Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-01
BURNS GIVES THE
CRIPPLED ATTELL
A HARD PUNCHING
When ~Champion's Left Arm Fails
Him Entirely in Last Half Of
Fight He Just Takes Every
thing Burns Sends, Waiting to
Get Over a Haymaker--He
Floors Burns Twice With One
Good Hand.

HUI DNtuS iNtSS WIN OHS
Good Hand.
xV7lIILE Abe Attell was going along
W easily in the fourth round Of
his ten-rount bout with FRANKIE
Burns, Of Jersey City. last night at the
National Sporting Club, the feather-
weight champions left forearm thai
had been soaked with cocaine before
the fight. failed him 10 badly that It
was absolutely helpless for the rest
of the bout.
The foxy Abe managed to stall along
until a terrific exchange Of blows in
the seventh round, when It was no.
ticed that all Abe was doing was taxi
ing what Burns could give him on the
jaw, in the hope that the trusty right
hand, ever ready, might find the right
spot on Frankie's jaw.
It did and in the ninth and tenth
rounds and Burns took a rest.
When trying to make a decision as
to the outcome of the bout there is e
double conclusion necessary. Atteli
showed that he could have beaten
Burns last night had not his arm failed
him: that Burns fought one of his
poorest fights because he appeared
frightened, and that Burns-forgetting
the accident which the rules of boxing
do not provide forbid the better work
for the greater part Of the bout and
should get the decision In spite OF
Abe's two k~nockdowns and lead in the
early rounds.
The Bout.
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frankie tapped Abe in the face several
times. Then Abe showed his clever
ness in a clinch. He worked an over
hand right and uppercut. Both hands
landed in close work and he a~lternated
amidships. Abe was Kissed before the
bell for a little heeling and trying TO
massage the Jersey boy with an elbow.
Burns kept up light boxing and Abe
encouraged him in the second session
Abe wanted to show his worth IN
clinches. Later Frankie exchanged
with stomach blows. while Attell
jabbed. frankie up to this point had
not showed any inclination to move
fast, and his style looked awkward
alongside that shown by Attell, who
IA cool as could be.
Opening the third, Abe started a tat
too on the Jersey boys ribs. but he
became angered when Burns stung him
with a short right swing. frankie held
his punches. it seemed, while Attelt
was always after him.. frankie tried
to score with little taps TO the nose OF
the champion. Burns's punches were
not strong.
Frank had more confidence in the
fourth n shot his right over to the
jaw with success. and was beating Abe
to the punch. He made Attel. side
step. and Just before the bell Changed
he COPIED Abe on the chin. Burns had
done good work in this session and
was applauded by the Jersey fans.
A right to the jaw moved Frankie
of his balance in the fifth. but Burns
returned to the gaff, and did little
backing up afterwards. The crowd
rose as Burns slammed in right and
left. with Atte1l answering the attack
with body blows. and the rapid ex-
change was of the kind that led the
fans to call for an ending. Burns had
changed his style
He started out in the sixth in the
same way, his confidence freshened.
but Atteil was foxy and game. As
DuIIS ldUOC0 light anu AC-t " LllC jaw
Abe went into q clinch. Burns turn-
bled and nearly fell While regaining
his bearing Attell ran for him. Frankie
beat Attell to the punch time after
time. and Abe had an unprotected jaw.
Attell then tried for Frankie's stom-
ach. Burns again connected with a
short right, but was staggered by Abe
with a left drive. frankie again
slowed up in his punches. and Attell
began fooling him. This proved a slow
round and was even.
Abe was cool as ever in the seventh.
allowing frankie to do all the leading
The champion looked as If he could not
lift his left arm, and the tip was passed
he was in pain. He favored the arm.
never moving It of his own accord,
frankie was not punching very hard
for some reason OF other and Abe
like Patsy Kline-stood in front of the
young Jersey boy with his jaw out
taking all given to him for a chance
to swing over that right hand.
frankie now realized Atte1fs condi-
ton and went after his man some
thing like the way he is capable Of.
The men swapped punches in a rapid
exchange in one of the n with
Attelfs head rocking from side TO side
alarmingly. Burns's short punches did
not seem to have the force. so Abe
kept in close TO escape swings. The
champion Jared badly in this round.
His left arm was useless. In spite OF
the beating Attell got some persons
thought Abe was taking again.
Attell allowed himself to be hit al the
start of the eighth. but Burns did not
measure up to the proper punchins
power. From a right overland blow
Burns went to his knees for the count
of nine In the ninth. Atteil EXTENDED
himself when the crowd Kissed. accus-
ing him OF stalling. The two fought
like bear-cats then on the ropes in q
give-and-take session.
The tenth started slow. but In a few
seconds Abe again dropped Frankie for
the count with a right swing. Abe was
lighting with his right alone and d's-
playing remarkable gameness and abil-
ity to take a punch. Burns tried to
knock out his man. but he found the
wonderful Abe knew too much for that
happening.
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