Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-20
A11ELL WORSTEO BY
JEM DR|SC0LL
English F|eatherweight Has
Shade the Better Of. Ten
Rounds in New York Cham
pionShip Not Involved,


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lhV Morning '""r""i epe'h' i ""''
New York. Feb. 19.-Jcm Driscofl,
the English feathcrwcight champion,
and Abe Attell, Of Sau Francisco.
worlds champion featherweight, net
in a ten-round bout tonight at the
National Athletic club ana Driscoll
had a shade the better Of the contest.
They weighed in at 6 o'clock, neither
turning the scale at the stipulated
weight of 125 pounds.
No decision was given Dy Referee
Charley White as the faws of his
state do not permit decisions to be
rendered in boxing bouts. The cham
pionship title is not involved in the
articles government the match.
AT the conclusion Of the contest both
mon we're in good condition and could
probably have gone on for many
rounds. The experts who watched
their every move were Il anti in say
ing that nothing short of a twenty or
twenty-five round go would be suffi-
ciont to determine a decisive superior
itv OF either man.
There was not much betting ON the
outcome. Even money was offered
lust before the bout began.
1t was one of the fastest and clcV-
crest bouts ever seen in this city
Both men are very quick but Attcll
seemed to have more steam behind his
blows. Driscoll's left labs were FIRE
quent and he landed them in onc-two
and on~e-two-three fashion on Abc's
face. raising n lump over Attclls cye
in the fifth round.
A mitigating the American proved
the better. sending In some hard body
punches which staggered the British
boxer. In the sixth round Attcll land
ed a hard swinging left on the head
which sent Driscoll staggering to the
ropes. In the seventh Attcll reached
tho face ana stomach with telling cf-
feet but Driscon was willing to mix
things M and landed some hard blows
over the Kidneys. \ short right Just
over the heart made Driseoll look
weary as ne went to his corner at the
end Of this round.
Honors were even in the eighth
with both men looking as though they
could continue for another hour.
In the ninth ana tenth rounds Dris-
coll had the advantage in the num-
her Of blows cxchangedl
Long before the Little boxers clam
berod through the ropes every scat
Was taken and the back aisles were
iammed. Driscoll ruled a %favorite in
the betting at 10 to s and there We're
many wagers laid that thc English
man would carry off the cnamnion-
shin bonors in the battle with Alter.
Tho fighters weighed at 6 O'clock
land both tipped the beam at f24
hounds. After a long wrangle Char
lev White was selected MS refcro..
MS SELECTION was cheerod nv the snec-
lators. many of whom came from chi
caro-. 81 Louis. PHILADELPHIA and near.
bv localities The fighters were in
fine condition.
The betting won't to even inst be-
fore the fighters entered the ring.
Alters seconds were Charlie seiger.
AL Lipsco. AL McMurray and Jimmy
{ DoForest While Jimmy Johnson.
Charley Harvey and RoyO prisco1l
/ looked after the Englishman. Attcli
was the first 10 enter the ring and
was cordially greeted He wore tiehs
bandages on his hands. Atter was
followed shortly after BIZ DriscoL
whose hands were also bandagcd.
Referee Charley White called the
, men to the center OF the ring ana
, gave them their Instructions. The
gong then rang for the battle.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round l-Driscoll was short with
his left ana Attell ripped left and
right to the wind. Driscoll's lett
went to face three times anG Attell
q sent left to the wind ana crowded
? Jem to the ropes. Attell missed two
swings as Driscoll s%idestepped and the
American falls against the ropes. He
bounded Jack laughing. He hit Jem
With a lcft TO the stomach. Jem's
lighting left found Attell's mouth. 1t
| was Driscolrs round.
| Round 2.-Attell's left went to the
stomach and Driscoll iabbed left to
mouth. The American ripped right to
stomach and sent his left to the Britt
isher's jaw. Driscoll put two lefts on
Abe's nose and mouth. lem jabbed
three lcfts to the eye and the last n
on the mouth which rocked Attelrs
head. Thep snapped lefts to head.
Driscolrs blocking was marvellous and
Attel's not a shade behind. Attell
got to the wind with Il good left. At
tells round by n shade.
o Round 3.-AttolTs right reached the
y car and Driscoll jabbed nose ana
mouth Abe sent three lefts to
mouth and Jcm iabbed left to nose
and mouth Driscoll hooked a left
to eve and battered Abe's stomach
with right. Attell. blocked two lefts
8 but Drlscoll hooked Il right to law
Ola swap Of let's were Followed bv
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