Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-20
DRISCOLL TOO
CLEVER FOR ABE
ENGLISHMAN GETS DECISION
OVER ATTELL
THEY BOX TEN FURIOUS ROUNDS
AT NEW YORK
Rriton Outpoints, Outgenerals and
OutsIugs Featherweight Champ
and Leaves No Doubt as
to His Superiority =
.[Bv Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Jem Driscol
the English featherweight champion
and Abe Attell of San Francisco
worlds champion in that class, met il
a ten-round bout tonight at the Ma
tional Athletic club and Driscoll had
shade the better of the contest. N,
decision was given by Referee Charlie
White, as the laws or this state do no
permit decisions to be rendered in box
ing bouts. The championship title Wa
not involved in the articles governing
the match.
At the conclusion of the contest bot
men were in good condition and prob
ably could have gone on for many NOR
| rounds. The experts who Watche,
their every move were unit in say
ing that nothing short of a twenty o
| twenty-five round go would be suffi
cient to determine decisive superior
| ity of either man.
The confines of the National Athleti
club was packed with an expectant an,
excited throng of followers Of fist
| sport tonight to witness the ten-roun'
bout between Abe Attell, champion
featherweight of the world, and Jen
DriscoH, the champion featherweigh
of England.
Long before the little boxers clam
| bered through the ropes every seat wa
taken and the back aisleS were jammed
Driscoll ruled a favorite in the bettin
at 10 to 8, and many wagers were lai
that the Englishman would carry OF
| the championship honors in the bat
tie. The fighters weighed in at
o'clock and both tipped the beam at IL
pounds.
After a long wrangle Charley Whit
was selected as referee. His selection
was cheered by the spectators. many 0
whom came from Chicago, st. Louis
| fighters were in fine condition and con
| fident.
The betting went to even just befor
| the fighters entered the ring.
| AttelPs seconds were Charles Segel
| AL Lipsco, Al McMurray and Jimm
de Forest, while Jimmy johnson, Char
lie Harvey and "BoyO' Driscoll locke
after the Englishman.
Attell was the first to enter the rim
and was cordially greeted. He wor
tight bandages on his hands. He wa
followed shortly by Driscoll, who's
hands also were bandaged. Refere
| White called the men to the center @
the ring and gave them their instruc
t1ons. The gong then rang for the bat
\ tie. Following is the fight by rounds:
Round One
| Driscoll was short with his left an
Atten ripped left and right to tn
wind. Driscoll's left went to the fac
three times and Attell sent left to tn
wind and crowded Jem to the rope:
| Attell missed two swings as Drisco
sidestepped and the American fe
against the ropes. He bounded bac
laughing. He hit Jem with a left t
the stomach. Jem's lightning Ief
found Abe's mouth. 1t was Driscou'
round.
Round Two
Attells left went to the stomach an
Driscoll jabbed left to mouth. Alb
ripped right to stomach and sent hi
left to Driscoll's jaw. Driscon put tw
lefts on nose and mouth. Jem jabbe
three lefts to the eye and a last one
on the mouth, rocked Abe's heau. The
sWapped lefts to head. DriscolPs block
ing was marvellous and AttelI's was no
a shade behind. AttelI got to the win
with a good left. AttelIs round by
shade.
Round Three
Attells right reached the ear an
Driscoll jabbed nose and mouth. AT
tell sent three lefts to the mouth an
Driscoll jabbed left to nose and mouth
Jem hooked left to eye and battere
stomach with right. Abe blocked tw
leftS, but DriScOllS right hook lande
solidly on the jaw. A swap of left
on the face were followed by Driscoll'
right to the jaw. This staggered Alb
and Driscoll was in like lightning wit
three lefts on head. Driscolls round.
Round Four
| lam Sfo
| on Jaw. Attell rushed, but the Eng
llshman ducked. Driscoll put two left
to AttelPs face and shook him up wit
a solid right on the ear. Attell reache,
the stomach with both hands. Jem Gu
Attelfs eye with a left and then pu
the left to wind. After a break the,
exchanged lefts on the mouth. Dris
COILS left went to AttelIs nose an,
mouth. DriScoll's round.
Round Five
Attell jabbed left to the nose an
| Jem put Abe to the ropes with a lei
on the ear. Driscoll hit AttelI on tn
ear with a right swing. They swappe
letts on the head. and when Abe ducke
| a swing Driscoll sent one to the kid
neys. Jem's left shot to the face, an
then Attell Jared Jem with a stit
left to the jaw. Both landed short-arT
blows on head, and after a clinch JeI
sent left to the bad eye and nose. Dris
coll smashed the American three time
with his left. DriscolPs round.
Round Six
Driscoll blocked a left and hooke
left to Abe's bad eye. Attell jabbe
Jem's nose with left, and DriscolI cam
back with two lefts to head. Atte
hooked two lefts to jaw. Jem slowe
| up moment and then came back wit
two sharp lefts on face. AttelFs lei
| went to stomach and Driscoll plante
a good left on AttelFs wind. Drisco
landed left twice on the eye Atte
hooked a left on ear, then put two ligh
lefts on the face. Jem smashed Attell
eye at the bell. Attelfs round.
Round Seven
Abe's left was blocked but his righ
| went home solid on Jems ear. Drisco
came back with a left on nose, then t
jaw, staggering Abe. Attell battere
the stomach and Jem jabbed left to tn
mouth. Attell sent a right to the hear
Driscon walloped the kidneys, the
sent three lefts to the eye, nose an
mouth. Attell's round.
Round Eight
Attelrs left was blocked and Jer
| jabbed left on mouth. AttelI lande
left and right on head, then a swap {
lefts on face was followed by Jem wit
a left to Abe's chin and right on tn
| ear. Attell put left to law and crosse