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join the other Birmingham girls who at tend the institution Monday at Alex andria.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison and MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemson, Jr., who have spent the summer touring the north ana east in their automobile, returned nome Monday night. They visited number or fashionable summer resorts on the eastern coast as well as the large eastern cities. MT and Mrs. Scott Joy and their chii- dren are also at home after motor trip through Massachusetts. MT. and Mrs. John Warren, who accompanied them' returned last week.
 
 MT. and Mrs. T. B. Sterfer, who have been guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Ellis. left yesterday for their home in California.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Fies returned Saturday from Atlantic City, where they have spent several weeks.
 
 Mrs. George Whltworth has returned from a three weeks visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. G. Morrow, in Deca- tur.
 Mrs. M. V. Joseph and Mrs. Bernard, who have been at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, for the summer are now In New York for two weeks.
 Miss Louise Long has entered school at Ninston-Salem
 Miss Lillian Moore and Miss Lucile Moore left yesterday for Chicago. They will be abscent two weeks, returning via St. Louis. Miss Lillian Moore goes to Chicago to attend the National Pan hellenic Conference of Women's Fratern- ities and is the delegate from the Alpha Delta Phi sorority.
 Charles Otto Hodges left yesterday to resume his studies at the University or Virginia.
 Howard Moore. the son of MT. and Mrs. Jones G. Moore, has entered upon his studies at the University of Alabama.
 
 MT. Meredyth Roberts has gone to New York, where he will remain for few days before meeting his mother, Mrs. David Roberts, at Quebec on her return from abroad.
 Miss Orlne Barnett returned yesterday from Columbus, Ga.
 Mrs. D. D. Frygley of New Decatur Is visiting her sister, Miss Fannie Me Glatherly.
 Clair Springs.
 Mrs. R. J. Binford. who has been spending the summer in Philadelphia, is visiting Mrs. John B. Bethea
 
 Miss Dorothy Orr, who has been spend nig a few days in town, left for Men tone yesterday.
 Mrs. Grover Thaxton has returned from Eutaw, where the was the guest of Mrs Claude zuber.
 MT. and Mrs. C. A. Tyson and Miss Ella Smith have returned from Calcis, where they spent a week at the Birmingham Outing club.
 Miss Nan Jo Young of Atlanta is eX- pected today to be the guest of Miss Mary and Miss Laura Westcott, on Tenth avenue and Fifteenth street.
 
 MT. John E. T. Lathem is seriously i'll at his home on Sixteenth street. Mice Maruafta Who'd of Hot Springs. Ark, who has accepted position with the Birmingham High school arrived in the city Sunday and Is stopping for the present with Miss Annie Sellers, Twelfth avenue and Thirty-second street, north
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be a called meeting of the William l.. Yancey chapter, U. D. C., to- morrow afternoon at 4:SO o'clock at the avenue south.
 An important meeting of the Boys club and Children's Aid society will be held this morning at the club rooms at 10:30 o'clock.
 The Wednesday Afternoon Social club will meet with Mrs. James G. Smith, 610 Princeton avenue, this afternoon al 8 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14
WHITMAN-LEE
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

MT. Edward r. Lee announces the en- gagement of his daughter Sue Elizabeth, to MT. Preston Young Whitman, the wedding to be solemnized late in October at the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
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MISS MARY LOU COBB
 TO RE HOSTESS AT DINNER

Miss Mary Lou Cobb will entertain the members of her Wednesday Night club this evening at dinner. Covers will be laid for 16 guests.
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BAND-FRIEDMAN
J. Friedman announce

Mir. and Mrs. J. Friedman announce the approaching marriage of their sis ter, Flora Friedman, to MT. M. Band. The wedding will take place Tuesday afternoon, September 20, at o'clock, at their residence on South Sixteenth avenue.
 Only members of the immediate family will be present
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tions regarding the combatants ex- cited the suspicion of the military au- thorities
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Pledses Men To Think That
 Their Fen1inine Friends
 Would Be Lost Without Them

