Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-26
WELSH DEFEATS ATTELL
IN FIFTEEN ROUNDS
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others since the first three which were
even.
Round eight-Attell seemed perplexed
by Welsh's lightning attacks, the En-
glishman reaching the jaw without re-
turn. Attell walloped kidneys in
clinch, dancing away and falling short
with long arm range. Fighting head
to head, Attell landed often to stom-
ach, but Freddie rocked his jaw as they
broke away. Welsh turned to stomach
fighting and punished Attell severely,
but Attell bewildered him with
shower Of overhead blows to head and
forced Welsh to break and retreat. At
tell took the lead and landed hard to
Welsh's stomach, which forced Welsh
back and he clinched. 1t was AttelPs
round, by goodly margin, after Welsh
broke ground in three clinches and
taken severe lacing to the mid-section.
Welsh was the warmer of the two.
Round nine-Atteu backed away
from Welshs leads, the Englishman
being eager and landing repeatedly to
! jaw. Attell missed two swings for the
head and Welsh mauled kidneys in a
clinch and then outfought him to face.
Crowd called for Abe to fight. Attell
| took three terrific wallops to jaw and
| Welsh brought crowd to its feet with
fusillade of uppercuts to face and
| jaw. Attell staggered as if groggy, but
at the end of round woke UP and in
furious attack outfought Welsh to the
body. The referee had to separate the
men as Abe was sending terrible at
tacks to the body. Attell confined his
attacks to the body. Welsh sent stag
gering uppercuts to jaw. 1t was fast
round with honors even. Welsh showed
superb defence from Attell's body at
tacRs, Attell sending blows to stomach
too rapidly to count.
Round ten-Welsh led, but missed.
He later rocked Abe's head with left
After a clinch Welsh ripped blows to
Attelrs stomach and sent right and
left to nose at will. Attell's only re-
turn was short-arm jabs to stomach
| in clinch. Attell jumped away from
Welshs lead, but Welsh repeatedly
reached his nose and face with left and
rights which the Hebrew seemed I'M
able to block Abe was worried and
unable to reach the Englishman except
in clinches. Welsh missed and Abe
landed several times to face before
| Welsh recovered. Welsh slipped on
! the wet canvas and Abe landed ter
rifically on face and nose and shot. right
and lefts to body before Welsh could
save himself by clinching. The ring
was very slippery. Round was Welsh's
| by a shade.
Round eleven-Roth men seemed
afraid of the uncertain footing Welsh
| landed stiff lefts to face three times
| without return and then followed it
| up with a succession Of rights and lefts
to face. Attell making no attempt to
counter except in clinches. Attell made
| Welsh break from a clinch by ham,
mering to the pit of the stomach, but
as they broke Welsh sent left to jaw.
| Attell landed several left leads to nose,
Welsh countering strongly. Welsh
landed left and right on jaw almost at
| will and kept his opponent at arms
| length, repeatedly following up his left
leads with terrific right crosses to the
| jaw that rocked Abe's head about. The
round was similar to preceding ones.
but Attoll showed more poorly than
ever, attempting to punch only in
| clinches.
Round twelve---Welsh sent a power
full right straight to jaw that shook
Attell and followed it up with a sue
cession. of lefts and rights that be-
wildered Abe. who fought back wildly
| but with little effect. Abe protested
| to the referee, who warned Welsh
| head back time and time again with
tleft jabs. Welsh slipped to his knees,
but Abe would not take advantage,
! and helped Welsh up. Abe was again
warned for fighting low. Attell fought
| despera tely and landed several lefts to
| Welsh's face and jaw, who countered
strongly and fought into a elinch At
tell appeared angry when Welsh danced
around him, sending in clean lefts and
rights. Welsh danced to his corner
laughing at bell, the crowd cheering
him wildly Round nearly even.
Round thirteen-Attell landed Vici-
ously to nose and following Welsh, who
danced about and then jumped into
clinches to pound Abe in clinches. At