Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-20
ATTELL TRYING
TO GET HEAVY
RESTS ONE DAY TO INCREASE
WEIGHT
EXPECTS HANDICAP OF AT LEAST
SIX POUNDS
Commission of $500 Offered by Sup
porters of Champion at Odds of
Ten to Eight, with Welsh
the Shortender

"Tm too light for that English guy.
said Able Attell yesterday morning
after he had taken peep at the Fair
banks and found that he registered less
| than 122 pounds 1T never will do to
get down below about 1875, so here goes
for a little building up process" And
forthwith Able dragged his parade rags
out of the closet and hied himself to
| town.
Attell has been putting in some SIREN
uous afternoons at Doyle's while pre-
pairing for the Thanksgiving eve battle
with Freddie Welsh, and in conse-
quence has taken off more meat than
he figured on doing. No matter how
heavy he gets, just so he is still in per-
feet condition, Able will be outweighed
at least six pounds, so the feather
weight champ thinks it advisable to
rest and try to pick up q bit.
One day of leisure is all Attell is go
| ing to take however, and according to
his plans last night he will be back
on the job bright and early today. Il
need all the meat that can be packed
on my Frame" declared the little He
brew, but at that it never would do
to go stale. 1t is better to be on edge
and light, than heavy and stale, so
will plug along and do the best I can.
Attell's layof was taken just about
| in time, for he began to look a bit
drawn and appeared tired despite the
vim with which he performed his work
outs previous to yesterday. While he
will be giving away a big poundage 1t
will not be the first time, and Able
always has shown himself capable of
taking care of his opponents, no matter
how big they come.
The weight question also is a serious
one for Welsh, but not in the same way
his rival feels 1t. Freddie still is two
pounds over the 80" mark, and he Is
working away to reduce in plenty OF
time To see the English champ go
through his PAGES at Venice one would
imagine him in a hurry to complete the
training job. for Freddie keeps at 1t
early and often, and not until he has
boxed at least eight or ten rounds in
kthe afternoon in addition to the morn
ing road work and regular gymnastic
stunts, is he ready to quit.
AtteII Now Favorite
Never in the history of the game
around here have the fans been so
much up in the air in picking winner
as they are over Attell and Welsh.
When the match was made the early
quotations found Welsh on the long
end of some 10 to wagers, and several
bets were recorded at these figures
Then it changed to evens, and yester-
day a new market price was set when
Billy Cannon was entrusted with $500
to bet on Attell, with the Hebrew on
the 10 end against of Welsh money.
Probably the reason for this chang
ing of favorites Is the fact that the
men are so evenly matched that the
hardest pugilstic Handicapped in the
cpnfgalNr make his
mind. Never having met the same
man, nothing in the line of dope is fur
nished on Welsh or Attell, and most of
the critics make it a toss up between
Attells slightly superior science and
Welsh's advantage in weight
According to present indications
full house will testify to the classiesr
scrap between little men ever brought
off in the west. The sale of seats began
Wednesday afternoon, and already the
hungry fight fans are gobbling up the
choicest cushions. One order for twelve
first row seats in bunch was turned
in last night, and the reservation book
is keeping the penciler busy making
note of those who intend witnessing the
turning loose of two pieces of pugilis-
tic chain lightning.
Kaufman Has Signed
Billy Delaney kicked in yesterday
with his signature to the articles call
ing for a fight between Kaufman and
Barry, and now everything is settled in
regard to meeting between the big
fellows at Vernon on New Years eve.
In signing the articles Delaney be-
came facetious, and seeing Teddy Muir
phys signature for Barry, with the
boy manager" stuck alongside, Billy took
his spouter and affixed his penmanship
as BILLY Delaney boy manager for AL
Kaufman" Now, it is a bet as to
whether Billy, Teddy or Methuselah
holds the record for longevity.