Evening star., 1938-10-22
Henry Coneedine Too Much
Weight, Declares Bronson.

ollllh 1dICld Is likely u kIlOCk
him out" said Mr.. Bronson, lingering
the neat bow tie which constitutes his
trade mark and always has, from
Joplin, Mo-, to the crest of Mont
martre.
Mr.. Bronson talks in a dulcet and
literate strain. Most fight men, feel
ing as he does, would open fire by
selling your coat in grim clutch and
barking, Garcia will murder him,
what I'm telling ya!" Mr.. Bronson
Is more refined
Garcia is likely to knock him out" {"
he said. Armstrong is giving away
too much weight"
That's right" said your correspon-
dent omnisciently. He's giving away
10 or II pounds"
Mr.. Bow-Tie Bronson shook his
head.
NO" said Mr.. Bronson calmly, "he
Won't be giving away 10 pounds. He'll
be giving away Is or 16 pounds. And
that's too much. Ten pounds would
be too much, and 16 pounds is
more so.
Add 1t up. Armstrong; people
claim that his best fighting weight is
1873. Well, We'll give him a pound or
20. Say he weighs in at 1874 on the
day OF the fight. Garcia will have
to fight to make the welterweight
limit Of lat. I mean he'll make it, all
right. but that's his minimum.
Now" said Mr.. Bronson, checking
over his fingers briefly to make sure
he had all 10, What do you think will
happen when those boys leave the
scales at noon to 60 home and ease
In for the fight? Armstrong won't gain
an ounce between then and ring time.
A fighters weight seeks its natural
level, and Armstrong; natural level
Is 1873 or 1874, unless they stuff him,
which would hurt his chances.
Goreio Expected to ScoIe
$50 Pounds at Bell Time.
Garcia will start gaining his
strength back, and he'll gain fast.
He'll come into that ring weighing
$50 or ISL and ready to tear wildcat
apart. Call it Is pounds difference.
w yoA eiAlIh Idll SpOG llldG
kind of weight to a strong man and a
puncher like Garcia?
IF Henry was knockout fighter
I mean if he could stiffen a big
man with one punch-he might have
q chance. But he has to throw lot
Of punches to bring you down. He'll
have to go in and mix with Garcia,
and, when they start leaning against
each other, who do you suppose is
going to lean harder? And hit harder,
too?"
Your correspondent waited for the
answer. Mr.. Bronson indicated that
It began with Ct"
And since the fight is scheduled
for Is rounds" he added, that prob
ably will mean knockout"
In justice to both parties, should
point out that Mr.. Bronson's theory
Is by no means the only one in circu-
lation. The Armstrong vote is pretty
stable, so much so that, if there is
any favorite in the betting odds Just
now, it is the reformed poet himself,
the young man whom Mr. Al Jolson
nsed 70 refer to as his coal-black rose.
The betting is light so far. but Henry
has the edge, the so-called amateur
edge, of 6 to 5 and to 5.
Some of the boys are suckers for
prestige, and Armstrong has lot
Of that. The record does not make
ketchel out of Senor Garcia. Be-
coming technical, Henry's hackers ex-
plain that Garcia has got to fight
at long range to hit effectively. They
tell you that Henry will come in to
the Filipino, take root in his chest,
and grow like ivy.
That's as may be. But, as long as
We are casting these early green bal
lots, your correspondent votes along
with Mr.. BoW-Tie James Bronson.
It looks to be Garcia from here.
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