The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
YOUNGER ATTELL
TO OPPOSE REGAIN
Second Member of San Francisco
Fighting Family to Tackle
Johnny.
ABE HAS SCORED TWICE.
Brother of To-Night's Candidate
Will Be in Attell Corner to
Direct Fortunes of
the Go.
ABE HAS SCORED TWICE.
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. TO-NIGHT-S CARD AT

. THE WEST END CLUB. .
. Carol Cain versus Kid Hickey, six .
. rounds, lilo pounds. .
Kid Trennel versus Kid Rose. six o
. rounds, catch weights. .
. Billy Courtney versus Fred .
. O'Brien. eight rounds. 1873 pounds. q
. Johnny Regain versus Monte o
= Attell, fifteen rounds. ll6 pounds. .
q Referees-Daye Nelson and Dam q
= ny Miles. 3
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Monte Attell. second member of his
family to win over Johnny Regain. will
try decisions with the Brooklyn bantam
at the West End Club tonight. the boys
being carded to go fifteen rounds at liz
pounds.
Once considered the leading candidate
for the bantam championship OF the
world. and the mar who fought Il draw
with both Harry Forbes and frankie Nell,
Regain went down to defeat recently be
fore his opponent of tonight. losing the
verdict in their siS-round go at Chicago.
Monte Attell is the newcomer to the
bantam division. With a clear record OF
victories behind him. he is to engage in
Il battle which may spell pugilistic promi-
nence for him. On this account. the go
is of interest TO those who have followed
the fortunes of the two l5-pounders.
Four bouts are scheduled for to-niEht's
card. In the opening event, Carol Cain
and Kid Hickey are to box eight round at
10 pounds. ring side. Both boys have
fought locally. and Cain made quite a hit
as an amateur in tournaments at the
Business Mems Gymnasium
In the second contest of the card. Kid
has fought IN this city. with Kid Trennell
being known as the victor in several pre-
Hminaries and semiwind-ups. He was also
a contestant In the match between Chi
cago and St. Louis fighters held recently
in the city by the lake.
Billy Courtney and Fred O'Brien will 90
on in the semiwind- up Both are street-car
men. but each represents a rival division
Of the local lines. Courtney has won two
fights at the club already. and is known
as the fighting rnotorman." He works on
the Olive street division. O'Brien Is a
conductor on the Easton avenue line.
The Stteet-car men are to 90 eight rounds
at l3j pounds. Both are said to he good
lighters. Courtney has already proved his
merit In this particular line. while O'Rrien
IS vouche1 for by Scotty SHERLOCK of the
West End Club. who announces that his
man is really a good boxer.
Dave Nelson and Danny Miles are to
referee. Miles is a local product and has
shown good form in the various matches
at which he presided
Following the present contest, two
matches are proposed for the local arena.
One is L bout between Willie Fitzgerald
and Mike CTwin) Sullivan-twenty rounds
at 1GS pounds; the other a twenty-round 80
for the American championship in the
bantam division between Frankie Neil
and the winner of to-night's battle.
Neil has often been suggested as a local
candidate for fighting honors, but his
father. Jim Neil of San Francisco. has
by various clubs throughout this section.
Should he decide to send frankie here, a
high-ciass match should result.