Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-01
EASYFOR WOlCAST
lie Grave, the Butchers Idol,
Is Knocked Out in Fifth
at Frisco.
NEVER HAD MUCH CHANCE
Abe Attell Outpoints Frankie Burns
but Hurts Arm Badly in
Doing So.

SaE Francisco, Cal, April l.
Lightweight champion Ad Wolgast
made short shift of Antonio LeGrave
rather obscure local fighter, last
night. wolgast battered his oppon
emit about the ring, landed whenever
and wherever he chose.
LeGrave's second threw up the
sponge after about two minutes
fighting in the fifth round. as it was
plainly apparent that LeGrave would
not last through the round.
The fight was too one-sided to be
interesting. Wolgast took command
Of affairs at the outset and the
"Butchertown idol' was never given
an opportunity to rest or land re-
turn blow.
NEAR END IN SECOND.
In the second round the cham
pion almost brought the bout to
quick ending by sending LeGrave
through the ropes with a terrific
right to the jaw and followed this
by flooring his man for the count of
nine.
In the fourth round LeGrave took
the count four times and at this
stage the spectators loudly Emporium
ed Referee Jack Welsh to stop the
fighting.
The fifth round found WOlgast
beating the almost helpless fighter
and realizing that LeGrave could,
go no further. his seconds interviewed
and threw the sponge into the ring.
ATTELL SHOWS WELL.
New York, April In a fast
bout of 10 rounds, scintilating with
brilliant boxing, Abe Attell, the
featherweight champion of the world,
fought frankie Burns, the near ban
tamwefght champion, to standstill
at the National Sporting club last
night.
Twice during the mill, in the ninth
and tenth round, Attell knocked
Burns to his knees, but try as he
would he was unable to administer
the sleep producer to the fast little
Jersey boxer.
Attell boxed the last six rounds
with left arm that was helpless.
In the fourth round Burns hit him
hard twice One blow landed on the
arm near the point of the elbow and
the other struck him on the shoulder.
Those blows hurt his broken collar
bone and shoulder-an injury he
had received in a six round bout in
Cleveland with Kilbane.
After the fourth round Attell's
left arm was practically dead, ar
though he continued to use it spas
medically, up to the ninth. Then it
gave way entirely and as far as that
part of his body was concerned, he
was helpless. But his right arm and
fist was still lively. He used it with
terrific force. With the precision of
a trained sharpshooter he crashed it
over twice during the last two
rounds and dropped Burns to the
mat.
Is BADLY HURT.
New YcrI-, April Abe Attell,
the featherweight champion of the
world will be out of the ring for many
weeks, as a result of injuries to his
left arm in the fight here last night
with Frankie Burns. Attell fought
Burns to a standstill but his victory
took nerve and is likely TO cost him
dear, for his left arm hung by his
side during the last two or three
rounds.
SCHUMACHER GETS HIS.
Quincy. ILL.,, April kid"
Game of ST Joseph, Mo. had bud"
Schumacher of Burlington almost
knocked out before the first round
was half over last night and the ref
cree gave him the fight, before the
round ended, in order to save Schu-
macher from knockout. The fight