Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-25

Abe Attcll. fcatherweight champion
of the world. whose reported taking
In a recent go with Knockou. Brown
IN New York brought him much no.
toricty, passed through the city on
the California limited today with a
party Of friends en- route to Los An
geles. Attell spent the twenty min
utes the train remained here In pac-
ing up ana down the platform and
In talking with friends who were with
him on the trip.
He talked interestingly about the
fighting same bat az first refused 20
discuss the Knockout Brown affair.
Then, apparently stirred with anger.
he declared to newspaper men and %
bttle group Of admirers who gather
ed about him on the station platform
that he had been doped ia the Brown
contest and he said that his suspi-
cions pointed strongly 10 n physician
who had treated a lame hand for him.
Attell viii II 40 with Johnny Kil-
bane in Los Angelo. February 22. and
he said he was going TO the coast to
begin training, although he declared
he was In excellent trim aud that all
ne needed was "a little finishing off.
They say that ! am In poor form
and that I couldn't hold my own
against Brown" said Atsen. "Its
simply W.; was dopcd and II was
dirty frame-up 20 put me IN bad be-
fore my fight Ia Los Angeles. I had
"A bad hand and IL had been painlna
me considerably ! asked club ply
sician 90 "a n up for inD priar 1,
going INTO the ring and ne used I
hypD acrnir ueedle on g. He 81 tina
ne was uGtuEg cp.l inc IQto my han,
20 KIN the pa.n and uut III wonl'
help me. l don't remember much o
the fight Whether that physician
used cocaine ar some other dope. H.
sure put me all 10 the bad. for / hat
litg'1 control over ms self at any stag
OF he bout Before ! ever started Il
90 fight after those Injections IN IN
hand my throat became dry and m,
voice husky ! only know that
didn't seem able 10 get enough waite
TO drink Think OF Inan fighunl
when h. Is so dry he o. actually SUI
ffring for water.
Al through the fight / kept ask!nl
for victor. 1 can never recall hayinl
taken drink OF water or anytnin
else during any of ry fights prior q
the Rrown affair 1 always wash M
mouth Ia Cd fight between every roun
but never swallow drop Of water an
IA the fight Is over.
- can lick that castsider any Oh
nlght In the week and DO IL ga slll
when 1 am mrFclf bat can't be- IS
pected a. fight with three shots q
dope IN me aud wanting 90 drink
buckeiful OF water every minute.
am going right back 90 New Yor
after ms naht With knhnre and 1 aI
golng 20 give chat duffor Brown an
old kind OF % fight he wants. loa
think ne vii have nerve enough {
meet me aEain--e wiinou. es kuuns 81
certain llaH doctor 0lt s4ut m
fun OF dopD Tails about ro,u
methods that was tho worst esd
had handed Co me-
"How did d como that Matt Wei
outfouRht YOU Attel was asked.
That's easy" he answered with
grin. Wells simpiy put the clcan'
on me. he outfought me aud had
better ring head. ! admire Wells AN
when / get trwmed in sportsman
IKE MANNER Ike the Wells fight.
admit A. don't believe la heefiu
when / get up against a better man
but this eaatsider- say. he migl
qualify at dock work or knocRdoW
and drag-out. but he isn't IN ms elias
Ill take him ON any old time.
was simply a case of someone haVln
money on man who had 10 mai
good even ~ he had 10 have doct'
go help him"
Attel said be was going back
New York early IN Aprll ie won
not talk about his coming fight 1871
klbnne further than 10 say he fo
confident he could take care of hin