The Washington times., 1907-10-29


AttelI-y Weeks match is on for tonight
and thereby hangs an interesting tale
not entirely to the credit II the 1eather-
weight champion.
This match was made when Atteh was
In Chicago. He had been dickering ior
meeting with George Memsic. who re-
fused TO do l33 pounds ringside Tor the
! featherweight champion. Finding that
he could not land Memsic, AtteA asked
| for a matcn with any featherWelsH1 u.
the West, and when Weeks was naIhoo
agreed TO tight the Colorado chaAlehss1
before the Pacific Athletic Club
The weight was named as II pOunoS
rlugside. and the terms 60 and 80 per
cent OF the fighters share
Laid Up With Cold
waen Atten arrived in Los Angeles
sono two weeks ago he was N pau
shane. A bad cold which had settled IN
bIg hacE drove Abe 20 bed. and he
staved there for two days, refusing 70
sign articles until satisfied that ne
would be able 10 train himself INTO
lighting shape. e.,,..
In tae meantime he made flying
trim to Arcadia, where Weeks was
| training. talked with several lfieiisiS,
| and the next day shook joker cut o.
his sleeve, a Ia Billy Nolan
cor course, you understand salo
Aba that this ringside weight means
tbat weeks must weigh in Win MS
gloves. shoes. ana trunks on
Ther Did Durand Protest.
Naturally Marius Durand. Weeks
manager. emitted a roar Of protest. Las
dashed the kilograms from AicCaIey
ard stated that Weeks would weigh L.
/ ponds stripped or there wouio Dc HO
agbt. Atteu hesltated day ana tieH
dropped another joker on the taDle. fis
| insisted ON cutting the money 20 al.-
| q. Here again Durand had alcCaieSs
terms Of 20 and 20 and Duranu al oLlSs
forced action by posting eefui.eo
/ check Tor s.. 900, the weight ana appear
ance money. and giving Atteh unul 4
! o'clock on the sd TO post his money
/ and bind the match
.Tf Atteu IS not on hand Win ms
certified check for this money we VIII
| pack our junk and 60 back 10 Grippe
| Creek said Durand. I'VE Will let lhe
world know that Atten WEIGHED out OF
his fight with Weeks and leave II 70
| the sports Of this country whether nc
| IS entitled 20 call himself q World
| champion or not
! In the Balance.
/ All possible pressure was brought TO
/ hear on Atteu 20 force him 10 give Up
an untenGble position. He had signihed
! nis viiingness tc fight under the terms
mentioned and for some reason or other
/ seemed anxious to force Weeks 10 ac-
cent a little Billy Nolan hnesse- For
/ two savs the match hung IN the balance
and the local papers roasted Mr.. Atteli
/ IN 4 dark maroon Always great
/ favorite IN Los Angeles. Abe found him
/ SELF on the receiving END OF terrific
/ batterv OF public and private criticism
I II worried him. but he stuck TO bis
e71ps. putting up the following line OF
/ q gument:
GVhv should I get all this roasting
/ TO- wanting the long end for the win
nerY At that I am not half as raFT as
the champions and near champions who
sign TO get the long end. win. lose or
draw. I'm giving this fellow Weeks
chance to fight for Is per cent OF the
/ lighters share. Here I am putting up
the festherweight championship Of the
wcrld against nothing at all I am en-
titled TO something II / win and all 1
want is to get enough money out or
| IT to Justify my running the risk OF los
ing the title"
AtteII Stood Pat, Ditto An.
It was Impressed on Atten that he
had once accepted the terms as final,
but he sidestepped this vital point and
hung out the ultmatum that Weeks
must do one Of two things, cut the
money 70 and 25 or weigh in with his
/ fighting toys on.
| Durand stood pat, Attell stood pat
and Tom McCareyi sick in bed, was in
no shape 10 face the new problem.
Then Durand, even after advice from
| Denver to concede the weight II he
could get the match in no other way.
loomed up Ike another Nolan for stub
| bornness.
| 'AtteD can take 1t or leave it," said
| he "Our money is up. If he wants to
/ fight TO a finish We win fight him in
| Nevada, winner take all, and give him
| as much OF a side bet as he can cover. -
Won't Fight to Finish.
Atten absolutely refused to consider
| the finish fight.
'I never intend TO fight q fight to q
/ fnish," said AtteH when Durand's prop
/ ositicn was broached-
At l o'clock on Wednesday the princi-
/ al - #@HT