Phase of the Situation As Seen By the Woman of Them Agree On This Point-Can Talk to Women Far Better Than She Can Discuss Things With Men
 Men Take Themselves Too Seriously
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MT. and Mrs. T. B. Sterfer, who have been guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Ellis, left yesterday for their home in California,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14

MT. and Mrs. Scott Joy and their chil- dren are also at home after a motor trip through Massachusetts. MT. and Mrs. John Warren, who accompanied them' returned last week.
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MT. and Mrs. Eugene Fies returned Saturday from Atlantic City, where they have spent several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14

Mrs. George Whltworth has returned from a three weeks visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. G. Morrow, in Deca-
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join the other Birmingham girls who at tend the institution Monday at Alex a1rfo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14

Mrs. Grover Thaxton has returned from Eutaw, where the was the guest or Mrs. Claude Zuber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14

Mrs NJ V. Joseph and Mrs. Bernard, who have been at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, for the summer are now in New York for two weeks.
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MT. and Mrs. C. A. Tyson and Miss Ella Smith have returned from Calcis, where they spent a week at the Birmingham Outing club
The evening world., 1910-12-02
ZySbszk0 Here
to Meet Three
Giants on Mat

TOE HUMPHREYS big wrestling re-
vival comes of tonight at Grant
Central Palace. After weeks Of
worry and labor HUMPHREYS has COM
pleted q bill which he says has never
been eaualled In Now York. The big
feature OF the carnival Is tho appearance
Of Zysbsxko. the Giant Pole. In a han
dicap match. against American champion
Ton Jenkins and Andrew Kindrat.
Zysbszko has undertaken the task OF
throwing each In half an hour.
A sort OF secondary feature OF the
programme is Joe Rogers. the American
Apollo. against three heavyweights-
Phil King. the Bavarian; Hans Tell, the
Tyrolean Goliath. and Kari Pabst. the
latest wrestling importation from Ger
! many. Rogers agrees to throw each In
fifteen minutes. George Bothner. TIE
lightweight champion. is TO appear
against two men. Tom Boles OF Wales
and Gus Larsen OF Sweden. To win
Bothner must put both down within u
time limit OF twenty minutes.
Terry McGovern will o~tiiciate as ref.
cree In one bout. Ernest Roeber In an.
other. Tom sharkey in a third and
Charley White In the star events OF the
! evening,
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Great Distance Runner to Sail
for Scotland on the 18th of
This Month.

HYT'S always been my great ambi-
tion to compete In some OF the
big distance races on the other
side" said Hans Holmer as he passed
around for inspection a steamer ticket
that was a couple Of yards long. I'm
going to sail on the seventeenth for
Scotland to run in the great Powder
Hall Marathon at Edinburgh on New
Years day.
Homer had entered for the Christmas
Marathon TO be held in Boston, blu,
when he found that 1t would be impos-
sible for him to compete there and gel
to Scotland In time for the Edinburgh
race he cancelled the Beantown en-.
gagement.
I'm just as strong on the roads a.
I am indoors said Holmer, land I will
have no trouble In getting back to M
old heel n toe running. The winner
OF the race last year is credited witt
going the distance In 2 hours and 4
minutes. That's travelling. too. 81
Yves won the event once, and he say
that his time was 2 hours and 80 min
utes. a couple OF minutes faster thai
LJungstrom al II AT the Polo Grounds
last summer The time that has beer
made over the course proves that 1t /!
a fast one.
"St. Yves won the French Marathon
championship shortly before he ran n
Edinburgh, but the English couldn't Sc,
The evening world., 1910-12-02
Russell Ford
Finished Close
Behind Bender

