THE BOXING BEAT
Not a lot going on in the boxing world right now as all of the World Titles except for flyweight have been decided. As you may recall after boxing all but ceased to operate during WWII it was determined that a year long elimination tournament be staged to decide upon a new champion from each of the weight classes. The only issue occurred in the flyweight division where the top two fighters, Little Dado of the Phillipines and Britian's Teddy Gardner battled to a 15 round majority draw. The two will stage a rematch in Paris, France on October 27.
Here are the plans for the title holder and number one contender in each of the weight classes.
HEAVYWEIGHT - Champion Joe Louis (8-0) will fight 4th ranked Nathan Mann (18-4-1) in late February while number one contender Elmer Ray (23-4) will fight Roscoe Coles (18-4) in early February. If both win it is expected Louis and Ray will meet in the early fall of next year.
LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT Champion Lloyd Marshall (22-4-1) is expected to face Henry Hall (19-13-3) in May while number one challenger Archie Moore (31-2) will fight Jimmy Blivins (28-3) in June.
MIDDLEWEIGHT - Champion Jake Lamotta (14-0) will meet Tony Zale (35-4) the second week of January while number one challenger Holman Williams (26-1) is expected to face 6th ranked George Abrams (31-4-2) in April.
WELTERWEIGHT - Champion Sugar Ray Robinson (11-1) is slated to face 6th ranked Tommy Bell (27-2) in May while top contender Jackie Wilson (28-3-1) will meet 4th ranked Marty Servo (29-4-1) a month later.
LIGHTWEIGHT - Number 3 ranked Bob Montgomery (9-0) puts his undefeated record on the line in his hometown of Philadelphia on November 24th against up and coming Australian fighter Vic Patrick (11-2). Champion Ike Williams (18-0) is expected to face Mexican Enrique Bolonas (14-1) in March while number 1 ranked challenger Joe Brown (12-2) is slated to face Jimmy Carter (14-4) a month later. Williams next defense will be in late July and likely against either Brown or Montgomery.
FEATHERWEIGHT - Undefeated champion Willie Pep (17-0) will face 4th ranked Charlie Riley (22-4) in May while top contender Harold Hoshino (25-3-1) meets 6th ranked George Hansford (20-12) a week or two later.
BANTAMWEIGHT - There was a European Title fight held this week in Rome, Italy for the vacant European Bantamweight belt. Luis Romero (20-6-1) of Spain beat Guido Ferracin (27-5-2) of Italy by a 9th round knockout. World champion Fernando Gagnon (32-3-1) of Canada will defend his title in April against Manuel Ortiz (37-1-2) while top contender Tony Olivera (25-2-2) is slated to meet new European champ Luis Romero a month later. .
STATS AND STANDINGS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Code:
North W L T PCT PF PA
Chi 5 0 0 1.000 165 80
Det 3 2 0 .600 124 133
Min 2 3 0 .400 75 97
GB 1 4 0 .200 114 135
East W L T PCT PF PA
Phil 6 0 0 1.000 170 101
Wash 4 2 0 .667 161 120
NYG 2 4 0 .333 101 150
Dallas 1 5 0 .167 106 143
South W L T PCT PF PA
NO 2 3 0 .400 83 134
Car 2 3 0 .400 75 95
Atl 2 3 0 .400 65 100
TB 1 4 0 .200 113 121
West W L T PCT PF PA
SF 4 2 0 .667 138 122
Arz 3 3 0 .500 127 133
Sea 2 4 0 .333 130 157
StL 2 4 0 .333 98 103
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Code:
North W L T PCT PF PA
Bal 3 2 1 .583 82 73
Cin 3 3 0 .500 127 100
Pit 3 3 0 .500 106 124
Cle 3 3 0 .500 74 85
East W L T PCT PF PA
NE 5 1 0 .833 115 55
Buf 3 3 0 .500 76 68
Mia 2 4 0 .333 104 112
NYJ 2 4 0 .333 99 110
South W L T PCT PF PA
Tenn 3 2 0 .600 119 79
Jax 2 3 0 .400 90 102
Indy 2 3 0 .400 80 101
Hou 1 3 1 .300 62 93
West W L T PCT PF PA
