Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-09
MEN
IN FINE FORM
HERMAN AND ATTELL WILL
EASE OFF
Greatest Ring Battle In Many Years
to Occur Friday Night, When
Fsstherwelsht Champion and
Ghetto Boy Meet

Abe Attell and Kid Herman are not
wrangling about moving picture rights.
They are commencing to edge off on an
industrious course of training which
has developed their husky little bodies
into condition which should result in
one Of the greatest ring battles yet
witnessed by lucky enthusiasts of the
boxing game
The commendable zeal with which
the diminutive glove men have ham
mered away at their work has made
for them host of friends and neither
Will lose the respect of local fans what
ever the result of next Friday even
ing's battle
Although there was necessarily dis
appointment when Attell and Neil were
unable to meet as scheduled the post
ponement of Attell's appearance before
Los Angeles ring gathering came
in the nature Of bonus to local lovers
of the game
Had Attell met Neil the probabii-
ties were that he would win to a GER
tainty, despite the fighting ability of
the bantam boxer. Both men would
have entered the ring at near the
same weight and the battle could have
easily been won by Attell barring a
judged would have overshadowed the
mixing properties of Nel's style.
The coming battle will culminate one
of the most unique matches made
within the memory of any living fol-
lower of the game, bringing together
as 1t does the most clever ringster of
the times In combat with youngster
whose ability to take and give, COM
bined with an advantage of eight or
nine pounds, has placed him as an
$40 favorite.
Great Interest Manifested
1t can conscientiously be said that
more interest exists as regards the
coming battle than that which has at
| tended any previous affair in Los An
geles. will Attell be able to with
stand the rushes of Herman? Is Her
man knockout-proof against the rain
of thrusts and jabs which will surely
be his portion when he crawls between
the ropes with Attell?"
Such is the proposition which Los
! Angeles enthusiasts are endeavoring to
| solve Herman, because of his weight
| and admitted cleverness, is judged by
the majority as capable of wearing
| Attell down and at the same time
withstanding the hardest blow that
Able can send home.
There are others who believe that
| Attell will stay with Herman through
out the twenty rounds and win on
decision. Both boys are demanding
| that decision other than draw be
| given by Referee Eyeton, should they
be on their feet at the end. They have
| gone the no decision route before and
| the termination had no pleasant fea-
ture for either of them
Clever as he is Attell has probably
cut out for himself as tough an ordeal
as ever menaced a prospective winner,
and should he cut under the wire
ahead of Herman every hat in the
sporting world will voluntarily doff in
recognition of the achievement That
! he is hard man for heavier ones than
Attell to send for the count Herman
proved when he went the limit with
Herrera. That he is clever he evinced
in the same battle, when with machine
| like precision he backed safely from
the clinches with the Mexican, avoid
ing the deadly whip which sent Young
Corbett to his pugilistic grave, as the
latter edged away from a hugging
match with the dark-skinned wonder.
| So if Attell turns the trick, ring the
bells and turn on the lights that all
may have close look
AtteIl Is Fast
Then again Herman will have his
wits sorely tried before he corners the
feather champion if he eventually sue
ceeds in doing so. Nothing does Attell
enjoy rather than calling from a far
corner of the ring as his opponent
swings wildly at the ozone in another
spot 1t would appear as though there
were little danger of the battle com
ing to an end before ten rounds. At
tell could hardly batter Herman down
before that time and the latter will
scarcely reach Abe inside Of that num-
| ber of rounds.
Herman has conditioned himself to
| a point where he should be able to
draw upon every ounce of stamina
within his body and a rapid pace ought
not to tell much upon the Ghetto cham
pion. Attell has declared the greatest
chance of Herman will lie in an ability
to wear him down and the Kid has evil
IDENTIFY been preparing for just such an
emergency.
Spare featured ans muscular Attell
has again rounded to the form that
marked his condition prior to the date
of the Neil battle, and in addition to his
condition the feather is brimful of con-
fidence and counts the battle as already
| won.
In his own words, ''They are all dubs
to me until we gets the gloves on"
! Scarcely an order placed for the Neil
Attel battle has been rescinded, those
having secured reservations asking for
exchanges granting admission to Fri
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