The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
| What promises to be the best battle
fought at the West End Club for more than
| a year Is carded for August 6. when
! Johnny Regain and Abe Attell tie up in a
| fifteen-round go. Though both boys have
been taking things rather quietly for the
| last year, each seems at his old form.
| Interest centers in the affair as much on
account of the history OF either man as on
account CT their individual merit. When
l they were both under the managership OF
| Jack McKenna they were two of the most
| widely known men in their respective
classes.
Attell Is admittedly one OF the best men
| in his class-the 122-pound division. He has
fought the best men at this weight. has put
up a rafting good fight against Benny
Yanger and has shown the highest skill in
every battle in which he figured His
record is too we'll known here to need repe-
tition.
Regain is n flrst-class little fighter. His
twenty-round battle with Harry Forbes in
, which George Siler handed down a draw
verdict. will be we'll remembered here. The
writer has always believed that Regain had
far the better OF that fight and that the
verdict should have gone to Johnny.
! While he will be conceding weight in the
pending battle. the experience will hot he
new to him. He has generally fought at 10
pounds or thereabouts. his managers havine
been forced to match him against heavier
men on account of the unwillngness of the
bantams TO fight Johnny. Regain can stin
make lis pounds readily enough.
The affair is set for fifteen rounds instead
of the customary twenty. 1t was thought
that this distance would make the fight fast
and that the men would not become ex-
hausted, as might occur in a twenty-round
fight in case of the night being particularly
hot.
AS a preliminary. Young Kid Mccoy OF
Pittsburg is TO go eight rounds with Billy
Huber Of this city. Neither boy has been
defeated locally and the prospect is for a
good curtain raiser. They are to weigh in
at l2i pounds.
Nal Doyle is now handling Johnny Regain
Ike Bloom is representing Abe Attell.
Sizing up the chances of the two men. the
result appears doubtful in the extreme.
W hen the two men were in the same stable
and fight between them was out of the
gan's style of fighting would enable him to
cope most successfully with Attelrs pc
cullarly elusive fighting system
About the only line to be had on the
pair as their respective battles with Harry
Forbes. Attell fought rafting fifteen
round go with the bantam champion, who
was not then champion, by the way,
Forbes getting the verdict. Regain fought
twenty fast rounds with Forbes and got a
draw decision. The weights In each battle
were lis pounds.
Regan's showing was generally conceded
TO be the best. On the other hand, Attell
fought a high-class fight, and was unques-
tionably fouled by Forbes late in the bat
tie. He struggled up gamely and continued
the contest under disadvantages. Abe might
have received a draw had not the accident
occurred.
Attel fought Forbes In Chicago later and
went six fast rounds to draw with him.
This bout was at lis pounds. both Forbes
and Abe having increased in weight in
the meanwhile.
1t may be thought that Regain will be
at some disadvantage on account of his
normal weight being but lis pounds, while
Attell Is close to 10 pounds The men are
to battle at i22 pounds. 1t will be recalled.
however. that many OF Regan's best fights
have been against heavier men. the men of
his own division being SO thoroughly shy
OF him that he has been forced to take
matches in the heavier class.
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan recently fought
twenty fast rounds with Clarence Forbes.
Tommy got the decision, but Forbes STAYED
the limit. Regain met Clarence at Memphis
recently and practically put him out in
throwing up the sponge. Even admitting
that Forbes had gone back somewhat be-
fore he met Regain, the incident shows that
Johnny is dangerous customer, even for a
heavier man.
Doyle intends to let him take on a few
pounds this time, and Regain will probably