The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Matches Abe Attell and
Ad Wolgast
Baron Long Arranges Battle for
Feather Weight Champions
ship for November 10
BY r. P. MagiIIigan

was In the city yesterday and matched
Abe Attell and Ad Wolgast to meet be-
fore the Vernon athletic club in 20
round contest on the night of November
10- The fighters will battle for the
feather weight championship of the
world.
Before coming to San Francisco Long
had secured Wolgast's consent to the
meeting, and last night he signed At
Tuesday
The Los Angeles match maker was
nlsniy pleased in securing AtteiPs con-
sent, and he is working on the feather
weight champion to try to induce him
20 20 meet the clever Freddie Welsh in
20 or 25 round fight before the Vernon
club about Thanksgiving day.
Atteil did not take SO kindly to the
proposition to meet Welsh, but he
openly hinted that he would not mind
crossing arms with the little English
man In a 10 round engagement.
1t may also be remarked that Attell
mas very large commercial bump, and
ne would like to talk business with
rom McCarey, who runs 10 round fights
III Los angeles, before taking on the
Able will receive nice wad of money
.or meeting Wolgast. He is to get
$4,000 for his end, win, lose or draw,
which in these dark financial Fdays-is
d rather attractive bit of money even
for champion.
Long had originally intended to try
TO induce the shifty Abe to meet VOL
gast In 20 round bout. Able declined,
this proposition and gave as his reason
Inat the time was too short for him to
engagement
Long will remain in the city a day or
Two and Will then hike back to Los An
Seies TO prepare for holding the show.
lie says that the Jeffries club has a
roof over its pavilion and that it is one
Oh 'ne classiest fight arenas in America.
Lercari's fighters, who will appear at the
Coliseum Thursday evening, spent a busy day
YESTERDAY Thompson went through fast boxing
with Terry kellar at Coma and showed up we'll.
Ihe Cycione says he will have little trouble in
making the weight and believes that he will
no. be put to his utmost efforts to win from
unnoiz. He fouled me the last time we
with him this time l am going TO slip the
Boer such wholesome walloping that he will
remember me the rest of his life.''
Mollie Mcdonald put the Boer through very
busy day at Alameda yesterday. Rudy boxed
with his brother. George. Kid Otto and two
names after the sturdy South African got
through with them. Unholz was not in the
least tired after his efforts.
Little Johnny Murphy was visited BY a large
delegation of friends and he went through his
PAGES with Patriciis Aloysius Ellis. The Ellis
lad is a cool sort, He is chauffeur. of an ice
wagon, and he absorbs large quantities of the
emily atmosphere from his occupation. He gave
Murphy fine work out yesterday. Powell is
club and there is little doubt that all the
fighters whom Lercari has engaged will be In
fine shape for their respective fights.
Able Attell. the worlds champion feather
weight, declared himself last night in favor of
a match with Jenl Driscell, the Welshman, who
for the purpose of meeting AttelI.
IF Driscoll wants to meet me I anu perfectly
willing to accommodate him, and the weight
question will not keep us apart either. Let any
Of the fight clubs make bid for the match and
I'll be ready TO meet Driscoll when they name
The weight question was then suggested to
Able, and the American champion secuted the
idea that he would bubble over few pounds.
III let Driscoll fight at 124, aud may even do
better. il the Inducements are right. Let some
club make bid for such match and they'll
find me ready and willing to do the right thing
Attel said that be had heard considerable of
DriscolPs ability. but that 1t did not scare
him in the least. From what I've heard of
Driscoll," said Atteil. "he is a good man, but
that Is the reason l want to meet him. Il know
that can beat Moran over any distance of
ground from round TO hundred. Moran
have 45 round battle with me any time he
wants it, and think can beat Driscoll
easily as Moran"
Those well posted in the fighting game believe
that an Atteil-Driscon match is Inevitable
Charley Harvey has Driscoll under his wing and
it is a cinch that he is pointing his new boy for
Attel.
Jimmy Coffroth has gone on record as favor
ing an AttellDriscoll match and the chances are
that he will bill such a match within the next
sa.
In certain quarters there have been whisper
ings. OF match between Al Kaufman and Sam
Langford. but that such match will ever be
made seems doubtful. Shortly before Delaney
left for the east with big Al be was asked IL
he would pit the blacksmith against Langford.
Delaney did not mince words in answering this
question. No chance for Kaufman Langford
match, II.lt was his answer. There would. be
little glory In victory over Langford for Kauf
man: There will be nothing doing between
Kaufman and Langford."
Certainly match between Kaufman and Lang
ford would have no very attractive features.
About the only saving grace such match
would have would be that 1t would introduce
Dangford to the San Francisco public. From
those who have seen Langford In action it is
learned that Kaufman would have task II he
tackled him. Billy Delaney is wise manager,
Of pitting his big 200 pound scrapper against
Langford, who can do the middle weight limit
and not stress himself too hard either.
Harry Lombard and Kid McFadden are in
Marysyille, where Lombard will prepare himself
for his fight with Kid Dalton. which takes place
in Marysvile November 5. Barney Van Buskirk,
the guiding spirit of. the Phoenix athletic club.
has billed this match, and thinks 1t VIII be a
Lombard claims the lightweight champion
ship OF Canada He Is likely looking boy and
has fair ring record kid" Dalton i under
trotter. Grace writes to friends In San Fran
cisco that Dalton has turned out very good
boy under his management.
Harry Baker, the San Francisco referee. will
make bis bow pugllistic promoter at Eu-
reka tonight. when he will stage 20 round so
between. Jack Dougherty and Jack Cordell.
Baker has the management OF the Reliance ath-
letic club of Eureka. and beIieyes he can make
good fighting center out Of that town for
second class millmen.
Whether or not Graney will referee the
Papke Ketchel fight for the middle weight
championship II the world Is question that
is agitating local sportdom. Jack Gleason Is on
record as favoring Graney for the place, but In
view of the position the supervisors took when
they issued the fight permits for 1905 there is
doubt as to whether they will look with favor
on the little horse shoer's selection
When the Fight permits were dished out for
1908 the supervisors indicated plainly that no
one connected with the 1907 fight trust of
San Francisco was to have any hand in the
fights held in the city during 1908.
During the match making Of Attell and Nelson
Sam Berger, who promoted that fight wanted
Graney as the referee. Berger's intentions
were nipped in the bud and be was told
that IL Grahey refereed he would not be given
any more permits to fights. 1t was said
that the action against Graney was taken be-
cause of his connection with the fight trust of
1907. Graney was one Of the quartet who ran
that trust. Morris Levy. Jimmy Conroth and
Willus Britt being the others.
Gleason, however, seems determined to have
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