The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-12
BELIEVE F0RBES-ATTELL
BOUT WILL BE INTERESTING
Chicago Fighter Is Said to he Strong
and Fast Mt 49, Pounds. the
Weight Limit of the Battle.

Harry Forbes is expected to reach this
city tomorrow morning on an early train
and will take up his quarters at the ne"
West End Club until Thursday evening,
when he faces Abe Attell.
Forbes had an interest in fight pulled
off In Chicago last evening. and was de-
tanned OH that account. He sent word
that he was in shape, however, SO Will
have no excuses Of any sort in the pend
ing battle.
In the previous meeting Of tho men.
fought two years ago. Forbes received the
decision from Referee Siler after fifteen
rounds Of the fastest kind Of fighting. In
the thirteenth round OF this battle, how
ever. q low blow affected much of Attelfs
would have won the fight but for this.
The men fought then at LIS pounds.
Forbes being about one pound below the
specified weight. while Attsa tipped ,, the
will battle at IL pounds. and the bout is
accordingly said to be for the legitimate
feather-weight championship.
order in the pending conflict by scaling
more pounds than his opponent. Harry
Is said TO be strong and fast at P2 al
though he is not able to get much lower
some extent. Attell will probably weigh
every ounce available. as he Is now said
to be over weight.
st Louis Tommy Sullivan has been put
through some drastic training exercise by
Frank Hart, the latter having succeeded
for the time II Hart can force Tommy to
drop smoking. 1t appears as II the latter's
work will improve.
Sullivan is said to be in first-class shape
and hard in every limb and muscle. It
looks as IL he should put up q hard con-
test III the preliminary next Thursday.
and prospects indicate as fast bout rs
is promised in the main event. The card is
good. as q whole.
Mike Ward. who fights Willie Fitzge.-
aid, next Wednesday evening In Detroit.
is said to be an addition to the light
weight class that promises disturbances
in the placid circles now occupied by San
ford Cans. Britt and Jack o'keefe.
most 1 Of the light ah weights in the Pacific
Coast region safe. and with Cans deemed
invincible IL; the East, until Sanford won
the verdict over him ut Baltimore a few
West have been a most complacent lot.
The few good men had things all their
own way. as this class is as lightly popu-
lated as any in the ring.
Fitzgerald has been having things his
own way. simply through tho fact that
the men VINO have opposed him have been
distinctly mediocre. Now he is to line up
against man said to be of great promise
and who has repeatedly won from heavier
men.
Ward has won from Otto Seiloff. Henry
Fagin and many other legitimate welter:
weights, and has developed n knockout
punch. He is the lightweight champion
Of Canada, and is considered conner. The
bout will be fought before tho Metropol;-
tan Athletic Club of Detroit, the ConSi-
dine organization.
Abe Attell believes that Eddie Hanlon
has :. chance TO win from Young Corbett
when the two tic up the latter part of
this month. Abes theory is that Hanlon
Is young. strong. vigorous. clever and a
hard hitter. He has not yet attained his
about q years old.
As Hanlon is sufficiently clever to block
dangerous punches while fighting at speed,
an opponent AWAY II he lands Clearly, Abe
thinks that the San Francisco boys stock
ought to have a bull tendency In the COM
ing betting market
Jack Dunleavy. who battles Andy Walsh
at the Columbia Athletic Club tomorrow
afternoon. may be called, with some JUS
tice. the Joe Grim Of the local ring When
1t comes to absorbing punishment, Dun
leayy has always been in a class by him
self, and no effort on the part of oppo-
ceeded in putting him away.
Dunieavy claims that he has improved
greatly since his last appearance here. and
quotes the. fights he won in Boston as
proof OF this. He is certainly looking
well. but will go into the ring about nine
or ten pounds lighter than Walsh This
will be a big handicap.
Jack believes, however. that Andy will
be unable to hurt him with any blows he
may send in, and states that he will be
right there. ready to send in wallops in
return.