Evening star., 1942-10-29
Titles Of Boxers
In Services Are
To Be Frozen
Top-Flight Fighters
In Forces to Go in
Honorary Class
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Pvt. Billy Conn and Bob Pastor
are the logical contenders" for
Corpl. Joe Louis heavyweight
championship crown, the National
Boxing Association reported here
today in announcing that top-rank-
ing fighters now in the armed
services shortly would be placed in q
special honorary class"
Abe J. Greene, NBA president,
said that in December the associa-
ton would announce plans for list
ing duration champions and con-
tenders"
These ratings, Greene declared,
will be based on a policy of "freez-
ing" for the duration the titles of
men in the service. He added that
such a system would prevent "injus-
tice" to champions now in uniform
and would prevent appropriation OF
boxing crowns by self-declared
champions or by dictum of any in
dlvidual athletic commission.
AsoVSu as VI OCGOUCk Ss
In against listing Conn as the No
2 heavyweight, the NBA made no
reference to the scheduled Louis
Conn scrap of three weeks ago.
which Secretary of War Stimson
Cancelled.
The NBA ranked Pastor as the
leading "out-of- f-the-service" heavy
weight, ignoring both his recent de-
1eat at the hands of Jimmy Bivins
OF Cleveland and Bob's announce
ment three days ago that he was re-
tlrlng fro mthe ring and planned to
enter some branch of the armed
forces.
The NBA explained that Bivins'
win over Pastor was registered after
the October 10 deadline for contests
to figure in the rankings. Bivins was
listed as the No. 2 light heavyweight
Melio Bettina was placed at the
top OF a group Of five outstanding
boxers IN the heavyweight class. but
the NBA noted that his Army serv-
ice probably would prevent any ring
activity on his part which leaves
competition principally in the hands
OF Lee Savold and Tami Mauriello, !"
who are booked to meet tomorrow
night.
Ortiz Given Bantam Lead,
Manuel Ortiz, whose victory over
Lou Salica has been recognized by
the NBA, was ranked the No. ban
tamWeight for the only change In
title classification in the new ratings.
Henry Armstrong, the old per
petual motion specialist, came back
to gain the fourth slot among the
NBA-ranked welterweights, coming
behind Freddie Cochrane, Ray Rob-
lnson and Fritzie Zivic. Armstrong
whipped Zivic in San Franciso this
week in the most significant step OF
an amazing comeback campaign.
Ratings:
Heayyyweights-champion. lieay Louis, Army
New York. Outstanding boxers, Bettina,
NeT YORK; Roscoe ToIes. e Michigsn: ai'tEtat Pat
ton: ton Turkey THOMSON. California; i;e BUDDY mad
Gaer,. Gsaer Caslif9rnia; ani9an Tony Music Illinois;
SoHnle Nofdon. California;: Harry Bobo,
Observation-Disclosures. s oSfss eHa Gus Les
nevich, Coast Guard Logical contenders.
Bivins B and Ezzard Charles, Ohio. Out
standing St: boxers. Billy Soose, Navy; Tommy
overlin, Navy; Anton % christoforides, sisaoa; dsn
:, Middleweights-Cham Tony zale,
Navy: Navy: Logical contenders, George Abrams,
navy; Navy, T1ny Tony Martin, Coast Guard Nate
vich. New York; Coley Welch, Coast Guard;
Freddie Apostoli, Navy; Holman williams
Michigan: Cha rles Burley, Pennsylvania;
3iiyera pn,,eIs GKidD D Tunero, Puerto Rico; Steve
Welterweights - Champion. Cochrane,
York: Zivic, Pennsylvania: Armstrong,
California; Marty Servo Navy; Jackie viii
lLiehtweights- Champion, Sammy An
Stolz, New jersey; Tippy Larkin. New Jer-
Ssy Outstanding boxers. Willie Joyce,
piro. New York; Bob Montgomery, Penn
sylvania.
Featheweiehts - Champion, Pittsburgh
JACKIE Wilson, Pennsylvania. Logical con-
finders pan Chaky Wright Galifornia Willie
New York; Mike RATA. Army outstand-
ing boxers. Sal Bartola, Massachusetts,;
PEDRO Hernandez, Puerto Rico; Jackie CAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ortiz, Cali
fornia. LOGICAL contenders, Kui Kong
Young, Hawaii. Outstanding boxers, Salica,
New YORK; Carlos Chavez, California; Rush
Dalma. Philippines; Bennie Goldberg, Mich
Flyweights = Champion. Little Dado,
Patterson. England; Peter Kane, England.
Outstanding boxers. Sammy Reynolds: Joe
Curran, England; Brankie Bonsor. England