Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-09-16 | Page 13 | Jenkins Given Another Try

Jenkins Given Another Try r PHILADELPHIA Sept 16 UP tIP tIP- Lew Jenkins recognized in some som ome sections as worlds world's lightweight champion and Bob Montgomery a local negro boy who wouldn't wouldn mind having the crown crown himself tangle at park tonight fo for perhaps 10 rounds in a fight that has the betting me men mumbling in their soup With town home bo boy regard regan backing up Youg Bobs Bob's record o of 28 victories in 29 professional starts the wagering on this shindig is as close as a motorcycle co cop tailing you at 50 The bettin betting commissioners were were- making it 5 t to 6 and take your choice between th the Sweetwater Swatter from Texas and the local negro On his knockout victory over ove Lou Ambers by which he won New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and California recognition as pound head man last spring the ex-cavalry ex figures figure to win win but but it was no proposition on which to break open your kid kids kid's bank to bet Since flattening Ambers Ambers Ambers Am Am- bers Jenkins was himself given a going over by Henry Armstrong He broke training for this fight figh to make a quick trip to Texas t tsee to see his ill mother and on the wa way back was injured in an automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile accident Montgomery on the other hand handis is being hailed around Broad an and Locust streets as the best lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight this city has seen since sine Lew was in there pitching Although only 21 he has kayoed 1 16 opponents scoring the last crusher over Jimmy Vaughan for the first firs knockout that veteran ever su suf- suf