1939: Armstrongs Oct Run

[Bill Paxtom]

Tuesday ~ October 24, 1939

Just 4-Days after destroying Richie Fontaine in Seattle, Washington >

Henry Armstrong is now in Los Angeles, California to take on Jimmy Garrison.

Promoter - Babe McCoy has brought in the Welterweight Champion to take
on a pretty rough character in 'The Mud Flats Kid' Jimmy Garrison of
Kansas City, Missouri.

Jimmy {Age; 25 years, 7 months} is a 'tough-and-durable' Lightweight
at 5' 6 1/2", but has routinely competed at 140 lbs. He is a sharp-puncher
and a very good boxer.

Jimmy comes in with a respectable record of 28-10-4 {6 KO's}, including
'5-Straight' wins in the past 4-Months.

Jimmy is also coming off an impressive win {W Dec 10} over 'highly touted'
Nick Peters just 11-days earlier {October 13th}.

A 'tough-sort', the 5-Year Pro has only been stopped 'twice' {by cuts} in
'44-Bouts'. Though Jimmy has only scored {5 KO's}, he packs a decent
wallop with his right-hand.

Jimmy, besides having a solid chin, carries a good right-hand with both
a hook and uppercut.