New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
DENY DRUGC|NC IN BOUT
Abe AtteIrS Testimony Contra
dicted by Six Witnesses.
ANOTHER HEARING TO-DAY
State Athletic Commission Goes
to the Bottom of Bout with
*. o." Brown.


Are Attells story TO the effect that ne
Was drugged with an overdose OF cocaine
4, bis bout with Knockout Brown at lhe
NationaI sporting club of America on
January Is was contradicted by six of the
seven witnesses examined by the state Ath-
ie,ic Commission Yesterday IN its Park
Row offices. This testimony was given al
the rosuuption of the investigation based
ON tho complaints that Attells part IN the
contest closely resembled rakins oi
"stalllng."
The six witnesses who contradicted AueH
were Dr. Joseph Satan, the club physician
whom Attoll said gave him an overdose OF
cocaine TO deaden pain in his thumb; Val
entine Braun C'K O." Brown, Attells OPP
ponent: Danny Morgan, manager OF Blown
Tom O'Rourke, matchmaker of the Ma
tionaI Sporting Club, and Patsey Haley
managing director of the club. Danny
Goodman chief second for Atten, was the
only witness who had a good word to say IN
Attells defence.
commissioners O'Nein and Dixon an
nounced that the hearing will be re-
sumed this afternoon at o'clock ana
that no decision will be reached until sew
eral more witnesses have been heard At
torneys for the club and counsel for Attel
cross-examined the witnesses but the com
n,issioners did most of the probing during
the four-hour session.
Tom O'Rourke declared that 1t was
'nonsense" to say that Attell's poor exhi-
bitten was due 70 a drug Attel he salo'
'is going back, and In Brown he was up
against a man of different style and could
tested to the commission because Attell was
peruitted 10 give his testimony without
allowing a representative of the club TO oe
nresent al the hearing. The commissioners
said this protest would be taken under con-
sideration. and added that the only reason
the previous hearing was eX-parte was que
70 the fact that Attell had TO go TO the
Pscihc Coast on a special date to keep MS
engagement there.
Dr. Joseph Satan, the club physician
.,d the first witness. who said he had been
graduated from the Long Island College
Hosnital testified that he had treated
Atten once before, and on the night OF
.ba bou+ at AtteITs personal request, had
treated him for his sore thumb by giving
him an application Of ! per cent OF
solution containing one-flfth Of a grain ot
cocaine in twenty drons Of water. This he
had injected in three places around the IN
3ured thumb. In reply to Commissioner
o Neil, the physician said this amount had
no effect on Attells mind or body The
featherweight champion contended when
before the commission that it had clouded
his mind and had prevented him from box
ing with his usual skill. DR.. Satan added: :
ION the contrary the cocaine, If 1t at-
fected him at all, would have had the
effect of stimulating his mental faculties
| examined Attell for the purpose OF max
ing my report 10 the Boxing Commission,
and found his physical condition perfect
lust before he entered the ring" After the
bout said the physician Attell said TO
him: II don't think you used enough
cocaine: il hurt me anyhow" referring to
his thumb.
Doctor you appreciate the serious
charge that is made against you by At
tell that you doped him., asked Mr.. O'Nel
Yes there Is not word Of truth in It.;
as ] said it was only one-fifth OF a grain
and could not have had any bearing on
his actions in the ring" DR.. Satan said
he had no interest in the bout, was not
paid fol his services by the club and
acted as it's physician simply in return for
the privilege Of attending the bouts with
friend. O'Rourke, he said. had not even
mentioned giving cocaine to Attell. The
effects Of cocaine would last about fifteen
minutes. he added and was applied about
three minutes before the bout began.
The attorney for Attell, Isidore Cohen,
tried to show that the effects OF the drug
under some conditions might continue two
hours. The physician said 1t would have
10 be much larger dose.
TX. o." Brown said he thought Attell
fought as hard as in previous bouts in
which he had seen him. and that instead
of there being an arrangement in secret
between them, he declared he felt a strong
resentment against Attell because the lat
ter had called him an insulting name early
in the bout by making reference to his
injured eye Thereafter, he added, AttelI
tried TO injure the optic still further.
"He 'mugged and 'heeled' me several
times" testified Brown. and 'in the ninth
round he partly pushed me through the
ropes"
did you laugh as heartily when he
called you the insulting name as you do
now I'm telling of it?" asked Mr. O'Neil
mo; felt pretty sore" admitted Brown.
Daniel Morgan, manager for Brown,
swore that he noticed nothing out Of the
ordinary with Attell Certainly he did not
appear drugged. This was the explanation
Morgan gave for Attell's poor showing:
'Attel was a joke lighting Brown that
night. lie was afraid, and simply fought
on the defensive TO stay the distance"
Mr.. o'Neil then asked Morgan If he had
wagered on the bout, to which Silent
Dan" replied, swinging his arms:
NO. because no one would bet me on Il
One fellow wanted TO make a bet but we
could not agree on the newspaper men
whose decisions were acceptable 10 both
Anyway" continued Morgan, IF l wanted
TO bet | wouldn't bet in thfs state; It's
against the law. / tell you. Brown can lick
anybody in the world. He beat Wolgast
twice-beat him so badly that Wolgast
won't fight him any more Brown IS the
logical lightweight champion. and you can
take my word for IT. Just then the
commissioner raped for order, and
Morgan was silenced before he fairly
warmed up.
Danny Goodman, chief second for Atten.
testified that the latter did not appear
natural through the bout. Goodman said
he could not get him to answer his ques-
tons. and frequently when he talked with
Attell the latter stared about him After