The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

6awRrrTEN FOR TIT sUSDAYREPUBLIc.
- Benny Tanger and Tony Moran viii fur-
nIsh the next bout at the West End Club,
3 The match being scheduled to take place one
7i1week from next Thursday evening. The
men ere 20 go twenty rounds at i4 pounds
the contest should afford a really IN
al tersstmg battle. Yanger has been prevailed
1aspou to fight outside OF his own town. and
Moran is the first opponent to be selected
him.
eH As a preliminary to the contest Mike
q Euths and Billy Trueman viii probably De
MT on TO 20 eight rounds at l24 pounds
sTrreman won the decision over Jimmy Nc
Wicker at the club last Thursday evening
ana nut % the best contest that has ever
been seen at the clubs preliminaFieS He Is
4 clever boxer and seems 10 have ability as
> "a puncher- 81,
crate considerable interest among lovers OF
the sport on account OF his recent meeting
with Moran at the Dubuque carnival: Inc
letting the decision, but with Moran put
fsnr 10 a game night throughout and seen
TIE crowd called 10 the attention OF the
referee when he decided 4anSer the NictoI.
Yanger has, so TAR fought without being
defeafed. He has worked his way up well.
and is undoubtedly 4 man OF great ao,n1y5
although the methods by which ne mas yer
handled have made HIN unpopular N hlahy
quarters. So many OF his victories Eere
won before his managers CLUB mat Ssper-
eions have been cast at several oe1siots
handed down in such contests 1t canDot be
denied. however. thar he is one Of the best
Benny has been unfortunate in the style
of MANAGEMENT followed IN his case, N one
respect. as it has MADE some OF his ngnIs
lose weight with the followers OF the ring
sOn the other hand he has been tortunate' a.
he got the money In every case: m LA IN
other respects. He is one OF the best known
men in his ciass to-day and should put VI
I5opsn IL not nearly as well known as
ranger. but is a willing, hard nghter VINO
Ha Vent ten rounds with Benny n Do
huaue. and was In good trim at the close
nent 10 his opponent In that bout. but lost
the decision. He has never soeen seen IN
YsnFer has fought here twice before. On
one occasion he met George Dixon, receive
ing the decision after htteen rQanos = n L.
faFhting. on the second occasion ne met
Abe AtteIL. and had one Of the hardest Dat
ttles OF his career
One piece OF ring history which has not
been written as yet relates 70 thls paitSe
ba1dIinI Atteli- was extremely anxious for
ne man TO win. as he knew Il would give
him = great boost up the pugilistic ladder:
had modelled q plan % campaign tor ADe
= IN most OF Yanger's battles he had fought
Nth a. crouching position. This IS hoLce-
liable in his bout with Dixon. Mhen ne hhSpSS
aaaysSy time George led for his jaw. Nc
= sKenna thought this could be used 70 Al
tells advantage. and for weeks tnfained MS
man at uppercutting ana hooking. be.ev-
ing he could shake Yanger 30 DaoIy VIII
Wel-directed blows OF Inc sort eAae
the rest would be easy A.
Kenna camp became dlsgruntleo, noMefer
e15 fionsS YanFer Of as TO what McKenna
fSand Atten were doing. The result vas tnaS
YanEer opened his bout here. hghung IN
65 unrisft position and keeping his arms
-sv out ut long range. Atteus eppsecu.s @
not be used. and he had TO fan back upon
At that. In the opinion Of most toiloN5
RI erS OF the game. he had 1anger out2o o
- the thirteenth round the bout was Clearly
Abe's favor. but the fourteenth ana ht-
feenth were clearly rangers. Referee Sse.
ordered five more rounds, and this gave
-Tanger the battle. Attell had fought him
g1ssnd skipping about the ring. and he was
unable 70 20 the remaining rounds OF the
contest. He weakened from mere exhsus-
tion- and was practically out in the nine
feenfh round, when the bout was sVoppeo
~ fhs police. Attelis friends have always
ooP rfaimed that the nash OF lighting he showed
A. the police entered the ring was a signal
~ hiS revival. and that he would surely
= k-vs haafen YanFer. who seemed In a stRky
-fffway AZ the time, hsd the bout not been
.ssstc7ped This is q matter open to doubt.
sea4 ms fact that YanEer had suneient gem
fraeralship to put up the battle he did on that
- 5occaafon. however. stamps him as 8 lighter
Of the hrst class Finding that ne could
s4fnot box with Abs. he rushed IN and siashed
fSover OF punch IS Afteu sent TO his face.
His blows counted for more than Alters
abs. ard he punished Abe more than any
boxer whom Atteil had met here had been
= The prospect Is for a good light. and the
bout e the best that has been carded This
fan
BrOoklyn Tommy Suliran's foul OF last
Thursday evening was unfortunate, mas
much Is hssEss clearly the better boxer II
- fEo. He was putting Il over Sherlock
IN q boxing way At the close Of the second
@a1ound. and & was q stroke OF hard luck for
hin1. that he committed the foul The blow
ahieh strstched Sherlock On The Goor was =
aE cppcrcut. sent In with remendous
orcA, Impact being heard a1lnrer the aousr-
EhEaock clearly had 8 hard swing rs The
cIurUc4z he put into Ms p1ncnef fhoHea-
aculd have made GinGE Interesting Tor
gaa. & APPEARED, had the host Eope On.
tc1Fk Ecuuy locEed - have him beaten
has 81 rentfHuld 20 fE With him. To 70
1t1 hepf mtfA4 14FD ended 81 Eo1e