The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-25
ABE ATTELL DEFEATED
ALMOST KNOCKED OUT BY YANGER,
THE "TIPTON sLAsHER."
Police stopped the Fight in the Nine
teenth Round and siIer Gave the
Decision to the Chicagoan.

ST. LOUIS. April 24-The fight tonight
at the West End Club between Benny Yam
ger. the Upton slasher, of Chicago, and
Abe Atten, of San Francisco. was stopped
I'm the nineteenth round by the police on the
ground that Attell was on the point of be-
ing knocked out. Referee George Siler gave
the decision TO Yanger although Attell
was still full of fight The affair was
scheduled to go fifteen rounds. the referee
having the right Of extending 1t five more
rounds I'm case he was not satisfied that
either man had a distinct advantage at the
close OF the fifteen interval. When the bat
tie had progressed to the full limit the men
were on even terms and Referee Siler called
upon them TO go the additional five rounds.
The fight was scientific, fast and fierce.
hangers aggressiveness and terrific hitting
power won him the decision, the California
boy succumbing to a storm Of blows in the
last four rounds. Atteu exhibited remark
able courage and fought with desperation
to the very last.
In the first seven rounds Attell made
Yanger look like a fourth-rate fighter. Try
as he might. Yanger could not land eff
fectlve blow. Attell slipped or blocked his
punishment. all the time raining shower
OF left jabs on hangers face. These blows
maddensd Yanger and he became wild in his
delivery. several times going to the floor
from the sheer force of his endeavor to
land. Yanger began to reach Attells wind
IN the eighth and from there on to the ff-
teenth round he made gains that placed
him a par with his adversary. Attell
gashed rangers face in the fourth round
and repeated the dose again in the ff-
he In "a
thirteenth round Attel brought Yanger TO
the canvas with a left flush to the
Jaw. but this did not check the Chicagoan's
furious onslaughts in the least. Yanger
came up full OF pluck and fight in the
sixteenth, determined TO put Attell away In
short order. In this round and the three
succeeding ones he had everything his own
way. He weakened AJtell with heavy
punches in the stomach and banged him all
over the ring. In the eighteenth round he
put Attell to the floor for the count five
times and the bell found Attell on his knees
Yanger rushed Attell 10 the ropes in a
neutral corner and uppercut him with right
and left swings. Attell seemed on the
surprise OF the excited spectators, he sud-
denly regained his lost vitality. He met
Yanger in the center of the ring. backed
him into corner and belabored him with
a shower OF blows almost knocking him
over the ropes. At this point the police
interfered and Referee Siler gave the de-
siSivi W <N1sch pObSVu " NC al
lowed TO continue the battle. but IL is prob
able his last effort a dying one and
that Yanger would have finished him in
the next round.
The men fought at 122 pounds the feath-
er-weight limit and IL was announced be-
fore the men went into the ring that this
battle would decide the real feather
weight championship OF the world. Ii was
also announced that Yanger would be
matched with Terry McGovern some time
in June.
In the preliminary Bill Quinn. of New
York. was awarded the decision over Joe
Percente. OF Chicago. in the fifth round.
The police also stopped this bout. Peroente
being all but out.