Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-31
THE writer is taking an unusua

interest in the Abe Atteli-
frankie Burns match, scheduled
to take place at Tom O'Rourke's Club
tonight.
There are two reasons for this feel
ing. One is that we, the day after the
Digger Stanley Burns fight, suggested
that a match between Burns and Attell
would be a hummer"
The other reason is tha we always
like to see a Jersey boy get up there"
One thing that has made us hin
tina Burns will max a good showing
against Attell is his great aggressive
ness. frankie, IL he fights his usual
style, from the beginning Of the bout,
VIII push Abe at a clip that will GER
tainiy slow up the champion.
Abe appears to be getting away with
a lot these days of his great
ring generalship ability to make
an opponent SO fast or slow. Just as he
desires.
AttelI does that stunt with nearly
everybody, and therein lies his strength
now.
Burns is not to be stopped, though.
If he fights as of old he will keep rush
ing and punching with great rapidity,
at top speed nearly all the time. Attell
VIII NC dDlC W CoIdpc d Dlt VI IL, put
we think that ten rounds of high-speed
work with Burns, young strong,
and Attell drawn fine to max 118
pounds and not as strong as he used
TO be, will give Burns a chance. Burns
will probably not outpoint Attell. but
he'll give Able the %stiffest battle a little
fellow has In a long time. II Burns
had Kline's waliop we would bet on
Burns to win by a knockout tonight.
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Ever since Wyatt Lee has become a
Tiger there have been many stories
about the acquisition of the Bengal
VIC kept the Newark Club in the run
ming last year. This one and Their that
n lays claim to the honor of getting
the big southpaw into the fold.
Larry Schlaf1y told the writer what
is the true story OF the whole affair.
Larry said that when Joe Kelley
canned" Wyatt the latter made known
that fact to him. Schlafly had known
Lee on the Washington Club. Jake
Gettman got wind of the fact that
Whatty was a free man, too. Jake knew
Lee from his earliest in baseball out
Kansas a he said, and was always
sweet OF his work.
Both Schiaffy and Gettman were sure
that Lee was q valuable man to any
club IL for nothing else than his hitting
In the pinches. The team was not go
ing any too well at that time. Schlafly
and Gettman figured that Lee could win
many a game for the Tigers by his hit
ting and talked Joe McGinnity into
signing the left-hander.
Being a left-hander. by the way, is
the reason Joe Kelly let Lee go. Joe
was given orders to dispose of a left
handler. The manager chose to retain
Doc" Newton instead of Lee, and
Wyatt was fred. McGinnity signed
Lee, and the latter thereupon requested
that he be allowed to face his old team
mates on the morrow. He was given
the chance and made good.
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Jimmy Gardner will meet Frank
Klaus in P%ittsburg next Tuesday nisht.
II Frank does away with the Lowell
boy he'll be entitled to some considera-
ton.
Irish Mahon went to Allenhurst to-
day to join Jimmy DeForest's camp.
It is not unlikely that Mahon, If he
makes good in the camp, will be taken
in hand by the man who made Pal
Moore the man he is. Mahon Is GER
tainly good materially for Jimmy to
work on.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
Was 1t Johnny or Tommy Kilbane
who broke Attell's shoulder? / read in
q local paper it was Johnny. l think
II was Tommy. FRANK LEE.
Your thought is right. Mr.. Lee. 1t
was Tommy Kilbane who did the
damage.-Ed.
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To the Sporting Editor Of The Star:
Please decide the following: A runner
on first base. Batter hits q grounder to
first basenan, who retires him at first.
Does the runner going to second nave
10 be touched before he can be de-
clared out? Did Dick Rudolph, at pres
emit with the Giants, W. pitch for
Fordham College team? By answering
you will greatly oblige Dit.
Runner must be touched in this in