1946 USA WEIGHTLIFTING SENIOR NATIONALS

DETROIT BOYS CLUB – DETROIT, MI – JUNE 1 – 2, 1946

(FROM IRONMAN MAGAZINE)

NAME	CLUB – CITY	BWT	PRESS	SNATCH	C&J	TOTAL	Place
Bantamweight Class
Joe DePietro	So. Cal. W. A. – Hollywood, CA	122	217*	192#	237	646^	1
Anthony Vega	York BBC – York, PA	123¼	162	172	232	566	2
Martin Fern	Unattached – Muskegon, MI	120½	142	132	187	461	3
* – JOE DePIETRO – SENIOR WORLD RECORD PRESS – 217½ # – JOE DePIETRO – SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD SNATCH – 4th ATTEMPT – 197 ^ – JOE DePIETRO – SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD TOTAL – 646
Featherweight Class
Emerick Ishikawa	Yacos Gym – Detroit, MI	126	192	197	252	636	1
Wallace Muro	Cleveland BBC – Cleveland, OH	131¼	177	202	257	636	2
Dick Bachtell	York BBC – York, PA	132¼	182	192	252	626	3
Vincent Fee	Titan A. C. – Pittsfield, MA	129¼	167	172	232	571	4
Lightweight Class
Pete George	A.C.M.W.L – Akron, OH	147¼	192	222	302	716	1
Eugene Harmath	Cleveland BBC – Cleveland, OH	148½	207	207	277	691	2
Eddy Harrison	York BBC – York, PA	148	192	212	282	686	3
Roger Derry	Am. Fran. B, – Woonsocket, RI	146¼	197	207	262	666	4
Ray Racine	Am. Fran. B, – Woonsocket, RI	148¼	197	192	252	641	5
John Bidak	Yacos Gym – Detroit, MI	143	182	192	257	631	6
Fred Davis	NW. WLC – Chicago, IL	142½	167	187	247	601	7
Orville Wertzbaugher	Unattached – Denver, CO	146½	195	—	—	~0~	–
Middleweight Class
Frank Spellman	York BBC – York, PA	162	257*	252	322	831	1
John Terpak	York BBC – York, PA	159¼	247	252	317	816	2
Stanley Stanczyk	Boys Club of Detroit – Detroit, MI	159½	232	252	332#	816	3
* FRANK SPELLMAN – SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD PRESSES – 247 & 257¾ # – STANLEY STANCZYK – SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD CLEAN & JERK – 333½
Lightheavyweight Class
Frank Kay	NW. WLC – Chicago, IL	180½	267	257	312	836	1
John Elliott	York BBC – York, PA	178½	237	257	312	806	2
Louis Benevengo	YMCA – Cincinnatti, OH	179¼	252	224	312	806	3
Everett Sinderoff	FRBBC – Falls River, MA	180½	237	222	302	761	4
George Lapausky	York BBC – York, PA	176¼	232	227	282	741	5
John Tercotte	Port Huron YMCA – Blue Water, Ont	171¼	232	217	282	731	6
Jonas Klein	Raymond A.C. – Cleveland, OH	178½	222	222	282	726	7
Heavyweight Class
John Davis	Unattached – Brooklyn, NY	215¼	282	282	353	917	1
George Shandor	York BBC – York, PA	207½	247	257	327	831	2
Erwin Roger	NW. WLC – Chicago, IL	212½	252	262	317	831	3
Frank Orant	York BBC – York, PA	193	252	252	322	816	4
Norb Schemansky	Yacos Gym – Detroit, MI	198½	242	252	322	816	5
Joe Wargo	Unattached – Cleveland, OH	200¼	237	247	312	796	6
Al Koernke	Yacos Gym – Detroit, MI	209	237	237	292	766	7
Elden Dreher	Detroit BBC – Detroit, MI	199½	192	202	267	661	8
Alex J. Fesuk	Polish Fal. – Worcester, MA	226	237	242	XXX	~0~	–