Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-21
DURAND TO
HOLD OUT
FOR RIGHTS
ATTELL MUST NOT ATTEMPT
TO DICTATE
WEEKEs, MANAGER DECLARES HE
WILL NOT ARGUE
Veteran Van Court Now in Charge of
Cripple Creek Boxer and viii
Attend to His
Training

De witt Van Court took charge of Fred
die Weekes training at Arcadia yesterday
and from now on the Cripple Creek boxer
will have the benefit of all Vans years
of experience in getting himself ready for
the battle with Abe Attell next week.
AT that Van Courts work may all go
for naught unless Attell falls in line
with little sense before he confers with
Marius Michel Durand this afternoon.
Freddie Weekes' Swedish manager says
that unless Attell comes to time at once
in regard to weight he will pack his
trunks and tear back to the booze bazaar
at the Fountain in Cripple "Crick."
Durand means what he says, too. Yes
terday he was waited on by large dele
cation of his countrymen and to one and
| all he explained In voluble and well chosen
| French what he was going to say to Able
| at the meeting. Il am going to argue
with him. said Durand. (No, this is not
! in the original, but translated by our In
terpreter) But will tell Attell right off
the reel that Weekee will. not meet him at
122 ringside with all his fighting togs on.
If he does not agree at once to my just
| demand l will get my things together and
| go home, taking Weekes with me.
II am in quite a bit of money on this
| show, but that is not what Is bothering
me. If we have to draw out because of
Attelps dictatorial policy the public
should not blame US, and am sure that
MIR. McCarey, who will lose something
himself, will see things in their proper
| light"
AtteII Is Censured
| On all sides Attell is censured for the
stand he takes, and the feeling prevails
that he will give in when he sees that
| Durand and Weekes will not be Buffaloed
~ l. 20
weight. Billy Nolan is the only person
who ever got away with play of the
kind, but at the time he did 1t Joe Cans
| was all in and had to fight Nelson or
starve to death.
| 1t is different with Durand, for he has
plenty of money to fall back on and would
not miss the three hundred or so that 1t
will cost him should Attell keep on in
sisting. McCarey would be out date,
but the heaviest loser would be Attell
himself, who would undoubtedly lose the
few friends he has at present.
| Weekes put In his first period under Vna
Courts direction yesterday and enter
| tanned a large crowd at Arcadia in the
afternoon. few innovations were sprung
| and Freddie pleased the sports who
! journeyed out to see him.
| Jack Doyle butted into the llmelight
| and furnished piano for the platform
on which Weeks boxes and performs his
other training stunts. With Phil Steb-
| bins to tickle the worries Weekes tried to
| Jump rope to the tune of a fancy two
step, but the little fellow lost his foot
ing and couldn't keep time.
This stuff might be all right for Jimmy
| Britt or Jack Twin or some of those other
| fancy boys" said Attell, but l can't get
away with it. Every time Phil begins to
play something real good 1 forget all
| about skipping the rope and my feet get
| tangled"
| In addition to the rope work and bag
punching Weeks went three stiff rounds
with Len Lauder and they were about the
hardest and fastest ever seen in train
Ting camp in this vicinity. Lauder is no
slouch at any stage of the game, and al
| though the gloves used were regular pill
| lows he and Weekes exchanged some
blows that hurt.
| Lauder forgot all his cleverness and
went In to slug with the Cripple Creek
lad, and the result was slam bang bat
| tie for three rounds. Weekes kept close
| to his man all the way, and sent home
some nice short arm jolts that would be
| the candy If he were abe to score with
them on Attell
| Betting on the battle has not COM
menced, but in all probability a few
wagers will be laid after the men sign
the articles of agreement and settle all
| disputes in regard to weight and the
referee. Durand states that Charlie Ey-
| ton suits him as the third man in the
ring, and if Attell gets down off his high
horse and acts decent betting will begin
| this afternoon.
In all probability the price will go
around five to two, and at this figure 1t
should be brisk. Weekes will be well sup
ported by the Nevada contingent, for up
/ in Goldfield they think the little fellow
can whip his weight in wild cats, and are
willing to back tins opinion with real
| money
A well known local business man who
for various reasons does not wish his
identity disclosed states that he is ready
to cover Attell money at this price and
will back Weekes for at least $500 to beat
the champion.