The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-05
NEIL RECEIVES MANY DEFIs.
DsntaDs Champion L. Irtting Chat
1eng~s by Every Y.iI.

Dispatches from the East Indicate that
Frankie Nell las sprung suddenly irjo
notice once more = T,cipicn. OF ciiaI-
ieng.S from members ~ the bantam
weight division. Since Tommy Murphy
gave him such a haui battle las-
Wednesday. others Of the ii5-pouud class
have decided To Try their hands at the
Westerner
A month ago Neil was considered sol
idly intrenched la his POSITION. In fact.
he WAS deemed neatly iEvulnerabis. Al
er he had disposed o. Forbes 20 kauIily
and had beaten Hushey McsiOye.n into a
state of subIni-siyeness. !; Vas hardly
thought dangerous opponent for lsin
Tommy Murphy Was sent against HIM
at Philadelphia ana proved tue surprise
with Nell. and many Of those at tic ring
side deemed that FIRST hoHOTs should have
gone to the Fastener.
Nell, In consequence. docs not appear 20
dangerous as formerly 10 members Of MS
Glars He IL regarded M an easy MARI
and . sw arm of letters and kilograms Eas
descended upon him since that time. The
fact that Neil may have DCrh badly
trained. that hs did NJ. appear G" fight
Al his best. that MuITay'S showing may
have been an unexpected RASH Of early
speed on the part % the New Yorker. does
not seem TO occur to the chEileHg,rs.
A. that. Murphy may be boy % high
calibeT. There Is no disposition 90 Co
tract from hiI victory. but followers OF
did not fall into that frequent error OF all
champions. Of holding HE opponent too
cheaply.
Murphy was picked Up as an easy marx
His record Of really good battles With men
In his own class Was overlooked ana
Nell went into the ring expecting an
TO thu contrary. there does not appear
TO have been any money bet on the re
suit.
The adveu. OF any good man 20 cham
picnship caliber viii - approved by fol-
lowers OF the sport. as IL makes things
lively in the pusil!stic game. And eKpT.s-
sions are heard on all sides. hoping that
Murphy can live Up to his rtcor,I with
Nell.
Kid Hermann. whose real name Il Her
man Lensleid. 81 -rheduled to battle q
slower man than himself in the person OF
Kid Abel mex; Thursday.
Abel is q husky enough customer. but
IL seems as n Hermann mad the edge IN
the matter Of both speed and skill. II
surely looks as n he can put 81 over Abel
MS a boxer. and he should rs able to win
from the latter unless Abel manages TO
get IN one NJ his poyerfui swings
About the luctieSt punch ever landed IN
The local prize ring. incidentally. was de
livsrcsi by this shnl. man Abcl. II was on
The occasion OF his fight Win IrookIyH |
Tommy Sullivan more than tao years ago.
Sullivan nRd simply uS"r D.. Is buiili-f on
iolie,l Abel NJ pleasure and worried the !
Chicago man sr.-uy by his sudden shifts !
B nd his foOiwork.
In the fourteenth round. Tommy became |
tired through sheer punching 81 his op-
ponent. He SPARED around rather easily |
and carelcasly STEPPED back against th. /
ropes. Even before he touched them. Abel |
had started blunderins swing for his |
INV.
Tommy was unable to get quite far /
enough back and 70 was too late to set l
on the point Of the jaw and was sen ny 4
Ing over the ropes Into the lap OF Vernon 4
Johns. who was handling him at that /
time.
Johns. Il will be recalled. carried him |
back to the ring while Dave Nelson was |
toliing on the seconds. and remained in I
the ring for fully thirty seconds before he .
needed Nelson's orders to depart. Abel 4
made a Wild swing at him ono. more and 1
anded a low blow on Sullivan
IL was case Of violation OK tho rules i
On the part Of either man. but Nelson de- 4
;ided that Johns had offended first la en-
tering the ring. and that he could pay no \
need TO the subsequent fouiing Of Sullivan 4
by Abel. The verdict. accordingly. went /
Save for that one blow. which iapIel
most Unexpectedly. Sullivan would have
iAd an easy thing In the fight
me hart contingent II sul ready 10
,ut up money on Tommy Sullivan la his
match with Abe Atte!I. set for next Octo-
Der. In case Ike Bloom wishes to increase
he amount OF his bet. tl:e money will be
forthcoming from tho other fac
lon The Sullivan followers want the
dds oS 10 TO s proposed by Bloom in max
ny his den.
This ngh; ought TO be about as pretty
IN exhibition OF boxing as has ever been !
witnessed here. Both men are quick on
heir feet and are among the clcveTe.t
boxers ever s-en In the local ring. In fact |
decidedly the cleverest.
Mike Walsh of the North Side Athletic
Tub has secured the signature of Nal
Doyle. manager Of Eddie Randall. to a set
Il articles calling for twenty-round bout
weight champion % tho world. Walsh iir-
Photographed Atteli a: Chicago, /
making a liberal offer for tire match.
The fight In proposed to take place with
n two weeks. and calls for LA pounds al
o'clock. Walsh feels confident that At
ell will sign to meet the local boy.
Nal Doyle. while believing he is sending
against the toughest member VI |
he feather-wcight class. has no doubt as
o the outcome CT the bout
Randall Is he hest boy / eyer handled.
lumber of good boys In my care. but In
tandall believe have n champion This
: all the more gratifying because he IL a
ZONE product, born and bred In Missouri,
nd II can only bring the feether-weight
to ST. Louis l will bs the
,appiest man I'm town
THE sports in 81. Louis don't really
now how good thf. boy Is / am not send
ne Randall into this fight Cor the losers
nd"