The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-08
Great Featherweights Scrap 23 Rounds Before Audience
 of 5000 Persons.
ENGLISHMAM IS CRIPPLED
Claims He Broke Hand in the Second Round--Attcll Comes Out of
 Bout unscratchetl.

IedtHtTN NelEHl VI fAlitllNht anu pN'H Moran, Englands premier boxer in the same division, fought drawn bat tic at the Colma open air arena this afternoon in the presence of about 5000 spectators The battle lasted twenty-three rounds and at its con cluslon Referee Jack Welch unhesitat- ngly grasped both lads by the hand, signifying that the fight was draw. The decision seemed to please the crowd and there were cheers for each fighter as he wended his way from the ring side. The fight on the whole was rather tame. but this was offset by the cleverness of both fighters. It was a very even fight and was marked by Moran's aggressiveness and At tells cleverness in blocking and his all-round work from defensive standpoint.
 After the fight owen Moran de- clared:
 "I broke my right hand in the sec ond round. After that h was almost useless At that l think won by a mile. am willing to fight Attell for ty-fve rounds winner to take all.
 An Associated Press representative visited the Englishman in his dress ing room after the contest and care fully examined the right arm which Moran claimed was broken. The arm was badly swollen around the thumb but it was not possible to verify the claim of broken arm. Moran's face was much battered and tho left eve was nearly closed.
 On the other hand Attell emerged :. from the fight without mark Attell gave out this statement after being in- formed of Moran's challenge fora re- turn match:
 "T will fight no one forty-ive rounds. want to live awhile yet But will give him return match for any number of rounds up to twen- ty-five. beat him at every stage
 An examination of Attelrs right hand disclosed the fact that the mid dle knuckle had been disjointed
 In round one they spared cautiously for a few moments and then fought vlcIously for two minutes without a stop. Moran drove Attel to the center of the ring. outfought him in a harl rally Just as the round ended. Attel had slight lead.
 In the second round they fought evenly until the last minute, when Moran put in a hard, wicked straight to the Jaw. and then put his lef: to the body. Attel looked serious, and this look was accentuated when Moran sma shed him on the face with a hard right. Moran's round.
 The third was even. both landing freely and fighting fast and cleverly
 The fourth was Attels round by , slight margin He used his left ia advantage in iabbiug the Engllshman. Honors were even in the nth. Attei'i cleverness offsetting Morans aggress. l lveness
 In inc sixth the little fellows slug. ged fiercely and at this Moran seemed | to have the better of It
 Atte brought first blood in inc sev. enth round cutting Moran's left eyc with a right that almost closed that optic. Moran went on the defensive and fought carefully. It was Attel, 1 round.
 i Again the eighth Atte showed ;t better advantage. battering Moran, 1 damaged eye. though the Englishmar l was by no means Idle. using his rieh l to the head effectively. Moran, fac, i was bleeding considerably as he tool ] his seat
 i The ninth was hard fought and end cd in Attefs favor
 Considerable lll.feelng had been ex hihted throughout the light.
 Moran fought viclously in the tent! I..t. i Its close His blows seemed heavie 1 than Attels, and the seconds had t' part them after the bell sounded ! was 2 case of see-saw now. Attel com ing back and taking the lead In tn, eleventh,
 Moran rushed and Attel stopped hir with straight left They fnall! threw science 10 the winds and slugss and refused to stop when the gonj rang. and were parted
 The twelfth was fairly even. thougI Moran bled freely from cut lips. A the gong rang they were fighting hea to head. Attel went smiling to hl corner He was unmarked. whil blood flowed freely from Moran's face.
 The thirteenth and fourteenth wer slower. with no advantage to elthe man. Moran did most of the leading but his hardest blows were evaded
 The fifteenth and sixteenth round |, were In Moran's favor. Ills blows, wh,l not so frequent, carried more force Attel used his cleverness 10 block mos Of them
 The seventeenth was Attel's II used his left effectively on Moran face, and slowed the Englshman u in the rushes.
 The eighteenth brought no advan tage. and the contest could fairly hay been called g draw at this period. b,i Attel raised the Britons head with l hard left uppercut 10 the jaw. Closlnj in Attel peppered the EnglIshman' stomach with short arm rights an lefts. The bell rang with Attel havlni the advantage, Again In the twentiet' Atte did tho better work He eaugh Moran with a hard loft to the jay Il and then sent his right to he stom ach. Moran started Attels right ey bleeding In the twenty first with a har left blow. Moran then put two har 1ofts 10 the jaw, shaking Atte up bit
 In the twentv-se second ronnd Attel sho q hard left n the jaw that nearly floor cd the Britlsher Moran drove stit right 10 the jaw and In furious ra II pel'ed Attel viclously with left an right swings 10 tho body. If was
 hard and even round
 Round twenty-three and last-"Mc ran and Alter came the shout iron, a quarters as tho men shook hands. The went at it fast from the start and bal lied evenly until the gong ended th nahi Referee Welch quickly called th contest drawn battle.