Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-29


twenty rounds in England.
frankie has been fighting since 1900
and has won nearly all of his battles
on knockouts. In his ring career he
has met the best in his division and
now that he steps into the feather
weight division he gratifies his great
est ambition in meeting Abe Attell, the
recognized champion.
Attell is one of the cleverest boxers
in the ring and in his six years ex-
perience as a boxer he has met and
defeated topnotchers in and out of his
division.
Only once in his career has he been
knocked out and Tommy Sullivan of
st. Louis became famous for turning
the trick in the Mound City in five
rounds, October 13, 1904.
Attell has knocked out such top
notchscrappers as Eddie Hanlon, Harry
Forbes and Maurice Rausch, and has
won decisions over Aurelio Herrera,
Battling Nelson George Dixon, Johnny
Reagan, Kid Broad, Kid Abel Buddy
Ryan, Kid Herman, Young Erne,
Tommy Murphy, Tommy Feltz and
Young Mowatt.
Both Native Sons
Both are native sons and will have
an equal share of the native son popu-
larity and touted advantage that goes
to such in California. Both began
their ring careers in San Francisco and
were born within a few months of each
other.
Since they have begun to fight there
has existed a keen rivalry between them
and both have longed for an opportun-
ity to settle their argument in the
ring. Before the boxing game was shut
In, tal,
for twenty-round battle, but never
met because the game was closed be-
fore the date set for their battle.
After years of waiting and "sassing"
each other they will meet for the first
time in ring and will do battle for a
worlds championship and the belt that
goes with the honors.
Having each attained the top notch
in their divisions they will meet for
battle in n class higher than that in
which Nell has made his reputation.
but Neil has grown too heavy for the
bantam division and is legitimate
featherweight.
The bout will be one of the greatest
ever held in Los Angeles and will at
tract attention from all over the world
inasmuch as a worlds championship
is at stake and the battlers are rated as
among the cleverest boxers in the ring.
Attell is marvel with the gloves
and what he does not know about the
fine points of the boxing art is hardly
worth knowing. He also has a punch,
as his record for knockouts demon
strates. AS a ring general he has foxy
Joe Cans beaten seventy city blocks
from every way of reckoning.
Neil Is more of a fighter than a
boxer, but is also rated as clever
boxer and a whirlwind battler. 1t is
seldom that any featherweight has
shown the brand of q punch possessed
by Neil and those who have felt it have
almost invariably taken the sleeper.
Battle for Receipts
Strange as it may seem, although
McCarey was forced to offer a purse
of gigantic preparations for the Nelson
Herrera battle. he secured the Neil
championship, without being forced to
the extreme of offering a purse, the
battlers agreeing to box for a percent
age of the receipts.
This means that McCarey will not be
under the necessity of putting the prices
for seats to the high figures set for
the Nelson Herrera mill However. a
private agreement with the battlers
the prices to be charged for
SedIS Will govern lll5 ledluIe anu IL Is
probable that they will be held at high
er prices than have been charged in
the past for ordinary bouts.
In addition to the money considera-
tion for the battlers, McCarey has de-
cided to hang up championship belt
as a further incentive to the boys to
go at their hest clip.
This belt will be valuable both for the
cost and for the sentiment attaching
to its possession. Inasmuch as Attell
is the featherweight champion, the bat
tie will involve the title and the belt
will be the trophy of victory.
In days of old when gladiators bold
fought for worlds championships they
also fought for the belt which was the
badge of the champion and worn by
him in all his ring battles in defense of
his title.
1t therefore occurred to McCarey that
because two native sons were to do bat
tie for the worlds title at his club
house it would be an appropriate thing
to do should he have a belt manu-
factured and held for the winner of the
bout.