The San Francisco call., 1908-05-01

Brooklyn Tommy" Sullivan did not
make even the sembIance Of a stand
against Abe Attell in the Coliseum last
might in what was scheduled to be a
% round bout. The farce ended in the
fourth round when Sullivan was appar-
entity knocked out It would have
taken a seismograph which records the
erratic movements of an earthquake to
follow the gyTations OF Sullivan while
he was going through what he thought
q boxer who had been knocked out
would DO.
Attel could have apparently stopped
his opponent in the first round, as he
went at him in businesslike manner
TO cut down the visiting boxer at once
and render his blows ineffective. When
he found that Sullivan had neither box
ing nor lighting skill he. took matters
easily and the affair went on TO the
fourth round. Al the end of the second
round the spectators commenced to jeer
as they saw that they had been jobbed
again
The nghx merits investigation by
Chairman Stafford and his associates
on the police committee OF the board
OF supervisors. = These gentlemen are
charged with the control of boxing and
they should make the promoters live
ND to their promises TO the public.
which apparently enjoys boxing and
has always been willing TO pay liber-
ally for it The affair last night was a
bad one for the new fight trust, as it
showed. that after all their promises
they did not stand between the tricky
fighters ard the public.
SUSPICION OF FRAUD
From the time the match was made
until the curtain fell on the last act
last night there has been 6 suspicion
Of fraud about it. Some time since
The Call had information; which 1t
could not verify that the match was
prearrange affair. The story was TO
the effect that Attel insisted that Sui
livan's share Of the receipts-$l, 25o-
had been placed in the hands OF Wen
known sporting man with the under
standing that unless Sullivan lost be-
tween the fourth and sixth round that
he was 10 forfeit the money. Sullivan
was told Of these things and he denied
being party to them.
II is significant, however. that the
following DAY the club mana cement de-
cided that Sullivan could not make the
weight originally agreed upon and
meeting was held, at which Attell
agreed 10 ALLOW him TO weigh three
more pounds. At this time Attef' $
guarantees. which was originally $4,000
no matter what the outcome OF the fight
might have been, was cut down 20
81 coo with G promise that If the re-
cefpts were over a certain amount he
would receive q percentage which
would still further increase his win
nings.
The betting showed from the start
that the friends OF Attell knew the ex-
act status OF the match. They. flooded
the poolroonas. with money and offered
the most tempting odds in an effort TO
lure the few more dollars from the
guIlable public In their eagerness
to get in The ultimate dollar they were
offering 10 10 They even went
further than this. as they offered 80
to that Attell would win inside of IS
rounds.
Referee Alvie King, who knew all
tie conditions of the match from the
time it was made. saw at the last mo-
ment that il woulo aggravate the feel
ing Of the betting public If the mat
ter. were carried through, declared all
bets of He found his excuse in the
fact that conditions OF weight had been
changed since the match was made
This was a finsy excuse. as the change
IN fhe weight was. made on Monday,
and whatever money was wagered was
placed since that time.
It seems impossible to get the pro-
moters who are vitally interested in
the success OF. the game to stand by
the public. In their efforts to get a
match which viii bring them in even
2 little money they do not hesitate
to enter into an unprincipaled compact