Evening star., 1944-02-08
Armstrong; Victory
CIean-Cut, Despite
Hanbury's Kick
BY GEORGE HUBER.

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Hammerin' Henry Armstrong, the
ageless former featherweight, light
weight and welterweight champion,
still carries too many guns for the
likes of Lew Hanbury. And while
Lew, chilled in the third round OF
last nights scheduled 10-rounder at
Uline Arena, is demanding re-
match and Armstrong is willing, it
still probably will be some time be-
fore they get together again.
Armstrong was too much Han
bury's master during the short time
they were in the ring together last
night for the local youngster to have
much claim for a return 60 right
away, although he claims, and is
backed by his board of strategy,
headed by AL WE'LL, that the fight
was going almost as planned and
that Armstrong already was firing
at the time of the sudden and un-
satisfactory ending.
Hanbury hotly declares he was the
victim Of a quick count and that he
was on his feet and ready to 60 at
nine, but Referee Eddie La Fond
definitely tolled out the required 10
seconds before Lew was of his knee.
Finish Leaves Fans Upset.
The record indoor fight crowd Of
ITO which paid $27,52O appeared
dissatisfied at the sudden finish,
with many believing La Fond had
quit counting at seven and called it
a technical knockout. This was be-
cause the referee didn't pick up the
count until it reached four, and thus
only waved his arm up and down
seven times.
So much noise filled the huge
plant that 1t was some time before
Announcer Jimmy Lake could get in
word as to what actually happened
in the ring. The end came in
minute, 10 seconds of the third
round.
In his dressing room after the
fight Hanbury showed evidence of
having taken beating in the short
time he faced the Hammer. His
head was swollen, particularly
around his left eye. He hit me
behind my left ear and knocked me
down all right" said Hanbury, but
I heard every count from five on.
I could have gotten up at any time,
but I had been instructed to take a
count and I got up at nine"
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he was up in time, but his rubbery
legs just wouldn't answer his head
and he wobbled to his feet too late.
The scene in Armstrong; quarters
was much more peaceful. Henry
just had finished another easy eve
nings work for which he collected
around $1,000. He's heading back
to Kansas City and match on the
23d against Jimmy Garrison Il still
like the kids chances and think he
may go places yet" said Armstrong,
but I would like to see him lose
some OF that ego or overconfldence
He never hurt me and had no doubt
from the start that I would catch
him.
Right to Head Drops Lew.
ut was right to the head that
put him down, but I think set him
up with my left jab. 1 hit him a
couple OF times real hard in the sec
ond round"
The fight, while it lasted, was a
honey. Hanbury tried to jab at the
start Of the first round, but Arm
strong soon got going and backed
the local youngster against the ropes
and hurt him with fast, short left
and right chops
Lew was a bit smarter to start
the second round and moved around
Armstrong and pushed the latter
away, connecting with several long
right crosses. These were Hanbury's
Sunday punches, but apparently the
Hammer never felt them. Arm
strong got in several long left jabs
and a right cross to the head that
rocked Lew and in trying for the
kill with a long right missed and
fell to the canvas. He was up in a
fash and had Hanbury very tired
at the end.
Two more of Armstrong; long
left jabs slowed Hanbury early in
the third round. Hank put over
vicious right to the head, followed
with left hook, and Lew folded in
the corner. That was the first time
in his career that Hanbury has
been on the floor, and he just
couldn't get up in time to continue
the fight.
Bee Bee Washington outpointed
Leon Anthony in what proved the
feature of three Six-round support
ing matches. Washington several
times appeared to have Anthony on
the verge of a knockdown, but
couldn't quite get in the final
punch.
In other six-heaters Sammy
Thompson decisioned Jimmy Jerico
and Hubert Samuels won over Do
mingo Russell. The opening four
round number went to a draw be-
tween Leroy Fleming and Freddy
Richardson.
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