The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01
kTTELL AND NELSONGO
IS ROUNDS TO DRAW
Dane Unable to Do Much
Against Superior Clev-
ness of Lighter Foe.
BAITLER SHOWS GID FORM
Last Few Sessions Give Little Hebrew
Lots of Trouble, But he
Recovered Nicely.

San Francisco, Cal, March 31.-In
one of the fastest and hardest fights
that has been seen ip this city for
many years, the fifteen round contest
tonight between Abe Attell and Bat
ling Nelson was declared draw by
Referee Eddie Smith.
The men fought from the tap of the
gong for the first round until the ref
cree separated them at the close of the
fifteenth, and it was great fight, with
honors even Although Nelson was the
greatest aggressor throughout the con-
test, he only had Attell in trouble
once-in the latter part of the four
teenth round.
Attell gave the Battler ten pounds
in weight, but Abes cleverness more
than made up for this handicap in
weight, and during che first ten rounds
of the fight the little Hebrew hit Nell
son three or fou times for every blow
he received.
AtteII Starts on Offensive.
The fight started a few minutes af-
ter 10, and during the first two or
three rounds Attell stood off and landed
straight let's to Nelson's face time af-
ter time without a return. The Dane
was aggressive and kept coming back
for more, but ne was wild. and the only
blows he landed were in the clinches
and these did not bother Attell
In the third round Attell started one
of his hurricane rushes and landtd lefts
and rights to the Danes face in rapid
succession, and the blood streamed
from Nelson's nose, and he bled in prac-
tically every round after this.
AtteI surprised the audience by his
xxyf% IoI1 nd
the third, ninth, eleventh and four
teenth rounds witnessed some Of the
hardest smuggling that has ever been
seen here.
Nelson Proves Game.
Nelson would start every round with
an aggressive rush, and Attell would
meet him with stranght lefts to the
face, and then clinch would follow.
with honors about even in the might
ing III his ability to get away from
Nelson in the corners and tho number
Of blows he landed withoutsreturn, At
tell clearly outclassed the Dane dur
ing the first ten rounds of the fight.
After this time, however, the Battler
was still strong and aggressive. and in
the fourteenth round Attell was crowd
ed to the ropes and his face was badly
cut
Nelson Strong in Fourteenth.
This was Nelson's best round and Abe
was badly worried. He came back IN
good style for the final round and had
a slight shade on Nelson in this round
both men finishing strong.
The decision was a good one, as
Atte1Ps superior cleverness and his
strong lead during the earlier round
mad up for the Danes responsiveness
and his strong finish in the last four
rounds.
Nelson bled freely after the third
round. AtAell's face was badly cut in
the eleventh round and after this time
both men were covered with blood
and fought savagely. Every round
was full OF action. In the fourth, when
s.Attell had Nelson standing in the mid
die Of the ring and knocking his head
from side to side with straight let's
and rights and the Dane was too badly
shaken up to make an effective return,
it looked easy for AtteH. but the Bat
Ter came back and made a great fight
after the tenth round seemed too strong
for Abe.
Both men were strong and lighting
hard at the close when Referee Smith
gave the decision which ended one of
the best fights ever seen here between
the little men. Attell put up a great
fight against a heavier man and showed
all his old-time cleverness. Nelson
took punishment and kept up his ag-
gressiveness, as usual. There was a
fine crowd atsthe Coliseum toSsee the
milf, and the receipts were close to
$4,000.