The San Francisco call., 1908-12-22
ATTELL AND WALSH
FIGHT FIERCELY
TO A DRAW
Spectators Believe That Monte
Had Shade the Better of
fhe Boston Bantam

After fighting Is vicious rounds in
the Coliseum last night, in which At
tell showed himself the superior boxer
and Walsh displayed the better hitting
powers and more aggressiveness, Ref
cree Alvie King hoisted the hands of
both lads Indicating draw decision.
The decision was a just one, although
most of the spectators inclined TO the
belief that Attell had a shade on the
Boston bantam. At the end. however,
Attell showed marked signs OF battle,
while Walsh left the ring unmarked
save for pufTed lips. AttelTs left eye
was closed 50 badly that it would re-
quire the aid of q Jimmy TO pry it
open, and his other eye bore testimony
that he had a rough journey.
Walsh showed himself to be rugged
lad, willing to mix il at all times. yet
so far as ring generalshfp or science
goes he displayed "A wanton lack of it,
Attell jabbed Walsh's head and body
almost at will. and If Monte had q bit
more horsepower back of his quick
delivery he would have dropped the
curtain on Walsh early, as he ham
mered him where and when he pleased
for the first 10 rounds.
PLAYS FOR KNOCKOUT
The Boston man played at ali times
for knockout and lashed out in every
round with vicious lefts and rights for
Monte's head. but most of the time he
hit empty air instead of the elusive
object he was aiming at.
During the entire is rounds Walsh
scarcely landed once on Atteil's body.
stomach, and simply kept smashing
haymakers at Attelis head
Attel pulled off one of the shiftiest
tricks seen in ring here in many a
-
he wore massive bandage over his
AtteiI gave out the story that he
was held up and beaten by thugs Sun
day night, and every one fell for the
stall and was passing the sympathy
gag 10 little Monte. Evidently the
for he immediately set his attention
and efforts on Monte's bandaged optic.
AS soon as the pair were sent away
in the first round Attell shaped up the
better boxer. Walsh was willing to
mix il, but most of the time he couldn' t
find Attell with the aid of a compass.
Monte was hopping about like a grass
hopper and pecking rights and lefts TO
the Boston mans stomach. Attell man
aged TO reach Jimmy's nose with a stiff
left in this spasm that started the
blood flowing on Walsh's face.
WALSH STARTS FAST PACE
In the second period Walsh showed
better He began tearing at Monte
set such fast pace that ii looked as
| though he would carry the pawn
broker off his feet. Monte was game,
however. and stuck IT out.
IN the third period Monte slipped. II
was believed that Monte was getting
ready to do the Now ] lay me- etc.
but he fooled them by getting up and
rife rally.
walsh kept right after Attell. and in
the fourth spasm he sent in smash
that member in mourning for the rest
of the evening.
The little Bestonian came up smiling
in the fifth. He seemed to be tickled
over the eye he handed Attell and be-
gan kidding him. Monte, however re-
taliated by landing four blows for one
in the rest of the going in this period
Attell hammered Walsh's body hard
and often and made Jimmy vince more
than once.
STARTS BLOOD ANEW
Monte kept up his clever work in the
sixth, and landed "A corking left hand
cross on Walsh's nose, which started
clined 10 mix it in this period and
handed Walsh many a stinging blow
The Bostonian, however, was game as
kept right after Monte, missing wei
1 intentioned swings.
From the eighth to the eleventh rounds
Attell had clearly the better of the
HOA4lS+ aAAQ ~ aPPtdlC CT d. ljiOuSH lit
was firing out the husky little glad
iator in front of him, but in the
twelfth spasm Walsh came back
strong and pounded Attell with lefts
and rights to the head. In this pc
riod Walsh pinned Attell against The
ropes. and landed a ripping left swing
on Montcs chin. Monte sagged, and
1t looked as though he would sink
but he managed to fall into a clinel
and weathered the stormy period out
EvADEs WALsH'S LUNGES
The unlucky thirteenth did moi
/ prove so disastrous for Monte He
! spared clear of Walsh and kept using
his left TO face and body 10 stall of
the rushes and lunges Of the Boston
man.
AS soon as the gong sent them away
/ for the fourteenth period Walsh leapet
out of his corner and buffeted Attel
across the ring with left and right
swings 10 the head Walsh fought his
best in this period and toward the END
of the round he clipped Attell on thu
chin. 1t looked as though Monte wa'
again seeking a downy spot on the can
vas, but he was encouraged to keeY
on by his chief second, Harry EoIey
and he managed to stick out the round
In the fifteenth round the little fel-
lows stood toe to toe and kept peck
! ing away. but neither seemed to have
power back Of their punches. Wher
/ the round closed both boys seemed GLAD
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