Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-30
FEATHERWEIGHTS
TO BATTLE NEXT
ATTELL AND WALSH ARE COM
ING ATTRACTION
Clever Boston Boy VIII Try at Maud
Junction Pavilion to Wrest 1872
Pound Title from Its Present
Holder December 7

When the 'curtain next rises at Maud
Junction pavilion it will be upon Abe
Attell anG Jimmy Walsh, the clever
Bostonian, who have been signed by
Manager McCarey to do battle De-
cember for the featherweight title.
The drop is q large one, from heavy
weight to feather, but nothing better
could have been carded, for although
it will be Walsh's initial appearance in
a Los Angeles ring, he is sure to be
strong drawing card and will give At
tell one of the hardest fights of his
career.
Walsh has selected training quarters
at the East Side Athletic club and he
will put himself in condition to meet
the champion under the direction Of
his sparring partner-manager, Eddie
Keevan.
Walsh for a while considered q
proposition of training at Venice, where
Jack O'Brien prepared for Tommy
Burns, but with the sudden and very
unusual drop of the temperature he
changed his mind and took the inland
camp.
Regarded as a Hoodoo
There seems to be ban on the east
side camp, for although having one of
train, 1t has never turned out winner.
Jim Flynn was the first to try the place,
and, as will be remembered, he lost to
Tommy Burns via the knockout route
in the fifteenth round.
Harry Baker was the next to try con-
clusions with the unlucky quarters.
Baker proved the second loser going
down to defeat before Attell at the end
of twenty rounds, losing the decision
rendered by Eddie Robinson, the Off
cial club referee, who has since re-
signed.
Now comes Walsh from the far away
eastern town. Whether Walsh will
also prove a loser will be seen when
they meet in the ring December Z.
Walsh is by no means an easy mark
for the champion, but he will give him
hard battle for the title. The two
have met before, the result being a de-
feat for Walsh, the only one that he
has ever suffered.
The decision was very close, but the
champion had out-boxed the tough lit
tie easterner, but could do no damage
to him. At the end of the twenty
rounds Attell had a slight shade and
was given the decision, but 1t was said
Walsh finished the stronger of the
two.
Mcdonald Trains AtteII
Attell will do his training in town at
Lewis gymnasium under the direction
and care of Molly Mcdonald, one of
the greatest trainers that ever handled
q bottle or swung a towel. Mcdonald
trained Joe Cans for his famous fight
with Battling Nelson, in which it was
demonstrated that there was no man in
the lightweight class who is Cans
superior.
molly" put Jimmy Burns'in condi-
ton for his fight against Charlie
t1an f.i1 10 Of oIrlF
which Burns showed unusual form by
putting the Germantown pride down
and out In the second round of fighting.
molly" is at the top of the list of
trainers and Attell is sure to be in the
best possible shape when he meets the
clever easterner. The contest is to be
under straight Marquis of Queensberry
rules, the men to protect themselves at
all times.
Besides the featherweight title there
is at stake the gold belt given by T.
]. McCarey to the champion when he
beat frankie Neil in twenty rounds of
the fastest and >cleverest fighting ever
seen in a Los Angeles ring.
AtteII in Good Condition
The belt was given to the winner,
who has to defend it and the title three
times before the Pacific Athletic club
before it becomes his personal property.
If Attell succeeds in defeating Walsh
the belt will be one more notch nearer
being his personal property.
Attell is in good condition, having
been in training with the Burns aggre-
cation at Long Beach for some time.
1t will take very little work to put the
champion in the very best of shape. his
desire now being to develop wind and
speed.
The contestants are to receive so per
cent of the gate receipts go to go to the
winner and the remaining 40 to the
loser.
SANTA MnNIcA HIGH