Den 5 1 0 .833 145 121
SD 4 2 0 .667 112 66
KC 3 3 0 .500 102 133
Oak 3 3 0 .500 117 109
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
New England 16 Minnesota 7
NY Jets 23 Green Bay 17
Detroit 13 Buffalo 3
Washington 34 Dallas 14
St Louis 16 San Diego 7
Oakland 29 Seattle 19
Kansas City 31 San Francisco 28
Baltimore 24 New Orleans 10
Cincinnati 20 Tampa 17
Chicago 33 Miami 20
Pittsburgh 24 Carolina 9
Cleveland 17 Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 37 NY Giants 10
Denver 34 Arizona 17
NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Chicago (5-0) at Minnesota (2-3)
Detroit (3-2) at Green Bay (1-4)
New Orleans (2-3) at Carolina (2-3)
Tampa (1-4) at Atlanta (2-3)
Tennessee (3-2) at Houston (1-3-1)
Jacksonville (2-3) at Indianapolis (2-3)
Kansas City (3-3) at Oakland (3-3)
St Louis (2-4) at Arizona (3-3)
Denver (5-1) at San Diego (4-2)
Cleveland (3-3) at Cincinnati (3-3)
Seattle (2-4) at San Francisco (4-2)
New England (5-1) at Miami (2-4)
NY Jets (2-4) at Buffalo (3-3)
Pittsburgh (3-3) at Baltimore (3-2-1)
Bye - NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas
NFL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Code:
QB RATING TM AT COMP C% YDS TD INT RAT
Sid *Luckman CHI 165 117 70.9 1569 14 2 124.0
Tony Marsalis ARZ 78 58 74.4 614 5 1 112.9
Manfred Gayle TEN 144 83 57.6 1153 14 3 107.2
Sammy *Baugh WAS 151 89 58.9 1519 11 4 106.4
Ken Neal PHI 150 102 68 1158 7 5 92.6
RUSHING YARDS TM GS RUSH YDS YPC LG TD
Bruce Jones KAN 6 148 694 4.7 70 7
Stacey Jolley MIA 6 140 675 4.8 66 6
Harley Mitchell PHI 6 158 629 4.0 48 7
Bob *Seymour WAS 6 127 621 4.9 65 2
Oscar Hartings DEN 6 141 593 4.2 19 3
RECEPTIONS TM Catches
Wayne *Miller WAS 44
Brian Gardner DEN 44
Zach Kruczek CLE 41
Willie Nelson DAL 40
Johnny Cushing Oak 36
RECEVING YARDS TM GS REC YDS YPC LG TD
Wayne *Miller WAS 6 44 602 13.7 43 5
Brian Gardner DEN 6 44 555 12.6 46 3
Dante *Lavelli WAS 6 23 533 23.2 72 6
Mel Ours HOU 5 35 510 14.6 60 2
Zach Kruczek CLE 6 41 507 12.4 47 0
TACKLES TM GS TAK SOLO AST
Mel Hein NYG 6 68 49 19
B Hasselbeck ARZ 6 66 50 16
Matt Truluck STL 6 66 56 10
Jeff Parent CIN 6 63 51 12
James Williams SEA 6 58 43 15
SACKS TM SACK
Kevin Merkins DEN 12
Reggie White SD 8
Leslie Hill PHI 8
Ruben Taylor MIN 7
Javon Love OAK 6
INTERCEPTONS TM INT
Mark Smith BAL 5
Greg Fletcher BUF 5
Mac Wiley CIN 4
Kevin Waddle SD 4
Sam Joe SD 4
Ken Milloy JAX 4
E Newberry DEN 4
Earl Joyce SF 4
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
Friday October 6, 1946
Georgetown 45 Fordham 3
George Washington 14 Rollins 7
Georgia 27 Kentucky 3
Southern Methodist 24 Oklahoma State 10
South Carolina 12 Furman 9
Texas Christian 20 Miami (Florida) 10
Saturday October 7, 1946
Wichita State 20 Drake 0
Nevada 47 Arizona State 0
Army 20 Michigan 10
Arkansas 24 Baylor 0
Citadel 14 Newberry 3
Wake Forest 35 Clemson 0
Cornell 14 Colgate 6
Colorado 6 Wyoming 0
West Texas A&M 23 Colorado College 0
Denver 21 Colorado State 0
Yale 25 Columbia 3
Pennsylvania 45 Dartmouth 17
North Carolina State 31 Davidson 10
Duke 17 Navy 3
Vanderbilt 20 Florida 0
Gettysburg 21 Lafayette 7
Richmond 27 Hampden-Sydney 3
Princeton 13 Harvard 13
Marquette 47 Idaho 0
Indiana 13 Illinois 13
Kansas 17 Iowa State 7
Alabama 27 Louisiana-Lafayette 0
North Carolina 31 Maryland 3
Boston College 59 Merchant Marine 10
Northwestern 10 Minnesota 10
Georgia Tech 21 Mississippi 3
Mississippi State 27 Michigan State 13
Missouri 33 Kansas State 20
Oregon 7 Montana 3
Utah State 41 Montana State 6
Bucknell 33 Muhlenberg 6
Iowa 23 Nebraska 0
New Mexico 20 New Mexico State 15
Ohio State 21 Wisconsin 13
Texas 21 Oklahoma 7
Syracuse 28 Penn State 16
