| Show R O. O Be Posted S. S Sign May For Armstrong and Garcia GarciaS S Fight Says P Promoter Mike By LESLIE AVERY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Nov 24 UP Promoter UP-Promoter Promoter Mike Jacobs assured of ofa a gate for the Garcia Armstrong-Garcia welterweight championship champion- champion ship hip fight tomorrow night was jittery today as he ordered both principals principals principals prin prin- I to refrain from further workouts before With the prospect of hanging out out outS S. S R. R O. O signs for the first time since ince he took over the biff business at t Madison Square Garden Jacobs was trying to guard against a recurrence recurrence re- re currence of the toe shadow-boxing shadow accident accident ac- ac ident suffered by Champion Henry Armstrong 24 hours before he was scheduled to meet Ceferino Garcia November 2 Although it is custo customary ary for fighters to rest on the eve of a big match Promoter Mike remembered remembered that Hammering Henry was as persuaded to perform for movie mo cameramen on November ember 1 Three times tunes while wading into his own shadow Armstrong slipped and feIl felLy J The last time he lie got up he lie claimed he lie had hurt his back back back- and the fight was postponed three w weeks As both men completed training in n good shape yesterday odds on Armstrong to retain the pound crown rown he won from Barney Ross last ast May remained at 2 That is the he price the commissioners were I taking if you wanted to bet on Henry but if you had some change I to put on the Filipino the best I price they offered was 8 Most Garcia backers however were taking taking tak- tak ing ng the longer 6 1 odds offered against Ceferino scoring a knockout knockout knockout knock knock- out because they feel it his best chance to win from the little Los Las Angeles negro Predicts out Sell out Judging the probable attendance attendance- by jy the he already has Inthe in inthe inthe the till Jacobs predicted a sell-out sell crowd of more than with a gross gate of ab about ut Ticket speculators are asking 25 for choice 1650 seats The fighters fighters' weights after final work-outs work indicated Garcia would have about 10 pounds' pounds pulL Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong weighed while tho the Islander hit lilt Former Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard who watched Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong go through his last three round drill predicted Garcia would wind up on the canvas about the twelfth or thirteenth heat of the scheduled round 15 battle Henry is too fast and evas evasive e eto to get tagged by one of Garcias Garcia's punch bolo uppercuts in the early rounds Leonard said His terrific terrific terrific ter ter- ter- ter pace will wear Garcia down fa fast t and amI h he should be bo an easy ka kayo o victim in the later rounds No one one disagrees that Henry benefited benefited ben hen more than Garcia from the postponement At the time of his back injury Armstrong was still nursing th the the- lower lip that needed 10 after his lightweight title fight with Lou Ambers in August and the extra three weeks have given it time to heal completely He has been boxing without a head- head guard since recovering from the wrenched back Garcias Garcia's manager George Parnassus Parnassus Parnassus Par Par- insists that the delay did not 1 hurt Ceferino and that his fighting edge has not been dulled He pointed point point- ed out Garcia Garcie is a natural welterweight welterweight welterweight welter welter- weight and has no difficulty in keeping under the pound limit |
