Show L 1 AMBERS CONFIDENT NT HELL HELI TRIUMPH t PH Bettors Say Henry Cinch To Beat Lou LouBy By LAWTON CARVER CARVETh International News Sports Writer NEW YORK Aug 9 9 Newer Never quite able to learn a lesson no no matter how hard it may be pounded home lome the pugilistic faithful today ay insisted that Henry Armstrong the savage savage little featherweight and and welterweight champion was a 5 to tol 1 l' l favorite over Lou Ambers lightweight lightweight light light- weight champion in the battle forthe fort for the the Jie latter's Jatter's title at the Polo Grounds tomorrow night The odds oads on Armstrong were shocking to the more thore more conservative of Cauliflower alley and quite ridiculous to all concerned but some wagers were being laid at that hat fantastic price and d at least leasta a a. few tried to justify what probably amounts to the longest money ever offered on a challenger challenger- From the betting price in some quarters Ambers might as well be armless and legless instead of a really tough young customer when the chips are down A scant few give ghe him at least a chance to win Min others cant can't see how he can an miss but a vast majority loudly and quite pick Armstrong Arm Arm- strong The Tue odds actually ran range e from Irom 3 to 1 to the extreme and quite baffling ing 5 to L Both fighters finished their training train train- ing ng yesterday Ambers at Summit N. N J. J with Joe Louis among the audience and Armstrong at Pompon Pompton Pomp Pomp- ton on Lakes N. N J. J and came through the he final stages without any untoward untoward un un- un toward incidents to further mar the promotion which can stand very jey ery little ittle harassing Its It's about to tf b ba be bea a great flop financially as It is and andaU andall andall all aU they needed was a last minute injury to one of the principals principal tomake to tomake tomake make everything all right That is it would make everything every very thing all right for the Bellevue psychiatric psychiatric ward l for r by this time Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Eddie Me Mead d representing the Armstrong stable and fat and fidgety fid fid- gety ety Al AI Well boss of the Ambers entourage have died a thousand deaths feigned deaths feigned or otherwise No recent fight has been ballyhooed bally bally- booed quite so loudly by the managers managers man man- agers themselves as this one with the most reverberating note struck by in his hints that if Ambers successfully defends the lightweight title he will claim Armstrongs Armstrong's welter crown This has kept Mead In Jn something of a dither and has filled the public prints with chatter pro and nd con mt but but the fight still wont won't be anything like ike an karat 18 wow at the turn turn- stiles Promoter Mike Jacobs' Jacobs office in fact act quite blandly predicts receipts ranging from to When the match natch was made spoke poke encouragingly of a take ake at the box office But even If it Is below expectations Hons financially it should be an artistic success Nearly early all agree that it will ill ill be a virtual riot forat forat for lor lorat at least a a. few rounds until rounds until such lIuch time as Armstrong strong manages finally final ly to catch up with the proud little littleman littleman littleman man from froin up-state up New Nen York After that they expect only slaughter However Ambers remains his own staunchest supporter and it may be that another pugilistic king upset is about to be present presented d. d |