Thrills and heartaches in 1946 sports parade
Oscar Fraley reviews a vivid 1946 season across boxing golf baseball football and track. He highlights Tony Zale’s bloodied knockout, Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum’s wins, Rudy York and Brecheen’s feats, Army vs Notre Dame, Giants collapse, Kramer Betz and Davis Cup gains, and sets the stage for 1947.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Jimmy Walker
Bill Johnston
Tony Lazzer
John J. Phelan
Jimmy Johnston
E. R. Bradley
Walter Johnson
Damon Runyon
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Joe Laws
Bully Conn
Tammi Mauriello
Widener
Hialeah
Florda
Lexington
Louisville
Baltimore
Goshen
Chestertown
Galf
Slim Lloyd Mangrum
Purple Heart
Cleveland
Byron Nelson
Vic Ghezzi
Nelson
England
Dick Burton
Ben Hogan
Goodall
Chunky Smiley Quick
National Amateur Gallery
Ted Bishop
Cardinals
Dodgers
Rudy York
Harry
the Cat) Brecheen
Jack Kramer
Pauline Betz
Lennart Strand
Lesle Mac Mitchell
Huskies defense shine in win over Charles City
Vic Gallo notes a dominant home victory by Oelwein over Charles City with stifling defense and efficient offense. He previews next week's Waverly game, praises the tough schedule, and highlights tonight's tripleheader featuring Uptown Tap, VFW, and the Coluseum Moose clash.
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Vic Gallo
Huskies
Chas
Thomases
Adrmmt
Comets
Kraft
Charles City
Waverly
Conn Plans Career In Racing Business
Pittsbur g star Bill Conn said he cannot beat Joe Louis in boxing but will pursue a lifelong racing career. The 29 year old, who will not return to boxing, aims to team with Art Rooney of Pittsburgh and run Shamrock Stables near Louisville Kentucky, signaling a shift from heavyweight contention to horse racing management.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Conn
Joe Louis
Conn
United Press
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Zale Named Year's Best Fighter
New York UP The Ring magazine named Tony Zale middleweight champion fighter of the year for 1946, citing his outstanding contributions to a prosperous yet talent-down year in world boxing. Billy Conn ranked No 2 heavyweight despite the Joe Louis affair. Tam Mauriello was No 1. In football, NFL teams drew 2,671,696 fans in 1946, a record with a 39.2 percent rise over 1945.
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New York
Ring Magazine Today
Tony Zale
Zale
Edward J. Neil
New York Boxing Writers Association
Billy Conn
Joe Louis-Conn
Conn
Tami Mauriello
Night's Cage Bill Tops Local Tripleheader At Ingh School
One of the year's finest cage nights brings a tripleheader to Ingh school gym. Uptown Tap vs Vets, White Sea Inn vs College All-Stars, and Coliseum vs Moose headline the program. In pro baseball, Eddie Dyer named manager of the year and Stan Musial player of the year by Sporting News. Red Sox owner Thomas A Yawkey cited as executive of the year.
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Uptown Tap
VFW
Oelwein College All Stars
Oelwein
White Sea Inn
Waterloo
All Stars
Ingh School
Vets
the Coliseum
The
Moose
ST Louis
St Loui Cardinals
Sporting News
Eddie Dyer
Stan Musial
Iast
Thomas A Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Green tech: books must stand upright on shelves
Leanne notes shelves strain when large books lean, urging upright placement. The report highlights a rule favoring vertical alignment to prevent warping and maintain tidy stacks in storage areas.
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GEO Green
Leanne
Local Births and Visits Reported Across Iowa Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Joe Keenan welcomed a daughter born December 26 at Willard hospital Manchester. Mrs Morris Nielsen remains a patient at Peoples hospital Independence, with husband and Ed Wessels visiting Thursday. Albert Helms Jr and son Hal stopped by Independence Friday. Darrell Davis and daughter of Anamosa and Robert Nielsen of Fayette visited Mort Nielsen’s family in Independence during Christmas vacation from Upper Iowa.
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Joe Keenan
Willard Hospital
Manchester
Morris Nielsen
Peoples’ Hospital
Independence
Ed Wessels
Albert Helms, Jr
Hal
Darrell Davis
Anamosa
Robert Nielsen
Fayette
Mort Nielsen
Upper
Iowa
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Cheford Chevel American
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Oelwein Daily Register
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Giosine Oeiweis Daily Register
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JB Food Stores
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Foefer
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Min Remota
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Aurora
Harlan .Staton
Dundee
Maxine Davis
Lamont
Ted Davis
Gordon Williamson
C Rapids
Sprague’s
Allis-Chalmers Farm Machinery
Jim Baker
Louis C. Rathbun
Rathbun Bros
Frederick
Iowa Finance Co
Fred’k
Diamond Grocery
W. L. Hicks
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Bert Miller
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M. C. Nelson
Levin Auto Parts
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Oelwein Daily Register Register
Warren M Oh Nicol
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