Evening star., 1944-01-26
Bout Announcement
Made After Henry !.
|ChilIs TurieIIo
By GEORGE HUBER.

By GEORGE HUBER.
Lew Hanbury, jr., Washington's
promising welterweight. will fur
nish the opposition for Hammerin'
Henry Armstrong when the former
triple champion moves eastward in
his comeback attempt. The match
will be Hereunder at Uline Arena
on Monday, February Z.
This was announced by George
Moore, Armstrong; manager, last
night in Kansas City after Hank
had knocked out saverio Turiello in
the seventh round Of . scheduled
12-rounder, and was confirmed this
morning by Promoter Qoldie Ahearn
Of the Liberty A. G. after . phone
conversation with Al Well, who
manages both Hanbury and Turiello.
The Armstrong -Hanbury fight is 4
real natural for Warrington, match
ing, ~ it does, . favorite son against
a former champion who always has
been big attraction here. Promoter
Ahearn already can count on . SELL
out crowd. Armstrong drew . gross
gate Of $19,056 at Uline Arena last
April 80, when he chilled Turiello In
four rounds.
Appears Henry Of Old.
According to the Associated Press
dispatch from Kansas City, Arm
strong last night appeared the Arm
strong Of old when he held the
featherweight, lightweight and vel
terweight crowns. He was the same
perpetual motion machine and never
stopped shooting his triphammer
blows. He had Turiello on the can
vas three times for counts before
finally putting him away for keeps.
Armstrong weighed in at IA
pounds, which may give him 4
weight advantage over Hanhury.
Lew has weighed around 135 or less
in most OF his lights here, but in
many Of them he had to take OF
poundage to match against feather
weights. Allowed to come in at a
normal figure, he may shoot up to
around 140.
The fight here promises to be 4
humdinger. Like Armstrong, Han
bury is a speedy fighter who con-
stantly wades In with both fists. Hes
tough and strong and has 4 world of
confidence. This was shown in his
best fights when he whipped Jackie
Callura, at the time the NBA feath-
erweight champion, and Danny
Petro, and lost a close one to Jackie
Wilson, master boxer.
Armstrong and Hanbury already
have had one meeting in the ring, q
two-round sparring session at Uline
Arena that was as good as most
main Events. 1t was witnessed by
only . few persons who had dropped
in to watch Armstrong here when he
was training for the Turiello tight
back last April. Hanbury and his
father. Lew Hanbury, ST.. . popular
fighter In his day, walked into the
Arena and asked for . chance for
Lew, jr., to spar against Armstrong.
Henry accepted the youngsters bid,
and really was surprised at the way
Lew moved in.
Both Pour 1t On.
Almost the first blow Armstrong
threw connected with Lewis nose
and drew blood, but Hanbury didn't
slow q mite and matched Armstrong
blow for blow through two torrid
sessions. Both refused, to give an
inch, but stood shoulder to shoulder
and poured leather from all angles.
Armstrong at the time tagged
Hanbury as conner and 20 reported
to AL WE'LL, who also was around
watching the training sessions. It
was on Armstrong; recommenda-
ton as much as anything else that
WE'LL purchased Hanbury's contract
from Pop" Hanbury for $2,500.
BY phone this morning WE'LL, who
Of course was on hand at Kansas
City last night. said he believed
Hanbury had an excellent chance
Of upsetting Armstrong. It isn't
that Armstrong has gone back par
ticularly, but that Hanbury has come
to the point where he's ready for
matches Of national importance.
Talk that Armstrong; eyes have
deteriorated has not gone unnoticed
here. He passed the physical okay
yesterday in Kansas City, but In
spector Clarence Talley. police mem
Der Of the District Boxing Commis-
sion, says that Armstrong will be
given a very thorough eye test before
being permitted to fight here.