A COORDlN0 Z the oficial Averages
~ Of the American League. Just an.
\ nounced. Chief Bender II tho
Athletics topped oil Of the other pitchers
In Ban Johnson's organization, but
Russell Ford. tho srest twtrier OF the
H~ighlanders. was only eight points be-
hind him. The Indian won % games
and lost 5 for . percentage Of .s2l. while
the ex-Southerner won % battles and
lost Q for an average Of .SS.
Walter johnson Of the Senators
famed the Greatsst number Of oppo-
nsnts. Su. Ed Walsh was the nearest
TO the crack Washingtonian, having 36s
strike outs to his credit.
OF tho Now York CLUBS pitchers. four
men-Russeii Ford, Ray Fisher. Jack
Quinn and Jim Vaughan-won more
games than they lost. Jack warhop
got only an even break on the season,
while Tom Hughes and Walter Man
ming failed to win as many Eanes az
they lost. Hughes's record was .%S7 and
Mannang's .SSs.
Bender was Philadelphia's winning
pitcher. Ford. New York's: Donovan.
D%etroit's: Lange. Chicago's. c. Smith,
Bos,on's; Mitchell. Cleveland's: John
son. washington's. and Powell. st
Louis's. Barring Mitchell. all these
men are right handlers.
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p OUTCLASSES
ST.

After the NTH inning the champion
played into the lead. each inning showing
him further to the good Of his older OPP
ponent. with tho result that wher
Hopes tally showed 2t0 S~losson's
marked 1903. and this was about the rel
alive speed OF the men.
Slosson's average was IL 11-1<. Ir
eleven Of his fifteen times at the table
the champion got into. double figures
four runs OF eixty-odd adding materially
to the downfall OF Slosson.w hose besI
attempt In an Individual inning was II
In the fifth.
All shots looked al.ke to the youthful
champion. who had tho halls clicking
like n rap!d-fre gun. barely letting tn,
worries stop rilling before essaying tn.
next shot. Many Of his misses wer,
apparently tho result Of carelessness
usually being the simplest OF caroms.
Among those present were Judge
Horace Russell. II. B. Holllns, Thomas
Walsh. Ferdinand Poegenburg. Edware
Gardner. Alfred Do Orc. Tom Hueston
Calvin Demarest. Joseph Mayer Harr,
Kline. jerome Keogh and Hal Chase.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
COLUMBIA FIVE
PLAYS ITS FIRST
GAME TONIGHT
Trinity Opening Basketball
Attraction and Close Con-
test Expected.

The Columbia University basketball
season opens Tonight. when the Blue
and White five meets the Trinity team
on the Morningslde court. Last year
the Hartford five pushed the Columbia
men TO the utmost. and as the Blue and
Gold Is reported TO be stronger than
ever this year, a hard. close game
should be the result.
II was expected that Columbia would
start the schedule with the same cham
pionship quintet which went through
last season indicated. Alexander and
Mahon, however, viii not be in the
game. tho former having been pre-
vented from playing by parental obJec-
ton ana the latter being kept out ~
extra law work. Capt. kiendl, Lee and
Benson will. however. ngu in the
lineup, while the other two places VIII
be filled by Jaques at entire and SAILS
bury at forward.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
az:
News AND NOTES. LkOUSClY

A CORRESPONDENT OF THE HAIR
ward Bulletin who held a stop watch
on the recent Harvard-Yale football
game at New Haven says that the
players were only in actual motion dur
Ing twelve minutes of the entire sixty
minutes OF play. showing that four
f!fths OF the time vas spent In talking
over signals. waiting for players TO get
their wind and the like.
VINCENT DAILY OF BROCKPORT,
New York. left guard on the George
town eleven during the past season. has
been reelected captain OF the team for
1911.
1T is LIKELY THAT HARVARD
Will resume athletic relations with Penn
on the diamond next spring. and 1t is
probable that the Philadelphians will
play one game at Cambridge, while the
Princeton nine will have to be content
with one. Harvard hasn't yet selected
a coach. but It Is a foregone conclusion
that a professional ball player will be
given the Job.
YOUNG CRITIC, THE ORIGINAL,
perhaps the cleverest boxer that ever
wore padded mitts. Is in town for the
first time since he fought George Dixon
at Coney Island. 1t was surprising how
often he was greeted on Broadway by
those who knew him In the old days
Critic looks well, but his hair Is white
Charley Griffin. the little Australian
boxer. brought Critic here from Chicago,
He expects to get the old-timer home to
Australia eventually. but before that he
expects to get him some vaudeville en-
gagement.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
In First Round of 1000 Point
Match Youngster Breaks
Worlds Record.

