The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-11
Thinks Tenny's Death Puts
Ukase on San Francisco
Fight Promoters.
ABE ATTELL GOING AFTER
ENGLISH CHAMPION
Marvin Hart Down and Out,
While Tommy Burns Is
Under Cover.

Harry Tenny's death after his defeat by
frankie Neil at San Francisco Wcdnes-
day night was one of the tragedies OF
the sport OF boxing that do not come
often, although 1t is greatly to be re-
gretted that they come at all 1nyari-
ably the death of n principal In n bout
puts damper on the sport In the par
ticular section In which II occurs, and
without doubt IL will do so in this case.
How serious this win be remains to be
shown, but whether or not city officials
stop boxing for time, the public, which
supports the shows, Will prove in de-
creased interest tho dampening effect OF
the death OF the boy
There is no prominent sport, just as
there is hardly any business or trade,
that does not have its fatalities Base
ball has and so has football In the great
est degree, and yet II Is hard 10 figure
out how these can be avoided In the
case of Tenny the bout might have been
stopped by the referee before the boy
received the final installment OF blows
but even the referee might not have
known how severely Tenny was being
punished or what his condition was be-
fore he entered the ring,
Condition Prime Factor.
Probably the question of condition had
more to do with the death than any
thing else With some physical faLlings
which could not be detected. Tenny
stayed long as he could, and longer
than many boxers would, Probably the
most important lesson learned is that ref
erees should be very careful about let
ting u bout go any longer than II APP
pears that victory has been won. EN-
periencc has to teach this lesson as It
does the elimination as far as possible OF
brutality In football and the safeguard
Ing of thenter patrons by proper inspec-
tion and enforcement OF ordinances look
N a he q
Sell proved himself to be still the
american bantam-weight champion.
There has not arisen boy Of his weight
in America who could give him an argu
ment. and the only person who has re
ceived a decision over him since ne be-
came champion is Jem Bowker OF Eng
land, who Is holder of the worlds title
Jem Bowkcr to Get Match.
Speaking Of Bowker, it appears that he
Will have TO step into the ring again to de-
fend his title against an American. Abe
Attell feather weight champion of Amerl
ca, has practically made up his mind to
go to England TO meet Bowker In fltf-
tcen-round bout before the National Sport
ing club He hns declared that the purse
and expenses offered are suitable. and
that he undoubtedly will make the trip
a great deal Of interest would attach to
this battle. for. besides being an interna-
tIonal one. it would bring together two OF
the clcyerest boys I'm the world. Attell
would probably do better under the Eng
than Nell did for the Californian has a
style that is frowned on I'm England. his
rough innShung arousing the onimoslty
OF the British public Bowker and Attell
would put up more of a sparrns match,
with the chance that the American would
outpoiut his rival
Attell had intended to take on the win.
rer of the Ncil-Tenny match, but the
death OF the latter probably will interfere
with his plans. He has been looking for
Il match with Nell for n long time, and
wanted to leave New York for San Fran
cisco last week. The fatality interfercd
with his plans, and II is doubtful If he will
even talk Of n match before he goes to
England. Gus Rubin and Jimmy Gardner
also have had their plans lnterfered with
to some extent. They were preparing to
Invade the Pacific coast
Rubin After AL Kaufman.
Rubin wants Il match with Al Kaufman
or Tommy Burns, and probably would
have little trouble in getting on with the
former He would be "A good man for the
ambitious youngster to meet he Is ex-
perienced and would teach him a lot about
ring generalship. Delaney without doubt
intends TO pit Kaufman against such men
as Rubin for awhile before he trots him
out as a star again. If Burns is wise he
will walt until he can get on with o. Brien