Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-06
ABE ATTELL AND
FRANK NEIL MEET
DISCUSS MEMORABLE HOLIDAY
BATTLE
Consensus of Opinion Is to Effect
That the Little Men Put Uu
Greatest Contest Ever
Witnessed

| Abe Attell and frankie Neil met or
the Rialto yesterday morning and ex.
changed cordial. greetings. Each in.
quired as to how the other felt after
the battle and fought the contest over
again in a friendly manner.
! Neil wore green shade over his
right eye, which was badly swollen as
a result of Attells merciless left Lin
| iment had done much to reduce the
abrasonS and doubtless the game little
| bantam will be himself again within a
few days. lie appeared somewhat
! downcast over his defeat, but had moth
ing but praise for Attell.
Jim Neil is not so resigned as
frankie and believes that his son
should have been given a draw.
Il am positive that Charley Eyton is
absolutely square, and l have stood up
for him in the east where his decisions
caused adverse comment. He should
have given us a draw yesterday after
noon and l believe that his judgment
was poor. Still, we haven't anything
to he ashamed of and another battle
ought to prove a great card"
Never i'm the history of the Southern
California boxing game has such an
interesting aftermath resulted as that
of the Attell-Neil 60 Nothing but Fri
discussed along the street yesterday,
and the consensus of opinion was to the
effect that a greater ring affair has not
taken place within the last decade. A
knockout might he considered more de-
cisive. hut such an end a S that which
marked the recent battle evidenced the
fact that two men had met not capable
of putting the other away despite ter
rife punishment.
Were the boys to be matched again
there is little doubt but that Maud
Junction pavilion would hold but por-
tion of the crowd clamoring at the
gates. Such unCanny cleverness, such
bull dog tenacity and such tiger-like
fighting never before set local fans wild
with excitement and the fact that
neither man was sufficiently strong at
the end to send in a decisive blow evil
denced the whirlwind pace which had
been set. Abe Attell was in magnifi-
cent condition, otherwise he could not
have withstood for ten rounds the
gruelling go.
frankie Neil possesses the gameness
of bantam cock and earned thousands
of friends by the wonderful willingness
which he displayed in returning after
the tantalizing fusilades directed at
his sore eye by the marvellous boy with
whom he did battle
ABE Salu yesterday tnat ne intended
to leave for New York within a short
time unless he was matched with
Jimmy Walsh. The Neils will remain
in Los Angeles for a few days and may
endeaNOr to secure another date.
frankie will prove a drawing card of
major proportion, and if Manager Nc
Carey bills him again the youngster
will be accorded a great ovation when
he steps into the ring.
Montana Kid baked at the match
which McCarey had arranged between
him and Johnny Thompson. Mac Of
fered the boys a $500 purse and Mon
tana claimed that there must be some
thing better on the line. Thompson
was sorely put out over Montana's
backdown as the lightweight wanted
but a chance to show what he could do.
1t may be that the kid contracted
of the cold sensation when
beholding the husky proportions of the
new conner. After crying for a match
and then throwing over the best op-
portunity offered him during his career
Montana has forfeited a right to fur
ther consideration.