The Washington times., 1908-01-02
By c. E. VAN LOAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Under a
canvas tent at Colma, Abe Attell, feath-
srweight champion Of America. and
owen Moran, featherweight champion
of England fought twenty-five rounds
to a draW-such a draw that nothing
but a storm of cheers unmiNed with the
boots OF disgruntled partisans greeted
the twin gloves when big Je1fries tossed
them aloft over the sea of excited faces.
Yesterday morning Abe AtteH was
called the champion Of the world To
day his title is cIoUded by the shadow
OF the sturdy two-hauded little Brit
isher. who stands between the calf
1ornian and his right 20 call himself the
greatest I22-pound fighter of the present
day.
Until the men meet again in q battle
which shall give a winner and a loser
there will he d featherweight champion
Of the world in name only.
AII-ArOund Test.
The fight was what might be called an
aII-around test of the abilities of two
past masters of everything which makes
lighting an exact science. But from first
10 last IT was a highland such fight
as will not be seen again until the men
are rematched for the championship of
the world
The climax came in the last round
when Moran. no longer feeling the need
of saving his strength, opened up like
little demon. He was Battling Nelson
and Young Corbett rolled into one small
package and he attacked with fury
at once.
The men hung together. each falling
together with both hands and neither
trying To guard himself While the
i'm neutral corner, Moran shot a short
left 10 AttelIs chin. IT was a telling
punch Abe spraWled and put his arm
around Moran who. feeling that his
self and send In long range punch TO
the jaw
Abe Unsteady.
AtteTs legs were spreading under
him and his knees wee unsteady, but
as Moran threw himself backward to
get away from the encircling arms. Abe
slipped his hold TO Owens waist and.
bending double 10 protect his body. ran
y-ith Moran across the ring owen
battered away with both hands, but
Atteu covered himself as best he could
and. finally emerging from a WhiTlwind
of short arm body blows put up his
hands again. There was nothing in his
pose to indicate that he had been badly
hurt, but when Moran charged him Abe
swung his left from the hip and for
the first time during the night his blow
lacked both force and direction.
tt missed Moran by foot and At
tsl tumble5 into a clinch just In time
10 save himself from a whip-lille right
cross, The men were still clinChcc.
when the gonS ended the fight, and Of
the two men, Attel had urgent need
OF the closing signal Had Moran
opened the twentieth round as he
opened the tWenty-ffth there might
have been @ new champion along with
the New Year.
American Master at Long Range.
In point Of cIeveIuess Atten had a
sood shade throughout the fight. At
the lOng-range boxing he made Moran
look foolish, by forcing him to miss
blows which almost carried him off his
feet. Time after time, the English lad.
stepping in with a full arm swing. saw
too late that il was useless. but could
not sJoP himself and wound up by Gov
erins his face Nith both hands ard
stumbling blindly into clinch
IN the ciinehes. where most Of the
rough fighting was done, it was a fairly
even thing Moran raped Atten over
tee Kidneys with q ehopDy right and
during the first fifteen rounds varied the
monotcny with the same blow. While
this vas going on Abe chewed gum,
counted the gallery. and occa sionaIIv
whipped upward with 2 Jolly right up
percut to the chin There was a great
deal of hitting, and holding on both
sides. but the first fouls We're committed
frr= -.rHrr IL.
He used the heel of his right hand 10
force AttelFs head back III the cIinches,
and in the third round the men began