Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-20
ATTELL AND NEIL
MAY NOT BATTLE
MANAGER MCAREY DECIDES
ON PoSTPoNEMENT
Arrival of Frankie Today Will Decide
Proposition of DeIay-Boxing
Exhibition Benefit Planned
for Next Week

Although Manager McCarey is un-
able to postpone the Attell-Neil battle.
which was scheduled for tonight, he
said last night that inasmuch as
FRANKIE Neil had not arrived and be-
cause of the unsettled condition of af-
fairs and the San Francisco disaster,
it was probable that the battle would
be postponed until July.
No word has been received from Neil
and McCarey is unable to say whether
the little boxer will be in Los Angeles
today. However, unless he makes OBJ
lection to the postponement there will
be no mill between himself and Attell
tonight.
While postponement of this battle
may result in calling it off entirely and
will work great financial loss to Nc
Carey, Attell and Neil, the step is
taken by McCarey after due delibera-
tion upon the propriety of the act and
is approved by Attell and it is believed
that Neil will also approve it.
Both boys are in excellent condition
to box at their best form, but the fact
that Attelrs relatives in San Fran
cisco lost their business establishments
in the earthquake and fire and Attell
is unable to ascertain whether any of
them escaped with their lives, in
fluenced him to favor postponement,
and he is so torn in mind that he prob
ably would be unable to go on if it
should be decided to not interfere with
the plans as originally laid.
For these reasons and because Me
Carey is convinced that the public
which supports the game faVOrs post
ponement of the battle, he decided last
evening to take the initiative and make
the conditional announcement that
there would be no battle tonight unless
Neil arrives this morning and insists
upon going ahead with the original
plans, which is deemed improbable.
Planning Benefit
Manager McCarey is planning a ben
eft boxing exhibition at the Naud
junction pavilion for Monday or Tues
day night the entire proceeds to lie
added to the relief fund now being
raised to aid the sufferers at San Fran
cisco.
A meeting will be held at McCarey's
office at 10 o'clock this morning to
formulate the plans, which include
short bouts in which Jeffries, Burns,
Battling Nelson, Herrera, Herman,
Britt and others of the topnotch
brigade of boxers now in Los Angeles
will participate
Just what the arrangement of the
boxers will be is not known yet but
the plan to bring these notables of the
ring into action in short boxing con-
tests will make an attractive card and
it is believed that a fund of at least
$4,000 will be raised in this manner.
With the exception of Britt, who
has not been heard from yet all these
battlers have signified their willingness
to join in making this benefit perform
ance a huge success. In fact, all who
have been heard from have entered into
the plans with great enthusiasm and
business men who have been consulted
regarding the plans have indorsed them
and will aid in making it success.
Owing to the limited time for COM
pleting the plans, it is expected that
the committees to be appointed this
morning will hasten the preparations
and the public will hear definite an
nouncement along these lines today.
Nelson Sells Papers
Battling Nelson and Manager Billy
Nolan came in from Fairview yester
day and each sent in a $500 check Cor
the relief fund now being raised, and
the durable little Dane became inter
ested in the sale of extras and Joined
Frank A. Cook, the human megaphone,
in auctioning theater tickets and sell
ing extra editions OF the newspa pers
from a stand i'll an automobile at Third
and Spring streets yesterday afternoon,
netting the fund several hundred dol
lars.
The plan of sale of newspapers was
announced and an innumerable throng
patronzed the sale, paying everything
from five cents to five dollars each for
the extras and the rule that no change
would be returned regdrdless of the
amount of money offered in payment
for the extras was strictly adhered TO.
Theater tickets, donated by the prin
cipal play houses OF the city, were sold
at extravagant prices and in nearly
every instance the purchaser handed
them back for resale, tickets which
are usually sold at fifty cents bringing
several dollars each.
II you want TO go east G. Haydock,
Agent Illinois Central Il. r., 2Ss s. Spring.