Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05


Attell was up like flash and Neil
went after him with demon-like fero-
ciousness. He put a left to the head
and forced Abe to the ropes, the Jour
ney across the ring resulting in no
damage to the champion. Attell was
back-cutting Neil viciously when the
latter drove his left to the stomach
The blow was not flush and Neil went
TO the floor with the force of his own
weight.
The wonderful feature Of Nelrs bat
tie was the fact that however badly
Abe punished him he was back again
boring In when he might have been
nursing a sore face beneath his guard.
In the fifth frankie forced Attell into
Abe's corner, but the clever Jew glided
out In a manner that discounted the
bantam champ.
Wildly excited during the sixth
round, Spider Kelly and Jim Neil fran
iically waved Neil to follow an advan-
tage which the latter gained after
sending home n vicious left to the face
that Jared Abe considerably. Toward
the close of the round Abe stood off
and drove straight rights and lefts to
Frankie's face.
Scene Remarkable One
Spectacular was a little scene in the
seventh round, which occurred when
puJH Hlen Cldlneu tnat Jne OIHeT was
hanging on In the clinChes. With out
spread arms the two stood face to face
and would not bulge until Referee Ey
ton had separated them himself.
The fighting was terrific during the
eighth and ninth rounds, and the sec
onds worked like mad over the whirl-
wind gladiators. Neils face by this
time had become bathed In blood. His
right eye was entirely closed and the
Inns Ware pIiffpd N tbripn thnir natural
size.
The men "Ndded" one another sew
eral times during the go and when Neil
missed a left lead in the ninth he said
Go ahead, Kid" to Abe as the latter
hestated about continuing with a re-
turn blow.
Attell learned a lesson quickly yes
terday afternoon that stood him in
great stead. Neil had Abe badly
puzzled in the opening rounds as he
rested his head under the champions
| chin, at the same time driving in
wicked rights and lefts. AS the battle
progressed Abe became wise and COW
cred in such an effective manner that
many of the shrewdly aimed blows
went glancing on Attel's head.
Shows Clever Work
Abe was roundly cheered for clever
| piece of work in the tenth as he danced
from Neil, who hand rounded him into
an evil situation. Like tiger the
speedy champion sprang at his op-
ponent and as frankie hung over Abe's
shoulder, he Winked a red, red wink in
answer to directions from his seconds
| Terrific does not describe the fighting
during the tenth and Attell's back ran
sarlet with gore from Frankie's bleed
| ing face.
The only slow boxing, if it may be
called so, occurred in the twelfth, when
| both men appeared tired as a result
of the terrific milling which had
marked the earlier rounds. Suddenly
Abe shot a left to the mouth and
frankie dropped to the floor. Many
| thought that the battle was over, for
the Neil boy rolled slowly over before
he regained his feet.
The thirteenth witnessed another
whirlwind go and for a minute it looked
bad for Frank. Abe rushed him to
the ropes, forcing his head outside
From this position Attell drove in a
vacious left before Neil could get into
the ring With wonderful recuperative
power, frankie came back and the
fighting was terrific. The end was
sensational in the extreme. Neil
stopped and claimed that Attell had
| held Angered, Frank made a vicious
lead and as Attell started to skip back
| WdTQS ne Tell TO Lne lOOT. DeSDlIe ITlS
last show of strength Neil appeared
tired as he went to his corner.
Fights Like Demon
frankie came back strong and the
round was a continual scene of give
and take. Attell whirled in a perfect
fusillade only to have frankie return
in valiant fashion. Neils face was a
horrible sight to behold as he smiled
cheerfully through the scarlet mass
which covered his shoulders and chest
and spattered like red dye on Attell's
body.
The fifteenth round was largely
repetition. Once Neil laughed with the
crowd as he made a wild swing which
turned him completely around.
During the sixteenth the men went
at each other like mad and, head to
head, drove in countless jabs that Wis
IDLY weakened them. Neil came back
fresh for the seventeenth, and the two
men fought as though possessed with
something other than human strength.
AS the gong changed Abe sent a re-
sounding left to the face.
Boys Hold Conversation
Nei. was stretched out on his ch1ir
during the intermission and his seconds
worked strenuously in an endeavor to
send him on strong.
AT the beginning of the eight eenth
Attell inquired of Neil how he felt.
"All right, kid; how are you?" was the
cheerful answer. Then the two went at
it again. Neil was strong, and after
Abe had applied his left to the nose
successfully, the bantam placed sew
eral effective lefts to the head and
right to the body
Even though the twentieth round
drove thousands crazy with excitement,
the nineteenth was equally as stirring.
For the first time during the battle Neil
drew blood from Attells nose. But
few seconds elapsed ere the men locked.
not to part until the gong found them
staggering against each other, weak
and helpless. Beginning a terrific in
fight, the men forced themselves to the
limit and battered each other until
endurance could stand no more.
Mad at the sight of helpless men EN-
deavoring to gather the f1ickerhg
power which remained, many rushed to
the ringside. Jim Neil turned furiously
on a spectator whom he claimed 10
have been tipping off the Neil corner
signals to Attell AS the two came to
blows Will White tore his way through
the crowd and dragged the infuriated
men apart. Then came the twentieth