KNOCK-OUT WINS
AMERICAN FIGHTS ARMSTRONG & HOSTAKA (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Dec. 13, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 11. A message from Cleveland says that Henry Armstrong retained the world's welter-weight boxing title by knocking out Jimmy Garrison, of Kansas City, in the seventh round. Throwing murderous punches, Al Hostaka, who is recognised in the United States as the world's middleweight champion, knocked out Eric Seelig, the former champion of Germany in lmin. 2lsecs. in the first round. Seelig earlier took the count of nine.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20119, 13 December 1939, Page 9
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