The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-21
BR|T0N TOO G[EI6i|
FOR HANDICAP D|
Abe Gives Away 7hib.
Pounds and Attempts !,
Impossible Task. (
ENGLlSHMAN IS vIc7t
Proves Himself to Be ascs
Ring General and Boxer,
Plucky Antagonist,
ENGLlSHMAN IS vim

MADISON SQUARE GApnpy !.
Sept. 20,-Abe Attell, the 10, N
champion. tried the imnossIai.sit
By concediug about thIrIcsn
weight 10 the English ligh,wsIps, !.
pIon Matt Wells. 's'l q
Wells, being as clever as ~.
can In every ring move, had NJ.
most from the start and wcn s
II was a fast. clean and cls-s.
ton OF boxing, with none M ~.
features OF the Flynn Morris -
. the saline ring here last wees
The fight was n handicap m,,.,
Attell is given credit for Tia 1,s.
he made against his heavier aI =
opponent. so
At 1882 Atiell and Wells u,sr,,
ring.
Wells leading seconds vs-s :.
Macdonald and Boyo Dyiscol
Attell was attended by Jiu, r,-.
Kid Broad. His weight was s,;a I
122 pounds. while the EnglIshm,n -
ed In at five o'clock, no, tnr,,.
beam at the stipulated 135 uonns, :
ing from tho appearance of tls
when they stripped there was aS,s,
N
Fight by Rounds.
Referee White got the men n,
at 1898. II
ROUND Wells led first MIN
straight left and repeated ;1iss
light return. After tao cI!nrbs, +
again got straight left 10 the fso,. 4
missed let's at long distance sI I
were unsuccessful with hard rirht ,r
They were sparring at The btD. m
round.
ROUND Wells was frat ID
landing a light left on the head. /
was short I'm two attempts and ~
lefts on the face, but rctaliaied \.
right on face. Attell swung bis In \
on the ear and was conntsrrd ~
straight left 10 chin. Both fought i
ly. Attell missing two wicked 80
close quarters, They eere s7artI'|
the bell. Honors even,
ROUND 3-Wells led with a Il
left 20 the face and Abe counters
n left hook. Wells sen. right q;
10 the face, and Attell misasd
right swing 10 the jaw In a nsh 9
forced Atteli 20 the ropes With a7
cessiNe lett hooks 10 the jaw ari
mixed it at close quarters. bo,s G
hard Al the gong. Wells round
ROUND 4-Sparring for an =
both missed several lcfts and
Then Wells landed two straight q
face. Both were cautioned for 2
in q miN-up and then Atiel =
blocked right and left swing
was ths better Of The two IN So
Wells round.
ROUND 5-Clever boxing ard x
ing on each side marked the tafI
OF This round until Wells sent "
head back with a hard LETT on ~
drawing first blood. Abe trisd r.
land. but Wells blocked cltvrg
sent I'm a few light blows Tilhh'
right again. Wells round.
ROUND 6--Abe was short ct
lead Wells drove him back
straight left over the hear. Ms,
short on a right swing and theT :.
a clinch. Wells forced The obs
with a straight left. but Abe car,
with several hard rights and ~
ended in a fierce mixup With Spn
uppcrcuts I'm such rapid sucoe1M
neither had any advantage al
Wells Forces Fighting.
ROUND Wells hooked lex =
and Attell sent back four s'isfS
10 facs without a return. bou
cautioned for holding on the w
fighting followed with Wells 'ne
sor but while Abe mad ;he M
I'm the early part. Wells MADE
even Mt the end ~ the round.
Round s-Nells led OF Hi's
hook to the head and al clo:s
sent in three similar hlcTs FitE,,e H.
turn. They exchanged siraIeM
then Wells sent fonr lef, aCon
law. Abe went back gameiy
Straight loft 20 the chln end I'm. nla
at infishting To the bell. WEE
ROUND 9-Both were cso, ,u,,
holding and Wells had the naa
the exchanges at close quatH,r~
tried his right half n dozen ~ 80
Failed. ard Wells had las
many lively rallies Wells 70
ROUND lO~-They op.enco W ~.
tIousIy as when they began "
Wells was the ageressor ana ~
away after landing two leis, "a. E 4,
right swing TO The hean. ~ ~
tic same y moment later ana
fought the little fellow, u,s'
a wav The better of rapid ra.", .' IN
which Attcll was rignt UP w, u
II was fast and clean wv"
Cnelishman won ciSreIIy.