The San Francisco call., 1908-03-25
AffeII Trains Hard
for Nelson Bout
Feather Weight Champion Con-
fdent He Can Outpoint the
AggressiDe Lightweight
BY r. A. Srnytr

Abe Attell is getting into superb
condition for his meeting with Bat
thing Nelson in the Coliseum next
Tuesday night II confidence counts
for anything Attell has the match
well in hand at the present time, as
he apparently can see but one out
come and in thats he Nigures himself
an easy winner.
His brother Monte, who acts as
sparring partner for him, initiates
Nelson's style as much as possible,
and then Abe practices an attack and
defense which he figures will help
him defeat the Dane Atten said yes
terday that he expects TO hit Nelson
hard enough and often enough to
win. but that he win not break his
hands trying to knock him out
Atteu has averaged fight q month
for the last six months and he has
built up a wonderful set of muscles.
He has shown Improvement in each OF
his recent fights. and II is because OF
this that his friends are backing him
so confidently The 10 round bout ap-
peais to them, and in addition they
think Nelson has gone back None
of the men who saw Nelson fight Britt
at Los Angeles recently share this be-
lief. the consensus of opinion among
them being that Nelson never showed
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he did that night before Tom Nc
Carey's club.
Attell boxed three hard rounds yes
terday In honor Of Promoter Sam
Berger. who escorted party OF friends
down to the San Mateo county training
quarters. Attell uses heavy gloves
while doing his bag punching and also
uses a heavier bag than that usually
affected by the little fellows He also
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gloves while boxing. These serve q
double purpose. They save his hands
from possible injury and they also
make him work harder This is also
the purpose OF the heavy bag Attell
gave out his weight yesterday as be-
ing about 125. He hopes TO keep up
this weight when he enters the ring
Nelson did such q big days work
Monday that he took matters easy yes
terdsy afternoon. although large
crowd assembled at the baseball park
TO see him work In the morning he
took long walk out Van Ness avenue
and about Black point The boxers viii
meet tomorrow night to select ref
cree Each seems to think there viii
be a decisive result before the full Is
rounds are travelled. but they viii take
the precaution Of having q good referee
to decide the bout should 1t go the
limit
Both Mcfarland and Britt are nurs-
ing injured eyes Mcfarland secured
his while boxing last Sunday, but he
expects to have II healed so that he can
box tomorrow. Manager Coffroth will
take down a party of friends to see
him work Britt had his eye cut IN the
fight at Los Angeles While punching
the bag yesterday at Shannon's some
sand Uttered down from the platform
from which the bag is suspended and
hit him in such a manner as to reopen
the wound It will be an Inconvenience
for q few days until the wound heals
thoroughly
In what wagering has been done UP
to the present time Mcfarland rules
favorite- Some think he will. be q
strong public choice, while others think
the longest price will be 10 TO s.
Owen Moran is after Nelson now, al
though that young man has his hands
full at the present time Charley Har-
vey, his manager, issued q challenge tc
the Dane in New York yesterday. Nc
attention will be paid to it by Nelson
at present.<#