The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-22


the land deem it wise to give Lou
only one crown, l suppose. one
crown it will be in the official
records
But Ambers hasn't won this
fight. He stands at least an even
chance, but until he has been re-
turned victor itn be anybody's
fight
There is one thing for certain,
both Of these veteran little men
are warriors. unafraid. willing to
gamble. Their first edition is still
talked about by fans. 1t was a
CORY classic, with Hank so sick
for many heats he could hardly
Yet, despite that sickness
caused by swallowing hot blood
that poured from a terribly LAGER
ated lower lip early In the fight
he kept up his %hammering tactics
And there meeting him was Am.
bers. 1t was toe to toe and never
give an inch -.
Near the end Henry was so be.
fuddled he didn't know where hi.
corner was, and walked to the
wrong spot. Ambers was too tired
to take advantage of the bad con
dition of the small st. Louis whirl.
wind. So. at the conclusion OF
battle Armstrong was given Louis
lightweight crown -.
There are those who still insist
that Ambers did not lose that
that the war was so close
ii was an injustice to take Louis
crown from him on a thread
width decision
Ambers might be given the edge
tonight. He is two years younger
and he hasn't taken the gatherings
Armstrong has been compelled to
take by his terrific, head-long at
tack, an attack that has made
him n of the great little men of
modern fighting -.
Then, too, Henry has cracked
hands. He has that badly bat
tered lip. He has eyes that are
cut. Unless he wins early
his chances seem to be simmer as
the fight goes on
Anyway, it should be a great
repeater, another fight that Will
send the fans home talking to
themselves, as so 1000 did a year
ago. And being what the kids
are may the better man win d.
DUR state game commissioners
have seer the error of their
way and revised the upland bird
shooting season for 1899 -. g.,
Instead of the original nine day
set only a few days ago
and which Brought a terrific storm
Of protest from Western Washing
ton hunters. the commissioners got
together again yesterday and
granted an 11-day season -.
They also removed the ban on
and Hungarian cartridges IN
Western Washington -.
And to make things still better
for the average guy, who pays
most of the license freight but
cannot leave his work to shoot
except on week-ends. the COM
missioners voted to grant THREE
combined Saturdays and Sun
Originally ONE Saturday and
Sunday combination had been Of
Two Western Washington COM
were b~ull-headed and
hung out for the original season
as long as they could. One went
so far as to say:
IAN right. give 'em everything.
Thow IL wide open. Make the
limit Is birds" -.
Such an attitude indicates only
one thing -. that it is the idea
Of that commissioner that the
birds hardly belong to the license
purchasers the people
II might be a good idea to show
that commissioner that, after all.
he merely represents the great
army of hunters
IL long will remain a puzzle to
why a man takes such a stand,
especially when he is a hunter
himself. ! hope it is not for selfish
reasons. because that commits
al pick up and 90 any
lime he desires. The average guy
can't do that
However. after common logic
presented to the board by
representatives Of the sportsmen
and by other members of the COM
mission. the change was made.and
he sun shines brightly in the life
If the hunters -.
j can say this much . a long
the game commission has ~ its
member the fair-minded. logical
Tom Lally. there will be
ess chance for friction. The
sportsman has a broad
'icw Of the situation and under
he represents only the
-.
Our general state game control
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