Evening star., 1938-08-07
BOTH SHOULD TOSS
LOTS OF LEATHER
Henry's Superior Punching
Power Main Difference
Between Rivals.
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
SperioI rorrespondent of The Star

SpeCl0l correspondent OIL ne SldT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-When two
such names as the Herkimer Hurricane
and the Homicide Hammerer are
thrown into the same pit at the same
time. the net result should be an early
and complete shambles.
Unfortunately, the Herkimer Hur-
ricane hasn't been blowing with any
such destructive force, so, II there is
any debris from shambles left around
next Wednesday night, it isn't likely
to include the remains Of Henry Arm
strong.
Lou Ambers figures to give Arm
strong a much better fight than
Barney Ross did for several reasons
/. He has a better pair of legs.
2. He is younger and faster in more
varieties of action than Barney was
3. He is more on the rough and
grab side that can often annoy an op-
ponent to a high degree.
The Big Difference.
The big difference between Ambers
and Armstrong is this: Ambers is no
puncher and Armstrong is. Both can
set and hold a dizzy pace, but, while
this pace is under way, most Of the
punishment should come from Arm
strong 1t will unless the Herkimer
entry has changed his habits almost
completely.
Armstrong is no quick knocker-out.
But he can put on Furnishing tattoo
that does an opponent no great good
not after the first three or four rounds.
After the first few rounds, the ac-
cumulative effect begins to get In its
work
Armstrong will have a harder time
betting Ambers than he did betting
Ross, however. He also will find Am
bers harder to hurt.
But still believe it will take some
hard-hitting, sharp-shooting puncher
with stunning wallop to halt the
Armstrong charge and keep him at
bay. Any opponent lacking any such
weapon soon will find the hammerer
swarming all over him, failing away
with both hands.
Ambers will duck or block many OF
these Armstrong fusillades. But one
might just as we'll try to duck hand
full of shot thrown at two PAGES when
1t comes to ducking most of them.
I've never seen any other fighter throw
half as many punches as Armstrong
does. and I've seen Harry Greb more
than a few times.
Something More.
1t has been said that Armstrong is
an open target, easy to hit. This
doesn't fit in with the facts. Arm
strong comes to you, but he moves in
with weaving, bobbing. fast-moving
head that f1ips from side to side. He
never leaves his chin in any set place.
Many punches thrown at him miss
completely and many others land only
glancing blows that can do little
damage.
1t is something like slapping a tim
ber wolf around the head Ever try it?
Armstrong misses his share of
punches, but, if he can park only 40
or so per cent Of all those he starts
under way, the result is sure to be
painful.
Hammering Henry is no light or
soft puncher. He is we'll built around
the shoulders, arms and upper body.
No man near his weight can absorb a
flock Of his shots on head and body
without slowing up. This type Of as
sault has the tendency to put an op-
f,ononf ~, dofapc;yo or ~ 1...t - 49,.
him 50 far off balance he can do little
hitting Of his own.
Balance is the foundation of power
IN every game played. If your balance
Is wrecked or scrambled up, there
isn't much left to call on.
About Ambers.
Ambers is fast, strong and dead
game. He likes to keep in motion at
top speed. So does Armstrong. So
there should be bale of leather flying
about before the show is over.
Being dead game won't keep YOU
from taking quite beating unless Won
have something else to offer. Ambers'
only chance will be to break up the
Armstrong offensive by keeping ham,
merlng Henry off balance at least part
of the time.
Just how this can be ACCOMPLISHED
without a good punch is something of
q mystery. Superior speed-if Ambers
has it-can help. Making Armstrong
miss more than he usually does can
be factor.
This is all looking to a maybe or a
perhaps. You don't have to look for
any such ingredients when you size
up Armstrong. You know what he has
and what he is going to do with it.
l don't believe Ambers or any one
else near Armstrong; weight can keep
the human fusillade away.
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