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Bob Managoff Chose the Right Sport; Almost BlindBobby Managoff, 24 - year - old Chicagoan, recently beat Yvon Robert and claimed the heavyweight wrestling title.It’s a good thing he turned tc wrestling for if he had chosen football or baseball his career would have ended long ago.Because Bobby can not sec clearly enough to recognize person' at a distance of 15 feet.At times he has been accusecof snubbing friends because he failed to speak when passing therr on the street.His father, Bobby Manac.jff Sr. who years ago wrestled such mai greats as Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt, explains that the new title claimant suffers in botl eyes from congenital cataracts.That’s why the elder Managof: looks after Bobby and is always at his side.But Bobby can see far enougl to meet all the wrestling tricksHe started as a small boy ancbegan wrestling with the amateur: at 14. He turned professional a 20 and after four and one-hal years at the game is ready to ge into the big money. He weigh;223 pounds.
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Racine Journal Times Sunday Bulletin
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Jan 03, 1943
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