Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-07 | Page 15 | NBA Puts Beau Jack Atop Lightweights

Puts Beau Jack Atop Lightweights WASHINGTON Jan fan 7 UP Quarterly UP-Quarterly Quarterly rankings of the National Boxing association today placed Beau Jack of Augusta Ga at the head of the lightweight contenders and on the assumption assumption assumption as as- that boxers in the service might be permitted to appear ap ap- pear ear intermittently included ed all men en in uniform in the President Abe J. J Greene em- em I em-I in discussing the lightweight lightweight light lIght- titles won w weight lineup that are and nd lost in the ring and not by commission dictum He designated designated designated Jack Jack as the leading contender con- con tender ender for the crown vacated by Sammy Angott This was the role set by an original original inal nal agreement between the and the New York commission for forthe forthe forthe I. I the winner of the Tippy Jack-Tippy Larkin Larkin Larkin Lar- Lar kin bout but the New York body I later lat ater r recognized Beau Jack as champion The listings Hea Heavyweight Weight Joe Louis champion champion champion cham cham- pion Billy Conn Melio Bettina Tami Mauriello Turkey Thompson Thomp Thomp- son Pat Valentino Lee and Roscoe Rosco Toles Light heavyweight Gus Lesnevich Lesnevich Lesne- Lesne vich champion Jimmy Bivins Ezzard Charles Billy Anton Anton An An- ton Middleweight Tony Zale champion cham pion George Abrams Tony Martin Mar Mar- tin Welterweight Freddie Cochrane Cochrane Cochrane Coch- Coch rane champion Ray Robinson Henry Armstrong Jackie Wilson California Lightweight Title Title- vacant Beau Jack Willie Joyce Allie Stolz Juan Zorita and Bob Mont Mont- gomery Featherweight Jackie Wilson Pittsburgh champion Willie Pep Chalky Wright Lulu Cos- Cos Bantamweight Manuel Ortiz champion Kui Kul Kong Young Lou SaUca Flyweight Little Dado champion champion champion cham cham- pion Jackie Patterson Peter Kane Sammy Reynolds