The Archive · 1937

Garcia Established as Drawing Card

New York, Sept. 24.

As a result of his spectacular fight yesterday. Ceferino Garcia, hard-kitting Filipino, has been established asagreat New York drawing-card. He has already received offers to fight in San Francisco, Honolulu, Mexico City and New York, according to sports observers.

There has-been some talk of elevate ing Lou Ambers or Pedro Monfanez from the lightweight division for a title bout with Barney Ross, but Garcia's manager, said that if either wants to fight the champion, he must first fight Garcia who is the outstanding contender.

Garcia will leave for Los Angeles. €n Saturday. As a result of three stitches taken in a face wound, he rest for six weeks—United Press.

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