Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-03
REGULATION RING INSTALLED
AT QUARTERS
Gathering Of Fans Witnesses Attelps
Opponent Go Six Fast Rounds.
Interest In coming Battle
Increases


Abe Attell in battle that is expected
to prove one Of the fastest boxing ex-
hibitions ever witnessed in the history
of ring annals.
More ideal surroundings for a train
ing camp could hardly be selected than
those of Herman's choice and not only
does the Kid revel in the open air
while jaunting along during the cool
of the morning. but also when at his
gymnasium work in the afternoon.
1t was busy scene that greeted the
party of local enthusiasts who Jour-
neyed out to the Kids camp yester-
day and regulation ring affair was
provided for their entertainment dur
ing the afternoon.
The net result of the inspection trip
was to the effect that Herman is al
ready physically fit for a gruelng go.
His wind did not bother him In the
slightest, and after six fast rounds
three each with Harry Baker, who won
the recent amateur tournament at San
Francisco, and Mike Bartley, who is
to meet Terry Davis in one of the pre-
liminaries, the Ghetto boy did not draw
q long breath.
1t is evident that Herman intends to
go after tAttell from the gong and de-
pending upon his ability to wear the
featheryeight champion down. He
was mixing it with both BARLEY and
Baker yesterday and stepped into many
a whipike wallop that did not appear
to roct his head in the slightest.
The Kid evidently anticipates that
Attells cleverness will play ct least
someThat upon his head and he is
riggiIg up an armor which is meant
to move hit proof against Abe's best
efforts.
B3tley and Herman mixed it in
merry fashion and the lanky Irishman
received few stiff wallops that only
seNed to arouse his natural combative
inYtincts. In one instance when Bart
let succeeded in reaching Herman's
jsw decisively, someone along the ring
oiled out, Hes a good Irishman,
Hid" ''I know it, responded Herman.
,fAll Irishmen are good. that's why
fm going to fight a few"
4 Herman Carries Dynamo
:. "Attell carries an electric battery
with him, Kid. and you'll have to go
some" remarked another wit. The Kid
did not answer Immediately and
someone came to his assistance with:
Herman carries a dynamo, don't you
kid?' 'You bet 1 do" said the perspir>
ing Herman. II don't know what one
of those things are. but / carry one
of them anyway, if it's faster than
battery"
Bartley appears greatly improved
since his arrival in Los Angeles and
took considerable punishment from the
aggressive Herman. BARLEY should
give Davis 4 good battle and in the
event of tht affair going over six
rounds BARLEY will evidently put up
a hard finish.
1oly oIf fotl u,
six rounds Baker is without doubt a
clever boxer and uses his left to good
advantage He will spar with Herman
during the remainder of the Kids
training.
Speculation as to the outcome of the
Attell-Herman battle is the principal
topic of the hour among local ring fans.
and the match made so suddenly and
under such unusual conditions as eX-
listed when the two boys signed articles
has created far more interest than that
which attended the match between At
tell and Neil.
The fact that Abe Attell has waived
the weight question and agreed to take
on man who is not only a legitimate
aspirant for lightweight championship
honors, but admittedly one of the hard
est men in the ring to land upon eff
fectively has gained for him the re-
spect of many who were inclined to be-
lieve the stories that he feared
fighter.
Herman is nothing if not a mixer,
and Attell will undoubtedly depend
greatly upon his in-and-out propensi-
ties to avoid the weight of the Chi
cago boy. There is strong reason to
, believe that II the battle goes twenty
rounds Attell will win. for he is by far
the more clever of the two men. 1t is
a question whether Attell's cleverness
will prove superior to the lighting
ability of Herman.
A point in Attell's favor that looms
promisingly Is the fact that he will not
be obliged t6 make weight. He knows
what is beS for him and will be able
to train at his own sweet will without
the possible danger of weakening him
self.
HermaI must make the lightest
weight possible and still be above the
danger dark of staleness. The Kid will
need ev$y bit of his agility when he
starts after Attell. and the lighter his
frame tie better will be his chances of
victory
The Possibilities of a surprise are
alwayslin store, however, and there
are thde who would not be at all sur
priced II the shifty Attel would send
acrossbne good for count. Abe has
been harged with having few knock
outs " Ills NIcnll. ihouSl lHe dSSeTIlOll
is m5ifestly false considering the
numlkr of battles (7O) and the men
aeailFt whom the featherweight boy
was bitted.
Nj AtteII Has Record
AiYast majority of Attelrs battles
tayel been with men who outweighed
him live to fifteen pounds, and 1t cam
hot be expected that however clever a
man may be he must necessarily drop
Ia Knockout when boxing out of his
hclaF.
Itdid not follow that when Jim Cor
betl made Jefferies appear as an am
atelr for twenty-five rounds at Coney
Islhd that he won the battle Attell
wIdn boxing with men his own weight
N probably more capable of a knock
at than a majority of the battlers in
liiAcass, and cannot be justly blamed
for hiling to put away the heavier men
witt whom he has contested.
Tie discrepancy between Herman
and Attell will not be as great as in
mdy other contests where Attell has
GYM away poundage, but 1t Will be
sufficient TO lend VIVID anticipation re-
gliding the tactics OF Abe when he