The Washington times., 1906-06-24
NEIL AND ATTELL
MAKE LITTLE FUSS
Los Angeles Public Not Ex-
cited Over Bout Between
Little Men.
MAY PROVE DREARY AFFAIR
Abe Too Clever Under Punishment to
Make Interesting Fight-Her-
Iera's Friends Bluf1ng.
MAY PROVE DREARY AFFAIR
By w. W. NAUGHToN.

IeId y EI1euQS bIuuuR.
By w. w. NAUGHTON.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 23.-on the
Fourth OF July Los Angeles will try
its hand at the daylight fight game.
when frankie Neil and Abe Attell will
be sent INTO the ring.
These lads have been on the verge
of having it out a number OF times.
but various things have happened TO
prevent them getting together. This
time it looks Ike a go, and for the
sake of the long suffering Los Angeles
fight fans 1t is 10 be hoped that the
event will come of on time and be
worth patronizing.
Like all affairs In which very little
fellows are the principals, the contest
Is not creating undue excitement. 1t Is
not by any means preceded by the
fever Of expectancy that was notice
able when the date Of the late lamented
Herrera-Nelson fizzle was approaching.
For all that, there il every reason
for expecting an entertaining bout. al
though for reasons which 1 Will pres
entity explain, the event may not be
marked by frequent collisions and much
blood letting.
Atten Too Clever.
Nell is a sturdy youngster with the
hghting instincts of a game chicken
He is a stiff puncher and fairly clever.
but IT Is cleverness that shows only
when the other man is willing TO stand
close and cut loose at a fast gait
Atten is superlatively clever. so much
so. in fact, that when he makes a spe-
cialty Of defensive work he can con-
vert what opened up like a promising
contest into n tedious spectacle. IN
this particular connection ,ust
say that the go between Eddie HanIon
and AtteIl at Woodward's was the
dreariest event I ever looked across
ropes at. and. considering the ground
have covered, this is saying a good
deal.
Neil Is Lighter.
This time it may be that Atteu will
show the best that is in him 1t is to
be hoped he will 1t IS said that this
is one of the few times he has had a
bit the better of the weights. and the
fact that he is tackling a lad who is
naturally a few pounds lighter than
himself may spur him to fast fighting.
II is said further that there is genuine
jealousy between the AtteHs and the
Neils, and anything in that line always
cOnduces TO spirited milling One thing
is certain. The fighting. whether It be
good. bad. or Indifferent, will in all
probability be strictly on the level.
That Herrera-Nelson bungle is a hard
subject TO get away from. Like most az
fairs in which there is no commonly
accepted explanation, it is continually
cropping up when least expected and the
matter is likely to continue a fruitful
source of argument until some entirely
new and highly probable version of the
fiasco is sprung.
Astounding Revelations?" Stungl
a few days ago I thought I was on the
track Of Astounding revelations"
received a long typewriter communica-
ton from Bakersfield sport IN which
those who had attempted to saddle the
entire blame Of the episode on Herrera
were handled without gloves. Said my
correspondent in one portion Of his mis-
sive:
'Herrera has still trump card to play
IN connection with that affair in Los
Angeles, and II subjected TO moro unjust
criticism he may play It. E"
glanced hurriedly through the letter
Tor further reference to what Herrera
had in reserve, but this is all could
find:
Il do not advocate the playing of this
trump card by Herrera For the good
OF the game I hope 1t will never be
played"
Great Big Bluff.
There's mystery deep and dark for you.
IL Herrera is Withholding something the
exploiting of which will clear his skirts
OF blame. IT appears to me he is acting
foolishly. The suggestion that ''the good
of the game is keeping Aurelia tongue
tied won't go. The good OF the game
didn't deter him from telling that his
match with Jimmy Britt at Butte fell
through because he refused to lay down
to Britt-a story, by the by, which no
one believed-and the plea that he is
eager to keep the boxing game above
Teproach doesn't ring true.
1t will be for the good OF the game"
If Herrera unfolds anything in connec-
ton with his fizzle with the Dane which
Will bring all the people to the one way
OF thinking
Just try it. AureIia.
Eddie Graney, the Little Horseshoer,"
IS still hopeful of getting Joe Cans and
Battling Nelson together despite denials
and denunciations on the part of the
Dane and his manager. Billy Nolan. As
a matter of fact, the magnificent op-
'timism in which Graney has STEPPED
himself IS very puzZling to those who
have read Nelson's declaration that he
will never enter a ring with the clever
negro.
Graney Is Hopeful.
Through years of connection with
pugilism Graney has shown himself TO
be a practical fellow and even those
who cannot reconcile his hopeful de-
Ineanor with Nelson's assertion that
there is no Gans-Nelson match in pros
pect. point TO the fact that In all that
has been said Manager Nolan has not
denied that he empowered Graney 70
make the match. The inference is
drawn that there Is something doin' -
all right, but that Nolan, after setting
lis face against a match with Cans so
long. doesn't want to have 1t said that
he experienced a sudden change of base
When asked IL any further move had
been made toward matching Cans and
Nelson, Graney said: No. But /
haven't dropped the matter by a long
sight. When said had Nolan's sane
tiOn l said what WIS true. I suppose
there nothing binding ah0ur