New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
ABE ATELL ALL The WAY
Easily 0utpolnts Pal Moore IN
Fast Ten-Round Bout.
SURPRISE FOR CHAMPION
Knocked to Floor IN Seventh
Round, but Jumps Up at
Count of Nine.

Boxing with all the wonderful speed anu
cunning fer which he is master, ABE
AttelI. the worlds champion featherweight-
completely outpointed Pal Moore, the phil
adeIphfa lightweight in a ten-round bout
at the Fairrnount Athletic Club of The
Bronx last night Moore has been styled
the philadelphia Phantom" and he IS
without question a fast. clever boy, out
pitted against the crafty champion ne was
slow and appeared TO be awkward
Atteu foored Moore IN the third round
with a right hook to the jaw for count
of nine seconds Pal was hurt. and had
AtreIl really extended himself he might
have ended hostiIities then and there
AtteII closed Noore's right eye in the
sixth round with left hook, and during
the remainder OF the contest beat re-
lentIess tattoo on it with his left hand
The surprise Of the bout came in the
se-enth round when Moore sent Attell
heedIong TO the floor with a right cross
counter 10 the chin. Pal caught the cham
pion coming in, and before the latter could
draw away or duck the blow landed a
dull hush of astonishment settled over the
hall for a fraction Of a second and then
the crowd rose to its feet as a man IN a
thunderous burst of applause Attell was
probably more surprised than any one IN
the house. for it was the first clean knock
down scored over him since Aurelia Her
rera the Mexican, knocked him down
years ago AtteII set upon his haunches
and rubbed his head. while Billy job, the
referee, slowly toIled of the count AZ
the count of nine Abe stood up, and with
a clear head proceeded 70 even the score
The bout lost all senblance OF a contest
lust Moore
landed the knockdown punch. AtteH got
up and began his revenge. He snapped MS
punches home with a thud which told OF
mower. and he landed ar will Moore, on
the contrary. landed only by consent Oc-
casionaIly AttelI would drop his guard and
allow the Quaker City boy 70 land Pal
always seized the opportunity. but always
paid dearly for his privilege In the tenth
round Atten turned to the press stand and
said to some of the reporters This Is only
an exhibition.
A particularly good set Of preliminary
bouts served as "a curtain raiser. Joe
Mooney out-pointed Billy Williams. a
negro. in four rounds; Young hetcheI
stopped Johnny Young in three rounds
while Kid Critic and Joe Bernstein, the old
ghetto champion performed their three
rounds in burlesque and kept the crowd IN
an uproar-
The se1ni-finaI bout brought together Joe
Phillips and Johnny Pierce The latter IS
a son of Stanley Pierce, the former hgnt-
weight of Philadelphia Pierce IS clever
youth, and although he broke a small oone
in his right hand early IN the bout ne had
little trouble in outpOinting his heavier
rival
A match with Billy Papke is IN prospect
for the winner of the Sailor Burke-Frank
1Ian1eu bout at the National Sporting Cluo
of America tomorrow night Papke VIII
arrive mere from Australia some time next
January to lay claim TO the middleweight
championship vacated by the death OF
Stanley Ketchel-
Young otto" and Joe SeiSer VIII meet
IN +bA main bout OF ten rounds at the Long