w yrLLIE HOPPE. the boy wonder
M OF billiards. stands to-day In a
class by himself. His remark
able showing against George slosson in
the nrst round Of their Looo-point match
being played In Madison Square Garden
Concert Hall. which he won 800 to 2O7,
raises the question a. to how soon the
youngster Will be forced to give the
near-ohampions . handicap In order to
secure match. Hoppe o~utclassed
slosson and created q new worlds
record with an average Of % Oils. The
old record wa 81 i-2 made by the late
Frank Ives. Tho boy ended tho session
In fifteen innings.
The evening world., 1910-12-02

GEORGE FOSTER SANFORD, TO
whose dllisent coaching the Yale eleven
owes a great deal of credit for its sue
cess In Its two big games, will sail for
Europe Tomorrow on q business trip.
He thinks the gridiron game Is In need
or a lot OF changes. He thinks that
only seven yards should be gained by
the team on the ofense instead OF ten.
He Is In favor OF limiting the forward
pass to behind the line of scrimmage.
ANNAPOLIS rs GOING TO BUILD A
new steel and concrete stadium which
Is expected TO cost 500, 900, and which
will accommodate 10000 people.
MANUAL TRAINING HIGH AND
Curtis High played a scoreless tie at
soccer football in Washington Park.
BROWNS BASKETBALL SEIZED.
ule: Jan. Z. Rhode Island; Jan. II, New
Hampshire State: Jan. IS. Tufts: Jan. q,
Wesleyan; Jan. 2s. Tufts: Feb. 4, Yale;
Feb. S. williams; Feb. II, NJ. I. T.; Feb
10. Wesleyan: Feb. q. Pratt; Feb. q,
C. c. n. Y: Feb. IS. Wesleyan.
ABE ATTELL WAS AROUND TOWN
last night looking none the worse for
his ten-round bout with Pal Moore
Wednesday night. His next bout Will
probably be In New Orleans against
Frankie Conley.
FRED PILAKOFF. THE FINNISH
Lion. Is still on the trail OF ZysbszKo,
He says he will be at Grand Central
Palace tonight TO challenge the giant
Pole. II Pilakoff will consent to wrestle
catch-as-catch-can style he may get a
chance against Joe Rogers tonight.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
AND BURKE
READY % HOT BOUT
BOXING STAGS TONIGHT.

At National Sporting Club
Sailor Burke will meet Frank
Mantell in the star bout OF ten
rounds.
AT New Polo A. A. Benny
Franklin tackles Buddy Elchier
for ten rounds.
At Lehlgh 4. G. Jack Dorman
will box Joe Stein for ten rounds.
At Eastern Parkway A.. C. Of
Brooklyn Harry Scroggs and
Willie Howard will box the main
bout OF ten rounds.
At Bergen Beach A. C. Fight
ing Joe TIyland will meet Jack
Martin for ten rounds.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
One or the Other May Be
Dropped in To-Night's
National Club Bout.
FY JOHN POLLOCK,

