Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-30
'PENNYS' PRIZE
RING GOSSIP.
Three Matches oil Considerable
Importance and Interest
Are On.
BIGGEST IS ATTELL.NEll.
Nelson and Herman Are to Figm In
Los Angelcs-Tonmy Burns and
Mike Schrcck to Clash.

There are three boxing bouts Of cone
siderable Importance and interest
scheduled 10 tab place within the next
month. and an OF them are billed as
championship afflirs- heavyweight.
lightweight and featherweight In the
order named they are Tommy Burns VS..
Mike schreck, Battling Nelson VS.. Kid
Herman, and Abe Attel w. frankie
Nell Each should be- worth travein,
some distance to witness.
What promises 10 be a most mem.
orable encounter between little uns IS
The Attel-Neill scrap. Both are chan.
pious iu then respective class and wii
undoubtedly put ~ a siashng encour
Ter when they get together at Los An
geles on the Fourth.
Neither Of the men need any intro.
duction to the dcyotees OF the MANS
art, FOR both have practically clear
record OF victories back NJ them an the
six years Of their career In the ring.
ana the few decisions rendered against
them have been of the hair.lne yariety
and when meeting heavier men. Neithe.
knows the sting Of defeat attendant ~.
on being knocked out, which has for
ever disposed ~ the chances Of man,
a promising fighter 10 reach the top or
the ladder, for no man who has met his
master can ever enter the ring again
with the same feeling Of confidence a.
before.
Made six months ago the match.
which calls for weight Of l22 pounds
ringside, would not have attracted the
interest that II doese today, for this Is
Featherweight Champion Attell's best
hghlng weight, while at that time Neh
found II no trouble to make rs pounCs
TO defend his title ~ hantamweight
champion. Recently however Neil has
h!led out so much that he is al his very
best around l2O pounds. and there will
not De two pounds difference between
the men when they enter the ring.
Immediately upon his arrival from,
the east 10 days age, frankie Neil has
tened out 10 his old training quarters
at santa Monica where he trained for
MS fights against Billy Decoursey ana
Johnny Regain. Abe Attell has alread,
moved bag and baggage to Battling
Nelson's stamping grounds al Lucky
Baldwins ranch. where all his prepara.
tory work is being done for the com.
ing battle. Both men are In magniA.
cent shape. and could enter the ring al
a moments notice.
with the weight question practically
eliminated for both men, Il is simply
question OF developing all the possible
speed. strength and stamina and Of
these the latter Is by FAR the most i'm.
portant consideration. As the battle viii
be u the WhirlWlnd order from the tai
Of the gong TO the finish, and II is MOI
unlikely that the man showing tho
greater staying qualities viii he thu
winner Of the battle. provided II does
not 20 the 20 rounds and the referee Is
unable TO render a decision.
Regarding Tommy Burns mex:
matcn. Mslachy Hogan says:
Tommy Burns alleged heavyweight
champion Of the world. Is going to get
chance pretty soon TO prove how
mucn of a champion he really is. Not
that the men he Is 10 meet are excep.
tionally good ones by any means. but
they are fair tryout timber and Will
serve TO show very well where Tommy
gets on ] have no inclination at ali
to knock Burns. and II he Is IN real.
ny \ champion, ] will be one OF .ha
first 10 admit II. But his defeat Of Mar
win Hart can hardly be taken TO show
exceptionally high class and he must
do something else TO make himself SOL
ID With the public
Dutng the last week Burns has becr
matched 20 meet Mike Schreck at Te-rs
Haute, Ind. I'm July and Gus Rubin in
August The latter should not prove a
very bard proposition. but the speed at
which Schreck has been going lately In
dicat"s that he will be an opponent fo7
whom Tommy should train faithfully.
I'm ms recent bout with Dave Barry.
Mike showed a lot Of speed OF which ne
public generally had not given Rim
credit He gave Dave thorough
trouacing and showed such good form
boz dog IL that many are picking him
90 defeat Burns. although the latter
appears 10 be confident that he can win
IN iy himself