The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-18
HENRY BLOWS ]. LAST CHANGE
 FOR 147 GROWN
Record Mob of 23,l0O Sees zivic Stop Foe in
 Twelfth
BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports EditOr)

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 New York, Jan. 1s-(UU-The years have licked Henry Armstrong.
 The little Negro sat on wooden bench in his dressing room, peered through eyes that were pounded to slits, and announced his retirement. The likes of him won't come this way again soon.
 This story will be mostly about the loser of last nights fight for the welterweight championship of the world. Frltzie Zivic of Pittsburgh re- tained his title by scoring a techni- cal knockout after 52 seconds of the 18th round. But the victor was lonely man in his dressing room and the loser got all the cheers from g, ,190 personS-largeSt crowd ever to see sporting event in Madison Square Garden.
 Uppercut Won
 Zivic took command in the first round and kept it by waging a crafty battle. The best weapon in his ar- senal was one of the fanciest upper cuts ever seen hereabouts. That uppercut tore ArInstrong's face into shreds, rocked his brain and reeled his senses until Referee Arthur Donovan stepped in after B minutes and 52 seconds of fighting and gave the sign that sent Henry down the road to retirement with a rainbow of glory round his shoulder It wasn't a close fight, but no boos rolled out of the gallary. Those who were there and the thousands who were turned away had not come to see close f1ght-they had come on a sentimental pilgrimage to have last look at the greatest little col ored man since Joe Cans worked his magic inside square of ropes.
 The crowd waited and along about 10:45 o'clock Armstrong gave them something to cheer about. At the end of the 10th round Referee Don- ovan walked across to Armstrong's corner and held up one finger. Armstrong, bleeding and blinded. knew what that meant. Donovan was giving him one more round to come back before stopping the fight to prevent serious and permanent injury.
 It meant that Armstrong had 18O speeding seconds to turn the tide, three precious minutes to regain the last of the world championships he once held. His only hope was to score a quick knockout against a bigger, stronger, younger man. Anc what try he gave 1t!
 Sailed In
 Into the short period between the clang of two bells he called on what little reserve is left after $50 bruis- ing fights. He forgot about the crowd. He didn't hear the road that rolled down into the patch of light where his seconds were repairing his torn face. His world had narrowed to what he could see through crimson haze between two splits of eyes, and all he could see was the blurred figure of Zivic in black tights moving in for the kill.
 Armstrong tore in. He belted left hook to the head, slammed a right to the jaw and drove Zivic to the ropes. He kept him there because when you have man on the ropes you can be blinded and still hit him. Armstrong poured in lefts to the head and rights to the body. The crowd came out of its chairs and loosed roar that drown ed out the soggy smack of Arm strongs gloves. A woman in the fifth row threw away her hat Men who had never met before slapped one another on the back and howled themselves hoarse.
 And still Armstrong poured 1t on. Donovan finally tore him away from zivic when the bell rang, and the crowd sank back into its seats, limp and happy.
 Zivic got some good advice be- tween rounds. At the start of the 18th he went out stabbing at Arm strong's bleeding eyes. Donovan watched Armstrong thunder help lessly around the ring for less than a minute and stopped 1t.
 The record book will be an aff1- davitt to Armstrong's greatness. Here are some of the things he has done ::
 Only man ever to hold three wohn championships at tke same time-welterweight, lightweight ano featherweight. We even fought Ceferino Garcia for the middle weight title and got draw.
 Won 46 straight fights and scored 27 straight knockoutS.
 Made 19 successful defenses o1 tne welterweight title and in one year I-194O-defended it six times:
 They thronged around him in the dressing room, but he took defeat the same way he always took Vlc- tory-calmly. He has saved ms money and has a hourishing wine business to which he plans to devote | his time. And this was all he hac to say as Boxing Commissioner Bn Brown slapped him on the back ane told him what credit he had beer to boxing: ..
 "I,m sorry they stopped the light r olwavs like to 20 the limit"