1939: Armstrongs Oct Run

[Bill Paxtom]

December 11, 1939

Henry Armstrong 'snuck' out of New York and his scheduled bout with Lou Ambers
for Friday - December 1st at Madison Square Garden.

Henry claimed 'he had a bad cold', and could not go through with his Welterweight
Championship Bout.

A Bad Cold ...... ?

Instead, Manager Ed Meade set up a Championship Bout in Cleveland, and on
December 11th.

The opponent, old foe Jimmy Garrison.

Jimmy had gone 10 'spirited' Rounds with Henry back on October 24th in Los Angeles,
and though losing, Jimmy gave Henry a 'good go' for 5 Rounds before fading down
the stretch.

Since that loss, Jimmy has only had 1-Bout, which was a 'suspect win' {TKO 5} over
Henry Woods at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 21st.