The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-25
AMBERS EARNS 1 RETURN BATTLE FOR '135' TITLE
Arizmendi Stopped for First Time-ArmstrOng
 Must Sign
BY HENRY SUPER United Press Stan Correspondent)

 New York, Feb. 25 - (UP1 - Lou Ambers, the former lightweight champion, went on a fistic sitdown strike today. He will keep sitting un- til they give him a chance to meet that human cyclone. Henry Arm strong.
 q lost that title to Armstrong last August and will not step into another ring in New York City until my conquerer is in there too. with the championship at stake" Ambers said.
 He felt that way because he stop- ped rugged Baby Arizmendi of Mex ico in ten rounds last night Armstrong, who also holds the welterweight title, hasn't defended the lS5-pound crown since he won it and the New York State Boxing Commission has ruled that he must sign before March 1 to meet Ambers again.
 Henry was in Havana last night. hoping Arizmendi would eliminate Lou as challenger. Armstrong had fought the baby five times-52 rounds--and came out on top in the last three meetings. Against Am- bers. Armstrong had had tough time of 1t though he managed to take his title. So Henry, who treas ures the lightweight crown like King Midas did his gold, would have been pleased had Arizmendi won.
 Earned The "Shot'
 Today the boys along Hammers lane were saying that unless Am bers gets that return match-in July-there was no justice. And the tip was out that MT. Armstrong bet- ter watch his step because last night it was Lou Ambers the man not the boy-who handed the Mex ican his first knockout in more than 200 fights of a career which began at the age of 12.
 Ambers had fought Arixmendi twice before, winning decision and fighting . draw last summer. But last night it was different Am- bers who strutted his stun out there under the hot white lights before Q crowd of s,8S7 that paid sls,S65.60.
 When Lou held the lightweight title he was just jittery kid and he was the same the night he lost it. He hit the comeback trail Q short time later, a serious young man with one purpose in life-to win it back. New York hadn't seen Lou again until last night and it saw an Am- bers who punched sharp and clean, who fought from the balls of his feet instead of initiating jack knife: 1t saw . youngster who took 'em all, to the head and the body. and came back fighting.
 In the first two rounds, Ambers took his time and looked stale. The boys who had backed Arizmendi at odds of S-1 already were counting their profits when, Boppo. AmberS broke loose with two-fisted attack in the sixth round that must have made Arizmendi wish he wasn't there.
 From then on it was no fight. Arimendi, Q terrific puncher to the body, worked on Lou's stomach but for every hook he landed there he took a dozen socks to the head.
 Action Aplenty
 The break finally came in the ninth round. Ariunendi. who had suffered Q bad gash on the chin and left eye and who had lost the third and fifth rounds because of wild punches below the belt, moved in and clipped Lou with q left to the stomach. There was wild furry on the ropes and-some of the boys will disagree how 1t happened-the Baby came out of 1t with blood streaming from cut in the corner of his right eye.
 Ambers said that "a left hook did it"; Arixmendi said: we bumped heads together and unfortunately I took 1t on the eye"
 It doesn't matter - Arixmendi's seconds repaired the cut temporar- fly. The bell changed for the 10th round and hardly had the echo died than the wound was opened again, The blood flowed and flowed until both men looked as if someone up above the ring had turned the fau- cet for . shower of red paint. Ariz- mendi wasn't hurt but he was . ghastly sight.
 At the end of the 10th a doctor examined the cut and said it was deep but high" The referee, Pete Hartley. said the fight should be stopped and 1t was.
 Arimendi was broken-hearted, His wife out in Los Angeles soon, will be mother and he had hoped for a chance to win fame - and money-as 6 lightweight contender. He protested that he could have gone on but it would have been no use-Ambers had won seven of the scheduled l2 rounds already and probably would have taken the rest | of them.