Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
BY A. E. DUNNING

BY A. Z. DUNNING
Danny Webster, long a local ring
pride, has been graduated from the
class of also rams. Whatever the re-
suits of the battle next Tuesday
night with Monte Attell, Webster has
the distinction of having battled for
the championship of the world. AS a
title challenger, Webster gains a GER
tain amount of class that otherwise IS
lacking. But Danny will not be salts
fed with such rating. The clever nt-
tie east side boxer is after the hlghest
honors he can obtain, and will be con-
tent with nothing but clean-cut VIC
tory over the San Francisco top
notcher.
Last night, after two weeks of quiet
but effective training, Danny jumped
on the scales to assure himself that ne
would make the weight without having
to go through too severe a Sunday
workout His trainer, Harry Baker, set
the bar at just lis pounds, the figure
which the boys will be called upon to
make at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Danny jumped lightly on the weighing
machine and the bar remained sta
tionary, just quivering a trifle. This
means considerable to Webster, for ii
assured him that he will find 1t easy to
make the required poundage. 1t was
thought that Danny would have hard
er time than Monte, but Attell weighed
11e at the same hour, and therefore the
local boy has the best of the weight at
present.
Newspaper Verdict
Far more than the ordinary inter-
est is attached to the battle, which
will be the first real championship to
be staged by the Pacific Athletic club
in more than a year and a half. The
title will be decided by the decision
in the absence of knockout, since
the two men have agreed that the
verdict of two of the three morning
papers will settle the matter, and the
title as well as the McCarey gold belt
will pass with it, This is the first
time in the history of the game that
a newspaper decision has settled
worlds championship. Though the
city ordinances prohibit the rendering
of a ringside verdict, the agreement
made by the fighters means that
should two of the morning papers
agree the winner so declared will be
acknowledged the worlds 115-pound
champion.
The fight fans who journey to Maud
Junction may look for fast ana
Spectacular contest when the little fell
lows clash. Danny has appeared so
often in lQfal battles that his style is
we'll known. But Webster may pre-
sent a new method of attack since ne
has been training to avoid the long
awkward swings he has used so fire.
quently and will carry the contest to
Monte at close range.
Danny is noted for cleverness, but is
also known to be a willing mixer. He
possesses not one particle of fear of
the champion. and the title has not
dazzled him into caution. Webster
will plan out a careful systematic
struggle, since he will take no chances
with a title so close to him. But ne
will stand up and swap punches with
Monte If need be.
Monte's Great Speed
Attell has shown wonderful speed in
his workouts. He has the same brill
lance of action of his featherWelght
brother, also a champion but is stur-
dier, more aggressive and far more con-
scientious in his ring performances.
TIE Maud patrons can be assured that
with Monte and Danny pitted together
there will be a real battle, with all the
cleverness of good boxers and the mix
ing of game ringsters introduced.
Matchmaker Hancock has arranged
high class list of opening events.
The ten-round session between Young
Dougherty and Kid Rees which will
Dl6GeOt lllG mann CNOiiN ph6AAN ~ ~ -
hummer, since the men fought stir
ring battle when they last met at six
rounds, and Reed has learned lot
through his decision lost to Dougherty.
The latter has really trained for this
fight, and predicts that he will stop
Rees. Billy Gappelle of San Pedro viii
meet Gene McGovern, the milwaukee,
midget, in the siX-round go which VIII
be staged previous to the Dougherty-
Rees argument. McGovern has a good
eastern record, and though dumpy and
round has a wallop. Cappelle is game
TO the core and will meet Gene half
way all the time. Frank Harris OF
Philadelphia and Kid Barnes are down
for six rounds, and Jake Arnold and
Jack Atkin will go four rounds.
Sunday Workout
Today the main eventers will so
through a hard routine of work-the
last grind before the fight. Tomorrow
they will ease up and Tuesday rest
until the ring hour.
Out at the East Side club Webster
will box ten rounds with Harry Baker
and one of his sparring partners.
Baker and Webster have been hammer
ing away each day, and those who have
watched the pair go to it declare that
the bouts have been equally as good as
those fought at Maud Junction.
Monte Attell is working at Doyle S
South Side club and will put on a bic
show Sunday afternoon, starting at
o'clock.