Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05
d. A. CALLAHAN,
Batting "A Ball.

round journey would be completed.
Hyland should wait awhile before
tacltling the champion.
ATTEIL- NEIL BATTLE.
one of the best fights between feath-
erwelghts decided in many years is
scheduled to take place at Los Angeles
II present plans are carried out. be-
tween Abe Atteil and frankie Nell.
Abe Attell. by defeating every man
In mis- division easily and also out
pointing first-class men sometimes 10
TO Is pounds heavier than he, has
earned the right to the featherweght
championship title which he Is gem
orally credited with holding.
FranNe Neil holds the bantam-
weight championship, but as he is I'M
able to make lower than l20 pounds
and be at his best, he has determined
to give up the bantamweight title and
Try and win the featherweight cham
pionship instead.
If Neil aud Attell clash the con-
test should be a whirlWnd affair. Neil
Is aggressive and strong, and has a
terrible left hand hook to the heao or
body. lie is naturally ft-handed, and
the terrific force that he can get into
a left hook to the body has ratified
many fighters 30 badly that Neil won
from them easily. johnny Regain in
his fight with Neil was lifted almost
off the floor with a left hook TO the
stomach Afterwards he watched
Neil's left instead of his right. and as
a result fought Neil to a draw for 20
rounds. Neil, in his fight. punished
Harry Tenny so severely with lefts to
the body that Tenney died from the
effects of the bout on the morning fol-
lowing the contest. Neil is undoubt-
eddy at his best now. Some time ago
no was oft of form. but long rest
seems to have given him a great brace.
Against Abe Attell. Neil will be UP
against the most tantallzing PROPOSE
ton in the ring. Attell is always
within reach. but when his opponent
PUSHES he usually finds him some
where else. Attell is counting on de-
feating Neil and then going directly
to New York. after which he AIN sail
for England on the first ship, to fight
the Englisnman. This va ..d -,
longest tlip ever attempted by a fight
er fOr single bout. Bowker is clever
and fast and lights much on the same
style as AttA
FACTS ABOUT THE FIGHT.
Place Of Contest Pacific A. c. of Los
Angeles Cal
Wclght-l22 pounds. ringside.
Title at Stake-Featberweight cham
plonship of North America.
Prize-Dlamond belt, embematic OF
championship and 90 per cent of the
gross receipts, to be divided. so per
cent to the winner and 40 per cent to
the loser.
Age Of fighters23 years each.
Title Held by Each-Nel bantam
weight champion OF North America
Attell, teatherweight champion OF
North America
Attelis Best Fightst Won from Aure-
lilo Herrera, 10 rounds and six rounds.
Tommy Felt2. 10 rounds; Young Erne,
rounds Jimmy WEIGH, II rounds:
john Regain, 20 and rs rounds KID
Herman, six rounds Buddy Ryan, six
rounds, Knocked Out--Edde Hanlou
four rounds, Harry Forbes, FIVE rounds.
Outpointed Battling Nelson IN round
| no-decislou bout.
Neil's Best Fights-Knocked out Har-
ry Forbes in two and three rounds.
| Clarence Forbes IN seven rounds. Dick
| Hyland 10 rounds, and Harry Tenney.
Won from Harry Tenny, 25 rounds.
| DrcH-Johnny Regain. 20 rounds. Lost
Harry Forbes, seven rounds Jem