Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-24
Phil 0utc|assed, But
Plans 10 Take Rest,
Then Battle Again
Bullock, D. c. Scropper,
Scores Upset; Daniels
Is Quickly Finished
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
Henry Armstrong may have gone
back some in the last year but you
couldn't prove 1t by the $1,000 fans
who saw him beat rhumba on
Phil Furr's tattooed torso and
finally knock him out in the fourth
of a scheduled 15-round bout last
night at the Griffith Stadium.
There's plenty of steam in the old
boilers still and the welterweight
champion intends to keep up the
pressure until Christmas or a month
or so thereafter, then hang the ma
hogany mittens on some handy nail
as a keepsake. He'd like to quit
after boxing on the annual Christ
mas fund card at Cleveland, but
the alluring prospect OF a good
money shot may keep him on the
treadmill until spring. After that
he's through definitely-fe says.
FUR, massaging pink cauli-
flower bloom on his left ear as he
spoke, said he would rest a while
before hitting the resin trail again,
but that he's not yet ready for re-
tirement He's getting old for the
fight racket-how old he won't say.
and would remain active another
year before the fadeout. But the
chances are when that one is up
there'll be another year and another
until his seconds have to wheel him
into the duelling pit.
Uncle Mike Making Plans.
Armstrong couldn't put his finger
on particular day and say. That's
when I'm through" because sitting
in the first row-on a freebe-was
that sinister character known to
the trade and his intimate friends
as Mike Jacobs. The gent with the
looSe-leaf teeth Is the hobgobblin
who keeps the National Boxing As
ISOLATION in continual stew by
his refusal to unhand any of the
topnotch ringmen he has under
contract. He is the villain who,
allegedly, didn't want Armstrong to
risk his regal chapeau against FUR
and who works hand in glove with
the New York State Commission,
also is anathema in N. B. A. eyes.
Uncle Mike stood up to take bow
but sat right down again when the
gentle mating call of the whifile-
bird waited down from the stygian
gloom of the grandstand. He sat
down unabashed and from the pro-
found glow of his countenance was
thought TO be mapping out
winter welterweight program. He
wouldn't commit himself but Arm
strong evidently had inside in
formation on the scheme and out
lined it briefly as follows:
AL Davis and Tony Maraniello in
return match at the Garden next
month: Lew Jenkins, lightweight
champion Gin New York; VS.. Pete
Lello-also in the Garden a couple
of weeks later. and the winners in
the Garden on big Christmas card.
jenkins Must Prove Self.
Jenkins is being brought back to
satisfy everybody he is good
fighter-a genuine champion and II
he survives this brand of compe-
tition he'll be matched with Arm
strong a second time. This is the
money shot Armstrong figures may
keep him active longer than he
originally planned, but it will be well
worth waiting for.
Before the main bout went on
Heine Miller, secretary of the Dis
trict Boxing Commission, was APP
preached by Eddie Mead, Arm
strong's manager, who demanded a
substitute for Ray Bowen, third
man in the ring. Mead said he
understood Bowen might lose his
head in an exciting situation and he
didn't want his meal ticket rendered
null and void by an error in judg-
ment. Miller refused to make a
change and Bowen proved to be an
excellent choice.
Bullock Kayoes Rightmire.
Clark Griffith insisted on show
ing his new steel sideline stands to
Mike Jacobs Immediately after they
were introduced and insisted that the
promoter hike out to right field,
where he explained technical de-
tails of erection and demolition. Griff
told Mike he needed stands like that
IN New York. Mike said he had the
stands. what he was looking for
was customers to put in them.
Billy Bullock, District lightweight
and a 80 underdog in wagering,
scored the evenings biggest upsets,
Catching Everett Rightmire with
shattering straight right to the jaw
with almost the first punch of a
scheduled six-rounder. knocking
him deader han a 1910 battery.
Rightmire never knew what hit him.
Buddy Moore, youthful counter
part of Joe Louis, put the chill on
Maynard Daniels, another Wash
ington gladiator, in l AS of the first
round of their scheduled Ground
CO. Daniels was unable to shake of
the misty effect Of pulverizing
right to the chin and Moore rained
torrent of blows on him as he
tried to cover.
In other bouts Ray Lands. Furr's
lightweight protege, outpointed
Pedro Sixco: Justo Jiminez defeated
Jack Carter and Tiger Jack Flow
ers won the nod over Kid Wolf.