The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

Fight Followers Remember Many
Funny Coast Deals and
Withhold Predictions.
BY MaIachy Hogan.

dictions in advance. 81.
If both boys enter the ring at their
best, spectators will get their money 8
worth. To me, Attell looks to have the
best of the argument on account of his
speed He is certainly one of the orig.
fnal "ten second' men on the mat and
when he is in good working order there
are few men in the world who are able
to keep the pace he usually sets. Some
claim that Abe has gone back in the
last two years, but so far as speed goes,
T hardly think so. AS matter of fact,
speed and stiffness is about all he
has, as the knockouts to his credit in
the last three years have been few and
far between.
Put One Bunch Out.
When he first started out he put, a
bunch out for the count, but lately he
, has depended on his speed and science
| to get the decisions. frankie Neil, on
the other hand, is known as a boy with
| a stiff punch and 1t is on this that his
hackers depend. They figure that be-
side being reasonably speedy and onto
r,nst of the tricks of the ring, he is
~QsES } to get to the elusive Abe at
it 1sseigured that Att ell viii find that
he has run up against something.
Neil's defeat in England took the
edge off his reputation to some extent,
but he Is undoubtedly a great fighter
still. frankie, like many others, did
not feel at home in a ring across the
water and he certainly was not favored
ker. He has not had many fights since,
but is still rated as the bantamweight
champion Attell claims the feather
weight title and the fight is carded as
: for the featherweight championship Of
the world.
For once there should be no trouble
or argument over the weight. Neil
can fight under l20 and put up stiff
battle. Attell can practically do the
same, and as the weight conditions call
for 122 pounds at the ringside, it GER
tainly gets to being pretty close to
featherweight battle.
Ready for Battle.
Both boys have practically completed
training and as each claims he is un-
der weight there will be little done
before the bout. AS has been pointed
out the majority Of the fans see little
to choose, but it looks to me as if At
tell should have the call with the fans.
he,. and he is there with the speed
which usually lasts him for a twenty
round bout. He may not be able to hit
as hard as Neil, but he is likely to
worry the San Francisco boy with his
tatto of iabs at which he is postmaster.
Should Neil get one to connect with the
Jaw it will be to the dreamland with
happen as Attell is usually there with
his scientific blocking and covering up.
He is one of the hardest boys in the
ring to connect with and I look for
Neil to find this out
Z That bout between Mike Schreck and
P,,r, eal,@ ILL., L
! bash Athletic club Of Terre Haute came
to a sudden end. 1t seems as if the
indiana club had counted the gate re-
celpts in advance and promised the
fighters pretty big chunk as a guar
antee. The fighters were, as a conse-
quence, given the option of so per cent
OF the gross, which suited Schreck all
right, but did not meet with the ap-
p pa13ya O. Of Burns, so the fight was
Seattle Wants Mill.
.lmmediately afterwards came an
offer from Seattle for the heavies and
ats seems as if this bout would
go ahru. The fight is scheduled for July
20 and q substantial purse has been
hung up. The winner of this battle
y to- be given match with Jack
q'Brien, provided the latter is willing,
q cannot say that the Burns-Schreck
Eight appeals particularly to the fight
fans. The Cincinnati boxer has re-
ceived his iolts frequently, altho he
has never been badly whipped. Burns
fame rests on his bout with Marvin
hart, which is not saying much, and
there you are.
Instead Of the bout called off, the
Terre Haute club is now dickering for
a matcht between Jack O'Brien and
Fred Cooley. Cooley, it will be remem-
beTed, put Jack down for almost the
Iul! count IN sparring match in De-
1Tolt, and Fred is chesty on account
OF o. y; AS a consequence, he, no doubt
other crack at Philadelphia Jack,O
and as it looks like easy money for
O'Brien, it should be satisfactory all
Battling Nelson got into the lime
nght again during the last week and
sncidentally so. did Joe Galligan. The
when Galligan became absent-minded
went down. A similar happening made
JACK Monroe famous for a brief spell,
and Gallgan is expected to make the
most OF his sud denly acquired reputa-
ton OF having knocked down a cham
% NoAson duQ herman ANXIOUS,
The managers Of Nelson and Herman
are, now trying to fix. up match for
early fall. The fight business seems to
be looking up around San Francisco,
end the promoters out there have Of
Tered Che two a, match for Sept. 10. The
way. The talk is at present, it seems as
II the conditions would be 1873 pounds
ring side. This should be easy for
Herman, but it is likely that Nelson
Will stick out for an extra pound or So
Herman has been coming to the front
pretty fast of late and the bout should,
be-a good attraction. . -"
me- are flirting with each other. Pro
'nstssSers at Grand Rapids have offered
ceipts for match, and there is
chance that the two will meet. Yanper
10 more than willing, as he figures that
he is at present able to offer the Ghetto
boy stiff argument. This Would I0 nm.
doubtedlv prove an attractive bout for
The middle western fans, as both are
popular.
Knockout Was Real.
Indianapolis at last saw real
knockout instead Of a regulation upil-
lowo bout, when Kelly and Mahoney
bumped against each other the other
night. TIL milwaukee boxer has come
tosthe front with a jump, but the awak-
enlng was rude after he had walked
into one of Kelly's swings. The bout
lasted less than three rounds, which is al
'mostarecord for the hoosier town, where
boxing has become more or less a pent1a