Show iBea Beau u Jack Recalls I Hanks Hank's Aid By JACK MAHON NEW YORK Jan 5 INS INS INS- Long ago some som very wise guy who we are certain never heard of Jacobs' Jacobs Beach cracked that the good deeds you do are are always paid b back ck with interest Hammering Henry Armstrong undoubtedly was thinking of that sages sage's statement Tuesday as he contemplated meeting little Beau Jack of Augusta in a ten ten round round bout at Madison Square Garden here January 29 You see Lil Henry was a great fighter fighterS once once but that didn't stop him fr from m being nice to a kid kd Armstrong was riding on oh top of tho the world back in 1939 He Hel l had ad w won n the worlds world's feather light and welterweight titles and was wasa a very big citizen Indeed But that didn't stop him from walking over one afternoon in inthe inthe inthe the gym and complimenting a little hustling colored boy he didn't know He told the kid to keep punching and he too would wind up a champion The unknown kid was was' Beau Jack the former boo bootblack t b 1 a c k of the A Augusta u ug g uS ta golf club who only recently scored two sensational knockouts at the Garden Garden Gar Gar- den to become the most popular box boc office attraction of of the war war war- torn boxing w winter Believe it or not but Chick the Beaus Beau's manager said Tuesday this incident supplied sup plied one of f the objections he le had to overcome to complete negotiations negotiations for the January 29 bout The fight announced Monday by Promoter Mike Jacobs ended weeks of of negotiations negotiations' for foz Armstrongs Armstrong's Armstrongs Armstrongs Armstrong's Arm Arm- strongs strong's first start here since January January Jan Jan- uary 1941 He was was stopped that tha night light by Fritzie in a bloody but futile attempt to win back his worlds world's pound title the last of the triple crowns he relin relin- LOS ANGELES Jan 4 UP sP Henry A Armstrong's Armstrongs r n II t r J manager tanager George P. P Moore said tonight the former three three crown crown c champion h a. a m p Ion would Mould have to th postpone hIs Ms Philadelphia bout with ith Al AI until about bout February February February Feb Feb- 1 His Ills New York engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment with ith Beau Jack Moore said probably would be delayed delayed de de- de- de until some ten fen days clays after that Armstrong had an attack of about a year Jear ago Moore loore explained and anda a lighter attack recently He lie said he has no sore throat now however lie He lie didn't want to take tale talea a c chance ance on going back to toa a II cold climate until he lie had his tonsils out Moore a add Id- Id ed T They ey said Henry was through that hat his eyes were were bad and that thatto thatto to o continue fighting might cause him to to go blind So the little perpetual motion machine slowed for down lown for about a a. year Then it started to rumble again and Armstrong his manager Eddie Mead having passed on and pressed for cash decided to try a comeback Wisely he underwent underwent underwent under under- went an eye for the removal of scar tissue and took tooka a good rest before starting on od the thelong thelong long ong road that often has no end end- ing He has won 13 of 14 fights losing osing only to R Ruben ben Shank in Denver Tuesday night out on the west coast he goes after another another an an- other victory meeting Jimmy McDaniels This imposing record which boasts wins over over the same Zivi and Alda and knockouts of Lew Jenkins Leo Juan Zurita Rodolfo Ramirez and Earl Turner caused Promoter Jacobs to o lure Henry back to his old stamping ground Ray R Robinson binson was suggested as asan asan asan an opponent but couldn't come cometo cometo to o terms so 20 o Jack was offered the shot hot The little fellow who had trouble rouble getting drib club fights around this his town only a year ago is s now recognized here by virtue of a a. three round kayo of Jersey Tippy Larkin in his last start as worlds lightweight champion didn't want the fight The vision of a possible gross gate and that's about what the he battle should draw with a break reak in the weather turning into nto a a nightmare before his eyes Manager W wanted to know enow what was wrong wrongs The kid tells me said Chick who always prefers the present tense teris ense he has heard about Henry having laving bad eyes and doesn't want wanto to o hurt hut him H He explains how Henry lenry wa wag nice to him and is his friend I X dont don't want to lose him himas as a friend the Beau tells s me |