The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
SPORTING EUeuts Chr0ncled by Journal Correspondents
ATTELL AND MUNROE
COMING CHAMPIONS
Jack McKenna Says Both Have a
Chance to Go to Top in
Their Class.
ATTELL CARRIES FIGHT
He Could Hardly Hurt Corbett,
but Would Stand Chance to
DUPONT Him.
ATTELL CARRIES FIGHT

DUPONT Him.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. IO-Jack McKenna, one
OF the best-posted men in the pugilistic
game anywhere IN the country, has given
his views on the present pugilistic game.
At various times during the last two
years OF his residence in St Louis he has
called the winner in twenty-three fights.
His views have been printed and are mat
ter OF record. He failed in but two OF his
estimates of fights. and I'm one Of these he
covered himself. His only outright failure
was when he picked Broad to beat Benny
Yanger and Yanger won
McKenna is no longer a manager of fight
srs. But he keeps In close touch with the
game He has had wide experience in
MS capacity as manager OF different pugil-
lists.
AfcKenna's Intimate knowledge of both
C0rbett and Atteu makes the following
story especially pertinent. McKenna says:
can Jefrries and Young Corbett be
beaten? Certainy-anybody can and VIII
get beaten in time, II he sticks 70 the game.
But TO say that there IS anybody In the
held now who stands a good chance 10 turn
the trick is not statement that every
tight follower would care 10 make. JET
fries and Young COrbett have shown class
and consistency always, and have demon
strated their ability on nearly every posi-
There is I'm each case one exception. In
the featherweight division there is Abe At
tell and in the heavyweight class there is
Jack MunrOe.
"Attell Is entitled to consideration by vir-
tue OF his wonderful cleverness and the fact
that he fought great fight against man
who twice beat Young COrbett-Benny
Yanger.
"Munroe has beaten Jenries in four
round bout and has improved greatly, as his
two recent fights show.
4 am not picking these men, yet. to beat
the respective champions. But i think
their work entities them To recognition
and that the next two battles for the titles
IN each division should be against these
two men.
Both of these men have fights on their
hands. but l have no hesitation in saying
that MunrOe will not only beat Sharkey
when they meet but ne will knock him out.
BY winning from Sharkey, Munroe will
have a sure claim on Jeffries for a battle.
The champion, In fact. has promised him
Dne.
''Corbett has repeatedly refused to battle
with Attell. but L think pressure of opinion
will force the match upon him.
Make no mistake to suppOsing that
Corbett is afraid OF Attell. The reason
COrbett has declined TO meet Attell Is that
be dislkes Abe intensely. When L had
both OF them in Denver. COrbett was bit
Mark my words: unless Abe gets himself
beat through carelessness, COrbett and At
tell will come together. When they do you
enough 10 be at the ringside.
There is no getting away from the fact
that Attell is the fastest. cleverest feather
weight I'm the business. His style OF fight
Ing Is peculiar and not well liked every
where. but II he has not gone back he will
give Corbett a merry chase.
'Corbett has the punch and he knows how
70 deliver IL on most fighters. There Is this
20 be said OF a battle between Attell and
different from any he has ever met Near
~ every man who has fought COrbette in
championship bout has been willing to go
10 the champion. or al least mix with him.
That Is where Corbett lives. He can whip
any man anywhere near his weight that
will bring the battle TO him. He has
proved 10 time and again. and / believe he
can dispose OF any lightweight who will
come 10 him with the fight
"Attell is another story. Attell carries the
with jab and a getaway. You gamble
that when Abe leads ne has figured 10 land
and get away without being hit And ne
does as he plans, nearly always.
ION the other hand Abe can hardly hurt
Corbett Ills chance Is to outpoint him,
ana IL appears about an even break that
he can stall OFF from COrbetts thirteen-inch
b. oadsideTs for twenty rounds.
"Attell Is more entitled to match than
Hanlon. and has been so persistent in Of
fering 20 yield every point to Corbett for
the sake OF a scrap that l think he will
figure in the next featherweight champion
ship.
key, anyway He Is a big. rough, crude en-
durer OF whippings. That is To say. he was
q nZntfuE
with no pretense OF keeping anywhere near
training, he can no more get back TO his
best form by the time he meets MunrOe than
Jim Corbett could for his Jeffries battle.
Munroe on the other hand. has been fight
ing some of late. and has plenty of coach
Ing. He Is strong. healthy. fast and game.
The terrific beating Jeffres gave the sailor
has done him no good. and his body will be
much more sensitive 10 punishment than
heretofore.
/ look To see the miner put the sailor out.
and the affair will not reach the last round.
either.
When the miner has licked Sharkey he
viii. certainly be I'm lire for the heavyweight
Championship and will be the only candidate
who can be framed up as having the re-
hottest chance 10 beat Jeffries
Whether MunrOe is the man to whip JEFF
fries or not l am not yet prepared 10 state.
He will have To develop lot before he can
down that marvellous animal.
At best when il comes 10 picking a man
who can whip either Young COrbett or JEFF
fries in his class, IL is something Of n COM
plintent TO say that anybody has chance.
at present.
Attell and Munroe may be accorded a
ook-m-that's as far as anyone can say
For the rest / predict that both McGOvern
and Yanger will be matched with Young
Corbett again. probably in six-round affairs.
Hanlon will probably fight McGOvern. and
Abe Attell is looking for bouts with any of
the four men In his division, with Young
Ccrbett as the preferred
IL the five-cOrnered fights between these
men 10 not bring out some first-class bat
ties during the year Just opened then
miss my guess McGoveTn is not a dead
one. He lacks confidence and fights. II ne
fights often he Will soon get his confidence
back. He can never beat Young COrbett
but he can make them all hurry to win
from him.
OF all this bunch Attell is the highest
and Is giving handicaps To the others when
he offers TO meet them at any old weight
Abe cannot get over 12S pounds OF muscle
on his bones 10 save his life
In meeting the others he will be giving
away five ten pounds.
Abe - making a great play that he Is
legitimate champion and quotes the tech
nicalities I'm the matter OF weight As a
matter OF fact. IL they want TO follow the
rules ana become inicky over small points
there has not been championship battle
fought for years. The Marquis OF Queens
bury rules prescribe that championship bat
Ties be fought on the sod. and that theS
be 20 finish. on the same ground. BENNY
Hangers nineteenth-round victory over Alb,
Attel Is no victory as under the rules d
bout stopped by police cannot be decided
until il Il finished at some other time anC
place.
The entire pugilistic business ought TO b,
taken In hand and revised and placed under
control Ct some competent authority As
"a Is class distinctions I'm a tumble anC
rules are construed any old way any indf
vidual referee sees ut.
CLARENCE FORBES IS
REPORTED MISSING