The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-02
LONG, HARD BOUT.
Battle BetweenAttell and Moran
Went 25 Rounds.
Little Men Fought Vici0usly
From Tap of the Gong.
ENGLISHMAN SHIFTY.
Son Of John Bull Fast on His
Feet and Merry.
The American Lads Blows Not
Of Knockout Variety.
ENGLISHMAN SHIFTY.

Colma Arena, San Francisco. Jan. 2.
Owen Moran. champion feather
weight of England made a draw fight
of twenty-five rounds with Abe Attell.
Tuesday afternoon. champion of
America, who was thought to be irwin
chile at that weight. Moran was
Strong and aggressive, quick as flash
and kept on top of Attell all the
time. Attell had e. plenty of oppor-
tunity to show his Boosted cleverness
IN keeping away from the rush of the
little English boy. AtteIl seemed to
lack force in his punches and found
1t difficult to land a blow on a vital
spot Moran's eye was bIackened and
his nose bled. but the furnishing rips
to the stomach and the swings to the
Jaw were missing. Moran's game was
10 lead with either right or left and
tnen close IN. In the clinches he
1ought Vlc1ously, but did not do At
tell much harm. The final round was
most exciting. Moran seemed to
take on new lease of vigor and with
mead down waded into Atteu swing
ing rights and lefts. When the gong
rang for the close both men kept on
hghting fiercely and big Jim Jeffries
hao to separate them.
Jen's decision of a draw was re-
ceived with approval by violent partf-
sans.
There came near being no fight
owing to the fact that Moran was
TWO ounces over weight. Attell did
the Shylock act and had to be paid
$3.50 for the surplus two ounces be-
fore he would consent to go on
Moran's manager stated after the
nght that the boy had found it ex-
tremely difficult to get down to weight
and at / o'clock in the morning was
GOlnDAIIRd two Ice
road walk
While interesting the contest was
not particularly exciting and did not
come UP to the standard of a cham
pionship battle.
Between 1000 and 5000 people wit
messed the contest.
Moran's m anager stated that Moran
would fight AttelI and while he
thought Moran had somewhat the bet
ter Of the fight he was satisfied with
the decision.
Referee Jeftries said after the fight
that the fight was so close that he
found it difficult to give decision for
either man. He thought that AttelI
mad slightly the better of it on points,
but not sufficiently to justify a de-
cision in his favor t.-.s-s--.
Referee Jeffries repeated his in
structions to the men and time was
called at 2:52 p m.
Round They shook hands, Attell
light left to the face and they cIinched
With. one arm free Moran scored
lightly with right to the face and At
tell crossed with a pretty right to the
head The men broke from a clinch
carefully and Moran shot a wicked
left to the face and they mixed it at
close range without result Moran
missed a right swing and Attell
crossed with right to the face and then
shot his left quickly to the same
place. They spared carefully and
Moran swung two rights over the
kidneys. AtteIl hooked a wicked left
to the head as the bell rang. Both
fought carefully and AtteI had a
very slight advantage of the round.
Round 2-AtteH came up chewing
gum and smiling. He missed left
and then jabbed left to the face. Moran
missed hard left hook for the stom-
ach and then brought two lefts to his
opponents face. They fought at
close range, Moran forcing his man to
the ropes. Both landed 1efts to the
face and as they fought to the CEN
ter Moran drove his left to the face
Moran was the asggressor. They ex-
changed lefts to the nose, a thin
stream of blood flowing from Moran's
nose. Attell Jared Moran with left
and right to the face and a moment
later staggered Moran with a left