Evening star., 1925-01-12

Recognized champions head all Kick
ards selections except the iisht-heavy-
weight division in which Mike Nc
Tfgue. world title holder. is rated only
fourth. Top position Is given to Gene
Tunney. American 175-pound king.
with Young Stribling, sensational
Georgia schoolboy, second. and Kid
Norfolk, New York negro. third.
Rickard gives only complimentary
positions to Jack Dempsey and Benny
Leonard at the top of the heavy
weight and lightweight divisions.
respectively, because of their in
activity during 1924. Dempsey did
not defend his title at all. while
Leonard was injured in his only i'm
portant match, a bout at Cleveland
with Pal Moran.
Richards rankings follow:
FLYWEIGHTs.
1-Psncho villa Manils
2-Frankie Genaro, New York.
Al Brown. Panama.
Jimmy Russo, Grand Rapids. Mich.
Tommy Milton. New York.
6--fyzy Schwartz, New York.
1-kew Perfetti. New York
S-Emil Paluso. Salt Lake City.
0-Youns Dencio, Manila.
1o-Kid Wolfe. Philadeiphia.
BANTAMwErGHTs.
Eddie Martin. New York.
abe Goldstein, New Yerk.
Bud Taylor, Chicago.
Carl Tremaine, Cleveland.
Amos Carlin, New orleans.
s-Harold Smith. Chicago.
Pete Sarmiento. Manils., a'-
S-yic Foley. Vancouver.
2-Bushy Graham, Utica, y. 7.
1o-Johnny Brown, England.
FEATHERwErGHTs.
Louis Kaplsn. Meriden. Conn.
Babe Herman, San Francisco.
4-Dany Kramer. Philadelphia.
5-Jose Jombardo, Psnsma.
6-Bobby Garcia, Camp Holabird.
Red" Chapman. Boston.
. S-Joey Sanger. Milwaukee, Wis.
Gray Miller. chicago.
loud Riley. Seattle.
JUNIOR LIGHTwErGHTs.
kid Sullivan. New York.
Jack Bernstein, Yonkers, n. Y. .,
T., 3-Soly Seaman, New York.
-Lew P.luso. salt Like City
s-Eddie Warner Phiisdsiphia' %
Mike Ballerino, New York.
Stony vacArelli, New York.
e-Johnny Leonard. Allentown, Pa.
p 10-'Pepper" Martin, New York.
LIGHTwEIGHTs.
Benny Leonard, New York.
Sid Terris. New York.
3-Sammy Mandeli. Chicago.
sid Barbarian. Detroit.
Johnny Dundee New York.
6-L6uis vincentini, Chile.
Tommy O'Brien, Milwaukee. .-'-
s-Charley O'Connell. Cleveland.
9-Bssil Galiano, New Orleans.
10-Archie Walker, New York
wELTERwEIGHTs.
Mickey walker, Elizabeth. \. J.
2-Dsve Shade, San Francisco.
3-willie Harmon. New York.
4-Lew Tender. Philadelphia.
5-Pete Latzo Scranton. Pa.
6-Morrte Schlarer, Omaha, Nebr.
billy Wells. England
S-Jimmy Jones, Youngstown, Pa. .-s=-
9-Eddie Shevlin, Boston.
10-Jack Zivic, Pittsburgh, Pa.
MIDDLEwEIGHTs.
Harry Greb. Pittsburgh.
2-'Tiger" Flowers, Atlanta, Ga.
3-Jimmy slattery. Buffalo,
Jack Delaney, Bridgeport. Conn.
5-Johnny Wilson. New York.
6-Frank Schoell, Buffalo.
7-Jock Malone. St Paul.
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io-Ted Moore, England.
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1-Gene Tunney, New York.
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6-Jeff Smith. Bayonne. n. j.
Paul Berlenbach. New York.
Stony Marullo, New Orleans. ..
9-Tammy Loughran, Philadelphia, Pa.
1o-Jimmy Delaney, st. Paul, Minh.
HEAvYwEIGHTs.
lack Dempsey, Salt Lake City.
2-Harry Wills, New York.
3--Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul, MINI.
,tCharley weinert, Newark, n. J.
5-Quintin Romero, Chile.
6-Jack Renault. Montreal. ,~
Luis Angel Firpo, Argentina
S-George Godfrey, Philadelphia,
9-Jim Maloney, Boston.
10-Erminio Spalla. Italy.