Santa Clara 34 Portland 0
Notre Dame 47 Purdue 0
Brown 7 Rhode Island 7
Rice 24 Tulane 17
Rutgers 37 New York University 6
Oregon State 13 Southern California 13
Auburn 20 St. Louis 19
St. Mary's 49 California 14
UCLA 31 Stanford 17
Pittsburgh 17 Temple 0
Tennessee 27 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7
Louisiana State 14 Texas A&M 0
Texas Tech 21 Tulsa 17
Texas-El Paso 14 Arizona 10
Utah 27 Brigham Young 14
Holy Cross 17 Villanova 3
Virginia 26 Virginia Military Institute 24
William & Mary 30 Virginia Tech 2
Washington 13 Washington State 10
Washington & Lee 20 West Virginia 7
Sunday October 9, 1946
Detroit Mercy 27 San Francisco 14
UPCOMING GAMES
Friday October 13, 1946
Hardin-Simmons at New Mexico
Murray State at Tennessee-Chattanooga
Tulsa at Detroit Mercy
Virginia Tech at Maryland
West Virginia at Temple
Saturday October 14, 1946
Alabama at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas
Auburn at Tulane
Baylor at Texas Tech
Bucknell at Buffalo
Coast Guard at Harvard
Colorado at Brigham Young
Colorado State at Utah State
Columbia at Army
Dartmouth at Brown
Davidson at Virginia Military Institute
Furman at Citadel
George Washington at Wayne State
Georgetown at Villanova
Georgia Tech at Louisiana State
Iowa at Indiana
Iowa State at Missouri
Kansas State at Oklahoma
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi
Marquette at Pittsburgh
Merchant Marine at Colgate
Miami (Florida) at Florida
Michigan State at Penn State
Montana State at Montana
Nebraska at Kansas
Nevada at San Diego State
New Mexico State at Northern Arizona
New York University at Rochester
North Carolina at Navy
North Carolina State at Wake Forest
Northwestern at Michigan
Oklahoma City at Wichita State
Oklahoma State at Georgia
Pacific at Arizona
Portland at Arizona State
Purdue at Ohio State
Richmond at Duke
Rutgers at Princeton
San Francisco at Mississippi State
San Jose State at Idaho
Santa Clara at Stanford
Southern Methodist at Rice
St. Louis at Drake
St. Mary's at Fordham
Syracuse at Holy Cross
Texas Christian at Texas A&M
UCLA at California
Utah at Denver
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Virginia at Pennsylvania
Washington at Southern California
Washington & Jefferson at Lafayette
Washington State at Oregon
West Texas A&M at Texas-El Paso
William & Mary at Washington & Lee
Wisconsin at Illinois
Wyoming at Minnesota
Yale at Cornell
CANADIAN FOOTBALL
Code:
ORFU W L T PTS
T Ind 4 2 0 8
HWild 4 2 0 8
TBB 4 2 0 8
OtTroj 3 3 0 6
Sarnia 2 4 0 4
Windsor 1 5 0 2
IPRFU W L T PTS
Argos 7 1 0 14
Mont 5 2 0 10
Ott RR 2 4 1 5
HTigers 0 7 1 1
WESTERN W L T PTS
Wpg 5 2 0 10
Calg 5 2 0 10
Sask 0 6 0 0
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
October 3
Toronto Argos 14 at 3 Montreal Alouettes
Hamilton Tigers 7 at 13 Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 at 31 Calgary Stampeders
Toronto Indians 14 at 23 Toronto Balmy Beach
October 4
Hamilton Wildcats 17 at 24 Ottawa Trojans
October 7
Toronto Argos 16 at 2 Hamilton Tigers
UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday October 11, 1946
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tigers
Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto Argos
Windsor Royals at Ottawa Trojans
Toronto Balmy Beach at Sarnia Imperials
Thursday October 12, 1946
Toronto Indians at Hamilton Wildcats
Sunday October 15, 1946
Ottawa Rough Riders at Montreal Alouettes
NHL SCHEDULE
Wednesday October 18, 1946
Toronto at Detroit
Thursday October 19, 1946
New York at Montreal
Saturday October 21, 1946
Boston at Montreal
Detroit at Toronto
Sunday October 22,1946
New York at Detroit
Chicago at Boston