The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
AtfeU and Moran Make
Drdz0 of Frisco Battle


the fighters did not hear it, and they had
to be pried apart by Jeffries. Attell gave
a fine exhibition of clever dueking.
Round 3-Moran sent Attell to the ropes
with a left hook to the stomach, and
they wrestled to the center of the ring.
Moran sent Attells head back foot with
a straight left to the jaw, and the latter
looked a bit worried Attell began talk
ing to Moran and the men exchanged a
bit of sharp talk as they fought to a
clinch. Moran drove his right to the chin
in a clinch. Attell plants two short arm
left jolts to the face. Moran swung his
left to the head and the men seemed un-
able to break from a clinch. Moran had
a slight lead in this round. Both men
displayed marked cleverness
Round 4-Attell jabbed left to the face
and they Rugged each other, Attell claim
ing that Moran was holding. Moran de-
voted most of his attacks to the stomach,
but Attell covered up with great clev-
erness. Moran missed right and left
face and Attell swung his left lightly to
the head. Moran sent Attell's head back
with a straight left and smiled at the
Californians attempt to retaliate. An in
effectual mix followed and Attell hooked
two rights to tho somach, and as he
clinched smiled at his seconds with a
confident air. Attell got in a short arm
a comparatively even round. Betting
now 10 to on Attell.
Round 5-They spared for half a min
ute, Moran jabbed a left to the face.
Then followed a mix, Moran getting his
right to the head. Attell reached Mo-
rams face with left and they cinched.
Attell missed hard right cross for the
stomach and at close range the men ex-
changed lefts to the head. Attel put
IafF 30, h,
| right to the jaw. The referee broke them
from a clinch and Attel1 drove straight
: left to jaw and then like lightning put a
hard right to face. The men then caught
after the bell had sounded.
Round 6-Attell whipped two vicious
lefts to the jaw and then sent two lefts
in quick succession to the body. They
clinched for moment and Moran S
swings for the body missed their mark
foot. Attell found time to jolly his sec
onds. Moran rushed Attell outside the
ropes, but AttelPs wonderful elusive abil-
ity enabled him to wiggle back to the
ring unframed. Moran swung right to
the body and was recorded with a
vicious left to the jaw. They clinched and
Jeffries separated them. Moran missed
right and left at body but the bell rang.
1t was an even round.
Round 7-Attell was cheered as he came
up for his wonderful work. He opened
the round with a right swing to the law
and then jabbed his left to the face At
tell eluded several vicious oaslaughts by
Moran and struck Moran with a left on
the face. Moran slipped to his knees but
was up in twinkle and missed right
swing for the body. Moran shot his left
to the face and then forced Attell to
clinch with right and left swings to the
Jaw. Attell covered up and worked to
close quarters, saying, Let go, Owen
The referee broke the fighters They
Immediately went to close quarters and
fought without effect. The men were
locked in an embrace as the bell rang.
The round was characterized by constant
clnching.
Round s-Attell shot the left high In the
body and the usual clinch followed. Mo-
ran missed left to face and after n
clinch swung left to the head and then
straight left to the Hebrews face.
Again they clnched. Moran drove right
and left to the stomach. Moran wasted
his strength at infighting. Moran shot
a stiff left to the stomach and Attell met
him straight with left to the face as
they rushed to a clinch. Moran landed
left uppercut lightly to the jaw, but
Attell only smiled and the bell ended
the round 1t was tame round with
honors even.
Round 9-Attell had slight advantage
in this round during which little harm
DONE
Round 1o-No hard fighting was done
in this round. The fight up to this time
has been practically even.
Round 11-Moran was playing on At
tells kidneys with rights when the gong
ended an even round.
Round PATEL apparently a trihe wor-
ried Meran's right swing to the jaw
in tM4 pound was the best blow of
Round 13-Moran missed a left swing for
the jaw and they clinched as the bell
rang. Moran had a shade the better
of the round.
Round 14.-Attell worried Moran for
holding while Jeffries pried the fighters
apart. Attell struck Moran several times
after the gong rang and was repeatedly
Kissed by the crowd. He was reprimanded
by the referee as he took his seat.
Round 15-Both men displayed some
clever ducking and footwork. Moran's left
eye was badly swollen as he went to
| his seat. Both men looked serious at
this stage and especially Attell whose
face had entirely lost its confident smile.
Round 16-Moran sent Attell against
the ropes with straight left to the jaw
and the champion found refuge in a
ling. Moran having the best of 1t.
Round 17-This round was replete with
WfeSt-
lin, Moran having the best of it.
Round 18-Attell had a good lead in the
18th round and landed some damaging
face and body blows, particularly right
jolt over the heart early in the round.
Round 19-Moran had the better of
this round. His blows staggered the
little Hebrew
Round 20--Attell with a singing left
to Moran's nose started the blood afresh
from that organ in the latter part of this
round and had the better of it.
Round 21-Tbe 21st round closed in At
tells favor.
Round PIN round % Moran fought
Attell to the ropes landing a left to
the body and pushing his man about
the ring. Breaking from a clinch, At
tell unntentionally struck Referee Jef
fries, which provoked considerable mer-
riment. Attell shot straight left to
face and swung hard right to Moran's
jaw and at the end Of the round had
lead over the Britisher
Round 23-Again the monotonous cinch
in the 23d round and the usual prying
apart. No damage was done in this
round. both men slowing up perceptibly
in their work The pace slowed up con-
siderably in the oath round, although
neither looked tired. Moran swung left
and right to the body and missed a right
swing as the round ended. Attell had
a slight lead.
Round 25-The men shook hands and
rushed to close quarters. Moran rock
ing about the head with a short arm
right Jolt to the jaw. They wrestled
again and then Moran whipped in push
ing right to the body They fought
viciously at close range, both landing
telling rights to the head. The referee
parted the men with difficulty. Attell
then shot a wicked lett wallop to the