The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-19

Patsy's Aggressivcness,
When a boy enters the ring with such
a fighter as Abe Attell and has the
nerve and confidence to be on top of
him every minute, he should at least
be entitled to some consideration from
critics who are imbued with the idea
that no m has any chance with a
champion. Young Corbett, who was in
troduced last night. came from the
golden West to fight Terry McGovern.
Corbett's Case.
1t was a suicidal mania for Corbett to
fight the Terrible Terry" thought
thousands of people, but that day in
Hartford, when. walking past McGoy-
ern's dressing-room in going to the ring.
Corbett kicked on the door and said
Hurry up there, Terry, I want to send
you home quick, ! haven't got much
time" Corbett had the nerve. Kline
has got the same valuable requisite.
The tact that Attell had been defeated
decisively only once in the ten years
that he has been fighting did not u
the local boy to have nervous prostra-
ton.
There Is 10 denying the fact that .Attell
has Kline beaten by a city block in the
Of cleverness, and he can hit, but
he does not carry around the punch that
Kline does,
AtfelTs Head Rocked.
In the third and fourth rounds last night
Patsy staggered the champion with rights
and lefts TO the jaw. thereafter the foxy
Abe watched for thai h~aymaking wallop
c%ieverness can do. but at hat his head
was rocked many times, and the crowd
yelled encouragement to Kline. who, IN
Jared the rock of Gibraltar.
some Think Atteli Was Pulling.
Some well-meaning tight fans believe
he could nave put Patsy into the arms of
Morpheus any old time he wished. In q
longer fight he might get Kline, and then
again he might not be able to successfully
elude the Kline boys Vicious hooks to the
body and jaw in a longer fight. 80 there
you are. But do not get the impression
that Atuell had the lanket on last night.
1t is true that he has FOUGHT better ard
apparently with more pugilistic pepper,
but If he was under wraps while going the
route with Kline, it was because he
touted punch which the local lad packs.
Attell is only human. and the proper jab
would send him to the floor: Previous to
the 6ght Attcil said that he understood
that Kline carried a healthy KICK. He
was told that he had guessed right. well.
| will not play with him added the
cteNSr OhU + 'ihttoCp Chuthp.
Brought Large Crowd.
The largest crowd In the history of the
WhirIwind a. G.. witnessed the hight. every
seat in the club house being occupied and
hundreds were standing in the alsles.
Every rineside seat was occupied. some
thing unusual at any of the ui%etropolitan
fight clubs. II was noticed that a ma
jority of those ringsidc seats were filled
by. N~ewarkcrs, many of them among the
best known citizens OF the rity.
Prominent Men There.
Right here ii may be said that the
among the present list will be omitted,
because IL is probable that several of the
Newnrlscrs at the rinsside were supposed
It Is estimated that over 400 from this
citv were on hand when tho first pre-
lipinnry was put on. From u O'Clock mt
$50 O'clock last night each Train on nll
Of the railroads carried its quota of Jrr-
serites. II reminded veteran boxing en-
thusiasts of days which are gone. but not
forgotten.
Kline Cheercd.
Shortly after the conclusion of the semi.
final Kline came down the aisle amid
hundreds Of the little fellows friends. He
Smith, Howard Smith. Of Elizabeth, Ed.
ward Fies and Kid Black, who acted as
his seconds. Kline wore his favorite greer
tights and looked far from being Q lamt
going to the slaughter. He climbed
through The ropea- then busted himself
stamping upon the rosin-covered floor 81
the ring.