New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Abe AtteII Must Give Up Boxing
for Six Months or More.
TO LOSE SMALL FORTUNE
Wahle Takes Exception to
Charges Against the Cham
pion Swimmer.

Abe Attell. featherweight champion OF
,he world. will not box again for six
months or a year. If he follows the advice
of his physicians. This means a loss OF
ssa 900 at least TO the clever little boxer.
although he puts the amount much higher.
In letter 10 the sporting editor of The
Tribune yesterday Atteli says;
..'ln order TO Offset the idea in the minds
az some persons WHO think l was staliing
and my arm was not hurt | want to tell
YOU my physicians order me not TO oox
again for six months to one year. which
means loss of from $4,000 to $4,000
Il have been compelled to cancel my
Geht with Knockout Brown. with whom
Danny Morgan promised me match as
soon as his ear got well. so in the race
of all this Won can see how bad my arm
Is"
1t looks as II Atten put his injured arm
10 the test TOO soon. He was so impatient
10 get back into harness that he took
chances with his left arm, that was oadiy
bruised and with his collarbone. that was
broken in 4 bout with Tommy Kilbane
in Cleveland two or three months ago.
lie has now paid the penalty, as his arm
: in worse condition than before as a
result of his bout with frankie Burns last
Ftiday, whom re outpointed in spite OF
tie fact that his left" hung limp at his
side in the later rounds.
Otto Wahle. chairman OF the swimming
committee Of the Metropolitan Association
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, takes ex-
ception to the action OF the Middle Atlantic
u nil n a
count for not taking part in the 5o-yard
championship swim in Philadelphia on
March 70 In n letter to George i. Pawling,
president Of the Middle Atlantic Associa-
tion. mailed last Saturday. Mr.. Wahle says:
rAccording TO the report OF some news
pspers. the registration committee OF the
Middle Atlantic Association threatens to
discipline c. NJ Daniels for not having q
good excuse Tor his failure 10 compete in
the national 50-yard swimming champion
ship. TIE race in question being national
championship, | take it for granted that
the final jurisdiction regarding anything
that might occur in connection with such
e race rests with the national championship
committee. and not with local body.
Finding that the matter has not been re-
ported 70 the national championship COM
mittee. beg 10 ADVISE you Of the follow
inr: Daniels gave q very good reason for
not competing, and one which would ap-
pear to be reasonable. After the race on
last Friday night Daniels found that he
was not trained sufficiently well for short
distance Ike fifty yards. a distance over
which a good start and a lucky turn would
insure victory. No wonder at The end of
his swimming career lie did not wish to risk
defeat owing 10 perhaps bad start or an
unlucky turn.
Rule 10 Of the general rules requires an
athlete 10 give a good reason for not
starting Such reason has been given 20
me Is chairman Of the Metropolitan Asso-
cation swimming committee by Mr.. Dan
i.ss. and | conveyed Il 20 James l.. sullivan,
chairman Of the national championship
committee on Saturday morning. and. IN
addition. the excuse was wired 70 T. A. Caay.
Of the Argo' Club. WHO was in charge OF
the management OF the race. Rule 10 does
nor say 10 whom the excuse must be given.
or when. but presumed the proper person
wouid be the chairman Of the championship
committee.
In addition to this 7 would say that Mr..
Daniels Is not an athlete. but swimmer,
and as we have separate swimming rules
In the A. A. l. handbook ii is an open
question whether your registration COM
mittee was rieht in taking the action it
df
Stansiaus Zbyszio. the massive Polish
wrestler. and Joe Rogers, the American
apollo" have been matched to meet IN a
finish wrestling bout. best two out of three
falls. az the 81. Nicholas rink. on April IL,
a. the opening entertainment Of the Twen-
tleth Century Athletic Club. which has Sc
cured "a lease on ;he rink.
Although RoGcr5 has engaged in many
contests in Europe ana Great Britain. ne
has not been seen in action much in this
country. but yca- ago he won a handi-
cap match held here IN New York from
Rank Gotch, the heavyweight champion.
Zirszko at present Is travelling through
the Middle West. hut will be back in New
York the latter part Of this week
The members OF the National Sporting
Club will get line on a new English
"phenom' on Thursday night, when Joe
Brooks, who is better known as the Eng
hsh "BearCat." clashes with Charlie Grif.
in, the Australian champion. in a ten-round
bout. Brooks has made d good impression
IL his training work. and the prospects are
that Griffin will be carried along at a ter
lihc pace. Brooks came 10 this country
with ~ Lippe's Endorsement Lippo sent
lin over here. declaring that he could beat
any American boy Of his weight Tom
ORoUrke. Of the National club. picked on,
Griffin as the best boy TO help provide q
lively session. The Australian can alwav,
be depended upon 10 keep things goina
from ben 20 bell
Brooks, by The way will make his bow
this evening when he faces Young" Sbu.
gro. Of Jersey CITY. in q ten-round bout al
Browns gymnasium.
Word comes 90 James T.. Sullivan from
the Coast that Hofine. Of Stanford Uni
versity made a running high jump Of {
feet inches ia a dual meet last week.
NJ. +. Sweeney holds the worlds record
al feet Js inches
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