The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-20

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/ OF blows landed.
The confines of the National Ath
leic club was packed with an expect
ant AMI excited throng Of followers oil
/ fsttc sport tonight to witness the ten
| round bout between Abe Attell, cham
! pion featherweight of the world, and
Jem Driscoll, the champion feather
weigth of England, Long before the
! little boxers clambored through the
ropes. every seat was taken and the
back aisles were jammed Driscol
ruled favorite In the betting at 1C
to S, and many wagers were laid that
the Englishman would carry off the
championship honorS in the battle
The fighters were weighed in at G
o'clock, and both tipped the beam at
124 pounds After a long wrangle
Charley White was selected as ref
cree His selection was cheered by
the spectators.
The betting went to even just be-
fore the fighters entered the ring. AT
tells seconds were Charles Seger, Al
Lipsc. Al McMurray and Jimmy De
Forest, while Jimmy Johnson. Charlie
Harvey and Boy Driscoll looked after
the Englishman. Attell was the first
TO enter the ring and was cordially
greeted He wore tight bandages on
his hands. Attell was followed shortly
after by Drisooll, whose hands were
also bandaged.
Referee Charley White called the
men to the center OF the ring and
gave them their instructions. The
gong then rang for the battle.
Round 1-Driscoll was short with his
left and Attell ripped left and right
to the wind. Drscoll's left went to
the face three times and Attell sent
left TO the wind and crowded Jem
to the ropes Attell missed two swings
as Driscoll sidestepped, and the Amer
lean fell against the ropes He
bounded back, laughingly. He hit Jem
with left TO the stomach. Jem's
/, lightning left found Attell's mouth. 1t
was Driscoll's round.
Round 2-Attell's left went to the
stomach and Driscoll jabbeI left to
mouth. The American ripped right to
stomach and sent his left to the Eng
lishman's jaw. Driscoll put two lefts
on nose and mouth. Jem jabbed three
lefts to eye, and the last one on the
mouth rocked Attell's head They
swapped lefts to the head. Driscoll's s
blocking was marvellous, and Attell's
was not shade behind. Attell got
to the wind with a good left. Attell's
by shade
Round 3-Attell's right reached the
ear and Driscoll jabbed nose and
mouth Attell sent three lefts TO the
mouth and Driscoll jabbed left to tho
nose and mouth. Jem hooked a left
to the eye and battered the stomach
with right Attell blocked two lefts,
but DrlscolTs right hook landed SOL
idly on the jaw. A swap of lefts on
face were followed by Driscoll's right
to the jaw. This staggered the Amer
lean and Driscoll was In like lightning
with three lefts on head. Drlscoll's 8
round
Round 4-Jem staggered Attell with
a solid right on jaw. Attell rushed
but the Engl!shman ducked. Driscoll
put two lefts to Attell's face and
shook him up with a solid right on the
ear. Attell reached the stomach with
both hands. Jem cut Attells eye with
left, and then put the left to the wind,
After break they exchanged lefts
on the mouth. Driscoll's left went to
Attell's nose and mouth. Driscoll's
round.
Round 5-Attell jabbed loft to the
nose. and Jem put Attell to the ropes
with a left on the ear. Driscoll hit
Attell on the ear with a right swing
They snapped lefts on the head, and
when Attell ducked a swing, Driscoll
to he II Lee
shot to the face. and then Attell
Jared Jem with a stiff left to the jaw
Both landed short arm blows on the
head, and after a clinch Jem sent left
to the bad eye and nose. Driscoll
smashed the Americans eve three
times with his left Driscoll's round
Round 6-Driscoll blocked left
and hooked a left to Attell's bad eye
Attell jabbed nose with left and Dris.
coll came back with two lefts to head.
Attell blocked two lefts to Jaw. Jem
slowed UP a moment, then came back
with two sharp lefts on face, Attell's
left went TO stomach, and Drlscoll
planted good left on Attelrs wind
Driscoll landed left twice on the eye.
Attell hooked left on ear, then put
two light lefts on the face. Jem
smashed Attell's eye at the bell. At
tells round.
Round 7-Attelps left was blocked
but his right went solid on Jem's ear
Driscoll came back with left on the
nose, then to the jaw. staggering At
tell. Attell battered the stomach, and
Jem jabbed left To the mouth Attell
sent a right to the heart Driscoll
walloped the kidneys, then sent three
lefts to the eye, nose and mouth At
tells round.
Round S-Attelps left was blocked
and Jem jabbed left on mouth. At
tell landed a left and right on head
then a swap of lefts on face was fol-
lowed by Jem with q left to Attells
chin and a right on the ear Attell
put a left TO the Jaw and crossed a
good right on ear Driscoll darted two
lefts to the face, Attell replied with
left and right. Jem was short with
left. but after Attell got 10 the eve
with left, Driscoll landed two lefts
lightly on face. Attell put two to the
stomach with both hands and they
were locked at the bell Honors even,
Round 9-Driscoll rocked Attells
head with left on mouth and Attell
staggered Jem with two left hooks on
the jaw. Jem sent left TO nose lightly
and then To the mouth. Attell jabbed
mouth with left, and Jem answered in
kind. A swap OF lcfts on face was
followed by Jem sending left to jaw
and a right 10 the ear. Driscoll put
left to the stomach and Attell ripped
left to the wind. The Englishman put
a wicked right on chin. following With
a swing to jaw. AttelI clinched and