The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
GRIFFIN EADY
TO FIGHT ATTELL
ny JEFF THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Charlie Griffin.
weight, who recently defeated Jem
Bowker in England, arrived in this
country yesterday on the trail of a
match with Abe Attell for the worlds
title to the 122-pound class. In re-
cent interview Griffin is quoted as fol-
lows:
81 want to box this Attell person. l
figure that he is my man and the very
one I will beat. I see that moran
boxed him in 25-round draw, and II
that was hard bout think I have
him numbered Yes. knocked Bowker
out of eight rounds. and you know that
Jem beat Moran, SO from that think
should be able to beat Attell, no mat
ter what they think of me. Why, l
was on the short end with Bowker
at 8 to 1. He's an exceptionally fast
boxer. but no fighter. I'm puncher-
that is. I'd rather be mixing than box
Ing. All Of my fights have ended In
knockouts except the unfortunate one
with Jem Driscoll.
decided against me. lost on a foul in
the 14th round.
There have been other ambitious
fighters who thought they had Attell's
measure, but Abe is still champion.
Banss star still blazes undimn1ed in
the pugilistic sky. Unholz was easy
meat for him. The negro fighter went
an easy route until he took the meas
ure of his man, and then proceeded to
put him away with neatness and dis
patch
Cans is in class by himself. There
= I.
near his weight who has any show at
osyter shucker He can outpunch and
of ring generalship, don't know his
equal in any class.
or course some of these days he WILL
go into the ring once too often, and in
some younger man will meet his ma ten.
He has not the roney-saving faculty, |
and hence must fight on to the last.
But the lightweight who can take the
title away from him has not shown up |
yet
l see some of the experts are pick
ing Packy Mcfarland as the man to
take Ganss measure. 1t may be that |
the Chicago man viii turn the trick, |
but very much doubt If he would have
much more of a show at this time than
meet Cans and beat him, but 1 doubt
1t.
Philadelphia Jack oBrien and Jack
Blackburn, the negro heavyweight, |
have been matched to meet in Philadel-
phia on June s. If the go is on the
level. t should be a good one. Both
men can fight If they want to and they
are pretty evenly matched Students
of recent pugilistic history, however,
are to be pardoned for entertaining
doubts as to whether or no the fight |
Will be on the level.
Stanley Ketehell has about as good, a |
claim to middle-weight title as any
man. The fighter who can put away
the Sullivan twins by tho Knockout
route Is lighter from taw. and Ketch-'
ell has done that same. The natural,
thing now is a fight between the Mon
tena cowboy and Billy Papke. If the
winner of that battle would not be on
titled to the middle-weight Champion
ship, night with the man who could
successfully challenge his claim would
be worth crossing the continent to
sec.
I hear, by the way, that Papke has
cast his eye ON the fat pickings In 1
Paris for good lighting men and is con
templating a trip to the Gay City. He
win hardly go, however, until he has
faced ketchell, and then he may not be
In a-condition to go,
Ten Yachts Entered.
BOSTON. MASS, May 2s.-Ten yachts.
up 10 to-day have entered for the race