The San Francisco call., 1908-04-01

had an or night when he net Britt In
the Auditorium last July. Il was
thought al that tine that he would
never show hfs old time form again.
but he has retrieved that defeat and
must still be counted as q factor in the
lightweight division
CALIFORNIAN TAKING CHANCES
While AtteH made a brilliant show
ing II seems that re should remain in
his class. sooner or later II he persists
in meeting the lightWeights he viii
find some man capable Of lowering his
colors His successful showing last
night undoubtedly was due 20 the fights
he has had with such regularity IN the
last six months He has been gradn-
ally Improving during that period mad
has built I'D 70 Z highsr development
than was ever expected Of him II IS
safe 10 say that he viii have unlimited
backing hereafter whenever he starts
with man IN the feather weight Glvl-
sion. where he properly belongs
The fight brought out representa-
tive gathering OF spectators. all walks
of life being represented The Coliseum
proved to Be au ideal place IN which 70
promote = fight. and Sam Berger. the
hoy promoter" managed the affair n
excellent style. There was no con-
fusion IN the handling OF the big crowd
ard the spectators had an unobstrgcted
view u the ring from all parts OF the
house. When the fight vas over there
were cars in waiting and II did not
take long n remove the big crowd.
Referee Eddie Smith gave the men
every opportunity they needed TO fight.
He seldom put his hands on them, and
then only 70 break a hold and set them
IN motion again AtteH complained
several times that Nelson's tactics were
rough, but he received little satisfac-
ton, as his claims were not well found
ed The fighters were 50 much IN
earnest that repeatedly they kept on
going after the bell had sounded the
end Of z round. Each OF them erred
IN this respect. but as no damage was
done the referee would not allow
claim Of foul.
SERIES OF BRILLIANT RALLIES
The lighting was Of such sensa-
tI0nal order that the spectators re-
peatedly stood up and cheered the
game little boxers Some OF the rallies
have seldom been equaIed here. and
the remarkable thing about the con-
test Was that neither man was
knocked down during the entire Is
rounds. There were several times
when one OF the other was forced out
side the ropes. and AZ the end Of the
fourteenth round Nelson was wrestled
down and both meR nearly fell 20 The
floor outside the ring.
When the men shaped up IA the first
round the spectators were surprised 70
find there was but little difference in
their size. AtteII is such a big little
man that he shaped up fairly well with
Nelson. The spectators were surprised
IN the first round 70 discover that Nell
son was able TO hit Atteli frequently,
a. they thought that Atteli would be
able 70 block any Of his blows. Their
admiration then went out TO Attsll
when he commenced TO show what
great Judge OF distance he Is. He
seemed able to hit Nelson al will
The third was the first OF the SEN
satlonsl rounds. when the men stood
Up and sIugged. and it seemed for a
time that one or the other Of them
must 90 out under the fierce attack Of
his opponent. Nelson came up for the
next round on the run ana showed that
he had lost none OF his speed He
forced AtteI about and the latter com
plained 70 the referee that Nelson was
hisged Nelson at the end OF the round
for hitting after the bell had sounded
NELSON FULL OF FIGHT
The fifth saw another great rally,
In which Attell forced Nelson to the
ropes. Nelson started the sixth round
z little slowly, but he woke up and
had the better OF It II was give and
take until the ninth, which was an
other round full OF action At the end of
the tenth round Nelson was so full of
fight that he started to chase Attell
across the ring, not knowing that the
bell had sounded. Each round brought
its sensation up to the very last At
the end Of the fourteenth the specta-
his name in unison.
William Hs rden, a former Olympic
club lightweight. earned the. decision
over Tom Kane in the first preliminary.
Sailor Gordon upheld the honor of the
navy in the second ring warmer by dis