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Show Henry Armstrong 4-1 Favorite In Ring Battle With Beauhuld NEW YORK. Nov. 19 (UP) Featherweight Champion Henry Armstrong ruled a 4-1 favorite to beat Billy Beauhuld of Jersey City in their 10-round bout tonight at Madison Square Garden. The match is expected to provide winter challenger for Lou Ambers' Beauhuld is a much more danger-oua danger-oua puncher than his three knockouts knock-outs indicate. He haa a stinging right and is one of the cleverest counterpunchers in the game. He is rugged and his many fans believe he is just the type to five Armstrong trouble. They recall that Billy held the Italian slugger. Aldo Spoldi. to a draw and that Spoldi was the only man who managed to stay the route against Armstrong thia year. Promoter Mike Jacobs plans to match the winner with Ambers for the lightweight title at the Garden in January or February if Ambers can be induced to risk his crown in a winter bout. j Iightweignt tine. Armstrong, negro knockout artist from Los Angeles, will be making his first start since lifting the feather crown off the brow of Petey Sarron three weeks ago. In young Beauhuld he faces a boxer unbeaten in 44 fights since turning professional A capacity crowd of! 19000. paying about. 160 000, is expected. ex-pected. ' Beauhuld will have every physl- cal advantage over Armstrong. He will come in at the lightweight limit j of 133 pounds, while Henry is not expected to weigh more then 130. 1 He will exceed Henry's height and i reach. He is Jl. while Armstrong will be IS next week. I Henry is the heavy favorite be-! cause be haa kayoed 22 of the 23 opponents he has faced this year He is the most devastating puncher' seen here in years. He is called the Black ' Terry McGovern. and Broadway gamblers hsve gone over-: board on him. j |