New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
BOXES WITH LIMP ARM
AtteIi 0utpoints Burns. in Spite
of q Broken Bone.
SCORES WITH ONE HAND
Featherweight Champion Shows
Rare Courage in Fast,
Exciting Bout.

Boxing for six rounds with broken left
collarbonc. Abe Attell. the featherweight
champion OF the world was entitled 10 the
verdict by shade over frankie Burns. OF
Jersey CITY. in one Of the best bouts seen
this wear
From the middle OF the fourth round,
when Attells arm dropped to his side use
less. after striking Burns's elbow, he not
only held his own, but AZ times had httie
the better of the boxing.
Depending alone on his marvellous cum
ming and the known punch in his right
which has been so long dormant. the cham
pion shown at his best In and out IKE a
sprite he worked and wove. ducklns side-
stepping and slipping many leads. Twice
his dangerous right thudded over. and twice
like pole axed steer Burns went TO the
mat for the count. but after each trip 10
the floor rose and returned furiously to
the charge.
Critics have long said that Abe AtteH
was on the toboggan. He certainly dis
played no sign Of it in his work last night
and although his unfortunate INJURY may
force him 70 retire there were few who
left the building believing that Burns was
the better man. Many thought that If the
little champion had had the use Of both
hands that frankie would have been
knocked out
Burns showed a decided Improvement in
his work and against another man less skill
full than Attel would have probably scored
decisive victory. His boxing was clever
and his footwork fairly fast.
a collection Of SG20 81 was taken up for
81 10 The
crowd was not up to the standard of the
bout and only about twelve hundred persons
witnessed the battle.
In perfect trim. but tribe drawn. the
elastic champion entered the ring first. He
was attended by Benny Yansa, Denny
Goodman and kid" Bread. Atteli looked
as If he was about to meet a sparrinS
partner. and sat and exchanged greetings
with some Of his friends Burns followed
close on the heels OF the champion. He
stripped in perfect condition, hut was ner-
Gus as he sat in his corner He was at
tended by Jimmy De Forest, Tommy Lee
and Young Shugro.
Burns was scared when the boys came
to the centre OF the ring In the opening
round Abe tented him into kinks. tncn
jabbed and sent his head swapping back
with right uppercut to the chin. burns
tried 10 fight him. hut the cold. calcu-
lating man in front was master from all
angles.
Attell took a lacng in the sixth round.
He lowered his head and went in to test
the mettle Of his adversary. Burns was
willing. for he had a debt to pay. Standing.
he met Abc's advance and showered left
and right hand blows to face and jaw.
The blows evidently lacked steam, for at
intervals Attell would close in and force
him around Burns fought Ike fury and
had the better OF the round.
II became evident IN the eighth rourd
that Attells arm was useless The old left
which was the undoing Of many great fight
ers. now dangled useless at his side Burns
charged in and showered blow after blow
on the Californian's jaw. but game as a
pebble. Abe took IT and ernned.
Attell scoroL knockdown in the ninth
round, but frankie Jumped up and evened
the score by furious work. II was great
boxing on the part Of the champion and
any lesser light could not have survived
the storm
Again in the last round Burns was felled
by a blow on the jaw, but he managed 70
get M before the count was finished. After
/ the bout was over Abe made a speech in
which he told Of breaking the bone and
loudly praised the jersey lads pluck and
ability.