YV1HAT will probably prove a fast
w and Interesting battle is the ten
round go between Frank Man
tell. the husky light heavyweight OF
P~aw'ucket. r.. l.. and Sailor Burke,
which will take place at the stag OF
the National Sporting Club. tonight.
Both men have always been OF the
opinion they could beat each other. and
II Is almost certain that the moment
the bell rings they will begin ~slu-g!ng
away until one or the other IS put out.
II Mantell wins he expect to 60 to
England. as he has been promised bouts
over there by Hugh Mcintosh. who is
holding boxing shows In London.
Tommy Murphy. VINO has been olamo-inz for .
return battle with Knockout Brown ever stree
The latter bcstel him IA a bout at the Olympic
\. C.. VIII get the chance, for Danny Mor.au.
manager OF Brown. said to-day tina, as soon rs
Brown was able to box again with his inInrel
hand he would arrange a match for X. D. with
Murphy. ~
Jess and Eddie Mcmahon, who conduct tho
Olympic A. G. Of Harlem, have dcided TO tn,
STAYS again at the Manhattan CasinO, and vii
put on some hs bouts. They win run them oil
under the name Of the Empire A. C.. Which was
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the title OF the club when they did business
there before.
Jimmy Carroll. the l~antamveight OF California
who has been boxing with Abe Attell at johnson
r~oadhJtee for. his .ten-ruuDd bout nth Tomnl
ilouCk OF Philadelphia at the Olympic \. G., o.
Harlem on Monday night. has dereiopel ple,ty oi
speed aAd, bosidCs. has Earned mhny OF the blow
that Attcll uses in contests. lie thinks he Vi.
surely bes: liouck.
Leo Houck. the crack middleweigit o. I.ancaae
Pa, Is aid ~ with a broken finger on has lei
hand, uouck, ,Tcreirtd the injury in his fish; wltT
frank ,ianttll By hitting him a blow on Ia,
head. Houck has hem compelled to cancel sierra
patches which he was signed up for. lie will moi
be able TO box for three weeks.
Abe A''ell wants 5000 for his end from n,
officials Of the IVES; Side a. c. OF New Orlean,
bcorC lie will sign articles for his proposed twenty
five rnund tout with frankie Conley, which !,
Slated for Dec. 90. The club Is willing 10 r {
Ale 10 confident that they will come Through
with the extra s., 900.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
= vEuSIN RAFAEL has . few back,
handed compliments to hand tht
80 people up In he wooden nutmel

bAsA0 I'M A04 ~ Av" 80
handed compliments to hand the
a. people up In he wooden nutmeg
town-watsrbwy,
'7nat fellow Howell taikS about New
Ysrksrs going up there to skin the
1ubes.' Say. ws'rs the hubss when We
q mp In Connecticut and nil with
tAaA nest Of robbers. Their excuse for
~ gtvtng NAntsli and Dixie KID their
0onsy va that NAntsll and Dixie Kid
6GesA. Why. those promoter up there
Anhsa thstr own psoUa&. They know
~ va coming.
sThose fellows wanted Hanten to dght
4Glmebody. suggested two or three
Vea9te middlswsightA but thsy wanted
Oex3s Kid. In spite Of the rotten show
oSd Just pat up with Lewis here. They
teld ne to rot Dixie KID for Mantell.
saw Jacobs and Dixie said he
Vouidn't 70 10 Connecticut unisss he
- MS share OF the purse In advance.
because they always trim you up there.
had to give Dixie KID $50 out Of my
v pocket to 20, him to 20. That $50
was to be part OF his share. Tho club
guaranteed each man $500.
''There was only two days notice
ana Dixie Kid wa in rotten shape. He
couldn't fight. and the promoters knew
Il. They packed 5000 into the house.
though. When the night began Mantell
did his best and Dixie KID kept Hopping
down 10 his knees. Referee Fitzgerald
stopped II and got out OF the ring.
Muliigan, the referee when the fight
went on again. gave the decision TO
Mantell. Howell. who is a director OF
the club. made a howl OF fake The
five directors met. Mulligan and ont
other wanted 10 make good their guar
antee and pay the purse. Fitzgerald
and Howell held out. They wanted to
pay me $50. Finally they handed ms
$3.50 for Hantells end and Invited me tC
bring him up 10 nght again In u coupl,
of weeks. That was just half the price
they contracted for.
They gave Dixie Kid $50 10 get on
CO town on. He kept the 1850 l had paid
him at the clubs request. and they re
fused 10 make II good to me. So
took Mantell up there and didn't ever
get expenses. They COPIED of the 800
gate money. They said they wouldn'
return any money, but they'd give tn,
rest that was due the fighters TO char
ity. Huh! I'd like TO zee the nam,
OF the charity-and get a lamp at IN
receipt for the money. There's a swell
chance, I'm going to warn all New
York fighters what a hold-up gam
they're up against when they go 4
Connecticut. They short-changed m
once before this In New Haven. Neve
~again-uniess they deposit the Who'll
purse In New York before ] start"
And Helnie went out sadly into tn
cold. cold night.
The evening world., 1910-12-02

