Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Prominent Boxer Goes to Jail
 for Two Years.

George Le Blanche Will Serve Time
 for Two Years-Abe AttelPs Terms
 to Terry McGoyern-Dixon's Next
 Battle in Standardization Wants
 Chance for Ruhlin.
 George Dixons next fight in Eng land will be with George Proctor next Monday evening. They are to go at 124 pounds for purse of $1,0Oo and side bet of $500.
 Bangor, Me, Feb 18.-For the next two years George Le Blanche, known in Fistlana as the Marine" with Mike Daley, the former lightweight cham pion of New England, will be shut up in the state penitentiary. They were convicted in the supreme court for lar ceny from the person and sentenced to two years each. I1e Blanche has been in this city for months, penniless, and has been travelling aorund with Daley and others, living in lunch rooms and picking up dollar here and there. La Blanche stated in court that he was born in Canada, and that his right name was Blair. He said that he had fought thirty-seven battles, and had never been defeated, but that liquor had caused his downfall. Daley be- longs to a highly respectable family. here, and few years ago was an in dustrious and well behaved young man. Since he engaged in boxing he has gone to the bad.
 Buffalo, Feb 1S.-Jack Herman, man. ager of the International A. c, of Fort Erie, Ont, has received the conditions under which Abe Attell will be willing to meet Terry McGovern. The man. ager of the Chicago boxer says that the weight must be 36 pounds at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. and the bout to take place on March 2. It is further condi- toned that sam Harris shall post $1- GOO as a guarantee for weight and ap- pearance and Atte1I will do the same The purse shall also be split os that the winner will receive 60 per cent and the loser 40 per cent of the receipts. Herman, in his original proposition, of fered 50 per cent of the gross receipts Instead of an put and out agreement; AttelPs manager states that, he consid- CTS the match as practically made, de- spite the fact that Harris is to be heard from. Atteli is now in San Francisco, but if arrangements are completed he will return to Chicago at once. Jack Herman says he is confident Sam Har- ris will come to time. and if so, he will immediately set about arranging for the mill. "McGovern is anxious to fight AttelL in my mind" says Her man. sand expect to hear from him or his manager within a short tfme.'
 Detroit, Feb 1S.-Andy Tokell, the British bantam Weihgt champion, has got down to training in earnest for his fight with Harry Forbes, the American champion, in thf scity, on February 27. Tokell's quarters at Lakeside Inn. Lake St Clair, Mich, are the same which Terry McGovern used when he was get ting into condition for his bout with Young Corbett. Tokell is the first Eng fish boxer to visit this country in a long time who uses the rangy style of lighting. He goes at Dan McMahon, his sparring partner, with wide guard and apparently invites punch in the face. In spite of the Detroiters clever ness, however, his blows rarely land before one of the Englishman's hooks find resting place on the larger mans body. TokelTs main reliance is cork screw puneh-the kind made famous by Kid Mccoy. A steady, aggressive advance IS also a feature Of his work He does not go at it with bull rush like Terry McGoverI1 but never waits for his opponent to bring the fighting to him. There is no doubt of the abil ity of Tokell as hitter, and it is the opinion of the few good judges who have seen the Britisher in training that he combines with aggressiveness and strength the cleverness of Billy Plim- mer, whose work he has closely fol lowed. If there is one thing that will initiate against the chances fos Tokell's success. it is his over-confi dence. Never was there man so cock sure of winning bout. Tn his quaint cockney tongue the little fellow tells everyone that he can't see how he car lose. It may be this confidence that