The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

LOCAL FANS PLACE
MONEY ON ATT[LL
Believe That he WI Defeat the
Southern Bantam Overaa
Twenty Round Route

On Friday night at Dreamland the
fans will have an opportunity of wit
Messing a fight between two little men,
Monte Attell, the local bantam cham
pion, and Danny Webster, the best BAN
tam Los Angeles has produced in many
days. The boys are considered the best
in their class and the winner of the
battle will have the backing of the west
to defeat any man in the world at l Is
pounds.
The fight is attracting considerable
attention, as it marks the third meeting
of the men. The previous battles were
hurricane affairs and there was consid-
erable difference of opinion as to which
man had the better of the contest. They
were 10 round bouts and neither fighter
had enough time to clearly demonstrate
his superiority
The coming battle will be for 20
rounds and it is believed that winner
will be established before the last
round, as each of the boxers believes
that he can settle the battle before
the end.
Attell is a local lad and he is well
| thought of here by the followers of the
game. His fights during the last year
have been high class. He has slowed
away some good men and in most in
stances he. accomplished the trick via
the Knockout route.
Webster is an unknown quantity
here. His fighting has been mostly
done in the south. where he is looked
on as an idol. He has fought some fast
men and always given a good account
of himself.
The fight is being promoted by Ed
| Nolan. and part of the receipts will be
donated TO Johnny Murphy the local
lightweight, whose health has been i'm
paired
Tom McCarey has put up a belt for
the winner. 1t means that johnny Cou-
Ion, who has been sidestepping the is
sue with Attell, will have to show his
hand.
Tom Corbett of 217 Stevenson street
has several commissions to place on At
tell at evens 1t is expected that Web
ster Will come in for liberal support
from the ring followers in the south
who are coming up to see the battle.
Attell and Webster have been hard
at work getting into shape for the bat
tie, and reports come from the camps
of both fighters that they are in splen-
ala shape. Webster was on the road
yesterday and in the afternoon he boxed
with Willie O'Neil and Jimmy Austin.
Attell will be ready when he starts. He
has been given a thorough course of
training and has been boxingN regularly
with Willie Rennie and Charley Rogers.
A corking good preliminary has been
secured by Manager Nolan Tommy
Gary. the Chicago boxer who trained
Ad Wolgast for his recent fight with
Powell, viii meet Kid Scaler in a Is
round bout.
Walter Schulken, the local heavy
weight amateur, will make his debut as
a professional tonight in a 10 round
bout with "Gunboat" Smith before the
Oakland wheelmens club. A decisive
victory by Schulken over the tar would
give his stock big boom. Schulken is
big fellow md at one time he was
looked upon as heavy weight posi-
bility, but Bob Ward gave him serious
setback which put him out of the run
ming. Schulken's admirers declare that
he was only boy at the time Ward
beat him and that he was not fully
matured. He weighs nearly 200 pounds
now and he expects to lay the tar low
Jack Burns. who has been knocking
the big fellows out in the south. de-
posted $3.50 with Tom Corbett yester-
day as forfeit to go as $500 side bet
TO fight the winner of tonight's fight.
The betting on the fight has been
slow. A few bets have been registered
at to 10, with Smith on the long end.