Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-05
THE PUGILIsTs.
GREAT SIX
 ROUND BOUT
Abe Attell and Young Erne Fight Fast to the End Attell Apparently Had the Best of it-Jack Black burn Won.

and Young Erne fought six swift rounds last night before the National Athletic club in this city. Erne sur prised everybody by the good show ing he made. He is heavier than At tell and much slower.
 Before the fight Attell issued a challenge to Britt or Nelson to fight at 130 pounds, ringside, for $10,000 a side, winner to take all. His an nouncement was greeted with cheers. Young Corbett was introduced and said he intended to make his residence in Philadelphia and was anxious to meet all the best boys that would come.
 Attell and Erne weighed in at 130 pounds at 6 o'clock, both boys being under the limit. Attell was the first to enter the ring. He was closely fol- lowed by Young Erne. The men shook hands at 10:53 o'clock.
 Round One: Erne put light left on face and Abe hooked left and right to head. Abe jabbed two lefts to nose and then put right and left to body. Erne light left to head and then clinched. Abe swung right to ribs and jabbed a left to head. Abe hook ed a stiff left to jaw and Erne swung stiff right to jaw and sent a left to eye. Attell hooked three left to head and then shot right to heart. Attell right to ribs and Erne jabbed left to nose. Bell. Attell's round.
 Round Two: Attell hooked left to chin and drove right to ribs. Abe swung right to ear and Erne crossed right to jaw Abe hooked three lefts to face and they exchanged body and head punches. Erne sent straight left to nose and Abe drove right to ribs. Erne crossed a stiff right to jaw and Abe swung both hands hard to head. Attell swung left to ear and then staggered Erne with right to jaw. They exchanged left iabs to face and Abe swung two rights into stomach. Attell hooked hard left to eye at bell. AttelPs round.
 Round Three: Attell sent left to ribs and straight left to neck. Erne sent straight left to neck and they mixed it up in center. Erne sent left to nose and Abe came back with two straight left jabs to nose. Erne put left to head and then reached eye with his left. They exchange lefts to wind. Erne sent a stiff left to neck and Abe put left hard to nose and rushed Erne to ropes. Erne sent a right swing to the neck and laDDed left twice to chin. Attell sent left to wind at bell. Erne's round.
 Round Four: Erne rushed In and put left to wind. Erne put hard left to wind and right to jaw. A furious mix-up followed and Erne slipped to floor. He is up instantly and they again mix it up. Erne puts left and right to chin and Abe swings left to chest and then put same hand to ear. Abe put light left to chin and then crossed right to ribs. Attell sends hard right to mouth and gets left to head. Erne sends left to ear and Abe puts short left on nose at bell. Round even.
 Round Five: Attell put right to jaw and then gets away from three wild swings by Erne. Attell puts right to neck and then jabs straight left to jaw. Attell again puts a left to jaw, ond Frne swung left to stomach. Erne I aa puts left and right to wind and Attell put left to face. They exchange lefts to neck. and Erne puts stiff left to jaw. Erne gets his left to face and Abe puts a stiff left to jaw at the bell. Erne's round.
 Round Six: Erne misses with two straight lefts and then puts right to jaw. Abe right to heart and Erne came back with right swing to head Attell rushes Erne to ropes and they rouch it around the ring. Noe IS do Ing good work with short arm punch es. Erne sends hard right to Jaw and Attell puts stiff left to nose AtteIl is cautioned by referee for hit. fling on break. Attell puts a straight left fab to face. and they exchange Iests and rights to the head at the bell. Round even.
 The fight was announced draw, Frne surprised everybody by his good showing. Outside of the first two rounds Erne met Attell at every stage. Neither boy bore mark as they jumped out of the ring.