The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-22
ATTELL BATTLES FORBES
NEXT THURSDAY EVENING.
Charley HauEhton of the West End
Club Confident of Pulling ON
the Match.

Next Thursday has been set as the
evening on which Abe Attell and Harry
Forbes will get together at the West End
CIuo. Manager Haughton announced that
the affair will comply with all regulations
governing such matters, and that the
event will proceed on the night stated.
Attell is due to fight Morris Rauch at
indianapolis next Monday This should
give Abe an easy exercise sprint. as his
victory Is practically a certainty. He will
depart for st: Louis at the close of the
nght, and will reach here Tuesday morn
ing.
is expected this morning or tonight, and
VIII likely train at the West End Club.
ndarry IS SAD to be In great shape Just at
teS6-n bn, ,in peter ter trim in fact than since
me manner in which their previous
pouts nave terminated lends interest to
IN the pending affair In their first fight here.
verdict from Referee Siler after landing
blow which turned the tide of battle
strongly In his favor toward the close.
was foul.
In their Chicago fight the verdict Of a
draw seems to have been satisfactory to
Indianapolis, while draw was the verdict
handed down. Attell Is said to have had
the advantage. So there the matter stands
to-day.
The pending battle is twenty rounds at
10 pounds, ringside. As q preliminary st.
Louis Tommy Sullivan and Jack Keefe of
East st. Louis will go ten rounds at 12s
pounds. This Is the same match originally
arranged as the opening event, when the
men were last in this city.
According to Benny Yanger. who passed
through the city yesterday on his way to
Hot Springs he may possibly fight Joe
While nothing definite has been arranged.
man Is ready for the battle.
fanger claims that he can show that he
Is the better man Of the two and predicts
that he will win in easy fashion.
Joe may not be in shape for hard bat
tie and his present form certainly justifies
the belief that Yanger ought to win the
general belief. however. that Yanger was
lucky in getting draw two years ago
when he fought six rounds with Bernstein
in Chicago. Hl a.
Joe has been wrestling. teaching boxing
and meeting all comers of late In various
theatrical productions. He is said to be
Of hs speeS as 81 Ss
wrestling. This ought to be enough to let
Yanger turn the trick If they ge, together.
es5 ea5 a Sa,e @aS Mon see1s S
been coming strongly of late, his latest
bout being a draw with Charley Neary at
Milwaukee: This affair attracted far more
eral comment on the fact that Herrera
had Neary bested throughout causing
much criticism of the verdict.
fighters stock throughout the Western
country. The Chicago sporting writer's
took up the matter and strongly con-
demned a verdict which they claimed was
unfair to the Mexican fighter.
Herrera has been in considerable demand
In consequence. and 1t is thought that a
fight between Yanger and himself would
draw well. The men have been offered a
contest by the Butte Club.
Charley HeuRhton stated last evening
that training and travelling expenses had
been forwarded to Attell and Forbes. but
that they would both have come to tho
city willingly without this pecuniary ad-
vance.
said. "and they would have been glad
to come without any inducements They
are In such demand elsewhere, however,
That sent them enough money to insure
charges"
Efforts have been made at the West
End Club to arrange the place neatly for
oughly cleansed within and a force Of
men were at work yesterday numbering
and rearranging the chairs. The club will
depend upon this bout to clear itself in its
late run Of hard luck.
Following the resignation of George
Chic, who has been on the Executive
Board of the institution for the last two
years. Pierre Killian. brother Of the de-
tective. has been elected to the vacancy.
Jack Sullivan, well known in local sport
Ing circles. will be elected to a post on
the clubs board at the next meeting.
In case Harry Forbes is returned a VIC
tor over Abe Attell. the West End Club
has announced that 1t will
send for Johnny Regan and match him
with the winner In case Attell Is the
victor. another opponent will be sought for
him.
Chief Kfely stated yesterday that he had
received no further instructions from the
Police Board anent the pending battle. but
that he had no personal objection to the
bout taking place. He stated hat all pro-
visions of the law must be complied with,
however. and that numerous exits would
have to be provided.
FIGHTERS HELD TO GRAND JURY.
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