Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-11
FEATHERWEIGHT
FIGHT UNCERTAIN
APPEARANCES ARE. THAT THE.
BATTLE is OFF
Attell Demands Robinson as referee
or Jeffries and Bonus-Will
Receive No Extra
Coin

gust which may blow the Attell-
Baker match away came up last night.
According to Manager McCarey. Abe
Attell and Harry Baker there will be
no mill.
AS might have been imagined, when
Attell asserted that he wanted Robin
son as referee, trouble was brewing i'm
mcdlately. Reports have been sent
abroad that Gus Herget would be third
man in the ring, assertion being even
made that Attell was perfectly agree
able.
Manager McCarey after learning
yesterday that Attell was continuing
firm in his determination to call for
Robinson, brought Abe to the tele-
phone at Arcadia and threshed the
situation over.
Attel told McCarey fatty that he
would not stand for Herget and that
he wanted Robinson. McCarey as fatty
told Abe that Robinson would not
referee.
Abe then said that the affair was off
and McCarey replied that it was all
the same to him.
Later in the evening Attell came in
from camp to give his version Of the
situation and present an ultimatum for
Baker. He said:
when this second match with Ba-
lser and myself was agreed to McCarey
told me that Robinson would referee.
Now he says that the club referee was
meant. Well, anyway, Robinson had
been acting as club referee and l
naturally thought he was the man.
There is only one way out of this.
If / receive a 10 per cent margin OF the
receipts and see Jim Jeffries climb in
as referee l will go in the ring, other
wise Baker must have Robinson.
Don't think that they are going to
q Of n
have been champion for a long time
now and never received the bonuses
which all these other champions are
getting. They are trying to put Herget
as a referee and l won't stand for it,.
have good reasons for not wanting
Herget and mean to stand by them.
He showed me by giving Jim Flynn
that decision over Jack Sullivan that
he may be influenced by popular opin-
ion. | haven't worked my way up the
ladder to lose because some short end
ers make a howl at the ringside.
Robinson awarded me a decision
when the crowd made a big call foi
Baker. Baker is n popular fellow and
/ know he will have a good part OF the
house with him. For this reason
cannot risk losing because of referee
that is not level headed.
II spoke to Robinson recently and
told him that / wanted him to referee
told him that all l wanted was an
even break. If Baker earns a decision
why let him take it. If it is a draw al
right, but if 1 win l want every bit thai
is coming to me-"
Baker was asked last night abou
giving Attell n percentage on the side
and refused absolutely. McCarey als'
declared that Abe would get nothing
extra from him.
II am not set against Robinson, bu
I absolutely refuse to send a refere,
into the ring with one principal op
posed"
According to McCarey, when the
agreement occurred it was decided thai
the club referee would act as officia
and as Herget now occupies that posi-
tion he would look to have the
call. However, McCarey declares thai
he will not send a man into the ring
with principals opposed, and Attel
SAYS nay to Herget.
McCarey expressed himself as salts
fled with the former decision made by
Robinson, but as the latter resigned
without request there was nothing to
do but install a man in his place.
Robinson has said that he will act dur
ing the. coming battle should McCarey
say so.
The situation may develop one way
or another this morning though moth
ing Is in order if all concerned live uI
to their word given last night.