Dorman to Meet stein Tonight.
Joe Stein and Jack Dorman win clash
In the main bout OF ten rounds ut the
Lehigh A. c. tonight. and Judging by
the contest they pE up two months
sgo this should be 3 slashing battle.
The evening world., 1910-12-02
Hans H0lmer to Compete
in Edinburgh Marathon

where the little French walter figured
nj all, and they offered 20 to l against
him. I'm going to bet everything I've
got in the world that I win the race"
said Hans.
The evening world., 1910-12-02

Harvey Cohn, the pro distance runner, say
that 1t is his Intention 10 take up Marathonin,
and that he will begin hard training as soon a
the winter Is over.
The evening world., 1910-12-02

The Xavier Club will hold an sthiet.c nee,
Tor its members at the clubhouse to night. nnd
as the entry list Is large tie events should prove
interesting.
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Mel Sheppard says that he Is determined 10
get the half.mile recrd next season, The
IeSord Is updoubtedly the hardest on the books,
believe that | viii be in share 10 make q new
marx for the distance when the merit season
The evening world., 1910-12-02
R:Gx~
Nobody Knows How Clever Abe
Attel! Is, for He Has Never
Yet Been Forced to Show All
Of His Fighting Tricks.

r POW clever II Abe Atteilf Tha,
foolish question reminds me OF
the ancient catch phrase: 'Hov
Nd 10 Amir" Nobody knows just how
eve Attell Is. for he's always show.
ing something new. He hasn't been
borced yet to produce all OF his light
hg tricks.
Attel does things that no other boxer
pvsr thinks Of. He says himself that
b knows in~stinotiveiy Just what punch
Ne other fellow 10 about TO deliver,
Nd % q easily block or avoid II.
More than that-as the blow II starting
- can Judge accurately how much
ming It has. and II It won't hurt he
loesn't take the trouble to get O 1t OF
he way or cover up.
0hat's the most wonderful thing about
A1tAls nghtng-his perfect and In
btant judgment IN all emergencies. He
aoesm't make mistakes when the night
nS 10 ii Its dizziest. Fighting judg-
msnt II instructive with him. rust a.
mathematical calculation N instructive
With some other people.
Attell's cleverness makes II easy for
him TO fight anybody near his weight
and stall as long a. he cares to-. lie
souid stall along with any lightweight.
But he Is q lard hitter n well a. q
clever boxer. When no wants to out
loose he can mix as hard a. the best.
lie Is a knocker-out when he wants
10 be.
One OF Atteil's greatest feats was his
fght with Nelson In Philadelphia. Abe
took hat match on at w days notice.
when he was entirely out Of training.
Nolan. Nelson's manager. tried to back
out at the last moment. but Attell was
waiting TO go into the ring. and Nolan
was forced to send Nelson In. Bat was
q; his best and was on edge for q fight.
To the surprise of every one in ths
house, Attell. the featherweight. In.
stead Of standing of n using his skill
10 show up Nelson's clumviness WITH
out taking any risks. Just rushed right
ir and mixed %furiously from the start.
Atteli mixed It with Nelson all through
the little hght. He was very tired al
tie end. from being out Of shape. Mel.
son was In an exaspsrated rage. At.
tell had punched his head nearly on.
OF course Nelson would have beaten
Able that night n thsrs had been a few
more rounds to go-or Abe would ave
stalled more.
After the Hght I asked Attell why he
rlsked mixing II up 10 hard 9 Id
was out Of shape.
why" raid Able. Il knew 1 could
last six rounds. and I figured I could
gain q fortune u ! could knock Nelson
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