New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
BOXING BOUTS OF WEEK
Featherweights Beginning IA
Attract More Attention.
MANY AFTER THE TITLE
New Stars Rising to Dispute
Championship with Clever
Abe Attell.

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Boxing bouts in the heavyweight, c,.,.
| having proved a dismal failure. nor,,..
/ interest has centred about the rank. :.
the little men Al the present time ~.
! fcatherweight division is attracting ,,..
attention than II has at any time .,,,.
the redoubtable Terry McGovern fouv,,
lis way to the title. There are now fr,v
dozen first class featherwelghts IN ,.a
country, and with the almost certain pass.
Ing Of Abe Attell in the near future ~.
! toxing enthusiasts are casting about ,o-
the man who is 10 I'LL the boots Of ~.
shifty Attell.
! Recently the promoters have been ho,s.
| ing series Of elimination bouts through.
out the country. notably I'm Los Angeles
/ in the hope Of discovering a man 10 n,
against Attell 10 battle for the title. 7,
the beginning there We're numerous entre,
/ in the carnival, including the pride 81 the
| Eastern festherweights, Joe Coster. and
| Patsy Kline Neither met with any d.
] gree Of success. Coster was badly beaten
and knocked out by Joe Rivers the Meu.
can. while Kline was also defeated XII.
bane beat Rivers. and now the only men
looked upon to have a chance with Attell
arc Kilbane and Tommy Dixon. the Kaa.
sas City boy. These two have yet to be
beaten.
| There is az present a tentative agreement
| between Kilbane and Attell 10 box for the
title, providing that some club in the coua.
try will offer sufficient inducements XII.
bane and Attell met in a bout in Cleveland
J last year. and after five rounds OF hurr!.
cane work, in which the Forest City boy
had easily held his own, Attell's arm
snapped while blocking a punch and he
was forced 70 quit Dixon is about TIE
/ most formidable Of the lot. He outfought
Joe Rivers all the way in fifteen-round
bout but was disqualified on an alleged
foul by the referee. kicking his opponen.
in the shins was the charge on which
! Dixon was defeated.
Dixon has been I'm the ring for the last
five years and is only twenty-one years
old. but It is only in the last year that he
battled his way 10 the top OF the ladder.
He is an ex-sailor, and at one time was
the bantamweieht champion Of the United
States navy Dixon has long been known
as the free lance of the roped arena be-
cause Of his willingness 10 box any man
within reason. His victims are Numbered
among the ranks Of the light. feather and
welter weights. He is game 70 the core,
and in addition 10 being clever is one d
the Battling Nelson type. who fights every
minute while in the ring.
Should either kilbane or Dixon meet
Attell IN the roped arena for tight for
the title there is every possibility Of the
old monarch being dethroned. The time Is
fast approaching when Attell will endeayor
~ defend his tide against a boy who VIII
wear him down and defeat him.
| Kline and Coster, the featherweignls who
we're beaten in Los Angeles, VIII box ther
first bout since their return TO the East
when they cross gloves in the main bout
OF ten rounds at the Fordon Athletic Clua
at Grand and Orchard streets. tonight
Kline and Coster met at the Whirlwind
| Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, and although
Kline scored a clean Knockout In the first
round with a blow on the solar picks the
referee declared the punch foul and stopped
! the bout.
! for women TO have votes. so women have
finally broken into the boxing game. Inc
Women's Progressive Political League OF
which Mrs. Gus Rubin. wife OF the for
| mer heavyweight boxer. is president VII
hold a boxing carnival at the Long acre
! Athletic Club. in West 18th street on FIR
| dav night. The boxers who VIII take pa''
in the entertainment have not been an
nounced.
II Willie Jones is successful in defeating
| Young" Dyson when the boys meet ~
| Browns Gymnasium tomorrow night !"
will endeavor 10 secure a match with Aos
Atteu Jones is a game little fellow WIZ
evidently doesn't care what happehs |"
him. Sailor" Burke and Jumbo NeAs'
the heavyweight who recently came 10 tns
country from Australia, will meet al 'h'
Brooklyn Athletic CLUB. of South RrooHHn'
in the main bout of ten rounds tc-nishI
Charley Burns and Young" Solshers VII
box the star bout at the Carlyle Atnle"'
Club. Of Williamsburg, tonight
Al Palzer. one of the hopes Of the MINIS
race. and Soldier" Delaney. n heavyweight
from the Sharkey Athletic Club. will box N
the MAN Dpul 81 Rtl. lobliNS a. ~
tonal Sporting Club Of America on Friay
night. Tomorrow and THURSDAY nlgns
the Irish-American Athletic Club will hoa
one of the regular amateur boxing tourna-
ments at the clubhouse in 10Th street Ice
preliminary rounds will be fought to-n'''
row night and the final will he heid Oh
Thursday Il Will be a novice tourhame"'
ap6 livalv sport i assured
Tom O. Rourkes new ROYAL Athletic Gu"
the rights Of which were contested
Jimmy Tyford and which was carried
through the civil courts down TO the state
Poxing Commission. whore the latter bo1'
decided that O Rourke and his partner were
entitled 10 the lease. Will open its doors
the public on Saturday night Inc he4u
quarters Of the club are az the O'er'i'o.s
Avenue Skating Rink. the former nome "a
the Marathon and Whrlwind A'h'etN
clubs. Willie Howard. the RdgeWood Ilsu
weight. will box the main bout Win fie
die Kelly Howard mas been doing ven -
his recent bouts. but Kelly Is ooin ruse
and clever. and the Brooklyn boy WIZ
put To the test If he hopes TO win.
Those who are interested I'm wres'hhS a
have a chance to witness what promises -,
be a fine exhibition when Or. Roller -
Seattle grappler and Paul Sampson ~
I'm a match in Suffers Harlem River So
tonight. Roller has agreed 10 thro" '
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