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New Golden Age of Sport Faces Postwar Gaps in Color and Stars
After World War II the sports scene aims to rival the earlier golden era for attendance and excitement. Yet the piece notes uncertain comebacks for boxing legends Joe Louis and Billy Conn, Army football leadership, potential baseball stars like Joe DiMaggio and Hank Greenberg, and slower rebounds in golf tennis polo and other sports as the 1946-47 season looms.
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Jack Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Red Grange
Rogers Hornsby
Tommy Hitchcock
Man O’ War
Walter Hagen
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Greenberg
Pearl Harbor
Tonas
Hitchcock
Tilden
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Conn
Army
Navy
Blanchard
Davis
Joe Gordon
Bobby Doerr
Marty Marion
Terry Moore
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Cardinal
Dave Ferriss
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Tigers
Stirnweiss
Yankees
al Newhouser
Bill Johnston
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