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Show iMSTM Wm PEATMEN YDTLE " - . Henry Kayos . Jlival ter BitfeFBout By t.DDlK BRIETZ NEW YORK, Oct 30 (.It-Over, the-welght or under-the-welght, lf all the same to little Henry Arm. Irong, the brown streak from the Pacific coast. They said the Los Angeles negro eouldn't mnke the featherweight limit of 126 pounds and still be strong, but lam night he came In at 124 pounds, almont knocked Petey Ssrron's block off and won himself undisputed possession of the world . 12l-pound title. Thanks to Armstrong's flying fists, the feathers now have a ruler at whom no stones can be cast. He's the kingpin in states controlled by the National Boxing association, here Sarron formerly held forth, as well as in New York. California and other socalled "rebel" territory. A rruvhing left to the pit of the stonuu-h, quickly followed by a murderous right flush to tha button, polished off the gama and rlever Sarron after almost all rounds of sizzling milling In Madison Madi-son Square liar den. A crowd of 11.847 parted with $.14.-708 $.14.-708 28 to welcome Mike Jacobs Into the Garden and see Armstrong, in many respects a miniature edition of Joe Louis, hang up his twenty-second twenty-second knockout in his last 23 fights. The knockout climaxed five of the fastest, most furiously fought rounds Garden fans have seen in years. Sarron, off to a dazzling lead, blew It in the fifth and sixth when Armstrong finally got organized organ-ized and began to go to town. In the sixth, his back to the ropes and his head protected by his arms. Sarron stood flat footed while a relentless re-lentless Armstrong, his throttle now wide open, pummrlcd short but deadly punches into the Birmingham Birming-ham lad's face and midriff. Sarron rallied momentarily to punch his way into the rlear, but his attack bogged down when Armstrong belted terrific left to the stomach and a second later when an equally pile-driving right crashed against his chin, the Syrian's knees sagged and he hit the canvas. "Those two blows hurt me." said Sarron after the fight, "but not so badly that I couldn't have got up. I missed one of the referee's counts. I was looking for nine when he said ten." The little Syrian attributed his lack of fire and pep to the ordeal of weight making. He's at his best around 130 pounds. He's 30 years old and twice within six months he's been called on to come down to 128. "I think I will make a lightweiKht out of i'ctcy." said Manager Jim Erwin. "I doubt if he'll ever try to make 126 pounds again. It takes too much out of him." Oddly enough, Armstrong, who was expected to be the real sufferer from the reducing process, showed no adverse effects. He was as strong at the finish as at the start, notwithstanding that he was performing per-forming at six pounds under his normal fighting weight. Armstrong said his unimpressive showing at the start was because of everanxiousness to make a one-punch one-punch fight of it. "I fought a sucker fight to tart,'' he said. "My Instructions wera to punch with Karron for four or five rounds. But ho hit me oftcner and harder than 1 figured fig-ured and I (Unregarded ordera and tried to nail him. When my seconds sec-onds brought me into line about the fourth round, I began to connect con-nect squarely. Sarron Is tough and hard to fight." Armstrong makes his next start December 6 in Cleveland in a non-title non-title bout against an opponent not yet selected. Sarron will make his debut as a lightweight in the New York Hippodrome November 22. His opponent will be named next week. |