Ambers,Lou Official Program Against Armstrong 1939

On August 22,1939 Lou Ambers met Henry Armstrong for the Lightweight Title.Ambers would win the bout by Unanimous decision in a bout filled with controversy.This bout "was crowded with thrills from the first bell to the last" but, "applying the law more severely than ever before and certainly more painful than it ever has been applied in a championship bout," Referee Donovan penalized Armstrong five rounds (2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th) for low blows. "The title was not won on competition alone but on fighting rules and ethics. Four of these rounds Armstrong won on competition alone without a doubt.... On this observer's scoresheet Armstrong was the victim of an injustice." James P. Dawson, New York Times.Presented here is the official on-site program for the bout.
This program measures 8 3/4 inches by 11 inches.The program contains 20 pages and is scored lightly in pencil.Thge cover has a small crease.The front andThe corners are show light bends. back cover and inside pages show some soiling from age.Light staining on back cover.