The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31
SEEKS REVENGE
 FOR BOSS ROSS,
 ARMSTRONG 3-1
Chicago Ring Star Ready for LOng-Awaited
 Opportunity
By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports EditOr)

New York, March 31 (UP)- Davey Day crawls through the red ropes at Madison Square Garden tonight to fight Henry Armstrong for the welterweight championship of the world, and they do say this one is for blood because deep in Davey;s hear tthere is a wound noth- ing but victory will heal.
 The odds are three to one against Davey but he is going to give it the ol dcollege try come 10 o'clock to- night, and to understand why he feels so strongly about this bout you have to go back to starry night in May. It's a pretty little story and it may even be true.
 We'll Done
 On the aforesaid night in May Armstrong met Barney Ross here in New York and won the welter- weight championship from him. Not only did Armstrong lick Ross, but he dfid 1t so efficiently that when he got through Barney looked like something the butcher had wrapped up to send to Mrs. Montmercy's breakfast party.
 Now, Davey Day and Barney Ross were not only stablemates; they were pals and every blow that landed on Barney's beezer hurt Davey, too. He said then that he would avenge Barney as soon as he could get Armstrong into the ring and to- nights the night.
 When Barney lost the title to Armstrong, I said I would win it back for our stable" Davey said in a Horatius-at-the- Bridge tone of voice. Barney knew how to whip Armstrong but he oidn't have the stamina to wear him down. You've got to force the flghtin gto lick Arm sctrong and I figure I'm in good enough shape to keep after him, skipping my short right to the body anod head when I get in close. Armstrong can't punch hard. He just punches often. If he could hit he would have knocked Barney out because Barney was wide open tar get most of the way"
 So if Davey wins tonight (and Sorae smart boxing men think he has chance) just put it down as triumph of mind over matter and consider that MT. Day has proved that will to win is more potent than a left that sinks in just above the belt.
 None of these remarks should be construed as an attempt to make MT. Day out to be lug. As a mat ter of fact, he is pretty fair fight CT who has done most of hish glada- tordal work in and around Chicago. He is unbeaten in more than two yeGrs of fighting, he punches sharp ly and he has short right upper cut that could turn out to be quite a weapon against Armstrong when the champion swarms in close. Davey will have height, reach and weight on Henry, and the chief question seems to be whether he can summon up the stamina to stay in there for Is rounds and take the mauling that Armstrong hands out.
 Keeps on Punching
 AS for Armstrong-he don't say nuthin', he jes keeps punching along and knocking into dreamland any, body who tries to lift his lightweight or welterweight titles. This will be the sixth defense of his welterweight title in the last four months, and Henry is so confident that he has his trunks packed for journey to England where he will give Ernie Roderick shot at the champion ship.
 Armstrongs lightweight title will not be at stake because Day will come in around 138-five pounds over the lightweight limit.