New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-02
ATTELL By SHADE
Marvellous Footwork by the
Cham pion IN Evidence.

: nam pom az III tdt Htt.
ten rounds Ane Atteu. the champion
feataerweight boxer o. the world
earned "A close decision ever O7ven Moran,
the sturdy Enslishman, at the Falrmont
Athletic Club last night. Moran had a
shade on the American in three rounds.
the third, sixth and last, willis the seventh
was an even thing.
Both men were wonderfully clever and
there seemed 10 he little in TIE ART OF box
ing that they did not produce in their
eferts 10 gain the upper hand Moran was
the heavier By seven pounds. and "a streng
as an OK. While clever the Briton boxes
with his hands. bar Atteii calls into play
exeertiana! foot work. which tire other does
not possess
Many eldtiEae ring followers in express
ing their opinions after il was all over
thought Attel had the advantage. others
said a draw would Dc the proper verdict.
and still others declared themselves in
favor Of Moran A. ali events neither
boxer lost anything in the way OF rePuta
tion as result o. the encounter
When the stars appeared Goth looked 70
be in the pink ~ condition. AtteH was the
first 70 crawl through tine ropes and he
received only = Iukewarm reception. lie
was followed almost Immediately By Moran.
and the little Briten easily got the most
applause II was announced that Attsll
weighed in a. 12= pounds and Moran at -
Billy JOB was the referee.
In the first round AttsiI led twice with
his left. but fell short. while Moran missed
a fierce swing that would have ended mat
ters then and there had n landed An IN
slant later Atten caught the little Briton
with straight left and followed this with
q blow to the chin that hurt. Atteil was
as fast as lightning and had the round
A left 10 the Jaw and right over the
heart we're blows delivered by Attell that
did damage in the next round Moran tired
often, but superb blocking by the champion
prevented Moran from landing Atteii
scored again with a clean left just as the
bell sounded. This was also his round
Moran showed to better advantage IN the
third round mailing the American WIN
straight lefts. 4 little later Attell drove
Moran to the ropes with d hard right only
10 get a receipt from the foreigner the next
instant. Moran had this round by a shade
Both scored hard blows in the fourth ses-
sion. and toward the close Atteh almost
Aoered his man with A right hook 70 the
iaw. II was a great blow, and Moran looked
worried They mixed matters nereely'
punching their way out Of elinches- II was
Atte!Ts round.
Afteu had Moran bleeding from the nose
with straight let's that sent the Hnsllsh-
mans head back As he scored again ana
again AttsIl smiled ironically AZ his rival
As he broke out of clinch Moran staggered
Atteu with right to the jaw, and Tor an
instant il looked as If the champion was ID
trouble. He was there" however, as
shown moment later, when he caught MS
man with left on the chin Moran was
the aggressor 70 the bell and had the round
BY shade
The seventh round saw the men hghtins
ferceIy. and Moran scored lightly with two
lsfts. AtteH missed right and left swings,
but caught his rival en the body at the
bell. II was an even thing
Neat foot work enabled AtteH 10 avoid
two wicked swings delivered By the foreign
er az the outset of the eighth session but
later AtteH nailed his man with left and
crossed hard right to the Jaw. This round
vas another fairly even affair. with the
advantage slightly IN favor Of Atteu
The ninth round saw Attell scoring again
and he had Morans nose bleeding in the
FIRST minute The Britons eve showed
slight diseoloration also. and AtteII had the
advantage.
In the tenth AtteU drove Moran half
through the ropes with a right. but the lat
ter rebounded and caught the other a
sIancing blow Both went down. with
Moran on TOP, but they We're UP and doing
in an instant. An injury over Attelrs left
eve. which had been covered with plaster.
was opened up by Moran in this round.
and the blood began 70 flow from the cut
This was the first sign % "claret' on At
tells part The bout ended with the men
IN A cIirch Moran easily had the better
Of this round but it was not enough to
offset the Others earlier advantage
The first preliminary. a six-round tilt be
tween Sailor Condor and Howard Smith.
delighted the crowd. There wasn't a dul
moment from the first tap If the gong
until the men were sent - their corners ar
the end Of the sixth round.
\ Knockout cleancUt and decisive.
brought the second bout. between Nike
Ezan and Tommy Ginty. 10 a speedy terni-
nation. Both were rard hitters- and sleep
producers missed the mark by hair
preadtn several times in the first round
The third preliminary marked the h-sr
appearance in this country OF Neal Regain
a promising lightweight OF Ireland RE
ran M against Tartar IN Nathan Eariy.
a hard hitting and willing puncher win
either hand. Regan had the most science
and delivered the cleaner blows, but tae
other had the strength of bull
A special bout between Tommy HOuCk of
+T,a fvhtinE "a milv of that name in phia-
daInhis and Pete Powers a game but awk-
ward local bow furnished plenty Of FUN for
the speCta tor~ while u lasted HouCk had
such a clear advantage in the second round
that the referee stopped further proceed
ings.