The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-22
WANT TO SEE ATTELL DEFEATED
Hebrew Not Popular With the Bar
room Sports and Patrons.

While the sports Of the country are
besieging James ]. Jeffries 10 come
out of retirement and fight Jack John
son for the worlds championship,
many of them at'e ransacking both
continents to set Abe Attell beaten.
The little featherweight has been
champion Of his class ever since
George Dixon was defeated by Terry
McGovern nine years ago. After that
contest McGovern was too big to fight
ut 122 pounds, and was obliged TO
scale at 12e and 12S pounds, which
practically made him lightweight.
AT that time Attell was a mere boy.
but 16 years of age. The clever little
Californian then began his ring ca
reer, for in the year 1900 he stopped
sixteen opponents In Ave rounds OF
less, among them being Eddie Hanlon.
Quite an achievement for a 1G-year-
old boy
Begins March UP Ladder
The following year, 1901, he won de-
cisions over five men. including one
over George Dixon in fifteen rounds.
He subsequently fought a ten and
twenty-round draw with the late
worlds champion, and added nine
more knockouts 70 his list, being ac-
complished in four rounds and less.
In 1902, when but IS years old, his
march UP the pugilistic ladder began.
when he heat that rough ring gen.
eral, Kid Broad In twenty rounds, and
won a fifteen-Iound decision over Her
rera. the rugged Mexican feather
weight.
From that date until the present
time his record has been nothing more
than a succession of draws and VIC
tories, the only decisive beating he
ever received being knockout by
Tommy Sullivan, Oct 13, 1904. IN st
Louis. It was always rated as
chance punch. as he never could be
lured to repeat the trick,
There is probably no boxer In the
American ring who has fought the
same men so many times as has Abe
Attell He is one of those individuals
who has supreme confidence in his
own ability. Whenever Attell fought
a man and was able to hold him safe,
that fellow could have dozen fights
SO long as there was any money in
sight. He gave Dixon three chances.
Kid Broad had two. Attell met Harry
four sessions. Battling Nelson could
not Offset the elusive little Cahtor-
MANS cleverness In two trials,
Eddie Kelly. who was Nelson's spar
ring partner, was given three oppor-
tunities to prove his class. Frank Car
sey was beaten twice. Harry Baker
had two trials and Owen Moran, OF
England. had two tryouts. Thus all
down the line Attell never denied an
opponent chance to prove his worth.
but he Invariably had the better OF
the matchmaking
Moran was the hardest nut that At
tell attempted 10 crack, as at the end
OF two bouts the decisions were of the
hair-line order. The recent bout with
Jem Driscoll no matter from which
viewpoint 1t be regarded. was nothing
to Ahel's discredlt He male every
concession to the Englishman, Who
with Moran, was brought to this coun-
try especially to trim the American.
That he did not succeed In decisive
fashion is due only to Attell's remark
able skill. When a return match is
made Driscol will have to make 1?2
pounds or there will be no contest
He has always had a voice In his
own matchmaking, is an astute busi-
ness fellow, and shunS the glitter Of
dissipation. eludes the hero worship
pers, and for that reason has mnde
! himself unpopular with the rough
classes That Is why two countries
are being ransacked To beat him. The
class of sports who spend their time
| In idleness picking up dollar here
and there have no time for the fellow
who does not loosen up-hence At
tells unpopularity.
He was 20 years old Washington s
birthday Out Of more than 200 fights
in nine wears he has only one decisive
beating scored against him. He has
a good pair of hands, Is as slippery in
the ring as the proveroial eel past
master of the hit and get away game,
and at 122 pounds he can hold his own
with Driscoll. Moran or any other for.
eign boxer whom the disgruntled
sports care to import