Conn KOs Louis Odds Fall On Mental Edge In Fight Talk
Billy Conn and team claim Joe Louis is psychologically beaten before the ring. They cite Louis’s supposed slowness and lack of ring savvy, calling him a mechanical fighter who can’t think under pressure. Conn’s camp insists Louis fears Conn’s speed and cunning ahead of the title bout.
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Willie Handeler
Jack Miley
Louis
Conn
Joe
Ake Ray
Miley
Tommy Farr
Godoy
Pastor
Ray
Pittsburgh
Billy
All Sorts of Sports Shorts
A miscellaneous sports column cites Hal Schumacher’s strong comeback with the Giants and Cleveland Indians praise. It notes Ted Williams aiming for a 400 season and recalls veteran trades and personalities from baseball and football, including Novakofski and Williams.
LaCrosse Man Wins Decorah Golf Meet
Richard Jungen of LaCrosse Wisconsin shot 36 36 34 for 106 to win the Oneota golf and country club open invitation tournament in Decorah with 98 golfers entered. Bill Wright of West Union followed at 111 with 34 39 38. Other first flight qualifiers included B Howard Cresco 38 38 38, Bob Sampson Silvercrest 118, Mac Scott Oneota 113, M Sorm Lanesboro 118, Don Meyer Calmar 129, Leo Samek Waukon 124, Clayton Haugen Oneota 125.
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Decorah
Richard Jungen
LaCrosse
Wis
Oneota
Lanesboro
Minn
Don Meyer
Calmar
Leo Samek
Waukon
Clayton Haugen
Abe Simon Quickly Kayoes Tamalonis in New York Bout
Abe Simon stopped Pete Tamalonis in 56 seconds of the second round at the Coliseum in New York. The Buffalo enforcer weighed in heavily in the early second round and ended the ten round bout when the referee was told Tamalonis could not continue.
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New York
Abe Simon
Joe Louis
Pete Tamalonis
Buffalo
N. Y
the Coliseum
Tamalonis
Wilson's I. M. Game Rained Out In M J League
The M J League game between Wilson's I M and Iowa Manufacturers was rained out on Monday night and will be played Thursday. La Plant Choate and the Quakers are slated for Wednesday.
Washington Golfers Defeat Wellman In Dual Meet
Washington golfers beat Wellman 1193 to 1280 in a dual match. Sid of Washington led with 76. Don Taylor Washington county champ, Russell Ross, Wayne Lewis, and others tied for second with 77s. T. R. Phillips shot 77 to join them.
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Wellman
Overlin Edges Charles In Ten Round Decision
Ken Overlin of Washington won a ten round decision over Ezzard Charles in Cincinnati. The 162 pound Overlin outboxed the former middleweight champion, staggering Charles late as he wore down the Negro challenger, who had lost his title a month earlier to Billy Soose.
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Mace Brown
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Sun
Hogan
Nelson
John
Millie
Bill McKechnie
Turner
Fette
Boston
Cincinnati
Bill Werber
Jimmy Ripple
Wally Berger
Milt Shoffner
Vince DiMaggio
Stan
Eae Power
Ken Overlin
Washington
Ezzard Charles
T. Overlin
Charles
Billy Soose
Bud and Walt Wins Over Liberty- You Smash ’Em
The Bud and Walt softball squad from North Liberty defeated Iowa City Lib erty-You Smash ’Em 4 to 3 in a seven inning Sunday game. Mel Greazel and Johnny Lemons pitched for the visitors while Bob and Lloyd Rinehart threw for the local team.
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Liberty
Iowa City
Bud and Walt
North Liberty
Mel Greazel
Johnny Lemons
Bob and Lloyd Rinehart
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Hal Schumacher
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Yanks
Lbert
Obbie” Novakofski
Ivan “Tiny” Cahoon
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Lawrence
Novakofski
Ted Williams
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Harry Heilmann
Kayoes Tamalonis
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Walt
Smulekoff
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Rosenbaum
Mz Rosenbaum
Iowa
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Resnarra
All Lowe
WU Lenore
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