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Show Speaking of Sports Long Campaign Tests Greatness Of Armstrong By ROBERT McSHANE 'T'HERE could be no doubt that (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) O ' O Willkies Home Town Prepares for Big Gala Day A the PlrYOUR next argument as to greatest fighter of all time, pound for pound, take a quick look at the record of Hammering Henry Armstrong, one of the most tireless fighting machines of boxing history. At one time Henry held three world boxing .titles. Its a bit involved, even now, but this is the general idea. Holder of the featherand welterweight, lightweight weight titles, Armstrong won the first crown when he knocked out y Sarron. To fight as a featherweight a man must weigh 127 pounds or under. He made the weight all right, and after the laurels were his, he tore into a few additional steaks to put on weight. Then he proceeded to whip Barney Ross for the welterweight title. These matters taken care of, be bought himself a new robe to wear in the ring. On the back was emArmstrong Henry blazoned, featherweight champion, welter Pe-te- you stood poised on the edge of another football season. Not the slightest doubt when you turned and looked into the honest, rugged countenance of Bo McMillin, the Head Hoosier of Indiana. It wont be long now, Bo opened the conversation. If wont. In almost no time teams will be mobilizing for the leading games in CMcago and New York. And just beyond that we get the call to colors and the beginning of intercollegiate action. This sho will be some season all over the map, Coach Bo admitted y drawl. Evin his a lot of with set up ery section is as Cornell, such powerful teams, Fordham and Princeton in the East Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota, and Notre Dame in the Midwest-pr- etty near all of em in the South: Tulane, Duke, Tennessee, Alabama, all-st- ar Texas-Kentuck- and others. The Southwest? Tougher than ever, headed by Texas A. and M. and Southern Methodist. Then on the way to the West coast we have Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma and a few more. The West coast will be headed by Southern California and Washington, but there will be others almost as good. About Indiana? Weve got more speed this time. Thats where weve been shy. Well be better off this season. Twenty Years Ago It has been 20 years since young came on to Harvard with his Centre college team and startled the country. That Kentucky entry had McMillin, Weaver and Red Roberts, three of the best. Walter Camp named McMillin and Weaver on his Bo Citizens of Elwood, Ind., are sprucing up the town in preparation for an invasion of 300,000 visitors when Wendell L. Willkie formally accepts the Republican nomination for President, on August 17. Willkie will make two speeches, one from the steps of the Elwood high school and the other at the park. Above, left, is jshown the house in which Willkie was born, below, Mr. and Mrs. Willkie and right, the high school. liquorless Night Club at W. C.T.U. Convention weight champion. Between the two he left space for the lightweight Uncle Charlie Moran, now in repart of it, a seemingly premature prognostication. But Henry proved tirement at his home in Horse Cave, to be an admirable forecaster, for Ky., was Centres coach, and Uncle not long afterwards he licked Lou Charlie knew more than his share Ambers and won the lightweight . crown. Heart of a Heavyweight I Armstrong throws more leather than any other puncher in the ring. Often he sacrifices quality for quantity, which means that he tosses at least three punches to his opponents one. He has moved at that windmill pace for the past 10 years, and according to doctors, his heart is as big, in actual physical dimensions, as that of a heavyweight. Unquestionably Henry is one of the ring marvels of all time. Superhuman is one of the words used most often to describe the great Negro fighter. Tireless and terrific are others. But the legend of superman was flattened long ago. No fighter is impervious to punishment. Nor can Henry go on forever at the pace he set for himself long ago. The long years of campaigning have taken quite a lot out of Armstrong. His recent fight with Lew Jenkins, the Cinderella man, proved that. Though he administered a terrible beating to the lanky, Texan, Henry was more sluggish than usual, and his punches e lacked some of their snap. But never forget that Henry is still king of the welterweights. The fighter who removes that crown from Ms brow will have earned it. He has fought the cream of the crop n fact, the cream of three crops gnd has proved just a litng old-tim- gust 7, to continue for the rest of the week. Milk end soft drinks will be served as evidence of the increasing trend among young people' toward temperance. Jn inset at left is shown Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, national president of the W. C. T. U. and at right is pictured Frances Willard, its founder. Trotters Get Ready for Race Classic 66th Milestone tle better than the best of Ms competition. We played football together and against each other in Nashville, and I can say now Id rather play with him than against him. Bo still grins when you recall the time at Geneva when he told Genevas president, I just cant keep all these boys from followin me around, one of them being a midget by the name of Cal Hubbard, 6 feet 4, displacement 240 pounds, and faster than most backs. That was the era when Cornell beat Geneva, 6 to 0, a game during which Geneva was penalized only something like 380 yards. A week later Bos Geneva outfit beat Harvard. That Cal Hubbard was pretty near a whole team all alone, Bo tells you. The Same Old Finish Still a Favorite wasnt expected to Bo McMillin is still one of foobe a set-u- p for the dusky mitt tballs favorite no matter where thrower. And for the first two rounds he happens to sons, be. Bo is not only a it looked like the fight was going smart coach but highly popular with Lew Jenkins against Henry, who never was a particularly fast starter. But the end was the same or even a little more definite than usual. Completely dazed, Jenkins wasnt able to answer the bell for the seventh round. Interesting were the comments made by boxing authorities the next day. One of the leading press association writers stated that Armstrong took everything Jenkins dished out and waded in with a attack that would have broken through a stone wall. Henry is one of the greatest of all time. Most experts agree that Armstrong is quite a ways past Ms peak, but all of them agree that his name belongs on any list, of e truly - Congratulations on his sixty-six- th battlers. birthday will be in order for former great A few old timers might claim that Pesident Herbert Hoover on August Outstanding harness horses of America will run in the historic Stake at Goshen, N. Y., on August 14. Biggest race of its kind 10. Mr. Hoover will observe the hed be easy for the great fighters in the United States, the event annually attracts thousands of lovers of milestone at Ms home at Palo Alto, of the past, but at any reasonable trotting races. Above is pictured a typical scene at the famous track. Calif. He was born at Long Branch, weight say 135 pounds HammerScores of champions have been crowned here. ing Henry deserves ' a unanimous Iowa. vote for top ranking. two-hand-ed all-tim- Ham-bletoni- an of football. his players, or, as he calls them, My po little Indiana boys. The only time I ever saw him upset was the, day Centre played Just before the Georgia Tech. game Bill Fincher, a great tackle, made his address to McMillin, Youre a great player, Bo. There are 30,000 out here today to see you play. I feel awful sorry about it because you are not going to be in there very long about three min- utes. Unfortunately for Bo, the prophecy came true. Id certainly like to see that game between Cornell and Ohio State, Bo said. I know Cornell is strong, but OMo State is going to have a great team. Their captain, Don Scott, is one of the best football players I ever saw and in addition he is a sparkplug leader. Yes sir, theres a great football player and he isnt the only Buckeye star. |