Postponed New York, May 26.
ain postponed the bout for the world welterweight title between Barney Ross, titleholder, and Henry Armstrong, negro world featherweight champion, which was to have been held tonight at the Long Island Bowl of the New York Madison Square Garden. The bout was tentatively set far tomorrow night.
The decision not to stage the bout was reached carly today when a heavy downpour threatened to cut down the ticket sales.
Ross weighed in at 141% pounds, while Armstrong tipped the scales at 136% pounds, a pound over the lightweight limit,—United Pres:
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