Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-21

It was a case of a good boxer meet
ing an opponent equally clever
with a big weight advantage at the
same time, when Abe Attell faced Matt
Wells, a son of John Bull, at the Madl-
son Square Garden last night. The
heavier mar won easily on points.
Nearly every one OF the ten rounds
was a rare exhibition of boxing skill.
Wells outguessing the featherweight
champion of the world and, ~fgurative-
", beating him at his long s~uit-speed,
skill and brainwork.
Lovers of scientific boxing found in
the match a great treat. The English
man, his shaggy hair clotted and mat
ted, hung about his body like that OF
q huge gorilla, formed a strange con-
trast to the elean-limbed Attell, but
there was never a moment when either
man was In danger of being rocked in
the arms of Morpheus.
The management announced that At
tell In his citizens livery weighed less
than 125 pounds and that Wells tipped
the beam at 185. From the start it
could be seen that the difference in
weight was going to prove an advan-
| tage to Wells, and from the start, as
Inc IHbA udllttu III al odNt ROuhANNa
ing, parrying and deftly blocking,
Wells had whatever advantage there
was.
In only one round did Attell deserve
the better of 1t. That was the sew
! enth, and then 1t was due rather tc
! Wells's not trying than to Attell's SUI
perior work.
Again n again during the com
! bat Wells, boxing in mastery fashion
and in tiptop condition, drew Attell or
by feinting, bluffed a retreat and drew
blood from the champions nose. That
was the nearest Ii came to represent
ing a real CORY affair. such as was
staged at the previous show.
1t was a whirlwind of arms and legs
in Kaleidoscope effect as the two men
whirled around the ring.
1t was seldom that either man got
in any really telling blows. In the
clinches, especially, Weiss advantage
In weight was manifest, and he tried
to avoid that style of defense as mucn
as possible.
There was a notable lack OF en-
thusiasm in the bout n II was q
masterpiece of boxing unappreclated.
The crowd was looking for a knock
out and was dissatisfied, apparently,
with the outcome. Attell was accused,
as usual, OF not doing his best, but eX-
perts greed that it was his weight in
feriority, rather than his lack of try
ing, which made him appear to soma
in that light. The Englishman had ali
advantage of an inch or so in the
reach, and early in the fight benefited
by landing twice on Attell's beak after
he had gotten the range in round No. 1
Attell's first blow of any Importance
darted out from a maze of arms and
sent Wells's head back. 1t was g
straight arm jab with Wells's nose as
its target. Attell followed with another
10 the same place, and tried it again
but this time he was worsted. Wells
also jabbed, and his longer reach was
in his favor. Attell landed clearly.
Wells tented for the face but instead
ripped a left hook into the body. Be
fore Attell recovered the Britisher had
swung a right to the jaw and followed
up by hooking a couple of lefts to the
champions jaw.
There were some thrills in the third
round when the men twice exchanged
lefts to the jaw. Wells tented ano
had Attell covering UP, w|hereupon hC
landed with both hands to the jaw be
fore Abe was able to protect himself
Attell took the aggressive and got
three lightning lefts hat were no love
taps on his jaw. Attell could not stand
his ground and was swept against the
ropes, while Wells landed on his face
with right and left hooks. Attell raj
lied and the battle surged into the
visitors corner. There was such a
confused mixup at this %juncture that
It was hard to tell who had the ad
vantage. Wells landed an uppercut