The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-11
MARvIN HART.


won't beat me easily. I tell you that
too. Before the twentieth round is
reached probably several rounds be-
fore something VIII happen to show
JET that he b IN real tight That's
straight dope, and IT'S something worth
remembering. I realize that Jedries is
a clever fellow. I am not q clever fei-
low except IN my: own peculiar way,
but have got the valops. knocked
out Btiiy SUIT in three rounds.
fought 'Phihdeipt1a jack O'rien six
rounds m Philadelphia, and the papers
agreed that Il a decision bad been rem
dered Il would have gone to me by a
mile. I am knockout fighter.
Hart b beyond any question the
most earnest and the most treiess OF
any fighter Of recent years An hour
and hahs work without q stop is bis
usual days portion and the big fei-
low comes oct Of the min not breath
ing hard but breathing deep and
strong tutn the perfect lungs OF the
athtstA He assatls the big sand bag
in a vay tnat none has done before
him. and hs hammers the punching bag
unttl tie rope frequently breaks. At
the same tme be shows that be Is
shtfty on hss teet end that he has the
speed Of q lightweight
Abe AttelA whose cse~eznees as q
boxer has placed him In the category
Of ueemie8 beside such admittedly
ereat masters Of the fsHc art as James
J. Oocbett and Young Graffo, b most
inststeut m bis demand now -tnat
Young Corbett give him fight and at
any Old weight that the batter believes
win suit him best Abe has for brief
period been sotourntng In The east and
incidentally has covered himself with
sufficient glory to demonstrate to the
eastern critics his right 10 meet Cor
bett.
By way ok showing that be regards
Terry Mc0ovefn harder proposition
than Young Corbett, Atten says he Will
fight Terry at ether t24 or 128 pounds
rinszkie at any dme the latter desires.
Abe Atten surely has a bona fde
claim IN the featherwdght title, for at
122 pounds Ingstde, the generally &C
ceptsd nmtt Of this class, be has shown
that be has no supeEsra- BE s con
ceded to be tie clevefest and fastest
n,o, IN ff,a yfno trI1aY
Attal once beat Buddy Ryan, who
now clatms DE westerwe4ght title, bad
", and to show that be can do It again
he .ode4s to fight Buddy for any num-
Der Of rounds II he latter Wall weigh
In ct 10 pounds rfngada At Tits
wetsnt Atten would be giving away
fuI1y eighteen pounds, 40 be never en-
ters tne ring weighing above ia
In his recant fight With Eddie Hanaou
the articles caIlsd for 40 pounds ring
side. Atten got On the scales With all
hts clothes ON and never budeed the
beam. Hanlon bareg made the weight
stripped, but nevertheless Atten beat
him al over the ring during the SIX
rounds.
Frisco 6Rht promoters acted mWtse-
" when tn the controversy over the
purse between Jimmy Bsftt and Bat
ting Nelson they permitted the public
to see some of the inside workings OF
the 80 called dght trust which controls
things puHhst4c tn that city. This trust
is simply an agreement between the
various promoters that the lighters
shall not be given more than certain
proportion of the proceeds Of any fight.
Jim Crohroth said recently Of his
own club: AT one time we were $1,000
behind last year. largely owing to the
fact that the Sullivan Cmbett match
was not drawing card When 5000
in the hole the club pulled out on
the Fttzsimmins-G Gardner, Brttt-Neison
and one OF two other goes and quit
$1,000 winner ON the year. Considering
the long chances taken and the large
amounts invested the p1odts are hard
" worth the whtla NY e~n prodts on
dc year we're e1sn"