Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-15 | Page 10 | Garcia May Yet Become Favorite

ARCA MAY Y YET FA FAVORI I Fight F Folks Fos I Think HenS HenrI HenSBy Hen Due to Fl I By Dy LAWTON CARVER CARVEn J International News Sports Edi NEW YORK Oct 15 INS I craftsmanship his hL work 11 fi I what below the standard set b by byJoe Joe Jack Jach Brittons 1 Mj 1 i M Walkers and those other wi W weights of ot another day for tor he Is pretty crude Nevertheless Nc Ceferino Gar 1 about to find himself in the th spot of being favored beat the tho man they have been beer Ignatius a as the tho greatest II fig tt of these times According to the odds odd preva j now the Filipino will enter the r here on November 2 rated a to 5 to denude Henry Armstrong t the world welterweight champ ship With that if it it is 13 Armstrong will vilI be bo twice de deOnly denu j jOnly Only recently he gave up the t title because he no nolo could make the weight Armstrong probably is the lightweight in the w world and to j i title he probably will wilt cling long long time but hut his retro slon zion seemingly is to be a aou speedy as his ascendancy to pu pug tic preeminence I IlIe lIe He was and still is the lie first firsTi 1 ever er to win and hold three t tat tit e eat at the same time He lie took th lb z zall x all within a period of 10 m mont th knocking out Petey Sarron S 1 the tho feather title then outpoint l t Barney Ross for the welter en ero ro t and Lou Ambers for the hg fig figi weight title the latter conj f being perpetrated last August Augu AugustIn In giving up the feather cr Her ic Armstrong did exactly what v vi E body knew he would do Of cou he may get by Garcia and iJ main the lightweight and we champion but everybody doubt doubts Personally I think he will t lucky to escape a knockout it itIn In Iii an any case ease if he lie loses man who suddenly domina iU three divisions of boxing dor dO nates only two now and you ii find very ery few who sho will l along with him bins against Gar Garc- Garc Indeed some even en Insist that will l back Ambers in a Ie tt match Whether he can beat Am must be problematical Anyhow w was tiring rapidly and I from rom loss of blood in his bout bout gave rave him Ambers' Ambers title But w about Garcia IS' IS Just this The Filipino will wUl we 4 about to Armstrongs Armstrong's Garcia probably is the tough bug man and hardest puncher In in ring today pound for pound In He JIe gave ga Ross such a tussle L their bout stole the r U 1 champions show how last and thus he ho is challenging for foi second time lIe He punches WI 1 wi ij f 13 a either hand is tough rugged a probably will stop Armstro Garcia has knocked out 11 of 4 Ot last 12 13 opponents Armstrong has been resting elthe si II the he Ambers bout last August but mt through that one he scored knockouts in 39 starts l It just happens that he is a a. m. m It little ittle man Garcia is a 8 good IE M man