heavyweight Semifinal Gralund Cedar Rapids vs Bush Davenport. Clair Clinton drew.
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LeRoy Schmidt
Davenport
Bill Cunningham
Boone
Ralph Bick
Waterloo
Jack Fickler
Ashland
Neb
Frank Howland
Leonard Hawkins
Omaha
Ernie Nisser
Des Moines
Bob Rossie, Jr
Iowa City
Bob Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Jack McNally
Cascade
Schmidt
Rossie
Ralph Thornton
Nisser
Friday
Fred Lee Booker
Booker
Demps ¥ Jones
Thornton
Boston
Tommy Gavin
Russell Tague
Gavin
Tague
Dick Kanellis
Bob Wold
McKinley High School
Wold
Dim Amphey
Lalo Valosauez
Eddie Schmidt
Ron Spain
Navenport
James Ewing
Tommy ‘Heath
Roggie Hughes
George Wold
Len Smith
Colfax
Bob Moody
Bud Lockett
Ashland Neb
Tommy Thomason
Nick Kanellis
Cedar Rauids
Rob Ward
Pat Judge
Art Heinz
Armstrong
Rilah Thornton
Keokuk
Earl Wenbourne
Wayne
Neh
Bob Rossie
Towa City
John Steiner
Yack Bush
Jim Amphey
Richard Baker
Bob Crocee Manuoketa
Lyle Seydel
Cedar Ranids
Bud Socklett
Bob Rossle
Ralph Thornston
Eugene Brown
Chel Gralund
Joe Bush
Clarence Clair
Clinton
Drew
Welty Seeks London Return Through Olympic Subregion
Roger Welty, Dubuque boxer and University of Iowa student, eyes another trip to London and an Olympic berth after qualifying for the 138-pound class at the Cedar Rapids Olympic sub regional. He is a 1942-43 Golden Gloves lightweight champ and recalls his 1944 England visit with the 8th Armored Division, seeing action in the Bulge and Germany. The piece notes other local boxing figures including Tommy Gavin, Russell Tague, LeRoy Schmidt, and Eddie Kanellis, along with the Cedar Rapids scene and Davenport ties.
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Thornton
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Camp Farragut
San Pedro
Rainbow Corners
Roger Welty
Dubuque
University of Iowa
London
Welty
Coliseum
British Isles
Roger
8Th Armored Division
England
Southampton
Bulge
Germany
Gazette
Padilla
Lew Dochterman
Blackwell Shakes Off Soreness To Top Giants For Reds
Ewell Blackwell returned to form after a month sidelined by a shoulder issue, holding the New York Giants to two hits and two runs through seven innings as Cincinnati won 6-4. He walked six, left after the seventh amid breathing concerns, but the Reds held a late Giants rally.
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Cincinnati Reds
Ewell Blackwell
New York Giants
Blackwell
Reds
Cincinnati
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Broklyn
Harry
Harry “the Cat” Brecheen
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston
Standings and Friday Probable Pitchers Below
The schedule lists Friday matchups including Merit Cleveland and Washington Bearden versus Wenn Kighte Detroit at New York Trout versus Strouls at Boston Zoldak and Stephens versus Dobson Gatehouse. Night Chicago at Philadelphia Moulder versus Schefb. Results show Philadelphia 1 Chicago 3 and Boston 3 St Louis 1. Two Sun sbury twins Alan and Alvin Fahringer signed with the Chicago White Sox.
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Wenn Kighte
Detroit
New York
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Strouls
Boston
Zoldak
Stephens
Dobson
Gatehouse
Chicago
Philadelphia
Moulder
Schefb
Washington
St. Louis
Tithsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Transen Or 'Paat
Wehmeier
Dublel
Setmite
St Louis
Branca
Hearn
Alan l
Alvin Fahringer
Chicago White Sox
B. Cleveland
New Yorkony
Lois
Pet. G.B
Pittsburgh
Ika
Walcott Ready to Unleash Left Hook on Louis
Jersey Joe Walcott declares he is ready to hammer Joe Louis with an explosive left hook after flooring Cham pion’s challenger in sparring. Walcott impressed observers at the gym, with officials calling his left hook the best since Dempsey, as he continues training amid praise and anticipation.
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Jack Cuddy
Grenloch
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Razor Sharp
Joe Louis
Austin Johnson
Swinson
Negro Sparmate
Atlantic City
Dan Florio
Norris
Johnson
Walcott
Leon Rains
Pennsylvania Boxing Commission
Jack Dempsey
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