The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
Forty Rounds
OF Action On
Card Tonight
HyIand and Frayne and Cove
and AfteH Wait for Bell
at the Coliseum
By WILLIAM j. SLATTERY

One of the best fight cards offered
the fans of this city in many months
will be on the Mission clubs bill at
the Coliseum, Oak and Baker streets,
this evening 1t will be made up of
80 rounds, or less. Monte Attell and
Percy Cove are scheduled to go 20
rounds for the bantam weight cham
pionship of the world in the special
event. and Dick Hyland and Johnny
Frayne are on for 20 rounds in what
is termed the main attraction of the
evening. From a fans standpoint.
there is really no main event. as one
fight looks just as attractive as the
other
Last night the betting favored Hy-
land at odds of 10 TO s over Frayne
This is q fair price and caused no sur
prise along the line Hyland's long ring
experience and ruggedness more than
Offset the cleverness and speed of his
opponent in the eyes of the followers
of the game, and this is why they have
made him a pronounced cftDice over the
boy who knocked Young Corbett stiff
so easily a month ago.
AttelI rules a favorite over Cove at
even money that the crafty shifty
little Hebrew viii knock the Seattle
skeleton out before the bell sounds the
beginning of the twentieth round. Last
revening a friend of Cove's from Everett,
Wash, bet $500 against $1,000 on the
slender PerciVal. This caused rip
pie of excitement on the rialto and
Tor while it looked as though Coves
price would rise, but it did not
Hyland and Frsyne are to make ia
pounds at O'Clock this evening. and
they VIII weigh in at Jack Mcnamara s.
Market street near Fourteenth Roth
Doys rested yesterday, each being well
under the weight. They have had
about three weeks of steady training
and, from appearances, are in better
shape than when they fought other
men here recently.
The battlefs the most important that
each has ever been hooked up for. If
means that the winner will be in line
for chance at Battling Nelson and his
lightWeight title, or at least, at Fred
dle welsh, the British champ, and
the runner up for the crown. A defeat
TOT either VIII sen6 him back among
the second and third raters for the
time being at least
II looks as though Frayne will sure-
~ set the pace. He is the faster ana
more clever of the two and an ali
around heady, offensive and defensive
boxer. He is possessed of one of tbe
prettlest one, two or right and left
hand wallops in the business and
whenever an opportunity presents itseIf
he is generally there to take ful1 a.
vantage of it,
everybody knows that HyIand is
slow, plodding fighter, who relies uttIa
on the hne arts of the game His long
SUIT is to wade in, take a punch for .
chance 10 deliver punch. He keeps
going all the time and has never been
known TO back up. He will rely upon
his strength and his aggressiyeness = n
wear his shifty opponent down. for he
knows that this is his only chance
The fans are anXiously waiting for
peep at Cove, the most peculiar fight
ing machine of the modern ring. He
Is man with the height and reach of
middle weight. yet he makes the han
tam limit. lis pounds, apparently with
the greatest of ease. How he does n
nobody seems to know, but he was nm
der weight yesterday and apparently in.
very fine fettle.
Eastern reports state that Abe At
tell, brother of the man who meets
Cove this evening. fought a 10 round
draw with Fred Stone, the New York
lightweight. Wednesday night Incl
dentally Cove fiattened this same Stone
in New York about year ago in the
sixth round. If this dope can be worked
out Cove surely has a license to beat
the little brother of the feather weight
champion.
Nobody who knows the fighting game
will deny that Monte Attell is the hest
bantam weight that California has pro-
duced since frankie Neil was in his
prime some five or six years ago.
Monte is clever, can hit and is far
gamer than the ordinary lad. His won-
derful success during the last year has
made him an overwhelming favorite
this time
One thing is certain-if Cove beats
Attell tonight he will be the ruling SEN
sation of the ring for the time being
at least. He has never figured in a
bout here and this is one of the reasons
why he is rather shy on admirers The
local fans as general rule do not
shine up to a man till after they have
seen him in action. They are like Mis-
sourians in this respect.
Just to show the sporting public that
he is sincere in his belief that he can
trim Attell, Cove is fighting for train
ing expenses, or about $50. Attell is
getting big. fat purse for his bit be-
cause he is the recognized bantam
weight champion and the natural draw
ing card.
The irst fight will be staged prompt
ly at $50, and the second will follow
immediately upon its conclusion. Man
ager Sid Hester of the Mission club has
ntted up the big Coliseum so that it
will accommodate an immense crowd
and each holder of ticket will be
guaranteed his seat
Eddie Smith the popular Oakland
referee. will oficiate in both fights and
Billy Jordan Will be the master of cere-
monies.