The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-16
BOXING NOTES

Reading over the sports activ-
.ty OF the last year, we find II
Almost impossible TO learn who
was the best performer in his
fed. Just as we would have found
1t impossible in any year since
we have been following sports.
We agree with several OF the ma
tional sports authorities who have
pointed out that there are alto
rether too many championships
in our country. most of them with
titles that sound just as much so.
or course. everybody Is aware that
some sports have professional
champion and an amateur cham
pion. very peculiar situation TO
begin with. and that not all OF
these sports have such thing
as combination. or open. cham
pion, and that even in the ones
that do. the open champion IS
very often neither the amateur
nor professional champion This
state Of affairs we are told de-
riyes from an cd foolish tradi-
ton and Is duly respected. There
are. however. wheels within wheels
that are not so easy 10 account
for.
The boxing situation In the opin.
ION Of many. 4 probably the most
tangled. since the New York state
Athletic commission and the Ma
tional Boxing commission disagree
on the identity Of the worlds
champion IN three OF the eight
weight classes. The two outfits
recognize different men In the
feather and bantamweight divl-
sions. and in the lightweight the
N.B.A. doesn't recognize anybody.
New York States featherwelCht
choice. While Pep. comes from
Connecticut. which belongs 10 the
N.B.A. and consequently doesn't
acknowledge him. He could prob.
ably lick the MAS choice.
Pittsburgh Jackie Wilson, how
ever. inst rs New York States
lightweight Bear Jack. could
probably lick anybody the MA.
cares 10 name. The editors Of the
sNew Yorker" point out that the
Mas bantamweight. Manuel
Ortiz. has beaten New York States
Lou Salica. hut New York State
ignores him.
The National Boxing associ-
alton threw the already scrambled
lightweight situation into hopeless
confusion Saturday by recognizing
Sammy Angott as champion. n
move that "a the division three
titleholders.
Angott. who announced his re-
tirement last Nov. 10. r. the chief
cause for most OF the difficulty.
His quitting the ring brought
about proposed elimination
tournament, two new chamnions-
Beau Jack and Slugger White
and feud between the MIA.
and the New York Boxing COM
mission.
Jack was recognized as leading
contender by MIA. but the title
was declared vacant and the box
.ng body went ahead with an elm
nation tournament Of It's own TO
produce titlehoider.
White was recognized as cham
pion by the Maryland commits.
sion as an offshoot Of this tourna-
ment when he whipped Willie
joyce IN bout sanctioned by the
MIA. He now claims the right
10 meet either Jack or Angott
for the crown.
Angott said his hands. which
had caused his retirement. had
healed and since he has been
conditioning himself for several
weeks he Is ready 20 fight from
the bottom Of the ladder or as
champion.
Promoter Mike Jacobs anncnne-
81 early this week. that joey
Peralta. 81 Tamaqus. Pa viii meet
ChaIky Wright az los Angeles and
sergt. Jackie Wilson. also II los
Angeles. VIII tack, Jacob LaNot-
IN. Bronx boy In a ec-featured
Hereunder az Madison square
Garden, Friday. Jan. IL