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Once again the writer painfully shoulders the thankless task of "rating" the heavyweight mat stars of the Pacific Coast. Again, also, it is the particular duty of this scribe to point out to one and all that this ranking is not made on the basis of what might have been, or what may happen during the next few months. It is founded on victories scored in the ring and not on impressions and hopes.

It will, I imagine, be a wise move to stop here and make clear our own stand, and that of many promoters, in the Plummer-Szabo coast championship squabble. It is the humble opinion of the writer that Szabo was used badly. Referee John Calas' decision still stands, however, and we are forced to rate Plummer in the No. 1 spot. Below is the "dope." We sincerely hope you agree with at least a few of our selections.

GROUP ONE

Lou Plummer, St. Louis, MO
Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion

GROUP TWO

1. Dean Detton, Salt Lake City, UT
2. Sandor Szabo, HUN

GROUP THREE

1. Ivan Rasputin, RUS
2. Otto Kuss, Bloomington, IN
3. Chief Thunderbird, CAN
4. El Pulpo, MEX
5. Pat O'Shocker, IN

GROUP FOUR

1. Jack Gacek, POL
2. George Godfrey, Philadelphia, PA
3. George Dusette, FRA
4. Al Billings, Denver, CO
5. Art Shires, Chicago, IL
6. Benny Ginsberg, Los Angeles, CA
7. Jack Manuel, POR

GROUP FIVE

1. LaVerne Baxter, Pine Hill, NC
2. Bronko Valdez, MEX
3. Stanley Myslack, POL
4. Ed Helwig, Lodi, CA
5. Art Williams, Modesto, CA
6. Joe Bennicassa, Stockton, CA
7. Al Steinhauer, GER
8. Charles Raineri, ITA
9. Tom Lalallini, FRA
10. "Silent" Tobin, San Los, NM
11. Bill Kennedy, San Francisco, CA
12. Frank Malcewicz, Utica, NY
13. Slim Thomas, Moscow, ID
14. Jack Wickstrom, Nome, AK

Provided by J Michael Kenyon through WRESTLING AS WE LIKED IT.