ARMSTRONG AGAIN.
WORLD WELTER TITLE. GARQIA'S CHALLENGE FAILS. BOUT GOES FULL DISTANCE. NEW YORK, November 27. Henry Armntrontf l>eiit C'erefino Garcia on poinUi in a Wont tor the \vorl<l« welterweight championMhip. which ArmatronK won from Barney Hoh* on May 31. The fiirht waa powtponeil from November 17 owitiK to Arnißtronn .xiixtaining an injury in !uh final workout. Arnmtron»{ weigiieil in at 1341b and Garcia at 14<5V41b. 'J'lie champion waa an eviflit tf> five favourite. The crqw il of .Ui,OW) was the largest ever to wituesH in indoor welter-weiuht title match. Armstrong won <lisa'ppointin«!y in eany fashion'. Ganin took'only three out of the fifteen round*, and according to Pressmen, one of thewe on a foul. Armstrong won ten and two were even. Armstrong continually charged in, hammering the Filipino'# head and body with short, jolting hooks. Only twice did Garcia land his.much publicised uppercut. sta»egering Armstrong in the sixth and twelfth rounds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 16
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151ARMSTRONG AGAIN. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 16
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