Evening star., 1939-12-24
Young Texan Jumps
To Fourth Among
lightweights
Petey Leading Feather
Challenger; Comiskey
And Nova Tumble
~ the Associated Press.


quarterly rankings, bearing Christ
mas smiles for such up-and-comint
fighters as Petey Scalzo and Lev
Jenkins, produced few surprises to-
day except that the championship
committee survived it's headach.
caused by the inconsistency of mitt'
swingers in general.
Scalzo. the New Yorker who fiat.
tened joey Archibald last winter
won the nod as No l challenger
for Joeys featherweight crown by
whipping Simon Chavez, rugged
Venezuelan, in New York Friday
night.
jenkins, youngster from Sweet.
water, Tex. heretofore unranked in
the first 10, moved up to No. 4
among lightweights by consistent
climbing
The heavyweight situation - as
you we'll can imagine-gave the
committee its worst moments. Tony
Galento, the battling barkeep, again
was ranked as No. challenger for
Joe Louis title. Arturo Godoy
Chilean who is next on Joe's list
was given honorable mention"
Heavyweight Hopefuls Fail.
Fred j. SADLY. secretary of the
Wisconsin Athletic Commission and
chairman of the N. B. A. Committee,
who announced the ranking list
summed 1t all up in his usual laconic
fashion.
Boxers on the whole have been
very inconsistent" said Fred, making
the decision unanimous. after a
few good fights, they follow up with
bouts in which they are decided ia
vorites, and then fall down."
The N. B. A., SADLY declared,
would have been only too glad to
hand Christmas present of a high
ranking to such young heavyweights
as Lou Nova and Pat Comiskey, if
the boys had shown results.
SADLY disclosed that Comiskey
dad been ranked tentatively as No.
until he was turned back by Trial
Horse Steve Dudas. Whereup6n
foung Patrick Edward was relegated
70 the also-rans.
Knockdown of Champ Helps Tony.
Galento's ranking is based on his
own brief moment OF glory when he
had the Brown Bomber on the can
vas and on the beating he later gave
Nova. Bob Pastor is ranked as No.
2 challenger, followed by Nova,
Tommy Farr and your old friend
Max Baer.
The committee designated these
as No. l challengers in the other
divisions: Gus Lesnevich of New
Jersey for the light heavyweight
crown of Billy Conn, Ceferino Gar
.cia of the Philippines for Al Hos
taks middleweight title, Fritzie
Zivic OF Pennsylvania for Henry
Armstrong; welterweight cham
pionship, Davey Day of Chicago for
Lou Ambers' lightweight title, K. O.
Morgan of Michigan for George
PAGES new bantamweight cham
pionship and Enrico Urbantini of
Italy for little Dados fyweight
crown.
Complete rankings:
Heavyweiehts-Joe Louis, Michigan,
champion; Tony Galento. New Jersey; Bop
Tommy Farr, Wales; Max Baer. Cali
iornia, Red Burman, Maryland; Johnny
gaycheck. Iowa; Roscoe Toles.- Michigan,
Willie Reddish, Pennsylvania; Lee SavoId
Steve f9au pudas New Jersey as1hsa Pat
Gomskey GotoEn, Rs,sv sew JsTssy Suddy sasr
tturo Goooy. Chile, Buddy Knox, Ohio;
Maurice Strickland. New Zealand; Georgs
Fitch. Connecticut: Eddie Blunt. New
dsno, dork; Bob Nestle, California; AEne An
Lieht-he heavyweiRhts-Billy Conn. Penn
sylvania, champion: Gus Lesnevich. New
Jersey; Milo Bettna;, New York Ron
art, Pennsylvania; Dave Clark. Michiean
Tommy Tucker, California: Al Gamer, Con-
Few York; Oscar Rankin, Pennsylvania;
Tiger Red Lewis. Virginia: Tiger Terry
Warrington. Canada: Harry Balsamo, New
Middleweishts.A Hostak. Washing
ton 6G.re Geferino Garcia Philip
Tony Zale, Illinois: Billy soose. Pennsyi-
yania; George Abrams Washington D. c.:
Lloyd Marshall. California: Henry Chmie-
lewski, Massachusetts, Tony Cisco. Penn
Honorable mention-Fred Henneberry,
Australia: Antoine Christofordis. Greece;
'vs WelterTeIehtmasnrv sG.aeh nfIs Armstrong Cali
sylyania Charley Burley. Pennsylvania;
{,,S,,o Fedro Montanez Puerto Rico: Holman
Ernie Roderick England; Louis Kid Cocoa.
Connecticut; Milt Aron, Illinois: Kenny
i1.tenl In sallef = Texas: Steve Mamakos' Wash
Honorahle mention-vic DeNacu-ti. New
York; Billy White, MARYLAND: Tony Clan
elolao e - Martin, Wisconsin,: Izzv Iannazzo'
New York: Marcel Cerdan. France: Make
Berger, Canada; Mike Kaplan. Massachu-
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Jenkins, Texas: Er!c Boon. Ensland Yves
Jackie wilson. Ohio Leo Rcdak Illinois.
Honorable mention - Tommy spieeel,
p,vs castioux csneda Bob Montscmery
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rana y ssR New HsSfe Yo2f
Harry Jefrra, MARYLAND: Simon Chavez,
Venezuela: Jimmy Perrin. Louisiana: Pitts
oureh Jackie Wilson, Pennsylvania; Johnny
Cusick. England: frankie Covelli, H'nois:
Irish Bobby Rufin, Connecticut: Chalky
Wright. California: Allie Stolz. New jersey.
Honorable mention-Everett Rightmire.
Iowa: Billy Passon, Pennsylvania: Bobby
Green, PENNSYLVANIA: Al Mancini. Rhode
Island: Pablo Dana. Philippines; Spider
Armstronug Canada: Frankie Bova. New
Jersey: Sixto EScobar, Puerto Rico: Chic
Delaney California;
Bantamweights = George Pace. Ohio,
champion: K o. Morgan, Michiean Tony
Olivera, California; Lou Salica, New York:
Johnny King. England: Feter Kane, Eng
land; Jimmy Brady, England; Ku Kong
Young, Hawaii; Tommy Burns, England;
Ernst Weiss, Australia; Frankie Parkes,
ENGLAND.
Honorable mention-Kid Tanner, British
Guiana Johnny Juliano, New Jersey; Auril
Toma. Rumania Johnny Gaudes Wis
eonsin)
Flyweights - Little Dado, Philippines.
champion: Enrico Urbantini. Italy: Little
Pancho, Philippines; Small Montana, Phil
ppines: Tiny Bostock, England; Jackie Ju
rich. California: Jack Peterson, England;
Paddy Ryan. England: Raoul de Gryse
Smith. Eneland
Honorable mention-Eric Jones, Eng
land; JEFF Smith, England: Tommy Rene
GeorsiaJ
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