Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27
T HE New York boxing fans are in
for a great istie treat next FRI

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for a great fstie treat next FRI
day, when Abe Attell. champion
featherweight of the world. meets
Frankie Burns. bantam weight cham
pion of New Jersey. in a ten-round con-
test at the National Sporting Club.
From a boxing standpoint this is the
classiest match arranged in New York
since the famous Driseoll-Attell affair.
and many experts believe that it viii
even eclipse that contest.
Attell has cleaned up in nearly every
division of the boxing game He has
downed nearly all of the lightweigiits
and even invaded the welter division.
Now he is getting down to the bantan1s.
Attell has agreed to make lis pounds
ringside for Burns. This means that
the contest VIII be far from one-siied,
as Burns has demonstrated that he can
hold his own against any boy of his
weight. Attell has been working hard
and viii be lighter by four pounds than
at any time during the last three years.
frankie Burns recently defeated the
English champion. Digger Stanley. at
the National Sporting Club. and he Is
the legitimate contender against
Johnny Couion for the bantam title.
He is a fast. heady. hard hitting boxer.
and is bound to carry Attell along al
his fastest pace. With the weight com
cession he viii nave an excellent chance
to get the verdict.
The twenty-round bout between Sam
Langford and Sam Mcyey. the g
fighters, which was to have taken place
In Paris last Saturday night. a been
postponed until Saturday evening. April
1. Both men asked for another week
in which to get in condition for the
battle and the CLUB officials granted
them their request. They will fight for
a guaranteed purse OF $4,000.
Tommy Houck, the Philadelphia BAN
tamweight, has been matched TO meet
frankie Burns, of Jersey City. in a
ffteen-round bout at a show to be
brought off at New Haven, Conn, OF
April "a.
The big fight between Carl Morris.
'hope of the white race" and Mike
Schreck, the Pittsburg fighter, 1t Sa-
pulpa, Okla, tomorrow night is ex-
pected to be witnessed By over 10, 900
persons. several hundred Of whom viii
be women. Although the prices OF
tickets for the battle are exorbitant.
over nine thousand of them have al
ready been sold. The fair sex. have
bought many of the choice seats.
Montana Jack Sullivan, who is 70
clash with Frank Klaus, Of Pittsburg.
In a ten-round bout at the Fairu1ont
A C. tomorrow night. is in the bspE
shape of his career for the battle.
Owing TO The fact hat Packey Nc
Farland has signed to fight Paul Koa-
Ter, the Cleveland lightweight, for ten
rounds at Akron, O., on April 4, Billy
Gibson, manager of the Fairmont A.
c., has been compelled to postpone the
fight between Packey and Tommy Muir
ply. which was scheduled for that eve-
ming. until Tuesday evening. April II.
Leach Cross and Joe Bedell. who fur
nished such a thrilling ten-round bout
at the Whirlwind A. c.. of Brooklyn, q
few weeks ago. have been rematehed
to meet in another ten-round go be-
fore the same club IN Thursday night
Perky Flynn, the Boston light heavy
weight, who has been doing some good
| fighting since he has been in England
will take part in another scrap in that
t country tonight. He will meet Gunner
Hewitt, the English heavyweight, in 8
twenty-round bout at Plymouth.