In Sunny California...1947.

Most of our California boxers seem to do their best fighting in their own back yards. In recent weeks, Enrique Bolanos, Jackie Wilson, and Joe Barnum, three Los Angeles top-notchers, all favored to win, were held to draws in bouts in the northern part of the state. While Jesse Flores, Earl Turner and Pat Valentino, best of the 'Frisco favorites, were beaten in scraps at Los Angeles. And all three were favorites to win. These results mentioned above are not just rare cases. Fact is, this thing has been happening for months. The exceptions have been in the cases of Jackie McCoy of Los Angeles, and Julius Menendez of San Jose, two lesser lights. McCoy has been making his best fights in the north, while Menendez has been a consistent winner here in the sunny south.