Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-19
Little Abe AttelI is Still King Of
All the Feather
weights.
BAKER LASTED BUT 8 ROUNDS
How an Attempt Was Made to Bunco
Gans--Negro anc Britt VIII Fight
On March 10.

Little Abe Attell again demonstrated
last night in his fight with Harry Baker,
that he is the king pin among the feather
weights. and he also made 1T moro ap-
parent than ever before that he is n wise
little Jew when It comes to rnatch.n,ak-
Ing. In this respect he will class with
Joseph Francis Hagen. otherwise known
as philadelphia Jack O'Brien." who is
about as smooth as they make EN-.
Judging from the accounts of last
nights contest at Los Angeles we sus-
pcet that the splendid showing made by
Baker in their first fight some weeks ago.
was really the fault of Attell II looks
like Abe had another contest in view by
letting Baker make fine impression. On
the former occasion Abe secured the de.
cision but IL was a hair-line one. Then
came challenge from Baker and the pair
were re-matched Owing to the showing
Baker made In the first fight his stock
went booming and interest in last nights
affair was at fever pitch. Much betting
was. INDUCED in with plenty Of Baker
money in sight which was grabbed by the
Attell supporters. 1t looks as II Abe
played a clever trick when he got Baker
In the ring quickly convinced everyone
that he was master of the situation. He
dollars to say nothing of the long end
OF the purse and the championship belt
offered by McCarey.
The associated Press account of the
fight follows:
Abe .Attell knocked out Harry Baker of
san Francisco In the eighth round. before
the Pacific Athletic club here tonight re-
tanning the featherweight championship.
The champion was In great form and
ontciassed MS man from start to finish.
too strong from every standpoint for the
san francisco boy. Attell used every
blow in the fistic category: his footwork
was lightning fast although Bakers
the few rounds the fight lasted. In the
first round Attell Knocked Baker to the
mat with the straight left to the jaw
and when he arose Attell staggered him
again. with the same blow. Again in
the sixth round, Baker went fiat 10 the
floor from terrific right on the Jaw,
the round out. The seventh round should
have really been the end of the fight
In this round Attell swung Il vicious left
on the point OF Bakers Jaw, sending him
to the floor groggy and all but out. Baker
arose slowly, and Attell rushed to him
and rained a rapid shower or rights and
lefts to his head and face. and knocked
him To his knees again. Baker attempted
10 rise and Attell rushed him into his
corner and beat him to the mat Baker.
bloody and almost helpless, covered his
u
his oponent who beat him upon the
back and compelled him to straighteu up.
Attell then sent hard right 10 the jaw
1nat knocked Baker seemingly hfeless
10 count the gong sounded
When the gong sounded for the eighth
and staggering Atteil rushed across
from his corner and with rain of rights
and iefts tried TO put his man ont. Baker
held his arms to his face and vainiy
n nl To. ttAt1 rI,t
him Off and heat him to his Knees re-
peatedly with blows to the head He
swung right on Bakers jaw and the
san Francisco boy sprawed helpless. AT
this moment Bakers seconds threw the
sponge into the ring and the fight was
over.
ond round. while Baker was clinging
helplcssly to the ropes. the latter's sec
ond. Devil Vancourt, ran along outside
OF the ring. shouting to the little tighter
for the moment OF his opponent in the
ring. rushed at Vancourt and slashed
him through the ropes twice In the face
with right and left. Vanvourt fed
quickly.
Those irrepressble promoters out in Ne
vada have kept the wires as busy as ever
during the past week. No new matches
have been made. but there are a number
In prospect The Gans-Brtt bout has been
clinched and set for March 10, The origi-
Hdi uatt Wds Hhoitu ~, Dul dS tfus IdilS
on Sunday Manager Riley mas thought II
best 10 pull It off on the day before
The Tonopah club is now trying to Sc
cure the signatures of Honey" Nell dy
and Jimmy Gardner to a go. II Gardner
cannot be secured. Harry Lewis W. uld DE
substituted. He is also endeavoring to get
Hugo Kelly and Jack Sullivan In the same
ring. Another proposed match Is ono be-
tween Kid Herman and Tommy Murphy
Murphy is considered one OF the best
| lightweigts, so far as his records go, al
| though he has done nothing wonderful in
| his time. His victory over Corbett did not
| same time a scrap between Herman and
| Murphy probably would be worth seeing.
| It was only through his shrewness
| that Joe Cans was not buncoed into CIV
| ing away 800. While IN mis- dressing
| room at an eastern tbeater one night this
| week. a messenger boy handed him O
message Opening It. Cans read.
| Dear Joe: Through mistake left the
| house without money. Must have 500 at
once. II will bring. me $500 Give. &c
| bearer"
Tho message was signed Bon Mot. Mot
| was about to dig into his pocket for the
| coin when a thought flashed through his
| mind
He informed the messenger 10 wait q
| few minutes until he dressed He accom-
| panied the boy TO the hotel, where Mot
| was supposed to be waiting. when Cans
| and the messenger boy reached there the
| supposed Mot had disappeared. Hence
| Cans Is 800 richer.
| ElIil LINE or DISK and cylinder