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Winner Will Get Title Bout Though Commission
 Says ''NO"
By HENRY SUPER United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, Feb. 24. (UP)-A couple of rough young fighting men come to blows in Madison Square Garden tonight and, strange as it seems, each wants victory because 1t will open the gates to a battle some hot night next July against Henry Armstrong, the industry's human buzz saw.
 Despite another famous double talk" decision by the New York boxing commission early this week, you can bet whatever tea is still left in China that it will be the win ner of tonight's 12-rounder between Lou Ambers and Baby Arizmendi who faces MT. Armstrong when he defends the lightweight title for the first time this summer.
 Ambers, the "Jumping-Jack" boy from Herkimer, N. Y, yielded the lightweight crown to Armstrong last summer and, because he once ruled the division, they were betting g. to-1 that Lou wallops the bull shouldered little Mexican.
 It will be the third meeting be- tween this pair. Arizmendi, who once held a share of the feather weight title, fought a draw with Lou last June in Los Angeles but about the only person in the arena who thought the Baby didn't win was the referee who rendered the deci- sion. Ambers won their first fight in 1886 when Arizmendi was feather weight.
 The boxing commission has stated that the fight will have no bearing on the lightweight championship sit- uation /nd that Arizmendi will not be the No. challenger even if he wins. The commission has ordered Armstrong to sign or open negotia- tions before March 1 for title defense against Ambers, whom it recognizes as the outstanding chal- lenger. In explaining this decision, the boxing fathers said the bout is an over-the-weight affair-each has agreed to weigh no more than 140 pounds-and not slated for the 15- round championship distance.
 However, the boys on hammers Lane know that if Arizmendi wins decisively he will be the No. con- tender, commission or not.
 Another point in Arizmendi's fa- vor, even though he never was even foored in 52 rounds against Arm strong, is that Eddie Mead, the champions manager, is not anxious to see Ambers in a ring as a party of the secind part when Henry's title is on the line. The night Am bers lost the lightweight crown, he had the great negro scrapper bloody and groggy in the closing rounds and was defeated only because Armstrong had piled up tremend- ous lead in the earlier sessions. Mead does not care to think what might happen if Lou goes again against Henry.
 Ambers announced today that he is determined to kayo Arizmendi, which is something that never has happened in the baby's 2O0-odd fights since 1929. Arizmendi, who beat Armstrong twice and lost three times, said that the 12-round route will help him win. The last two mbers-Arizmendi battles were 10- rounders.
 Both fighters are about on par physically. Arizmendi has been fight ing longer than Lou and has had more than twice as many profess sioal scraps. Each will weigh around l35 1-2 pounds. Ambers is faster and the better boxer, but Arizmendi has a punch. Neither has ever been knocked out.